Family member told me about Tarim Uyghur Food which is located on the lower level of New World Mall at the Food Court. Had no idea what I ordering. Looked at the pictures and staff said no more and said get the sandwich. I asked if it was lamb and he said yes. Sandwich now cost 12.00 bucks. Had no idea how spicy this was since I do not eat spicy stuff. Good thing I got a glass of Prosecco with water at the hotel bar. I be back to try other items. Saw a customer walked off with Lamb skewers which looked yummy. As for ambiance, there are slew of food stalls and center area chairs and tables for patrons. Got a menu- Always double check for current prices. They do not put fork or napkins in the bag, so grab all materials at the counter. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

So my first time in New World Mall, and this was the first spot that pops up. Since I love to try out new cuisines I had never heard of Uyghur before, and thought it was some country near Kazakhstan or something, but out of curiosity went ahead and ordered a dish called the Large Lamb Plate, however you can select a medium or a small plate of the Large Lamb. It was funny enough but the food that arrived was something to take seriously. It was Lamb over hand pulled noodles mixed with potatoes, some carrots and bell pepper. The food is all Halal and was actually pretty good. Spice level was low but as a dish it was filling and different. Glad I tried it. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Large Lamb Small Plate - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Located in Flushing New Mall's cafeteria. The restaurant is one of the first ones you will notice. I've been here a couple times and the kebabs and the samsa's are a must have. The cold noodles are delicious and fresh. One time we ordered the bean jelly salad and that dish was probably more of an acquired taste. Cash is probably fastest for all the restaurants down here, but this restaurant does accept card. Definitely come here for one of the unique cultural experiences you can have in NYC. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Cold noodle and kebab - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

I've only had uyghur food once on the west coast. I didn't notice this stall the last time I was in the mall so it seemed like a good opportunity to check it out. We got the cold noodle with kebab since it was hot outside and wanted something a little lighter. The portions are quite massive. There is definitely some heat to this dish that creeps up on you. I thought the noodles were cooked really well and had a nice chewy, bouncy texture. The kebob was okay, meat was a bit tough so nothing really stood out. Will definitely be back to try out some of their other dishes! read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Cold noodle and kebob - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

I got the stir fried chicken rice noodles and samsa, and they were both delicious! The noodles were perfectly tender and covered in a flavorful sauce with some decent spice. The noodles also came with plenty of chicken, which was juicy and tasty. The samsa consisted of a flaky pastry shell that contained a well-seasoned meat filling. It was like a baked samosa. read more

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Solid Uyghur spot! To be fair, we only got the Lamb Shish Kebab, but other patrons seemed to enjoy the dishes they got. The large pieces of lamb were quite tender and nicely BBQ-ed, with a tasty cumin seasoning and sesame seeds on top. No complaints! read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Menu as of 11/29/25 - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

One of the few halal spots in Flushing. I love when food spots have pictures of what the food looks like, as I am a visualizer. Uzbek plov - one of my lesser favorite Uzbek plovs I have had...it lacked some flavor and the rice grain used was a bit thicker than what I have had in the past. Staff was nice and helped me with a to-go lid for our leftovers. Looks like a family owns and runs it! read more

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My friends and I ordered a dish to split (Uyghur Pilvar). It was my first time trying Uyghur food and it looked super delicious. There is a huge lamb shank with this yellow rice/rasin mix. I thought the lamb shank was tender but lacked flavor. The rice was really good so I enjoyed that. It was great we got all this food for a decent price. read more

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Beware overcharging! Like other reviewer, the cashier tried to overcharge me. When I went to order Laghman ($13 on the menu near the sign), the cashier told me $18. That sounded ridiculous so I asked again. Then he lowered it to $16, referring to the special Laghman. I was clarified I busted wanted it plain and asked again, and he motioned to the bottle of water in my hand, which he thought I took from the stand. When I said I had brought the water myself, he lowered the price again to $15. The encounter felt uncomfortable and like he was up-charging me until a price I would agree, but he wouldn't honor the price on the board, so I left. read more

Pretty tasty Lagman (stir fried hand pulled noodles). The noodles were thick and chewy, and fried on high heat with lots of aromatics like cumin and chili. I am not usually a huge fan of celery and carrots in stir fries, though the subtle crunch of vegetables balanced out the chewiness of the noodles here. The lamb was a little dry but I think it is meant to be that way. Tarim is the only Uyghur stall in the bustling New World Mall food court, and they bring unique flavor profiles to a center packed to the excess with beef noodle soup, Malatang, dumplings, boba. Come try it out! Look around for what you want for dessert while the food is being made (~15 minutes). read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Lagman - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

