101 Noodle Express

101 Noodle Express - Review - Alhambra - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"As the name suggests, a meal at 101 Noodle Express isn’t a long affair. Despite being full service, you can easily get in and out of this Alhambra strip mall spot in under a half hour. The essential order here is the beef roll, which 101 Noodle Express first popularized many years ago (possibly even invented?), and still makes as well as anyone in town. It's essentially a fried scallion pancake wrapped around slices of braised beef, cilantro, and a sweet, hoisin-like bean sauce. And if this sounds like a little thing that won’t fill you up, know that two people might struggle to take one down. If you want to round out your meal, add the bouncy dan dan noodles with cucumber and an order of the pan-fried pork dumplings—the rest of the menu is fine but unremarkable." - Garrett Snyder