We've been eating here very often. Love their hand-pull noodles, very chewy and generous portion. It does get a little oily though. Service is okay, food is authentic. read more

Xian Kitchen - Hot Oil Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

Randomly decided to eat here because the line at Uncle Cha's was too long. We knew it was a noodle place but we didn't know what to expect. I ordered Garlic Noodles and I thought it was a dry-mixed garlic noodle but it was a dipping noodle instead. The noodles were cut into small square pieces, it was interesting! The pork bun was not bad! The pita bread was definitely something that we never tried before. It's basically bread soaked in noodle soup. The food was unique and decent but I think I would try to order something else next time. read more

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I've been coming here for years, and for Bay Area Xi'an food, this place remains one of the few with consistent fundamentals. No fusion, no shortcuts--just straight, street-level northwestern flavors done properly. Biang Biang Noodles with Hot Oil Hand-pulled, wide, slightly uneven - the texture you want. The hot oil hits first, then chili, vinegar, scallion, and a clean layer of fresh minced garlic that anchors the entire bowl. That garlic is the line between "spicy noodles" and actual Shaanxi-style structure. You get wheat aroma, chili fat, vinegar lift, and garlic brightness in distinct layers. Cold Skin Noodles Among walk-in options in the Bay Area, this is one of the most reliable. Correct chew on the noodles, bouncy gluten pieces, and a balanced mix of vinegar, chili, and sesame. I'll be honest: the best liang pi I've had locally still comes from small home-kitchen group buys--rare, and as close to mainland street flavor as you'll find. But for a restaurant you can visit any day, this version gets the essentials right. Lamb Offal Soup This is the dish I schedule my visit around. I usually come early to avoid waiting. The broth arrives properly oily and dense - exactly what lamb offal soup needs to be when done seriously. Heart, liver, tripe, stomach, intestine, and a few unidentifiable cuts all show up. If even one component is missing, the flavor loses depth; if the simmer time is short, the broth tastes thin. Here, the fat is deep but clean, the aroma is full, and there is none of the "freezer-burn" taste that shows up when offal is mishandled. The kitchen clearly understands how to treat lamb parts. Bai Ji Mo Flatbread Freshly griddled, firm exterior with a soft interior. Eat it plain, dip it in the soup, or tear it into small pieces and let it soak to build your own improvised lamb bread soup. My preference: tear small pieces, take it slow, and let the broth thicken around it. This broth deserves attention. This is true northwestern street flavor adapted to the Bay Area without losing its structure. Many places copy the menu; very few deliver this level of texture control and offal handling. Four stars - for execution, authenticity, and the discipline behind the bowls. - Dr C Only writing for what earns the stars. read more

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Solid Xi An flavors and respectable portion sizes. Xian Kitchen has been around for a long time and has always faced large crowds and high demand. This means there's usually a waiting period and a full restaurant with workers scrambling to get the food out. Can definitely feel hectic at times. This time, I came on a weekday during lunch service, so I was luckily able to snatch a table. We ordered the cold noodle with sesame (liang pi), pita bread soaked in beef soup (pao mo), twice cooked pork (hui guo rou), and the lamb spine chops (jiao ma yang xie zi). Food came out relatively quickly. The liang pi was chewy and the perfect amount of spice. It's an addicting dish to eat. I do wish there were more cucumber and kao fu (wheat gluten) in the dish to offset the spice and make the dish less one dimensional. The broth in the pita bread soaked in beef soup was rich, and the chewy pita makes it very filling. To be honest, there wasn't that much beef in the soup, making the dish feel more carb-heavy. The hui guo rou was cooked great. It was soft but also crispy, and there was a good mix of fatty and lean meat. There's a generous amount of doubanjiang, making it umami. It's usually a Sichuan dish but was still cooked well in a Xi An restaurant! The yang xie zi were very tender, making the meat easy to get off the bone. Not exactly too spicy, but did taste the cumin. A unique cut of meat that I'd recommend trying. I don't think I'd go out of my way to brave the weekend line, but worth eating here if there's no wait! read more

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I came here for Sunday lunch. There was no waiting line, and we were served immediately. We ordered a Chinese burger (Roujiamo), stir-fried shredded potatoes, and lamb noodles. All the dishes were flavorful, but a little greasy. I liked the texture of the noodles, which were chewy. Although I have never tried authentic Xi'an food before, I enjoyed the dishes at this restaurant and will come back to try some other items. read more