Wonderful lamb flavor! It was also very hot. I got two and put the second samsa in my pocket as a hand warmer. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Samsa - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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The food was interesting and overall okay. I've heard of this region of China through work, and it was such a treat to actually get to experience the food from this region. The samsa was so so. It wasn't the greatest thing I've had nor the worst. The meat inside was okay, nothing too wowing or providing a flavor kick. It was mellow tasting as if the meat was boiled. The Uyghur pilof was tasty. The lamb leg was huge, and the meat literally falls off the bone. It had enough flavor that I enjoyed it despite its appearance looking lack luster. The pilof was tasty with the raison-like pieces of dried fruit. Again, it had enough flavor even though the colors would perhaps indicate something that would wow your mouth in flavors/spices. Tarim Uyghur Food is located in the food court of New World Mall. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Uyghur pilav. - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Been here a few times, and so glad that this place continues to offer Uyghur food in the heart of Flushing. Mostly have come here so far for their beef/lamb pockets in the setting of a Food Crawl and it's always an interesting fun moment for everyone. While the most recent time we went the meat was not the most tender, it's kind of like an empanada with middle eastern and Chinese flavors combined into one. It wasn't spicy at all, and the onions added a nice touch. The workers are nice and it's def worth a stop because who knows where else you'll be able to find food like this? Definitely want to come back to try the rest of their items. NYC beats other big cities in that we offer a ton of diversity, represented in our food culture and the fact that we have Uyghur food is a blessing, so take advantage of it. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

The portions are pretty solid and I really liked the breads the most. It's in the basement of the mall in the big food court. read more

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Located in the corner of the food court in New World Mall, the food here is decent! I decided against ordering the lamb this shop is known for, opting for the hot and spicy tofu dish instead. It did not disappoint! The flavor and spice was intense in the best way! Although, my friend had the lamb sandwich and stated it was a bit too greasy. But, it might be a preference thing. Overall, a decent food stall in the mall! read more

Decided to pre-game lunch with my two sisters at this restaurant after we saw all the options throughout the new world food court. I had never had Uyghur food before and was excited to try. I believe if you order from the front, it's cash only. We got one order of the special lagman ($15.50). The dish consists of hand-pulled noodles, woodear mushrooms, bell peppers, beef, and a mala sauce. I think most people had ordered online as they arrived and got their food to go. We ended up waiting over 30 minutes for our one dish to be ready because it seemed like they may have been understaffed? Not sure but would've been nice to be given a time estimate so we could walk around or something instead of sitting at the food court table right in front. It seemed like the employees were friendly though and working as quick as they could. The noodles were delicious, the mala sauce coated them very well. We liked how since the noodles are hand pulled fresh, there was varying textures because they were of different sizes but still each cooked perfectly. The vegetables gave it a nice freshness but there actually wasn't that much meat. I still really enjoyed the sauce though because I drank some of the remaining liquid up when the noodles and toppings were gone. Would definitely try other things on the menu next time and maybe order online! read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Special lagman - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

