We didn't have plans to dine here, but that evening Haven City was momentarily up in smoke with their fire alarms blaring away. And so, we looked around and ultimately landed on this restaurant. The man running front of the house greeted and seated us, then quickly disappeared into the kitchen. Brightly lit with the sounds of the climactic scene from "The Wandering Earth 2" streaming on the television, the restaurant was decorated with photos and wallpaper of their menu items on the off chance you sat there undecided. My friends decided on the Stewed Pork Mixed Noodles and Tomato Scramble Egg Noodle, while I ordered the Stewed Beef Sirloin Noodle Soup, which sticks to the humble name of 牛肉面 in Chinese. For appetizers, we shared a plate of Spicy Stir Fried Pig Ears which while small was a tasty way to build up an appetite. Wait was less than 15 minutes for everything to be served. My bowl of noodle soup had a broth which while not as spicy or numbing as other spots was definitely full of flavor with a good portion of beef. The noodles were also deliciously bouncy and filling, with the bok choy providing a nice balance. At $12.99, that's not bad at all, and it's worth mentioning most of their items are decently priced. The others at the table were similarly satisfied with their orders. Over the course of the meal, a little girl watching the television would shout out for her dad whenever a patron has walked in, leading the FOH man to greet and seat folks while also handling take-out orders, serve, and I'm assuming some of the kitchen work. The place never got too packed, which is awesome if you wanna avoid the hullabaloo of the food hall, though arguably this place deserves some recognition as it checks all the boxes. read more

Shaanxi Datang - Beef noodle soup - Chinese Near Me - West Covina, California

This place has some of the best hand pulled noodles ever. So let's see if they're pretty good eh or ew. Everything is made by hand in house and the owner was super chill and just started bringing me out his best sellers. I got to try their lamb skewers, pork rou jia muo, liang pi, tomato onion beef mixed noodle, and beef board noodles. Not usually a lamb eater but these were really well seasoned and cuminy with good charbroiled flaves and wasn't too gamey. A bit tough tho. The rou jia muo had a good amount of super juicy, savory, flavorful, umami meat all on a chewy bagel like bread. The Laing pi had thicker noodles than what I'm used to but they were super fun and bouncy. They were slightly vinegary and nutty from the sesame oil and had plenty of crunchy bean sprouts some cucumber and gluten. The mixed noodles were super chewy had crunchy bell peppers, onions, tomato and beef and was super flavorful and savory. The beef board noodles had wider noodles but were equally as awesomely chewy and bouncy even tho it was soaking up all the savory, slightly spicy, Chinese tea slash herby flavored broth it was in. Could use a bit more meat tho. Everything is super fresh, made to order, and well priced. This place is pretty good. Skewers $6.99 Laing pi $7.49 Rou jia muo $5.99 Mixed noodles $13.99 Beef board noodles $13.99 $48.45 read more

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Visited on a Saturday night. It was empty but I wanted to try this shaanxi spot. Food was not what I expected, I think there was a translation barrier. Got "shanxi minced noodle soup" - I learned the "minced" was minced pork fat, rather than minced pork, (shaanxi is pork). I personally did not like it, it was just too fatty for it. Other things on their menu are probably better, think I just got something not that great. Small family business where they have their child hang out in the restaurant. Support your local businesses! Was easy to call in for pick up and food took 10 minutes to be ready. Conveniently next door to the Chinese super market and food court. Cash only if total is under $25. read more

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Quick lunch spot.. outside looks like a new building, inside looks very dated. But the staff were welcoming and friendly, service was fast and food is pretty good. Spicy steamed cold noodle with sesame sauce: good chew on the noodles - sesame sauce is a bit liquidity - personally not spicy enough Cumin lamb burger: good flavors with chili. Shaanxi Minced Noodle Soup: it was okay.. noodles are too thin.. read more

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A real hidden gem. It's a hole in the wall and the staff speaks mostly Chinese, but that's how you know it's good. Amazing xian good. My favorite thing to get is the liang pi and the lamb pita bread soup. Prices are good. Since the opening of the food court in the same plaza, parking has been more difficult, but worth the effort me I always. I always try to go by when I can to help support a small business and make sure the places I love stay open. It's worth the try! read more

