Every day at noon, a 30-minute line waits outside the 900-square-feet store of Xi’an Famous Foods in downtown Manhattan. Many of those in line may be 1 with Xi’an, a city in western China’ Shaanxi Province and home to the
terracotta warriors and horses (兵马俑). 2 they all know the city’s special dishes—spicy cumin lamb burgers, cold skin and pita bread soaked in lamb soup—thanks to Xi’an Famous Foods’ 3 branches (分支) in New York City. These six food stores are becoming more popular.
Selling for only three dollars, the spicy cumin lamb burger is most popular 4 New Yorkers. Many people, even some famous people have been attracted to 5 the Chinese hamburger.
Jason Wang, who is now 25 years old, is the 6 of Xi’an Famous Foods. Born in Xi’an, Wang loved the 7 Xi’an food cooked by his grandfather in his childhood very much. And after moving to America, he still 8 that food.
Therefore, he started to make foods with his grandpa’s secret 9 . Wang’s plan is to open more 10 in New York City. Now, the seventh branch of the highly popular restaurant will soon be opened on the Upper West Side.
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