I stopped by in a hurry for a takeout lunch and got the Cumin Lamb “Hand Pulled” Noodles. The noodles were very thin and certainly not hand pulled, though I could believe they were put through a noodle sheeter and cutter in house. Mine were fairly soft, and stuck together. The dish was sauced with chili oil and garlic, cumin flavor on the lamb was noticeable, but not very strong, and some cabbage, onion, and green peppers were thrown in as a vegetable element, but the bowl was mostly noodles with very little cumin lamb.
The signboard menu and graphics had the feel of a chain, or something intended to be a franchise, though, as BierMonk mentions, the dining room had the feel of a place hastily put together after a trip to Ikea, with tables recently and not too carefully stained.
Most of the students in the dining room seemed to have ordered from the “Iron Pot” (individual alcohol flame) section of the menu. The braised pork belly one looked pretty good. I watched the kitchen for a bit while waiting for my order. They were heating up rather large (at least 6 inch diameter) rou jia mo on the griddle from a bag (that they could have made earlier in house), had a giant stockpot going on the stovetop. They are definitely still in opening days, and I’ll likely be back to try an iron pot and bao when available, but I was not yet impressed.
