414131 Fri Jun 22 13:46:50 -0700 2007 16 2 Los Angeles Area 0 2685358 Went by there last week and it has already been replaced with another restaurant. Was bummed. Fri Jun 22 13:46:50 -0700 2007 11810 socal boy 1 2685772 Looks like it... there's a new Express restaurant instead, and it offers cheap combinations (lunch? dinner? not sure about the time). I'm bummed too. Fri Jun 22 15:50:11 -0700 2007 2685358 63913 gsmoose 2 2700165 First Kuala Lumpur and now Heavy Noodling...2007 has not been a good year for SGV folks. Wed Jun 27 12:53:33 -0700 2007 2685772 108407 doug424 1 2703285 Oh, for crying out loud!!! I live in the West-side and would always try to stop by Heavy Noodling if I was in the MPK area. *Now* where's a West-sider like me going to go get some dao-xiao mien (knife-cut noodles)??!?! Thu Jun 28 11:09:30 -0700 2007 2685358 10622 Tmblweed 2 2703595 You can still get them at China Islamic on Garvey. Lamb soup with dough slice noodles is fantastic, especially when you sop up the soup with the sesame scallion bread. Mr Taster ------------------------------- Protect Chowhound Boycott Avatars! ------------------------------- Thu Jun 28 12:14:08 -0700 2007 2703285 17579 Mr Taster 3 2703644 The noodles are good at China Islamic, but not nearly the same as at Heavy Noodling. The China Islamic noodles are much more (how shall we say?) "civilized" than the uncultured strands you'd find at Heavy Noodling. Hand cut v. machine cut. Both are good, however. Thu Jun 28 12:30:11 -0700 2007 2703595 11583 ipsedixit 4 2704280 You can get hand-cut dao xiao noodles at Mas' Islamic Chinese in Anaheim. Thu Jun 28 14:47:51 -0700 2007 2703644 10811 Das Ubergeek 5 2704498 I am so bummed to hear that. I've neglected Heavy Noodling b/c i would always go to Har Lam Kee or Yungui Garden. RIP. As for dao xiao/chie mian, i know Kang Kang Food Court has them. I think they are so so though. Thu Jun 28 16:02:05 -0700 2007 2704280 25925 eatdrinknbmerry 6 2705180 The thing is, I was just at MHL this morning buying dim sum for my team and I swear the sign for Heavy Noodling is still up! Nothing doing at 7 AM, of course. Thu Jun 28 20:21:27 -0700 2007 2704498 10811 Das Ubergeek 7 2705532 It is confusing... the sign for Heavy Noodling is still up, but they've draped a banner (all in Chinese) so to us lao wai from a distance it's hard to tell that anything different is going on inside. Mr Taster ------------------------------------ Protect Chowhound Boycott Avatars! ------------------------------------ Fri Jun 29 00:18:43 -0700 2007 2705180 17579 Mr Taster 8 2705819 Honestly, I didn't look at the banner -- it was just a passing glimpse as I U-turned semi-legally in Garvey Avenue to go back to the freeway. I did no further investigation so I'm willing to believe that you're right :) Fri Jun 29 06:25:05 -0700 2007 2705532 10811 Das Ubergeek 9 2707251 The name is Express House and it's Taiwanese steam table fare. Fri Jun 29 13:05:21 -0700 2007 2705819 10282 Chelmoon 10 2707738 Could you describe Taiwanese steam table fare? I don't think I've heard of that! Interesting. Yes, the sign is confusing... I'm starting to think it's rather common for a closed establishment to take a long time to take down the sign! :P Even dismantling it a bit would help so that it isn't so noticeable... Fri Jun 29 15:31:33 -0700 2007 2707251 63913 gsmoose 11 2707813 A Taiwanese steam table is one which I have difficulty finding anything I'd like to eat. A lot of Taiwanese food is high cholesterol--either pork products or organ food. Also chicken is often served with the bone in. So when I see stuff like pigs feet, chicken thighs and a bunch of very strange looking items, it's probably Taiwanese. Fri Jun 29 15:56:58 -0700 2007 2707738 10282 Chelmoon 10 2707814 If it's any consolation to fellow mourners, my wife (aka Lovely Tasting Partner-- LTP) is Taiwanese and she was just as disappointed as I was to find HN replaced by food from her home country. She actually talked to the new owners for a little while about HN's fate, and they told her that the old owners "retired".... however my LTP wasn't entirely convinced that this was really the whole story. ------------------------------------ Protect Chowhound Boycott Avatars! ------------------------------------ Fri Jun 29 15:58:02 -0700 2007 2707251 17579 Mr Taster 3 2708256 Just an FYI. China Islamic no longer serves hand-cut (or hand-sliced) noodles. Fri Jun 29 20:23:59 -0700 2007 2703595 11583 ipsedixit 4 2708542 Are you kidding? When did this happen? Did they actually change the soup part of the menu to eliminate the dough slice (right hand) column? Mr Taster ------------------------------------ Protect Chowhound Boycott Avatars! ------------------------------------ Sat Jun 30 00:08:15 -0700 2007 2708256 17579 Mr Taster