The namesake soup is just as good as it was at the Golden Mall.
In addition to a few chunks of lamb and many long ribbons of fresh noodles, the featured menu item (large; about $5) also included thinner clear noodles, noodle-like threads of seaweed and (reportedly) soybean sheets, mushrooms, and (once added at the table) plentiful cilantro, all in a clear broth. Pickled garlic, hidden at the bottom of the garnish bowl, was a new touch; the chili oil on the table is still uncommonly good, when applied sparingly.
This eatery went by several less-than-official names at the Golden Mall, at the back and up a short flight of stairs at 41-28 Main St.; today it's doing business as "Qin's," according to the city. That former location was famously spartan; at its new, downstairs digs (below), several large, colorful posters do little more than highlight the drabness of the space. But now Qin's enjoys a sunny southern exposure; that excellent soup lights up the room, too.
Qin's Lamb Noodle
136-31 41st Ave. (Main-Union Sts.), Flushing, Queens
917-838-1011
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