"Dong Ting Noodle in Sawtelle has a long menu of Hunan-style noodle dishes, which means you can expect most things to be pretty spicy. They’re known for the beef noodle soup, but if you’re sweating just thinking about a bowl of hot broth, stick to our favorite: the dry chili beef noodles. The thin wheat strands are soft and doughy, and the big beef chunks taste like jerky stewed in fiery chili oil. Mix it all together with the peanuts and pickled papaya on top for a bit of crunch and sweetness in every slurp." - brant cox, sylvio martins, arden shore