Overall, it's a decent noodle place although the texture of the noodle in the noodle soup isn't my favorite (but it's not bad either). My stir-fried beef rice noodle is delicious. Service is friendly and efficient. Price and portion are good. The place is also very clean. Plenty of street parking available. Will visit again if I'm in the area :) read more

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So the service is trash I asked for the receipt and they screamed at me they don't smile no ho or good bye to go the amount of noodles is enough for the baby but not enough for a 10 year old the inside is ok but imma go somewhere where they care for the customers 2 stars cus the food is ok read more

This was my first time dining at Magic Noodles. I had it on my list as it's close to my home and this week I had the time to try it. The customer service was friendly and engaging. The service was fast and accommodating. It's a small dining area that is clean and comfortable. The food is reasonably priced. The portion size is enough to make you satisfied and the flavors are delicious. This will be my local go to spot for ramen. read more

Magic Noodles - 105. Magic Lamb Noodle - Noodles Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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*Indoor Dining Review* I really wanted to like this place, but not what I expected. Since this was opened not long ago and close to my house, I decided to give it a try. Restaurant: 3/5 Food: 2/5 Service: 1/5 Parking: Combo of Street meter parking and limited free parking lot in the back. Restaurant itself looks pretty nice, the decors are modern. Tables and chairs are clean. Couldn't say the same about restroom. Food is at best average, we ordered couple things to try. -Assorted Skewers (Dry and overcooked, flavor is good at least) -Beef Brisket Ramen (Broth taste good, but barely room temperature. Protein is plentiful but it is like chewing on leather) -Beijing Bang (Nothing special, a fancy way to make Lo Mein. Ramen was slightly undercooked) Service... oh boy. From the moment we walked in, we probably should have turn around and walk out, the restaurant was empty. But I decided to give them a benefit of the doubt. We're greeted with less than unwelcome enthusiasm from the lady working the desk/tables, as if we just ruined her day. We sat down on our table, presented with a menu, was almost rushed into ordering our food. After we ordered and while still eating talking. We weren't even ask if we needed a box or take our leftover, the lady just dropped off our check, without a word. As if we're being told, ok hurry up, eat and get out. Keep in mind, we were not showing any hostility or negativity towards the food or the restaurant. I can understand it if they are super busy, but there was only one other family that came in after us. Needless to say, we decided not to even finish our food or pack them to go, paid for our meal and left. To sum it up... Noodle is there, just no Magic (at all). At the end of the experience, I almost wanted to apologize to my girlfriend for wanting to try this place when we're both hungry. Would we go back? No, absolutely not. We would rather forget about this whole entire experience. TIP: If you want a fun Ramen experience. Go across the street to (Rayaki Ramen). Much better service and food. read more

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Their website says open til 11 pm and we went at 9:15, told only open til 9:45 pm. She seemed happy we said never mind. Being nice giving three stars since I have no idea how their food or atmosphere really is. Going with what their overall rating already is. read more

My go-to Skewers place. I love their Skewers seasoning, and the price is more affordable than Chinatown. Highly recommend beef, lamb, chicken gizzard; skip the rest. Noodles are pretty decent and fulfilling. Their rice dishes are alright, though the rice is kind of dry. Their Xiao long bao's skin is too thick, and flavor is meh. You can find better Xiao Long Bao elsewhere. read more

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I was a little hesitant to order from here because of the bad reviews. But with the lower prices, and a strong soup noodle craving, I took the risk and was pleasantly surprised. I ordered the spicy beef noodle soup. The spicy broth was flavorful and the kimchi was fragrant and crisp. The only downside is that all of the other toppings were bland. Thankfully, the broth helped a lot. I would definitely order from here again and try some other menu items. read more

Got take out, usually don't have an issue and like the food but recently found a hair in the soup. I'm giving two stars since previous experiences were not terrible. read more

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I got a taste for noodles and bao today, found Magic Noodles on Yelp. Magic Noodles is located on the same strip where McDonald's(cottman and blvd) and Four Seasons Diner at. As we were walking in, we saw that the restaurant is pack so I thought that must be a good sign right? I was wrong. I ordered Magic Beef noodle soup, pork steamed dumplings(xiao long bao), mini sausage skewer, and bacon with mushrooms skewer. The noodle soup won the MOST BLAND award. XLB's soup is sour, wth??? Xiao long bao is sour when dipped in vinegar. I thought my tastebuds were off, ate a second one, still the same. I was expecting the skewer to be something like Solo's in Chinatown. Mini sausage got some type of weird seasoning on it and bacon with mushrooms were not edible. We came in hungry and we left hungry. I left a picture of what was uneaten SMH. read more

