5 stars for the cold gluten salad and the flatbreads, 4 or 5 stars for the noodle soup. I'm rounding up to 5 because, well, maybe I ordered wrong. The cold gluten salad is a true highlight here, with an impeccable springy texture and an absolutely perfect mix of chili oil and sesame in the seasoning. The flatbread was also a standout, being perfectly crunchy and flavorful alongside a cumin lamb with a good punch. I was less impressed by the hand-pulled noodles. The soup itself was fine, as were the lamb intestines (though I really prefer them grilled). However, for hand-stretched noodles, the noodles were just lacking and missing something. Maybe wheat noodles get better the further west you go, and it just isn't quite Lanzhou style. read more

Went here by myself for dinner on a weekday around 6pm, and honestly, the whole experience was pretty strange. The restaurant was almost completely empty, but the waitress started rushing me to order before I'd even had a minute to look at the menu. I told her I was still looking, but she came back shortly after asking me to order again, and eventually brought her iPad over and continued rushing me. I'm not sure what the hurry was when there were barely any customers. I ordered the biang biang noodles with lamb, and unfortunately, they were pretty disappointing. The noodle thickness was really inconsistent, so some parts were overcooked while others seemed undercooked. The flavor was okay, but nothing special. To make things even more awkward, the waitress brought out a lamb burger that I never ordered and insisted that it was on my order when she showed me the receipt. She eventually took it off, but it was frustrating to have to explain that I hadn't ordered something that she had entered herself. Overall, it was just an uncomfortable dining experience, from being rushed for no reason to the confusion over the extra item. The food was average at best, and I probably wouldn't come back. Ambiance was normal nothing special. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Biang Biang Noodles 裤带面 - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Went for a walk to Chinatown and looked up where to get hand pulled noodles, this was the spot! Service is attentive and brings dishes out as ready. The flavors were far from generic American Chinese places. I'd recommend for someone looking to get authentic food at a reasonable price. Make sure you get some noodles. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Hand-Stretched Noodles With Two Toppings （两掺面） Chicken Skewer 2pcs 鸡肉串2串 - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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We come to xi'an every time we are in town. The best thin and chewy hand pulled noodles with the perfect texture. Sauce complimented it well and meat was super tender. Highly recommend! They will also validate parking ($3 total) if you park in the chinatown lot near the train read more

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I had a great experience eating here! The biang biang mian was really good, as were some of the "tapas," the seaweed and pig ears especialy. I didn't like lamb intestine soup as much, there are a lot of different organs in there (liver, intestine, tripe, stomach, etc.) and I'm not a huge organ fan. The lady taking our orders encouraged us to also order one of the flatbreads and we also had the sliced beef maw, which was excellent! Everything was pretty hot, so take caution with the spice level! The restaurant is small, and at some point an entire tour group came in, and the steps are slippery at the front in the rain. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

An unassuming classic old school spot in Chinatown. Your meal comes with a tea and I loved the subtle jasmine floral fragrance! I tried the biang biang noodles, but which was a bit bibimbap-esque with the tomato and egg, black bean pork, braised beef, and minced sauce. This was awesome as I love each ingredient individually but normally can't choose between which noodle bow I want. Mixed together, this creates a heavenly flavor of sweet, sour, and umami. The biang biang noodles were thick, chewy and bouncy, and like wider longer belts. The texture was actually so addicting and I devoured my bowl almost instantly. My friend got the Szechuan spicy vermicelli pot with beef, but this needed a bit more flavor and spice. Adding vinegar helped! Our server was super nice and friendly and helped us pack all our leftovers too. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Szechuan Spicy Vermicelli Pot （麻辣砂锅粉） - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I got the Biang biang noodle and a crispy flatbread and both were delicious. It was the perfect amount of spicy for me where there is a mild kick to it. The service was quick and the waitress even boxed my food for me. The space is not really big so I would not go during a busy time. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Came here for a super quick lunch and got the tomato and egg noodles and they were delicious especially with the fresh cucumber topping it! Our food came out super quick and was hot! Our waitress was also kind enough to bring out scissors to help us tackle the massive noodles in the soup! The noodles were definitely homemade and were the star of the show! Would come back again! read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Noodles With Tomato & Egg Sauce （番茄鸡蛋面） - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Love this place! It feels like a hidden gem. The standard of the food is always the same (in a good way). It's a small place but it's never packed whenever I go. They also have vegetarian options! read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Noodles With Tomato & Egg Sauce （番茄鸡蛋面） - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Ambiance - casual, northern style home cooking Service - only one server, food came out fairly quickly Food - biang biang noodles were super flavorful, braised beef noodle soup is perfect for a cold day (beef was super tender), the wide noodles were the perfect texture read more

