Xi’an Noodles was founded in May of 2016 by Lily Wu, a Chinese immigrant with a dream of bringing the famous “biang biang noodles” of Xi’an (the capital of China’s Shaanxi province) to Seattle. Lily dedicated two full years to learning and perfecting the craft of noodle-making before moving to Seattle, where she made her dream a reality in the form of Xi’an Noodle’s flagship restaurant, located on Pine Street in Seattle, Washington.