Burp Bowl Cafe

"This tiny noodle shop with four tables feels like dining in a chef’s restaurant kitchen with boxes of dried noodles and tubs of soy sauce lining the walls. It’s easy to gloss over a spot that looks like a neighborhood Chinese-American takeout joint at first glance, but the affordable prices and chile-fueled recipes make this a worthy destination. The lamb noodles, which Eater critic Robert Sietsema called top notch, is a must-try dish. A limited menu also includes wonton soup and other noodle dishes like the stellar spicy chicken with cold noodles." - Bao Ong

"The gut-busting serving of spicy chicken with cold noodles ($12) at Burp Bowl is something I’d order in the middle of summer — or a balmy December day. I was looking for a quick meal when I came across what seemed like a run-of-the-mill riff on peanut noodles common at Chinese-American takeout spots. But this overflowing bowl of carbs was a surprise: The bouncy noodles were covered in just the right amount of the nutty sauce. A generous portion of chile-slicked cubes of chicken was a nice contrast to the cool slivers of cucumber. It all disappeared within 15 minutes before I could contemplate taking leftovers home. Still, I walked out of this tiny four-table restaurant happily full and not weighed down. Note to self: Don’t wait until summer to order this dish again. 134 East 27th Street, between Lexington and Third avenues, Kips Bay— Bao Ong, editor" - Eater Staff

Cold sesame noodles, beef noodle soup