Rice noodle and simmering soup are not new to Texans, as outlet are springing across the city, but as Ten Seconds Launches in Katy, it promises amazing culinary delights from China’s Yunnan province that are sure to leave taste buds titillating.

Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle is a branch of popular Chinese noodle chain Shi Miao Dao who operate over 750 shops in China and are expanding into North America and Canada with shops in New York and Toronto. The Shi Miao Dao name translates roughly to “ready in ten seconds”, which explains the English name of the restaurant.

True to its Yunnan roots, the restaurant specializes in its signature historical “cross the bridge” noodle dish. Rice is the base ingredient of this dish because it is is more available than wheat in the southwest region of China where Yunnan is. Cross-the-bridge is based on a Chinese romantic fable about a woman who crossed a bridge every day to bring food to her husband who was a diligent student studying on a small island. Since he always had his food cold as he was so engrossed in his studies, she came up with a way of having his noodles ready to eat by having a hot chicken soup and other ingredients in separate bowls, then combining them together to serve piping hot.

Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle are the specialists in soups with all the ingredients served separately.

At, Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle, you can enjoy your “cross the bridge” soups with broth heated to over 300 degrees Fahrenheit and served boiling hot in stone bowls. You only have to add your noodles and eat away before they start falling apart. The soup has other ingredients which include quail eggs, shrimp, thin slices of beef, bamboo shoots, tofu skin, corn, preserved vegetables, kimchi, wood ear mushroom, chive, and various sauces and spice pastes. There are more than a dozen broth and toppings combinations, with add-ons like lamb, fish, and pork chops. The ingredients change depending on what is in season and what is available from the market. If you don’t want the mild house broth, they have a tomato-based option which is served with spicy soups.

As the slurpy Pho and Ramen noodle love is growing around the country, the unique range of flavors from Ten Seconds are sure to satisfy your cravings. Ten Seconds brings a new look to low calorie and healthy cuisine that is not only healthy, it taste amazing! From tomato based soups to fresh vegetables, Ten Seconds makes eating healthy easy. This type of soup might be fairly new to Katy, but if you love your Asian foods and don’t want to wait to get to Chinatown to try one out, Ten Seconds offer a variety of options beyond noodle bowls.

There are a number of appetizers which include spicy beef tendon, spicy cucumber salad, cold noodle salad and jellyfish salad, as well as layered fruit teas and milk teas.

You can find Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle in Katy, TX at 23119 Colonial Parkway, Suite C-6. They can be reached on phone at 281-810-7777 and on email at 10secondskaty@gmail.com, and you can visit their website to learn more. Open hours are Monday to Sunday, from 10am to 9:30pm.