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WORLD FARE: The wow factor of Great Wow

October 12, 2016 mgardiner

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Before I noticed the painted “wall” ringing the top of the dining room I thought it might just be a silly name. But was “Great Wow” really a politically incorrect pun on “Great Wall?” Had Trump already been elected and I just failed to notice? In fact, the Chinese characters actually spelled out “wall.” Then I tasted the food at the latest addition to the Convoy District’s collection of regional Chinese restaurants. Wow.

Great Wow (3860 Convoy St.) is a Beijing-style Northern Chinese dumpling and noodle house. Dive right into the noodles with their take on zha jiang mian (Beijing fried sauce noodles): Great Wow noodles with meat….

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