Came here for a quick meal. There were a bunch of people waiting around for the food – normally a good sign. Not this time. It was just people waiting around for meals that took forever to come. 20 minutes for a food cart meal as the standard? Did I mention it was noodles? How does it take 20 minutes to put together a noodle dish?
The meal was good. Nothing amazing, nothing terrible. I had the Malay noodles. At $10 with nothing else included and that 20 minute wait (which seemed standard since multiple people kept going up to the window to ask), I'd rather go to the Thai place up the block. At $11, I get a soup and an app, it's better tasting and I get it in a reasonable timeframe that doesn't take up half my lunch.
Walked by this cart near Union Square during lunchtime and figured it was worth a try from the delicious smells wafting out – and surprisingly, it had no Yelp reviews! After debating for a bit, I asked the guy manning the window my choice between the fried rice and the pad kee mao and he answered hesitantly that he liked the fried rice – so I was prepared to be disappointed, and handed over the $10 for the chicken fried rice.
Luckily for me, it was delicious and not a mistake at all. Star Fry Noodle's fried rice isn't aggressively flavored with soy sauce or excessively moist, either – the flavor seeps in as you eat more of it, with a little bit of wok hei, and the rice is the right amount of not soggy and not hard. It's delicious and I meant to stop eating at halfway through since I was full, but before I knew it it was all gone. Chicken and vegetables are also pretty plentiful (although I wish they'd cut the chicken into smaller chunks) – and frankly, for fried rice from a cart, it's delicious. Maybe the portions could be a little larger for the price, but I'd say if everything is as tasty as the fried rice, I've found a new consistent spot for lunch when I'm craving Asian food.
Came here for a quick meal. There were a bunch of people waiting around for the food – normally a good sign. Not this time. It was just people waiting around for meals that took forever to come. 20 minutes for a food cart meal as the standard? Did I mention it was noodles? How does it take 20 minutes to put together a noodle dish?
The meal was good. Nothing amazing, nothing terrible. I had the Malay noodles. At $10 with nothing else included and that 20 minute wait (which seemed standard since multiple people kept going up to the window to ask), I'd rather go to the Thai place up the block. At $11, I get a soup and an app, it's better tasting and I get it in a reasonable timeframe that doesn't take up half my lunch.
Walked by this cart near Union Square during lunchtime and figured it was worth a try from the delicious smells wafting out – and surprisingly, it had no Yelp reviews! After debating for a bit, I asked the guy manning the window my choice between the fried rice and the pad kee mao and he answered hesitantly that he liked the fried rice – so I was prepared to be disappointed, and handed over the $10 for the chicken fried rice.
Luckily for me, it was delicious and not a mistake at all. Star Fry Noodle's fried rice isn't aggressively flavored with soy sauce or excessively moist, either – the flavor seeps in as you eat more of it, with a little bit of wok hei, and the rice is the right amount of not soggy and not hard. It's delicious and I meant to stop eating at halfway through since I was full, but before I knew it it was all gone. Chicken and vegetables are also pretty plentiful (although I wish they'd cut the chicken into smaller chunks) – and frankly, for fried rice from a cart, it's delicious. Maybe the portions could be a little larger for the price, but I'd say if everything is as tasty as the fried rice, I've found a new consistent spot for lunch when I'm craving Asian food.
Maybe I should go back tomorrow…