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Old Beijing Noodle King Review
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Old Beijing Noodle King
- Address: 29 Chongwenmen Dajie, Hongqiao Market, Chongwen District, Beijing
- Phone: 010/6705-6705
- Price range: ¢
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Location: Chongwen District
Fodor's Review:
Close to the Temple of Heaven and Hongqiao market, this noodle house serves hand-pulled noodles and traditional Beijing dishes in a lively old-time atmosphere. Waiters shout across the room to announce customers arriving. Try the tasty zhajiang noodle accompanied by meat sauce and celery, bean sprout, green beans, soy beans, sliver of cucumber, and red radish.
- Keep in mind: Reservations not accepted.
- Credit Cards: No credit cards
Member Reviews & Ratings:
Argh! You're kidding, right?
Posted by Orlylily from Ventura, CA on 9/27/07
My husband and I went to the Old Beijing Noodle King on our last trip in July. Boy, were we disappointed!! The atmosphere is fun, loud, smokey and did I mention loud? Seems to be mostly men eating there and I'm surprised there were so many local men - could there be repeat customers? Everyone seemed to be getting the same dish. A big bowl of plain noodles and about 12 little dishes of things that the waiter tosses on top. It is quite a little show. But we go to restaurants for the food not the show. The noodles were cold, stiff, horribly thick and uneven in appearance. The dark, dark, sauce that goes over it all reminded me of Marmite. Was that what it was? Thick and super salty, with little other flavor. You couldn't actually mix the sauce evenly over the noodles because of the consistancy of the sauce. You could only glob it on. We actually couldn't eat it. Chinese food can be so delicious. This was so crude with terrible flavor and stone cold. Inedible. Sorry. I won't go back.
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