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Came here and was told that we need to share a table and got seated right away. Two other parties sat down. We ordered first and the appetizers came out shortly. But the main dishes never came out. Found that there is no distinction between parties when sharing a table in their ordering system and since we all ordered the same popular dishes the others were served first for some reason. I understand that sometimes miscommunications can happen, but when I politely asked where was my order I was told that it was already served and the server accused us of eating with out paying. Only after I showed her the table and she rechecked again she noticed the error, but offered no apologies and no remedies. The liangpi was soso, and so was the appetizers. Over all a very bad experience. read more

Xian Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

The food is all very salty. Not the place to go unless you are used to it. Even the vegetables are extra salty.

Not exactly sure why people give Xian kitchen a 3 but our experience has been awesome. We ordered braised chicken with potato and pepper (huge portion, great taste, just right amount of cooking time), cool noodle with sesame, dry cured beef, lamb burger. The service is fast considering it was a Saturday lunch time. The ambience is average but typically with a strip mall restaurant. They do not have many seats therefore if you need to sit down with a large party there may be some wait. There is plenty of parking spots in the mall. read more

Xian Kitchen - Braised chicken with potato and pepper - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

I like their chill oil noodle and fatty port hamburger. Their noodle are hand make noodle with chewy texture which I really enjoy.

Food: 1. Pita Bread soaked in Beef/Lamb 2. Garlic sauce with noodle Pita bread soaked in beef/lamb The "beef/lamb" means you get to choose between beef OR lamb. We chose beef. Relative to the amount of pita, I didn't think there was a lot of beef. For the cost, it was an okay amount of beef. It did seem like SO much pita bread cubes. The pita didn't seem fresh and it was chewy. Once it cools down there was diminishing returns on a bowlful of soggy pita cubes. Tip: piping hot soup goes well on a cold/rainy day Garlic sauce with noodle It doesn't photograph as well, though we appreciated that the noodle/soup came separate from the sauce. That way the spice level can be regulated. Tip: dip in one noodle at a time and then rinse of excess in the soup. Helps keep each bite from being too spicy and then helps add flavor to the soup. read more

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Our go-to spot for Xi'an cuisine! We always get the Biangbiang Noodles with Minced Pork (油泼三掺), Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup (羊肉泡馍), and the Hometown Style Pork Rouburger (腊汁肉夹馍). All items tasted great and were hella oily, as usual. It was disappointing how the biangbiang noodles and rouburger arrived only warm and not hot this time though read more

店家强制使用现金付款，而且服务员会宣称四舍五入，反向抹零，不找零钱 This place forces you to pay in cash, and the servers conveniently 'round up' the total so they never have to give you any change back!!! read more

Went around lunch area and there's a decent amount of people in the restaurant. I think the food taste pretty authentic, spicy, but in general very oily. The cold noodle taste very good, and it's very nutty which I like. But I did not enjoy the 肉夹馍. Th lamb smell is very strong and I'm just not a fan of dry 饼. Overall I'd come back for their noodles once in a while. read more

Xian Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Overall the food is delicious. The Lamb Stewed Noodle is the best. The big plate chicken noodle is huge! It can be shared with 2-3 people. The seats are limited. It seems they don't have enough people to take care of the seats arrangement during the dinner time. They should come out a way to let the customers sign up or join the waiting list. Otherwise, some people just walk in and cut the line. read more

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I'll be HONEST, it was a weekend and every restaurant we wanted to visit was closed, EXCEPT this spot. Baked Chicken w/ Potato & Green Pepper - HUGE serving, flavors were WEAK, I couldn't have a 2nd bite Cold Noodle - The flavor was not right Cumin Burger - This had to be saved with chili oil This is a BYO water bottle type of place, service was quite slow. Anyways, maybe they're specialty was something we did not order... read more

Best fucking Chinese food I've had in the Bay Area. It's authentic down to earth Chinese food. And the value is amazing! read more

Xian Kitchen - Chicken potato green peppers - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

