Noodle ST ★ 4.5
Noodle ST in Westwood near UCLA, Los Angeles pulls Lanzhou-style hand-pulled noodles to order and serves them in a long-simmered beef broth from an open kitchen.
Try: Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles
The dishDrowned pork torta
Location
Address: 747 S Atlantic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022
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