ARCADIA: Family Style Northwestern Chinese Cuisine at Xibei at Santa Anita Mall
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IMPORTANT NOTE: DUE TO TOO MANY LAST-MINUTE RSVP CANCELLATIONS RECENTLY, ANYONE WHO CANCELS WITH LESS THAN 72-HOUR NOTICE, NO SHOWS, OR ARRIVES MORE THAN 10 MINUTES LATE WILL BE PLACED ON A 2-MONTH PROBATION AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND ANY EVENTS DURING THAT PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
Xibei Catering Group opened Xibei Dumplings in the Silverlake Area last year. This year, they opened the first Xibei location in the US at the Santa Anita Mall, which serves Northwestern Chinese cuisine. Northwestern food reflects the nomadic heritage and Muslim influences of the Uyghur, Hui, Mongol, and Kazakh communities across Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia. It emphasizes lamb, grains such as oats and millet, hearty dumplings, and a variety of noodles made in-house.
Yelp Reviews: https://www.yelp.com/biz/xibei-arcadia-2?osq=xibei
IMPORTANT EVENT INFO:
• We will meet by the entrance for our 5:30 pm reservation.
• The meal here is expected to be around $65 or more, depending on how much food we order, any drinks you may order, tax, and at least 20% gratuity. Please bring at least $100 in cash (small denominations preferred) to pay for your share of the meal. However, if necessary, I can accept payments via Zelle (which, unlike PayPal or Venmo, does not charge a service fee).
• Family-Style Dining: Dining for this event has been designated as Family-Style. The food bill will be split evenly among all attendees. Attendees will be responsible for paying for their beverages. Please note that flexibility is an important part of family-style dining, and if you want to take a chance to attend, you have to be amenable to what the group/AO will order. You don't have to eat everything that is ordered, but everyone pays equally, whether you eat everything or not. If this definition of Family-Style Dining doesn't feel comfortable, this may not be the right type of event for you. In addition, if you have ANY dietary restrictions or ingredients you do not wish to consume, then you may want to skip this event. Ordering dishes modified to fit someone's dietary needs or personal tastes will alter the true flavors of those dishes for the rest of the group.
• PARKING INFO: Parking is available in the mall where it is located, the Santa Anita Mall.