The food was not fresh. The shredded pork in Beijing sauce (such a small portion $17.99) tasted bad, the meat didn't seem fresh, felt like it had been sitting out for a long time, and had a strange taste. Also, the portion was extremely small. Just a handful of pork slices and a few slices of tofu skin and that was it. The lamb skewers also had a slightly sour flavor, and each skewer cost $4.50. The lamb pita soup was also not fresh. You can tell from the attached picture. We threw out the most of our orders read more

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I've come here a handful of times with my boyfriend and they have sweet customer service. We got an order of lamb skewers and a lamb burger to share with a wang lao ji. The lamb was so juicy and the seasoning was perfect. We always crave this place. read more

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Excellent food, very authentic. And owner is super nice. We are from southern China and been in the US for years and we love the food. Price is reasonable. They also made dishes very fast. The table & dishes are clean. Yes, the bathroom can use some more deep cleaning. But still highly recommended. read more

I came here with my dad for a quick lunch. I haven't tried their noodles yet. Will be back to try it out. I got an order of the Cumin hamburger and the lamb skewers. Both of them was pretty good. The bun is toasty and crunchy while not too thick. The lamb meat inside was tender and juicy. It's also filled with jalapeños but wasn't too spicy. The lamb skewers are a bit fatty. The seasoning on it was delicious. Service was quick. There's a parking lot. The restaurant is a little small, but normal for this type of food. read more

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We pass this place all the time when grocery shopping next door. Noticed on the window, pictures of some of their specialties, took special attention to a hamburger looking sandwich, meat filling between two pieces of thick pan-fried dough. The following is what we ordered and what we thought of it- Stewed pork burger - 2/5, just ok, pieces of fatty pork, soak in a broth, laid between two pan fried dough, greasy, little weak on seasoning. Beef burger - 2/5, again, just ok, thinly sliced beef between two pan fried dough, less flavor than the stewed pork, plain, hint of beef flavor. Deep fried croaker fish - 5/5, best dish of the night, lightly crispy, hot and moist on the inside, perfectly cook and seasoned. Pan fried string beans - 2/5, slightly spiced, had a chance to be decent, but way too salty, had to pour some of our drinking water in to dilute the saltiness. Dining room fairly plain and simple, small, could use a makeover, approximately around 10 tables. Kind of clean. Waitress was nice, helpful and attentive. Extra points for her giving us a free Coke and an apology when we mentioned the overly salted string beans. Highly unlikely we'll come back, but I did see something on the menu that caught my attention, spicy fried chicken, so maybe I'll be back to try that. read more

DELICIOUS FOOD. I go to this plaza all the time, but never even noticed this place. I'm glad I got to go with someone who suggested it since it's my first time trying cuisine from this region. What I've learned recently is to always get the dishes that are unique to whatever regional cuisine the restaurant gets it's namesake from or whatever they specialize in since so many Chinese restaurants offer a smorgasbord of almost everything under the sun (that means whatever Americanized styled dishes that you're craving for!) We got the: 1) Shanxi Spicy Cold Steamed Noodle: -YOU HAVE TO GET THIS. IT'S ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS, SO SO GOOD. -It's a specialty from this region and even as I'm typing this I'm drooling at the thought of eating it again. -The noodles are very doughy, and bready and soaked up all the sauces to the point of being soggy, but the texture still had some chewiness to it, despite the softness. Perfection. -Crunchy thinly sliced cucumber and beansprouts and pieces of bread also soaked up the cilantro sauce wonderfully. The spiciness wasn't too strong, so I could inhale everything. 2) Qishan Spicy Pork Minced Burger: -With the slight dryness of the bread, the moist and tender pork, along with the chili oil made a great combination. 3) Lamb Pita Bread Lamb Soup: -Lamb was moist and slid right off the bone. -Lots of clear noodle and not gonna lie, this is the first time I've EVER had soup with bread in it (that's not croutons). -The bread, although soggy, soaked up the soup nicely and added to the doughy texture (as it's supposed to be). -Interesting dish and if I wasn't so fixated on the other noodles, I would have eaten much more of this. 4) Shangxi pepper Chili Soup: -Lots, lots, lots of veggies (carrots, cabbage, and green beans)! -Thick consistency soup (cringe, but I really just wanted to use it as sauce on rice), but it came with so much. -Came out super hot and it wasn't spicy either. Kinda sour, not too salty, and a bit peppery. -Also had lots of meatballs in it too. Very unique meatballs with some doughy bread in it too. Definitely a different texture from what I'm used to. Opened super late in comparison to other restaurants in the area and the food is also affordable. Portions are pretty huge too and we ended up taking both soups to go. Definitely coming back to try more and to get more of those amazing noodles. read more

