Owner Yaqin Jing and her husband, Zeng Siong will be opening Five Grains Noodle House in the spot that once housed Chop Suey Carry out on Dorothy Lane. And while they both featured Chinese cuisine, the food that will served at the Noodle House is very much authentic Chinese cuisine centered around soup bowls. The couple ran 4 restaurants in the south of China and when they moved to Dayton they have a desire to share the food they grew up on with our community.
The menu is built around the five different noodles, each representing a different grain. Rice, corn, peas, wheat and sorghum combined with proteins that include fish, beef, pork and chicken, as well as some additional options. They mentioned that sourcing ingredients has been a little more challenging as well as expensive compared to what they had back home in China.
Here’s a look at the menu:
The owners mother Chunyun Zhou was there cooking when I visited before their opening. She insisted on making me a bowl of soup. She choose #3 on the top list- the Five Grain Noodle soup with fish and tofu. Served on the side were fried yellow peas, which I was encouraged to put in the soup and added a nice texture to the dish. The Chinese writing on the bowl says Five Grains Noodle House. While the Chinese eat this dish with chopsticks, I used a fork and the soup spoon to attack this bowl.
Guest can customize the spice level of their bowl, which will be built using Pepper oil or several kinds of peppers to bring the heat.
The dining room seats about 48 guests, and the owners expect to do a lot of carry-out. They spent about 3 months remodeling the interior and it has a clean crisp feel to it.
1465 E. Dorothy Lane
Kettering, OH 45429
937-294-7111
Open 7 days a week:
11:00 am to 9:00 pm
