It’s not often that I eat Chinese food at home, being that I work near Chinatown and have constant access/exposure to Chinese food on a daily basis.  However, one night I went home and found this flyer for Noodle Stix on Belmont St. in Belmont.  I was intrigued as they had a whole section devoted to “fake meat”, which would suggest that unlike the restaurants in Chinatown, Noodle Stix actually makes an effort to placate vegetarians.  For that very reason, I decided to order from Noodle Stix.

One of the reasons that compelled me to order from Noodle Stix, was that they had many veggie chicken dishes.  So, I decided to order their General Gau’s veggie chicken, which was pretty much the most disgusting dish of Chinese origin that I’ve ever had.  The veggie chicken tasted like moist styrofoam, which many of you may argue is my own fault for wanting to pretend to eat chicken.  However, after eating good “textured protein” of chicken flavor, I could not stomach something so foul as what Noodle Stix offered.

Ironically, while the General Gau’s veggie chicken was horrendously disgusting, the General Tso’s tofu was really tasty (ordered by my cousin).  I don’t know if that is because General Tso is a superior tactician or better general than Gau, but certainly the tofu was far tastier than the veggie chicken.

Finally, every time I eat at Chinese restaurant, my barometer of quality is their eggplant.  While it was somewhat tender and flavorful, it was a little too seedy for my liking (i.e. there were a ton of seeds, that embittered the taste).

Overall, Noodle Stix was decent Chinese restaurant, and reasonably priced (the tofu and eggplant were $7 each), though when they arrived, they were all slightly cold.  That is not too surprising considering that they came from Belmont.  Regardless, if you’re looking for slightly above average Chinese food and you live near Belmont, you should definitely check out Noodle Stix.  Three and a half cheese sandwiches.

Noodle Stix
11 Belmont Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 
(617) 868-1800