Spice C

The 3 tresure stir fry is awesome… just the chairs are too close so I get bumped a lot… some of the waiters are aggressive but I love the food

Eggplant in garlic sauce is the bomb. The noodles are definitely the highlight here, and the steamed or fried dumplings are fantastic as well.

Came here for the first time yesterday, to satisfy what was originally a hankering for ramen and I’m glad my boyfriend knew of this place and changed my mind. After Yakitori Boy, Spice C might be my second favorite place to eat in Chinatown. And there’s a lot of competition, because Chinatown is such a hotspot of so many wonderful foods, if I moved to this part of the city I would eat noodles and duck and sushi every meal of every day of the week.
Anyway, onto Spice C. It has a modest, small dining area and while it looks bland compared to the newer, fancier places populating Chinatown, give your eyes a rest and let your nose do the work for you. Because Spice C smells like Heaven. If Heaven were a noodle place. Which, it might be.
I ordered the hand-​drawn noodles with jumbo shrimp, szechuan style, medium heat. My boyfriend got the house special, which I think is different cuts of beef. The soup came out amazingly fast, and my first bite had me seeing stars. Because it was spicy. And I’m just a poor little white girl with White People Taste Buds. Seriously, I think I have a good grip on spice but the medium Szechuan surprised me. Did not stop me from demolishing that entire dang bowl of every last noodle, however. And this was a big bowl of soup! The noodles were perfect, and there was a lot going on in that bowl. Mushroom root, and bok choy floating around in the broth.
The shrimp were large, but I only got 4 or 5. Not the worst amount. I could have eaten 13 or 15 because they were that good, firm but tasty.
We also split an order of spring rolls. Crunchy, flaky, stuffed with chicken and shrimp. I also could have eaten a plateload of those things.
Keep doing your thing, Spice C. I’ll definitely be back for more delicious soup on these cold winter nights. Be here when its 90 degrees in summer, too. Next time however, I’ll probably take the waitress’ skeptical look to heart when I asked for medium heat. I’ll probably punk out and do mild next time.

So good left me with cravings! (This past weekend went to a noodle place around the corner that did not live up).
My husband convinced me to get the shaved noodles & I picked shrimp and chicken.
He got seafood, hand pulled. We both opted to pay $ 1.50 extra each for Sichuan (which seems a bit steep for spices). Both of our dishes were excellent but I preferred the hand drawn.
We started with pa dumplings. Loved them. We left full and wishing we came with more people so we could have tried more dishes. Can’t wait to go back and try more!

We ordered a house special noodle, a sezchuan noodle soup and and something in chinese… The waiter brought us 3 bowls of beef noodles. It was ok. Still steamed because of bad service, not letting us know what we ordered…

I came here with my mother to eat seafood hand pulled noodle soup and stir fried roast pork cut noodles. I was a bit disappointed because the stir fried noodles were too oily and some of the seafood for the noodle soup was under-​cooked. We did not have time to have them re-​cook so we shared the stir-​fried noodles. We got the noodle soup to go, to take home to cook properly.
The place is small but clean and the servers were not really friendly. It seems like friendly noodle shops in Chinatown, Philadelphia are hard to find. The restaurant does smell good and I think if the food were cooked properly, the noodle soups could be great here. Like most shops in Chinatown, cash only.

Zack said these noodles were the closest thing to any noodle he ate during his study abroad trip to Beijing in 2008. I believe him. Light on flavor (in a good way), you don’t feel sick after eating them. The dumplings were A+ as well. Quick and easy spot for an inexpensive dinner in Chinatown (BYOB, too!).

I have always been a big fan of the famous Nanzhou hand drawn noodles in Philadelphia’s Chinatown. After hearing about Spice C, I decided to try it out to compare.
SpiceC is slightly more expensive than Nanzhou, especially if you want the spicy sichuan broth. Portion sizes are also a bit smaller. However, as someone who loves spicy foods and pickled veggies, SpiceC really hit the spot. Broth was very flavorful and had the perfect blend of spices, noodles were a little thinner than that of Nanzhou, meat was the same. There is also a clear bucket of delicious pickled veggies provided at every table that pairs well with the noodle broth, which is free and all you can eat.

