Noodles Delight in Roselle?

I was at Fabulous Noodles and Helen shared with me that Sunny and her husband (former FN partners, and I believe responsible for much of the menu and recipes) had started their own place in Roselle, and this was the name. My web searching has so far yielded nothing.

Can anyone help?

I miss Sunny.

Edited to reflect the fact that the place was found below, and the name which I had wrong was corrected

Maybe Noodles Delight in Roselle? It opened up about a year ago.

http://www.noodlesdelight.com/
853 E Nerge Rd
Roselle, IL 60172
(630) 307-1010

I'll leave it up to you to figure out whether that site+menu etc make sense, I never made it to FN.

gleam wrote:Maybe Noodles Delight in Roselle? It opened up about a year ago.

http://www.noodlesdelight.com/
853 E Nerge Rd
Roselle, IL 60172
(630) 307-1010

I'll leave it up to you to figure out whether that site+menu etc make sense, I never made it to FN.

To me the menu and site look like it could be the place. btw, gleam, you still can make it to FN. I haven't seen any bad changes since Sunny left.

Flip

Flip,

Did Sunny ever open a restaurant after Fabulous Noodles? If not, any word on what they did next?

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:Flip,

Did Sunny ever open a restaurant after Fabulous Noodles? If not, any word on what they did next?

Regards,

I assume, from Dickson's post, that they have indeed opened up a new restaurant.

Flip

I read your response and didn't read up thread obviously.

Thanks Ed, I am pretty sure that is the place. Have you been?

C2 I am glad to see that even you can be caught in the middle of a thread without sufficient context .

dd: nope, haven't been. I don't make it much outside the city limits, sadly, and when I do, it's to leave the state.

It was just some lucky googling.

I've been to Noodles Delight once, a few months ago. I don't think I'm going to be very helpful since I don't remember what we ate and I can't offer any specifics (we were with family friends and my two-month-old baby, and I was in that lack-of-sleep-walking-in-a-fog state), but I do remember that it was quite good. Same kind of offerings as Fabulous Noodles (or maybe your typical Cantonese Chinatown restaurant -- Lee Wing Wah, Ken Kee, etc.). It was small, but business was good. I'd recommend a visit. I've been meaning to go back with the husband, but we haven't had a chance yet.

Hope this is at least a little bit helpful!

I must again beg for forgiveness. There are excuses that can be offered, I am eating out less, this place is not terribly convenient to me, and such, but the truth is that this restaurant has been here for over four years, and I have probably passed within a mile or two of it more than 20 times and never stopped. Oh sure, I looked for it, but obviously not hard enough.

My loss. And it seems to have been ignored here, other than a few passing references, which is an oversight I shall now remedy in the hope that it will earn me the forgiveness I crave. Or maybe I just crave another visit.

Five years ago, Sunny and her husband Hon were partners with Helen at Fabulous Noodles in Lisle. They all worked together but I always knew the recipes were basically Sunny's and suspected much of the direction at FN was from her. But somehow the partnership dissolved and they moved on, leaving Helen with FN. It is unfair to both places and not at all what Sunny and Hon would want to compare the places, so let me simply say that FN has continued at a high level, but Noodles Delight, oh my!

So I finally made it to Noodles Delight for lunch. Honestly, I do not eat out that much any more, as I have fallen victim to the CSA and farmer's market bug, finding myself the owner of a box every week and freezer of food that must be worked through, sort of my own Iron Chef challenge - what can be made of these ingredients - and the results have been their own delight. But given this meal and a recent meal at Double Li, it seems I need to go out for Chinese more often.

My arrival was greeted with a double take and the warmth of a long lost friend - it is nice to be remembered fondly, and I must admit that I reciprocated the greeting quite honestly, so perhaps my perception of the meal that followed is colored by that affection and a generally happy mood at the moment, tho I doubt it.

I asked Sunny what she recommended, and she pointed me to the lunch specials, specifically the Beef Chow Fun, and Shrimp with Lobster Sauce. This would not have been my choice, both because I look at lunch specials warily, and because I had spied some other seemingly more interesting items on the menu. But I felt obliged to follow Sunny's counsel, both out of friendship, and because I have so enjoyed her food in the past that she has earned my trust. And so I found myself awaiting a lunch of hot and sour soup, an egg roll, and beef chow fun with my initial excitement somewhat dampened.

The hot and sour soup arrived, and I started looking for vinegar and chili oil with which to douse the uninspiring, industrial lunch special rendition I expected. Then a taste. Good balance of chili and vinegar, the acid that is usually neglected standing out, and the chili standing proud where so many places pile on the white and black pepper in its place. This was very good! Sprouts, tofu and pork were recognizable, properly cooked and perfectly complemented the savory broth. My prospects were definitely looking up.

I actually have always liked Sunny's egg rolls, so it was no surprise that a fresh, hot, crispy egg roll came next stuffed with cabbage and meat. It remains just an egg roll, but a damned good one. I was truly happy now, though beginning to feel guilty for having waited so long.

Then the Chow Fun arrived, beef, onions and spices wafting up to tempt me. Strangely, the first impression reminded me most of Johnnie's Italian Beef - the rich deep aroma of beef, to the nth degree. Sunny checked in to see how I was doing, and was taken aback to find me sitting there with my noodles untouched, but I was just drinking in that aroma. Finally, I gave in and began to eat. Crisped slices of flank steak, seasoned and seared laid atop thick and flavorful, chewy Chow Fun cooked to perfection, with bean sprouts and scallions to brighten and add contrasting texture. At her next visit I quizzed Sunny on this dish, so simple and satisfying, perfectly rich and filling for the fall and coming winter. What was the seasoning and sauce? She was a bit evasive, spices, soy, she said, and then wanted to talk about he steak and wok technique, asking me if I was cooking much at home, and sharing that she found it difficult to reproduce this dish at home unless she put the wok on the burner from her turkey fryer, as the home stove top just did not have the BTUs.

Tea was good, service charming (but I surely am not objective there), and food excellent. I will be back and report some more, but the simple meal I had that lunch showed me enough - great ingredients, Sunny's palate and recipes remain impeccable and the execution was flawless.

Gush over, but I will be back and report on more of the menu. And if you are in the Roselle area with a taste for some hearty, simple, but impeccable, Chinese food, go and let Sunny point you in the right direction. Like FN, the core of the menu, and possibly its strength, looks to be Cantonese, but they cover most regions and cuisines.

Noodles Delight
853 E. Nerge Road
Roselle, IL 60172
630-307-1010

ill have to give this place another try..ive tried it a couple times the first year they were there and wasnt all impressed..wasnt terrible but wasnt outstanding either...nothing that that encouraged me to go back even though this place is very close to home
When I want Asian I end up driving a little farther east on Nerge to Rohlwing to Happy Elephant ...

Noodles Delight was mentioned in Yelp's Roselle edition email which I received today.

Ashamed to say I never knew the place existed, but with the praise listed above, I will have to give it a try.

By all means, Sweet Willie, give them a shot. Nice owners and very good food. I often stop in on my way home from the office. I can't vouch for the service in the restaurant because I've never done anything except takeaway, but I would bet that it's acceptable, based on the ownership and every employee I've encountered.

Sadly, I think that a recent opening of a new Asian restaurant nearby might steal some undeserved thunder (and business) from Noodles Delight, and that would be a shame. (Try #607 Chef's Recommendation, which is the orange flavored steak - I love it)