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You will get your money's worth. The wait was like 15-20 minutes, but you will be pleasantly surprised when the food comes out. The bowl is HUGE (10.5 inches wide according to measure app) and there's tons of toppings and freshly hand-drawn noodles. I got #101 which had beef, lamb, pork bone, mushroom, fungus, bok choy, and soy sauce egg for $10.95. There are cheaper options for like $8-9 and they even sell skewers, soup dumplings, and gelato. I definitely recommend the #101 for noodles! read more

Magic Noodles - 101 - Noodles Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I passed this place so many times and wanted to give a try, and I did today, but the food is okay, just not the services. No one greeted me when walking in, and when placing an order, the servicer who took my order didn't smile, and when answering me, she answered with huh, uh, and no other words. What kind of training professional is there? read more

Take out/Pick-up review: four stars!! I've tried Singapore rice noodles at five other Chinese restaurants in NE Philly, and this has been my favorite bang for the buck. Good amount of meat (beef and chicken, because I don't like shrimp or pork) and cabbage was sufficient. Could have used more carrots and onions imo (but I say this about every Chinese place because I always want more veggies lol). I also got the sizzling cauliflower and bacon wrapped mushroom/white stringy fungi. Bacon wrapped at a spice level of "Less Spicy" was still REALLY spicy, but 100% worth the tears I cried because it was that tasty. The bacon was slightly-crispy on the outside and tender and soft on the inside touching the mushroom. And it's so cute!!! The cauliflower I got the "No spice" option, and it ended up being quite bland. I was kind of hoping it would have been seasoned with salt&pepper&garlic or something, but it really seemed like it was just cumin and no salt at all. Next time I know to get the "Less Spicy" option. My sister ordered the Vegetable Lo Mein and loved it. For 10-14$ for a meal a serving size of 1.5-2 servings, I'd say this place is pretty great. As other reviewers have mentioned, their customer service has room for improvement (the front desk man and woman seemed very stressed and curt when I picked up my order) but eh, if you're just doing take out or delivery I'd say it's worth it. Love that this place has creative options and flavor combinations, as well as the option to sub rice noodle for egg noodle for any options (great my me and my gluten-free self). Would return if I want food in a jiffy. My order was ready in ten-15 mins! read more

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Modern Shanghai dumpling and soup house on Cottman Avenue just off the Roosevelt Expressway in Northeast (Dong Bei) Philly. This is a growing Asian neighborhood that is slowly becoming a legitimate alternative to Chinatown (Center City) and Washington Avenue (South Philly) for your dining and shopping pleasure. Clientele is primarily Chinese, as is the staff. Cantonese is understood more readily than Mandarin. The menu is bilingual, with major focus on the beef/pork soup food group. Plenty of dumpling options, too, from Xiao Long Bao to wok fried pork gaozi. I was there for the XLB, so ordered two steam baskets (12) of them and a large bowl of Magic Noodles 101 (beef and bones in savory broth with mix of mushrooms and black fungus). The Shanghai created XLB were steamy and quite tasty with a touch of vinegar dropped in through the opened top knot for added flavor. Only downside was that the skin was so friable that the act of lifting them gently onto my spoon with the metal tongs cause them to tear, leaving a leaking dough sack to contend with. Every one of them tore open. Nimble handling to place them quickly into the spoon was the only way to salvage the contents. I managed to do that, but still had to suck some soup from the spoon each time. The Magic Noodle bowl was okay, but I found gnawing the beef bones to be messy and less than fun. The mushrooms were flavorful and I knew the fungus was good for health. This was a very tactile meal. It was definitely a change of pace cultural experience that was as entertaining as it was nourishing. read more

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Honestly after looking at the reviews, I was scared to even consider eating at this place but my family decided to eat here anyways and I'm so glad we did! The promotional soup dumplings were soooo good. I thought they were going to be sour due to the few reviews claiming they were but I guess they might have solved that problem by now. They were lightly wrapped and was filled with smooth porky broth. Best soup dumplings I've had in Philly! We got the spicy noodle with kimchi and porkbelly and the regular bowl of noodles with mushrooms and beef. The spicy broth kind of reminded me of how black nongshim instant noodles tasted like and the porkbelly was tender and just melted in your mouth. The regular bowl of noodles were perfectly plain and beefy if you wanted a light meal during a cold day. Will definitely come back for a visit when I'm in the Northeast area again! read more

