Dan Dan - Ardmore
Dan Dan - Ardmore
flour lo-mein style noodles tossed with sesame paste, soy sauce, chili oil, preserved vegetables and scallions, choice of adding minced pork, pressed tofu, or completely without - spice: 3/5
rice noodles tossed with sesame paste, soy sauce, chili oil - spice: 3/6
flour lo-mein style noodles tossed with chili oil, soy sauce, and crushed peanuts, topped with cucumbers - vegetarian - spice: 4/5**cannot be made gluten-free
flour lo-mein style noodles tossed with sesame paste, and soy sauce, topped with cucumbers - vegetarian - spice: 0/5
flour lo-mein style noodles tossed with chili oil, soy sauce, and crushed peanuts, topped with cucumbers - vegetarian - spice: 4/5
glass noodles in chili oil & black vinegar broth with bok choy and crisp soy beans - vegetarian - spice: 4/5***cannot be made gluten-free
glass noodles in a meat sauce with cilantro and pickled chili peppers - spice: 1/5
sliced braised beef on top of hand ripped noodles with chili oil and bok choy - spice: 3/5
sliced braised beef, flour noodles, and bok choy served in a spicy beef broth - spice: 3/5
sliced cucumber in a sweet garlic chili oil - spice: 2 out of 5
thin-sliced pork belly in a sweetened soy & chili oil sauce - spice: 4 out of 5add side of white rice $1.50 small or $3.00 large
thin sliced beef & tripe tossed in chili oil and crushed peanuts - spice: 4 out of 5add side of white rice $1.50 small or $3.00 large
thin sliced beef tendon tossed in chili oil w/ scallions - spice: 4 out of 5add side of white rice $1.50 small or $3.00 large
flaky pancake layered with scallions - vegetarian - spice: 0 out of 5
fried spring rolls filled with carrots, cabbage, & mushroom - vegetarian - spice: 0 out of 5
pork-filled wontons in a black vinegar & chili oil sauce - spice: 3 out of 5
pork-filled dumplings in a sweet soy & chili oil sauce - spice: 3 out of 5
pan-fried chicken dumplings - spice: 0 out of 5
pan-fried vegetable dumplings (contains mushrooms) - spice: 0 out of 5
turmeric battered chicken wings (flats), fried and served with a side of our house dry pepper rub - spice: 0 out of 5
french fries tossed in our housemade dry pepper seasoning and served with an orange-prosecco aioli - spice: 3 out of 5
pork-filled dumplings filled with soup - spice: 0 out of 5
crab meat and pork-filled dumplings filled with soup
shredded duck served on bao buns with cucumbers, scallions and hoisin sauce - spice: 0 out of 5
thick-sliced braised pork belly served on bao buns with pickled mustard greens and crushed peanuts - spice: 0 out of 5
mushrooms, bamboo, egg drop, and tofu in a spicy & sour chicken broth - spice: 1 out of 5
pork-filled wontons in a chicken broth - spice: 1/5
chicken and water chestnut filled wontons in a chicken broth - spice: 1/5
shrimp, flounder, tofu, peas, carrots, and egg drop in a pumpkin broth - spice: 0/5
minced beef, tofu, cilantro, and egg drop in a beef broth - spice: 0/5
sauted with fermented black bean sauce, red & green bell peppers, and onions - spice: 0/5served with white rice
sauted with fermented black bean sauce, red & green bell peppers, and onions - spice: 0/5served with white rice
sauted with fermented black bean sauce, red & green bell peppers, and onions - spice: 0/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with sweet bean sauce and shredded long hot peppers - spice: 2/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with sweet bean sauce and shredded long hot peppers - spice: 2/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with sweet bean sauce and shredded long hot peppers - spice: 2/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with sweet bean sauce and shredded long hot peppers - spice: 2/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with broad bean sauce, onions, and scallions - spice: 0/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with broad bean sauce, onions, and scallions - spice: 0/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with broad bean sauce, onions, and scallions - spice: 0/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with broad bean sauce, onions, and scallions - spice: 0/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with broad bean sauce, onions, and scallions - spice: 0/5served with white rice
cooked in a flaming wok with broad bean sauce, onions, and scallions - spice: 0/5served with white rice
twice cooked in a flaming wok infused with fermented black beans, leeks, and long hot peppers - spice: 2/5served with white rice
twice cooked in a flaming wok infused with fermented black beans, leeks, and long hot peppers - spice: 2/5served with white rice
