Having walked by Artisan Noodle on numerous occasions and
seeing waiting throngs, it’s apparent the restaurant’s good. Of course, its
small dining room that seats less than 20 people likely isn’t helping alleviate
the long lines either. Trust me, if there’s only a couple of people ahead of
you, the wait is worth it.
Surprisingly, for such a small establishment, they have a
surprisingly large menu dedicated to the biang
biang hand-slapped and pulled noodles originating from China’s Shaanxi
province. The namesake biang biang mian
($8.99) features the noodles topped with a cacophony of ingredients: diced root
vegetables, tomato, beef, scrambled egg and scallions. You mix everything
around vigorously creating a light dish suitable for warm weather. My husband
enjoyed the dish, but its lukewarm temperature and absence of soup made me want
something else.
If you can handle the heat, the spicy stewed beef noodle
soup ($9.99) is good. The beef broth salty and satisfying, the noodles simply
adorned with tons of tender beef, scallions and cilantro. I only wish the
spiciness wasn’t derived from chili oil as the slick layer of it floating on
top made it difficult to enjoy the soup.
Artisan’s noodles are a remarkable length (good luck trying
to eat it in a mouthful) and unlike the knife shaved style, their thickness
remains consistent throughout. Springy but still soft, the noodles are
substantial and leave you full afterwards.
A great first experience with biang biang noodles. So good that I plan on returning to Artisan Noodle to try the stir fried version. Hopefully, we’ll be lucky again and miss their long lines.
Overall mark - 7.5 out of 10
How To Find Them
Location: Toronto, Canada
Address: 5421 Yonge Street
Address: 5421 Yonge Street
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Gastro World's Grading System
- Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back
- 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return
- 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return
- 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend
- 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend
- 10 - absolute perfection!
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