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First time visiting this new restaurant here in Mayfair. Nice change from the traditional Northeast Philly Chinese egg roll and fried rice fare. Staff was welcoming and nice. Servings were well sized. Decor is contemporary and relaxing. Menu is well designed and bilingual. We sampled the dumplings and pork bao as starters. They were delicious. For mains we had the Mount Qi Beef noodles, Magic Chicken noodles, and the pork-belly with rice. The Mount Qi noodles were hand drawn with small bits of chopped beef and vegetables, tofu, and egg. The mushrooms in it were a nice touch and the broth had a bit of spice that wasn't overwhelming. The Magic Chicken dish was also good. It had a white broth with veg. The noodles had great consistency. The pork-belly in rice was filling. The pork-belly melted in your mouth and was flavorful. The side of chicken & pork broth that accompanied the dish was a nice addition. read more

Magic Noodles - Take out menu - Noodles Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

It was ok. Order through Uber and everything came dry and cold. Not really a great experience

Been here twice, and both time - personally I had a great time. One time was with my work colleague's going away dinner and the second time was friend's birthday, second time, though my friends joked that the server probably got impatient with me. Portions were nice, hot tasty, prices reasonable. Place opened late. There's a parking lot to the side of the restaurant. I definitely would like to come here again. I ordered lamb noodles twice, and they were pretty tasty. read more

I and my wife love this place and all there stuff is usually tips but to day I got the Duck Raman and the broth was awesome as usual but the duck was just bones with very little meat. We loved every thing else see pictures below. The funny thing when I told the waitress about the bones in the soup and how little meat there was she said "we get from Chinatown and maybe it skinny duck" lol. I had to laugh recommend everything else but the duck bone soup lol read more

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Love this place, such a comfort spot. The portion sizes are insane for the price, practically two servings in one. Broth has never disappointed me, and the toppings are always fantastic. People complaining about service are hypercritical. As an asian person, any asian restaurant's service always comes second to food anyway. Who cares? Besides the point, we've always had nice service here. Very nice and efficient lady every time. read more

Magic Noodles - Noodles Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I've honestly lost count on how many times I've frequented this restaurant either during the day or late at night because it's such a comforting spot to be and the food hits the spot. I've had many of their appetizers, noodle soups, rice bowls, and skewers and most of them are solid. The pork belly house bao is probably the most disappointing dish I've had because it was dry but everything else is great. I do recommend getting their spicy soups over the regular ones because it's more flavorful. I'll include more pictures later once I can find them but I'll be back again! read more

Magic Noodles - Scallion Pancake; Takoyaki; Pork Bao; Soup; Fried Dumpling; Soup Dumpling - Noodles Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Only had the noodles here and they were excellent. The soup base was tasty and we had different varieties amongst our group, all of which were sizeable and tasty. There's a small parking lot at the back via which makes it easy. read more

I've been coming to this take out restaurant since they open but honestly only purchase the Shang Shuang Dumplings love em

It's a small restaurant and quite warm inside which was great since we walked in when it was supper cold out. However, it felt stuffy when we were waiting for our food. The staff is what you would expect at any chinese restaurant. There's not much hospitality but they get the job done. Now onto the food, the food was really good especially the soup noodles, soup dumplings, oysters, and scallion pancakes. It's got a good flavor to it though the food tastes well, modernized instead off truly authentic. The skewers were okay, in my opinion there was too much cumin on it. The flavor tasted like off brand new york stand skewers but it got the job done. The food was overall good, staff got the job done and I would definitely come back! read more

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Decent Chinese quick bite. I enjoyed the minced pork belly rice, tasty and satisfying. My husband liked his duck noodle: the soup and the noodle were flavorful. Good portion and reasonable price. Would come back again to try other dishes. read more

Magic Noodles - Minced pork belly rice - Noodles Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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For a new place....service was great and the food was great. Their soupy dumplings are delicious! The noodles are huge. You can share 1 bowl and order other stuff to try. read more

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I was very excited to try out this new Chinese hand drawn noodle spot in Mayfair, but it was kind of disappointing. Me and my friend ordered the pork belly noodle soup and there were only 3 pieces of pork belly and the soup was a bit bland. We also tried their chili dumplings for starters and the sauce was very watered down, it literally looked like 4 steamed dumplings sitting in just a muddy red soup. You couldn't even taste the chili/spice. The service was ok, they were really nice but it seems like they themselves have trouble working together efficiently. But overall, it is a decent place to go to with cheap prices if you are craving some noodles and are in the area. read more

