Lamb is awesome here. The spice is a little strong after too many skewers but some other can eat 4 or more and still keep going. A little pricey for me I think since there are WAY too many asian choices around but if you are craving for some really good spiced lamb then give it a try. Just a note the skewers take some time so order that first if going for lunch. read more

Things you've got to try: Handmade noodles with tomatoes, peppers and lamb. Lamb skewers with cumin. Lamb dumplings. The food is great and different from typical Chinese fare. Xin Jiang is an area in China with a distinct style of cuisine - most notable for their lamb skewers with cumin. read more

I am mostly commenting on the wait time here. We really had high hopes for this place after reading all of the reviews. We came on a Friday, maybe around 7PM I think. The place was already very packed but we were seated right away. We ordered lamb skewers since it was the most recommended dish on Yelp. We also ordered a fish dish that was large enough for two people. It took almost half an hour to get the lamb skewers and the main dish came out at around 50 minutes from us placing the order. There were also other customers who were becoming irate waiting for their pickup orders as well. The lamb was definitely good but not way better than at other Chinese restaurants. Tiger BBQ also has really good lamb skewers. The fish dish was alright as well but not worth that wait time. I don't know if it was an off day for the kitchen that day but we won't go back with that type of wait time. read more

A return visit this afternoon for lunch. The hand pulled noodles with lamb and garlic bolt as delicious as ever. A new dish for us that was a real winner: pan fried eggplant with chile, the chiles were green hot and sweet, made for a scrumptious combination with the smokiness softness of the eggplant. We also had Szechwan style fish in soup as a new dish, and lovely tofu and greens dumplings, shaped like little valises. I will attempt to load photos of the latter two. Xin Jiang remains one of the more unusual, authentic regional chinese restos in the east end. Top of my list. The lovely Amy, again, made sure we ordered well and felt taken care of. read more

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Long wait times, noisy and often poor customer service but still 4 star!...yeah I loved the food that much that I forgot everything and even got a membership. Their bbq menu is a must try and any spicy stirfry will be heavenly if you can take the heat. It is my favourite chinese restaurant now. Most bad reviews had to do with late service or heat, I don't mind small mistakes or late service if the food compensates. read more

Good service. But I am sure that chef has been changed, cause I have been their customer for 5 years, almost ate here once a month. May not be back. read more

We usually have a great dinner here. The lam kabobs is very nice fresh and juicy. Jest $1.99/each. And the homemade noodles with lam and tomatoes so good. The place nice clean . The lady service very great and nice friendly! read more

Very nice place. Loving it so much decided to get a membership. XD Dish to order every visit - da pan ji. Chicken with bones... And lamb kabob read more

We're visiting family in Toronto and tried this restaurant. It is amazing!! My husband is always looking for good food and this is his favorite place in all of Toronto. The restaurant has a membership you can buy to save money on each dish purchased. We wished we purchased that. We're back for a second visit during our trip. It's that good! read more

The worst xinjiang food I had in Toronto. I went there three years ago and hated the food. After three years I gave it another shot, the xinjiang signature rice is really disappointing. Won't ever go there again. read more

Delivery was early but I wasn't a fan of the stir fried spicy beef and the chicken was more peppers than chicken.

This is my friend Erick's dad works here I eat here it is really good , mostly Their chips on sticks. I like this restaurant a lot I wish they will keep it Up I recommend this place for new immigrants and Chinese. Everyone Should 5 star this place read more

So was trying to go to JT Mix (another place in the same area) but found out that they have shut down. Ah well wandered around and found this place. Ordered a few items such as lamb skewers, rolled onion pancake with sliced beef and lamb dumplings. While the pancakes were at best average the lamb skewers were AWESOME. They are authentic and they taste amazing. Someone earlier reviewed that it was too much spice and it was trying to cover up something but that is definitely NOT true. These lamb skewers tasted just like the one's in China. I would probably be happy just coming here and having 10 of these. The service was at first a bit strange (as soon as you finish something they wisk away the plates and stuff, could be quite annoying at times if you approach it from a Western perspective). However what they do is very similar to what happens if you go to a restaurant in China. 4/5, can't give full marks because of the pancakes :P read more

