The food served is amazing and the portions are decent. The best babaghanoush I've tried as of yet and the bread is a must have as it goes along so well with the babaghanoush.The plov is great as a meal of its own with decent amount of lamb. The chicken seemd like a brick chicken, but was still juicy. Every dish had a balance of it's own between light and heavy tasting.As we've not been here before, our server seemed to come off a bit unwelcoming at first but was pretty friendly after and provided recommendations to ensure we had an enjoyable meal.
Poor service. It takes so much time for any dishes to arrive. I have ordered manty (4pcs.) and I have been waiting for them about 50 minutes. All the dishes on the meny are unreasonably priced, and yet, the qiality of food seems to be beloww parnat all. The lunch special which is advertised on their wesbite, is no longer served due to "covid related reasons." I wouldn't recommend anyone dining in here and wasting your time.
This was my first time having central Asian food and the lamb soup I had was phenomenal. Also, the owner, Maika was so lovely and I’d definitely like to come back if I lived in the city.
Uzbek cuisine, fresh and delicious. We tried assorted kebabs (one veggie is included), pumpkin manty, tandoori lepyoshka and lagman. Everything was freshly prepared and hot when we picked up. Kebabs were very good: tender meat, no fatty pieces. Will definitely come back to try more from the menu.
Very impressed with this place. Great tasting food and reasonable prices. Also friendly staff.
We ordered 2 chicken kebabs (2 skewers each= 4 skewers total) for takeout. They don't let anyone inside, so I received my order in a parking lot, and there was no way to check what's inside. I opened my order at home - there were a total of 12 pieces of meat inside! That's about 2 skewers! $45 for a single takeout dinner! This place is a scam!
True Gem. Toronto is lucky to have it. Great food, fair prices, and outstanding atmosphere. Central Asian is difficult to cook in anything, but large quantities. Plov is recommended, Manti and if they have it Kazy. Wide selection of Georgian and Azeri speciality too. Having travelled and gone for research in Central Asia this is as close as your going to get short of travelling there. This place is so special because few central Asian restaurants exist in North America. No, Central Asian is not middle eastern so if you haven't had it it's worth a try. You won't be disappointed.
It's an interesting experience to try this restaurant.Environment: The restaurant is hidden within a building. The restaurant's interior design is pretty depressing with the orange wall, no window and the dim lighting, with chairs and tables scattered around. There was no people when we got there, no customers, no staff. A senior lady only came out when she served food for us. So the impression was that it was run by the senior lady alone. If you expect a delightful environment to dine in, it's not a good place to go, and they didn't offer dine-in either.Food: We ordered Pilov and Lagman because they are Uzbekistan's national dishes. The Pilov is similar to Uyghur's 手抓饭, while Lagman is similar to Uyghur's 拉条子. They were quite special at the first bite, because of the ingredient they use, and I could taste cumin out of it. But we found them too greasy later soon. The bottom of the Pilov and the top of Lagman were just full of oil. So we didn't finish all of them.The whole experience was interesting but no amazing. Since I am not sure whether Uzbeki cuisine is oily by its nature, I wouldn't deduct too much scores from them. The verdict is 3/5.
Quiet homey little place hidden away inside of the mall, the decor inside is beautiful and so are the people working there. The owner is extremely kind and the food is delicious. Definitely worth a try, especially now that they have indoor dining.
Amazing food with generous portions at reasonable prices. Make sure you try out their plov/pilaf and lamb ribs, both of which are outstanding in their own right.