599675 Fri Feb 27 07:20:53 -0800 2009 22 12 Boston Area 0 4457173 Tell me your favorite, please. I'm always torn between the Tom Yum seafood noodle soup at Penang, vs Pho at Xinh Xinh, vs braised beef tendon noodle soup at Gourmet Dumpling House, vs any cantonese noodle soup at Hong Kong Eatery. What else is good out there in Chinatown? Fri Feb 27 07:20:53 -0800 2009 73324 y2000k 1 4457207 Prawn mee at Penang. Fri Feb 27 07:29:55 -0800 2009 4457173 106428 nasilemak 1 4457227 I agree the pho at Xinh Xinh is good in general, but I specifically love the curry chicken with vermicelli. Fri Feb 27 07:35:48 -0800 2009 4457173 11344 finlero 1 4457229 I currently like the duck/roast-pork/shrimp-dump noodles at HKE, but I realllly miss those hand-pulled doughy noodles from Noodle Alcove! Mmmmmmmmmmmm nom nom nom nom. What is the Braised Beef Tendon noodle soup at Gourmet Dump. House like? Fri Feb 27 07:36:12 -0800 2009 4457173 11275 Prav 2 4457324 The beef tendon noodle soup has a thick flavorful beef broth, a bit spicy. The tendons are very, very tender. What I like about it is the broth is not overly salty or loaded with MSG, something which I have encountered elsewhere in the past (resulting me in drinking a gallon of water afterwards and excessive sleepiness). Fri Feb 27 08:05:56 -0800 2009 4457229 73324 y2000k 1 4457248 I love all the versions of pho at Xinh Xinh, too, but their Banh Mi Bo Kho (beef stew with French rolls) is not so frequently seen and is a rich and satisfying wonder. The curry chicken version of this is also very nice. Fri Feb 27 07:43:52 -0800 2009 4457173 10143 MC Slim JB 2 4457286 I've had Xinh Xinh's beef stew, but with rice noodles instead of bread. Super super tasty, but it's an oil bomb. there's a lot of oil sitting on the surface. Don't get me wrong, I love me my oily soups, but you pay afterwards. Fri Feb 27 07:54:32 -0800 2009 4457248 80960 ysb 1 4458541 i think it's a tie between hu tieu nam vang at pho hoa (rice noodle, fish cake, pork paste, sliced pork, crab meat, squid and shrimp -- plus the crucial soft-yolky quail eggs) and the shredded beef with long hom peppers noodle soup (i get shanghai-style noodles). there's a frightening ratio of peppers to everything else. Fri Feb 27 13:12:20 -0800 2009 4457173 15776 liuliuliu 2 4733680 You sold me with "frightening ratio of peppers to everything else". I'm headed there the next chance I get. Mon Jun 01 15:52:23 -0700 2009 4458541 111910 jgg13 1 4733634 Bun Rieu at Xinh Xinh in Chinatown is my latest craving. Mon Jun 01 15:32:18 -0700 2009 4457173 106428 nasilemak 2 4733651 Had a bowl afew weeks ago. They didn't have it when they first opened but I think their version is better than Nam Vang's excellent version. I'm ready ror a return trip. I also like the house made dumplings in the soup at HKE, with duck or pork Mon Jun 01 15:39:22 -0700 2009 4733634 10111 9lives 3 4733829 I realize this is not really in the OP's category (no soup, and not in Chinatown, but it *is* a personal bowl of noodles with a hearty meat sauce) but I wanted to give a shout-out to the uncommonly good jia jia mein at CHung Shin Yuan in Newton (weekends lunchtime only)... Mon Jun 01 16:49:25 -0700 2009 4733651 13161 barleywino 4 4734813 (listed on the menu as "Chinese Style Peking Meat Sauce Noodles") Tue Jun 02 02:45:26 -0700 2009 4733829 13161 barleywino 5 4735412 Thanks barleywino - we actually are thinking of heading to Chung Shin Yuan this weekend! Tue Jun 02 08:16:36 -0700 2009 4734813 73324 y2000k 6 4735488 ok-- if you haven't ordered them before, get the spicy steamed ribs w/ rice flour too (and of course the fried cruller w/ soy milk) PS as you may know, you usually have to get there before 11:15am if you want to get in for the first seating Tue Jun 02 08:38:09 -0700 2009 4735412 13161 barleywino 7 4749384 We very much enjoyed our lunch at Chung Shin Yuan today! We did get the Ja Jiang Mien which was great. Thanks for the rec! Sat Jun 06 20:30:54 -0700 2009 4735488 73324 y2000k 3 4735219 Nam Vang's bun rieu used to be very good. If Xinh Xinh's s better, I'm there. Thanks. Tue Jun 02 07:12:53 -0700 2009 4733651 13803 gourmaniac 1 4734876 Love the pho at Xinh Xinh, as well as their mi vit tiem (roast duck noodle soup). http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/ Tue Jun 02 04:36:00 -0700 2009 4457173 10143 MC Slim JB 1 4735653 Does it have to be Chinatown? I'd definitely say roast duck & wonton noodle soup at HKE (though I miss the days when I could get beef tendons in that too). If it were anywhere in Boston, I'd add Sakurabana's nabeyaki udon in there too. After that it would be the bun bo hue from Dong Khan or at Xinh Xinh. Tue Jun 02 09:18:37 -0700 2009 4457173 13028 kobuta 1 4737204 Had been a dedicated HKE fan for a while, but recently tried the one at Vinh Sun and liked it more, better broth, better wontons, and oddly, I liked the bbq pork better too. Haven't done further comparisons, but will be back. Tue Jun 02 16:58:24 -0700 2009 4457173 25417 Zatan 2 4750054 Someone, probably here mentioned that Vinh Sun was opened by the people that used to own Bo Shek..acroos the street and 1 of the early bbq places. I've had their bbq pork strips and duck; thought they were very good..sounds like there's a bowl of soup in my near future. Sun Jun 07 08:33:05 -0700 2009 4737204 10111 9lives 1 4737489 is the pho at xinh xinh better than pho pasteur Tue Jun 02 18:51:06 -0700 2009 4457173 231462 gastropunk46 2 4737572 yes, it's better. Tue Jun 02 19:27:37 -0700 2009 4737489 106428 nasilemak