[Wednesday]
A few readers have asked about the status of 81 St. Mark's Place … home to Xi’an Famous Foods. The popular noodle shop closed for renovations back on March 17. Xi’an was expected to be closed an estimated three-four weeks.
Some worried fans noticed the lack of activity here … as well as a growing pile of mail on the floor.
However, workers were back on the scene yesterday …
And here are tweets from Xi’an explaining the delay …
Still waiting on EV! The building is fixing a gas leak & it might take a month for DOB+ConEd approval. If anyone knows people, hit us up!
— Xi'an Famous Foods (@xianfoods) April 25, 2014@JocelynKowald soon...we are fixing up a tangle with DOB
— Xi'an Famous Foods (@xianfoods) May 28, 2014
Is that name short for Christian Famous Foods? Will they have the equivalent of halal meat?
ReplyDeleteXi'an is the ancient city in northwest China where the Terra Cotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, aka the Tomb Soldiers, was unearthed in the 1970s. It has nothing to do with any religion.
ReplyDeleteThe terra cotta army was edible (it wasn't real terra cotta; it was actually made out of a combination of graham cracker and chocolate), which is why the name of the restaurant is so evocative.
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