Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles

The star here is no doubt the hand pull noodles, which is chewy and soak up just enough broth for it to be flavorful without getting too mushy. There has been a bit of inconsistency from time to time at this location versus the original (Golden Mall basement). However, it is rare.
They have a wide selection of toppings for your noodles. I usually go for the beef noodles ($ 6) which has a delicious, slightly soy flavored beef broth. The 4 – 5 slices of beef are quite tender, but I usually add $ 3 of extra beef or beef tendon for a more fulfilling meal. Also, the lamb noodles are quite yummy too, but you have to like that strong gamey taste that accompanies lamb.
There is a million noodle shops in Flushing and Lanzhou is one of the more famous names around. That didn’t happen by chance and I still believe they are one of the best noodle shops in the area.

I’ve been coming here for more than a year to eat the vegetarian ramen and will even ride the train for an hour from Brooklyn. I’ve eaten ramen my whole life and have to day the noodles themselves and the broth are the best I’ve ever had. I guess going to the veggie order, I don’t have the complaint of there not being enough meat. Stellar every time.

Tasty but that tell-​tale silky saltiness suggests they’re making liberal use of MSG. Which is a real shame because the broth doesn’t need it. I get headaches and tummy upsets after eating here — the food is well prepared I suspect it’s a chemical additive at work?

great selection of Noodles price range from $ 6-​$ 7 ordered a beef noodles with egg additional $ 1. the broth not so greasy and just right not too salty or bland the beef is so tender the noodles have a nice smooth texture with a nice chew but im disappointed with the extra egg it was serve fried on top of noodles i prefer boiled egg on noodles

Too much noodle and very little meat. Not very fulfilling for $ 7 when you can get better choices for $ 8 with more meat around the dining area…

i’ve been here twice. i got the same thing. the beef pulled noodles. it’s great! simple, tasty, cheap. there’s not much more you could ask for. you could easily pay twice as much for the same quality of noodles, honestly. there were 4 big pieces of beef in my soup, which were cooked well. but the best part was the noodles — perfectly chewy and filling. there’s not much more i can say. if you’re shopping at the Skyview shops and you get hungry, stop by the food court, grab yourself some pulled noodles from here and you won’t likely be disappointed!
verdict: great noodles!

Sometimes big names don’t bring big game.
That game? FOOD.
Everyone or almost everyone knows of hand pulled noodles. Why? Because it is supposed to be better than machine processed noodles. Better consistency, better overall chew, just BETTER.
What I ordered today reflects that except for the tripe. The noodles were expected. Good chew. Nice texture. Consistency was there. Lightly salted. Good stuff. When I got to the tripe… well…
To say that they are flavorless is an overstatement. To say they are bland would be a compliment. I wasn’t expecting dim sum steamed tripe which is in my opinion the absolute best tripe that you can have BUT I did expect some flavor. It was so bad that I had to use the soup to mask the lack of flavor.
On top of that a few pieces that tasted bad from leaving it out in room temperature OR being undercooked was accidentally ingested due to me whoring first to reviews of these places that I put the work in creating pages and making sure relevant info is uploaded,
Unilocal life is HARD on the stomach. I guess this is a good time as any for that colon cleanse…
Probably shouldn’t have said that in a food review but I’m being so real with you right now. Yah DUNO. I will say this, the tea soaked whole egg was a nice touch.
It might have been just an off selection for Lanzhou. Maybe their A grade on their most recent health code is really a front for the C health code directly behind it?
I simply don’t know. I’ll give it another go but not the tripe again.