Jiang's Kitchen 疆湖 - Halal Chinese Food
Chinese restaurant · East Village ·
Authentic Xinjiang cuisine, halal-friendly lamb, noodles, kebabs
Authentic Xinjiang cuisine, halal-friendly lamb, noodles, kebabs
"Created in emulation of a diner, this restaurant surprised the East Village last year with Xinjiang food from China’s far northwest. Expect lots of lamb, as fatty kebabs and rice pilaf, and the giant bulging dumplings the menu describes as “shumai,” plus the legendary big tray of chicken. For a pleasant vegetable experience, don’t miss the steamed eggplant with fresh garlic paste. Menu here. Order online." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff
"Like its predecessor Jiang Diner, this restaurant imagines itself as the Uyghur equivalent of an American diner, with main courses drawn from the cuisine’s canon of noodles, kebabs, and rice casseroles, plus Chinese-leaning side dishes such as wood-ear mushrooms and hot-and-sour cucumbers. Lamb ribs are a good choice for the former, and tofu and scallion for the latter." - Robert Sietsema
"I noted northwestern Chinese favorite Jiang’s Kitchen among recent East Village debuts." - Erika Adams
"During Restaurant Week I tore into the barbecued lamb ribs ($29): a lean rack thickly coated in dry spices like cumin and a hot pepper mix, barbecued to a smoky, crispy crust that yielded to a soft layer of fat underneath; extra pinches of cumin and the mild hot pepper mix arrived on the side with dense, doughy bread, and by the end the plate was mostly bones." - Eater Staff
"The team behind the former Jiang Diner has returned nearby with Jiang’s Kitchen, carrying over some of the past menu’s stars, including their superior big-plate chicken." - Emma Orlow