Last Friday night at 2am we ventured to Chinatown in search of late night food. A friend took us to this super small joint, which is apparently well-known and can have a line of cabs out front at 3am on a weekend. The place we went is Sam Wo (813 Washington St). It's this tiny little storefront that could be easily missed by people strolling by. When you enter, you have to walk through the kitchen and up the stairs to a small dining area with a closet-sized restroom. Apparently it's been endorsed by Conan and Martha Stewart (Sam Wo commercial), which is pretty hilarious. The menu has a lot of options and everything is super cheap. It wasn't as greasy as some of the more low-end Chinese food I've had, so that made me feel better the next morning. The BBQ pork rice noodle rolls are amazing. I hadn't had rice noodle rolls before and am definitely a fan. The noodles are thicker than you would imagine and it reminded me almost like one of those Asian sticky buns, but not as sweet. Make sure to get the spicy mustard for dipping but watch out, it's not messing around!
We also tried the wonton soup, house chow mein and a dish not on the menu (duck and egg over rice). The rolls were what stood out. Everything else what you would expect for cheap food. But it's a fun place to go and hang out late night.
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