There are several favorite dishes. Potatoes, samsa. Lula kebab, a very tasty honey cake. The best in the city. read more

Samarkand - hot tea - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

My family and I were were in the area a few days ago and we got hungry so we found Samarkand. Samarkand is a combination of Uzbek-Central Asian and Russian cuisines. I am half Russian so I know what is authentic and Samarkand checks off all of the boxes. When we entered the building, the restaurant looked hole in the wall but we got seated right away. For drinks, I had the best compote in my life. We ordered a lot of food and we had a little bit of everything. My favourite plate was the 2x sambusa, a golden coloured, crisp Tajik pastry filled with meats and served with a ketchup like sauce at least here. Manty was also tasty but I must admit that the service and originality of Samarkand puts this place on the map for places to dine at. I hope that Samarkand will have cemented its prestige as a DMA classic. read more

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What exactly is this place? It's a home cooked meal, typical central Asian cuisine of Uzbekistan. Staples are: Samsa: lamb and onion filled pastry made in a clay tandoor. Plov: rice pilaf topped with carrots and beef (3/5 in this place) Kebabs: marinated, scewered pieces of meat grilled over charcoal Shurpa: lamb soup Overall it's a well executed meal, it's tasty and ok value for the money. Consistent, filling and unusual. Give it a try, homey spot in this area. read more

BEWARE BEWARE LISTEN HERE, ! What I witnessed today was a complete disgrace to Middle Eastern Food. What they are serving here is a complete disgrace. Have been coming to this restaurant because of the previous owner but the NEW OWNER sucks ! There needs to be something done about there false advertisement ! I paid over $75.00 and in return I was given 5 skewers and potatoes wedges? Have you ever been to a middle eastern restaurant that ONLY gave you skewers and fries? Not to mention fries that appear to be from the grocery store frozen-food section? THIS PLACE IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY ! , , , , . , , - . - , - ! - ! 75 , 5 ? - , ? , , ? DİKKAT DİKKAT BURADA DİNLEYİN, Bugün tanık olduğum şey, Orta Doğu Mutfağı için tam bir rezaletti. Burada hizmet ettikleri şey tam bir rezalet. Önceki sahibi yüzünden bu restorana geliyordum ama YENİ SAHİBİ berbat! Orada yanlış reklamla ilgili bir şeyler yapılması gerekiyor! 75.00 doların üzerinde ödeme yaptım ve karşılığında 5 şiş ve patates dilimi aldım? SADECE size SADECE şiş ve patates kızartması veren bir orta doğu restoranına gittiniz mi? Marketin dondurulmuş yiyecek bölümünden geliyormuş gibi görünen kızartmalardan bahsetmeye gerek yok mu? BU YER PARAYA DEĞER DEĞİL! read more

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Great place! The food is so well seasoned! Everything was great but the roasted vegetables took the show. The chef uses a fresh lemon garlic sauce that is to die for. The lamb kabob was very tender and juicy. First time I've drank kompot! What flavor! Must try! read more

Samarkand - Lagman and Kompot - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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Very authentic amazing Uzbek food! As a Uzbek immigrant who doesn't know how to cook as good as my mom this hits the spot.

Absolutely disgusting stay away!!! Uncooked meat and it tasted like raw onion. The service took forever too. read more

Samarkand - Absolutely disgusting! Stay away! - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Was traveling and in the mood for some Central Asian Cuisine, and found this place in south east Denver. (It also seems to have a website that goes by by the name Registan Kebab Cafe, the sign on the road says Samarkand). The food in this restaurant is just awesome. In short it is the best Uzbek food I have had inside or outside of Uzbekistan. The Samsas are flaky and the filling is made with fresh spices. The salad was good, though it's a bit early in the season for tomatoes and cucumber. It seems as if they are locally sourcing their ingredients. I asked what beverages they had and they offered a berry juice drink that was very fresh, like something that was homemade, very flavorful. The best part of the meal was dessert was the Medovik. It is a thin layered honey cake, but the key is the honey. That honey made the cake and tastes nothing like honey you can buy in the store. It reminded me of Central Asian honey, which tends to be super sweet but have a distinct floral flavor. I asked them if they imported it, but no it comes from a local person ho keeps their own hives. I picked up a loaf of Non to try when I get home. Looking forward to it as well as trying their plov on my next visit. Rakhmat! read more

Great place, with nice atmosphere, perfect food and great staff. I'm really recommend this place to everyone I don't have a lot of reviews on Yelp, but this place is must have a lot of costumers read more

Samarkand - We got in love from this place - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

We are visitors here in Denver. Although my husband was born in United States, I was born in old Soviet union. Which means I absolutely love Russian food, every time we travel we try to visit Russian eatery. I wanted to make sure you guys know the stuff was absolutely amazing, the sweet girl Who took care of us was very pleasant. The food was amazing! Beautiful generous plates I got the Monti and my husband got like a skewer platter, and wonderful soup. We were very happy with our food I could not stop eating! We will definitely be back when we're back in Denver! read more

