Lunar New Year has arrived in Disney California Adventure!

2024 is the Year of the Dragon, and the park will mark the year’s arrival with the annual Lunar New Year celebration, which takes place from January 23rd through February 18th this year. There will be lots of new eats at the food booths, fun entertainment offerings, merchandise, and more. We’ve already shared the full menus for ALL the booths, but today we’re stopping by the Longevity Noodle Co. booth to review the goods. Come see what we found!

Menu

This year, Longevity Noodle Co. has one returning food item, a new noodle dish and a new drink!

Last year we thought this was a pretty solid booth, but overall nothing special. We were honestly unimpressed with how plain the food was. How did it fare this year? Let’s take a look!

Eats

First on the menu are the Garlic Noodles for $8, which are long noodles tossed in zesty garlic butter and parmesan. Last year, we thought that this dish was good — they are cheesy noodles, after all, but there wasn’t anything super exciting about it.

It was basically spaghetti with parmesan and garlic. However, we thought it would have been a good pick for those with a pickier palette. We didn’t grab this dish this year, but we did grab…

The Shrimp Lo Mein Noodles! These bad boys could be all yours for $9. These are pan-fried lo mein noodles with sautéed shrimp garnished with green onions.

Wow! Our first impression of this dish was that it has some GREAT spice. It isn’t too spicy, though, and it pairs well with the salty taste of the sauce. If you love Asian food, you probably know exactly what we mean. It’s like that red pepper flavor mixed with soy sauce.

This flavor also pairs well with the cabbage, which provides a bright, fresh flavor that really adds some complexity to the dish. Oh, and that shrimp? It’s cooked to perfection and each piece is perfectly covered in seasoning. We’d recommend this to anyone who loves a classic lo mein dish that doesn’t mind a tiny hint of spice.

Now, let’s talk about DRINKS!

Drinks

Finally, we tried the NEW Dragon Cocktail for $17.

This is made with Dragonberry rum, white rum, lychee nectar, dragon fruit and Chinese five-spice syrups, lime juice, and house-made coriander tea garnished with a dried dragon fruit wheel.

Wow, wow, and wow. There are so many great flavors in this drink. It’s seriously SWEET, but that’s okay. It’s so fruity and sweet that you can’t even taste the rum, which can be dangerous. It also has a bit of a tart flavor from the lime juice, which was much appreciated since it helped balance out that sweetness. We’d recommend this to anyone who wants an alcoholic drink but doesn’t like the taste of alcohol, and it’s also great for those that have a sweet tooth.

Also returning from last year is the Lotus Flower Glow Cube for $6, which you can add to your bevi.

Overall

This booth has some pretty safe options that many guests can enjoy. Plus, we were excited to see some complexity in the Shrimp Lo Mein this year that we didn’t get with the garlic noodles last year. If you like shrimp, you should get the Shrimp Lo Mein Noodles, and for those looking for an Instagramable cocktail, the Dragon Cocktail is right up your alley!

We’re hitting all the booths this year to give you guys the scoop, so stay tuned!

Read more about the Lunar New Year Festival Here

Have you tried anything at this booth yet? Let us know what you think in the comment section below!

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