It never ceases to amaze me the amount of GREAT food selections here in Tucson of all places!!
Yet another great place found right here in the Sonoran desert - Noodleholics on oracle in Tucson brings one word to mind - OUTSTANDING.
This is one of the few places that I've been to that still make their Own noodles!!! And if you've never had a house made Chinese noodle you haven't Had noodles!!! I'm talkin noodles that Keep their bite even after soaking in all that yummy broth til that broth has gone all lukewarm ; not that you will LET it sit that long, but I'm just sayin!!
The first time I walked in to the Oracle location and saw the old uncles in the kitchen i was like "O yea! This Sh** is gonna be GOOD!!!"
Since that first visit I've been back a couple times, and have had a few different dishes; a couple deliveries and once there at the restaurant. The front of house staff are spectacular. SUPER friendly! (Love ur nose ring girl! ) she helped us decide on some yummy apps, and still made us feel Super welcome even though it was 40 minutes before close time (SORRY!!!)
The food was UH-MAZING. We had Guillin rice noodle bowls, the Taiwan beef shank wheat noodle bowl, the Charsiu steamed dumplings app w spicy chili sauce, and the garlic cucumbers.
Guys.... What I appreciate about Noodleholics dishes to begin with is their attention to detail. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that, besides the spectacularly full flavored broth these soup bowls are gorgeously filled with a plethora of pickled and fresh veggies and meats to both add to and complement the broths. My son and his girlfriend had The Guillin - a beautiful clear chicken broth added to their fresh rice noodles; then they mix in spicy pickled greens n tiny bamboo shoots, pickled long beans, roasted peanuts, fresh flash cooked bokchoi n green onion, chopped cilantro, finally topped off with your choice of two meats. They chose Charsiu pork and crispy skinned pork. They described it as being salty, briny, full-bodied chicken brothy with a touch of spice. And the noodles held up without an Ounce of squish. The veggies were fresh and lent just the right amount of green crunch. But the hero here was the mix of flavors from all the ingredients to broth ratio.
I chose the Taiwan beef. Now, I can't normally do wheat noodles. But I wanted to partake in the house-made deliciousness. And Man I was NOT disappointed y'all. These little noodley oodles you want to enjoy singly and with as much of each of the other individual ingredients in your bowl as you can mix them up with!! This (not so) little bowl of happiness includes - in addition to those wonderful hand made wheat noodles - a warmly spicy beef broth, super tender boneless beef shank pieces, fantasmically piquant pickled greens, green onions, here comes more of that fresh bokchoi, and some cilantro for more garden fresh herby flavor factor.
They Really know how to pick the right savory mixes to pull ALLLLLL the tastiness together and then hit the perfect satisfaction quotient!!
Even the Garlic Cucumber and Charsiu dumplings were on point!! The use of fresh chopped garlic is Amazing... I LOVE all the huge chunks of garlic and the way the pieces of cucumber seem not only sliced but smashed slightly with the garlic before being mixed with the Shaoxing wine and soy sauce (or is that a touch of fish sauce I taste?). Whatever it is it's ORGASMIC) I could just eat these with a hot steamy bowl of rice mmmmmmmm the dumplings are beautiful steamed with little bites or charsiu hiding in amidst each little package. They pour with crunchy garlicky oily chili sauce over top that gives it a flavorful punch that screams. Love these!! They would make a perfect snack too!!
My tongue was MAJOR PARTYING yall!!!
Mind is Blown!!!
I Am SO ADDICTED!!
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