Bang Bang Noodles - Culver City
Permanently Closed
Hand-pulled Shaanxi-style noodles, tingly cumin lamb & Szechuan garlic
Hand-pulled Shaanxi-style noodles, tingly cumin lamb & Szechuan garlic
"The Chinese hand-pulled noodle shop shuttered its Culver City stall inside Citizens Public Market; born as a pop-up in 2020, that Culver City location was the shop's first permanent outpost and was known for its signature "tingly cumin lamb noodles tossed in chile oil." The Downtown location of the noodle shop remains open." - Rebecca Roland
"Founded as a pop-up in early 2020 by chef Robert Lee (who previously worked in San Sebastian, New York City, and Los Angeles), the shop opened its first permanent Citizen Public Market location in 2023. It specializes in Xi’an-style biang-biang mian, with a signature tingly cumin lamb noodle tossed in chile oil, and has since expanded the menu to include Xi’an tomato noodles and Szechuan garlic noodles. The Culver Citizen Public Market outpost will close at the end of June (announced via Instagram on June 22), while the Downtown LA location will remain open." - Rebecca Roland
"If you’re looking for a quick lunch that isn’t sad and/or boring, Bang Bang delivers. There might be a line at this small counter inside Citizen Public Market if you come around noon, but at least you can watch your thick, chewy noodles being slapped and stretched to order while you wait. Bang Bang’s menu is concise—three kinds of hand-pulled Chinese noodles (available dry or as a soup), plus a few small dishes like chili cucumbers and dumplings. We go back and forth between the tingling cumin and Szechuan garlic as our favorite, but either way, order your noodles dry: the bold, fragrant sauces at Bang Bang are bolder when they’re clinging to the noodles instead of bobbing in broth." - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, cathy park
"The massively popular noodle pop-up is heading back to Highland Park this weekend on Friday, September 24th. They’ll be setting up shop on The York’s back patio from 5pm until they sell out. There will be no pre-ordering available and everything is first-come, first-serve. Needless to say, get there early or you’re probably going to go home hungry." - brant cox
"If you want noodles for lunch, Bang Bang delivers. There might be a short line at this counter inside Citizen Public Market, but at least you can watch biang biang makers behind a glass display throwing and cutting hand-pulled noodles like the stars of a cooking documentary come to life. Our favorite order alternates between the tingling cumin and Szechuan garlic, but either way, order your noodles dry: the fragrant sauces at Bang Bang are bolder when they’re clinging to the noodles instead of bobbing in broth. " - nikko duren, brant cox
