"Xi’an Gourmet House focuses mainly on dishes from the Shaanxi region of China, northwest of Sichuan. Shaanxi cuisine often incorporates Sichuan peppercorns and chilis in its dishes. While the original location is located at the Jusgo’s food court in Duluth, the owners opened a second location in Midtown in 2022. “I eat out so much for work that I don’t really get to return to places as often as I’d like to,” says Atlanta magazine deputy editor Sam Worley. “If I lived or worked in the neighborhood, I’d eat here all the time.” Worley enjoys the “notably, amazing hand-pulled noodles” here." - Beth McKibben