My 90-year-old grandmother and I were meaning to go to Darda next-door, but when we parked in front of Xian Kitchen, there were three young waiters standing in the doorway looking at us, looking lonely (it was 11am on a weekday). I honestly just felt bad for them, and I thought "why not try somewhere new"? So I helped my grandmother get out of the car and we walked into the restaurant. I was surprised by the unfriendliness of the staff. Then, one of the three waiters says to me in Chinese "you hit my car when you helped your grandmother get out of the passenger side!". I know for sure that I did not hit any car because I was really careful when helping her get out. I told him so, and he didn't believe me! So I took my car keys and we walked out together. I opened the passenger side door as wide as possible, and my passenger door couldn't even reach the adjacent (his car) door-- no contact. So he saw that there was no way that my car could hit his car. He just sort of shrugged and just whispered "oh guess you didn't hit my car". He walked back into the restaurant and told his friends/other waiters. I was so so upset and wanted to leave, but my 90-year-old grandmother was comfortably sitting on their crappy furniture, and I didn't want to cause a scene by getting up and leaving which is why I felt like doing. There was NO APOLOGY from him or anyone whatsoever!!! The food is crappy- the noodles were too thick and really tasteless. There were a paltry amount of tomatoes and the entire meal had little to no green veggies. If I can give them zero stars I would. The only good thing was that one of the other waiters sort of rolled his eyes when the jerk waiter came back and he told him I didn't hit his car, and that waiter seemed nicer. I will never ever ever return and I'm obviously still upset about the accusation and no apology. read more

Noodles are so good it even retains its flavor as it gets diluted by my tears of joy.

The food is quite authentic, I really love their hand made noodles.

The food is fine but the waiter was doing really terrible. The waiter kept browsing his phone while talking to me and his tone was impolite and impatient. read more

My aunt was recommended to try this place for their noodles and we were definitely not disappointed. My favorite was the Liang pi. However their chicken was good too. The only downfall for my visit is the service which always happens in Chinese restaurants so I decided not to knock a star off because their food is still great. Just go early because they are new so they are popular. read more

Xian Kitchen - Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

I'm originally from northern China and am a huge fan of Xian style Chinese food. But this place is beyond tolerable. First off, the food is overly salty with over usage of MSG. I don't taste the real flavors that come from meat and bones that you usually get from these kinds of restaurant. Plus, this restaurant is cash only but does not put up any signage to disclose that upfront. They make no effort to make your payment process easy. They do offer Chinese mobile payment as an option but artificially set the exchange rate higher than normal. Rip off! Don't eat here ever again, there are plenty of better options read more

Don't use the online order system. Apparently ordering online doesn't do anything. Not only do they not prepare the food in advance. They also tell you to wait twenty minutes, then then tell you later after you wait twenty minutes to pick up that they never received their online order. blows my mind. Hope anyone who tries to order will have a better experience than we had. We didn't get to eat food and ordered from qq noodle noodle instead. read more

I'm kinda conflicted b/c I like their food and I think their liangpi is better than QQ noodles and their lamb noodle dishes are all solid and authentic. Their guokui (sesame pancake) is on the dry side. OK, so for the food part I give them 4 stars. The problem I have is their standard of hygiene. I myself, with strong GI immune system, have not had a problem. But I've seen multiple times that, their staff handled cash first, then served food with their thumbs touching the rim of bowl or dish. Also their service is on and off. Sometimes I'm treated badly sometimes OK. read more

Let me just say first that I'm a chili oil noodle fanatic, specifically for hand pulled noodles. I've had chili oil noodles from all across the SF Bay Area, and the ones here are just so so mediocre. I've gotten the chili oil noodle and chili oil noodle with veggies no pork, and every time I go I get disappointed. The noodles are not really QQ and the taste itself is just... so average and so much more oily. I will say that they do give good serving proportions, but I would much prefer if the quality was better. read more

The best Muslim Chinese food I've found in the Bay Area. Get anything with noodles: house special, soup, cold noodles, etc. The pita bread stew is amazing. Steer clear of the large chicken dish. It's popular but bland and unmemorable, unless you really like the experience of repeatedly gnawing chicken meat off of small bones. Beverage selection is limited and service is subpar (though improving). The wait can be anywhere from 0 mins to 1.5 hrs. From a simple Xian restaurant, though, all I care about is a delicious piping hot bowl of noodles, and this restaurant prepares them impeccably. read more

