Bites of Xi'an 56 — Restaurant in New York

I had the pleasure of dining in at Bites of Xi’an 56 and tried five dishes: Cold Skin Noodles, Crispy Burger with Cumin Lamb, Mixed Spicy Veggies, Pork and Chive Dumplings, and Garlic Cucumber. My favorites were the Cold Skin Noodles, Mixed Spicy Veggies, and the Crispy Burger — all packed with flavor.

The food is delicious and perfect for summer. I highly recommend the appetizers, especially the Cold Skin Noodles, Spicy Veggies, and Garlic Cucumber. These dishes are served chilled, straight from the fridge, making them refreshing and ideal for hot weather.

The service was also friendly and flexible. I wasn’t sure about the portion sizes and was worried I might not order enough food. The cashier agreed to my solution: I used my physical credit card as collateral and started by ordering three dishes. If it wasn’t enough, I could return to order more and pay everything together at the end.

Later, I decided to add the Pork and Chive Dumplings and Garlic Cucumber, and the cashier kindly let me pay for everything at once...

I like their traditional noodle soup and I eat once in month in past 3 years. I’m not big fan of eating in plastic bowl. But I never complained about it and I avoid eating there often because of serving in plastics. On 4/17/25 I was on 56th street location eating the usual noodle soup. Next thing one of the chef was literally cutting his nails with nail clippers next to me. It’s really disgusting and no apology because I told him not to do that next to me but he pissed off and walked away. Then he continue cutting his nails inside kitchen area because I can hear it. One thing I can’t stand Chinese men very arrogant towards women. Plus they don’t speak English there’s no point of talking. Generally restroom and kitchen area is not much clean this place. I’m not so sure I would come this location again. Who knows I could eat nails inside my food. I have completely lost my appetite and literally having tummy ache. This is first time I wrote bad comment living in NYC...

Lunch at Bites of Xi'an 🍜🥩 西安美食

I ordered a Roujiamo, also known as a Chinese burger, originating from Xi'an cuisine. It has stewed lamb with bean sprouts seasoned with cumin stuffed inside a crispy flatbread. I paired it with this very spicy noodle dish called You Po Che Mian. It's made of thick yam noodles swimming in a flavorful broth well seasoned with chili oil, sichuan peppercorns, cilantro, scallions, and other 'you po' spices. It also contains leafy greens called bok choy and ground lamb.

This Xi'an cuisine for lunch was a solid choice, cause baby they don't play when it comes to spices and let me tell ya the flavors sure did hit the right spot for me cause ya girl loves the heat 🌶️🥵❤️

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