This restaurant has been elusive, to say the least. We've tried several times to order their food. But, they've said on the phone to us that they're either closed (why did they pick up the phone, then?) or that they ran out of food (at 2 pm or 5 pm, you run out of food? How does that happen?).
Today, we got lucky and saw that they were open, since we were grocery shopping already at Jusgo. Their updated menu has been scaled down quite a bit. But, we ordered what was available for us to takeout. Here's a breakdown of the food we tried out:
Braised chicken (half portion): This didn't look very appealing, but it tasted really good. The texture of the chicken was ok, but the spices they put in it were delicious. I couldn't make out if it was five spice, cumin, or white pepper. But, this is definitely not your normal seasoned chicken. My gripe about this dish was that there wasn't that much meat, and there's a good amount of chicken pieces that were just bones. I mean, I didn't pay to eat just the bones.
Shanxi Oil Noodles: Oh my word, y'all. This dish was the bomb. We could tell the noodles were made from scratch because of the chewy, bouncy texture it had. The sauce coating the noodles was amazing too. I could taste a lot of garlic, vinegar, and chili oil. I would keep coming back for these noodles again and again. It's that good. However, I wish they'd have more than just the noodles in this dish. Maybe incorporate some beef or lamb pieces in this dish. For $10, it seems expensive to just be given noodles.
Henan Lamb Stewed Noodle and Wonton soup: These two dishes were both soup noodles, and were not memorable dishes, honestly. They were homey dishes, though. But, they didn't have a wow factor to them nor did they make me want to go back to eat them.
Overall, I'd come back for my Shanxi Oil Noodles fix. I may try the Hot noodles with sesame paste as well. But, my strong advice is not to call them. Instead, I'd just visit their restaurant around lunch hours (especially if you're already going to be shopping at Jusgo anyway) to see if they're open. Then, I'd order food from them, because they don't seem to have fixed business hours. If Xing's Kitchen is closed that day, at least you still have options like MaLa and Joy Dim Sum for lunch. read more