Zheng Yuan Bao Gourmet

This is low-​key, comfort Fujianese food at its best — that is, if you like Fujianese food. I don’t particularly because I feel like it’s very specific and doesn’t quite fit my tastes, but as far as food goes, it’s extremely cheap and filling. Food ranges from $ 3 – 6 (with two exceptions at $ 2 and one at $ 12) in 50¢ increments, and you are sure to either leave full or take the rest away. I don’t know if they speak English because my mom orders the food. Don’t be dismayed by the lack of English-​speaking here and the Chinese signs; there is a take-​out paper menu with English. That said, the translations are really non-​descriptive, so you may have to just be adventurous.
I particularly like the peanut butter noodles ($ 2), which sounds really strange, but is a perfected mélange of peanut butter, sesame oil and scallions in a very appetizing sauce over egg noodles. You have to mix the sauce with the noodles yourself. Any non-​soup noodle dish will come with a small bowl of generic soup. The chow mei fun is very low-​key, but it consists of perfectly-​sautéed vermicelli noodles with some egg and bok choy (I think) and a few tiny pieces of meat for flavor.
Apparently, you don’t tip at Fujianese restaurants. o_​o