Best hand drawn noodle soup in Philly — absolutely no contest. The noodles are stretched evenly to the perfect chewy consistency. The Sichuan broth is numbing, spicy, savory, and just a touch sour as it should be. The pickled veggies on the table are perfection — I practically dump the whole container into my bowl each time. The serving size is way too big, but that’s okay because the soup heats up nicely and tastes even better the next day.
My one complaint is that you are not allowed to customize your toppings. The pre-​chosen combinations are just not vast enough to please every eater. In this respect, Spice C should really take a tip from phở restaurants, where you can pretty much get any combination of toppings imaginable.
When snow hits and those soup cravings start to get you, consider Spice C. There’s not much that could warm you better than a hot bowl of spicy soup. Your taste buds will thank you.

Amazingly good. Seaweed salad was perfect. Noodles über tender.

This will be my second time here since summer but I had something else beside their hand drawn noodle soup. The weather was cold and I was hungry so I decided to give it a try. I’d ordered the spicy roast pork and wonton noodle soup and I’m sorry to say but it was the worst noodle soup I’ve ever had. My roast pork didn’t taste right it tasted more like the intestine instead of the meat. I was very disappointed. The soup was spicy with no flavor. I ate all the the wonton in my soup and everything else was left in my bowl. It was a waste of money. My boyfriend didn’t like his noodle dish as well. I guess I’ll stick to my ramen noodle. Service is okay. I gave it a two star because the fried pork dumpling was very good.

I’ve heard really favorable things about Spice C — delicious food, hand-​made noodles, BYO, not too expensive, etc. All of those things rang true when I stopped in for dinner with friends on a Friday night.
I got there around 7:15, and the restaurant was mildly busy — by 8pm, it was packed.
For food, the table split an order of Crab Rangoon (tasty, but pretty commonplace.)
For my meal, I ordered the Noodle Soup with Pork Dumplings and hand-​drawn noodles. I loved the noodles, and the dumplings were delicate and very nicely sized. My BF ordered the «Dragon & Phoenix» Stir Fry Noodles (Chicken & Shrimp) with the shaved noodles. The noodles were ok, more doughy and chewier. Of the two, I preferred the hand-​drawn noodles.
Service was fine, if not just okay — but it isn’t the type of place where you go for service — go for the noodles, soups, and fun environment. I can’t wait to try some of the other noodles and maybe even the Szechuan-​level broth.

I usually come here for the beef noodle soup but recently tried their spicy Szechuan bowl aka Mala Tang and it was surprisingly delicious and PERFECT for the brisk weather.
This is a traditional big spicy brothy dish for two, packed with flavor. There are two main options — beef and seafood. We got the beef bowl, which had tripe, brisket, tendon, some other beef things and veggies. We also added intestines and extra tripe for $ 3 each. It doesn’t come with rice or noodles but you can add 1 serving of noodles for $ 2 (which was what we did) or get rice on the side. The taste was spot on delicious, but the portion wouldn’t have been filling for two without all of the additions.
Definitely something to try, but I recommend adding noodles and maybe a side dish to make sure you’re not left just short of being satisfied!

They should be called Spice A cause their food was not C level.
I have no idea why their restaurant is called C. but it was Crazy good. The amount of meat they put in their beef noodle soup was the most I have ever gotten in Chinatown. So for value most def worth the money.
I love good beef noodle soup and their soup base is on point. I really do like their noodles too.
Now I just need to go back and try something else. I hope the quality is the same.

Spice C is my favorite Chinese restaurant, When I go to Chinatown with my friends, We always recommend this place to my friends, Because their hand drawn noodle soup and shaved noodle soup are so delicious, and they have the pickles on the each table that you can add to your soup, They have a bunch of appetizers, I like Marinated beef intestine, fried Calamari, and seaweed Salad, so so delicious.
This place is a small restaurant, But their business is kind of busy, They also have delivery service, Sometimes in the rush hour, Customer need to wait in line to be seated, and their price is inexpensive.
When I go to Chinatown next time, I definitely be back.

