Miss Chang An

08/08/2024 Update I visited here again and they have new dishes! The owner was here and she was great company, speaking with us and even gave us a cranberry drink.
The food is just as good as it was.
Consistent; the hot sour potato noodles was what my wife was craving.
The noodles are very “Q”, the soup was drinkable- it wasn’t overly spicy and had a bit of tang very balanced! Would try again! Would be even better if it was a cold day. I moved them to 5 stars because they added 2 more seats indoors! ————————— I had this place on my list to visit because of Xi’an Famous foods in Ny! This place comes up when you search that.
My wife and I came to eat dinner, hoping it’d be close to recreating our experience. There is limited seating here, 2 total seats.
I recommend takeout since everything is packaged for that already.
We were lucky to sit, but also saw a stream of takeout orders getting picked up! Good sign- It’s not your typical Chinese food place, and it is very specialized to the type of food they serve in Xi’an.
They have a relatively small menu and we ordered 3 items.
(They have combos, but we went rogue) Xi’an wheat flour cold noodles (“Liang pi”), these were really good.
The noodle texture had a good bouncy chew to them.
They also include cucumbers and gluten as mix-ins.
There were 3 sauce cups that were included; chili oil, a garlicky broth and a five spice flavor mixture (guessing on the last two).
I mixed the entirety of the 3 of the sauces into the noodles and only wish it was a little more spicy and a bit more salted.
But it was tasty, would get it again. We had the braised chicken rice, the rice was rice.
The chicken was very tender, almost complete shredded which is not my preference for the braised chicken but the mushroom and hint of spice was good alongside the rice.
This dish had a lot of the braising liquid which you can put over rice but I don’t recommend drinking it like a soup because it is salty (though not overly salty) The Glutinous Rice w/ Dates and Beans was a dessert dish! Texture was comparable to a gummy candy like softer peach rings.
The sweetness comes from the Dates which are with pit so you know it’s not just some fried ones.
Do be careful when biting into the dates because the pits are hard! Overall we would come again.
I rated atmosphere as a 3 because there isn’t really one.
It looks like a to-go kitchen, you order in a screen and very self-service.
Though when I did ask for spoons and my dishes were brought out the man at the counter was very courteous and friendly! My overall rating is a 4; with the last star being indoor seating and maybe a few more dishes on the menu! Looking forward to their business growing.

We ordered one of the combos that allowed us to sample many dishes.
This is not your regular American Chinese restaurant, and it allows you to sample an assortment of dishes you may not usually find.
Roujiamo, a flatbread with tender, creamy pork, is delicious.
The cold noodles are spicy yet refreshing, and the spicy potato buns were great, too! I am also a huge fan of tea eggs, and those did not disappoint.
We will try again!

Multi times here.
Really enjoyed the food.
If you are looking for the authentic Xi'An food.
Come to this place, you won't be disappointed.