had lunch at xi’an tasty in MP this week, the hand made noodles were as you would expect at a shaanxi place. very good and worth adding to the list.
we ordered the noodle with egg and tomato mainly to compare to the versions at kam hong
and liangs
it’s hard to mess up tomato & egg, but the tomato with egg was the least well received dish at our table. the serving was smaller than the versions of liang’s & kam hong, and despite that, they managed to get the noodles tangled while stir-frying, a small detail perhaps. but it further complicated the transfer of noodles that were about 18" in length while trying to eat family style.
the standout dish was the braised meat with sauce on noodles. the (hand made) noodles were cut like wonton wrappers, but about 3 times the thickness. the sauce with just a hint of spice complemented the braised meat. (there are two versions of the translation on the menu. order the $7.59 version and not the $6.99 version)
if you order spicy and they ask you if you want mala - you will get tongue numbing mala with noodles with beef brisket (spicy). to their credit, the two waitresses (who speak only mandarin) stood there and watched me go through numerous napkins to wipe off the perspiration that dripped from my forehead without changing facial expression and replenished our water without prompting a number of times.
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you have been warned.
total price before tax and tip was under $23. we rounded up to $30 because of the water refills.
it’s not just noodles there. the plan is to go back and try more of the menu.