Lamb skew was great. Today they have special. If you are not afraid of hot food, this restaurant is for you. read more

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Lauren M. and Tony F. wrote much better reviews on our dining experience at this place so I'm going to suggest your check their reviews out. My two cents on Xin Jiang Restaurant is what a great job they did with a group of 14 of us. We squeezed nicely around the big round table and the Lazy Susan in the middle made it easy to share everything. Also for $15 a person we had a lot of left over food. Oh and the box of diapers from the 90's sitting in their kitchen was awesome. read more

Delicious food, both locations are fantastic. Very authentic style Xinjiang cuisine! :-)

I like the taste of food here but the manner of servants here is really bad. I suppose it is because they always have enough customers and they are confident on their food. So yes and no, I recommend this place, but with some hesitation. read more

Xin Jiang Restaurant - Smoked bamboo and lamb in wok, not good, avoid it - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I cannot believe the sharp increase in the price in the last year period. In the beginning it is a very affordable place with nice food. Now I even do not want to renew my membership read more

Authentic xinjiang food, hands down the best in the city. Flavourful and hearty guaranteed to fill you up.

I've been here many times before, but today we can for their $11.99 lamp chop special. The flavour was great, very tender and crispy, and large portion. We have a VIP membership and it is well worth it for other things on the menu as well. read more

Xin Jiang Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This place is awful. It's severely overpriced compared to similar restaurants, the service is awful, and the food is GREASY. We ordered a pretty standard dish, the sliced beef wrapped in onion pancake. The price was $6, and what came was a single roll. For that price, it better be so good that it cures cancer, or have 2 rolls. It was neither. The roast lamb was $19.99 (large size price) for a small small dish. I expect to pay more for good quality food, but this stuff was cheap and greasy (more on that in a sec). The service sucked. Now, I understand when sometimes an order is forgotten or delayed a bit. I've got no problems with following up with the waiters. It happens all the time at AYCE sushi joints and understandably so -- places are usually super busy with limited staff. But Xinjiang takes this to a new level. It wasn't even busy when we went (there were a few empty tables). We waited about 30 mins for our last dish and asked 3 different servers at least twice each about the dish. Each time it was "I'll take a look for you", and they never got back to us. When we finally gave up, after having sat there for 30 mins, we called for the bill, explaining our frustration. The bill came... with the last dish (that we never got) on it. Awesome. My biggest problem though is the food itself. Greasy, greasy, greasy. The "grilled" lamb ribs were so oily they seemed to be deep fried. The skewers, usually my favourite items at these types of restaurants, were permeated in grease and the meat had excessive amounts of fat chunks on it. Definitely not good quality meat. The fried dumplings were so oily that the paper doily they put under them not only absorbed grease (like they're supposed to), but absorbed grease to the point where it became transparent and invisible. The doily then ripped and stuck to the bottom of the dumplings, and the first one we ate was accompanied with a nice fat layer of doily. Subsequent dumplings required careful skimming of the dumpling skin to avoid another mouthful of grease paper. In a nutshell, avoid this place at all cost. There are far better Northern Chinese restaurants in the area that charge less and have competent service. read more

I just had lunch over there and tried three dishes. All were good but my favorites were Lamb meat mixed with eggplant and chili papper over rice also shish lamb meat was very decent. Good place to have lunch. read more

Xin Jiang, oh how you make my tummy sing. Although I can't vouch for it's authenticity it truly is something different from the regular Chinese food. As the first poster explained where Xinjiang is, the food does have an Islamic influence in it. A lot of lamb dishes can be found on their menu. Their lamb skewers at $1.60 a skewer is grilled just right with a bit of tenderness and the right amount of spice. I normally don't like beef tendon but having a skewer here changed my mind on tendon. Absolutely delicious! Their hand-made noodles (a staple with Xinjiang cuisine) with fried chicken was delightful, so was their pineapple fried chicken, fried chicken dumplings and steam lamb dumplings. Their wintermelon soup was really good, you can taste the well prepared stock, save it for the end of your meal, it will soothe your tastebuds. Ever since my friend introduced me to this place, I've been back twice. A word of caution, whatever you order, DO NOT order their Chinese-Western naan. We had it and it was basically a pizza crust with no toppings. Trust me! unless you enjoy pizza crust. We were looking for a rice dish to please everyone's palette so we went safe and ordered the Chinese staple: Yangchow fried rice (shrimp and bbq pork), to our surprise they used chopped hot dogs in place of the bbq pork! That was one WTF moment. Despite those two dishes, the rest of the food we ordered were great. They have a massive menu, enough choices to please everyone at your table. Like many Chinese restaurants in the area, you get a lot of food for an affordable price, we ended paying just under $20 per person. read more

