Samarkand Restaurant

This is kosher

This restaurant is not Muslim owned and neither Zabiha. The owners are Jews and their meat is kosher approved but not cut to cater for Muslims zabiha standard. They do serve alcohol.

Anonymous

Google

Oct 21, 2024

1

Unprofessional rude staff

Mac Jones

Google

Apr 3, 2024

2

I walked into the place at about 1 pm and the lights were off, there was no furniture, and the whole place looked dusty like it hadn’t been cleaned in a while. The first employee I come across was a prep cook, who seemed to be the only person who spoke English. When I asked if the place was open, the prep cook was nice enough, but wasn’t sure how to answer, saying that he had only recently started, but that this wasn’t a sit down restaurant, it was take-out only. Okay, makes sense why there is no furniture. Then some woman comes out of the back (manager perhaps?), and asks if I am picking up a catering order. “No, I don’t have an order, I’d like to just order takeout, please.” (The place also didn’t smell like food, or really like anything was cooking, plus there were no sounds of any activity from the kitchen.) I was then informed that there was no menu to even order from. Special of the day? Nope. The lady then told me politely that if I wanted food, I should go down the street to the Mexican restaurant. 100% this place is a front for some sort of operation.

Anonymous

Google

Apr 3, 2024

2

I walked into the place at about 1 pm and the lights were off, there was no furniture, and the whole place looked dusty like it hadn’t been cleaned in a while. The first employee I come across was a prep cook, who seemed to be the only person who spoke English. When I asked if the place was open, the prep cook was nice enough, but wasn’t sure how to answer, saying that he had only recently started, but that this wasn’t a sit down restaurant, it was take-out only. Okay, makes sense why there is no furniture. Then some woman comes out of the back (manager perhaps?), and asks if I am picking up a catering order. “No, I don’t have an order, I’d like to just order takeout, please.” (The place also didn’t smell like food, or really like anything was cooking, plus there were no sounds of any activity from the kitchen.) I was then informed that there was no menu to even order from. Special of the day? Nope. The lady then told me politely that if I wanted food, I should go down the street to the Mexican restaurant. 100% this place is a front for some sort of operation.

Anonymous

Google

Mar 30, 2024

1

Maybe the Bukhara owners? It says kosher there