This place is in the Urumuqi representative office, not to be confused with the Xinjiang Office (Xinjiang Hotel). 3 out of 6 taxi drivers got the address/location wrong when my friends and I went there yesterday.
A quick call to the restaurant sorted it out but be warned!!!
It's a tad hidden in the back of an alley with neon lights flashing around and boxes of melons and other xinjiang fruits stacked up front.
Inside, the place is fairly non-descript with simple tables/chairs and minimal decoration.
Went in with 15 people at 8:45 for dinner and had to rush to order as they close the kitchen around 9:30 so get there early.
Staff was fairly friendly but a tad bit pushy in terms of getting dishes and putting an order in. I suspect it had to do with the late hour.
We ordered quite a mix of dishes from salads to grilled mutton, dapanji, na'an and other usual suspect in this type of restaurant. We did skip on the chuan'r this round as we had more than enough meat ordered.
The dapanji was spicy but delish. lacked potatoes but made up for it with generous portions of chicken.
The yoghurt was one of the best ones I've had at xinjiang restaurants.. . fresh, served in a a wooden bowl with a wooden spoon and had bits and chunks of fruit inside. Great!
It goes without saying that the meat was done proper. Our ChaoMian Pian'r expert gave 2 thumbs up to their offering and wished they were not hidden in the middle of nowhere to enable weekly visits.
I have to go back at an earlier hour to appreciate it better but they've already done enough to bring me back.
The total bill for 13 was 741 rmb including a rough bottle of wine and more than enough food. Good find!
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