Fall River chow mein factory: No more noodles until further notice A one-pound bag of chow mein noodles is ready for a customer at Oriental Chow Mein Co. in Fall River on June 5, 2025.

You made it through no-chow-mein May. And now the temporary noodle drought is over. Oriental Chow Mein Co. is open again.

The Oriental Chow Mein Company announced earlier this month that, due to a “mechanical failure,” the manufacturer is temporarily out of its chow mein products.

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Golden Chow Mein, like its fraternal twin Leo’s Chow Mein on the East Side, is set to close at the end of the year.