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| - Basis for my starred ratings (which skews heavily to the food or drink):
1 star: Never again.
2 stars: Poor food, poor experience, extraordinary measures in order for me to come back.
3 stars: Average, nothing really special, nothing particularly bad.
4 stars: Very good, would definitely return.
5 stars: A favorite, one of the best.
Best point of comparison is to China Magic Noodle House down in Chandler, which I formerly gave 5 stars, but based on dining here, downgraded that to 4. Still good, but not as good as here.
It basically came down to the broth and value. We ordered spicy pig ears here as well and for a little more, you get a lot more ears than at China Magic. Same goes for the volume of the noodle bowls - paying a little more for what seems to be significantly more in volume.
We ordered the oxtail and the beef flank. The beef flank was a little fatty and I may not order it again, but the noodles in both were nice and chewy and each had a different broth - which was a nice touch. Mine was a deep, dark, and beefy which matched well with the beefy flank. The oxtail had a lighter broth to go with the unmarinated oxtails. The oxtail here were better prepared than at China Magic by a margin, but the broth for each bowl was just more flavorful.
So both are quite good, but Nan Zhou edges out China Magic by just a bit. We have yet to try the peanut sesame noodles but they look fantastic. We'll also have to compare their fried noodles to see if this slight edge holds up.
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