twice cooked in a flaming wok infused with fermented black beans, leeks, and long hot peppers - spice: 2/5served with white rice
shredded braised GF duck sauted with ginger, red &green bell peppers and scallion - spice: 0/5
Whole fish deboned and sliced in tangy broth with pickled vegetables with glass noodles, and enoki mushrooms - spice: 2/5
Whole fish deboned and sliced in an authentic Sichuan chili oil hot sauce - spice: 4/5
prime rib tips sauteed with long hot peppers, bell peppers, onions, sichuan peppercorn, and bok choy - spice: 1/5
Flounder fillets lightly battered and fried, served withour house made sweet and sour sauce - spice: 0/5
Flounder fillets lightly battered and fried, served withour house made sweet, sour, spicy home style sauce - spice: 1/5
fried shrimp tossed in a homemade cream sauce with diced red & green bell peppers and pine nuts - spice: 0/5
crisp bunapi mushrooms lightly folded in duck yolk batter with red & green bell pepper - spice: 0/5
six fried pork wontons meet a sweet and sour sauce with chicken, beef and shrimp on a sizzling platter - spice: 0/5
flash fried beef covered in a sweet & sour sauce - spice: 0/5
marbled ribeye steak, thinly shaved and cooked with habanero chili paste, enoki mushroom, and glass noodles in pumpkin broth,topped with fresh cilantro - spice: 2/5
beef stir-fried with mountain chili peppers, cilantro,pickled chili peppers, and oyster sauce - spice: 6/5
lamb, enoki mushrooms, tripe and pigs blood meld together to create this hearty stew - spice: 4/5
dark meat chicken simmered with cooking wine, sweet soy, sesame oil, garlic, and basil - spice: 0/5
salt & white pepper battered chicken, deep-fried with basil - spice: 1/5
soft-shell shrimp fried with soybeans and fried shallots - spice: 0/5 cannot be made gluten-free
pig's blood, intestines, and soft tofu in pickled chili pepper sauce - spice: 3/5
single serving of rice topped with braised minced pork - spice: 0/5 - cannot be made gluten-free - *NOT available for individual sale*
pressed tofu, dried squid, and shredded pork sauteed with pickled chili peppers and Chinese celery - spice: 1/5
ginger-charred fried rice with baby shrimp, eggs, topped with goji berries - spice 0/5
rice noodles cooked in a pumpkin broth and stir-fried with shredded pork and fried shallots - spice: 0/5 **cannot be made gluten-free
Green beans made in a flaming wok with fermented pickled vegetable and garlic - spice 0/5
Cauliflower made in a flaming wok with dried baby shrimp skins, goji, and garlic - spice 0/5
Braised sweet cabbage cooked with dried peppers and garlic - spice 1/5
Eggplant (mildly sweet) sauted with sweet, sour, and spicy sauce, scallion, and wood ear mushroom - spice 2/5
Bok choy (lightly sweet flavor and crunchy texture) sauted in flaming wok with garlic - spice 0/5
Shredded potatoes sauted in a flaming wok with black vinegar and dried chili peppers - spice 1/5
Traditional Taiwanese dish prepared with one cup of sweet soy sauce, 1 cup of sesame oil, and one cup of rice wine with king oyster mushroom - spice 0/5
Soft tofu in spicy Sichuan pepper hot sauce with pickled vegetables and Chinese celery, topped with sesame seeds, crisp soybeans and cilantro - spice 4/5
Soft tofu prepared in chili oil, broad bean sauce, sweet bean sauce and black bean topped with scallions and peppercorn powder (can add minced pork with no additional charge) - spice 2/5
Napa cabbage braised in a pumpkin broth and topped with goji berries - spice 0/5
Steamed Chinese broccoli (slightly bitter and earthy taste) drizzled with chefs special sauce - spice 0/5
Flash fried Brussel sprouts stir-fried with bacon, dry pepper, garlic, ginger (can be made without bacon for vegetarian) - spice 1/5
Bacon fried rice with eggs, pickled chili, preserved vegetables and soy sauce - spice 2/5
Curry flavored rice noodles with chicken, bacon, eggs, scallion, onion, long hot pepper, and mushroom - spice 2/5
Scallion puree fried rice with eggs and goji berries - spice 0/5
Seafood fried rice with eggs, xo sauce and scallion - spice 1/5CANNOT BE MADE WITHOUT SEAFOOD OR OYSTER SAUCE
String Beans
CUMIN LAMB HAND-RIPPED NOODLES | 乾拌孜然羊手扯麵: our signature cumin lamb dish served on top of hand ripped noodles - spice: 3/5. $14.75
String Beans
DUMPLINGS IN CHILI OIL (8 PC) | 紅油水餃:pork-filled dumplings in a sweet soy & chili oil sauce - spice: 3 out of 5. $9.95
DUMPLINGS IN CHILI OIL (8 PC) | 紅油水餃:pork-filled dumplings in a sweet soy & chili oil sauce - spice: 3 out of 5. $9.95
Ginger Shredded Duck - our duck is marinated and braised in-house before being shredded & stir-fried with ginger, scallions & bell peppers.
