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Terra Cotta Warrior

Chinese Restaurant$$$$

Outer Sunset, San Francisco

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Terra Cotta Warrior

9.0^/10

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Ranked #3 for spicy food in Outer Sunset
The experts at Eater and Serious Eats recommend this place
"cumin lamb noodles."(7 Tips)
"Shaanxi mian pi"(3 Tips)
"Jellyfish, lamb soup, pretty much everything was very tasty!!"(5 Tips)
"Qishan minced pork noodles ($9)."(4 Tips)

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EaterApril 12, 2016
Shaanxi/Xi'an food (spicy, sour Chinese) is the name of Terra Cotta Warrior's game, where everyone talks about the amazingly authentic hand-pulled noodles. Read more
Iris NgOctober 19, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Noodles in sizzling oil is amazzzing and pita bread soaked in lamb soup is interesting. Tasty food, clean, good service! Wait list sign up at door. Min credit card charge $15, max 1credit card/table.
Jennie LiSeptember 10, 2015
Must get the noodles in sizzling oil, mian pi, cucumber salad. Good amount of spice! The braised chicken dish is HUGE.
J KJanuary 17, 2017
Qishan minced pork noodles ($9). Chewy, smooth hand-pulled noodles hides under the surface of the broth, obscured by a ruddy cap of chili oil, ground pork, scallions and fried tofu.
TK-421March 20, 2018
It’s great. Amazing noodles. Very tasty and worth the wait. You might find the droids you’re looking for in line, but I didn’t.
Jeff WeinsteinMay 13, 2017
Hand pulled noodles, smashed garlic cucumber, the monster chicken dish, dumplings, lamb burger, cumin lamb noodles. If you wink the right way, you might be able to turn this place BYOB.
Chris DuffusFebruary 19, 2016
The Braised Chicken With Potato & Pepper was excellent. Note: it is served family style and can/should be for parties of at least two up to six.
Serious EatsMay 20, 2014
Fresh, hand pulled noodles are the star of the show, and the atmosphere is worthy of date night. Don't miss the Qishan Minced Pork Noodles.
Jimmy LuJanuary 27, 2019
Chili oil noodles are good. Make sure to add vinegar! Also, their egg and chives burger is delicious
Jennifer YipMay 4, 2016
The minced pork noodle soup is a must get. Dishes with the pepper are not as spicy as you'd think. Expect a (short) line, even at 8pm on a Tuesday.
Hannes ☕April 27, 2016
The lamb burger is great. It's not big though, so make sure to order some twice-baked-pork with it.
James TOctober 4, 2014
The braised chicken with potato and pepper is basically an entire chicken (feet, bones and all) with potatoes, peppers, onions and noodles. It's huge.
Runqiu CaiJune 19, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Best Shanxi restaurant with the most delicious noodles in the city. Unfortunately, they have poor cleanliness ratings
An ShengNovember 6, 2017
Been here 5+ times
Best xian food in the city! Get the lamb soup with pita! 💯
Sherry LiApril 17, 2015
Good, cheap, and authentic. Get the mian pi, lamb cumin bun, tofu skin and celery, and the spicy chicken dish
Ting SNovember 5, 2015
Yes! The art of Chinese Noodle, especially focus on Shanxi noodle. Love it! So lucky we have you in the sunset district.
heathr goldApril 18, 2016
Crazy flavorful food. Worth the wait. Come w something to sit on at 6 on a sunny warm day. What a winner.
Jay MarJanuary 1, 2018
Cold noodles, cumin lamb noodles, meat bun...a little oily but tasty!
AmyApril 11, 2017
SO GOOD. I would recommend the cumin lamb wide noodles. Could eat that all day.
Elva FanFebruary 28, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Authentic mid-west Chinese food. Try the cumin lamb burgers.
Raymond LiJuly 23, 2014
Get the braised chicken with potato and pepper literally translated to big plate o chicken.
Claudine CoDecember 23, 2017
Been here 10+ times
Lamb and pita bread soup! Sounds weird, but very tasty!
KarinaNovember 2, 2015
The noodles with sizzling oil are incredible! Amazing texture and flavor
Niamh SchönherrFebruary 24, 2015
I gotta recommend the yang ro pao mo! Authentic Xi'an style cooking.
MattNovember 10, 2018
Jellyfish, lamb soup, pretty much everything was very tasty!!
Kait GaissMay 12, 2016
Authentic hand-pulled noodles and most dishes are under $10.
SaraDecember 28, 2022
Cold noodle and biang biang are our favourites!
George JosephMay 12, 2019
Lamb cumin noodles and red oil wontons. Thank me later.
Ryan BednarJuly 25, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Must-try: noodles with sizzling oil, lamb dumpling soup
Trevor HartsellFebruary 1, 2015
Lamb soup with pita cubes.
SOctober 20, 2016
the lamb soup with pita is the best thing on the menu.
Mike P. LewisJanuary 10, 2019
Lamb cumin noodles are the bomb
Allison CApril 11, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Try the cumin lamb burger, Shaanxi mian pi, and Quishan minced pork noodles.
James TOctober 4, 2014
They garnish with cilantro liberally, so if you're like me, you may want to ask for dishes without it.
Srikanth RajuDecember 23, 2022
Cumin lamb Biang biang noodles
Yi QiangAugust 6, 2014
Try the cumin lamb burger here.
Jesse LashAugust 17, 2017
Cucumber salad and the burgers are great
Shan LuApril 13, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Best shanxi food in town, finally got good paomo!!!!
robert josephOctober 4, 2014
stir fried wide noodle. jalapeño jeaven.
m dFebruary 16, 2016
You can have the noodle with no soup.
Tim DengJanuary 5, 2020
Delicious noodles
David YoungSeptember 21, 2016
Get the soup
Dominic T.June 23, 2014
Try the pork burger for appetizer
James TOctober 4, 2014
Lamb burger was delicious and spicy.
DSofter WolfJune 4, 2016
Been here 5+ times
chaomen is a must have
Kaleigh KennyJuly 25, 2018
This is one of my favorite restaurants in SF. After moving to CA after living in Xi'an for a year, I needed to find somewhere to get my Shaanxi noodle fix and Terra Cotta Warrior never disappointed.
Arzu TaylanNovember 5, 2015
Awesome dumplings!!
Ryan BednarSeptember 4, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Lamb dumpling soup, noodles with sizzling oil

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