Jonathan Gold takes us to Miàn, a new Sichuan noodle house opened by Tony Xu in San Gabriel. Chef Xu is responsible for the wildly popular fare at Chengdu Taste. Mian is the Chinese word for noodles and Jonathan says there are several noodle dishes to try there. First up: the Chengdu zhajiangmian, a bowl of springy wheat noodles served with crumbled pork, chopped scallions, pickles, chile and soft peas that are imported from Chongqing. Other recommendations include the hot and sour noodles in vinegar broth, the noodles with chopped gizzards in a chile sauce, the Huaxing egg noodles with a fried egg in tomato sauce. And for dessert: minced pork dumplings.
Miàn
301 West Valley Boulevard, #114-115
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Read the review of Mian that Jonathan wrote for the LA Times and get more restaurant recommendations on the Good Food blog.