The one in BLCU is not bad at all, I like the shou zhua fan there..

agreed.
Its a great place....but consequently its always packed, and of course it happens to be out in BLCU.

There is a great one near my place, I'll try and find out the name and come back.

XINJIANG CRESCENT MOON UIGUR MUSLIM RESTAURANT
16 DONSI LIUTIAO - DONG CHENG

Everything!!

The Chuarn is huge, Chicken wings are the best....and you gotta try the noodle dish, with cucumber and lamb - rockin!

Did you ask this question some where already, dear V?

Xinjiang Red Rose is one of the worst restaurant I have ever been to. Loud tacky dancing and music, loud tacky decor, below average food, and below everage service.

I have not had Xinjiang food over half a year, and my favorite one closed down. But, my favorite dish is shou zhuan fan.

There is a shady Xinjiang restaurant in Nanluoguxiang. I don't know the name, and I have only been once, but the food was great.

personally, I'd avoid all Xinjiang restaurants with English names (and table dancing).

one of the best and most authentic places for Xinjiang food in BJ is the Urumqi Banshichu, located southwest of Xizhimen Qiao. my mate was married to a Xinjiang woman and she insisted that the Urumqi Banshichu was loads better than the Xinjiang Banshichu (located in the same part of town).

The Urumqi Banshichu is located in a narrow hutong but the area was under development last time I was there so it might be easier to find these days.

http://food.poco.cn/commendDetail-htx-id-665267.shtml

http://beijing.fantong.com/cate/40003418/

agreed!

Rule #1: the bigger th Xinjiang restaurant, the worse the food is.

Rule #2: the smaller the lamb chunks on the kebab, the more delicious they are.

Any roadside kebab with tiny chunks of meat on their skewers for 1 kuai are far more delicious and tender than the big 5-kuai-a-shot jobs at places like Red Rose and Afanti.

I mean, you asked me about this before, by pm......

OP you dare to eat Xinjiang food??? god, you must be brave!!!

I love XinJiang food - it's my favorite kind of Chinese food.

Here's what I like:

Shou Zhua Fan - hand tossed rice with some mild spices and raisins occasionally.

Da Pan Ji - As the name suggests, it's a big plate of Chicken mixed with giant chunks of potato, carrot, and other veggies. It's sauteed in some kind of tomato sauce and a large noodle is placed under the chicken. It's really large, and includes large pieces of both meat and veggies.

Nang Bao Rou - I've sometimes heard this called "Muslim Pizza". It's comprised of a large Kao Nang (the pizza-shaped flat bread) topped with green bell peppers, potatoes, assorted veggies, and pork ribs.

Ding Ding Chao Mian - This is the closest thing in China I've had to spaghetti O's themselves. Inch-long pieces of noodle mixed with a few veggies. Has almost a mild Italian flavor, relatively speaking.

-----

Generally speaking, admin is correct that the larger the restaurant, the worse the food/service. Smaller, more local XinJiang restaurants are where you're going to find the best stuff.

8-)

No problem~~~

And what BeijingRob said are all very Hao Chi.

There's a fantastic small Xinjiang restaurant off one of the hutongs on Chaoyangmen bei xiao jie, its appeal diminished slightly when our beloved 'thatsbj' magazine nominated it as there 'find of the month' or some such award a couple of years ago and a stream of laowai developed an irritating habit of occuping the best tables.

Neverthless their yang rou chuan is far and away the best I've ever had (5 kuai for one but when you see it first-hand it you'll understand why), the other dishes pack a punch too and the atmosphere is great.

Not a speck of dirt in sight either which can't be said for too many hu tong restaurants.