Great spot. No-frills, very agreeable prices, extremely delicious food. The hand-torn noodles are amazing
Natalie Groom
Had a delicious and affordable lunch here with the beef burger and pork dumplings
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris
Soup broth is terrible and they give you a tiny plastic spoon for the soup its a bad experience.
Meat is good.
Dumplings are good.
The restaurant is stinky.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Glenn C
Along with the more popular and well-known Xi'An Famous Foods, Bites of Xi'an is another chain serving food from Northwestern China. I had previously been to their Brooklyn location, and I believe their location in the East Village. Compared to the other spot, I wouldn't order the cumin lamb noodles, but instead recommend either a Rou jia mo/肉夹馍, or their Diao Diao Mian. The former is listed alternatively as a Chinese hamburger, and I would recommend the cumin lamb from previous experience, as I found the pork a bit dry, at least from previous experience.
The Diao Diao Mian/刀削面 in this case is a combination of three of their other sauces over hand-pulled noodles, which includes stewed pork, stir-fried tomato & egg, and meat sauce. For $13.95, I believe, this is a nice deal, especially in this part of Midtown. The stewed pork is rich and sweet, while the tomato and egg mixture is comforting and light. All of this is over nice, chewy noodles. It's not a place I stop at frequently, as it is a bit of a schlep for me to walk all the way to the west side, but it makes a hearty meal.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Hov Lau
Came here and two separate occasions one for the lamb noodles and the other for the spicy beef. Noodles here are delicious. Hand pulled are a must
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Max
Dumplings really stink here and the oily sauce is gross ...not to mention the place looks like a dump
marisol rodriguez
My dumplings were perfectly pan seared very hot like I like not a fan of the soy sauce they had but that’s okay hot sauce and soy sauce I had at home save the day …
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christina
Disgusting, extremely salty pork and meat sauce on noodles.
Food: 1
Ayesha Pion
The staff was very accommodating and the food was delicious
they used to do hand pulled beef soup noodles，I always order online. but nowadays，they just provide the machine cut noodle. I went to eat in store. I can believe the condition of the cleaness. very dusty everywhere... that’s legitimately disappointing. A few things jump out: Hand-pulled → machine-cut is already a downgrade in soul and texture When a place cuts corners on the food, it often means they’re cutting corners elsewhere too Seeing dusty surfaces in the dining area is a huge red flag, because: What you see out front is usually the cleanest part Kitchens are rarely cleaner than the customer area. So disappointed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Haiming Tang
I had a very disappointing and physically upsetting experience… I experienced severe diarrhea shortly after eating. The soup was particularly strange—it didn't taste fresh and felt like it was just a mix of heavy condiments and additives rather than actual broth. I won't be returning and suggest others be cautious.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Martin Kaye
Great prices for tasty food, fast!
DD O
Greta, fresh hot or cold noodles dishes. And also, love the bao buns. I etop in every time I am in this part of town.
Great spot. No-frills, very agreeable prices, extremely delicious food. The hand-torn noodles are amazing
Had a delicious and affordable lunch here with the beef burger and pork dumplings
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Soup broth is terrible and they give you a tiny plastic spoon for the soup its a bad experience.
Meat is good.
Dumplings are good.
The restaurant is stinky.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Along with the more popular and well-known Xi'An Famous Foods, Bites of Xi'an is another chain serving food from Northwestern China. I had previously been to their Brooklyn location, and I believe their location in the East Village. Compared to the other spot, I wouldn't order the cumin lamb noodles, but instead recommend either a Rou jia mo/肉夹馍, or their Diao Diao Mian. The former is listed alternatively as a Chinese hamburger, and I would recommend the cumin lamb from previous experience, as I found the pork a bit dry, at least from previous experience.
The Diao Diao Mian/刀削面 in this case is a combination of three of their other sauces over hand-pulled noodles, which includes stewed pork, stir-fried tomato & egg, and meat sauce. For $13.95, I believe, this is a nice deal, especially in this part of Midtown. The stewed pork is rich and sweet, while the tomato and egg mixture is comforting and light. All of this is over nice, chewy noodles. It's not a place I stop at frequently, as it is a bit of a schlep for me to walk all the way to the west side, but it makes a hearty meal.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Came here and two separate occasions one for the lamb noodles and the other for the spicy beef. Noodles here are delicious. Hand pulled are a must
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dumplings really stink here and the oily sauce is gross ...not to mention the place looks like a dump
My dumplings were perfectly pan seared very hot like I like not a fan of the soy sauce they had but that’s okay hot sauce and soy sauce I had at home save the day …
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Disgusting, extremely salty pork and meat sauce on noodles.
Food: 1
The staff was very accommodating and the food was delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
GREAT LAMB NOODLES!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Had food with my great grand aunt. Very good
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
they used to do hand pulled beef soup noodles，I always order online. but nowadays，they just provide the machine cut noodle. I went to eat in store. I can believe the condition of the cleaness. very dusty everywhere... that’s legitimately disappointing.
A few things jump out:
Hand-pulled → machine-cut is already a downgrade in soul and texture
When a place cuts corners on the food, it often means they’re cutting corners elsewhere too
Seeing dusty surfaces in the dining area is a huge red flag, because:
What you see out front is usually the cleanest part
Kitchens are rarely cleaner than the customer area.
So disappointed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I had a very disappointing and physically upsetting experience… I experienced severe diarrhea shortly after eating. The soup was particularly strange—it didn't taste fresh and felt like it was just a mix of heavy condiments and additives rather than actual broth. I won't be returning and suggest others be cautious.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Great prices for tasty food, fast!
Greta, fresh hot or cold noodles dishes. And also, love the bao buns. I etop in every time I am in this part of town.
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