So in my previous review I've told a bunch of negatives about this place. This afternoon we decided to give it a try because we found out the previous owners took over my wife immediately assured me they really do a great job. She was right. It really was just like back home. Thank you guys. read more

Samarkand - Manty - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I've never had food from Uzbekistan before, but am somewhat familiar with Russian and Ukrainian food. The restaurant is in a strip mall, and not hard to miss. It's on the end, with a door that is unmistakable. When we walked in, the entryway was covered in gauze, and a woman greeted us and sat us. We ordered a few things - Greek salad (they were out of the Olivier salad, sad face!), chicken Tabaka, and Khonim (pasta roll with beef, potato and onions, topped with sour cream). We also ordered bread. The portions were *massive* - we ended up taking more than 1/2 our food home, and the leftovers served us for three days. The food was really quite tasty, although as others have mentioned, it did not have a lot of seasoning. I was actually okay with this, as the food I grew up with had a lot of seasoning and left me feeling really heavy - this food did not. Service was great throughout the meal, and we watched some Uzbek music videos while eating, which was awesome. read more

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My husband has been to Russia and he said the food in this restaurant is quite authentic. I am new to Russian food and it was amazingly delicious. We've visited 3 times and willing to come back again. Food is super good, highly recommended but remind, servers are poor at English, they even cannot understand very simple request. It seems this restaurant is for only locals. If you don't mind service, worth visiting. This place will provide an exotic experience. read more

Staff does not wear face mask so typically I would not give 5 stars due to that, but I guess people coming to eat are not wearing mask either but it is a bit confusing and concerning. We are in a pandemic and it is important employees wear mask. Our waitress did not wear mask. Once you let that go.... Food is 5 stars!! The food was incredible hence my 5 star rating. I am basing my review on the food . We ordered the Greek salad super fresh and delicious highly recommend. We ordered Many different breads they were super fresh and delicious. Beef kabob for him Chicken kabob for me. Hot tea was great. Restaurant is decorated beautiful and they play great music. I would recommend if you are in the area. read more

I've travelled down to Denver and found out this Uzbek restaurant,cozy and comfy,homemade delicious Uzbek food.I had dumplings and samsa (pastry with meat).Price is very affordable and I would highly recommend this place. P.S. Nothing fancy ,but feels like home.Will come again if I'll be in Denver,CO read more

Samarkand - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Food is okay but authentic. Price was good. The service is very good even the hostess doesn't really speak English. She tried her best to accommodate us with exotic Uzbek food menu. Recommend if you want to try something different and not pricy read more

I am torn about this establishment. Time was about 19:00hrs ish. When we entered this establishment, we can choose where ever we want to seat. We opt to see at one of the "LONG TABLES" near to the Bar. While we were there, there is a Huge Party of Ladies celebrating something seated on our Left Wing aka at the Left Wing of this establishment. During our Dinner, many more Patrons having their Dinner here. From our observations, perhaps most of the Patrons, might have known this establishment or the staffs. Perhaps are the other patrons are REGULARS and though I might be wrong, they might have been speaking Russian or Uzbeck to one another. Personally, we cannot get the full experiences since some of the dishes stated in the Menu, they either don't make it, or don't have it. *BIG SIGH* From what I could recall we ordered the following items : * Sambusa ($4.99) * Fresh Salad ($5.99) * Lamb Shish Kebab + Rice ($10.00) * Ribs Shish Kebab + Rice ($11.99) * Samarkand Pilaf ($7.99) * Lamb The Fresh Salad comes with tomatoes, cucumbers, raw red onion, oil/mayonnaise and greens. The Samarkand Pilaf Rice comes with Beef, sliced onions, carrots and spices mixed with freshly cooked rice. Take note, this Samarkand Pilaf can be "smelly" due to the meat they used. Its LOADED with MORE CARROTS, than I can imagined. Thankfully, Hubs like this dish a lot. As for the Lamb and Ribs Shish Kebab, we opt to have it with Rice. YES both Proteins comes in with METAL SKEWERs. The Rice is sprinkled with some kind of Red Powder which tasted like Sumac and Raw Slices of Red Onions. Thankfully, both Proteins, are tender to eat. Take note, the BREAD, they served is AUTOMATICALLY, charged in your Check aka Bill, if you don't check it or even don't eat. Thankfully, I check the Check aka The Bill before leaving. We also opt to have 2 orders of Coke Cola. Each was $1.50, hence it was $3.00 Take note, for the Coke Cola, from my observation, they pour it from those Plastic Bottled of 2 Liters. Hubs also opt to have Coffee ($1.50). Its just a generic kind of BLACK Coffee. Unfortunately, there aren't any regular sugar at our table. Hubs rated the food we ordered as 4 stars especially the Pilaf that Hubs like it a lot, and NOT forgetting the Sambusa. YES, the Sambusa is filled with Ground Beef and Lamb with spices and "fried" with Pyhllo Dough aka Filo Dough. Who does not like anything FRIED and comes in Phyllo Dough?? To return just a maybe though NOT in a hurry, provided they can OFFER ALL THE DISHES stated in their Menu. http://www.samarkandfoods.com/ read more

