Acclaimed New York City transplant Uncle Zhou’s been serving Plano residents traditional Henan cuisine since 2020, and all noodles are made in-house. Of particular note are the Henan cold noodles. Thanks to their intimidating red color, this dish is associated with heat and spice — but it’s neither. It uses thinner noodles doused in a savory, sour, mildly sweet sauce with roasted peanuts and bean sprouts. 

Two kinds of traditional cold Korean noodles are on the Kooksoo menu. Instead of the wider guksu noodles used with the hot soups, a thinner variety is used for these cold dishes. The spicy bibim kooksoo is dressed in a sweet and spicy, sour chili sauce, while the kong kooksoo is in an iced soybean milk soup. 

This tiny Chinese noodle shop tucked beside the Plano 99Ranch Supermarket on Spring Creek Parkway serves bowls of Sichuan-style cold noodles. The play on temperatures that finds the cold noodles tossed in a bowl of spicy and numbing oil can be perplexing at first but keeps one wanting more. Pair those noodles with equally cold appetizers, from cucumber and bamboo shoots to proteins, such as pigs ears and chicken gizzards. 

This spot’s menu features three kinds of traditional cold noodle dishes: the iced-broth mul-nangmyeon and kongguksu or the broth on the side, spicy bibim-nangmyeon. Don’t forget to take home a giant bottle of their kimchi on your way out. 

Though more known for its Korean barbecue grilled meat spread, Seoul Garden also serves mul nangmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles). The menu offers a mul nangmyeon selection for beef-loving Texans, including Galbi gui nang myeon with LA Galbi ribs on the side and bulgogi nang myeon with marinated, pan fried thin slices of beef on the side.

The focus and passion of Chef Teiichi Sakurai achieved equal acclaim for his handmade soba noodles, a must order at Tei-An. The zaru soba, cold soba atop a weaved plate served with a soy dipping sauce, is minimalist perfection on a summer’s day. If variety is for you, order the soba sampler with four dipping sauces: soy, black sesame, pecan, and walnut.