Xi'an Street Foods - Boston

After going to Xian famous foods in NYC, we wanted to find a similar place in Boston. This place hits the spot! The spicy chicken dry noodle was so chewy and flavorful. They fish and picked veg was melt in your mouth good. The chili oil must have crack because I’m addicted.

There is no garage parking, you need to be creative to find a spot. There is no restroom inside, you need to walk to burger king to use theirs. But in terms of food, it 's not bad. Definitely worth trying. 拉面 's taste is close to its origin, but 面条并不是手拉的. Hot boiling fish is not very good, very little fish and not fresh fish.

Been here twice, first time was excellent, very chewy nice texture noodles with unique flavors. Second time noodle was sad and soggy. The cold noodle has thick sesame oil (some people really like it, but I prefer peanut sauce style). The cold chili chicken was really good both time we visited. I recommend beef soup noodle without chili oil for nice, cleansing soup. I also recommend bring your own drinks here (onezo or tiger sugar). This place is cash only.

Good food, price and portions. Messy interior minimal service. Street parking. Cash only. Hand written receipt only in Chinese. Food is great big portions Great 11.95 cumin lamb biang noodles. And soups are good too but def get the dry biang noodles. 10.95 Cold chicken in chili oil was good. Salty so get rice. Water, palstic spoons, wooden chopsticks self service. I didn't mind. But tables were sticky so I wiped down w napkins and hand sanitizer. Inside small space, relaxed vibe. Cold if you sit by the door.

IMO the best food in the Boston area is in Allston and this is my favorite place by far. It has 'beef noodle soup ' in the name but I say skip it and get one of the biang biang noodles bowls. Lamb is my goto but there 's chicken and meatless too. Portions are massive, sauce is more fragrant than spicy even though it looks hot. Better than Xi 'an famous foods in NYC IMO. Everything else I 've had is good too (scallion pancakes, 口水鸡, pickled veg poached fish, beef noodles, etc) but you can 't go in this place and not order the biang biang noodles in some form. Poached fish bowls are actually gigantic and unlike other places I 've been to they don 't skimp on fish and there 's plenty in there. Oh and it 's cash only.