The Find: Bamboodles
![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.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/79afa29/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x421+0+0/resize/586x421!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc8%2Fe7%2F113a3529ce964ddf6e8dbcb25152%2Fla-fo-0422-find01-kieumsnc.jpg)
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)
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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)
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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)
![Bamboodles noodle cafe in San Gabriel](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/51af0a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x370+0+0/resize/586x370!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2F70%2Fd02fa5f729c0394a1758cf2ae8cb%2Fla-fo-0422-find04-kieujqnc.jpg)
Yes, Bamboodles emphasizes noodles, but its house special dumplings are a fantastic alternative. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
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Bamboodles resident noodle master, Kenny Tran, cuts lengths of the handmade pasta. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)