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I’d just like to get this right out of the way and say that black magic works. I’ve dabbled in the dark arts and after all of the proper blood rites have been performed and incantations memorized, I’ve gotten exactly what I wanted.
Xi’an Famous Foods has opened a location closer to me than their East Village spot.…
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I didn’t know Aleister Crowley was in the restaurant-review business. Look out, Pete Wells!
I spend a couple months working in Shannxi where Xi’an is the capitol and when I got back to NYC all I could think of is the cuisine of SP. Couldn’t fin it anywhere in NYC until I discovered Xi’an FF’s. It’s the real deal. I wouldn’t call it so much “innovative” as it is authentic. The food is NW Chinese Soul Food. Nothing groundbreaking here except that it’s now in NY. And thank God they’re doing it right. Because the Chinese food in NYC is unrecognizable in China. Shiny, goopy and sweet. It wouldn’t pass for a dog’s dinner in China. Hopefully other Chinese proprietors will get inspired by XFF and figure out that they don’t need to water down and bastardize their native recipes for Westerners anymore.
Thanks for this heads up! Had no idea they had this small spot in Greenpoint. Walked over there today, and it was delicious.