"There are 52 lanterns in Uzbegim’s cocoon of a dining room. Actually, we just plucked that number out of thin air, because although their lantern count definitely falls within the department-store-lighting-display threshold, your priority at this easy breezy Uzbek-meets-Uyghur restaurant should always first and foremost be the laghman. These hand-pulled noodles have the bounce of someone on their fourth espresso of the day. Park yourself in front of the TV after work to natter with the banter-ready staff and toe-tap along to old Sting music videos while nursing some chewy, bulbous manti and those must-order noodles." - heidi lauth beasley