We just went to this restaurant with our out of town guest for her birthday. This is the first time we have given a business a bad review - it is because we felt that other consumers/restaurant goers should know. If I could give a rating of less than 1 star - I would. We have experienced many different cuisines in the US & many other parts of the world - this was the WORST in food quality, service & price. I could go on about this restaurant but the purpose of this review is to let others know to NOT go to this restaurant. They take cooking techniques from other ethnic cultures to make it their own but do a poor job. Meat did not taste fresh - very disappointed! We were embarrassed to take our guest here!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sida
Recommend their tofu salad and yogurt. Kebab is too salty.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Iris Wu
We ordered the Hand-pulled Laghman which was very good! Noodles were fresh, veggies and meat were tender, and the sauce was very flavorful.As an appetizer, we ordered the Gosh Naan, which was a pleasant surprise. There was less meat in it than expected, but the meat was very juicy.In terms of service, it was a little bit slower than some other places.However, definitely still recommend stopping by, food was delicious!
The portion of the large plate of chicken is okay, but the taste is average. The potatoes and vegetables are not stewed enough and the chicken is not tender and smooth.The portion size of the mutton kebabs is average, the taste is average, and the grill is a bit old.Finally, the spiciness is really not enough? not very authentic
I really hoped the food would be better as it would be so nice to have a good Uyghur restaurant in the Bay Area. I've always loved Uyghur food and I went to Xinjiang in China specifically because I loved their food. Unfortunately this restaurant doesn't taste even close to what I expected. In fact the small Uyghur restaurants in any medium or large cities in China taste better. I feel maybe this restaurant is trying to cater to everyone and a result it caters to no one.Let's talk about lamb first as lamb kebob is often what introduced most Chinese to Uyghur food but there are two major problems. First there is no fat but lamb kebob needs fat to bring out the flavor of the lean meat portion of the kebab so now you ended up with flavorless chunk of meat. The second problem is that there is no flavoring. The spice is out on the side but that's a no no as spices needs to be grilled on the meat to flavor the meat. It's not meant as pepper that's added after grilling. As I said when you cater to everyone you cater to no one.The menu has may dishes that look almost Indian food but they are not the same as the naan is much thicker and they don't taste as fresh as what I had in other Uyghur restaurants and once again very bland.The pearl noodle is like macaroni without the holes in the middle and in Xinjiang we call it Ding Ding and it's probably the best of the lot and it's not saying much. The meat with the pearl noodles is not tender and the flavoring for the noodle has too much tomatoes so almost tastes like spaghetti.Lastly we also the grilled gluten which is a typical Northern Chinese street food and it's grilled too much without the chewiness of typical grilled gluten.So overall, I cannot recommend this place at all even though I really hoped for a good Uyghur restaurant.The service is so so but the place itself is cool as the tables are huge even for the "smaller" tables and it almost has a Turkish Moroccan vibe to the place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Iris Guo
Very nice service and interior. I liked the food a lot, which was high quality and had delicious authentic flavors. I recommend the chicken samsa and the yogurt dessert. The chicken noodle was delicious as well. I will return soon because it was a good meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Max M.
This restaurant far surpassed my expectations. The highlights of our meal were: Gosh naan: flaky and extremely flavorful Hand-pulled stir-fry beef noodle: the noodles were springy and also had great flavor Lamb kabob: tender and not gamey at all Chocolate cake and ice cream: received for free for checking in. Very moist and just the right amount of sweetness Uyghur chicken korma: this dish was good and the portion size was decent but did not wow us as much as the other dishes Also special shoutout to our server Ahmad. He was very attentive and had a great attitude. Would definitely recommend this restaurant!
David Liu
Food was solid, I had the stir fry noodle. The restaurant is eerily
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
emilie c.
Never had this cuisine before. Food was so tasty! Must try!!! Lots of large portions, and spicy food.
Excellent. Huge portions, friendly service. Stir-fried hand-pulled noodles with beef—excellent. Don’t skip the chili oil that they have on every table.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Corinne
This is a lovely restaurant with delicious food and great service. This is a meat eaters delight! It is not really a good choice for vegetarians or vegans though they can prepare some dishes without meat.
