Spaghetti Bolognese, I imagined for a moment, at my window seat just steps away from the Italian-American midway of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Even if I'd dispensed with chopsticks, however, sàozi miàn (臊子麵) — a marriage of Sichuan-style minced pork and, for my bowl, Shanghai-style noodles — would have been difficult to twirl on a plastic takeout fork. Also shown, and compliments of Mama: fried dumplings.
Mama's Noodle House
1782 Bay Ridge Ave.(17th-18th Aves.), Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
848-999-4918
www.MamasNoodleHouse.com