Xian Noodles in Seattle

This brief post was for a visit back on 6/28/21 during the extreme heat wave that descended upon the Pacific Northwest. Xi'an Noodles was a terrific food court find in Westlake Center, especially since most of the retail/restaurant core was shutdown due to the pandemic and heat wave. Not even Pike Place Market was an option. Excellent bang for your buck with generous servings of both tasty noodles and dum...

Authentic and appropriate pricing. The only issue is the random people who seem to be on substances nearby. Hope the Seattle government can do something to help.

I'm not really sure why the ratings are so low for this place. Even some of the 3 star reviews - I don't get the low stars when there's no real complaints in the actual review about the food... Anyways- my key takeaway. This is a rly solid option and def a good bang for your buck for a food court place. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here but if I lived or worked 10 min away, I would come by often. Especially since there's no other thick Asian noodle place nearby.  I'll def be coming back since I live in the neighborhood. I'm no expert in xian noodles- I've only had it at the famous NY chain (that started the whole trend) and other spots in Seattle/ Boston. I thought this place was decently good. No major complaints- my lamb burger was moist and good good (tho I got it for takeout and couldn't eat it the first night. Reheated the next day and still taste good). the noodles are lacking a bit in meat and to be honest didn't look that great when I brought them home but I was surprised - they tasted better than they looked. The noodles were chewy and portions were sizeable. I was pretty stuffed and happy.