It was in the high 70s at lunch today and the nice weather brought out the crowds. Everywhere I thought to go had long lines and I found myself further and further from the office (despite trying to make it back before the end of halftime in the Italy-Croatia match - fail). I ended up going to Pro Korean (or Korean Pro or Pro Hot Korean - I don't really know what name they go by right now) on 56th Street after walking all over Midtown West. Instead of getting one of the premade boxes like I usually do or bibimbap, I opted for something new - summer noodles - especially attractive since it was so hot after walking. You can either order the summer noodles by themselves ($5.50) or with meat ($7).
The summer noodles themselves were very thin noodles tossed in a spicy gochujang-based sauce. It came with half of a hardboiled egg (but I skipped that - not a big egg person). There were lots of vegetables mixed in including mixed salad greens, other greens I could not identify, cabbage, red cabbage, cucumbers, onions, carrots, mint, and something else which I thought was a radish but kind of tasted like an apple. The noodles were exactly what I hoped for - light and refreshing, but at the same time filling enough for lunch.
The chicken they added was the Korean spicy chicken I love, which also came mixed with some onions. It was a moderate level of spiciness - more of a flavorful spicy than a spicy heat. For the most part, the chicken was also tender, which was good.
I would definitely get the summer noodles again. I liked the balance of the light vegetables and noodles with the spicy chicken, and how healthy it all felt. A good lunch choice (even if getting there was my plan D!).
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