Chaykhana N1 Uzbek Cuisine

Bob S a month ago

We stopped here for lunch and the place was about half full. It's got some unusual menu items and we tried the shurpa soup and the plov. The soup is a beef broth with some beef, potatoes and some other veggies. It was OK but it was supposed to have chickpeas and it did not. It's nothing special. The plov was a mix of beef chunks, yellow carrots, onions and some mild spices served over a bed of very oily rice. It's nothing I would ever order again. I think this is a unique place for a meal if you're looking for something different.

Mila Hart 2 months ago

I really wanted to like this place because I enjoy Central Asian cuisine, but unfortunately this visit was disappointing. We ordered manti, plov, salads, and honey cake. The manti and plov were below average, and the salads were nothing special. The only thing I actually enjoyed was the honey cake, and even that wasn’t a perfect 10/10. The service was also poor. After our food was brought to the table, we still had to wait about five minutes for utensils, which was frustrating because the food was already getting cold. What completely ruined the experience, though, was the restroom situation. I asked a waiter where I could wash my hands, and he pointed me to a door just a few steps away from our table. When I walked in, I was shocked. The smell was absolutely disgusting, there was toilet paper all over the floor, and the whole place looked filthy. After seeing that, I completely lost my appetite and couldn’t enjoy my food or even my drink anymore. Later, my friend asked another employee where the restroom was, and we found out the restaurant actually has a clean, proper restroom. I honestly don’t understand why I was directed to that disgusting one instead. Between the poor se

Samya 3 months ago

I find myself here a couple of times a year. The plates are shareable and we end up getting the same things almost every visit. A great way to start the meal is with the meat dumplings (manti), a salad, soup, or the crispy samsa (usually). In this particular visit the samsa was served cold and not flakey at all...and that's after we reminded them that we hadn't received it yet. One of our favorite dishes is the noodles (lagman)...just a bowl of warmth. Slight on the spice, and definitely flavorful. There's a touch of fresh dill on several dishes that I think brings a lovely freshness. The tea is also a nice way to end the meal! My only complaint is that service could be a bit better, may be a little more attention paid to the tables. We had to call our waiter over multiple times for things.

Ramana Garbham 4 months ago

I never had Uzbek cuisine and I am very impressed. Food was flavorful and delicious! A must stop if you are around Cincinnati.

Lin Sun 6 months ago

Please bring CASH to tip the waiter. Took my parents there on our roadtrip. All items we ordered are amazing. Atmosphere too. Want to tip well but they accept tips in cash. Waiter cool about it but I felt bad not able to tip. Hope to go back next time ~