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| - Came with my parents tonight because my mom noticed this place was around. She thought it was new. Turns out it wasn't. Oh well. We were at Magic Noodle about a month and a half ago, and we wanted to do some kind of comparison.
Had:
Hand pulled noodles with spare rib ($6.99). For the price, it was alright. The ribs could have been more tender, the noodles could have had more chew (although I did like that they were thinner than most other hand pulled noodles I've seen), and the broth could have been more flavorful.
Clear noodle with chili sauce ($3.99 size small) - Not chili sauce. Chili oil. Swimming in it. But that is what it's supposed to be. I love this kind of chili oil. It's an okay portion for the price, but I've had cheaper and better elsewhere. The noodles also needed a tad more of a bite to them.
Mixed celery with peanuts ($3.99 size small) - Not bad, but once again, the portion to price is a tad off, especially for a dish made of celery, carrots, and peanuts. The peanuts could have been slightly crunchier.
Steamed chicken in spicy garlic sauce ($4.99 size small) - This looks nothing like the picture. I'm actually surprised. Usually, this dish looks almost exactly like the picture of it on the menu, because it's not that hard to recreate that picture. It's usually chicken that's been chopped up, but placed back together to resemble the part of the chicken it came from. This was pieces of chicken haphazardly stacked up. They pieces were also larger than I expected. It seems like they used all drumstick pieces, instead of the typical drumstick and thigh. Taste-wise, it was alright, but I've had better. Portion to price was decent. This one's also drowning in chili oil, for those of you wondering what spicy garlic sauce looks like. It was not particularly heavy on the garlic either.
Sauteed shredded pork with sweet bean sauce ($10.99) - The picture of this on the menu makes this look like it's serve with Chinese style crepes. We asked the waitress if this was the case, that it was served with wraps, and she said yes. She didn't know how many, but she said it was enough for the portion of meat. Upon receiving our dish, we discovered they weren't crepes at all. They were sheets of dry tofu (not to be confused with bean curd sheets). It was an interesting concept. However, they only provided about eight sheets, and each sheet could not hold much meat. We ended up having 2/3 of our meat left. There were definitely not enough wraps for it. The shredded pork is served in a sauce that tastes like hoisin. It's tasty, but it's strong. There was a smattering of shredded green onion on the meat, but I would have liked a whole lot more of it to neutralize some of that sweet sauce. That being said, out of all the dishes I had tonight, this is the one I'd be most likely to order again.
If you're in the area and craving this kind of food, then sure. Go for it. However, I wouldn't make a special trip to come again.
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