Tarim Garden
2135 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
(408) 564-5728
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First of all, the food was terrible, but the waitress stayed in my heart and made me forgive the food here?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Authentic Stir Fried Noodles! ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stir Fried Noodles
Very delicious food. Be careful though, as it can hard to share many of their noodle dishes which are kind of splashy. Also they can be a bit too spicy without warning.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Dishes are tasty and big portions, 2 or 3 can share one dish
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food tasted very authentic and the owner and staff were excellent. They spent extra time to chat with us and make sure we got everything we need.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We've been to this restaurant twice but couldn't get a meal either time. The first time, we had a larger group, and even though there were tables available, they refused to combine them for us. The service was very cold and unfriendly. The second time, we arrived at 2:10 PM, and despite the sign saying they close at 2:30 PM, we were met with a cold "last call" response. It feels like this restaurant is only capable of handling small-scale operations and has no potential to grow. The staff's attitude needs training, and the lack of preparation with their dishes needs to be addressed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cute, intimate, and delicious, Tarim Garden is the place to go if you seek wonderfully made Xinjiang cuisine. Everything is seasoned and cooked tastefully, from vegetable to noodle. As other satisfied customers have noted, the handpulled noodles are to die for--they are fresh, chewy, and compliment the served sauce very well! The cumin beef and garlic cucumber were very generously. For those that dine in, a total of three servings of noodles are complementary.
The day I came, the staff was very sweet and patient. Ordering is mobile and becomes customer's responsibility, but the workers and vigilant on getting orders right. We came at lunch, when the restaurant was fairly busy, but were served very quickly.
Overall, this was a very good experience. We keep raving about coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was told that I would need to wait for 1 hour to be seated, and then 1 hour again to get food. Yet, they never called my name or sent me a text, even after 3 hours. Very unprofessional.
Service: 1
Delicious! The beef laghmian (hand pulled noodle) is great. The noodles have a really wonderful chewy texture and the sauce is well-balanced with its heat, sweetness and acidity. The beef had a jerky-like texture, which might be a bit divisive, but I enjoyed it! Well-seasoned and flavourful.
Service was on the slow end though, spent quite a bit of time twiddling my thumbs. The dishes are also more suited towards family-style, so the portions are on the larger end. Definitely bring your family or friends!
One nitpick: I wish the noodles were warmer. It must have gone through a cold bath. The contrast in temperature between the hot sauce and lukewarm noodles was a bit unenjoyable
Overall, great restaurant, definitely stopping by again if I have the chance!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
It was amazing. The service was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Jumana recommended the cumin lamb and naan, and it was amazing as she said. Thanks so much! Will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
its amazing you should eat here IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A delicious Xinjiang restaurant. The large plate of chicken is delicious, but the disadvantage is that the noodles are not strong enough.
The store is also relatively small, and there is no Chinese on the sign. At first glance, it is not very eye-catching among other shops.
Some netizens mentioned on other platforms that the food was served slowly. We were in a hurry to get our meal. There were many people in the store, but the food was served very quickly. The store has improved the experience in this area.
It’s good to have Xinjiang cuisine like this in the Bay Area. Not recommended for grabbing rice. Taking out soup noodles and noodles is not recommended. Recommended to dine in: Oily Pork Noodles and Saozi Noodles
Average dry stir-fried noodles
I have tried three other Xinjiang restaurants in the Bay Area, and this one is temporarily ranked first in the noodles.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stir Fried Noodles, Minced Beef Laghman
As someone who grew up in southern Xinjiang, I would say the noodle is very good in terms of thickness and texture. The taste of Guoyourou is pretty good also but the meat could be a little bit tender. Overall I highly recommend this restaurant!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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