Anjir Halal Restaurant

This is my third time here because I can't wait to try the beef noodles. It's tasty and definitely highly recommended! the salad I have to skip the cheese coz my doctor said No cheese for my diet, but still very refreshing. No wonder it tastes so like home food in Xinjiang(China), where I tried similar food in 2010, after chatting with the boss and I found out the chef is from there! No wonder! The friends or families of the boss even speak Chinese to me! What a pleasant surprise! they are very nice and friendly people. I will come again with my friends next time. I bet the lamb is going to be the best, but I have to wait until I am totally recovered from the pancreatitis.

Oh halal no! Horrible service. Couldn't understand the menu. We were highly discriminated against because we don't wear sheets on our faces. We wanted to try a new place and we ended up leaving after 20 mins of no one saying hi to us.

Note: This location used to be Makon restaurant, which was also Uzbek cuisine. However, Makon went progressively downhill. It started off good, then each subsequent visit seemed to be worse (i.e. understaffed, changes in chefs, lack of consistency with common dishes, lack of availability of menu items).Anyway, it's now a new Uzbek restaurant called Anjir and under new ownership. Anjir has been open for about a month now. The interior is spacious and well-appointed. It's perfectly suitable for large groups. They have regular tables as well as traditional floor-style seating. They have a small prayer room in the back near the washrooms. They even have a pet bird.The menu had a great selection of items. We ordered a dumpling soup, a manti entree, and a mixed selection of meats: lamb chops, beef kabob, chicken kabob, lyulya (lamb) kabob, and a veggie (non-meat) kabob. When I went to wash my hands later, I noticed that they sell meats you can buy and grill at home. They also have homemade cakes, so I got a slice of honey cake to-go. They also served us a nice round bread as a complimentary app.The dumpling soup was excellent. It would be perfect for a cold winter night. The dumplings were small and easy to consume, and the broth was flavorful. It had dill, but was not overpowering.The manti was very good. These are also steamed dumplings, but larger than what was in the soup. It was served with what I believe is lubna, or yogurt.From the mixed meats, everything was grilled well. The ground beef kabob was my favorite because it was so juicy and flavorful. The lamb chops were also flavorful, but I had to muscle off the fat first. In general, all the meats were fatty, but I believe this is normal for this cuisine. The grilled veggies were nice. They also had some sort of cold salsa on the side (not really salsa), which was tasty but I would have liked it at room temperature. The meats were served with white rice, which I liked but was a bit al dente for my wife.I only had a little bit of the honey cake as of this writing, but it tasted great. Nice and creamy. Similar to the honey cake I've had from Jibek Jolu.Our total bill was high ($120 w/ tax & tip), but this is because of the variety of meats we got. Thankfully we had leftovers. Plus, this isn't a fast food or fast casual restaurant. You're paying for good quality food, superb service, and nice ambiance. Definitely a nice spot for a fancy dinner. And they assured me the meats are 100% halal/zabihah.

I was. Wet delighted when I walked in here with my family. The setting was very traditional and felt very cozy. We were greeted at the front as soon was we walked in and we're immediately seated. We at the traditional elevated cushions were you take your shoes off. We order a few different items from the menu and shared. The bread was made fresh. The meats were very most and easy to cut. The rices dishes were fresh and full of flavor. Also try their pomegranate tea.

Under the category of different cuisines, this Uzbek restaurant is the place to try! They have some regular tables plus some tables in which you sit on rugs on a raised platform. We tried a couple appetizers Beef Samsa, and Manti both with a beef filling; meat was a little fatty so not our favorite but we really enjoyed the lamb Pilaf, homemade noodles with beef and chicken skewers, very juicy and succulent. It's a little bright inside, not really dining ambiance but I appreciated they didn't have loud music blaring, we could actually hold a conversation with televisions playing nature sounds. We'll come back for the noodles and chicken skewers.

Good food and great ambiance. The service is impeccable. Very kind staff and they take their time to explain the details of the food on the menu. The price is a bit high for the portion size and they were out of the pilaf by 7.30pm so did not get to try it. But overall, would definitely recommend this great halal place.

My husband had the pliaf and I had their Fried lagman( beef noodle). The meat was delicious and tender! The dining experience was fun. Their green tea is delicious! The only thing I would say is, I wish their serving portion for the pilaf was bigger.

This was our first visit to this Uzbek restaurant. When we came in the server never greeted us. He left the menus on the table and said nothing. We were waiting for him for more than 10 minutes just to make an order. He was the only one server for the entire restaurant. Next thing, they didn't have anything available on the menu but only Tashkent pilaf and Samsy which we've ordered. We were so disappointed as the Tashkent Pilaf's rice was uncooked and sticky to teeth. Uzbek pilaf is the number one traditional dish of Uzbekistan but this was so unfortunate their chef can't make it properly. We also got water only after asking for the second time as the server forgot and never came back to our table. When we asked for samsy, he said they don't have any. So the server took the order but forgot to mention they didn't have samsy at the first place and made us wait for it. In conclusion, I wouldn't recommend this restaurant as they have the worst Uzbek pilaf. It should be such a shame for Uzbek restaurant to serve uncooked and worst Uzbek pilaf in the area.

The service was so fast and the food was very well done! I got the pilaf and the Greek salad both were very yummy our waiter was really helpful when we were ordering and the owner was really nice a well!! Make sure to save room for dessert

Awesome service and amazing food. the restaurant has beautiful decor and nice vibes. My first time trying Uzbek food was delicious and I cant wait to come back!