5 /5 Lykkhora: i had a good experience eating at the burwood branch, so took my partner here to try out this branch (i believe theres only the burwood and eastwood branches as of current). both of them are very highly-rated and they do live up to it!!
arrived around 5:30pm, saturday evening; there wasnt a line, so we were seated immediately. got a free kelp side dish, and also self-serve free suanmeitang (sour plum drink) that is really, REALLY good (i personally love drinking it, but if youre not used to it you may not like it; either way, theyve got plain water too).
ordered the vegetarian biang biang noodles; partner ordered the pork mince ones. despite the restaurant being really crowded the dishes arrived quickly! noodles themselves are really, really good; the tomato sauce, chilli, egg and oil fuse into something that is texturally very delightful against the noodle (of which there were three and they were VERY long). the chilli isnt very spicy (or i was fine eating it, i have a pretty moderate spice tolerance?) and to be honest i was just enamored by how long and tasty the noodles were haha.
partners dish looked so good, another customer over at the next table asked him what it was so she could order it too XD neither of us could finish our bowls though, so we got the leftovers as takeout :)
waiters are all also really nice! its a busy establishment but they were alternating between offering suanmeitang to people waiting in line, asking people if they wanted free noodle refills, serving dishes, cleaning tables and refilling the self-serve stations. i have no idea how they do it but they are very hard-working!
the prices are really good for meals, and thats valuable to me as a uni student who isnt swimming in money haha. i think my bowl was $17.90 and i feel like there arent many places in sydney that have meals that cheap anymore, especially for noodles this good + free refills & drink.
a line does seem to form quickly, so do be mindful of that. i do think its worth it though!
i will probably be back at a later date, probably with all my friends in tow... haha. thank you again and happy chinese new year!