Billed as an Uygur (Uighur) restaurant, it is a blend of Asian-Russian meets Chinese. In fact, it is said to be the only Uygur restaurant in the state, or the country. Though I'm not going fact-checking any time soon, I do believe it to be a very interesting blend of tasty Russian staples in a healthy (a not-so-Russian ideal) delicate manner.
The best times to go is lunch or early dinner, as it tends to be booked by the local Russians in the evenings. Also, you can bring your own alcohol, as you will find the stereotypical Russian does.
The Lagman soup is a lamb stew with homemade noodles. In it, you will find an array of spices, chunks of lamb, ginger and cardammon. It is hard to describe this soup without saying that it is extremly well-spiced. This is one of my favorite qualities in good, inexpensive, ethnic food. The Langsai salad is a clear noodle salad with so much garlic that you will taste it on your mouth for days to come. Needless to say, it is incredible. Finish off your meal with chak-chak(basically angel cake fried in little pieces, then mixed with honey and walnuts) and green tea.
This is a very special place with food you can't get anywhere else.
Café Kashkar
1141 Brighton Beach Avenue, Brooklyn; (718) 743-3832
Café Adolat
3087 Brighton 4th St, Brooklyn, NY 11235; Phone: (718) 743-2077
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