Actually, I recall that the menus 50 years ago gave you the choice of "pan fried or “crispy noodles.” I always ordered the “pan fried” because I assumed the “crispy” would be the deep fried noodles like they used in school cafeterias (andcame from a Chun King can). I wasn’t familiar with the “semi-crispy” HK style of noodles in those days.