Help - I've got a serious noodle craving! (San Diego)

[SDgirl]

San Diego Hounds I need your help. I've got a terrible craving for Chinese-style noodles, but other than making them myself I don't know where to get them. What I have in mind is: thick, chewy noodles bathed in a sauce containing garlic, chiles, and sesame oil. Does anyone know of a place that has anything close?

[normalheightsfoodie]

There is a great tribute to the inventor of the RAMON noodle in the Tuesday News York Times opinion section. A must read.

[Joseph]

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&... If you are interested in reading the article.

[daantaat]

your best bets are Ba Ren, Spicy City and Dumpling Inn. I'd try Ba Ren first--the best for spicy food out of the three. Go to KirkK's blog, the best blog for Asian food in SD.

[SDgirl]

Thanks daantaat. I've heard about Ba Ren and it's on my list of places to try. Could you give me the address for KirkK's blog? I've got a couple of blogs bookmarked, but I don't think that's one of them.

[Ed Dibble]

Here's a link to one of Kirk's Ba Ren posts. He elsewhere describes a spicy noodle dish (dan dan noodles?) that sounds exactly like what you are looking for.

http://mmm-yoso.typepad.com/mmmyoso/2...

ed

[SDgirl]

Thanks Ed! That's a great blog. I'm going to have a lot of fun with that one.