The 220 Spicy Meat Noodle Restaurant, formerly known as the Striving Restaurant, was the first roadside stall to serve the workers of the surrounding cable factories and heavy machinery factories. Later, the shop moved to near the Shanghai No. 220 bus terminal, and the owner naturally changed the name of the shop to "220". With the passage of time, the store's spicy meat noodles gradually became famous, and became the favorite of many spicy meat noodle gourmets.

Spicy pork is one of the classic toppings of Shanghai noodle dishes, which is made with chili, rock sugar, cooking wine and dark soy sauce and stir-fried pork over a simmering fire. Different from the practice of using diced meat or steak for most spicy meats, 220's spicy meat is made with minced meat, and a "oily" link is added to let the prepared minced meat soak in oil for a period of time to enhance its fragrance. After oiling, the minced meat becomes firm and thick, and the bite is more than tough without lack of meaty aroma. It should be noted that the spicy meat is several notches sweeter than other restaurants, so diners who are sensitive to spicy taste need to choose carefully. If you want to add a side dish, it is recommended to order orchid dried tofu, which has a sweet taste and is delicious when burned, and has been praised by many local diners as "having the taste of childhood".

Compared with spicy meat noodles, the other noodles in the store are not outstanding, but with the golden sign of spicy meat noodles alone, 220 can win the hearts of many gourmets, and it is still an authentic noodle restaurant worth diners to experience. The wall-mounted menu details the number of toppings and the specifications of the noodles for each serving. When placing an order, the owner of the front desk grandfather shouted loudly in Shanghainese, which impressed many diners who came to the store for the first time. The fly in the ointment is that the environment in the restaurant is quite old and dirty, and there are often queues during peak dining hours, so diners are advised to stagger their visits.

In terms of price, the in-store consumption is low, taking spicy meat noodles as an example, a bowl is only 11.5 yuan, each bowl is configured with 3 taels (150 grams) of noodles by default, and additional noodles are only 0.5 yuan per tael. In addition, the location of the store is relatively remote and the public transportation is inconvenient, so it is recommended to go by car, and parking tickets can be purchased from the owner.