The noodles were delicious, but they were too slow, there is ONLY CASH ！if you have RMB，the exchange rate is very high，NOT COME BACK AGAIN！ read more

I am pretty disappointed with the food on this restaurant. The price is a little over priced. But the food quality and taste is about average or even under average. 洛杉矶有一家西安食府，人流虽然不多，但是味道很好。听说这里也开了家西安食府，特地来品尝。可是，实在要吐槽一下。就拿肉夹馍来说，这道最基本的菜，价钱比洛杉矶贵了将近40%，味道却差的远了，馍非常硬而且干，里面夹的肉也很一般。最基本的一道菜已经这样了，其他的菜就不说了。 read more

Met a friend here for lunch a couple days ago. We ordered from one of their tablets. Many of the dishes were identified in Chinese only, so we limited ourselves to those named in English. Generous servings. My dish of sauteed/steamed onions & meat was absolutely delightful! My friend found her dish with cumin to be almost too spicy for her taste. (Husband who enjoyed the leftovers agreed - it was spicy-hot.) I wish we'd noticed the tables outdoors before choosing one indoors. Would love to come back! read more

Xian Kitchen is an all around good place for Hunanese food. I love spicy food..but there are plenty of dishes for those *Whimps!!* who don't. You can't go wrong with any of the noodle soups. There's a few Rouberger's that are an interesting surprise for any Westerner not familiar with the cuisine. I order the basic chopped pork Rouberger because the pork is so tender, juicy, and flavorful . Order 2 of them because..yes, it is cut in half for sharing but when you try it...you'll have a hard time sharing. ( Don't show your fella or lady your ugly side lol) There's Beef, Pork, Lamb dishes. Lamb is a very underrated meat. What makes Xian Kitchen unique is that there is a 3 dish combo at the food bar which has 6 items. You'll have to check it out sometime and see for yourself. That food bar is my personal favorite. And don't come too late (Close to closing time) because the food bar won't have anything left. Also here's another tip. Arrive 30 minutes before lunch or dinner crowds. I don't like waiting for a table and then waiting at the table for my food...doesn't matter how pretty my date is AHAHAHA!!! Come check Xian Kitchen out. read more

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The only thing good here is the " 臊子面" ， so flavorful! If you love sour food you gonna love it so much ! All the other stuff taste like shit . I'll still give them a 4 star for the "臊子面" 。 read more

Xian Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

I honestly think San Hao La Mian, which is a noodle place in the same food court, is so much more worth your time and money. They sell the same stuff, and most of San Hao's dishes are more flavorful. My family came here on a Saturday afternoon, around 12 and it was already full. There was a line in front of us, and the restaurant doesn't take reservations. We got the Liang Pi and Beef Noodle Soup, Lamb in Pita Bread, and the Pork Noodle Soup. The Liangpi and Beef Noodle Soup were not that flavorful compared to that of San Hao La Mian's. The spicy was not the same (for some reason it was more sour) and I didn't think it was as good. The service wasn't that good, but that's pretty typical of Asian restaurants lol. read more

I ordered B9 the special chili oil noodles. Heads up! it is super spicy. I can eat spicy food but this is on another level. I am talking about mouth and stomach pain! Flavor is good but I wish they served it with veggies. Don't add any more chili oil or you will suffer like me. read more

Five star in the Bay Area, but may be 3 in China not even in Xi'an. I am a huge fan for local Xi'an food and have been looking for authentic Xi'an food since I moved to the Bay Area. This place is the best so far. The cold noodle and Rou burger are authentic. read more

Bad attitude. The people who work there clearly doesn't care about customers. I went there on last Saturday to order to go. They don't give or help with any questions I have about the food. When we got the food, I am surprise how little the portion of the meat and noodles. I order the stir fry lamb noodle. There are only about five piece of lamb. The tomatoes and egg noodle is only one egg for sure and about 2/3 of tomato. It is too expensive for the price. The food taste is so so. QQ Noodles is much better though. read more

Very authentic Chinese food. My server Sandy was very kind enough to recommend some signature dishes. The noodle dishes are the best choices. read more

Xiao Chao pao mo is really good. Jia Mo too! Can't beat. But Qi Shan Sao Zi noodle is just ok. Their Liang Pi has a long way to go.... read more

Xian Kitchen - Xiao chao pao mo - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

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It a great place to get some spicy noodle. The spicy is usually never consistent. Sometime it's really hot and sometime it's not. The service isn't the greatest. When they get busy, they usually just leave your food in the front and people could just take it not knowing if it's their or yours. They do take a while, so don't take their words for it if it they say 15minute. Sometime it's 10, another time it's 30, but who knows, they never call out your order or give you any confirmation number. Best of luck read more