Kashgar to Bukhara - 615 miles apart, or 4 miles, depending on your views. In every shopping mall food court there is a black sheep location - the place next to the restrooms. Management tends to charge less rent for that spot, which makes for the place to watch for newcomers. Take for instance the spot near the restrooms at the New World Mall food court - before the presence of Tarim it was the Kebab Empires. Considering that cumin kebab stands are all over downtown Flushing, a bit of retooling is in order. What's the deal with Uighur food? It's a Central Asian cuisine with a rich culinary heritage derived from the Silk Road trade between Europe, The Middle East and Asia. Kashgar (a city in the region) sat on the extreme western edge of China - It's 3000 miles between the ancient Silk Road city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan (roughly the same as LA to NYC), and the Chinese capital of Beijing. Kashgar is only 615 miles from Bukhara (roughly the same as Chicago and NYC) and due to its proximity, there is a greater similarity between Uighur and Bukharian cuisine versus the Chinese - protein is usually lamb (or chicken), starch is either rice (or wheat noodles), and not everything is nearly as spicy as you might have thought. What does Bukharian food tastes like? It's available 4 miles away from Flushing in Rego Park - there is a large population of Bukharian Jews who emigrated in the early 2000s, and they opened up a plethora of joints that serves up samsa, plov and other various popular dishes of the old Soviet Union. Samsas are little meat turnovers with an almost sweet onion and meat filling. Plov is like rice dish braised with lamb, onions, carrots and raisins...similar to a Biryani. Lagman is a chewy noodle soup that features bell peppers, onions, beef (or lamb) in a rich soup that contains tomato flavors. Since the entire area is Jewish they are closed on Friday Nights and Saturdays, and you can't mix dairy and meat. So why bring up Bukharian when comparing with Uighur food? Because you totally see similarities in one versus the other - for example, the samsas at Tarim is very similar to the ones at Rokkat (bakery in Rego Park). There's some type of lamb (or pumpkin) filling. The stir fried noodles are chewy and very similar to the roast laghman served in Rego joints). The pilaf (抓飯) is a similar analogy to their Bukharian cousins - rice, lamb, carrots, and in a more local twist, features raisins. Eh, it's not exactly steamed white basmati rice typically done in Thai or southern Chinese households. Of course, you got your cuminy lamb kebabs, but then even the Hans got into that so seeing it on the menu is not a major surprise, and there's 大盤雞 dapanji or "big platter chicken", which is a spicy chicken and potato stew that everyone thinks is Uyghur but it's really just a garbage bowl served to truck drivers travelling between Western and Central China in the 1970s invented by a Han restaurant manager from Sichuan - if you ever had Korean Dakdoritang, it's essentially the same thing. It's Ugyhur the same way malasadas and manapua are Hawaiian...it's served there but it's certainly not native. So, why Tarim? Well, because every stall in New World mall sells malatang (which is the Sichuan garbage bowl), you are getting sick and tired of dumplings, and it's time to put on the big boy pants and give something new a try. So yeah, give that pilaf here a try, have some laghman, and then drop by places like Cheburechnaya in Rego Park on a Sunday evening. You'll be surprised how similar and tasty things are. read more

I ordered the lamb dumplings and they were so freaking good. I didn't expect them to be soupy based on the picture I ordered off from but the soup was good. I ate every last dumpling, the portion was perfect for one person. It is very hot so be careful. I did not try the vinegar/sauce at all. One con was that there was a long wait for our food, and it didn't seem too busy. But at least that means the food was freshly made right? Staff was nice and waved me down (when I was sitting at a table) when my food was ready. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - lamb dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

The menu is all photos which I loved and left nothing to guessing. It's a cozy operation and the man upfront really does know how to work the grill. I had the noodles and lamb and it was wonderful. Tender lamb and noodles tasted home made. Got some samsa to go, after seeing they were putting out freshly toasted ones for a take out order. Portions are sharable if you want to try a few things. You never know with food courts, but this one won't disappoint. read more

Tarim Uyghur was one of our many stops of the New World Mall's basement food court, so we only had room for one dish. We tried the small size of "big plate chicken" $10.99. The dish was flavorful, the chicken was tender and I loved the hand made noodles that soaked up the sauce. The chicken does have a lot of bones, joints and fatty parts - but outside of that I thought it was a flavorful dish I would recommend to spice and chicken lovers. I should have gotten the samsa to go, but I'll have to come back next time to try! read more

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Beware!!!!! On 9/6/2025 I buy a samsa and the sign said $3 but the guy charge me $4 but i was like ok maybe they didn't change the sign so I am ok and after having the samsa and the noodle i like to samsa. on 9/13/2025 I go back and buy 4 samsas so I can give to my friend and family to try. I gave her $20 and she didn't give me change so I was like where is my change she then tell me is $5 each. I said your sign said $3 and last week is $4 and now today you tell me $5. That is BS... just be careful when you go there. The food is ok but the over charge is crazy. I will never buy there anymore read more

My sister got Kung Pao chicken which neither of us liked. It was too oily, too spicy, had peanuts & bell peppers. Both of us hate the latter 2 ingredients. I didn't know Chinese food contains peanuts. I thought that was mostly a Thai/ Indonesian thing. If you love spicy, oily food, this is the place for you. If not & if you dislike peanuts & bell peppers, this is not the place to go. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Kung pao chicken - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

