Danya Yu and her kids, Nikolai and Melanie Ochaeta, enjoy the noodles at Bamboodles, a San Gabriel restaurant that is at the forefront of a house-made noodle renaissance in the area. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Green tea sliced pork noodles are on the menu at Bamboodles. Several dumpling shops and northern Chinese restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley now make their own rolled flat hand-cut noodles. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Extra egg-rich Hong Kong style noodles are spectacular in a Hunan-inspired spicy beef stew. Theyre among the varieties made at Bamboodles. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Yes, Bamboodles emphasizes noodles, but its house special dumplings are a fantastic alternative. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
Bamboodles resident noodle master, Kenny Tran, cuts lengths of the handmade pasta. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