I would like to give a zero, but I do not have the option, I have to give the one star. Environment: small and not clean. Waiting: We came in the very earlier noon, After waiting for 10 minutes, the waitress called our name, and ask if we would like to share table with others, we said no, and she told us to keep waiting... Food: cheap but not good The worst thing is CASH ONLY! CASH ONLY! We do not see any cash only labels before entering into the restaurant! We do not have enough cash, the staff working there told us there is ATMs nearby. My friend could not find Chase or BOA in 5 minutes walking distance. He has to use the west east bank and was charged 3 dollars fee! And the waitress cannot wait to take the bills even we were packaging the food. Overall, very bad experience. read more

They did not pack the cold noodle's sauce and made us waiting 15min longer than they told us.

I went to this place on a Tuesday for dinner. Their food was not that fresh and tasty. Service was bad too. It was not a busy day at all. There were three waiters standing there. I had a noodle soup and some to-go orders. the waiters were just standing there. They did not do any service to the customer at all. I had this hot noodle soup, there was only one napkin on the table even after I finished with my noodle soup the server did not bring me another napkin. They were just standing there! Their to-go boxes are also cheap! Cannot imaging any restaurant still using that kind of boxes. The to-go order is the worst! The Xian style cold noodle I ordered had no taste at all. The only ingredients I found in it were the noodles and several bean sprouts. It should be spicy and tasty with strong flavors! Will never go there again! read more

There's no lean pork meat in the pork bun. That was disappointing. I like the shell tho. Btw the qishan noodles is very salty. I didn't like it. read more

We lived in Xi'an for a few years and miss its delicious food. Even with the mixed reviews we couldn't help giving this place a try and are thrilled we did. It was delicious and tasted like what we remember. Yes, it's cash only. I'm not sure the staff's English level because we used Chinese, but they were friendly and helpful. The menu and ordering iPad has English. This is not Panda Express. Go and experience fantastic Chinese food but know it's a bit of an authentic Chinese experience, too. (I ordered the egg and tomato biang biang mian dish; my husband ordered the Mt. Qi noodles.) read more

Xian Kitchen - Egg and tomato biang biang mian, Mt Qi noodles, rou jia mo (sandwich in the middle) - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

No service at all! Very terrible!! dirty and tasteless! 1) We waited at the front door for so long time, even if so many tables were available. 2) A waitress came to clean the table by a dirty tablecloth. Then all the small table covered water mixing oil. So terrible and dirty! 3) No any tableware. Do you want we use our hand? waiting for the tableware for a long time after the entree on the table. 4）When we almost finished the lunch, they took the last item, which is part of an entree. Excuse me? 5) all the waiters and waitress look cold and indifferent. I have come to so many Chinese restaurant, this XiAn restaurant is the worst one, not just one of the worst. And this is my first One star in Yelp ------ 在美国吃过的所有中餐馆里面 服务最差的一家，没有之一。 做的味道一点不正宗也就罢了，居然全店店员一副欠你钱的大爷样子。四个店员挤在一团慢慢悠悠装模作样擦地，明明有好几张空桌子，让几波客人大门口挤着站着也不知道招呼。 不招呼客人也就算了，用很脏的湿抹布擦了桌子后还擦凳子，桌上一片反光的水包油。我用纸巾重擦了一遍后，桌边的辣油都还在纸上一片。隔壁桌的客人也是拿着纸巾边摇头边擦。 点菜等很久，上菜又是等很久，上完菜后发现桌上叉勺筷子碗盘碟啥都没有，等餐具就是很久。最后调料辣子还是我们自己从隔壁桌拿过来的。 更好笑的是，都快吃完了，才想起来没上齐。早干嘛去了。 吃个饭都能吃出一肚子气，就吃饭这么不到半小时功夫，周围4个方位的3桌都在抱怨这家店的服务差。我右边那桌一个劲儿嘀咕咋还没倒闭呢。 呵呵 read more

Really good and underrated restaurant. Food is nice. The place is small and sometimes you have to share the table, but by the quality and service it's fine. Love this place. If you're American don't think the servers will be rushing you. If you need something you can call the guys, it's not rude. read more

