Mama's Noodle House

"When the two chefs at Mama’s Noodle House greet you at the door, get straight to the point and ask for the No. 5 Hot and Spicy Wontons: big, juicy balls of pork and shrimp in translucent wrappers, smothered in a Sichuan peppercorn sauce that will make your lips buzz. If you have a little more room to eat, get the hot pot style fish or a noodle soup. There’s nowhere to sit inside this popular takeout spot, but there’s a fine patch of sidewalk where you can set up shop with your food." - carina finn koeppicus, neha talreja

"Mama's Noodle House is Brooklyn's answer to White Bear. When the two chefs at this Bensonhurst favorite greet you at the door, get straight to the point and ask for the No. 5 Hot and Spicy Wontons: big, juicy balls of pork and shrimp in translucent wrappers, smothered in a sichuan peppercorn sauce that will make your lips buzz. If you have a little more room to eat, get the hot pot style fish or a noodle soup. There’s nowhere to sit inside this popular takeout spot, but there’s a fine patch of sidewalk where you can set up shop with your food. " - neha talreja, bryan kim, will hartman, sonal shah, willa moore

"Mama's Noodle House is Brooklyn's answer to White Bear. Order the No. 5 Hot and Spicy Wontons and you'll get big, juicy balls of pork and shrimp in translucent wrappers. They're smothered in a sichuan peppercorn sauce and that will make your lips buzz, and lots of fresh, green aromatics. This little spot is takeout-only: you'll order directly from one of the two chefs who run the place, then find a nice patch of sidewalk where you can enter a state of wonton-induced euphoria. " - Carina Finn Koeppicus

"The two chefs at Mama’s Noodle House will greet you at the door and ask what you want to order—grab a paper menu and just start pointing. If you’re getting just one thing at this Bensonhurst favorite, let it be the No. 5 Hot and Spicy Wontons. Big, juicy balls of pork and shrimp in translucent wrappers are smothered in a sichuan peppercorn sauce that will make your lips buzz. If you have a little more room to eat, get the hot pot style fish or a noodle soup. You can’t eat inside, but there’s a fine patch of sidewalk where you can set up shop with your food." - Carina Finn

"At Mama's Noodle House, a Chinese restaurant in Bensonhurst, chef-owner Nan Yi Liang freshly folds dumplings on a nightly basis. The most expensive dish is a $10 fish hot pot that 'gleams' with a topcoat of chili oil and gets a 'tangy' kick from ginger, Times critic Marian Bull writes. It’s a must-order, as is the restaurant’s meaty noodle soup. Of that soup, she writes, 'the pork, cooked down until concentrated into a paste, floats into every bite, while the braised brisket holds its shape, its star anise-infused flavor radiating out into the rest of the dish.'" - Carla Vianna