Cafe SAMARKAND

3103 Banksville Rd, Pittsburgh
(412) 892-9224

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Donna Case

Medovik Honey Cake is an absolute delight from the first bite to the last. The layers are soft, light, and filled with rich honey flavor that melts in your mouth. It’s not too sweet, which makes it perfect with tea or coffee. Every bite feels fresh and homemade. The creamy filling balances the cake perfectly without feeling heavy. You can really taste the quality in each layer. I would happily order this again and again. Definitely one of the best desserts I’ve had from a Halal restaurant Banksville Rd.!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dan Gomrick

If you're looking for a unique menu of great food this is the place.
Their lamb and their dumplings are fantastic.

Jasurbek Mamatkulov

Service is trash. Paid $22.46 via Apple Pay, but they said payment didn’t go through and wanted me to pay again. I showed proof of the charge, but instead of helping, they treated me like I was trying to scam them. It was embarrassing and frustrating. Hopefully they fix their system and train staff to handle payment issues better.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Morgan Phillips

We really enjoyed the plov and lamb dumplings. The lemon tea on a chilly evening was delightful as well. Friendly people!

Dilshod Djuraev

I recommend everyone to visit here. Uzbek cuisine. It's very delicious and pleasant atmosphere.

Muhammad Yunus Ikromjonov

I ordered plov and chicken kebabs. I requested them to cook chicken well done but it’s wasn’t well done and also plov wasn’t tasty and too much oily

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Davlatjon Khudaykulov

If I could rate it 0 I would . Everything they have is stale and old

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Алтынай Лаззат

Shashlik minced and chunky is not tasty at all old meat smells in a word not even worth trying. It's a pity for that big we will not go there

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Abdelmajid Abdu

Very nice clean place ,good food ,the owner and the staff are very friendly.highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

sherri suppa

I ordered online via slice.And they did not come through however the owner did. Get the cake it will change your life. So so so good.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lauren Beam

The food was amazing and it was very clean inside. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelly Minky714

Ordered GrubHub while in Pittsburgh, wanting to try a new type of cuisine and ethnicity. SAMARKAND surpassed all expectations. Their to-go food, portion sizes and $$ were phenomenal.
My step mom and I ordered the rolled Xonim dumplings, the Samsa, Labneh, Achichuk, Samarkand house bread and the .5lb of lamb chops. Everything was delicious, filling and flavorful!
I HIGHLY recommend the Xonim and Samsa the most (the tomato garlic cause is a MUST try)
The only mild complaint/change Id make is the lamb chops- they were so so- flavorful but tough and not much meat on the bone for a Carryout. They have so many other options for lamb or grilled meat I look forward to trying something new next time.
Highly recommend- give them a try and support a local mom/pop restaurant doing unique, Uzbek food that is absolutely delicious, affordable and shareable.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maryam Babajanova

I have always done Uber Eats Delivery orders from here so I would not be able to rate on the atmosphere. Food is generally very good however I wish they had way of labeling unavailable food in the Uber Eats app each day, because I keep ordering something that’s not available on the menu and we have to make adjustments each time . It’s especially hard when you work in a office with a set lunch times which causes delays. However they make up to me each time by giving me a substitute which is even better then my initial choice. I don’t agree with negative comments other people left . I believe it’s the competitor restaurants doing it to these innocent people .

Food: 5

Service: 5

George Girty

What a great dinner ! Got two entree's for takeout, plov and beef dumplings more than enough food for the three of us. Absolutely delicious... When you are ready for something more than standard fare !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Asilbek Uktamov

There is no culture and the food is very expensive and the customer service is zero.

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