Super Tender Beef Ribs Noodles.
These "super" tender beef ribs are simmered for 3+ hours in a
specially prepared beef broth (not stock, according to the restaurant
manager). The beef is soft and flavorful. On the nose, the meat gives
out an intense, burned-rib flavor. Upon mastication, the meat flourishes
with an animated release of multiple flavors, reminding me of melted
butter and grilled skirt steak. At 108 yuan, or 16 USD, a pop, this bowl
is an unusual menu item at Master Kong, which styles itself as a fast-food
joint where the average cost per head is 20 to 25 yuan. This bowl is
probably the most expensive bowl of beef noodle I've tasted. I can't say if
it's worth the money (it'll be difficult to convince me to go for it again out
of my own pocket), but it's worth the price for those who seek pomposity
and a sense of entitlement, if only for a few minutes -- plenty of onlookers
observed with marked curiosity, and envy, as I dug in.
Rating: 1 star to the Super Tender Beef Ribs Noodles.
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