R K

Even though I’m no longer a student, I recently visited Cornell and couldn’t resist stopping by Xi’an Street Food—a cozy spot that instantly reminded me why I still love finding places like this. Tucked into a quiet street, this casual eatery serves bold, authentic flavors that are perfect for anyone who craves real comfort food with a kick. We ordered two dishes: • N8. Fried Sauce with Pork Hand-Ripped Noodles • NS4. Taiwanese Braised Pork in Pork Bone Soup Both were delicious, but if I had to pick a favorite, the soup version definitely won me over. The rich pork bone broth was deeply flavorful, with tender chunks of meat, fresh bok choy, cilantro, and a perfectly marinated egg. I chose the very spicy option, and it brought just the right amount of heat—intense, but still balanced enough to let all the other ingredients shine. The dry noodles were also amazing, with chewy hand-ripped noodles, savory pork sauce, and crisp cucumber adding a refreshing contrast. Whether you’re a student or just visiting Ithaca like me, Xi’an Street Food is absolutely worth the stop. Great portions, affordable prices, and spice levels that satisfy any heat lover. I’ll definitely be back! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Check out the pictures—these bowls are as good as they look!

Joshua Dirga

I got the Spicy Cumin Lamb Hand Ripped Noodles. The noodle was firm and springy, featured a good portion of lamb, and the sauce was savory and spicy. I got the medium spice and it was perfect, though a bit oily. I was also impressed by the length of the noodles because they were really long. The triple dumplings were also so delicious, the inside was juicy and flavorful, topped with more chilli oil. The automatic ordering was cool as well, and food came relatively fast. The pricing was also surprisingly affordable. Would definitely recommend to noodle lovers and spicy food enthusiasts.

+4

Vicky Jiang

This is my third time ordering from the place and each time always hits. The cold noodles were very refreshing and the sauce for it was very rich in flavor. The lamb burger was also really flavorful, was able to taste a lot of different spices. Would definitely recommend trying both and plan to visit again.

Sarah Bogdan

The hand-pulled biangbiang noodles were good, so chewy and fresh! They had a pretty nice flavor from the sauce. The first time I went, I think I accidentally got pork instead of beef but the meat was so good, way more tender and melt-in-your-mouth than I’d expect. The next time I went, I got braised beef and many of the pieces of beef were fatty which was disappointing but it was still good, and the pieces without fat were tender. We got medium spicy which had us sneezing and crying lol so I’d go with mild spicy next time but I do love a bit of heat. The cumin lamb is tasty, very cuminy. Dumplings were good too.

+4

P E A C E !

Not pictured is the spicy lamb bun and that was very good! I also loved the beef biang biang noodles. The braised pork bun was ok, I wouldn't order again, and the cold skin noodles is exactly like our vietnamese dish, bánh ướt, so I'm used to that.

Ray

The noodle here is definitely very good. Super tasty and the restaurant was so packed on a Friday’s evening. They recently moved across the street and there is more space. AC is not cold enough in a summer hot day. It is self-served and foods are purchased at the touch panel.

Jack Li

Pretty damn good, specially for the area. The sandwiches are the most bang for buck. Lowkey bit dry but it's aight. Time to water, long, refills, none. Food comes out pretty fast. Noodles are think and taste like they hand pulled.

+5

Sarana Geninova

Hi. From the outside it looks nice, but there's a big drawback right away: the dishes are plastic, the toilet is dirty, and the water is ice cold. The lamb soup wasn't very tasty, only worth trying once...

Caitlin C

I ordered the Spicy Cumin Lamb Hand Ripped Noodles with bok choy for takeout after seeing all the reviews of how delicious they were. Within minutes of pickup I went to eat my noodles just to find a glob of noodle mass, not the beautiful long, hand pulled noodles I had read about. I was really disappointed to have to eat my “noodles” as more of a puck since they were all stuck together and no amount of agitation with the oil would unstick them. The flavors were very good, but I felt like I really missed out on the actual experience of the noodles. I have already emailed the business, and I’m never received a response.

Rosanne Kozlowski

My family all got the wide “ripped” noodles dishes. Our order was to go so maybe that was one of these reasons it wasn’t as good as some of the previous reviews. Our daughter got the brazed beef and tomato noodles. The “beef” was all fat which she threw away. She said the tomatoes were good. I got the spiced lamb ripped noodles with extra chili oil, cilantro and a fried egg on top. The egg was really oily and not worth the extra dollar. The additional ingredients changed the cost from a $14 noodle dish to a $18 dish. The noodles in all our dishes had a good bite but were fairly heavy. In all our dishes they were so stuck together it was really difficult to eat without being afraid we were going to get sauce on our clothing because of the force needed to separate noodles with our chopsticks. If we had eaten in the restaurant I’d have ask for new dishes. We also got pork dumplings which were good. I’d say 50/50 pork to veg. Overall, I’d try it again but given the reviews and comparing our dishes to other pictures I’d expected better quality than what we received.

Mehmet Ozturk

SANITATION PROBLEM - We visited the place first time and ordered Braised Beef Noodle, Spicy Pepper Chicken Noodle and Spicy Cumin Lamb Noodles in Lamb Soup. We ate Beef and Chicken Noodles at the restaurant and both noodles were good. We took the Lamb Noodle Soup to home as a take out. When transfer the Lamb Noodle Soup to a glass container for microwaving, we noticed a hair. We thought it was only one but when we looked at carefully, there were lots of clipped hairs. I am using clipped hairs because they were not like regular hairs. It looks like someone cut hair with a hair clipper while preparing the dish. I tried to take the pictures of hairs inside the container and separated hairs on the paper towel. Something like this never happened before. It was disgusting. We will probably not see the hairs if we use their single use black take out containers but they can be seen on the white surfaces. DON’T RECOMMENDED.