Word of advice: don’t go into a Chinese restaurant where the interior is too clean and well-​designed. It’s probably not great. Like this place. Food was fine, noodles were good, but not worth the price that they make you pay. The broth was nothing spectacular. The service was subpar. Servers were gruff, unfriendly, and laughed it off when we had issue with one of our dishes. Poor attitude. Poor in general. Will not come back, and will caution others from doing so as well.
Also, there’s a guy in the back making all the noodles. Like all of them. It would be better if they let us talk to him, but he’s stuck behind some window like a sideshow at a carnival or something. Talk about cruel and unusual. Do they let him out to graze once in awhile?

My friends and I randomly wandered into Spice C after spending a nice afternoon at the South Street Spring Festival. I don’t think any of us had any real expectations set for this place aside from the general quick, easy and cheap meal you’d find in Chinatown.
Man, were we surprised! They had a fantastic offering of hand drawn & shaved noodles with either a clear broth or a szechuan broth — both broths were super flavorful. In general, for around $ 7-​$ 8 bucks, you get a huge bowl filled with a ridiculously generous amount of noodles and toppings. There’s also unlimited pickled mustard greens for you to add to your noodles, for free! Usually whenever I get noodles or any meal I have a tendency of «inhaling» the food… one minute the food arrives, the next minute it’s all in my belly. But with Spice C’s noodle bowls, I couldn’t believe the noodle: topping:broth ratio.
If you’re into spicy foods, I’d recommend getting their szechuan broth in the hottest level. My fave noodle so far is the Tripe Shaved Noodles in Szechuan Broth. I liked the shaved noodles moreso than the handdrawn… the shaved noodles has more of a chewy consistency as compared to the handdrawn but you can’t go wrong either way.
We liked this place so much that we came back for lunch the following day right after the Broad Street Run. Nothing like some noodles and firey hot broth in your belly after a 10 miler (according to my husband cause I clearly didn’t run :-P).

We went for our friend’s birthday. We started with a bunch of appetizers which were all very tasty. My fiancé and my friend each got the hand drawn noodle soups and both loved it. My fiancé got the super spicy lamb noodle soup. He loves spicy food and got the highest level of spicy. Delicious!
Our friend got the duck and wonton added roasted pork soup. She said it was so so good.
I got the hand drawn stir fried noodles. It wasn’t anything great but I would go back for the soup.
FYI they don’t serve alcohol.

I am definitely a big fan of this place. There are really good noodle places in Chinatown where you can find shaved and hand-​drawn noodles, but Spice C is by far my favorite! It’s nice that there are different broth options and when I learned about the Szechuan spicy broth was delicious, I did not hesitate for one second to get this with my hand-​drawn noodle. I ordered the House Special, which comes with pieces of beef, brisket, and tendon. The beef was very tender and they definitely give you your money’s worth. The soup also comes with chinese mushroom and a lot of noodles. This soup did not disappoint one bit. Szechuan food can get pretty spicy and can reach levels of discomfort, but I got my soup «medium» spicy, which was the perfect amount of spice!
If you like beef soups like I do, I definitely recommend the House Special. My friends also rave about the wonton soup – either the roast pork & wonton or the duck & wonton. Apparently, their wontons have great flavor and comes with lots of filling. I’m definitely trying this the next time I’m there.
Service was great as well. This place is BYOB and they have cute little glasses for you. Overall, I’m glad I tried this place and I look forward to trying their other noodle dishes in the future!

So in my own version of Philly Chinatown: Battle Noodle Soup, I think the winner is Spice C. I think this was better than Nan Zhou and worth the extra money.
The hand drawn house special beef noodle soup with a Szechuan broth (medium spicy) was the best bowl of noodles I’ve had in a long time. There was a ton of meat: beef tendon and meat. The broth was very savory and layered in spices and umami. The house made pickles were really great to cut through some of the oil of the broth and meat and authentic to beef noodle soups in Asia. All in all this was only about $ 10.50 or so before tip. I went on a Monday night around 7:30pm and didn’t have to wait at all.
Seriously the BEST noodle soup I’ve had in a long while.
Other Unilocal reviews noted that the staff didn’t warn diners about the charge for the broth, but this was not the case for me. I was kindly notified and appreciated it.