Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe Woburn

If you are looking for beef and broccoli, Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe is not the place for you. If you are looking for food from Xian, you are in the right place. Hand-pulled noodles, savory lamb skewers, and hot and sour soups are the good stuff here. He's now only open Thurs-Sund in Woburn, and it's cash only.

There is a new big communal parking lot across the street.

The menu is VERY limited, but everything is delicious. Even his spicy dishes aren't that spicy, and there is a chili paste at the counter if you want it spicier.

There is seating in what used to be a Liberty Bell. Shortly after noon, there was standing room only.

It turns out that there is one dish that I have completely overlooked, and that is the #2 Lamb Hand-pulled Noodle Soup ($11), but that will be rectified today. There were mushrooms in the soup, and the only one I recognized was the Wood Ear Mushroom, but they all were tasty. The lamb actually tasted of lamb. The hand-pulled noodles are really Escherish since they have no beginning and no end, but they are really toothsome. The broth looked really weak but wasn't. Full of flavor with a hint of heat. I managed to eat about half and will have the rest for dinner.

Other things I like here is the #10 Hot Sour Dumpling Soup that is chockful of delicious dumplings. #9 Cumin Lamb with hand-pulled Noodles. #16 Hot Sour Hand-pulled Noodles Soup. #4 Handpulled Noodles is just noodles in chili oil with a heap of garlic on top.

Address: 466 Main St, Woburn, MA 01801 Phone: (781) 938-6888