Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
6 garlic noodles across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Cơm Tấm Ninh Kiều · Fordham Heights, Bronx
3 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
House garlic noodles with brown butter, Parmesan, and lots of garlic. One diner called them a standout alongside the pho.
Saigon Social · Lower East Side, Manhattan
4 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 4 source types · menu verified November 2026
Wok-tossed egg noodles in garlic butter with tiger prawns and tobiko. Diners split between a perfectly stir-fried, complex plate and noodles that came out mushy.
Lin & Daughters - Flatiron · Flatiron, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
San Francisco-style butter garlic noodles, with bok choy or optional shrimp. One takeout order was called delicious.
Lucky Rabbit Noodles · DUMBO, Brooklyn
3 dish-specific mentions · 33% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
Vegan garlic butter on Shanghai noodles, with poached chicken or tofu. Reviews split between savory and umami and a dry, under-seasoned bowl.
Madame Vo · East Village, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Tet noodles: egg noodles wok-tossed in garlic-butter fish sauce with lump crab and prawns. Diners call them delicious and rich, sometimes too filling.
Lin & Daughters - West Village · West Village, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Butter garlic udon, a West Village variant on a different noodle base than the Flatiron plate. Reviews split between great texture and a too-salty bowl.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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