The area around Wangjiang Road, where Pingle Noodle Restaurant is located, used to be in front of the Imperial City of the Southern Song Dynasty and is also the traditional urban area of Hangzhou, so a large number of famous noodle restaurants have gathered. Looking at the big sign at the door and stepping into the spacious and old-fashioned storefront, Pingle Noodle House gives people the temperament of an old-fashioned state-run unit.

Pingle Noodle Restaurant naturally started with noodles, and later developed into a food market and a late-night snack, which is an outlier among the traditional noodle shops in Hangzhou. The first floor of Pingle is mainly engaged in pasta, and the second floor with private rooms mainly receives guests from the food market; Looking up at the menu, in addition to the signature pasta, there are not a few styles of Hangzhou cuisine, which can be called "low-profile version of Kuiyuan Pavilion" in terms of pattern and business model. The reason why "low-profile version" is used to describe it is because Pingle's comprehensive service level is far less than that of Kuiyuankan, which can be seen in the slightly loose waiters. Although the scale of Pingle Noodle Restaurant has far exceeded that of ordinary individuals, they still maintain a "small business" attitude, from the minister to the delivery staff, which may be the reason for the further development of this long-established noodle restaurant.

The biggest feature of Pingle's noodles is that the noodles are thicker, bite harder, cooked but not mushy, and the soup bowl is amazingly large, which has a pride that is not like Jiangnan noodles, and friends from the north may feel more friendly. The soup is rich brownish-black, but it is not greasy in the mouth, and umami oozes after the mouth, adding flavor to common toppings such as Katagawa and fried eel. Hu mutton noodles are the main dish of Pingle, the texture of mutton is delicate, the practice of braised locks the gravy and seasoning flavor, provokes the taste and does not crispy, and the selection is lamb belly, leg of mutton and other parts, there is no cutting corners. The disadvantage is that the flavor of mutton is slightly prominent, which is a disadvantage that will be magnified in the relatively thin taste of mutton noodles; In addition, the green onion head with the mutton was originally the finishing touch, but the green onion segment that was too old made people tasteless.

Compared with Huijuan, who is separated by a wall, Pingle is more low-key, and has not been praised as an Internet celebrity shop by online publicity, which seems to be a mixed blessing for this old noodle restaurant. For diners who love to "check in", Pingle is not the best choice, but that bowl of thick noodles will undoubtedly bring a real sense of warmth, and it is worth paying people to visit regularly as if they were old friends.