Saw BlogTO's latest article on the new location of Magic Noodle on Harbord and discovered I live close to the one in Scarborough...
Figured I'd give this Scarborough location a try and I haven't been underwhelmed by a restaurant in a while... Seating was fairly cramped (they're really going for maximizing the number of customers in their unit space) -- it was awkward getting up or flagging wait staff because you'd end up smacking the person at the next table.
Ordered the Triple B (Beef Stock / Braised Beef Brisket / Pickled Tumip / Cilantro / Scallions ), The Magic (Beef Stock / Sliced Beef / Pulled Chicken . Fried Egg / Braised Lamb / Beef Tripe / Pickled Turnip / Cilantro / Scallions), and Pork Flats. The Magic... was not what we expected -- it didn't even have a lot of toppings in it, nor did it look like the photo in the menu. The Triple B only had one slice of turnip and less brisket than I thought there'd be. The only thing that came as expected was the Pork Flats (even then it was just mediocre). The soup base for both seemed like they just mixed in broth intended for the lamb noodles because I could taste a bit of mutton in it (also they mixed in a bit of kidney beans???). The noodles themselves were actually the only good thing from the meal...
Skimmed some reviews before posting and noticed that some people have commented on the noticeable drop in quality of food... maybe I was just unlucky, or maybe it's what it is now. Don't think I'll be coming back to this location but am willing to try the Harbord and Richmond Hill locations to see if they're any better.