Happy Stony Noodle

Signed on-site as Zou Ji or Zou Li Lan Zhou Ramen, this low-key Elmhurst eatery is known online as Happy Stony Noodle. Beyond the soup bowls, the kitchen turns out crispy-edged scallion pancakes in a simple, traditional style and fried stinky tofu. Other options include seasoned calamari and a nourishing pickled cabbage soup with pork and rice cakes. Portions are generous and prices are low, though some diners note that dishes like the beef noodles skew away from a strictly traditional Taiwanese style.