I visited Magic Noodles with a few people, and we had a good sampling of their menu. The location is fairly new and modern, which was nice. I believe they've only been open a very short time. Their menu is somewhat of a mix...not quite Ramen, not quite Pho, but something in between. They have a number of noodle bowl options than span the list of beef, seafood, poultry, and vegetables. They have some appetizer options like pot sticker-type dumpling, and soup dumplings. They have a "sizzling" section on the back of the menu that are traditional Japanese skewers, coated with a seasoning/spice mix. They also have a "minced meat" noodle bowl that I'd not seen before, and I didn't have a chance to try. Overall, I was not really that impressed, and probably wouldn't go back. The noodles were pretty soft, and fell apart easily. The soup dumplings, while maybe a little unusual for this part of Philly, were far below the quality you'd get at a center city, Philly location. The soup was OK, but I found the ingredients a bit bland, as was the broth. The skewers were ok, but the seasoning they put on top of everything wasn't great. The service was OK, though I did have to have a back and forth with the server and manager about a "root beer float" that we got, that was just a bottle of root beer...it was a mistake/misunderstanding, but it took a long time to get it taken care of, and have it removed from the bill. That kind of thing happens, so it's not a big issue. Overall, a nice menu and atmosphere, service is pretty good, but the food quality is a bit bland and not quite up to par. If they'd flavor-up their broth and ingredients a bit, I think it'd be much better. read more

Group of 4, ordered four different type of broth and yet all 4 is the same blandness. The spicy is the same broth with alittle spice in it, that its not even spicy. Group didnt even finish the food. Terrible and disappointed. Wonder if they also stole the name from the magic noodle franchise. read more

A local spot with decent noodle soup. Brought my family on NYE and after reading the 1 stars, we decided to take a chance. I can't be that bad!?!? Glad we did. Good appetizers, good services and good soup. Took a poll of the fam and everyone said they'd com back for sure. read more

Magic Noodles - Pork Belly isn't bad! - Noodles Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Went after work on a whim with my bf cause we have been eyeing this spot & oh my god! It didn't disappoint at all. Easily the most amazing melt in your mouth pork belly i've ever had. The noodles were amazing and the broth was delicious. Left us full and satisfied. Will be coming back asap!! read more

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Came back again after craving. At first, i was going to order, but something seemed wrong. Instead I went in and I noticed that their prices on Ubereats are a few dollars more than in the restaurant itself. For example, in store the pork and chive dumplings were 4.50, but on Ubereats they're 6.25. On top of that, Ubereats charges you a service and delivery fee read more

Magic Noodles - Top is crab soup dumplings. Bottom is the normal soup dumplings - Noodles Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Amazing soup dumplings! Chicken/pork broth was flavorful and noodle servings were plentiful. I would also recommend trying the beef and fish tofu skewers that we ordered to share. read more

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Ordered a lamb noodle soup, the soup was not hot at all. The skin of shrimp dumplings is hard and frozen read more

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The food is decent but the service is really lacking. The beef and lamb skewers were pretty tough but the rice cake one was pretty good. Btw it's only one skewer and idk the normal prices of skewers but it wasn't worth the $2.50. The cumber appetizer was good. I order the ox tail noodles, it was okay just taste like bone broth and noodles. read more

My boyfriend and I had dinner at Magic Noodles the other night and it was fantastic. We had two different types of dumplings, pork house bao for appetizers , and the hot and spicy magic beef for dinner. Service was great.. we cant wait to go back read more

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It's not authentic beef hand drawn noodle . It's Worst I have ever tried ! Damaging the image of real beef hand drawn noodle in Lan Zhou

Definitely a hidden gem in the Northeast. The portions were huge, and not to mention the food was delicious. It

It was a rainy Sunday and we were craving soup dumplings and Noodle soup. Our favorite spots in the city are Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House for soup , and Dim Sum Garden for soup dumplings. I came across Magic Noodles which knocked both out with one stop. Of course the biggest plus was not having to drive into the city to pick up dinner. I'm kind of upset at how disappointed we are. Our family of 5, having 2 teenage boys to feed I know by now how much we need to order. The soup dumplings we are used to ordering fit in your hand, are large and full of soup. The ones from Magic garden fit between my fingers. My husband ordered the pork belly soup. It came with 3 very fatty small pieces. After spending $50 I had to stop at the store to grab a roast chicken just to fill the kids. The only positive is my husband highly enjoyed the flavor of the broth for the soup. read more

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First time here to try the chinese handnoodles#101（The magic）taste classes,togo order Shanghai shou mai n crab meat pork soup dumplings、#110（magic beef stew） read more

Magic Noodles - Noodles Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Saw this place on DoorDash and decided to give them a try. Picked up pork house bao, scallion pancakes, fried dumplings, and spring rolls. The bao was pretty good, first time I ever had it in general. Soft, warm, sticky bun with a moist, soft, flavorful pork coated in minced peanuts with some cilantro. Pancakes were crispy, thick, and chewy. Dumplings were so packed with filling they were open along the edges but were good, crispy with a moderately thin skin and the pork with chives flavorful. Spring rolls were fairly run of the mill. Overall, the dumplings were great, bao was good, pancakes okay, and spring rolls passable. I would try it again, interested by the noodle dishes. Should said it's a bit pricey. read more