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This bare-bones spot has recovered from a recent fire and reopened to serve superior Northern Chinese noodles. Addictive "cutting noodles," sliced off mounds of dough, are fried with meats and vegetables (and lots of garlic). "Pushing" noodles are cut into strands, blanched, and served in seafood soup, while "dragging" noodles are hand-spun and served in a clear stock with spiced beef. All... more
This bare-bones spot serves superior Northern Chinese noodles. Addictive “cutting noodles,” sliced off mounds of dough, are fried with meats and vegetables (and lots of garlic). “Pushing” noodles are cut into strands, blanched, and served in seafood soup, while “dragging” noodles are hand-spun and served in a clear stock with spiced beef. All arrive within minutes. A good lunch bet.
Ever wonder how fresh your noodles really are? At Sha-Lin, you can watch the noodle chef make them right before your eyes. Unique for Vancouver, Sha-Lin is one of the few places where each order of noodles is made from scratch. The chefs mix, knead, toss, stretch, and compress the dough until it almost magically gives way to thin strands. Two or three dishes make a satisfying meal for two;... more
no line up at lunch . tables were reasonably spaced unlike at peaceful down the street. Service was that and just that. We both had the ground pork in gravy with dragging noodles with shredded cucumber. we split a dozen pork and chive dumplings. Food was fantastic. Those dragging noodles are to die for. Nice bite to them, perfectly el dente, a touch gummy and don't be scared off by the shredded... more
worst Chinese food I've ever had
Very disappointing. Even the simplest things in Chinese cuisine were bad, such as vegetarian noodle soup which was tasteless, the noodles where chewy, overcooked and plain. Cutting noodles were horrible compared with any other cutting noodles we had anywhere. Even our 7 years old hated the food and couldn't eat it. She is fond of the pan fried dumplings, so we...
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OMG I want to eat everything on the menu. We had homemade pork/seafood dumpling, and drag noodles with tofu and veg. The broth is so delicious you would swear it is loaded with MSG, but neither of us felt such effects. Just delicious full tummies. The beef pancake was good, but I think the onion pancake looked better (at other tables.) The place was full of families, the servers were efficient... more