Menu-Xi'an Famous Foods: specialty Chinese restaurants serving Xi'an dishes based on family recipes (2024)

A1

凉皮

Liang Pi "Cold-Skin Noodles"

A Xi’an classic. “Cold-skin” here refers to the refreshing texture of our house-made steamed wheat flour noodles. These chilled noodles are served with bean sprouts, cucumber, cilantro, and spongy cubes of seitan, perfect for soaking up our signature soy sauce and vinegar dressings. Chili oil recommended.

A2

热炒凉皮

Stir-Fried Liang Pi "Cold-Skin Noodles"

Our updated version of this Xi’an classic. Our steamed noodles soften when tossed in a wok with green onions, spongy seitan, bean sprouts, garlic, and our signature sauces. Topped with fresh cucumbers and cilantro. Chili oil recommended.

B1

腊汁猪肉夹馍

Stewed Pork Burger

Our house-made crispy flatbread, stuffed with our diced stewed pork belly, simmered with soy sauce and our signature spices until tender.

B2

孜然羊肉夹馍

Spicy Cumin Lamb Burger

Our signature sliced lamb, spiced with ground cumin and sauteed with red onions, scallions and garlic, gets an extra kick with red chile and longhorn peppers. Sandwiched in our house-made crispy flatbread.

F1

长安豆花

Chang'An Spicy Tofu Custard

Delicate house-made tofu, served warm with crunchy pickled vegetables, cilantro, and our sour-savory signature sauces. Chili oil highly recommended.

F4

酸辣羊肉水饺

Spicy & Sour Lamb Dumplings

Our signature dumplings. Wrapped in homemade dumpling dough and filled with ground lamb, these dumplings are infused with spices for even more flavor. Served with our signature spicy and sour sauces. Six pieces per order.

F5

酸汤羊肉水饺

Spicy & Sour Lamb Dumplings in Soup

Our signature dumplings. Wrapped in homemade dumpling dough and filled with ground lamb, these dumplings are infused with spices for even more flavor. Served in a spicy and sour lamb broth. Six pieces per order.

F6

酸辣菠菜水饺

Spicy & Sour Spinach Dumplings

Our vegetarian dumplings, wrapped in spinach juice-dumpling dough, comes stuffed with ground spinach, wood-ear mushroom, seitan, carrots, cabbage, vermicelli, and egg for a surprisingly filling bite. Served alongside our savory-sour sauces, plus chili oil for kick. Six pieces per order.

F8

辣猪肉白菜水饺

Spicy & Sour Pork Dumplings

Our traditional pork and cabbage dumplings, wrapped in a carrot juice dumpling skin and served in our house sauces including soy sauce, black vinegar. Top with chili oil, sesame seeds, and cilantro for the full experience. Six pieces per order.

L2

凉拌黄瓜

Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad

Crispy Asian cucumbers, cut into bite-sized pieces and then smashed, perfect for scooping up our garlicky dressing of soy sauce and black vinegar. Topped with sliced chile (and chili oil) for a little extra heat.

N1

孜然羊肉干扯面

Spicy Cumin Lamb Hand-Ripped Noodles

The dish that turned Anthony Bourdain into a fan. Thinly sliced lamb, spiced with cumin and chili powder, mixed with our chewy hand-pulled biang-biang noodles and topped with our soy-vinegar noodle sauce. An XFF original. Enjoyed spicy.

N2

麻辣牛肉干扯面

Spicy & Tingly Beef Muscle Hand-Ripped Noodles

This dish’s calling card is the signature ma la, or spicy and tingly flavor, imparted by tingly Sichuan peppercorns and heady chile peppers. Lean cuts of beef muscle get stewed in this fragrant sauce alongside our house aromatics and tomatoes, then tossed with our wide biang-biang noodles and our soy-vinegar noodle sauce. Enjoyed spicy.

N3

岐山臊子干扯面

Mt. Qi Pork Hand-Ripped Noodles

Rich cubes of pork belly, stewed in a classic spicy and sour sauce of soy, black rice vinegar, and Sichuan peppercorns for a punch of tingly spice. Served over our hand-ripped noodles and tossed in our soy-vinegar noodle sauce and chili oil.

N4

腊汁猪肉干扯面

Stewed Pork Hand-Ripped Noodles

Our house pulled pork, stewed until tender in soy and sugar alongside proprietary spices. Served over chewy hand-ripped noodles mixed with our house noodle sauces of soy and black rice vinegar. Shown as spicy.

N8

油泼干扯面

Spicy Hot-Oil Seared Hand-Ripped Noodles

A Xi’an classic, meant to be slurped sitting at stalls in the streets of Xi’an. Our chewy hand-ripped biang-biang noodles and heaps of aromatics and chili powder are flash-seared with smoking hot vegetable oil, then tossed to perfection in our house noodle sauce of soy sauce and black rice vinegar. This is the best way to experience our hand-pulled noodles without any fuss.

N9

炸酱干扯面

Pork "Zha Jiang" Hand-Ripped Noodles

Our version of zha jiang mian. Wide hand-ripped noodles mixed with a savory-sweet ground pork meat sauce, garnished with fresh crunchy cucumbers and our house noodles dressings of soy and black rice vinegar. Shown as spicy.

NS1

孜然羊肉汤扯面

Spicy Cumin Lamb Hand-Ripped Noodles In Soup

Our famous spicy cumin lamb noodles, seasoned with ground cumin and chili powder, gets a homey update with savory lamb broth, our signature sauces, and chili oil.

NS2

麻辣牛肉汤扯面

Spicy & Tingly Beef Muscle Hand-Ripped Noodles in Soup

Lean beef muscle stewed until tender in house aromatics with a Sichuan peppercorn-laced ma la tingle, served on top of chewy hand-pulled wide noodles with comforting spoonfuls of simmering beef broth, topped with our signature sauces and chili oil.

NS3

岐山臊子汤扯面

Mt. Qi Pork Hand-Ripped Noodles in Soup

Rich cubes of pork belly, stewed in a classic spicy and sour sauce of soy, black rice vinegar, and Sichuan peppercorns for a punch of tingly spice. Served with our hand-ripped noodles, savory noodle broth, and signature sauces and chili oil.

NS4

腊汁猪肉汤扯面

Stewed Pork Hand-Ripped Noodles in Soup

Pulled pork, simmered for hours in an aromatic soy broth with proprietary spices, served with our wide hand-pulled noodles, savory noodle broth, and signature sauces. Shown as spicy.