I never had Uyghur food before, so it was on our radar the next time we visited the food court. We unknowingly got our food in takeout boxes, but they also didn't ask us. I am curious how their portion size may differ as a result. The Roujiamo ($9.99) that I got could be worth a try. The aromatic flavor has a familiar Chinese stir fry taste and smell to it. From the colors, I had thought it could have been spicy, but it wasn't at all! The Uyghur Pilav ($14) was disappointing. For $14, the end product didn't live up to the price tag. It was definitely healthy tasting, with bland carrot rice cushioning a possibly slow cooked lamb. There's a slightly sweet tinge with every bite due to the raisins thrown in. For the price, there's better bang you can get for your buck at the food court. But for even offering a Uyghur option, it could be worth your while. Maybe I can try again with their Samsa next time. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Roujiamo ($9.99) - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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I bought the big plate chicken. It looks like it increased by $2 in the last ten months, making it $12.99 now. Be wary. Their prices increase if you pay by card. I asked for a water and they said it's $1. They charged me $2 because I used card. The amount was decent and the taste was good. My only complaint is that a lot of chicken has hardly any meat. It was mostly bone. I enjoyed the noodles, chicken and potatoes though. The sauce wasnt too spicy but id probably still recommend a lil bit of water. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Big plate chicken - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

This is one of the only places to get Uyghur food. It is in located in the basement food court of the New World Mall. The food reminded me a lot of Tibetan and Central Asian food. I would recommend getting the laghman noodles (hand pulled noodles) or their staple rice dish polu (very similar to the Central Asian pilaf dish). The portions are decent here and everything is very reasonably priced too at about $10 for an entree. The food is very flavorful and contains a healthy dose of lamb, cumin, carrots, tomatoes and onions. Definitely worth checking out for a change of pace. read more

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I've been interested in visiting this place for a while. I don't ties to the area so I'm hardly out here. Finally made my way back and decided to make this the day I ate here. After all, I never had Uyghur food or know what it is. The spot is tucked away in the downstairs food court of the mall. We ordered the food and it came in about 10mins. As you can tell from my stars, I love it! I would honestly say that this place is more of a 4.5. I gave it a 5 because I had no real complaints. The portions are good and the food isn't too expensive. Most importantly, it's good tasting food. I order the rice pilaf with lamb and a samsa, came out to $18. The main dish was satisfying enough. The lamb isn't how I would've wanted it but it was still good. The rice was also delicious. If I could think of a complaint it would be more seasonings or make it spicy. The Samsa was also good, it's not better than samosas or meat filled bread dishes I had. It did taste like something I had before. Couldn't remember what it was though. All in all it was still good though. Finally I tried a bit of the Big Chicken Plate, I thought it tasted good. I only had a few scraps of it. My friend thought the chicken didn't have enough meat. I plan on going back and getting a similar dish. In fact, looking at his plate made me wish I ordered that instead! All in all, a great hidden gem in NYC. If you're a foodie maybe make your way out here so you can try Uyghur food! read more

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I had diced veggie noodles that were very good. Prepared quickly and hot. It had tomato onion celery. And the sauce was almost like tomato too. Had a little flavor spice but not too much. The noodles were so fresh and perfectly chewy. The whole food court looked amazing but I wanted to try this because it seemed more unique. I haven't had this dish before or many others in their menu! read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Diced noodles - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

Tarim Uyghur Food, located in the New World Mall Food Court, may be worth visiting to try Uyghur cuisine. Dishes We've Tried: - Dry Fried Noodles ($10): Vibrant and not spicy. The noodles have a good chew. This dish was our favorite from this place. - Lamb Shank with Pilaf ($12): A huge chunk of meat and bone on pilaf. The lamb shank was dry, while the pilaf was a bit plain. - Samsa ($3): like a lamb-filled hot pocket. Could use further seasoning. - Fried Rice Noodles ($10): Similar to how "chow mein" in many neighborhood Chinese take-out joints in New York City isn't actually a noodle dish (due in part to the long presence, adaptation and evolution of Chinese cuisine in America), Tarim's Fried Rice Noodles (炒米粉) doesn't have fried rice noodles. Instead, the Fried Rice Noodles here consists of soft noodles with chicken, celery, and peppers. Though colorful, this somewhat soupy mix seems diluted in flavor, lest one accidentally bites into the plentiful pieces of jalapeño peppers. Logistics: Because New World Mall Food Court is located in the basement of New World Mall, cell phone reception is generally very poor. Overall: 3.25 of 5. While I'm relatively neutral towards most the dishes we tried here (plain may also mean less salt, sugar and other bad stuff), I would recommend the Dry Fried Noodles. read more

