You know, I think if you just plop a Chinese restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, people will be there eating during lunch. Quality of the food does not seem to matter. The thing is, I do not think you need to be a Chinese food fiend (like myself) to be able to understand if it is good or not. You will know if you like it. Big Bowl Noodles is a decent place for lunch, but it does not come close to unseating Szechuan Gourmet as my favorite spot. As a quick and filling substitute, Big Bowl Noodles is a decent choice.
Big Bowl Noodles is on sixth ave, a few blocks south of Bryant Park. It is easy to miss it, since there is no reason to roam around the upper 30s in that neighborhood. When you walk by around lunch time, Big Bowl is...