We just went to this restaurant with our out of town guest for her birthday. This is the first time we have given a business a bad review - it is because we felt that other consumers/restaurant goers should know. If I could give a rating of less than 1 star - I would. We have experienced many different cuisines in the US & many other parts of the world - this was the WORST in food quality, service & price. I could go on about this restaurant but the purpose of this review is to let others know to NOT go to this restaurant. They take cooking techniques from other ethnic cultures to make it their own but do a poor job. Meat did not taste fresh - very disappointed! We were embarrassed to take our guest here!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommend their tofu salad and yogurt. Kebab is too salty.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
We ordered the Hand-pulled Laghman which was very good! Noodles were fresh, veggies and meat were tender, and the sauce was very flavorful.As an appetizer, we ordered the Gosh Naan, which was a pleasant surprise. There was less meat in it than expected, but the meat was very juicy.In terms of service, it was a little bit slower than some other places.However, definitely still recommend stopping by, food was delicious!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hand-Pulled Laghman, Gosh Nann
The portion of the large plate of chicken is okay, but the taste is average. The potatoes and vegetables are not stewed enough and the chicken is not tender and smooth.The portion size of the mutton kebabs is average, the taste is average, and the grill is a bit old.Finally, the spiciness is really not enough? not very authentic
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hand-Pulled Stir-Fry Beef Noodles
I really hoped the food would be better as it would be so nice to have a good Uyghur restaurant in the Bay Area. I've always loved Uyghur food and I went to Xinjiang in China specifically because I loved their food. Unfortunately this restaurant doesn't taste even close to what I expected. In fact the small Uyghur restaurants in any medium or large cities in China taste better. I feel maybe this restaurant is trying to cater to everyone and a result it caters to no one.Let's talk about lamb first as lamb kebob is often what introduced most Chinese to Uyghur food but there are two major problems. First there is no fat but lamb kebob needs fat to bring out the flavor of the lean meat portion of the kebab so now you ended up with flavorless chunk of meat. The second problem is that there is no flavoring. The spice is out on the side but that's a no no as spices needs to be grilled on the meat to flavor the meat. It's not meant as pepper that's added after grilling. As I said when you cater to everyone you cater to no one.The menu has may dishes that look almost Indian food but they are not the same as the naan is much thicker and they don't taste as fresh as what I had in other Uyghur restaurants and once again very bland.The pearl noodle is like macaroni without the holes in the middle and in Xinjiang we call it Ding Ding and it's probably the best of the lot and it's not saying much. The meat with the pearl noodles is not tender and the flavoring for the noodle has too much tomatoes so almost tastes like spaghetti.Lastly we also the grilled gluten which is a typical Northern Chinese street food and it's grilled too much without the chewiness of typical grilled gluten.So overall, I cannot recommend this place at all even though I really hoped for a good Uyghur restaurant.The service is so so but the place itself is cool as the tables are huge even for the "smaller" tables and it almost has a Turkish Moroccan vibe to the place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Very nice service and interior. I liked the food a lot, which was high quality and had delicious authentic flavors. I recommend the chicken samsa and the yogurt dessert. The chicken noodle was delicious as well. I will return soon because it was a good meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant far surpassed my expectations. The highlights of our meal were: Gosh naan: flaky and extremely flavorful Hand-pulled stir-fry beef noodle: the noodles were springy and also had great flavor Lamb kabob: tender and not gamey at all Chocolate cake and ice cream: received for free for checking in. Very moist and just the right amount of sweetness Uyghur chicken korma: this dish was good and the portion size was decent but did not wow us as much as the other dishes Also special shoutout to our server Ahmad. He was very attentive and had a great attitude. Would definitely recommend this restaurant!
Food was solid, I had the stir fry noodle. The restaurant is eerily
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Never had this cuisine before. Food was so tasty! Must try!!! Lots of large portions, and spicy food.
Pretty great food especially the chicken noodles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Uyghur Chicken Korma, Stir-Fry Beef Noodles
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent. Huge portions, friendly service. Stir-fried hand-pulled noodles with beef—excellent. Don’t skip the chili oil that they have on every table.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a lovely restaurant with delicious food and great service. This is a meat eaters delight! It is not really a good choice for vegetarians or vegans though they can prepare some dishes without meat.
Big portion Uyghur food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very authentic and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent meal and service !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stir-Fry Beef Noodles, Gosh Nann, Laghman