sorry, i meant baozi inn (also recoommended by yk) and not feng shui inn. i've never been to feng shui inn. apologies for my mistake.

Thanks, again, for all the suggestions. We are leaving shortly to see the "Beatles to Bowie" exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery and are planning to head to Chinatown afterward--armed with all of the above recommendations. We'll let you know where we end up. I wish we had another week so we can try more than one...

We're back from dinner. We ended up going to Baozi Inn, which we enjoyed very much. We were seated right away, even though it was pretty full; there was a line when we left. It's a chilly night in London and nothing sounded better than a hearty bowl of spicy noodles--a specialty here. We had a three-sliver salad (kelp, carrot and vermicelli); a spiced peanut salad; pork dumplings in broth; spicy cold peanut/sesame noodles; and Sichuan pork noodles. Unfortunately, they were out of the baozi (buns), but we ended up with plenty of food--with beer, less than £30 for three people. It certainly met our needs: fast, tasty and a solid value.

Thanks, again. We're having a great time and eating well (Italian, Turkish, Chinese...tomorrow, maybe Indian?). Full trip report when we get back.

mr_go/ms_go

Bookmarking for restaurants and hoping for a gtg when DH and I get across the pond. I must know what you "guys" are like in person since you've provided me with countless giggles and visits to the OED of slang....

Spot on observation walkinaround!

hearty bowl of spicy noodles--a specialty here. We had a three-sliver salad (kelp, carrot and vermicelli); a spiced peanut salad; pork dumplings in broth; spicy cold peanut/sesame noodles; and Sichuan pork noodles>>

yum, yum.

I'm glad you enjoyed Baozi Inn. Does it still only have stools as seats, with no place to hang winter coats? That was my only complaint when I went.

Yes, they still have the stools. We were three people at a table for four, so the fourth stool served as the coat holder. DD recalls that she kept her coat on, as she was closest to the door.