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I have never seen this type of food in Houston, so I wanted to give a go. This type of food originated from a Chinese Muslim province in Western China. I ordered lamb cooked with chili spices and pepper on top of pita type bread. I guess it was similar to a gyro. The sliced lamb meat was very oily and the spices overwhelmed the lamb. $10 was not expensive since there was lots of sliced lamb meat. The counter help was not friendly. One and done at this shack. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Roujiamo, $10 - sliced lambs with peppers and chilli in a naan bread. - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Uighur food has been on my must-try list for a while. I've had hand-pulled noodles with lamb from Xi'an famous foods of couple of times, so i have some familiarity with the flavors. I was looking forward to expanding my palate. I tried the big plate chicken and a samsa with lamb. The big plate chicken came with hand-pulled noodles. The portion was generous and the flavor was amazing - multifaceted and addictively sticky. The service was quick and friendly. The samsa was fresh and delicious. They're located in the food hall of the new world mall. I look forward to trying more of their menu next time I'm in the area. read more

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I mean good g*d damn is this place good. Choosing a spot to eat from in this food hall is difficult because there are so many choices but this one..... don't sleep on it. I don't come across Uyghur food all that often in NYC and this menu was perfect especially given the heavy pork ingredients in many of the other places here, well.... You're not going to find that at a halal place! I digress ... eat here, eat everything. The cashier and cooks were super sweet and helpful, which is always appreciated around a cuisine that I am not deeply familiar with. We got the lamb kebab (YAS!!!!), the beef dry handmade noodle dish (YAS!!!!), which had an amazing texture and taste!! Also the samsa (YASSSS!!!) Please go and enjoy, you deserve it. read more

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I really wanted to like the food, since the stall is pretty unique and there isn't many Uyghur restaurants in the city, but the dishes here fell a little short. The lagman or handmade noodles was average. It was a little on the bland side. The lamb kebabs were delicious though, so I highly recommend those. They also have lamb shank pilaf which I thought was average as well and samsas (pastry like dumpling) which I did not try. I'd still recommend this place if you want to try something different. Get the lamb kebabs, but for good lagman head further up Main street or go to Brooklyn. This place is also Halal. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Lamb kebabs - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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i've been here twice and loved it! uyghur food is such a rare find in nyc and we were intrigued when we saw it in the new world mall food court. we got here around closing time during our first visit and unsurprisingly, they didn't have much food left. we went with the lamb pilaf as recommended by the staff and the last remaining samsa. the lamb pilaf came with a lamb shank that was super tender, flavorful, but not gamey (i reaaaaaaally dislike the gaminess of lamb). i took a few bites of the rice and it was pretty good too. the real star was the samsa. it's a baked pastry with a mixture of lamb and beef filling. there's cumin in the seasoning and the flavor/texture of the samsa reminded me of the cumin lamb burger of xi'an famous foods, sans the veggies. soooo, if you like the cumin lamb burger from XFF, you will prolly like this too. i got the same things during my second visit. lamb pilaf was kinda greasy but i did make two meals out of it. samsa was as good as the first time. the staff is super friendly and i'd definitely come back to try other items! read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - lamb pilaf - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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I had the Lagman dish with lamb the first time and the 2nd time I had it with beef. It is a very tasty dish with hand pulled noodles. I really enjoyed it. Next time I will try something else. The portion size is quite generous and it had a lot of flavor. I recommend this place. read more

The lamb skewers/kababs at Tarim were amazing. They were made from tender pieces of marianted lamb and grilled over an open flame to order. The flavors consisted of cumin, chili powder, and other spices, which gave the lamb a distinct and flavorful taste. If you are a fan of grilled meats and spices, you will definitely want to try these skewers for a delicious and authentic taste of Uighur cuisine. The skewers at Tarim was my favorite dish to order while in the Flushing area and my other food mates agreed, even the ones who dislike lamb! Give them a try next time you're down in the New World food court. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - lamb skewers - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

Solid Uyghur food spot in New World mall. I tried the dry noodles with lamb and the leg of lamb and both were delicious. read more

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Solid spot in the food court with reasonable prices and flavorful food. Big plate chicken was a bit on the greasy side, but still delicious. I liked the pastry; it had a nice flaky texture and a yummy meat filling. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Big plate chicken - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Naan was good, dense and thick but delicious when warmed up. Not many vegetarian options in this cuisine. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

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First time trying this type of cuisine. Got the special lagman. Food had a lot of flavors and good portion. Service was quick. read more

Tarim Uyghur Food - Special lagman - Chinese Near Me - Flushing, New York

Delicious food from the persecuted Uyghur minority in China. The cuisine is Russian, Uzbek, Turkish, and Chinese all rolled into one. For lack of a better phrase I would term it Silk Road cuisine, to showcase the influences of many different peoples instead of naming countries. And it's all good. You like lamb? Samsa? Bread? You're good then. Stop by and try it. read more