JBC Rice Noodles & Ramen

Pittsford needed this. A bright, clean dining room at 14 South Main Street serving Yunnan-style rice noodles, ramen, and a full bar — it's the kind of variety that makes a village feel like it's paying attention to what people actually want to eat. We've been there three or four times now and it holds up every visit. The ramen is the thing to order if you want heat — they'll take it as spicy as you ask for, and they mean it. The Yunnan rice noodle bowls are the other anchor of the menu, lighter and more delicate than ramen, built around a clear broth and careful ingredient selection. The kitchen is serious about quality in a way that you notice. Everything is made to order, the service is warm and attentive, and the full bar does fresh-pressed cocktails — watermelon juice, espresso martinis — that are worth arriving early for. For a village that skews heavily toward American and Mediterranean, JBC brings genuine Asian variety to Pittsford's dining scene. Lunch specials run Monday through Friday 11am to 2:30pm, dine-in only. Reservations available for dinner, which on weekends is worth doing.