Absolutely LOVED the noodles here! The workers were friendly and very helpful. You order off a QR code and food comes out pretty quickly! I ordered the 3 cold appetizer combo and the hot oil noodles with vegetables and pork and it id not disappoint! I was completely blown away by how much flavor was packed in the relatively simple looking noodles. Cold appetizer combo- You get to choose from a 6 tray cold table near the back of the restaurant. I got the pig ears, beef shanks, and cold potato strings. They were all delicious! Spicy, vinegar-y, very appetite opening. The beef was tender and the pig ears were nice and crunchy. Hot oil noodles- I loved how al dente an chewy the noodles were. Each noodle gripped onto the hot oil and flavor so well that it seemed as if each noodle itself was carefully coated with the oil. Noodle by noodle. Hand by hand. The mined pork was delicious as well. It served as a nice protein to add to the noodles. read more

Solid no frills Chinese food! My partner and I shared the following dishes, which was more than enough for two people. Cumin Lamb Burger. This was just okay for me. I think it was really done nicely for the dish, but I don't think I'm a big fan of this Chinese burger bun bread. There's a decent amount of meat in here, but could probably use a bit more. There's lamb had a nice spice, but I prefer my lamb with more cumin seasoning. Spicy Oil Noodle was really good. The noodles were really bouncy. I thought that the sauce could have used a bit more flavor, but I really enjoyed the chew of the noodles. Sweet and Sour Pork was my favorite. The sauce had a really fantastic blend of sweet, sour and umami. The pork was nice and crispy. I was quite full towards the end of the meal but found myself picking this dish clean! Parking can be tough during the weekend since the place is busy. This restaurant does accept credit card (contrary to the older Yelp reviews), but not Amex. read more

Always a very safe favorite spot to go to when hankering for satisfying clear lamb broth noodles or spiced up cumin lamb dry noodles. The lamb noodles come with a hot broth that's very addictive, and slippery broad noodles. Add a dash of chilli! And haven't found a place that makes better liang pi (cold and gelatinous rice noodle appetizer dish) and serves such a hefty portion. You can order the version without peanut sauce. The servers are fast and courteous. It's a small place, the doors have this funny mirror tint on it so sometimes it even looks closed but then you open it and see it can be pretty full of people slurping away on their noms. I wouldn't say it's the most well maintained and decorated place, quite the opposite, but it's very good food and crazy authentically good. read more

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Xian Noodles is a very cozy spot in Milpitas; inside a plaza where there are many other restaurants, 99 ranch, and boba spots! This location is self served by scanning their QR code, and you order from the mobile app. The mobile app comes with lot of flexible adjustment to your food like... less/more oily, less/more spicy, and etc. The food came out pretty quick, and quite big portions too! The only downside side is that, a lot of the dishes were too oily and missing some taste, but they have sauces on the table for you to add on if needed. read more

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Fast service, great lamb dishes. Yelp says this review must be 85 characters, and to "add a few more characters." People don't want a long drawn out review. They want quick and to the point. There, 85+ characters. read more

*** Takeout alarm*** Absolutely don't try it with takeout orders. We order a $19 lamb pao mo and there isn't any piece of lamb inside. Perhaps only costs $5 in food ingredients. read more

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The onion fried mutton is super tasty, highly recommended, the other two dishes- braised eggplant, potato and pepper; and Braised beef brisket with dried beancurd was not what I expected. The delivery is fast during weekdays' dinner time, the other time I went there over weekend, it's super crowded, so you know when to go now. read more

Xian Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

I'm a huge fan of biang biang style noodles (I think), and Xian kitchen was recommended to me as a great location for the dish. I went here about a year ago and had a notably unremarkable experience with their special hot oil noodle - the texture was not (IMO) QQ enough and flavor wise things just weren't "hitting". Perhaps I'm too big a fan of the other places in the bay area for this dish (qq noodle, ok noodle, etc) I went in here a second time in May and unfortunately things hadn't gotten any better. This time, I tried the pork bun which came back WAY too salty. And this is from a guy who loves/needs salty food to function (my body loves to sweat and smell bad - sorry!). Thankfully, the servers were kind and attentive enough to give us a new pork bun dish with less salt...but only because they put in significantly less meat! I opted for the hometown style noodle with vegetable and pork. Again, the flavors here were just...off. So was the texture of the noodle. A bit too much of a bite (for me). Maybe this is the most authentic place on the planet - I can't really speak on that credibly. I will say it's not somewhere I'm visiting again in the future. read more

