Beef noodles no longer #1 at Sandie’s
October 19th, 2005 by ktula
I am not alone in feeling that the beef noodles at Sandie’s Gourmet Restaurant is no longer what it used to be. I remember when i first “discovered” Sandie’s at the old location on 4th and Main, her beef noodles was all i wanted. Sandie has this sign outside of her restaurant that literally means “the king of beef noodles” (牛肉麵大王). The last few times when i had beef noodles at Sandie’s, it seemed to me that the soup was more like water with hot chili oil. Needless to say, i was quite disappointed.
Well, i am happy to say that i have found another beef noodles restaurant not too far from Sandie’s that fully deserves the title of being “the king of beef noodles”. I stumbled upon Szechuan Noodle Bowl when i was trying to get to the Malay Satay Hut. Located at the corner of 8th Ave and Jackson in the International District, the outside of Szechuan Noodle Bowl does not look very inviting. That might explain why i had not been there until now. Szechuan Noodle Bowl serves three different kinds of beef noodles - the Szechuan style, the brown style (紅燒) and the clear style. The moment i tasted the broth of the brown style beef noodles, i knew i would be coming back for more. The beef was amazingly tender and even though the noodle itself was a little too soft for my taste, it was home made and for $4.75, you really can’t find a better value for that meal.
In my opinion, the beef noodles at Sandie’s no longer deserves “the king of beef noodles” title. That said, i would still go back to Sandie’s for her other mouth-watering Taiwanese dishes.
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Last time I check, I was the one pointing out Sandie’s “the king of beef noodles” neon sign. You and Boon weren’t convinced at first but eventually gave in. So really, you got to get the record straight. m’k?
Oct 19th, 2005 at 10:27