I've never eaten at a fresh noodle place. The flavors here are out of this world. We are from out of town and had the Spicy Dumplings szechuan style. These are not too spicy at all and so good. The sauce, I can't even describe it but we all loved it. We all kept involuntarily saying, "Umm" and then laughing at each other about it. The three meals that we tried were Mongolian Beef Chow Mein.....another delicious "Ummm" meal. My friend finished my meal once I was stuffed. He had ordered the szechuan beef brisket noodle and after finishing it, ate the rest of mine. The other meal was the chicken with mushroom noodle. We could not decide which was our favorite and are wanting to try new restaurants on this trip. We already decided we would double up here and eat again before we leave town. You must eat here and I told them they should open one in Louisville, KY. They are not a franchise and this is currently the only one. The meals here are around nine dollars; however, that is not indicative of the service, staff or food. I would easily pay more for what I had to eat.
Absolutely wonderful. The flat wide noodles have such a beautiful texture. You can tell the difference when you have homemade noodles. You'll never settle for less once you try these. The Chong Qing...to die for. The dan dan noodles, ridiculous. The spicy wonton dumplings. ..ugh. I cant. It was all so delicious
The food was excellent. Really great service from the staff. I had the brisket soup with extra wide noodles. It was superb and the broth was perfect. You can't forget the chili oil. I recommend this place to anyone who loves noodles. All the side dishes was good also. Especially the fried rice and chive pancakes. Amazing.
Our favorite was the spicy won ton on the Appetizer menu. Even decided to add the leftover sauce in our soup. That and the soup was really good. We didn't care much for the stir fry. It's a fun atmosphere as you can see them making the dishes in the back. We went on a weekend. They were really busy with take out orders and took a while to check on us for the check that we had to finally get there attention. Surprisingly at the time we went, there were still seats open. But when we left the restaurant possibly after 7pm... is when there was a wait to be seated.
The area is small and it was kind of awkward being so close to the next table as you can clearly hear their full conversations.
Our family thought this noodle shop was better than Sheng. Noodles (we got knife cut) were much chewier and had a more satisfying bite and flavor. The soup base is a push with Sheng. Tried Dan Dan, spicy pork, and beef noodle soup. All very good. Dan Dan had some nice numbing as well. Fried rice was excellent. But we did not like the fried dumplings very much. Flavor was ok but the texture was gooey and not pleasant to the bite. Onion pancakes were very solid and an amazing value. We loved everything else. Also we sat in less than 15 min which will probably not be the case going forward as more people discover this place. Don't let the name fool you. It's a great authentic noodle spot!
The food here is delicious and authentic. You can really taste the freshness of the ingredients. The hand pulled noodles are fantastic and the flavors are mouthwatering. This place does get busy and there tends to be a wait list almost all times of the day. The average wait time is about 20 minutes. Go hungry!
This strip mall noodle shop is good enough to compete in the tight market of Southern California. The hand sliced noodles are fun to watch them been made and good to try them if you haven’t done so already. We also had the pork belly fried rice. You don’t often see this dish on Chinese restaurant’s menu. Here, it’s similar to homemade ones with its own distinctive taste. I asked the server what kind of flavoring that was and she told me only the chef knows the ingredients. Well said! In any event, it was very good. We also tried the black fungus salad. The serving was large with a taste that needed a bit more vinegar. The friendly servers were quick and attentive.
Amazing! When we went there was a wait list to be seated. That’s when I knew this place must be good! 😂
Spicy Wontons: 1000/10
Braised Pork Belly Fried Rice: 10/10
Chinese Beef Burrito: 10/10
Spicy Beef Brisket Knife Cut Noodles: 7/10*
*We didn’t looooove it like everything else but it was good. The noodles were amazing but flavor of the broth was lacking imo.
We went back the very next day and ate again! Highly recommend! And it’s cool to see them making the noodles!
After living in Shanghai for 3 years, I had been on the hunt for some delicious noodles! Even though they aren’t shanghainese noodles they are still pretty damn authentic to the shanxi province! We got the most ordered short rib with wide noodles , the spicy dumplings, and the minced beef with wide noodles. I’m from Phoenix and have not find anything comparable to this place. The service was fast and I loved that you could see them making all the food in the kitchen!
In A Nutshell:
-The Magic Noodle is a place to fill your noodle cravings.
-Especially if you love Asian hand-pulled noodles made in house, fresh.
-This is a very popular restaurant so don't be surprised if you see a full house & have to wait.
-I tried their Schzuan Beef Brisket Noodle w/ the Knife Cut Noodles.
-The soup broth was delicious along w/ the brisket & noodles, it really hit the spot.
Overall, this place offers three different types of hand-pulled noodles: original, flat wide or knife cut so it's great to have some options :)
Awesome!
Last time I saw noodles made like this was Chelsea market in New York City. And it was just as good as Chelsea.
We will be back!!!
At 4 PM the place was packed. Fortunately, we did take out.
The magic noodle was worth the wait for sure. If you want some authentic Chinese noodles this is the place to go. I got the spicy wontons which might have been some of the best food I’ve ever had. The beef brisket soup was also good, although I’ll say Shang artesian is a little better and less of a wait. Great place to eat at.
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