great food, great service. i often do takeouts here and they tailor them to my preferences. the food itself is authentic and great taste and pretty fresh. atmosphere can be livened up with some background music
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andy Guacamole
The place had an unpleasant smell, and the food was overpriced and underwhelming. I had high expectations for the liang pi, but it was bland and lacked any flavor. Overall, a very disappointing experience.
Samuel Lisner (Sam)
Delicious food. May ranges from classic American Chinese food to traditional Xi’an noodles hand pulled by a chef actually from Xian. My Chinese friends all find it authentic. Waitress is incredibly nice and attentive, and very friendly. Beautiful decor on the inside, and usually not too busy.
Plenty of seating in a vary specious interior- much larger than it looks from the outside. Great place for a quick meal or dinner conversation with a group. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Victor Chen
I've been to this place back when I was a child and honestly, it still holds up to back then. The service was amazing: the waiters was really kind and the food was served fast. Speaking of food, it was great for University City. I usually never see any authentic Chinese restaurants so this definitely stands out. I suggest getting the Chinese hamburger: the meats are so juicy, tender, and compliment the bread well. The prices are also fairly reasonable so overall, I'll definitely order from this place again. Try dining in: the atmosphere was genuinely amazing to eat in! 9.5/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Y Peng
Stopped by for a quick meal and was really impressed. The noodles were super tasty and the portion size was huge, I almost couldn’t finish it. And it was cheap too. Staff were super nice, and service was fast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
E C
Authentic Chinese food hidden under 4 stars. Really got that Asian taste, no fusion BS.
The noodles here were excellent, a cut above the rest around campus.
Don’t let the low rating fool you!
Female young waitress is awesome.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
De'Vonte Tinsley-Phùng (Đạo)
The food here was just okay, I would come back though.
Food: 4
Service: 5
张子薇
The front desk clerk was extremely rude and unresponsive. They just threw my food on the table beside me without even telling me it was ready.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amy
Awesome 👍 convenient location and tastes good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Derrick Wang
Ordered food online and it was pretty quick however the food is not favorable. Liang pi tastes bitter and the spice is not authentic. Chinese burger is so so.
Very nice waitress. We were there early so it wasn't crowded. The shrimp and scallop with shiitake mushrooms was good. Scallops are cut into thin strips so probably two large ones total. Three large shrimp. Comes with rice. The special had everything from meatballs, chicken, shrimp to bok choy, noodles and more. Very large portion!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Milton Marshall
Good food at a reasonable price. Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole
Small quiet Chinese restaurant with a second location in Chinatown. I’ve been coming here for years, could never figure out why their ratings are so low. If you’re looking for affordable authentic Chinese food, xian is the place to go. Joy is always very nice to me whenever I am there. You can’t get good biang biang mien anywhere but here in my opinion!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Liangpi
Jing Anne Lantian
In my third year at Penn, the food in Xi'an is really my happy hometown. I ate there countless times and took all my friends to eat there. American students were also very impressed. They couldn't understand why it only scored 3.8. Google didn't know what it was worth. All the noodles in the store are very good, the steamed buns are also good, and the large plate of chicken is excellent (don’t forget to ask for a double portion of wide noodles). I don’t recommend the sausage dishes, as I feel like they are sometimes not handled well. Liangpi type is average. All in all, it is extremely affordable and the most authentic Chinese food in the university town. The boss is also very nice. Maybe the score is low because the boss sister doesn't work hard to make her presence felt like other waiters here. In fact, her attitude is just right.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jay Coleman
The spicy cucumbers were pretty good! I could eat them all day.
great food, great service. i often do takeouts here and they tailor them to my preferences. the food itself is authentic and great taste and pretty fresh. atmosphere can be livened up with some background music
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The place had an unpleasant smell, and the food was overpriced and underwhelming. I had high expectations for the liang pi, but it was bland and lacked any flavor. Overall, a very disappointing experience.
Delicious food. May ranges from classic American Chinese food to traditional Xi’an noodles hand pulled by a chef actually from Xian. My Chinese friends all find it authentic. Waitress is incredibly nice and attentive, and very friendly. Beautiful decor on the inside, and usually not too busy.
Plenty of seating in a vary specious interior- much larger than it looks from the outside. Great place for a quick meal or dinner conversation with a group. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been to this place back when I was a child and honestly, it still holds up to back then. The service was amazing: the waiters was really kind and the food was served fast. Speaking of food, it was great for University City. I usually never see any authentic Chinese restaurants so this definitely stands out. I suggest getting the Chinese hamburger: the meats are so juicy, tender, and compliment the bread well. The prices are also fairly reasonable so overall, I'll definitely order from this place again. Try dining in: the atmosphere was genuinely amazing to eat in! 9.5/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Stopped by for a quick meal and was really impressed. The noodles were super tasty and the portion size was huge, I almost couldn’t finish it. And it was cheap too. Staff were super nice, and service was fast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Authentic Chinese food hidden under 4 stars. Really got that Asian taste, no fusion BS.
The noodles here were excellent, a cut above the rest around campus.
Don’t let the low rating fool you!
Female young waitress is awesome.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here was just okay, I would come back though.
Food: 4
Service: 5
The front desk clerk was extremely rude and unresponsive. They just threw my food on the table beside me without even telling me it was ready.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Awesome 👍 convenient location and tastes good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered food online and it was pretty quick however the food is not favorable. Liang pi tastes bitter and the spice is not authentic. Chinese burger is so so.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Very nice waitress. We were there early so it wasn't crowded. The shrimp and scallop with shiitake mushrooms was good. Scallops are cut into thin strips so probably two large ones total. Three large shrimp. Comes with rice. The special had everything from meatballs, chicken, shrimp to bok choy, noodles and more. Very large portion!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Good food at a reasonable price. Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Small quiet Chinese restaurant with a second location in Chinatown. I’ve been coming here for years, could never figure out why their ratings are so low. If you’re looking for affordable authentic Chinese food, xian is the place to go. Joy is always very nice to me whenever I am there. You can’t get good biang biang mien anywhere but here in my opinion!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Liangpi
In my third year at Penn, the food in Xi'an is really my happy hometown. I ate there countless times and took all my friends to eat there. American students were also very impressed. They couldn't understand why it only scored 3.8. Google didn't know what it was worth. All the noodles in the store are very good, the steamed buns are also good, and the large plate of chicken is excellent (don’t forget to ask for a double portion of wide noodles). I don’t recommend the sausage dishes, as I feel like they are sometimes not handled well. Liangpi type is average. All in all, it is extremely affordable and the most authentic Chinese food in the university town. The boss is also very nice. Maybe the score is low because the boss sister doesn't work hard to make her presence felt like other waiters here. In fact, her attitude is just right.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The spicy cucumbers were pretty good! I could eat them all day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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