Celebrating Magic Noodle’s 10 Year Anniversary

Magic Noodle 10 year anniversary special

Magic Noodle located at 1383 16th Ave in Richmond Hill

July 8, 2023: I forgot how much I love the food here at Magic Noodle. It’s been a minute since I ate here (post-baby #1 and pre-pandemic). My mom received news that since Magic Noodle was celebrating its 10-year-anniversary, they were offering a promotion for a month from June 18 to July 18 where select items would be rolled back to the same price they were 10 years ago. What a cool and creative promotion! “Turn back the time, turn back the price.”

We initially tried coming here for lunch yesterday on Friday (the Richmond Hill location at 16th and Leslie), but their parking lot was full and we weren’t able to get a spot. (Well, actually we did, but while we were waiting for the car to turn out, another car stole our spot from behind…)

Magic Noodle interior

We arrived at 11:40 a.m. today on a Saturday for lunch, and we were successfully able to get a parking spot and table for five easily. The first thing I noticed was that they revamped their interior seating plan. There used to be a row of single seaters at the wall. Now it has been replaced with spacious booth seating. Also, the entrance has been renovated with more booth seating that forms a “wall” where people can wait. It’s a better closed space and feels cozier than before. They still have a large transparent window for you to watch the noodle master slap and roll noodles.

10 year special promotion prices

It wasn’t until we looked at the menu that we realized there were specific items rolled back to the prices they were 10 years ago and not the entire menu — which we mistakenly thought it was. Today was a Saturday so the Magic Chicken, Juli Jelly, and Yang Kebab prices were rolled back. The Juli Jelly was sold out actually, but we ordered the Magic Chicken noodle, 2 of the Yang Kebabs (lamb skewers), Popcorn Chicken, and a bowl of the Magic Beef.

The servers were so friendly and warm despite there being a lot of customers (and a huge line-up of people as it got closer to 1 p.m.). I appreciated that they noticed we had a toddler and gave us a small bowl in advance along with a small pair of scissors and plastic cutlery. That’s the first time a restaurant has given us scissors too! So thoughtful.

The first store opened in June 2013

The Magic Chicken noodle was so yummy. I selected the silk string version of the noodles; I love thin noodles. One bite and I immediately was reminded of why this was one of my favourite noodle places. It’s the essence of comfort food for me. The fried chicken was on the side. These were okay and a bit cold. I actually saw another table order this, but their plate of fried chicken had more pieces. C’est la vie.

Magic Chicken. $7.99 (special promo price)

The portion of Popcorn Chicken looked smaller than before. The taste was all right. It wasn’t too crunchy. It came with a container of tangy sauce.

Popcorn Chicken. $8.99

The two Yang Kebabs (lamb skewers) were dusted with cumin and spicier than I expected. They were tasty though — maybe a little on the chewy side.

2 Yang Kebabs. $1.99 each (special promo price)

The Magic Beef actually looked exactly like the Magic Chicken noodle dish except that there were pieces of sliced beef and turnip in it. The broth was saltier too. I liked how the sour turnips helped to cut through the saltiness.

Magic Beef. $12.99

The restaurant has free wifi for you to use, and you can scan the QR code sticker on the table to place your order. No need to place your order with the servers.

I’m really glad we were able to pay a visit to Magic Noodle to partake in their 10-year-anniversary promotion! You have 10 days to try it out if you see this blog post in time! 🙂 (Neat that their restaurants are open 24 hours a day; there aren’t many 24/7 restaurants in the GTA.)