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Still the most incredible Liangpi I've ever had. If I had to pick a last meal, this dish is on the list. I come back here every single time I'm in West Covina. BiangBiang noodles are also good. The owners are incredibly nice and I love the simple atmosphere. It reminds me of the dive restaurants I went to in China. read more

My boyfriend found this place for us to try! Shaanxi food always sounds good so I of course said yes! We are so glad we discovered this place for hot, spicy, flavorful, and authentic Shaanxi food. If you didn't know Shaanxi is a province in in China famous for its Terracotta Soldiers. But within China, it has a local speciality, the biang biang mian (油泼扯面) - a form of hand pulled noodles! We loved the dish. Among other delicious dishes, we also got lamb paomo 羊肉泡馍 - lamb soup with little dough chunks. It was the BEST! After having this here, I know where to go next time there is a craving! We also ordered Spicy Cumin Lamb Skewers or 羊肉串儿 pronounced Yang Rou Chuan, to top it all off. All three dishes were delicious and hot! We will definitely be back for more delicious and authentic Shaanxi food! read more

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WHEN: 1/21/22 Shaanxi Datang is 100% the most underrated sichuan restaurant. Every time I come home to LA I tell my family I want to eat here because no other place has noodles this good and this affordable and with such big portions. It's a family owned eatery and on any given day you can see the daughter doing her homework on one of the tables while father cooks in the kitchen and the mom serves the food. If you walk into any restaurant and see this, know the foods gonna hit. What we usually get: A02. Spicy Cold Steamed Noodle w/ Sesame Sauce ($7) - liang pi! My favorite cold noodles with vinegary and peanutty flavors so good! C14. Hot Boiled Fish Fillet ($15) - huge massive bowl of boiled fish, very very spicy D06. Chili Oil Noodle w/ Lamb add on ($13) - hands down the best dish. Hand pulled biang biang noodles served in a similar spicy vinegar sauce as the liang pi but with tender pieces of lamb. Hits the spot every time. Shaanxi Datang is consistent, cheap, fast, friendly, and always delicious. I wish more people would try them out. The outside may not seem like much but please support this business. I really don't want them to shut down read more

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I have been here many times for their Liang pi noodles. There was even one time I came at the end of the night right before close for Liang pi but they were sold out. The shop owner kindly made a fresh batch just for me because she knows that's what I always order here. So what's the deal? Their Liang pi noodles are fresh and homemade. When you pick it up, it's firm enough to maintain its shape and won't break. It's drenched in a spicy chili oil sesame mixture that gives this dish such a nutty mouth numbing umami flavor. There are some beans sprouts, cucumber slices and cubes of chewy gluten that soaks up the sauce. What is gluten? It's basically a non fermented bean product. When you get this dish, you mix it all up and dig in. I've tried many places with Liang pi and this place by far does it right. Ok I did get some other stuff like cumin lamb which is also very spicy but oh so tasty. It's a tiny bit gamy from the lamb which I really like. Water bucket lamb soup with mo (when naan bread meets pita bread and they have a child, you get mo). My one non spicy dish that has a delicate flavor. The soup is light but definitely not bland. Theres some vermicelli noodles, wood ear fungus, bean curd skin and pieces of soft lamb. You can tear up the mo and put it in the soup kind of like croutons or dip the mo in the soup. Overall I love this place. It's a mom and pop small restaurant next to a super market. It's not decorated fancy and they always have the tv on a Chinese kid show for their daughter who hangs out in the restaurant. Do I care? Nope! It's the quality and taste of the food that counts and that's what's going to get me coming back again and again. read more

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I love Shaanxi/Xi'an food and sadly, a lot of my favorite Xi'an restaurants are closed now. So when I tried Shaanxi Datang, this place HIT THE SPOT. I ordered via ubereats and they are definitely upping the price on ubereats, but it's ok since this restaurant is pretty far from where I live. I ordered the cumin lamb noodles and the cold noodles (liangpi). They were both soooo flavorful and delicious. Noodles were chewy and delicious. It was a tad on the oily and salty side, but I guess that's what makes it extra yummy. Portion sizes were huge. These 2 order lasted me about 4 meals. The lamb noodles come with a lot of toppings (lamb, onions, etc) and the noodles are handpulled and thicc. If you love or are craving Xi'an food, I highly recommend that you try this place. The cumin lamb noodles were my favorite. Liangpi was a classic (can't go wrong with this order). read more

