PrintTranslation of Lan Zhou's Chinese Menu
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I've been to Lan Zhou (also known as Nam Zhou) in Chinatown for hand-pulled noodles twice so far, and neither time was I able to read the Chinese menu. While the most popular items may have been translated into English, it looked like slim pickings compared to the Chinese menu. Stupidly, I only just realized that my mom knows Chinese and I could just ask her to translate the menu. So, thanks to Mama Lee, you now have a more complete Lan Zhou menu, after the jump.
My mom explained that she had trouble reading the menu because it was hand-written. If you have anything to add or change, feel free to leave a comment.
Top line
Says they make "pulled noodles" and "knife sliced noodle." I've only had the pulled noodles, but it seems they serve both.
Top section (right to left)
Duck and squid
Something fried (she couldn't read that character)
Pork rib meat (probably with bones)
Prime pork chop
Pork ear (her guess; she couldn't read the character well)
Pork chop (somehow the price is the same as prime pork chop)
Lamb meat
Beef tendon
Miscellaneous ox part (maybe some internal organs)
Ox tail
Ox leg meat
Beef stew
Lower section (right to left)
Dessert soupy dumpling (glutinous rice ball)
Savory soupy dumpling (glutinous rice ball)
Fish ball soup
Pot stickers
Dumplings
Bottom section
Frozen dumpling, $8.00/50 pieces
Right section, outlined in squiggly line
Due to inflation, the menu prices were adjusted accordingly on March 1.
Lan Zhou Hand Made Noodles
144 E Broadway, New York NY 10002 (b/n East Broadwayand Pike St; map);
212-566-6933
Related:
A Guide to Soup Noodles in Manhattan's Chinatown
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6 Comments:
The second one item is "Jia Jian" noodle, which is spicy minced pork with or without bean paste (depending on what version they make)
kobetobiko at 10:57PM on 11/05/08
@kobetobiko: Thanks for the info! I actually ordered that dish the other night so I should've noticed it was missing, heh.
roboppy at 11:00PM on 11/05/08
I just want to add that my mom translated the name of this restaurant since I wasn't sure if it was Lan Zhou or Nam Zhou...and according to the awning, she said it's Fu-Zhou Daily Prosper Mini Meal. Wuuut.
roboppy at 9:05AM on 11/06/08
Yay! Thanks, Momma Roboppy!
The anise-y beef stew broth smelled more interesting than it tasted, and I wish the handpulled noodles had more chew to them. But I'm mighty curious about the possibly thicker, knife-sliced option.
But I do adore the dumplings here. The thin skins appear also to be handmade and crisp up nicely. Interior pork is juicy with lotsa leeks. Fifty frozen dumplings for $8 is a tasty deal and just as delicious seared at home.
Tam Ngo at 9:44AM on 11/06/08
@Tam: I also like chewier noodles; I gotta try the knife-sliced ones on my next visit! I love the dumplings too. Besides the tasty skins, the innards are all juicy and PORKALICIOUSSS.
roboppy at 11:01AM on 11/06/08
Yay, Moms! (I dragged mine all over Hong Kong with me ;)
onedaylingers at 11:54AM on 11/17/08