Pilaf restaurant

If you are looking for a new and exotic food experience this is a great place to go. It is a family business with the parents and daughter obviously from Xinjiang, although the daughter is fluent in English. They are very friendly and down to earth. My family and I have been there twice for dinner and have tried most of the dishes on the menu and they have all been very different and delightful.

It’s a very cute and cozy restaurant. It’s my first time trying Uyghur cuisine so I’m not quite sure about the “authentic taste” but I will share my general opinion about the food.Pros: There is free parking in the back of the restaurant. It’s a family own restaurant so you can see that they are trying, even thought it felt that they are under staffed.They have a small menu but I think with enough options to give you an idea of what their cuisine is about. My favourite dish was the shredded three mix salad, fair price and very good taste.The lamb was cooked properly.Cons: The lamb skewers and kabab needed a little of salt (obviously personal perception). The kabab had more onions then actually meat. And the sliced chicken is not actually sliced is shredded, had a great tasted but the chicken was a little chewy probably for overcooking it.We ordered the cucumber salad as well and to be honest nothing very special.Ps: They told us that their specialty is the Leghmen (homemade hand pulled Noodles) we didn’t have the chance to try it this time but we will probably go back to give it another chance!

The restaurant only has one waitress and she is also the front desk, so it is kind of labor shortage. Sometimes she may go to the kitchen so you have no one to serve you.The food is in good quality meat but average cooking. I told them no MSG and not sure if because of that the food does not have much taste.

Oh what an eggciting time now that Pilav central is open 7 days a week!We just love Pilav central so much we must share this for everyone to try. They are located at the heritage plaza on Macleod trail.Do you like egg salad sandwiches, if you do, then you must try these Piroshki filled with Egg and Spring Onions, it’s better than an egg salad sandwich x 100Piroshki and other traditional Russian fried filled breads have a ton of variations. This version is a straightforward vegetarian option. The combination of hard boiled egg and fresh bright herbs is delicious inside the fluffy and crispy exterior. We called while we were on the way there to pre order the Piroshki’s and so they made them fresh for us.They also have one of the best pilav in all of Calgary. This dish is a hearty traditional Uzbek dish. It's made with long grain rice, tender beef chunks, onions, and carrots.And for dessert they have an in house made fresh Napoleon cake which is sooooo soft and creamy.We also got a couple other items that got devoured before the camera could eat like the Vinaigrette salad and beef Samsa.

First time here and the food was amazing. Hand pulled noodles with beef and a tomato based sauce. Super flavorful and you could just have the broth on its own it’s so good.The honey cake was a great desert, subtle sweetness and without being too sweet.

Been to multiple Uyghur restaurants across canada. This one was not the best one we’ve been to but it was still good, here’s why:Lamb skewers: taste was absolutely incredible however it was too small and there were not enough pieces. It was 3 skewers for $12 which was a bit overpriced compared to other locationsDiced leghmen: taste was incredible, definitely recommend.Everything else was alright, I’d appreciate if there more portions of meat and potatoes but otherwise it was not bad.Needless to say if you want Uyghur you can still go here. Love the service, such great people just hopefully some things can change about the portions

The food was really fresh, and super flavorful. We tried the Samosa, cucumber salad, beef leghman, lamb skewers, and honey cake. The honey cake wasn't too sweet and was a lovely end to the meal. The ambiance is simple and intimate and service was so friendly!

Great place to visit and tried different yummy food! You can pre-order and get a food from the oven. Absolutely great customer service! Thank Youuu

I'm a regular client since they opened. I tasted everything that they prepared. The service is great, the staff is friendly and the food is delicious. Pilav, cheburek and cabbage rolls are good. You can ask them to warm up the pilav more, because they prepare it early in the morning. Basically, it's one of my favorite places. And today there was a special charcoal BBQ event. Very delicious marinated beef and cheese grilled at perfection.

Was in the area for work and wanted to try something different for lunch and I am glad I found this place. An assortment of tasty Soviet style dishes and treats available. The pilav was a great lunch, along with the compote beverage, and the cakes. The owners were friendly and great to deal with. Very happy I was able to try a different cuisine that is hard to find.