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Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe
Chinese Restaurant$$$$
Downtown Boston, Boston
The experts at Eater and Serious Eats recommend this place
"Get the #4 - classic hand pulled noodles with spicy garlic sauce."(13 Tips)
"Get the number 4 with 3 lamb skewers."(7 Tips)
"Lamb hand pulled noodle soup"(2 Tips)
"The house noodle soup and the lamb skewers did it for me!"(2 Tips)
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Serious EatsJanuary 27, 2014Try the lamb hand-pulled noodle soup. The broth looks clear and insipid, but it couldn't be more flavorful—full-on but clean-tasting lambiness laced with just enough chile oil.Upvote4Downvote
JoJo VinickMay 12, 2017Cash only! Get there early for lunch - it gets PACKED quickly. But worth the trouble. I got the noodles and a lamb kebab. Yum. I'm already looking forward to my next trip.Upvote2Downvote
EaterOctober 30, 2013Food enthusiasts have been going nuts about the hand-pulled noodles at Gene's original location in Chelmsford for ages, and now he has brought his Xi'an cuisine downtown.Upvote3Downvote
Lindsay MurphyMarch 23, 2018Cash only, no frills, hole in the wall spot with fantastic food. Anything involving noodles is a sure winner. Garlic and chili oil abound. Bring mints.UpvoteDownvote- Matt CAugust 20, 2017The house noodle soup and the lamb skewers did it for me!
Upvote1DownvoteUpvoted Dec 30, 2024 - Serious EatsMarch 7, 2014The hand-pulled noodles (biang biang mian) are otherworldly, stretched and banged on the counter right in front of you and then cut into jagged, chewy strips.UpvoteDownvote
Runqiu CaiJune 19, 2016Excellent handmade noodles (a little too thick and chewy for me) but very tasty
UpvoteDownvote- Get the #4 - classic hand pulled noodles with spicy garlic sauce. So good and only $6.00!Upvote1Downvote
The hand pulled noodles are the best in Boston!Upvote1Downvote
As of 10/15/13, they added lamb hand pulled pork and lamb stew on their menu, and extended their Wed, Thu, and Fri hours to 6:30pmUpvoteDownvote
Martín CaballeroMay 21, 2014Delicious cheap lunch. Thick hand pulled noodles (NO GIGGLING PLEASE) with cumin lamb for 8 bucks.Upvote1Downvote
Jessica HiemenzFebruary 27, 2014#4 is vegan! (Hand pulled noodles) and they have lots of vegan drink optionsUpvoteDownvote
Ennis GlendonFebruary 25, 2014Sadly the pork flat bread sandwich includes no garnish. Cilantro, pickled vegetables, ground peanuts or Chinese relish would really kick it into high gear.UpvoteDownvote
Kelley-Sue LeBlancMarch 6, 2014Great hand pulled noodles, I loved the noodle soup and the Lamb skewers!Upvote1Downvote
Jennifer YipJune 24, 2015lamb noodle soup and like, 6 lamb skewers. tea eggs are a hit/miss.UpvoteDownvote
A SMarch 31, 2017The noodles are just the right amount of spicy. A little more sauce would be nice though!UpvoteDownvote
AMJanuary 19, 2016Get hand pulled noodles and lamb skewers, don't bother with chilled noodles (liangpi).UpvoteDownvote
#4. These noodles are just about perfect.UpvoteDownvote
Aleksandra PasekAugust 16, 2016Try the soups too they're delicious. Hot sour handpulled noodle soup has no equal.UpvoteDownvote
Rafal BoniJuly 29, 2013Don't know who Gene is, and there was only one flatbread available, but the hand pulled noodles were awesome!UpvoteDownvote
ketzirah lesserMarch 5, 2017Don't go expecting lot of flat breads. They had one. But the food was delicious and seemed really authentic.UpvoteDownvote
Filling chow fun style in house noodles but they'll have to tone down the oil to get their rating up.UpvoteDownvote
Eric ScottSeptember 29, 2015I love thick chewy noodles, but the noodles here are a little too thick for my tastesUpvoteDownvote
Terence ChanAugust 4, 2014Disappointed - I was excited to try Gene's after hearing about hand-pulled noodles and the menu selections looked great. It's basically chunks of dough in salty soup (lacking flavor)UpvoteDownvote
Get hand pulled noodles and two lamb skewers.Upvote1Downvote
Dang NguyenMarch 6, 2016Do NOT get the hand pulled noodles by themselves. The noodles are coated with overly salty and dosgustingly flavored chili sauce. I felt sick afterwards. Go for soup instead.UpvoteDownvote
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- 11:00 AM–6:30 PM
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- 11:30 AM–7:00 PM
(617) 482-1888
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