I needed to have the meat bun cut into smaller pieces because we had 4 people. The beat bun was originally cut into two halves. I don't think it's an outrageous request, but the waiter said no, because they don't do that for some reason. I said fine, then can I have a knife so I can cut it myself? The waiter said they had no knives there. I understand it's a Chinese restaurant but there is no silverware? 0 stars for lying to my face. read more

Authentic food. Queuing up in front of the restaurant sucks. Get ready to be cut off by people who ordered ahead of time and were just there to "pick up". read more

Came to this place because my boyfriend grew up in Xian and craved the local food. I'll admit that I'm not a huge fan of Chinese pita bread or lamb so my review may be biased. Service was pretty quick but the store is pretty small so if you come during peak hours there will be a modest wait. The waiters do wipe the tables but people get really messy so the tables stay oily - don't dress too fancy or in light colors to dine here. We ordered the big chicken plate, lamb soup with pita, rouburger, and a side of 3 cold dishes. The cold dishes were Sichuan style and pretty flavorful and sorta spicy. You can pick any 3 options for $6.99 and most things come with aromatic red oil. The burger was pretty good but the meat was a bit fatty for my taste. The cumin complemented the meat well and the pita was toasted to perfection. The lamb soup was kind of bland compared to the one from King Fu Noodle in the same plaza but my boyfriend claims it's authentic. Then chicken plate was very flavorful but way too much food - we brought it home and ate for 3 additional meals. Comes with hand pulled wide noodles which were good - seems like a popular dish that everyone got and took home. All in all it was an ok meal but not memorable read more

If you are hungry do not try this one, obviously this one is with the worst service. It's the third time they have forgot Our food and bills, all the waiters are in bad mood and unexpected worst attitudes , they are not professional in serving people. I am going to report this restaurant to the city of Milpitas and the city of San Jose . read more

Thw waiter is so rude. Sooooooooooo rude The service is the worst ever. The foods are good. The big boss is also kind. But the service is so bad. The knocked the window in front of me. read more

This is review is for the food only. I have never been to China and I am not Chinese, however, this place offers some of the most amazing noodles, soups and breads that I have ever had. Most of the bad reviews seem to come from Chinese, so my expectations must be different from theirs. I absolutely love the food here. I have come here multiple times. I can't really say anything about the service because I don't speak or understand Chinese. If you're a non-Chinese, I definitely recommend that you try this place. I didn't know that this type of food even existed in China or at all. read more

I had very bad experience even just getting a take-out from them. When I got there the guy (maybe the owner) at the door was closing the door and trying to explain to the people waiting that the restaurant was small and he does not have enough money to get a bigger one. I got confused and thought they were going to close? Then I told him I came for a take-out but suddenly see a CASH ONLY sign inside. Alright it is normal, I told the guy I will be back soon. After I got the cash and back, the door was closed again. The man was standing with his back at me, and none of the waiters/waitress seems to care that there are people try to get in to get take-out. I didn't have any option but to knock on the glass door heavily, twice, to get their attention, and I started to get tempered. It was a Friday night, and I just wanted to get my dinner and go home to chill, but everything starts to be ruining it. I asked them are they doing business or not, what do they mean by closing the window and shutting the customers out of the door in such a rude manner, the man got tempered to and yell that: WE WON'T DO TAKE OUT IN THE FUTURE! I got so mad after all these. I was supposed to give a one star for it, however a young man in the restaurant seems reasonable and kept apologizing. One more star for him. It really ruined the night. After that I could not even taste the food. read more

Ok food with worst service in bay area. After long waiting and you would feel like you are not welcome here. waiters seems over worked and complaining each other. read more

Woest takeout experience ever! The cashier was super slow to get my order and just waitting inside the counter, hence i had to walk in the counter to hand him the cash......The food came thru from the bottom of the box when i got home and so called tomoto egg noodle only contains two or three pieces of egg and tomato and all remaining are noodles I cannot finish with nothing! Will never come back read more

when they said wait 5 minutes, it means half hour. very rude/bad service. when they said 10 minutes, it meana 50 minutes. when i ordered food, i asked will it be ready soon, i am in a hurry. they said yes, 5 minutes, and i ends up waiting 30 mins. food is good but overpriced. only accept cash/venmo to a personal account. i wonder if IRS knows that.. read more

Yes, a lot of the food tasted authentic, including 油泼面，凉皮, but 大盘鸡 and 腊汁肉夹馍 didn't live to my expectation. Considering how rude the server was at the door and how ridiculous the line was, I'd never come back again and wait for an hour and be treated like a 孙子 just for a plate of noodle. Nuh-uh read more