About DC Restaurant Openings A guide to the newest places to eat and drink. More from DC Restaurant OpeningsXi’an Famous Foods. Xi’an Famous Foods—a New York favorite for Chinese hand-pulled noodles and chili-laced dumplings—is already operating ghost kitchens in Alexandria and Takoma DC. Among Xi’an Famous Foods most famous dishes is its spicy cumin lamb hand-ripped noodles, which is also available as a soup. Meanwhile, the Takoma ghost kitchen will remain open and another storefront is coming to Rockville (12031 Rockville Pike) in October.