Xi’an Famous Foods
“Still don't like the lamb "burger" much, much preferring the Xinjiang BBQ cart for my cumin-scented lamb needs.”
“cold skin noodles (Liang Pi – or, in the ladies' Northern accents: "Liarrng Pi-eh!").”
“I'm pretty sure a lot of people have said this already, but I started going to this location long before Anthony Bourdain did.”
Xi’an Famous Foods
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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OMG i love the lamb burger here. While its not like a typical american burger but the lamb filing is so juicy, spicy and flavorful. The bad side is that its a little too pungent eating it in a small space where you have to be considerate of others. They always toast the bun perfectly and the meat is so good. The spicy lamb noodles are equally as good but much more filling.
Even if you don't speak chinese they have pictures for you to point at. Cash only.
Yummy and super quick but pretty much everything I tried on the menu tasted like it would be high in sodium. Never stopped me from going back though! My usual picks: oxtail noodle soup & enoki mushrooms. So yummmy
Entrance is near 41st and Main. Walk down 41st and it will be the 2nd door on the left (leads down to the basement). It is really difficult to find, even after reading the reviews and seeing Yelp pics of the door!
The spicy cumin lamb noodles are so good. One of my favorite noodle dishes to date. Just the right about of spice. Generous amount of delicious lamb. Noodles are cooked really well.
Cumin lamb burger was also good. The bread is perhaps a little too much compared to big (I wouldve preferred thinner buns). But there is a lot of lamb, and it is delicious.
Will definitely return to the Manhattan locations to try the other things
Quite possibly the best bowl of spicy hand-pulled lamb noodles in NYC, the pork burger isn't bad either! It's a tiny little spot in the basement of a grungy old building on Flushing, Main Street. And due to all the recent publicity (a la Anthony Bourdain, Andrew Zimmern, and Adam Richman), you will notice quite a few non-Asian folk stopping by for a taste. Definitely would recommend!
I was really excited to try the famous spicy cumin lamb noodles, but it turned out to be the most disappointing "iconic" dish I tried during my visit to NYC.
Let me begin by saying that the noodles themselves were fantastic and I greatly appreciate that they are freshly made in front of your eyes, but everything going on around the noodles was sub par. My first complaint is that the dish is ridiculously oily. It is pretty gross how much oil there is floating around. My next complaint is in regards to the lamb. Firstly there isn't much lamb and secondly I couldn't taste any cumin at all. All I could taste was the immense spice floating around in the oil.
Although the food wasn't inedible, I've definitely had much better food meaning Xi'an Famous Foods only gets two stars for what I'm told is their most popular dish.
very hyped here.. I thought it was okay
slow service time and noodles were a bit chewy
Really enjoyed their lamb burgers. Flavortown express, baby. The buns were soft but crunchy, too. Did not enjoy the lamb noodle soup, though. Super light flavoring and a little too oily.
So good! I lobe the combination of asian, Indian and african spices. This place does it right. The place is tiny with a steel table and like 4 chairs. You can't go wrong with whatever you get. The cumin lamb noodles are a spicy saucy concoction that will burn your mouth, throat, and stomach, but ohhh its such a good kind of burn. Totally worth the heartburn. I can't wait to go back and try more things.