Food: very authentic Chinese cuisine and their specialty is noodles in north west region local food. The portion here is pretty huge, so my friends and I are always eat half and keep half for dinner whenever we don't feel like cooking the dinner. Biang Biang noodle (spicy oil) is very recommended as your first thing to start here! Service: Very nice yet since most of the customers are Asian, they tend to serve with Chinese first but no need to worry about communication. Ambiance: very casual and a bit small. read more

We stopped through Milpitas on our way from Monterey to San Jose and loved this restaurant. Our party of 4 was seated immediately. Ordering is done online with photos of dishes, as well as chinese and english menu. This place serves Shaanxi dishes, including rou jia mo ('Chinese hamburger', a pita-like bread stuffed with braised slices of beef or pork with some fresh garnishes) a variety of noodle soups as well as the iconic yang rou pao mo (bits of pita-like bread scattered over a piping bowl of lamb/mutton stew). I tried the latter dish and enjoyed it, though was truly too stuffed to attempt to finish it. We also all shared an order of the beef roll, which is a scallion pancake rolled up with slices of braised beef. The pancake was thin and had the just-right chewy texture, and the beef was flavorful. Staff were very friendly, and service was quick! read more

Xian Kitchen - Yang rou pao mo/ bread in mutton soup - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

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The Cold Noodle with Sesame tastes okay. But the sides like cucumber slices and bean sprouts are almost non existing. The Sheep Soup tastes terrible. It's almost flavorless. read more

Overall- We enjoyed our food, especially living on the peninsula where you just don't have the same amount of Chinese food options [south of Millbrae] as you do in Fremont, Milpitas, Cupertino etc. Greasy but delicious! Pretty fast service, a little mixed but overall good, and accommodating of our baby and toddler. Parking in this Ranch 99 (or rather, 99 Ranch) lot can be a major pain but in general the turnover is fast so you can find a spot and get some groceries, boba and pastries afterwards. Food / Dishes- We ordered the home style noodle with pork, eggplant and pork, and the green beans. Actual dishes were good but super oily - be warned and I would expect you are in the mood for rice with these. Noodles were still my fave - very good, tasted a tiny bit italian with some of the seasoning (in a good way), but those thick flat wide noodles were definitely Asian and the perfect texture of chewy. Would definitely order this again. Prices - Super reasonable for large portions. Service - Our server was not amazing ie I asked for a serving spoon and he gave me two tiny plastic spoons, I asked for takeout boxes to pack up leftovers and he gave my styrofoam boxes vs the plastic covered containers that would make much more sense for noodles and dishes with a fair amount of oil. That said there was another guy who helped us when I asked. Overall seems like some young guys who are waiting tables who are fluent in both English and Mandarin. Ambiance - Two decent sized outdoor tables and a decent number of indoor tables. Loud music, crowded, but not too bad. Other - High chairs available upon request. Two outdoor tables that seat 4-6. Menu less - order online via app. read more

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Food was good Staff was good shoutout victor was a chill dude and got food out quick and was nice

Pros: - Noodles are hand made and a big variety of Shaanxi cuisine especially with chili oils - Family own and local business - Uses waiting list to help with the wait times Cons: - Not kids friendly as everything is spicy and oily - Service is super slow especially the noodle soups (Took 50min from order to table) while the dry dishes came out right away. The wait for a table for party of 6 took about 1.5hrs .. wait too slow! - Have to order through the QR code which has a horrible user interface and really hard to find dishes Overall, most likely won't be returning or if i do i'll go when they first open to avoid the wait and hopefully have faster service read more

Xian Kitchen - Hot oil noodles... pretty plain when it came but all the chili oils are in the bottom - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

Came to Xi'an Kitchen for a late dinner, and I was craving noodles. So I ordered a bowl of Biang Biang noodle with toppings, and a bowl of cold noodle with chili oil. Their portions were big, noodles were chewy, and sauces were flavorful! The cold noodle one was a little too oily for me though. read more

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I mean maybe I'd come here as my last meal on earth. Not bc I liked it so much but because I feel like it's gonna kill my anyways. It's SOOOOO greasy. My bf eats unhealthy and even he thought it was way too oily. He also will eat anything and asked to not come back. Got the lamb stew soup and was so disappointed that there was barely any meat. The beef stew noodle soup had a bit more meat. Both were sooooo oily though. I mean the flavor was decent. I guess if you just really wanted noodles and flavorful oil soup then it's ok? I came here because it was the only noodle soup place open nearby and I was starving. I think next time I'm starving I wouldn't come back. If someone handed it to me, then yeah I'd still eat it. So 2 stars it is. read more