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Came here for the hand pulled noodles and they did not really hit. They satisfied the craving but were not anything worth raving about. The restaurant is pretty unassuming and the service is okay. The beef in the noodles were the best part. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Inside - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Amazing! Everything was great and good and quick service. Felt authentic. Delicious noodles and flatbreads. Had lamb flatbread, crispy pork flatbread, hot and sour noodles, and spicy ground pork noodles. read more

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The best thing I can say .. is it wasn't for me and the dishes I had weren't bad at all but more or an acquired taste. My only real complaint is that the lamb flatbread was salty. I didn't know what I was ordering when I ordered the cold thin sliced tofu. But I also wanted traditional flavors but it wasn't for me. I didn't get the hand stretched beef noodle and the beef was okay I'm not sure what kind of cut vise it seemed to be sliced from a roll. But the noodles and sauce were great - I would've loved some more bok Choy in the dish. read more

Ordered the famous Biang Biang hand pulled noodles, it didn't disappoint. Food: Biang Biang - 5 get it Dumpling app - 5 get it Skewer meats - 3, average and they put a ton of cumin on it for some reason. Tea - tasty Service: What you'll expect at Chinatown. Usually a 3. No BS service. Ambiance: its an older smaller spot in comparison to the newer Naperville location. Its what you can expect for old Chinatown. No frills but food hits. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Biang Biang Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Marinated pork flat bread is amazingly good. Freshly prepared. Great to-go-in-hand food. Love this place sit down or take out.

PROS - Hot and Sour, hand stretched wide noodles, braised beef, extra spicy. make sure to mix it. it will absorb the sauce/broth over time. even though it's noodles, you don't feel heavy while eating or after - Biang Biang is decent, but Hot and Sour is better and more flavorful - Cumin Lamb Flatbread. very flavorful! I prefer the one at Friends BBQ, but this one comes second - when you order soda, they bring you a cup filled to the brim with ice. the coke is such a complementary aperitif to all the foods here - food is prepared fairly quickly. maybe 10 min wait for noodle dishes - for chinatown, the bathroom is relatively clean -- CONS - only 1 women's bathroom. it's often occupied, and the waiting area is very hot. for me, it's a small price to pay for delicious noodles lol -- RECOMMENDED - hot and sour hand stretched noodles - cumin lamb flatbread - super icy coke read more

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$7.50 cumin lamb flatbread. Enough said. The meat was seasoned to perfection. One flatbread was enough for lunch. Online ordering is $0.25 more but saves you time from waiting there. Small family owned restaurant with plenty of seating! read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Cumin Lamb Flatbread - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Came here for a quick dinner and it was delicious! The service is super welcoming and sweet. We ordered two bowls of noodles: biang biang noodles and the lamb noodle soup, five spiced beef and the pork pancake. All were really good and pretty authentic! read more

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We came specifically for the flatbread and were not disappointed! The bread itself was amazing with a nice crispy exterior but perfectly soft interior. Both the Cumin Lamb and the Marinated Pork were absolutely delicious and full of flavor. It is a smaller place but it has plenty of seating! The staff were very friendly and the food was prepared very quickly! I cannot wait to go back for another flatbread and to try some more of the items on their menu. read more

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Thank you Bonnie C. for finding this place! It was busyyy since we had visited during the Lunar New Year parade , I'd say come here with 4 ppl max for most comfortable seating , a good amount of booth seatings though Menu is extensive - Stir-Fried Chewy Noodles: bomb.com! So flavorful and the Biang Biang noodles were a nice fluffy chew, highly recommend and definitely a share-able item, decent amount of veggies too which I can appreciate - Cumin Lamb Flatbread: yummm, so delicious and well-seasoned, flavorful too. Bonnie C. got their crispy flatbread while I ordered the original, and we both really enjoyed what we got! - Pork potstickers: delicious appetizer to start the meal with, comes with 6pieces Can't wait to be back next time I'm in town! read more

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Down to earth place to go, where you will find traditional Xi'An dishes: pulled noodles, bianbian mean, liangpi, 烧饼。Friendly service too. read more