I was at the private grand opening of this restaurants years ago, and I've been a occasional but steady customer since. And not just because I know the owners.. Xin Jiang is a Muslim territory in China, so there's no swine. Some people may be surprised that China has a Muslim territory, but in fact Islam is the second largest religion in China, and it was there way before Communism. I never understood the concept of hanging rugs on the walls, I think rugs belong on the floor, because regardless the intricacy of the design, it's still carpet..and carpet is for walking on. So the décor of this restaurant isn't anything quite impressive. You may however be intrigued by the trophies and photographs of Athletes the owner has accumulated over his professional basketball career back in China proudly displayed by the entrance. The owner's wife also used to be a professional athlete for China's volleyball team, the couple's combined height is just below what Toronto would charge for a 'sky tax'. I used to help him coach basketball, and this guy did not miss a 3 pointer...EVER! I love the food here, the lamb kabobs are delicious, and it is probably the restaurant's best seller. I did try a dish which I loved during the grand opening, but I didn't remember the name. So each time coming here, I've tried to explain that dish to the owner, the wait staff, and ended up getting the wrong thing every time. I know they make it, I just don't know what I'm talking about, and neither does anyone who works here. The menu is meat oriented and with a lot of spice, you'd expect a patronage of young adults, but the people who frequent here are surprisingly of a more civilised generation. Like all Sino-Islamic restaurants, the menu is short on photos of their food, which always makes for a complicated ordering process...at least for me. The kabobs are good, but at the price which it is sold, it adds up quickly. A well managed place, clean, and good food..but I have one complaint; Despite having a good relationship with the owner, the guy ONLY gives me a discount if I come here with a beautiful woman. WHY?! read more

Good tasting spicy xin jiang food. I always have their beef fried rice, stir fry beef with green chilli and lamb skewers.

Y'all, this place is so good. SO GOOD. Nice and clean, piping hot food, super delicious. Their menus were new and clean and not sticky like other chinese restaurants always have it. This restaurant really just is a few many steps above other chinese restaurants. Also their lamb skewers are a bit small but they're probably the tastiest I've ever had. The flavours were really unique and authentic. Don't come here if you are on a diet (like me), it will be a mistake . read more

Awesome skewers!!! After trying more than 5 bbq places in GTA, finally, I found this authentic one. This is def my go to place for skewers. Highly recommend the signature lamb skewers. read more

mediocre, definitely not amazing. since there's a good amount of positive reviews about the lamb skewers, i decided to come by today. It was NOT as good as i was expecting. it wasn't cumin-y enough or spicy enough. After having hakka food and si-chuan food, i feel that the amount of spice and flavor was just not up to far in this place. I did like the house hand made noodle in lamb soup. it was tomato-y and delish. backyard garden next door has better cumin lamb and lamb skewers. kind of expensive for this type of food. probably wont visit again. read more

Loved the noodles with eggplant and lamb (a must-try). We also tried lamb and beef skewers (very tender and flavourful) and ma-po tofu (which had lots of peppercorn kick and didn't taste like the typical mapo tofu you would expect). Would definitely go back next time I'm in the area. read more

lamb skewers at $2 are really high quality. they are actually open until 3am ! read more

our favorite go-to place for spicy food. we always always always get spicy lamb and tofu skewers, the spicy potato salad and the spicy chicken cartilage! their rice in wooden pots are also delicious! aside from all their good food; people are always helpful and service is quick. absolutely love this place! read more

Before I came here, friends told me service is very bad, I told them I don't mind, as long as the food is good, but after I got here with my kids, I realized service really horrible, not worth it read more

