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Ray G.
Place rating: 5 Orange County, CA
I found this place by walking the streets near my hotel looking for a good place to eat. Nearly walked by this place because it was dark inside and the restaurant seemed closed until I looked inside the window to see lots of diners inside. I’m very glad we found it though as it was a pleasant change from the typical Cantonese types of places around this area. The following were the standout dishes we had: Stir-fried purple cabbage with raisins & honey in Urumqi style — this was recommended by our server and it was outstanding. Savory, slighty sweet, complex, slight crunchy, light tasting. Roasted mutton ribs with Xinjiang herbs — there were 4 perfectly medium rare ribs with lots of meat. A container of mixed herbs(cumin was the main one I could discern) and ground red chili pepper. Sprinkling this on the ribs really elevated the flavor. Sauced spicy chili diced chicken in Xinjiang style — nice big chunks of thigh meat in a complex sauce with mixed vegetables(green & red bell peppers, onion, potato). The sauce had a subtle curry essence to it. It was good but it didn’t rock my world. And lastly being in this area of Kowloon for the last few days I have found very little in the way of decent better beers. As much as I had hankered for a nice craft IPA, I settled for a Belgian Tripel. The wonderful thing is it was served in a bowl instead of a glass. Very rustic & old school — I loved it. Btw, this place was Halal in case that’s a preference. Best meal I’ve had in Kowloon so far in my short stay!