"You Choose" — Dezhou Style Braised Chicken

Venue: Dezhou Style Braised Chicken (that's the actual name of the restaurant), B109, Arcadian Centre; Facebook  Choice: Dezhou Style Braised Chicken, obviously  Chooser: Whoever named the restaurant

The first time we heard banging coming from the kitchen, we assumed it had everything to do with the quantity of chickens on order. But after opting for noodles, we heard it again — lip smacking levels of noise — the kind that makes you know every decision you've taken in your life to get you to this point has been right. Get the Dezhou style chicken with noodles in soup (£8.80), and shovel chilli on top. The birds are braised overnight, while the noodles are literally made after you've placed your order, which still arrives in about ten minutes. The slurpy, salty, sating bowl is big time yum town, and reassuringly hard to eat — all the remaining napkins were gifted to us when we essentially started dropping food on the floor. Tucked away on the same pedestrian passage as the original Cafe Soya, the neatly named Dezhou Style Braised Chicken is unlicensed, but you can totally bring your own. The service is completely lovely. Just like YOU! Menu