Thursday, August 1, 2013

Renovations start at future home of Mee Noodle Shop on First Avenue



As you may know, Mee Noodle Shop is returning to the East Village after a seven-year absence ... just a few storefronts away from its former home on First Avenue at East 13th Street.

Anyway, EVG regular dwg notes that renovations have finally started on the space, previously occupied until March by Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery.

In June, Mee's Joyce Chi told The Villager that the restaurant will be reopening in about five months. So if you want to do the math...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Starbucks confirmed for 219 First Ave., former home to Allen Ginsberg's favorite Chinese restaurant

Mee Noodle Shop returning to First Avenue (28 comments)

11 comments:

Giovanni said...

Great news! Mee Noodles has great cold sesame noodles, brocolli or anything with garlic sauce, lo mein, freshly made dumplings, and the lunch special is a really good deal. Their midtown location used to be the best, but the one on 31st and 2nd ave has gotten better, especially since Sam's Noodles on 3rd Ave closed down a few years back. Sam's was the best, always busy, but then something happened and it was replaced by that awful, awful chain of saloons called Tonic, with it's garish black and red facade that must have cut property values on the block in half. Can't wait for the new Mees to open, way too many Chinese restaurants have been replaced by bars, Sushi, Vietnamese and Thai joints, welcome back Mee!

Anonymous said...

I love me some Mee!

abrod said...

Is this in any way connected to the Mee Noodle Shop on 53rd & 9th? Cause that place is amazing - I don't get around to going there nearly often enough.

OWR said...

This will be another place whose bicyclists are buzzing the wrong way and on sidewalks on E-bikes terrorizing innocent pedestrians. You selfish needs for takeout is endangering innocent people.

Anonymous said...

I can't wait. The chicken noodle soup there was always my order-in penicillin when I had a cold!

Anonymous said...

OWR,
I pick up my own food. Of course, I use my bike to get there, and take the shortest path as fast as I can when I'm hungry!

Anonymous said...

Reopen five months??? Too long!!!

OWR said...

And of-course Anon you ride against the lights and into Elderly people with walkers for your own selfish needs, correct? Just remember never to do it into me or you will never get to eat your food.

Anonymous said...

OWR,
How will I know it's you?
Seriously though, I'll be a blur. You won't even know what sent you spinning.

Anonymous said...

American Contractors.
If the contractors were chinese, they'd be open before you put down the phone.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous 7:41,
It's funny how you don't think of Chinese contractors as American.