Bites of Xi'an 56

Well I think for a quite authentic food place in midtown this cheap is hard to come around

Foood is really good

Stellar beef noodle soup. The hand pulled noodles have a great chewy texture, and the flavor was yummy as well. The taste is a bit on the ma la (numbing) side, but still tasted good. Reasonable pricing as well, and place can be bustling at meal times! Nice location near Central Park. Vegetarian options: Very few vegetarian options

The food was great!

I got noodles with braised pork belly and it was absolutely flavorless. Not even salt or pepper. Would not recommend. I am guessing, based on the other reviews, that you need to get something spicy if you want it to have any flavor. I'm trying to be nice, but these are the most plain, flavorless noodles I've ever had in my life. The most tasteless meal, even. The servers were nice, but nice only goes so far when you are eating the worst food, most flavorless food you've ever paid for in your life.

Great place to get hand-pulled noodles for a satisfying meal. I was hoping for more spice in the cumin lamb noodles, so next time I go I'll need to remember to ask for extra spice.