Intersection of Tongda South Street and Beijing Middle Road
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Near the hotel where I stayed, the restaurant was very busy. The environment in the restaurant was OK, and there was no smell of oil smoke. I ordered two dishes and one soup, the signature fried meat and sand onion.
The ingredients for the fried meat were onion and tomato, and there was a little noodles. There was a lot of meat and the taste was good. The sand onion was cultivated and had a lighter taste. The mutton soup was delicious, clear soup, without spices.
The boss was very polite.
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Reviews of Laonajia Lamb Restaurant
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Near the hotel where I stayed, the restaurant was very busy. The environment in the restaurant was OK, and there was no smell of oil smoke. I ordered two dishes and one soup, the signature fried meat and sand onion. The ingredients for the fried meat were onion and tomato, and there was a little noodles. There was a lot of meat and the taste was good. The sand onion was cultivated and had a lighter taste. The mutton soup was delicious, clear soup, without spices. The boss was very polite.
You must try this hand-pulled lamb, it is delicious whether you eat it plain or with sauce, a treasure for meat lovers~
------ 1⃣. Yinchuan – High Temperature and Crowd Warning! 🚄Transportation: National high-speed rail links directly to Yinchuan Station, but July and August are packed with tourists, so avoid weekends (Shapotou shuttle bus lines can last over an hour). ✨Tips to Avoid: • Western Xia Royal Tombs: After 3 PM, there's no shade and the guides often disconnect. It's recommended to enter by 8 AM. • Huaiyuan Night Market: The line for the internet-famous beef patties can be 40 minutes, but locals recommend Lao Na's Lamb Skewers in Nanmen Square, which is 30 yuan per person. 🏡Accommodation: B&Bs in the Gulou Business District offer good value (such as the Landou Four Seasons Hotel), but book at least two weeks in advance! The Desert Star Hotel's room rates are rising to over 3,000 yuan per night in July. It's better to opt for Tengger Camping (500 yuan per person, including a bonfire). ------ 2⃣. Zhongwei - The desert is a scorching hot plate 🚗 Transportation: Shared ride from Yinchuan to Zhongwei, 150 yuan/person. Beware of sandstorms when driving on your own (Route 66 is prone to getting lost in the afternoon). 🌵 Lessons learned the hard way: • Shapotou: Camel riding is suspended at 2 pm (camels get heatstroke!), and the Yellow River zipline has a 2-hour waiting line, but the ride only takes 5 minutes. • Beichangtan Ancient Village: The earthen houses are a great place to take photos, but the round-trip mountain road is a 3-hour journey, with only one small shop (mineral water 8 yuan/bottle). 🍽️ Food: The "Yanchi Braised Lamb" in the city is 50% cheaper than in the scenic area, and the scallions are amazing. ------ 3⃣. Guyuan - A lesser-known attraction, but the transportation is a bit of a hassle. 🚌 Transportation: No high-speed rail! The Yinchuan to Guyuan bus takes 4 hours, and the winding mountain road can be prone to motion sickness. ⛰️Real Experiences: • Liupan Mountain: The sea of clouds after the rain in July is stunning, but there are no food stations along the forest park hiking route (bring your own food!). • Longde Hot Pot: Greasy and heavy, women recommend sharing between two and pairing it with buckwheat tea to help with the greasiness. ------ 4⃣. Wuzhong—Want to wake up early for breakfast! 🍜Only Recommendation: • Guangyao Food Street: Enjoy eight-treasure tea with beef ramen at 6 AM, where a local auntie hand-rolls the noodles! (15 yuan per person). ⚠️Note: Non-halal food is prohibited from outside the Muslim District. Respect local customs. ------ 5⃣. Shizuishan—An Industrial-Style Photography Mecca 📸Off-the-beaten-path: • Dawukou Industrial Ruins: The ruins-style film filter is straight out of the jar, and the best light and shadows are at 5 PM. • Shahu: The lotus flowers are in full bloom in July, but there are a lot of mosquitoes! Wear a long skirt and spray mosquito repellent. ------ 💡 Life-saving Tips: ✔️ Reapply sunscreen every hour! Ningxia's UV index is consistently 8+ year-round. ✔️ Wear thick-soled shoes in the desert (the sand can reach 70°C at noon!), as rented shoe covers can easily break. ✔️ For goji berries, look for the "Zhongning" label; most of the stock sold in bulk at the entrance to the scenic area is old stock. 📌 "Save this post, and save as many lives as you can!" 🌵
Our first meal in Ningxia was at the Lao Na Jia main restaurant near our hotel. The restaurant was very busy during lunch hour, with private rooms upstairs and downstairs. The air in the restaurant was fresh, free of fumes and the smell of mutton. We ordered stir-fried meat, scallions as a vegetable, and mutton soup. The stir-fried meat came with some firecracker noodles, a perfect portion for two. Are the scallions cultivated? They have a mild flavor; I prefer something spicy. The mutton soup was delicious, without any mutton smell.
For the last meal in Yinchuan, I came to this famous mutton restaurant near the train station to make up for the missed fried stewed meat and mutton offal. Let's talk about this bowl of mutton offal soup first. "Stewed mutton offal" contains mutton liver, mutton tripe, face lung, etc., and the local traditional spicy sauce is served with mutton soup. I must talk about the face lung, which is white and striped. According to the proprietress, it is a unique ingredient of the Hui people. It is to pour the batter into the sheep lung from top to bottom to squeeze out the blood. In the past, it was blown manually, but now there is equipment to replace it. It is said that a palm-sized sheep lung can be filled with a face lung as big as a selenium sand melon, and then boiled with water, cut into strips, and put in the bowl. It tastes a bit like cooled sheep fat, but it is not local lamb meat. The face lung still has a bit of sheep smell. Don't order it if you mind. "Fried stewed meat" Because I was about to vomit after eating mutton for four consecutive days, my mother insisted on changing to beef. However, there is also a particularly famous beef ramen restaurant next to the train station, so I decisively changed the stewed mutton to stewed beef. The beef should have been marinated before being grilled, and it has a soy sauce flavor. It is served with spicy cabbage, green onions and vermicelli. It is sour and spicy. I especially like the local spicy cabbage, which is also served on stinky tofu. The vermicelli is thick. It is really a perfect match. It is especially delicious with rice. It is also great to take it home and mix it with rice noodles! I only ordered two dishes because I have a small appetite, but the quality of the dishes is evident. It is worth recommending! The service attitude is also good, and the average cost per person is about 50 or 60 yuan.