Wei Shian: A Noodle By Any Other Name

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • April 10, 2014
If you happen to find yourself slurping braised beef noodle soup in Irvine, you're likely in a Taiwanese restaurant. The big names in town—A & J, Lao Dong, Chef Hung—are all Taiwanese. And each claim to serve the best bowl of niu rou mian, which...
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