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Had the Marinated Pork flatbread and it was better than I expected. Filled the the brim with pork and peppers. The flatbread was nice and toasty, and the pork was marinated well. The peppers gave a nice kick to too and the employee was friendly. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Marinated Pork RouJiaMo - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My husband and I came in a few min after they just opened, so they were still setting up. That being said, it is such a cool place, it is beautifully decorated, that the food is divine!!! If you want authentic this is the place to go!!! The staff was very friendly and welcoming, I can't wait to go back. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

For 6 dollars each this was definitely an affordable and delicious option in Chinatown! I tried the lamb rou jia mou and it was perfectly seasoned and spiced. I love the vegetables which cut out some of the gaminess and oiliness of the lamb. This definitely isn't the best I've had since I've liked others more with better seasoning but it's made well and for 6 dollars it's a great snack! The grandma who works there was really kind and accommodated to us wanting take out. It was great knowing we were supporting a local business. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Spiced lamb and pork should rou jia Mou - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food: very flavorful noodles. Chewy noodles and fresh ingredients. On the other side, The appetizers lacked flavors. Cheap prices for the food! Very wide selection of food as well. Service: very average, typical of Chinese restaurants. Ambiance: small restaurant, tables accommodate 6p at most. Air condition wasn't great. Tables were clean. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Appetizer combo - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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The lamb skewer was delicious, and so was the hand-stretched noodles with beef in hot & sour sauce. The marinated pork roujiamo was also yummy but the meat was a little dry. On the bright side, the chili oil was a good compliment to the meal and the food got out relatively fast after ordering. Overall, it's an another hole-in-a-wall restaurant in Chinatown that serves food other than the usual Cantonese food like many other places in the area. read more

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The food was good. The service was your typical Chinese restaurant service. The food all came out at different times. One bowl of noodles was significantly later than others and I felt if I didn't ask, we would've never gotten it for the last person. The ambiance is a typical Chinese restaurant. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Lamb noodles - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Came in around 11:45am on a Tuesday. Immediately seated and quick service. It was quiet inside the restaurant with Chinese TV playing in the background. Got the biang biang noodles and side of cucumbers. Noodles were chewy with good flavor from the sauce. The meat with the noodles was tender, and tofu was soft. I also appreciated the few leaves of spinach. Scissors to cut the noodles were clutch. Cucumbers were ordinary, but at least they had a little crunch and slight tanginess from the marinade. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Biang Biang Noodles Marinated Cucumber - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I went to Xi'an Cuisine over the weekend and had their Cumin Lamb Flatbread sandwich. It was delicious and the meat was well-prepared, not underdone nor dry/overcooked. The spice level of the sandwich wasn't as high as I wanted, so I added chili oil on my own to make it a bit spicier (to suit my own tastes). However, if you're not a fan of spice then the regular version was mild (to me, anyway). The restaurant itself is small but very clean and organized. The food service was fast and the staff was very kind. Their milk bubble tea was also very delicious. Sometimes, bubble tea shops add a lot of sugar to mask the poor taste of their drinks. That wasn't the case here. The bubble tea here was delicious but not so sweet that it gave me a headache. It also went well with the spice of my Cumin Lamb Flatbread. Overall, I had a good experience. If you are craving Chinese food with a kick, this is a good place to try. read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Cumin Lamb Flatbread. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This place is a really affordable establishment. They has hand pulled noodles of thick, thin and standard size. They have a variety of noodles dishes, sides and also the famous pancake/Flatbread. For the flat bread, they have different options to choose from such as cumin lamb, minced pork, beef, or vegetarian. Then you chose chrispy or not. I choose Chrispy or not. For the chrispy version it's like a spiral dough and the non chrispy version was more dough and bread. The cumin lamb was salty. The noodle I chose was #60 which comes with thick noodles, beef stew and tomateo and minced pork. They also have dry stir fry noodles and wet noodles. I will come back again to try the wet noodles. read more

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We only had the chance to eat one full meal in Chinatown and we were so glad to have picked this place. You walk in, scan the QR code on your table, and order completely online. We got the Cumin Lamb flatbread, Zhajiang (thin) noodles, and the Biang Biang noodles with lamb. The staff was super nice. The flatbread was very good. The lamb meat was decent, but the bread was perfectly crispy and steaming hot. Both noodle dishes were excellent. Full of savory sauce that coats every noodle. The lamb chunks in the biang biang noodles were perfectly tender; this dish was the star of the night. We weren't very hungry to begin with and there were so much food, but we ended up finishing everything. Spice level wise, I'm not the most spice tolerant, but I felt that the dishes weren't very spicy. Would love to come back to try other Chinatown offerings, but would definitely recommend this place. read more

