Silk Road Uyghur Cuisine

"One of the rare Uyghur restaurants in the region, Silk Road is the place to go for big plate chicken, hand-pulled noodles that are dry-fried and tossed with veggies and beef, and lamb-stuffed naan." - Erika Adams, Rachel Leah Blumenthal

"Previously Pronto Cafe, Silk Road offers soups, kebabs, hand pulled noodles, Uyghur-style samosas, and more. Uyghur hand-pulled noodles are known to be very soft, and Silk Road’s come packed with plenty of vegetables as well. Stop by for dine-in or takeout." - Karen Wilber

"The bean jelly, which is mung bean starch served with chickpeas and cucumbers and covered in a spicy sauce, is refreshing. The laghman, fresh, super-bouncy hand-pulled noodles with crisp, fresh stir-fried vegetables and beef, confirms this is takeout at its finest." - Erika Adams

"As far as I know, this is the only Uyghur restaurant in the Boston area, or maybe all of Massachusetts. The lamb-stuffed naan is a highlight, as is the tingly big plate chicken. And don’t miss the hand-pulled noodle dishes, like the dry fried noodles with vegetables and beef. Silk Road also has a mini location inside Allston’s Super 88 food court and a brand new location in Brookline. —Rachel Leah Blumenthal" - Rachel Leah Blumenthal, Terrence Doyle, Nathan Tavares, Karen Wilber

"This Cambridge spot is one of only a few restaurants in the Boston area serving Uyghur food. (Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group from Eastern and Central Asia, live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Uyghur cuisine is influenced by parts of China and Central Asia and is typically halal. Over the past several years, the Chinese government has created a series of prison camps, where it has detained as many as one million Muslims, including Uyghurs.) Get the hand-pulled, dry-fried noodles with beef. Silk Road Uyghur Cuisine is open for takeout and delivery (within a four mile radius) directly from the restaurant. Delivery fees vary — $1.99 within a two mile radius, and $4.99 within a four mile radius." - Terrence Doyle