Xi’an Sizzling Woks

Absolutely amazing customer service! Went here accidentally after ordering from the other place, was super chill about it. Whipped up my order in 10 min so I wouldn't have to go to the other store.

This place is amazing. A real gem. I did fieldwork and lived in Xi'an, China, for several years so I am somewhat familiar with the food there. I have also visited this restaurant in Philly dozens of times over the past five years since it opened, and the food has been consistently good. People who leave bad reviews might not have ordered the right things (just saying). I have also ate several times at the other place in NYC and have their cookbook and not all of their food is 100% authentic and amazing all the time either (just saying). The best things on the menu at Xi'an Sizzling Woks in Philadelphia I think are the husband and wife meat slices (夫妻肺片), the Xi'an-style cold skin noodles (凉皮, with sesame paste or not both are equally good), the pork noodle soup (臊子面, huge portion, very good value and tasty), the exploding oil noodles (油泼面, I prefer the dry version rather than the one with soup), and the Sichuan-style cold spicy pickles (泡菜). Just typing this makes me salivate. Last time we tried to go eat here the door was closed and the tables had all been cleared away, even though it was in the middle of the evening rush--I really hope that they haven't gone out of business!