Shaanxi Datang - Ubereats order of Liang pi - Chinese Near Me - West Covina, California

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I came here today to have lunch with my dad. We've been on a noodle kick recently, and saw that this place offers some classic, yet inexpensive dishes. It is located in the HK Plaza directly to the right of the supermarket. We were served complimentary peanuts to start. I did not have any since I'm allergic, but my dad couldn't stop picking at them. Then, we ordered two of the Shanxi Handmade Cold Steamed Noodle ($4.49), one Chili Oil Noodle ($6.99), and their Fish dumplings ($8.99) which came with 10 pieces. The portions here are gigantic. Both of the noodle dishes were delicious and spicy, though I must say the Chili Oil Noodles are on a whole 'nother level. I wish I had ordered more to go, because I'm having some intense cravings right now! As for the Fish dumplings, they were okay, but I personally would not order them again. They tasted a bit sweet, which was not what I expected or wanted out of a fish dumpling. I really enjoyed dining here and will be back soon. However, I am taking off a star because there were some small pieces of food on the floor underneath our booth and our chopsticks were really sticky. read more

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They are not a Shaanxi place, they have no idea what Shaanxi food is supposed to taste like, pork smells bad and is far from fresh.

I come here all the time for their spicy cumin lamb mixed noodle, spicy cold steam noodles, and spicy cumin squid (not on the menu, but you can always ask if they have it and can make it for you!). The noodle texture is always on point! The spicy cumin squid- the flavors mix well together. Everybody in the family loves this dish! We've tried other things like the hot boiled fish (also very good), and lamb skewers (the kids like this). I won't comment on the other dishes I've tried as it seems they were under a different owner back then? All in all, give this place a try. The owners are nice and the noodles are great! read more

This is a solid Xi'an place in an area that doesn't have a lot of good Chinese food. It's nice to know you can get solid liangpi here and not have to make the trek to San Gabriel or Rowland Heights. I phoned my order and a very nice lady picked up. She was so sweet! Helps if you speak Mandarin because she talked to me completely in Chinese. I ordered: 涼皮 - Liang Pi / Cold-steamed noodles. The portion size here was quite generous. I thought the flavors were well balanced and there was a good amount of gluten. 孜然羊肉 - Cumin Lamb. This was excellent. A hefty portion of lamb that was sliced thinly. Good spice to it, delicious on top of rice. 炒拉條子 - Stir-fried hand pulled noodles with pork. The noodles here had an excellent chew to them, and I loved the variety of vegetables and tofu skin. It's a good Xi'An place that offers something unique in the Hong Kong Plaza. And they're quick too. After I phoned my order the food was ready in 15 minutes. read more

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Place is probably a 3 star restaurant but with their whole family working together here as a team i gave it a 4. Great local spot for noodles if you're in the area of West Covina near DMV or the Plaza mall. Mom & Pop shop they even have the Grandma here helping out she looked like she about to be 70 years old, i really like seeing old people stay active. Much better than just stationed at home watching television all day. Now as for the food, on this visit, 3 dishes were ordered -Biang Biang noodles were 3 out of 5, i've had better else where but for being in West Covina its pretty good. - Lamb skewers 4 out of 5, these were pretty cheap as well it was 4 or 5 skewers for like $5 which is cheaper than getting it at the 626 Night market. - Spicy Tofu skin stir fry ..meh, pass on this. Give this place a try if you're in the area but dont go out of your way for it. read more

Shaanxi Datang - Lamb skewers - Chinese Near Me - West Covina, California

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This place can't be considered a real Shaanxi place. Thought the whole grilled fish was their specialty. Came and ordered just that. Fish wasn't even fresh. They admit it was frozen. It was half submerged in sauce that tasted pretty sad. No red chili's, sesame seeds and didn't look like the picture at all. Was the worst tasting grilled fish I've had. Spoke to owner who said the fish was in fact not their specialty. Ordered a Shaanxi noodle dish instead which is supposed to be their specialty. It was greasy and din'y taste good. read more

I ordered my go to dish, boiled fish fillet. Fish had the texture and flavor of freezer burn and the spicy sauce which is supposed to be flavorful was bland and full of chili oil. Sad to say I will not be returning to this restaurant. read more