DUMPLINGS IN CHILI OIL (8 PC) | 紅油水餃: pork-filled dumplings in a sweet soy & chili oil sauce - spice: 3 out of 5. $8.45
SICHUAN BEEF NOODLE SOUP | 川味牛肉湯麵替代手扯麵: sliced braised beef, hand ripped noodles and bok choy in a spicy beef broth - spice: 3/5. $17.95
Soup Dumplings - juicy pork soup dumplings bursting with flavor
Cumin Fried Tofu - Fried tofu tossed in a cumin dry spice rub with onions & bell peppers
Soybean Crisp Soft-Shell Shrimp - shell-on shrimp deep fried with a soybean batter and tossed with fried shallots
DAN DAN NOODLES W/ PRESSED TOFU | 豆干成都担担麵 tossed with sesame paste, soy sauce, chili oil, pressed tofu, vegetables and scallions. $10.75
COLD SESAME NOODLES | 芝麻涼麵 our lo-mein style noodles tossed with sesame paste, and soy sauce, topped with cucumbers. $9.25
Cumin Lamb Hand Ripped Noodles - our classic cumin lamb dish served over fresh hand-ripped noodles
Pickled Sichuan Chicken - pickled chili peppers, minced pork & scallions meet chicken in this flavorful dish.
SICHUAN BEEF NOODLE SOUP | 川味牛肉湯麵替代手扯麵: sliced braised beef, hand ripped noodles and bok choy in a spicy beef broth - spice: 3/5. $17.95
Spicy Beef Tendon - thin sliced beef tendon tossed in a Sichuan peppercorn chili sauce
CUMIN LAMB HAND-RIPPED NOODLES | 乾拌孜然羊手扯麵 our signature cumin lamb dish served on top of hand ripped noodles - spice: 3/5 - $14.75
CUMIN LAMB HAND-RIPPED NOODLES | 乾拌孜然羊手扯麵: our signature cumin lamb dish served on top of hand ripped noodles - spice: 3/5. $14.75
PICKLED SICHUAN Shrimp | 蝦干燒系列: cooked in a flaming wok with minced pork, pickled vegetables, and pickled chili peppers - spice: 2/5 $23.25
outside
SPICY AROMATIC POT Shrimp: enoki and wood ear mushroom, onion, bamboo shoot, cauliflower, bell & dry pepper, sesame, potato & five-spice.
CUMIN LAMB HAND-RIPPED NOODLES | 乾拌孜然羊手扯麵 our signature cumin lamb dish served on top of hand ripped noodles - spice: 3/5 - $14.75
Nikki C.
Jul 5, 2024
IN LOVE with Dan Dan! Well...I only had their happy hour but good enough for me. Sat at the bar on a extremely quiet Wednesday. The ambiance is really nice for a date or going out with friends. They will open their windows by the bar when it's warm so folks can walk up from outside to sit and grab a drink. Anywho their happy hour menu was one to beat. I decided to try their bartender's choice cocktail which was their "Where's Samantha?" Lit. Tried their turmeric wings. Lit. Those drunken noodles? LIT! I didn't even order them, I ended up stealing my wife's order because...what's yours is mine? Chicken pot stickers...Litty!Overall, I definitely enjoyed my time at Dan Dan I'll be back for happy hour and regular dining.
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Liz S.
Apr 17, 2024
Came here on a Sunday for a late lunch and it was pretty empty inside and outside. I was excited to try the newer location - the menu looks to be the same at all of the Dan Dan locations. The food came out insanely quick (almost a little too quick) and was exactly how I expected it.I would rank the Dan Dan locations in this order for both food and service: 1) Center City, 2) Ardmore, 3) Wayne.The natural lighting was beautiful and there's a section that looks like a sunroom/patio situation. I would love to sit there next time.
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Julian L.
Jul 20, 2024
Dan dans never disappoints love the Ardmore location over downtown don't be a jave turkey it's better vibe's easily
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Tara V.
Feb 22, 2024
I love me some Dan Dan. This is the spot for some spice. Sichuan and Taiwanese food and they don't hold back. Our favorites are the Scallion Shrimp, Ginger Shredded Duck, Long Hot Beef, the Dry Pepper Chicken. You have to try the Baby Bok Choy & the Chinese Cabbage with Dried Peppers. The latter is maybe the most delicious thing I've ever eaten and I dislike cabbage. The atmosphere is busy but chic. The outside bar in the summer is fun. The service is always impeccable. The hosts can be a bit much. I mean, this is a shopping center. In Ardmore. Let's be for real here people. But if you can make it past the front door you won't be disappointed.
