Xi'an Famous Foods

Name: Xi'an Famous Foods
Address: 60 W 45th St, New York, NY, 10036, US
Telephone: 212-786-2068
Price range: $$

Shaanxi$$

Daily 11am-9pm

Hand-Ripped Noodles (Biáng Biáng)

Spicy Cumin Lamb Hand-Ripped Noodles$15.95
- Spicy
- Signature
Wide hand-pulled noodles with sautéed cumin lamb, chili oil, and savory lamb broth sauce
Spicy & Tingly Beef Muscle Hand-Ripped Noodles$15.45
- Spicy
Hand-pulled noodles with braised beef muscle, Sichuan peppercorn oil, and chili
Spicy Cumin Lamb Hand-Ripped Noodles in Soup$17.45
- Spicy
Wide hand-pulled noodles in rich lamb broth with cumin lamb and chili oil
Mount Qi Pork Belly Hand-Ripped Noodles$13.15
Hand-pulled noodles with braised pork belly in a savory sauce
Spicy Hot Oil Seared Hand-Ripped Noodles$13.15
- Spicy
- Vegetarian
Hand-pulled noodles finished with hot chili oil and aromatics
Pork "Zha Jiang" Hand-Ripped Noodles$12.65
Hand-pulled noodles with ground pork in a savory black bean and soybean sauce
Stewed Pork Hand-Ripped Noodles
House pulled pork stewed in soy and sugar over hand-ripped noodles
Wok-Tossed Spicy Concubine's Chicken Hand-Ripped Noodles
- Spicy
Dark-meat chicken with tomatoes, peppers, onions and aromatics
Spicy & Tingly Beef Muscle Hand-Ripped Noodles in Soup
- Spicy
Beef muscle in broth over hand-pulled wide noodles
Mt. Qi Pork Hand-Ripped Noodles in Soup
- Spicy
Pork belly in spicy and sour sauce with noodles and broth
Stewed Pork Hand-Ripped Noodles in Soup
Pulled pork, simmered for hours in an aromatic soy broth, with hand-pulled noodles

Chang'An Spicy Tofu Custard
- Vegetarian
- Spicy
House-made tofu, served warm with crunchy pickled vegetables and sauces
Spicy & Sour Lamb Dumplings
- Spicy
Homemade dough with ground lamb, 8 pieces
Spicy & Sour Lamb Dumplings in Soup
- Spicy
Same filling served in spicy and sour lamb broth, 8 pieces
Spicy & Sour Spinach Dumplings
- Vegetarian
- Spicy
Spinach juice dough filled with spinach, tofu, carrots, cabbage, vermicelli and egg, 8 pieces
Spicy & Sour Pork Dumplings
- Spicy
Pork and cabbage in carrot juice dumpling skin, 8 pieces

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

Cumin lamb: Sliced lamb stir-fried (or skewered and grilled) with whole cumin seed, dried chili and onion, the signature seasoning of China's northwest, especially Xinjiang and Xi'an. Also common in Hunan kitchens, where it gets fresh chilies too. On this menu as: Spicy Cumin Lamb Hand-Ripped Noodles · Spicy Cumin Lamb Hand-Ripped Noodles in Soup · Spicy Cumin Lamb Burger.
Hand-pulled noodles: Noodles stretched by hand from a single rope of dough (la mian) or shaved straight into boiling water from a block (knife-cut, dao xiao mian). Chewy and irregular, they are the base of northwestern dishes like beef noodle soup, cumin lamb noodles and Xi'an's wide biang biang noodles. On this menu as: Hand-Ripped Noodles (Biáng Biáng).
Wok hei: The "breath of the wok": the smoky, faintly charred aroma a dish picks up when it is tossed in a carbon-steel wok over a roaring flame. It is why a restaurant's chow fun and stir-fries taste different from home versions, and why they are best eaten immediately. On this menu as: Wok-Tossed Spicy Concubine's Chicken Hand-Ripped Noodles.
Tofu (bean curd): Pressed soybean curd, from custard-soft (for mapo tofu and soups) to firm (for stir-fries and braises). Fried tofu puffs soak up sauce; tofu skin (yuba) is the sheet lifted off simmering soy milk, rolled and braised or fried as a "vegetarian duck". On this menu as: Chang'An Spicy Tofu Custard.