Was pleasantly surprised deciding to give this restaurant a try. Am a huge fan of liang pi (handmade cold noodle) and this place really hits the spot. The bian bian mian (chili oil noodle) is one of the best I've tried! Consistently chewy and satisfyingly spicy. Portions are very large. Spicy cumin lamb (5/5), fried spicy chicken (4/5), spicy tofu skin (3/5). Will definitely be returning to try more! read more

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Finally found authentic shaanxi food in socal! Simple decor, friendly staff. All four items we tried were excellent and just like what I've had before in China. Definitely coming back! read more

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One year later, still no response from the restaurant owner. While one month after I posted the original review to report the fraud, she (Bianca H.) responded to another yelp review. Still suspicious! read more

Shaanxi Datang - Chinese Near Me - West Covina, California

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Food is tasty. I definitely recommend the spicy hand pulled noodles with added pork. We also tried the spicy cumin chicken bone and it was so good! Great flavor and fried to a nice crisp. It's various chicken bones, with meat and skin attached. The lamb skewers are also always so good! read more

Informative staff when I ask questions. Some of the best Shaanxi food in Southern Cali!!! Def should be on your list. I've been twice. This time I got Liang Pi (cold flour noodles w vinegar cucumber, bean sprouts) and lamb skewers. read more

Shaanxi Datang - Liang Pi and Lamb Skewers at Shaanxi Datang! - Chinese Near Me - West Covina, California

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OMG the lamb sandwich (羊肉夹馍) is amazing. I tried it and have gone back 5x in the past month. Other spots just don't make it as good.

Came back a couple of days ago for more Hot Oil hand-pulled noodles, seems we can't get enough of this flavorful dish. This time we decided to have the Spicy Cumin Squid as the protein accompaniment. It turned out to be an excellent selection as the squid was perfectly battered, deep-fried and stir-fried with peppers, onions, garlic and a lot of Cumin. So tasty with those delicious noodles. read more

Shaanxi Datang - Chinese Near Me - West Covina, California

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Taste good, environment is subpar tho. Hell, who came to this for their environment? Try it if you want the authentic Chinese food!

Food took FOREVER. We ordered 2 dishes, 40 minutes has passed and still no food. We tried canceling our order but they said the black bean noodle was done. So we just paid for that and left to Byo boba for popcorn chicken. Service was beyond slow. People gotta go back to work in time. And the place only had another family in there. It was super busy or anything read more

This spot is really good. We drive all the way from colton to eat here for dinner. We try something different each time we come and we normally order 3-4 dishes. Our favorite is the hot and sour cabbage, garlic bok choy and tomato egg fried rice read more

Liar. Sorry to say that, because you shouldn't stole from your customers . My husband and I went there today to have lunch, and have our 12 LB WAGYU BEEG cut into slashes. With 30 Dollars cash( process fee), when we got home is only 11Lb!!! So watch out! We call the restaurant, and they say o there are one Lb is gone because the frozen... one lb!! No one is stupid! read more

I really wanted to like this place... but the spicy fried chicken was a true let-down. Usually Chongking spicy fried chicken is supposed to be crispy. The one I got was neither crispy or flavorful. It is as if they forgot to fry the chicken cubes. Usually a good dish... but this one was rushed out. Unfortunately, I think they didn't realize that I knew what the dish was supposed to taste like. Oh well. When looking for Szechuan food, this isn't the place. Bummer read more

Shaanxi Datang - Chinese Near Me - West Covina, California

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Tried to call for order pickup. But none of the employees spoke english like at all :(

If you like noodles, you will definitely like this place. Their noodles are all handmade. They are wide and long, but still very easy to chew. The beef noodle soup here is light compared to many others and I downed all the soup easily without feeling like it was too salty. The zha jian mian is delicious here. Refer to pix read more

Shaanxi Datang - Chinese Near Me - West Covina, California

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Very traditional and tasty Shanxi food. Nice place and good service. Will definitely come back again. read more

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First time coming here. The place is pretty clean. The food is pretty nice and comes out pretty quick. Ordered three dishes and they comes out delicious. The Lamb Kebab is good. I will come here again. read more

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This is a mom and pop store that serves authentic Shaanxi Chinese cuisines. In my opinion, all authentic restaurant deserves a good review. And since it's authentic, it's not meant for everyone, it's has the unique local Chinese flavor that applies cumin and spices. Good price, big portion. I love the genuineness of this place. read more