Xi'an Famous Foods

I was pleasantly surprised by the service, price, and quality of this store. Not only was the price point very respectable, esp in a place like NYC, but the options were also diverse. They sold their own mixed tea drinks as well as provided quick service (one staffed two registers!). I didn’t realize, but there’s a very clean and large eating space towards the back of the store; they have a clean bathroom for customers and employ the clean-after-yourself method which can be hit-or-miss but I had a clean experience. Overall, food was a bit salty but that’s a lot of spicy foods from Xi’an anyway; water is provided so drink up! Would love to return!

Oh man I wish this place would open up on the West Coast. No frills dining experience (you get to face a wall and it's all disposable plates/bowls/utensils) but the food is incredibly flavorful. The beef noodle soup, the veggie dumpling soup and spicy cucumbers were amazing. I need to try the dry noodles but I don't want to miss out on the soup dishes either!

Very, very good. Even if you don't like spicy food, highly recommend you at least go with their original spice level for authentic taste. The noodles are the best we've tasted, hands down, across the coutnries we've been to thus far. All dishes were prepared fast. Even with long queuing, it went fast. Finding seats is a bit of a challenge, especially with bigger group, so is best to go individually or with two pax. Highly recommended!

When you’re looking for simple and fast Chinese food, you won’t find better than this. This restaurant has taken the Xi’an cuisine and simplified it into a handful of dishes. I highly recommend F6 and F1. That is the spinach dumplings (which are amazing) and the creamy tofu. The dumplings have a wonderful umami flavor that is accented with the spicy chili oil that is added. The creamy tofu falls apart as you cut it, and the spicy broth that it is in is an excellent addition. Definitely recommend those! The lamb noodles are apparently another must get item, but that will be for another time.

This place lives up to the hype. It's a real hole-in-the-wall and has zero frills, but that's all part of the allure. The noodles are *fresh* which is kind of a big deal. You taste the difference -- the texture, the flavor, the way it swims in the sauce. And the sauce (and soups) -- it's a thing food dreams are made of. Perfectly spicy and balanced. The dumplings are made with the same love. There will be a line to order. Wait in it. It's worth it.

Trendy and popular Chinese chain that lives up to the hype and expectations. They specialize in noodles and dumpling dishes served both hot and cold. I've only had their spicy cumin noodles with lamb (N1), which was absolutely flavorful and exceeded expectations. I highly recommend travelers to try this place or any of their locations as I will be making regular trips here

If you don't like a busy, pokey little shop where you have to fight for a seat to eat 3ft noodles, don't come here if you like the fact that this place is super popular, the food is reasonably priced and really delicious then I would definitely recommend. The lamb cumin noodles are excellent and I'm sure it all is.