With Japanese ramen kicking in full force into Montreal scene, we overlooked Chinese’s own ramen (basically ramen is the equivalent of “lai mein” in Cantonese, which literally translates to “pull noodles”). Lai mein is made by twisting, stretching and folding the dough into strands. This technique is used in Noodles of Lan Zhou (or known as Les nouilles de Lan Zhou) as well. And I especially love these types of noodles!

The entrance is shared with a Chinese grocery store. The seating area is definitely very tight. I would not recommend coming here with children, a big group or with any big coats. I cannot imagine how difficult it would be during winter times! It is really a “eat and go” place, just like most ramen places.

The menu is simplistic with about 4 types of bowl to choose from. For their soup noodles, you have the choice of noodles (but I’m sure you could do the same for the other bowls). Average price is around $10 per bowl. It greatly reminds me of Toronto pricing! But be warned that little meat is given for each bowl; you’re really coming here for the noodles! Perfect place to carb up!

A size option is available for the soup noodles and my mother opted for a small bowl. She enjoyed it. The noodles were on point. It was a great reminiscent of a noodle shop from Vancouver.

As for me, I opted something more “different”. I ordered the “original” version of Jajangmyeon (Jajangmyeon actually derives from a Chinese dish called “ja jeong mein” so this was actually ja jeong mein). Like expected, it was delicious! At the end of the bowl, it was getting a bit salty. They already knew about that so they included a bowl of clear soup to tone down the saltiness. How thoughtful! I especially appreciate that the bowl includes a varieties of vegetables.

I am definitely coming back. But not during winter!