Xi’an Famous Foods is a New York destination for chili oil-spiced, hand-ripped noodles and plump dumplings, made famous by the likes of Anthony Bourdain. (“This place is unbelievable. This place is great. I’ve never had anything like this,” the late foodie icon raved in one episode of his show No Reservations.) Recently, the northern Chinese hotspot quietly opened a takeout-only location at ghost kitchen facility Four Mile Food Co. in Alexandria. And it has plans to bring a brick-and-mortar shop to the DC area too. Already, the sales have been record-breaking for the family-owned business.
