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Bites of Xi'an (aka Xifu Food)

318 Livingston St, Downtown Brooklyn

Chinese food

Taste:   Good 

Value:   Good 

Booze: Nah

Vegan Chinese food at Bites of Xi'an (aka Xifu Food) in Downtown Brooklyn, New York

Remarks

After the disappointment of Xi'an Famous I've been looking for good Xi'an food. This place doesn't have a huge amount of vegan selection, but they do have cold skin nooldes (liangpi) which is a classic. Springy flat noodles with bean sprouts cucumber slices and drenched in sauce, with small bits of gluten to absorb it. Normally I've had them sesame-forward but this was more chilli-forward. It's pretty oily and messy but very declicious and refreshing.

The veggie dumplings are good. Really large and perfectly made and cooked with a chewy wrapper and crispy bottom. The filling was a bit bland, a cabbage and mixed veg situation, but it worked well when dipped into the liangpi sauce. Also live $5 for 6 of them is a nice deal. DPD (dollars per dump) goes down if you order 10.

Last sampled 26th November 2021.

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