SGV today (like, in an hour)

i thought they were the same chain as well. can’t speak to the big plate of chicken but (taken from a previous post):

they also offer a choice of about 6 different noodles all made in house.

decided to try the beef noodle. the noodles are roughly ravioli sized with good ‘q’.

they served their beef pies sliced, which resulted in them being soggy on the underside, but still with sufficient liquid that spurted across the table in unpredictable directions when you took a bite.

the pork/shrimp/chive dumplings were more visually impressive than anything else. the pleats on some of them were open, resulting in a filling that was drier than any filling with shrimp should be,

we asked for extra bowls to facilitate our family style meal and they gave us plates. hmm. good thing we didn’t order the soup.

i’d go back for those noodles. next time with lamb. they also offer a lamb noodle soup, but liang’s lamb noodle soup sets the bar pretty high. plus if they only offer plates, hard to share at the table.

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Monterey Park Northern Cafe has a different Chinese name from the others.

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