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Delicious! We were in the mood to try some Russian food today and took a chance on here. We are so glad that we did! First off the place was spotless. It was bit busy, since we got there close to the mid day closing until dinner It had a steady flow of to go orders and people coming in. The waitress spoke very broken English It took a bit to understand each other - but she was patient and pleasant and we were able to order some delicious Russian food - just like Grandmother (Babushka) used to make read more

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Love food! Love service! Super clean!!! Too bad I do not live in Denver!!!! Very recommend this restaurant Russian/ Uzbek!!!!! read more

If you are looking for Russian and/or Uzbek cuisine - this is the place you must visit. Everything is delicious! I will definitely come again. read more

Samarkand - Borsch, manti & black tea - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

We live in the neighborhood, and are slowly trying to visit all our local restaurants. My husband has traveled to Pakistan and is familiar with Uzbekistanian food. I found all our dishes to be flavorful and tasty, but I had nothing to compare it to, as this was my first time having such food. Hubs said it tasted fresh and was very good and authentic. We started with the Borsch, which I probably never would have ordered, but it was delicious. I liked the Sambusas, but my husband wasn't impressed. I think I was just in need of some carbs, as the other dishes weren't served with rice or bread or other somewhat unhealthy accompaniments we Americans are accustomed to. ;o) His Chicken Tabaka was very moist and flavorful, and also a large serving. Everything was definitely a good deal for the price, which I feel is rare in Denver, even in these cool strip mall style restaurants. They have a few beers (Corona and Stella) and a few wines. Husband ordered the Malbec, which was a generous pour. We later saw the other large groups each had their own bottle of vodka with a pitcher of cranberry juice, which I kind of loved. Very authentic. I saw several teapots, and would love to try some tea the next time we go back. The tiramisu was the only disappointment, but the server did warn us that it wasn't good. It was served frozen and feeezer-burnt, and we left it mostly untouched. There was only one guy who took our order and brought our dishes, but I found him to be very attentive. There were three other large parties in there, and I don't think anyone was neglected. The layout of tables, in addition to the chair covers made us think there was a wedding going on. Just not what we were used to--glad we didn't turn around and walk out. No music the night we came in, but there is a stage. Very nice decorations, as well. We'll be back! read more

Samarkand - Great murals! - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

The food was mediocre - the meat was dry and not seasoned well. The service was bad as they charged me for something I did not order and refused to make it right. read more

Despite having only been open for a little over a year, Samarkand Restaurant has already made quite the name for itself across Denver with a number of dishes worthy of the historically-rich Uzbek city for which it is named. Begin your journey with a hearty offering of chickpeas simmered with veal (a riff on the soup/stew known as Mokhora, much-loved across Uzbekistan). If, instead, something a bit more handheld would hit the spot, check out the flaky (and substantial!) beef/lamb/onion pastries called Samsa, whose filling is laced with just enough fat to bring out the flavor. Ooh, but don't those salads sound interesting? Personally, I've always been a superfan of the "Ollvier" (here a creamy amalgamation of potatoes and hardboiled eggs). But I can also see the appeal of the "Nezhinka" with its cool cucumber and juicy pear, or even the "Israel" which unites foodstuffs both fruity (kiwi, banana) and vegetal (peas, corn) - you didn't think that was possible did you? But let's not reach saturation point just yet - there's even more to come (yep, here we go again!) so by all means, let's continue. A near-ubiquitous eatery in parts of the former Soviet Union is the Shashlychnaya which features an awe-inspiring array of grilled meat kabobs. It will thus be unsurprising to hear that Samarkand is no slouch in this department, with selections including Lyulya (ground beef), chicken, lamb and even liver for you to sample. But I think you'd also get a real kick out of one of their rice pilafs, such as the Kazy Palov, starring moist, rich sausage (made with a very traditional recipe also popular in Uzbekistan's neighbors, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan). If they happen to have it available on your visit, another idea to consider is the succinctly-named lamb/potato stirfry Jiz-Biz. And my gosh, you can't leave without trying a slice of phenomenal honey cake [Medovik] or one of their other homemade desserts! Yes, for a mini-taste of the Silk Road, you simply can't beat Samarkand. read more

