: a Chinese dish consisting of sliced vegetables, soft noodles, and usually meat or shrimp in bite-size pieces stir-fried in a seasoned sauce
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The menu has staples that stay, like the birria quesatacos and birria ramen, but also has rotating specials like chicken tinga dumplings and lo mein noodles.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Was passing containers of lo mein, honey garlic chicken and beef and broccoli around the table part of your annual tradition?
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Think orange chicken, Mongolian beef, and lo mein noodles—fast.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 3 Nov. 2025
Flavor-wise, I was sold after a single bite of the sweet and spicy shrimp lo mein.
—Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Was passing containers of lo mein, honey garlic chicken and beef and broccoli around the table part of your annual tradition?
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Think orange chicken, Mongolian beef, and lo mein noodles—fast.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 3 Nov. 2025
Flavor-wise, I was sold after a single bite of the sweet and spicy shrimp lo mein.
—Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Lo mein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo%20mein. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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