Chong Qing Special Noodles

About

A chef from Best Noodle House opened Chong Qing Special Noodles on East Las Tunas Drive in 2017 in the former Lu Gi hot-pot space, aiming at spicy Chongqing-style xiao mian and related Sichuan bowls. The Infatuation still sends first-timers to the namesake #30 Chongqing handmade noodles: thick strands with bok choy, ground pork, a fried egg, tingling chile heat, and pickled vegetables that settle at the bottom of the bowl. Jonathan Gold’s Los Angeles Times review celebrated the same endorphin-high noodles plus hand-pulled zha jiang mian and Shaanxi-leaning biang biang on a menu that also runs cold mouth-watering chicken and Gele Mountain fried chicken cubes. Sichuan dumplings with chili crisp are the usual side. Groups of three or more sometimes receive complimentary saliva chicken; ask when you order. The room is a small strip-mall counter rather than a full Sichuan banquet house like Chengdu Taste. No Michelin listing as of research.

Menu highlights

• Chongqing handmade noodles (#30) with fried egg
• Hand-pulled tomato-egg or soybean-paste noodles
• Sichuan dumplings with chili crisp
• Mouth-watering / saliva chicken; Gele Mountain fried chicken

Diners say

Public reviews praise the hand-pulled noodles, spice levels, dumplings, and fair prices for a quick SGV lunch or dinner. Recurring friction includes heat that overwhelms if you do not ask for milder bowls, a plain strip-mall room, and waits when the Las Tunas lunch crowd stacks up. Diners who like it usually want a noodle-and-chili mission, not dim sum or a multi-course Sichuan table.

Review synthesis as of 2026-07-31. Synthesis of recurring themes in public Yelp and Google Maps reviews sampled July 2026; not a rating or ranking. Cross-checked against chongqingspecialnoodles.com, The Infatuation, Jonathan Gold / Los Angeles Times via Eater, Eater LA opening note (July 2017), and SGV Tribune. Michelin Guide restaurant page not found as of research pass. Soft complimentary saliva chicken for larger groups: confirm live.