Eastern Noodle - Chinatown

So you got like $5 in your pocky and your like "Aw, man I could really go for some noodles in my face," so you head to Chinatown and you're like "Aw, man where my noodles at?"

Then you walk to Forsyth and Canal and you see Win Kei Noodle and you're like "Aw, man, winky noodles?" Then you look down Forsyth and you see Eastern Noodle. Then you go there--to Eastern noodle. And you win.

If we're talking cheapest of the cheap then you can get a big bowl of noodles here with very tender and delicious bok choy for $3 (hell yeah). For $4.50 you can get noodles and beef with bok choy. For $3 you can get 12 steamed pork dumplings. The noodles are chewy and thick, but tender--they're hand pulled--by HANDS. There's this really cool middle aged chinese guy who grabs a clump of dough and just starts whipping it around and smashing it on this cutting board and in like 30 seconds he has the long strands of noodle dough--he's probably famous or something.

The broth is a little salty but that means it's a lot of good to me. If you're not feeling the salt then you can add some vinegar which they have handy. They also have fresh cilantro and this really amazing spicy pepper concoction that you can add to anything to make it 10 times more awesome.

The steamed pork dumplings are nice and always come out fresh and juicy. If you're really hungry you can get 12 dumplings and a noodle soup for $8. That's a lot of food. It's a very chill little shop too, there's usually what I assume is the cool guy's little son studying in the corner and he comes takes your order since he speaks fluent english--he's really cool for like a 9 year old.

I know it's summer now, and a little hot for noodle soup, but they have cheap dry dishes too. Me, I can't refuse noodles no matter the temperature outside--especially this cheap and tasty. You'd be foolish not to try it.

28 Forsyth St., New York, NY, 10002 yelp