"Murger Han features the food of lesser known Shaanxi province in China, which borders Sichuan. The clientele consisted mostly of trendy looking young Asians, and all of the tables near us placed their orders in Mandarin. But this is not a place with a basic Chinatown atmosphere. Though casual, it has a modern look decorated with light colored woods. You could bring a date here. We started by sharing the eponymous pork murger more traditionally known as rou jia mo. That's a Chinese hamburger of pulled pork between a bun of yeasted wheat-based flat bread. Not as exciting as some other Chinese meat sandwiches such as Taiwanese bao's eaten elsewhere. I preferred my murger doused with a little of the good chili oil that was on the table. Filling was a touch on the dry and salty side for my taste. I adored my main of biang biang mien which transported me to childhood. My mom grew up in Sichuan and used to make a similar tasting noodle dish with a sauce of fried tomatoes and garlic, thickened with beaten egg. This one was better than my mom's. I would recommend getting this dish with the full works for only an extra 60p, unless you are vegetarian. The version with chilli oil *and* tomato/egg also contains a big dollop of spicy braised pork, a mound of diced Chinese pickled mustard stems and chilli oil, as well as lightly boiled pak choi and tomato/egg sauce on top of thick hand pulled ribbons of rice noodle. Beguiling balance of spicy, tart, salty combined with the richness of egg yolk and the delicate sweetness of fresh tomato. A lovely slithery texture too. My companion ordered the version with only tomato/egg and complained that his dish was a little bland compared to mine. We drank tap water, and a very filling lunch for two came to £22.50 including service. We didn't manage to finish our mains because the portions are quite large. If you wanted to explore more of the menu they have small bowls on the table so you can share any of the large noodle dishes. I would be happy to order the biang biang mien with the full works here again."
