Had a great dinner and stimulating conversation tonight with my friend John, who's been in town this week from southern California while he attends a convention for the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys. We dined at Chinatown Express in Chinatown. John walked all the way over there from his hotel in the rain, but he said he wanted the exercise. We picked Chinatown Express because he wanted noodles, and they have fabulous freshly made noodles there (this is the place with the noodle chef in the front window where passers-by can watch him work).We started off with a plate of hand-made pork-stuffed dumplings. They always do a good job with their steamed dumplings and manage to make them in a way that doesn't make the wrappers gummy or sticky.
John ordered a little bowl of seafood and noodle soup. You can see what he got! There was a big selection of octopus, squid, shrimp, scallops, and fish balls along with Chinese vegetables and a large quantity of the handmade, fresh noodles.
I had the pan-fried noodles with similar seafood items (except no fish balls). It was as expected and arrived billowing steam from having been just dished up out of the wok. Their fried noodles have a bit of brown sauce, so the dish always reminds me a little of lo mein.
It was great to have the chance to meet John on this trip and I'll be looking forward to future dinners when he's back in D.C.
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