Trois Fois Plus de Piment

I did not know that people made a line about this place. After half an hour waiting in Friday night, we sat and ordered. Ambiance was bustling, chatty yet quick eating for. The deco was simply pretty.The waitress was nice and helpful.The soup: I take level two and it was spicy enough to drip my sweat. So if you are not confident, go for 1 / 0. The soup is flavourful tasty full of herbs spices as I like it. Beef was so tender while the noodles were also good. Will be perfect for winter !

I have been to a bunch of Chinese restaurants in Paris, and you have to admit that their noodle soups have a specific taste. Been there a couple times, bought takeaway even more.Now, does it justify all the hype, the waiting line, delivery bikes outside and the above-average prices? Well, probably not. In general it tastes good, but the level of pepper is rather random, and if you're one or two steps above your pepper-handling capacity, you are going to have to break a sweat to finish the bowl and probably will not be able to taste anything by the end of the meal. You have been warned.Also, the premises are very small and cramped, which is typical of Asian restaurants in the area. Service itself is no-nonsense, no-useless-politeness, no-smiling. You don't come here for comfort, it's just because you want something a teeny-tiny different form the usual Paris Asian joint and you follow articles of fooding magazines. I could bet this one is in ninety percent of tourist guide books by now.So, not a bad experience per se, but I am finding it hard hard to really, genuinely appreciate it given the many alternatives in the area.

Although we were first-timers in Paris, my husband loves Asian food and we HAD to stop and try Trois Fois Plus de Piment, as there was always a line out the door. We are so happy we did. Although the staff did not speak English, they were helpful and ordering was manageable. The noodles with soup were amazing. Just as if we were in Singapore, China, or Malaysia. Very fast, attentive service, and the prices were "right." We found we enjoyed it so much that we returned twice during our stay in Le Marais. Don't let the line scare you..the turnover is fast and the wait is not too long. CAREFUL ABOUT THE SPICINESS, we are fans of "hot" food, but a level 2 (out of 5) was PLENTY spicy. MUST EATS!

Efficient service, short menu, tasty dishes, with different intensity of spicyness. Be prepared to wait a bot to get seated ! Reasonable prices, but not cheap.

Never going back to this restaurant that refused to fix a simple kitchen error, and instead, lied to us, and accused us of trying to cheat them.We went yesterday and as a table of two ordered three items (at spice level 1). The first two, although rather salty, were fine. But the pork dumpling soup was like a puddle of salt, and having eaten perhaps one bite, we politely told our waitress, who said she couldn't change it for another dish, but would bring us another of the same, with less salt.The second soup was equally salty. The manager insisted they had remade the soup stock especially for us (unlikely in five to seven minutes), and that we just couldn't handle the spice. (I'm Indian and cook with Sichuan pepper as well as very hot chillis. The spice was fine). Then she said we were unused to Sichuan pepper. We are perfectly capable of differentiating between salt and pepper. And neither Sichuan pepper nor chilli can produce a salty veneer that stays on the roof of your mouth.The manager insisted that she had done all she could, that we clearly couldn't understand the Sichuan pepper taste, and she couldn't cater to customers who might be trying to "taste different dishes and not pay for them".When we asked (still politely) to speak to the owner or get his email address, the manager then claimed that she was the owner (the website says it's a man), but that we couldn't have her name or email.After twenty-five minutes of this unpleasantness, we paid and left -- which was her aim, I guess. Not returning.