Xi'an Famous Food

Xi'an is the name of an ancient city in China, a few hours from Beijing. Xi'an food isn't one of the more popular imports from China, compare to Cantonese, and Sichuan. Thanks to this 'restaurant', I think Xi'an food deserve to be recognized.

There are two locations. One is in Flushing, Queens, the other one is in Chinatown Manhattan. I found out that Anthony Bourdain visited the Flushing location and was impressed by it. Their signature dish is the "liang ping", which is a kind of room-temperature flat rice noodle. The second one is the cumin-flavored lamb "burger".

Antelmo, Daniel and myself liked the cumin lamb 'burger' a lot, but they are not crazy about the 'liang ping'. This place is definitely CHEAP, and the food is delicious. I would say it is on the "spicy hot" side. The problem I have with this place is that there is no place to eat. The 'restaurant' is more like a "closest". I don't know how they can cook in there but it kinda does remind me of my own kitchen space that I have survived for 6 years and counting. There is a park nearby where you can eat (which was what we did) or like most people, take the food home.

Location: Between Forsyth street and West Broadway. Directly under the Manhattan Bridge. The place is so small, you might miss it.

Burger or Brgr?

Serious restaurant critics who write for major newspaper/magazine visit the same restaurant 4-5 times before writing a review. Since I am not a restaurant critic, I will write about my experience at this new burger place after visiting it TWICE.

This is a burger restaurant called "Brgr". Yeah, creative, right? Drop the vowels and you get the name.

They claimed that the meat are from "grass-fed cows". Okay, a gimmick? Judge for yourself. All I care is this, "is the brgr delicious"?


YES


I had two different burgers on my visits. The first was a burger with a fried egg -"Fresh Morning Brgr". The yolk breaks into the meat and mixes with the goodness. The second brgr I had was "The Magnificent Meadow", which is a burger with mushrooms.

People who know me know that I am a die-hard fan of the Shake Shack. I still think Shake Shack burger is the best but there are a few reasons why I will be coming back to "Brgr".
First, location. This Brgr joint is located on 61th and Lexington Ave. a place that I walked by frequently. Also, it is 15 minutes walk from my apartment (the other location is in Chelsea). Second, there is NO line and plenty of seats. Third, the staff here are very easy-going.  Fourth, did i mention the burger was well-cooked?

The downer? The fries (two kinds are offered: sweet potato and russert potato) were too salty on my second visit, suggesting inconsistency. Also, I have heard complains about the greasy-ness of the burger. Oh well, it is a burger, what do you expect?

Since most of you reading this article attends Redeemer, I recommend that you check out this place with your friends. I would love to hear your feedbacks.

again, it is between on 3rd avenue, between 60th and 61st street