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I still love this place. The Biang Biang Noodles and various Flatbread are excellent! read more

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I wish I took more picture of our food. We got Mongolian beef and kungpao chicken. The handmade noodles were so delicious. Amazing and probably best authentic Chinese food in Chicago read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Beef noodle soup with thick hand made noodles - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We ordered: 1. Biang Biang Noodles 2. Hand-stretched Noodle Soup W. Lamb Intestines 3. Stir-fried Cold Noodles 4. Cumin Lamb Flatbread 5. Beef Skewers They nailed the flavor on all the dishes. The Biang Biang Noodles were my favorite. I loved that the noodles were made fresh. Hand stretched noodles could be thicker but I also enjoyed the light broth. Skewers were juicy. Flatbread was crispy. I would order all three of these dishes together again. Service was good but we went later in the evening so I don't know how good/bad the service is at full capacity. read more

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Really impressive and fast service. Make sure to try the biang biang noodles. The flavor is out of this world. Love this place.

You will always enjoy a hearty meal when you come to Xi'an Cuisine. It's an unassuming storefront on Cermak avenue, but inside you will find food with TONS of flavor. It's not fancy nor flashy, but it's functional. Each table has a bottle of black vinegar and a jar of house made chili oil with a little spoon. If you're looking for white table cloths, you will not find that here. But if you're looking for a Chinese talent show to be playing on the TV at the back of the restaurant, bingo. There is one woman running the show, taking overs, cleaning tables, serving tea/water, and packing to-go deliveries. She works hard and is multi-tasking so you may need to be a little patient, but the food shines. I came here the first time for biang biang noodles with my partner. We each had a bowl and also shared a cucumber salad and a roujiamo flatbread. We were blown away by the hand-pulled noodles. I came back again with my family (party of 6) and this would be the biggest party they could comfortably fit around a table. Our table was made of 3 square tables pushed together with three of us on each side. It was cozy but it worked! This time, across the group, we had: biang biang noodles Won ton soup Hand pulled noodles with lamb Chewy noodles with pork elbow "Roujiamo" flatbreads: cumin lamb and pork belly Stir fried baby bok choy Pan-fried beef dumplings (we were notified of a 20 min wait time since this was made to order) Sliced marinated beef My favorite dish was the pan-fried beef dumplings. It came with a crispy, crunchy "skirt" that comes with the bottom layer of being pan-fried (yum!). My parents, sister, and BIL also got to try the biang biang noodles here and I think they were impressed! When we came there was no wait to be seated, but there was a little wait for our food and to get water and tea. If you're patient, you will not mind :) But it will help to have that expectation going in: that they are a small operation doing everything in-house and making everything from scratch, so wait times will be longer. They have a location in Naperville and it looks like a recently opened location in the West Loop. This makes me happy, as xi'an flavors are becoming more accessible across the city. Love it! read more

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Delicious food and fast service. Got the noddles and the flatbread and it was all yummy

The restaurant is a nice small, mom and pop shop type place that serves Xi'an type food. They serve a plethora of other standard Chinese dishes that most western cultures are used to but the star entree on their menu is the Biang Biang noodles. Overall I loved the authenticity and atmosphere of this place, price-wise I think you are paying a little too much for some of the food here especially considering some of the cheapest alternatives in the area. Food: Biang Biang Noodles: I really liked the noodles here, they were fun to slurp and hit the spot--my only complaint is that they were a bit too oily Cumin Lamb Flatbread: the flatbread was nice and crispy, I think the lamb could've used more seasoning read more

Xi'an Cuisine - Biang Biang Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Friendly service. Had meat skewers, lamb and beef flat bread sandwiches and hand pulled noodles. Everything was tasty and very affordable. Highly recommend. read more

Xi'an Cuisine is truly one of Chinatown's best-kept secrets! As someone from the Bay Area used to fantastic Asian food, I was thrilled to discover this gem in Chicago. We tried the chicken wing skewer, lamb hand-pulled noodles, and beef Chinese burger, and each dish was exceptional. The chicken wings were perfectly seasoned and fried the hand-pulled noodles had a wonderful texture and flavor, and the beef Chinese burger was savory and satisfying. Despite being new to the Chicago food scene, I found this spot to be a standout with its authentic and delicious offerings. Very quick service as well, and great ambiance for a lunch spot. I believe they have other locations, so I'm definitely looking forward to returning and exploring more of their menu. If you're in Chinatown and craving top-notch Asian cuisine, Xi'an Cuisine is a must-visit! read more

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