Just before the new year – literally, on new year’s eve – I met up with Dessert Zombie. He wanted soup dumplings, but the place was super packed so we wandered a few doors down to get soup. I was sick, and wanted something to just slurp down… I let him order for me, and he got a wonton mein (wonton noodle soup). I don’t order wontons on a regular basis; it isn’t that I don’t like them, but there’s always something else to eat that appeals to me more. But the reason I’m posting this: the wontons were actually really good. Very thin skinned, with a lot of porky goodness on the inside with lots of flavor, I really enjoyed my noodle soup and it hit the spot on the cold day, with the egg noodles and the MSG-laden broth.
Okay, I added hot sauce at some point because my palate started to get bored. It was Red Devil, though, which is very vinegary and I love vinegar.
Cheap too… I think lunch was a couple bucks.
Just don’t go here expecting service or ambiance. It’s a minor step above a take out place; it’s really just go there, eat, and get out.
CheeeeEEEEse says
Hot damn! I love wontons, especially in soup, so this looks fantastic.
Also, I don’t think I’ve ever had Red Devil, but like you, I also like my vinegar. 🙂
Feisty Foodie says
It has the lightest of heat to it – it’s the first hot sauce I ever enjoyed, to put that in perspective. I have actually used it in place of red vinegar on chow mein occasionally, and it suits the purpose nicely. You should try it – you can get small bottles in Chinatown for a few dollars. But don’t expect it to be hot.
Dessert Zombie says
Their wontons are their signature. I have not eaten theirs in a while. I usually get congee instead and it is only okay here. Still need to get their lobster pan fried noodles/ chow mein sometime.
Damn those lousy tourists for packing up the place next door for soup dumplings!!
Dessert Zombie says
And of course, their siu lap (roast meats) over rice. Signature.
Wonton mein was 4.75. Not bad at all.
Feisty Foodie says
Pretty cheap! And yeah, soup dumplings would have hit the spot…
hungry says
I’m not sure if Big Wing Wong and Big Wong King is related because their menus look exactly the same. One of my favorite things to get from either place is: char siu/roast pork with wontons over ho fun/flat rice noodles in soup. Mmm, so good.
Feisty Foodie says
I wanted ho fun, but Dessert Zombie had a reason for why I shouldn’t get it. I forget what the reason was. Maybe so I wouldn’t slurp it down my front (ho fun, I find, often splatters soup all over me, which means my previous fave – ngau lam ho fun – is a no-no)…
hungry says
Oh I’m a big proponent of using the spoon to gather my noodles and shovel that into my mouth. No splashing!
Feisty Foodie says
Those tiny soup spoons don’t hold enough for one bite! haha
hungry says
You don’t have skills.
Feisty Foodie says
Jerk!
Dessert Zombie says
I don’t recall you asking me to order ho fun instead or giving you a reason not to. I do remember you said you wanted wonton noodle soup and not end up getting wontons only. lol. I know what I’m doing and I almost never order wonton soup. 😛
kim says
I think wontons work better with mein probably due to the alkaline factor to counteract with the meaty ‘dumplings’. I used to love ho fun, but I find it too oily and much pretty ‘cheong fun’ nowadays. But I used to get fish ball ho fun when I was a kid. 🙂
kim says
Hmm…no sprig of choi sum with this bowl? They’re being stingy there, hee.