I should have done a write up on this a few years ago when The Magus brought me her for dinner. That was when he decided that the Bush Administration Regime (if not America itself) no longer welcomes foreign talents (as a result of 9-11) and return to boring Singapore. I believe his opinion was that the U.S. under the Patriot Act was no different than Singapore with the ISD.

However, even before The Magus brought me to the place, Lanzhou La Mian (兰州拉面) used to be located in Lao Pat Sat some time in the late 90s. I was pretty sad when it moved out, and I have no idea where it has moved to.

Anyway, after I was re-introduced to the place, I brought a number of people to the shop (now located at 19 Smith Street) for dinner and it has so far not disappoint me and my friends. I am glad Daphne did a video with Bloggers’ Treat on the place because now it gave this lazy bum here the impetus to pay tribute to the eatery myself.

Lanzhou La Mian’s specialty is of course – la mian (拉面, which literally means ‘Pull noodles’ in Chinese). Simply put, it’s just ‘hand made noodles’ (手工面), but unlike the other kind of, the only machinery involved in the making the noodles would be the machine that mix the flour and water. Whatever else is all done manually.

My personal favourites would be the Chicken Chop (鸡排拉面) and Pork Chop Noodles (排骨拉面). And for sides, it would be the steamed (小笼汤包) and panfried dumplings (锅贴). They actually also have some Chinese style deserts, though the English names escaped me for the moment.

I am sorry I don’t take photo of my food, so do check out the video done by Bloggers’ Treat and Daphne. I believe the visuals would have more impact that the mere words I am using here.