Worst costumer service and food is worse lady over there doesn't care about costumers or anything else

This Restaurant is amazing! I dont have any idea why people would give this place a bad review. The food was amazing, The waitress is nice, and the vibe was great. After a long day of adventuring Colorado, this was the most perfect place to go eat. Perfect! :) read more

Their management has changed, they have new owners now. So they have upgraded their menu and added more variety of food. And cooking style is different now and sooo good. You should try their "samsy" because they are super delicious and I can't stop ordering them. read more

Great service, amazing dishes, very reasonable price. Compared to other Russian/Uzbek restaurants, this one is the best! Tatiana was the greatest server of all time! read more

Having lived in Kazakhstan I was excited to try this place after driving by it several times. We got sat immediately after we got there and then after waiting over 10 minutes, finally ordered - or attempted to order... Was told that they were out of Plov....seriously? No plov? So we ordered a Kebab and samsa. The server returned to inform us that they were out of Samsa.....ok, this is going to be fun as the two items I came to eat and likely their most popular, they were out of. He suggested Manti instead which we got. The manti came with another dish that we didn't order so we sent back and eventually the kebab arrived too. The manti was pretty good and the kebab was actually really good. The plov rice with the kebab was ok. The servers were trying hard but there seemed to be a general lack of organization. read more

I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anybody. Service was bad and food wasn't worth the price. read more

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Excellent food and good service. The lamb, beef and chicken kababs were delicious and the pilov was well Seasoned. Overall it was a good experience. read more

The menu is a little limited now with COVID, but EVERYTHING we had was superb. Everything is fresh and made from scratch. The portions are generous and done just right. We had the Greek salad, Shurpa soup, and for the entrees Liliya Kanob, Chickent Kabob, and Beef Kabob. read more

Came here late night last week since it was on the way home for me. There weren't very many people there, two parties just finished their meals paid and left. One group was just hanging around. I went in and let them know it was to go, and they sat me down at one of their tables to wait. Ordered chicken kabob, beef or steak kabob, and their version of beef empanada. Although the food was really good, they did make us wait a long long time. I do suspect it was the empanada thing that took a while, but it was frustrating as it was unexpected. Lastly, as my side I ordered a salad, and they had given me rice. As a take out order, this just added to my frustrations. Overall the food was great, a little bit expensive, but worth it. Just wished my first experience didn't take so long (I was hAngry), and wish they didn't make an error. read more

Food is not bad, service could be better. If you will order a bread - they will charge you $1. Interior looks extremely poor, almost ugly. Entrance door freaks me out, you can never tell that this is the main door in the restaurant in USA. read more

Samarkand - This is the entrance. Don't get confused. - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

The food was very tasty : Lagman, Samsa, manti / / , shaslik / . very authentic taste. Thank you !

You won't leave this place hungry, that's for sure. Portions are large and filling, and they have great choices on the menu. I came here for lunch (around 3pm) and the place was empty, which meant service was excellent. We had made a reservation and ordered ahead, so they already had our bread, salad, and somsa on the table when we arrived. For entrees, we shared the lagman, plov, and kebobs. All were delicious! My favorites were the plov (best I've had!) and kebobs-- we had beef, lamb, and chicken and they were all seasoned very well. Will definitely be back next time I'm in town! read more

Worst "Lagman" I ever had in my life. This place can't be called a restaurant. Tasteless food, horrible service (speechless waitress) and no people inside. Feels like Silent Hill. Avoid! read more

Juicy juicy juicy! All my kabobs were juicy! Onions cut so thin and tasted so sweet and perfect touch with the juicy meats!!! Cooked perfectly. Clean and inviting when walking in. Saw huge bulk orders and I see why! Very Uzbeski style. I'm only here though for the flavor! The manti was amazing and perfectly steamed. Lots of meat inside each one! Could've just ordered this! I'm so happy I finally walked in here. No regrets. Only want more. read more

Samarkand - Manti and three meat kabobs with fried potatoes. First time in and so happy it was. I will be back to try more!!! - Uzbek Near Me - Denver, Colorado

We ordered for to go my husbands favorite soup lagman and he is from Uzbekistan and my favorite Samsa with meat. Everything was delicious! Thank you so much for a good food. read more

Going out for Uzbek was a new experience, but if you have had Russian or Mediterranean cuisine, it will be familiar. When we arrived, there was a large space in the middle of the restaurant for a dance floor, and there was a stage. I was worried, but the server said we were fine and sat us. The beer selection was limited to Stella Artois, but the food was fantastic. The soups were hearty, the appetizers were lovely, and the lamb was some of the best I had in a long time. It is a wonderful place. read more

I served in the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan, and this resteraunt is hands-down quality, home-cooked food for me. Try everything on the menu. It's all fantastic and genuine. The real thing, right here in Denver. read more