Ardmore Asian Cafe
A small Chinese kitchen on East Spring Ave: pork dumplings, scallion pancakes, lo mein and fried rice, plus a Hong Kong wonton noodle soup. Pickup or delivery, and it shuts by early evening.
Noodles in the burbs
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The picks
- Ardmore Asian Cafe
- Asian Fusion Red House
- Chiangmai
- DanDan
- Golden Bowl Ardmore
- Herosame
- Hu's Kitchen?
- Humpty's Dumplings
- Jasmine Asian Bistro
- Jin Ding Restaurant
- Kaede Sushi & Noodle
- Mr. Korea
- New star Chinese Restaurant
- Noodle Eighty Eight
- Pak Yue Chinese Restaurant
- Pho Now
- SaiGon Noodle Kitchen
- Sake Mian 麺
- Uncommon Ramen
- Wadaya
- Yamazaki Ramen
- Yu Noodles
Asian Fusion Red House
Chinese and Japanese on one menu on Mt Carmel Ave: lo mein and hibachi dinners, a sushi bar, and a dim sum page at the front. Takeout and delivery, open until 11 on Friday and Saturday.
Chiangmai
A Thai kitchen on Fayette Street with curries and noodles for the table or the takeout bag. Next door to the block's other quick dinners, and holding its own.
Golden Bowl Ardmore
Hong Kong style Chinese on Rittenhouse Place, open seven days and set up for pickup as much as for the dining room. Crystal shrimp dumplings, roast duck, big bowl noodle soups, and a whole page of smoothies.
Hu's Kitchen?
Locally owned Chinese kitchen on Lancaster Avenue, set up for eating in or carrying out. The counter leads with handmade pan-fried pork buns and braised beef noodle soup, and there is a points program if you order often enough to care.
Humpty's Dumplings
Dumplings from a Keswick Village storefront, filled with anything from pork and ginger to chip steak and American cheese. It started in 2014, and they run a dollar each on Wednesdays.
Jasmine Asian Bistro
Chinese kitchen on South Easton Road whose menu reaches past the usual: Phnom Penh noodle soup and Angkhor Wat shrimp sit next to General Tso's and lo mein. Lunch specials run 11 to 3.
Jin Ding Restaurant
A Chinese kitchen on Conestoga Road running several menus at once: a dim sum list of crystal shrimp dumplings and roast pork buns, a Sichuan page of dan dan noodles and Chongqing chicken, and Peking duck under the chef's specials. Lunch deals Mon to Sat until 3pm.
Kaede Sushi & Noodle
A second-floor sushi and noodle spot off Maple Street, rolls and bowls in a small room. Quieter than the Fayette Street rush a block over.
New star Chinese Restaurant
Chinese takeout counter in the Glenside Avenue strip, just over the Wyncote line. The menu sticks to the standards: lo mein, egg foo young, mei fun and a page of chef's specials.
Noodle Eighty Eight
Asian fusion kitchen on East Broad built around noodles, ramen, and rice bowls. It pulls one of the steadier dinner crowds in town.
Pak Yue Chinese Restaurant
Neighborhood Chinese takeout on Haverford Road, with lunch specials from 11 to 3 that come with rice and a choice of egg roll or soda. The menu runs long: Hunan and Szechuan plates, moo shu, and a Happy Family piled with lobster meat and scallops.
Pho Now
Downingtown's pho house out on West Lincoln Highway, from chefs who count their Vietnamese cooking in decades. Start with the namesake bowl and work outward.
SaiGon Noodle Kitchen
A small Vietnamese noodle kitchen on Fayette Street, steam rising off the bowls. Counter-serve and quick, the kind of lunch that ruins you for the chain down the block.
Sake Mian 麺
Japanese kitchen on East Lancaster Avenue where the raw side and the noodle side share one menu: yellowtail tiradito, seared tuna tataki and premium sashimi, then shoyu ramen and tonkatsu sets. Closed Tuesdays.
Uncommon Ramen
Ramen on Bridge Street for the nights that need broth. Slurping is the correct etiquette.
Yamazaki Ramen
A ramen counter on West Lancaster Avenue working in shoyu and tonkotsu broths, topped with chashu pork belly, soft-boiled egg, bamboo shoots and scallions.
Yu Noodles
Sichuan noodle shop on East Lancaster Ave, built on Chongqing noodles, Szechwan beef noodle soup and pork soup dumplings. There is a cold noodle section too, and homemade mango pomelo sago for dessert.
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