66 Bobs Noodle
I was up in Rockville, MD today (10 miles north of DC) and had heard that Rockville is the “New Chinatown” for the Washington DC area. So of course I had to stop and get some tastey chinese food. One of the places that garners the best reviews in the area is 66 Bobs Noodle — a Taiwanese noodle restaurant.
I have two benchmarks for a good chinese restaurant
1 – crowdedness — if all the tables are taken, and people are waiting to be seated, it must be good.
2 – ratio of asians to non-asians – if the restaurant is filled with chinese people, again it must be good.
Realizing that by eating at a “good chinese restaurant” I influence the ratio of asians to non-asians, it sometimes makes me wonder if when other people walk in, and see me eating in the restaurant, they think to themselves — “Oh no — a white person, this place can’t possibly be good!”
Another random observation that I made about this restaurant, is that it is Taiwenese owned. How can I tell? Well, after eating in a number of Taiwaenese establishments, it’s pretty easy to tell… How? Just look around the restaurant for one person standing around, dressed fairly casually (jeans/sweat peants), and bossing around all of the waiters that are dressed nicely in dress shirts and ties. 66 Bob’s Noodle was no exception, as the owner was standing in back, wearing a polo shirt and jeans and “observing” his restaurant from afar.
So enough with the obversations — and on to the food. Since the name of the place has “noodle” in it, I figured I needed to get noodles. I ordered the Noodle Soup with Chicken, Pork, and Vegetables. I asked the waiter whether they could add wontons to my soup. It was at this point that the waiter looked very concerned — said “just a moment” — and walked over to the casually dressed guy in the corner (the owner!). When the waiter came back he said “Okay… wonton $2?”. I should sure — and 3-4 minutes later I had a bowl of piping hot soup on my table. That’s what I call service.
The broth was quite good and rich… and the noodles had a good texture. Total bill only $9. Cheap Cheap Cheap.
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