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Bing Bing
The bing of Bing Bing is jianbing, a crisp, egg-streaked crepe folded burritolike around your choice of a protein (e.g., lemon-grass beef, Taiwanese sausage, barbecue pork) with lettuce, pickles and fried wontons. Owners Yijun Chen and Yong Liu offer two versions of this traditional street food from China’s northeast: a Shandong-style crepe batter (yellow corn, soybean and wheat flour) and a Tianjin-style batter (mung bean, wheat- and rice-flour). Bing Bing’s menu also includes soups, Japanese kushiage and Volcano Chicken (fried chicken sandwiching gooey American cheese), but the jianbing is what earns Bing Bing a place of distinction in St. Louis’ growing roster of regional Chinese restaurants.
Hours: Lunch and dinner daily
Last year's ranking: New this year
Opened: 2017
Must order: Shandong-style jianbing ($6.50) with barbecue pork ($1.99)