Noodle Kingdom
I think we have just had some of the best noodles in town!
At Noodle Kingdom, of which there are two branches, they make all the noodles in-house. If you visit the one on Russell St, you can watch the chef ‘hand-pulling’ the noodles to order, dunking them in the rapidly boiling water to cook just before serving. We also saw some traditional noodle pieces getting made, the chef pinching the dough off and flicking them straight into the vat of water.
A. and I pored over the menu for some time trying to decide what to order. As always, the spicy minced pork noodles looked tempting but with the help of the waitress we decided to try the spicy pork and vegetable stirfried noodles and the traditional lanzhou beef soup noodles for something different.
The stirfried noodles were beautifully done - perfectly al dente, full of wok-flavour and erring on the dry rather than oily side. There were onions and capsicum pieces resting alongside the pork, all flavoured with chilli oil. You could tell the noodles were handmade, without that perfect equal thickness of each strand. This made our meal even more enjoyable because of the difference in texture.
The soup noodles were also quite exceptional. The beef stock was even more flavoursome than Vietnamese pho stock and the roast beef sufficiently salty to satisfy A’s tastebuds. The beef to noodle ratio would be a little higher but we’re going to use the leftover noodles for another dish later on in the week.
Two thumbs up from me!!!
Noodle Kingdom
175 Russell St, Melbourne 3000
(03) 9654 2828
51 Main St, Box Hill 3128
(03) 9899 3133
April 5th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Oh dear I am getting serious noodle envy. There’s nary a restaurant here that serves a good noodle soup. Or any noodle soup at all, really.
June 22nd, 2007 at 10:51 am
What are the prices like?