Veronica J.
Yelp
Oh, Chana, have you declined. Came here on a Friday for lunch with my partner in crime. The place was empty when we arrived. Nice music was playing. Nina, who, by the way, was the highlight of our visit took our order. I got the drunken noodles lunch special from their lunch menu and a beer. I ordered the noodles medium heat. I sat and waited in anticipation for my spicy, flavorful noodles. First came out a fried spring roll and soup. Which were ok. I'm not sure what the spring roll was filled with because it was thin and not much filling. The soup was ok, nothing special.
Then the moment I was waiting for! My noodles arrived. I looked down at my plate, and I immediately knew I was going to be in for a diaspointment. The color was pale, and the plate was full of oil. Now, I have had these noodles elsewhere before. I know they tend to be greasy, but the flavors of the spicy sauce pop. Unfortunately, these noodles missed the mark. They were as bland as bland can be. All I tasted was oil. I asked for some chili peppers, hoping they would help. I was given chili flakes, and I sprinkled a bunch on. No heat, the chili flakes had no heat! I asked for hot sauce as a hail Mary because I was starving. The wonderful Nina came back from the kitchen to tell me they didn't have any. I tried to eat a bit, but there was no way I could take another bite of that dish. I pushed it aside. Nina came and asked if I wanted it to go, and I said no, and I explained to her that it was way too oily and had no flavor. She asked it I wanted something else. After seeing my BF dish of cashew tofu and the fact that he didn't like his, I declined. She went back to the kitchen and told them what my issue was with the dish, and she came back and apologetically said that they told her that's the way the dish is made and would not remove it from the check. My BF paid for the meal, and when we walked out, I looked at the check, and our $13 lunch specials were actually $15 each.
It is very sad that this restaurant has taken a turn for the worse.