r/OaklandFood • u/sfgate • 4d ago

Third-generation noodle maker crafts magic in an Oakland food stall [Huang Cheng Potsticker and Huangcheng Noodle House]

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/chinese-acrobat-noodle-dumpling-chef-oakland-20820606.php
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u/annimon 4d ago

This is a pet peeve of mine but I hate how one of the image captions calls these "hand pulled" noodles. They are knife cut noodles. Not the same.

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u/cliopedant 4d ago

This place is pretty tasty. And they give you a large portion when you order 

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u/sfgate 4d ago

Jimmy Huang of Huang Cheng Potsticker and Huangcheng Noodle House in Oakland carries on his family's legacies, writes SFGATE dumpling columnist Margot Seeto.

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u/jonatton______yeah 4d ago

A staple of mine. Haven't been to the potsticker/dumpling spot in the old B-Dama location, but the "main one" on Washington is excellent and they're lovely people. Do stick to the same few items so can't speak to the entire menu.

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u/fairybargain 4d ago

What do you order there? Tried Huangcheng once and didn’t like it very much. Was expecting more Shandong style noodles tho

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u/annimon 3d ago

They're not Shandong style and don't advertise themselves as such... They serve Shanxi style food. Not all Northern Chinese food is the same. The restaurant's Chinese name is 山西刀削面 which literally means Shanxi knife cut noodles. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanxi_cuisine

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong_cuisine

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u/fairybargain 3d ago

Fosho. I wasn’t saying all Chinese food is the same. I’ve just seen the noodles called hand pulled, like even in this article. that’s why I expected sort of similar texture.

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u/Gsw1456 4d ago

I ate there tonight. The cold noodle is really really good on a hot day.

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u/wildkarde07 2d ago

Didn’t know about the dumpling location. Huangcheng Noodlehouse has been a go-to