Debating between this restaurant or the one right next to it with the same menu, we decided to try this one following a friend's appraisal. I automatically noticed they have a small patio with a few benches set up that would definitely bring me back in the summer time. Looking at based on their menu, selection is wide.. but aside from skewers, most dishes are pretty big, family style. Here are just a few things I ordered that swept my feet away.. 1)mushroom skewers: coming with only 5 pieces per order, i suggest you should at least order 2 per person.. You'd crave for more. The mushrooms are just regular button mushrooms, but they use salt and a few seasoning that really brought out the taste. Be careful when you bite into it, JUICYNESS ALERT! the mushrooms are my fav thing on the menu and its the one thing that keeps choosing Xin Jiang over Yang's BBQ over at Midland and Finch 2) lamb skewers: as a northern chinese cuisine restaurant majoring in skewers, lamb skewers are the back bone, and the one thing that would determine whether the restaurant is good or not. The lamb skewers goes for $2 per skewer (a little pricier than average), you get what you pay for. The pieces are defintely chunkier than average 3) grilled corn: For 2.99/order we were expecting a little more than ONE piece of corn cut into 3... i mean for an asian restaurant I was expecting quantity over quality. The corn lacks both. It wasnt buttered or seasoned,just straight up roasted corn. 4) beef skewer: overly dry. it might as well be beef jerky on a skewer. 5) frog legs : for the adventurous ones! This is the only place I ever came across that serves frog legs so I don't have any other experience to compare it to. It gave me a pretty good impression, the spicy sauce they spread over the legs while they grilled it masks any taste that wouldve grossed me out. The texture was quite rubbery.. If you have never tasted it and looking for a great first experience, give it a try ! I also noticed this place also have very inexpensive pitchers ($7) plus cheap domestic beer ! Also it's open till 3am for the late night owls!! read more

The food is ok, but the service is terrible. One of the servers, who I don't know her name( she is not tall but always works at late nite), the service and attitude she offers is the worst I've ever seen. Yesterday we went there and when we paid the bill we found the service charge was already included. We asked her why the tips are included but without telling us. She said it's a new policy in their restaurant and it sounds like it's mandatory for us to pay it. We were so angry and didn't pay the tips ( usually we pay 10% or even more when we eat at restaurants). While we were walking out of restaurant, I and my friend could both hear the complaint from that server to her coworkers with a loud voice. She said" they should not eat at restaurant, if they can't afford tips." That is sooooo rude!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Really mediocre food. But it was the service that made me want to review this place. Two of the waitresses look like they're doing you a favour by just merely doing their job. I know I shouldn't expect much service in a restaurant like this, but man do they look miserable - especially the girl with the lash extensions lol read more

Food was good, lamb skewers and noodles are a must try! However service was terrible and extremely slow. We went on a week night and there were only 2-3 customers there so traffic was not the issue. We had to repeatedly go up or wait a long time for service and were often ignored by other workers except for the one who was serving us and he too would take forever. Our food came out each dish after long intervals which made the experience not enjoyable as other people on my table would still be waiting for their order. Also ordered chicken fried rice which had a hair in it and they didn't apologize or anything for it. If the service and cleanliness of the restaurant was better I would consider going again, currently I don't think I'll be returning here. read more

The grilled kebabs are too die for however the restaurant suffers from severe consistency issues. I've never had a Bad meal however it's been between great and decent. The soups, noodles and gong bao chicken is good. Their pork dishes are lackluster but always go for the lamb! read more

We only had an order to-go an afternoon for lunch. It was fantastic: Western Chinese Style Lamb in Rice. We tried to come back for dinner another night but it was jam-packed and there was a line up; must be some really good stuff we have yet to taste ;) read more

Love this restaurant for their lamb skewers! Very tasty ! The beef tendon skewer is good too. Come here if you want some spicy dishes, I highly recommend the spicy seafood dishes. read more

Most authentic Xinjiang food in the city, according to my in-laws originally from Xinjiang. We drive up here from the downtown core ALL the time. They are also Halal and is a good get together place for friends who only eat Halal food. read more