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Brianna W.
Sep 25, 2023
WOW! Dan Dan by far has some of the tastiest and spiciest food in town! 5 stars all the way around.We went for happy hour and ordered the chicken pot stickers, chili oil dumplings and pork buns for appetizers with yummy entrees to follow.The ambiance was beautiful and unique. As you walk in you are welcomed by a kind and attentive host. You are first introduced to the bar and lounge area and then you walk through the conservatory; to follow you enter the main dining room. The conservatory is a nice place to sit and dine should they have the availability but it's so close to the main dining room both are great options.Overall, the food here was really 10/10. If you love spicy food; come here, your taste buds will thank you in advance.I'm definitely going back!
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Melinda T.
Jan 10, 2024
We had a delicious lunch today before a management team offsite at LifeTime work. DanDan is conveniently located right across from LifeTime Fitness and there is lots of parking (usually) in Suburban Square. The restaurant is quiet and well laid out including a lovely atrium in the middle with plenty of natural light and plants. Our group of four ordered the scallion pancakes (excellent), tamarind chicken wings (very good, hard to go wrong with fried chicken wings), cold cucumber (little too oily for me so I'd pass on this next time, I like the ones I make better), pork wonton soup (very good, eight won tons in a light chicken broth for the four of us to share), fried brussels sprouts (very good and a large portion). That was just to start! For our entrees we ordered the ginger scallion fish on a bed of bok choy and the cumin lamb hand ripped noodles and that was the winning selection! Large portions and both were well executed - the combination of the spicy lamb noodles with the delicate flavors of the ginger scallion fish made for a very well complemented meal. This was the best meal I've had at Dan Dan to date (I actually do not prefer their dandan noodles, ironically). I'll definitely order the fish and cumin lamb noodles again, and the scallion pancakes - those are the standout winners for me!
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Allison T.
Oct 12, 2023
overall rating: 4.5/5atmosphere/aesthetic: 4/5- HH seating is just at the bar/lounge. what's nice is that the bar has two tv's. there's also outdoor bar seating when the weather is nice! service: 4/5- never had a problem getting a couple chairs- food comes out as it's ready so i've never had to wait too long pricing + menu: 5/5- i've gone to dandan for happy hour like 10 times in the past year. it's easily one of my favorite HH spots, especially this location (i've been to the center city location once and the menu and prices differ slightly) - they have changed their menu items + prices a couple times but generally still such a good selection of drinks and food for a decent price food recs: 5/5- baby dandan noodles: lil spicy but v flavorful and a classic dandan dish - baby dumplings in chili oil: i prefer the dumplings over the wontons (*wontons pictured*), but the chili oil is what makes this dish. i've used it for other dishes lol- tumeric fried chicken wings: so crispy + juicy- pan fried juicy pork buns: perfectly fried bottom and fluffy soft bun on top. inside filling is so good + juicy. i'm personally not a fan of vinegar based sauces so the sauce is a no from me
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Tre F.
Sep 18, 2023
Dan Dan stands out as a uniquely good restaurant. I'll admit, this was more of an adventure for me because I'm limited in my knowledge of Asian cuisine outside of maybe Chinese take out, sushi, and a recent introduction to dim sum. However, at first I was little intimidated by the menu. However, our server was extremely patient and helpful with our party of 12. The scallion pancakes were superb. I've had them at other places, but these are amazing. The suggestion of the chicken wings was a pleasant surprise. Really good. And how can you not have Dan Dan noodles? Spice was on point and balanced. The 3 cup chicken in presentation was good, but in flavor and taste was great. Everything I tasted was flavorful. But the restaurant itself beautiful. This place is a gem. I'm feeling cultured and junk now.
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Bernie F.
Jun 25, 2024
Food is good and the patio area at Suburban Square is perfect for outdoor dining. The dumplings are great as are most of their noodle dishes. Service is efficient and prices are reasonable.
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Esther F.
Jul 31, 2024
Stopped by for a quick dinner with a friend this evening. I ordered the Sichuan Beef Noodle Soup (2nd) and she had gotten Cumin Lamb Hand-Pulled Noodles (1st). Both dishes had pleasant levels of spice, not too dominating and not too dull. I will say, I preferred the texture of her noodles to mine, as they had the perfect balance of tenderness and firmness, but both were still very good! Honorable mentions include our happy hour drinks and appys: Lychee Martini -- 7.5, Tumeric Wings -- 8.5, Chx Potstickers -- 7
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