Xian Kitchen - Puddle of oil in the box that they give you the plain noodles in. Not part of flavoring - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

BUG ALERT!!! Not only were the waiters too lazy to clean up but totally have the time to sit around and swipe at their god damn phones, there was also A BUG IN OUR FOOD! read more

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This place deserves all the love it can get. Being a vegetarian there's not many options in the menu for me here, but I'm a regular customer of their hot oil noodles ( biang biang mien ). Noodles are hand-made and perfectly chewy, comes with a generous topping of scallions and flavorful hot oil with garlic. It's some of the best noodles I've had in my life. Such a simple dish, but makes for a happy stomach. Service is effective, and they are very considerate of any customization you want. read more

Xian Kitchen - Hot oil noodles - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

Stir fried noodles were very oily and oil had a bad taste to it, like it had been used to deep fry food prior. Took 2 bites and didn't bother taking it home. Mom almost threw up after. Seems like the soup noodles are a better option. We had the one with pita bread chopped up in it, interesting and unique, but wouldn't get it again. This at least wasn't incredibly oily or salty but very minimal other toppings (3 thin slices of meat and very few veggies) read more

Got the special noodle with meat and vegetable. It was tasty, but it took a long time to make and the menu was incredibly confusing to order from. A lot of items lack pictures and lack descriptions, so you sort of just guess from the name of the item. It's definitely a more chinese-speaker friendly place, but the food was good. English menu just needs a little work. read more

It was really tasty but somewhat difficult to navigate. We got biangbiang noodles, fried rice, and a beef stir fry noodle. Even with English, the menu is somewhat difficult to navigate, but overall the food was tasty and I'd love to come here again after getting more familiar with this regional cuisine. read more

Cheap and authentic. Chinese burgers are really good. The restaurant is busy on weekends. read more

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If I had to describe Xian Kitchen in one word: LEGIT! The food served here is 100% authentic Shaanxi cuisine. We visited this restaurant a few times pre-pandemic, and now that we're venturing out again we have been back twice. The food and service are just as good as they have ever been. The most popular dish here is probably their massively portioned Da Pan Ji, a giant plate containing very long, wide, thick, chewy handmade noodles in a savory, slightly spicy sauce with chicken, potato, and other veggies. This one dish can easily feed 5 people. When the two of us get it we end up with 2 meals of leftovers. Another favorite is their tasty rouburger, aka Chinese Hamburger. We like to order this because it comes out fast and is pre-cut in half so we can both nosh on it while waiting for our other selections to be prepared. Other stand-outs are the pan fried noodle with choice of beef, egg, pork or lamb and the stewed lamb soup. Liang Pi is a favorite of my lady's. We get it many places. Here it is fine but not the best so we pass over it usually. Their fried jelly is tasty, but the portion is too big and it doesn't hold up well as leftovers, but if you have a larger group this is a must-try. Their chili oil condiment is deluxe, better than other places. Like a lot of places post-pandemic, Xian Kitchen uses a contactless ordering system. Just point your mobile device's camera at the QR code on the table and a menu pops up in Chinese or English. Order on-screen and hit send to submit the choices to the kitchen. Xian Kitchen has always done a lot of take-out business, they have a long table covered in pickup bags, and this likely sustained them through the hard times. Now, in addition to a temporary tent in the parking lot holding 4 tables their indoor dining is back. I really hope the powers-that-be allow restaurants to keep their outside dining for some good reasons. Having the outdoor tables could increase capacity, possibly boosting sales in a time when eateries need to recapture lost revenue. Also in the dreadful event there is a resurgence of COVID the outdoor options remain available. Outdoor dining is also still safer and I prefer to use it when I can. Xian Kitchen is current one of my favorite places. I recommend it. read more

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I have to say wasn't as impressed as I was hoping to be. The liangpi was soft but it's a heftier version than I like, and I wish there had been some more garnishes to add some textural diversity. I also wish I had gotten it with the sesame paste sauce. The roujiamo was super oily, which I didn't love. Also got their tomato and egg noodles, and while I liked the noodles, the tomato and egg sauce itself felt lacking. All in all, not a bad meal, just I've had better renditions of all these dishes elsewhere that suit my tastes better. read more