Noodle time at Tarzan Magic La Mien Noodle House

There’s new joint along Iloilo City’s premiere heritage showcase, JM Basa Street and it highlights the Chinese influence in Ilonggo food and food ways. Opened just a few days ago, the Tarzan Magic La Mien noodle house prides itself with it’s freshly made noodles. One can actually see how they are stretched, pulled and all the acts of noodle making. This discovery came to be when a foodie-friend La Beth of Skyscraper City-Iloilo (forum) had her noodle fill there and gave a thumbs-up for her order. So I immediately trooped days later and found myself having a bowl of their combo bowl having beef, pork, chicken and innards.

It was almost like having a bowl of Lapaz batchoy if not for the bean sprouts and a spiced flavourful broth. The difference was in the noodles too, though I haven’t seen the actually noodle making, I came late – a friend just ordered for me. It comes in a deep bowl filled almost up the brim and almost overflowing with broth. Good thing the soup is good that unknowingly; it almost disappeared revealing the noodles. And you can ask for extra soup too!

Whether in any pancit dish or soups, I always look for and try the noodles first. If it’s good, I’d gorged on the noodles more than the “sahog” but if it’s not then it stays on my plate. And it was a noodle feast at Tarzan Magic La Mien Noodle House – I just love the plain taste of its fresh noodles! I guess there’s the Chinese belief that noodles give long life as it is served there as long as it can be. Though it’s just a regular noodle but its freshness gave it character that complements the meat and vegetables in the bowl.

I also had a side order of dumpling which had “kusay” as the main ingredient, I assume. Even without dipping it in the chili sauce or the toyo-sili concoction, it was savoury and comes with the signature fresh dumpling wraps. For this order of the noodle soup, a 5 piece dumpling plate and a soft drink, the bill was only PhP95.

And when I asked for the menu, they still don’t have any yet, it just opened you know but hoping they’ll have one ready the time I will be checking it out again so there will be something new on the table but of course the noodle soup will be on it – first!

The Tarzan Magic La Mien Noodle House is located along JM Basa Street, a few steps from the corner of Arsenal Street. It is open around 9am until 9pm. They offer FREE delivery, just contact them though telephone number 336-3592.

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