Lo Mein. Evidence ranking
Lo Mein Noodles
#1 among published recipes we could fairly measure. We use this ranking to build The GüdDish when the method is cook-validated.
Ranking verdict
Split Decision
Current evidence cannot confidently separate the top two. Treat this as a shortlist, not a single crown.
#1 ranked recipe
foodnetwork.com
· top 5% of 168 analysed
4.80 from 190 ratings
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#1 published Lo Mein by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Lo Mein Noodles from foodnetwork.com (of 168 rated recipes across 47 sites). Verdict: Split Decision. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
Among published Lo Mein recipes we could fairly measure, #1 is Lo Mein Noodles from foodnetwork.com (168 rated recipes across 47 sites). GüdScore orders them by how far each outperforms its own publisher. That ranking is how we decide what to learn from when we build The GüdDish.
Why it ranked first
This recipe
4.80
foodnetwork.com avg
4.59
Ahead of its publisher by 0.20 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 190 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 5% of every Lo Mein recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Shrimp Lo Mein (spendwithpennies.com), ★ 4.93 from 117 ratings.
What this takes
4 servings · 13 ingredients · 5 steps
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) chicken stock
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) vegetable oil
- 4 teaspoons ginger, thin julienne
- 2 teaspoons (10 g) garlic, minced
- 1/2 pound (250 g) chicken breast or thigh, thin bite-sized slices
- 2 to 3 cups fresh egg noodles, such as pancit
- 1/2 carrot, julienned
- 1/4 pound (125 g) baby bok choy, bottoms removed, cut on bias
- 3 scallions, cut into 1/2-inch bias pieces
The GüdDish · draft · cook QA in progress
GüdDish Lo Mein
This is the lo mein we cook at home when we want the best result without juggling ten tabs. We read the strongest recipes we could find, kept the ingredients and techniques that overlap again and again, and cut the rest. What is left is one combined method: the best of the best, easy to handle, easy to run, and built to come out right every time.
serves 4 to 6
65 min total
4 steps
Needs cook QA
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We already drafted The GüdDish from the field. It is not cook-validated yet, so Rank stays primary until QA is green. We do not ship a half-tested recipe as the answer.
Full evidence ranking
Showing 10 of a 10-slot list for this dish’s pool of 168 scored recipes. First 10 clear the full CrowdScore floor (at least 12 ratings and 4.5+ stars), ordered by how far each beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence when present. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Lo Mein Noodles4.80 from 190 ratings
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2Shrimp Lo Mein4.93 from 117 ratings
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3Lo Mein Noodles4.88 from 140 ratings
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4Pork and Vegetable Lo Mein (Easy and Delicious)4.70 from 92 ratings
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520-Minute Lo Mein with Chicken Teriyaki Meatballs4.95 from 56 ratings
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6Restaurant-Style Chicken Lo Mein4.96 from 116 ratings
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720 Minute Garlic Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein4.88 from 141 ratings
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8Lo Mein Noodle4.90 from 58 ratings
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9Shrimp Lo Mein5.00 from 38 ratings
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10Veggie Lo Mein4.82 from 70 ratings
Major publishers (ratings not CrowdScore-verified)
Some major publishers show star totals without review-level data we can audit. Those aggregates never enter CrowdScore. They can still appear here as honest publisher claims or as method references. Below: top claims for this dish.
Behind the evidence
168Recipes rated
47Sites
3,919Ratings
HighOrdering confidence
What enters GüdScore
We only put a recipe in GüdScore when we can check the evidence behind its rating at the review level. Sites that only publish closed aggregate stars, without recoverable reviews, stay outside that score rather than being quietly down-weighted. Where we can rebuild ratings from raw public reviews, we do that before a recipe competes. Full methodology: How GüdScore works.
FAQ
What is the best Lo Mein recipe?
#1 published Lo Mein by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Lo Mein Noodles from foodnetwork.com (of 168 rated recipes across 47 sites). Verdict: Split Decision. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We search the open web for methods, measure rated recipes with GüdScore (evidence engine), study ingredients and techniques that set the strongest ones apart, then build one GüdDish. GüdScore does not hand you a single best recipe alone. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The Rank verdict describes the published-recipe competition, not a grade for The GüdDish. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish.
Why are some big publishers missing from GüdScore?
GüdScore only includes ratings we can audit at the review level. Sites that only expose closed aggregate scores, without recoverable review data, stay outside that score. Their recipes may still inform technique. See How GüdDish works for the full rules.
How often is this updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-17.
The public Rank is the top 10. The rest of the scored pool lives in the JSON API, not on this page.