Jason Wang is Working on Making his Food More Famous

Xi'an is a western Chinese city that continues to inspire Jason Wang, 24, and his father David Shi. They are trendsetters of region-specific Asian food responsible for bringing Xi'an cuisine to New York with their chain of Xi'an Famous Foods. It is a quickly growing empire with storefronts at 67 Bayard Street (the only location with a bathroom), 81 St. Marks Place, and 41-28 Main Street bsmt #26 in Flushing, Queens.

Biang! is the latest project from the Xi'an team and it recently opened in Flushing, up the street from the original Xi'an. The restaurant serves the same Xi'an inspired food as the other locations, but does so in a chic venue with waiter-service.

In an interview with papermag, Jason talks about possible expansions, the commissary in Brooklyn that makes food for all the Xi'an locations, and his forseeable future, "It'll be harder to work when I'm older so I might as well suck it up now and take a break later."