Taste of Samarkand Menu (2025 Update)
Taste of Samarkand offers a unique dining experience with traditional Uzbek-Kosher cuisine. Located in Middle Village, NY, this restaurant provides a range of options from salads like Fresh Homemade Salad to appetizers like Samsa and Uzbek Manti. Customers praise the quality and taste of the food, particularly highlighting dishes such as the beef and chicken kababs, borsch, and plov. The ambiance is cozy and inviting, with live music on most nights and ample seating options. Service may be a bit slow, but the friendly staff and delicious food make it worth the wait. Overall, Taste of Samarkand is a must-visit for those looking to explore the flavors of Uzbek cuisine in a warm and welcoming setting.
Bread
Lepyoshka
Non. Traditional Uzbek home made bread.
Noni Toki
A thin dough baked matzah like bread.
Fatir
Puff bread.
Fresh Home-Made Salad
Traditional salad made with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and greens, dressed with olive oil.
Samarkand Salad 2
Winter. Tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles cucumbers, potato chips, beef, dill, dressed with mayonnaise.
Fresh Cabbage Salad
Thinly sliced fresh cabbage spiced with garlic and lemon dressing.
Assorted Pickle Veggies Salad
Pickled cucumbers, tomatoes, purple cabbage, marinated green olives and green peppers.
Ochor Salad
Marinated mini eggplants stuffed with chopped green leaves and scallion.
Hummus
A traditional tangy Mediterranean chickpea dip.
Achik-Chuck Salad
Thinly sliced tomatoes and onion in a green hot pepper and olive oil dressing.
Samarkand Salad 1
Summer. Tomatoes, cucumbers, red radish, onion and mixed with olive oil, dressed in a fresh basil and lemon.
Tashkent Salad
A perfect blend of boiled beef tongue, radishes greens and crispy onion rings; dressed with mayonnaise.
Avocado Salad
Green avocado and cherry tomatoes green avocado and cherry tomatoes.
Korean Carrot Salad
Marinated sliced carrot salad with traditional Korean spices.
Korean Assorti Salad
Korean style spicy carrot salad and fermented Beijing cabbage, xe.
Babaganush
Eggplant, mayonnaise,soybean oil, water, eggs, vinegar, sugar, garlic, salt, cornstarch, water, citric acid, natural flavors.
Salads
Appetizers
Samsa
1 piece. Layered dough. Finely chopped veal and lamb meat, onion and spices wrapped in layered dough are cooked in the oven.
Fried Ravioli
24 pieces. Small deep fried meat filled ravioli.
Herring with Potatoes
With boiled potatoes, onions and lemon.
Uzbek Manti (4pcs)
Finely chopped veal and lamb, onions and spices, wrapped in dough and steamed.
Cheburek with Meat
Fried thin sheets of special made dough stuffed with ground meat and greens with spices.
Hasib
A special Uzbek delicacy; Beef intestine stuffed with ground beef, beef heart, liver, spleen, rice, and savory spices and flavors.
Potatoes with Mushrooms
Fungus.
Shurpa Soup
This traditional Central Asian made soup with vegetables and beef meat.
Ravioli Soup #1
Hand-made baby dumpling in a clear broth with vegetables and spices
Ukrainian Borsch
It is made with beetroot, cabbage, onions, potatoes, beef and traditional Ukrainian spices.
Mastava Soup (Regular)
A thick beef, rice and vegetable stew
Osh-Potcha Soup
Soup of beef legs with chickpeas and onions.
Ravioli Soup #2
Hand-made baby dumpling in lagman souse.
Lagman
Beef and hand-spun noodles inside a rich broth with vegetables and spices
Soups
Shish Kebab
Lamb-Kebab
Chicken Brest-Kebab
Veal Liver-Kebab
Sweet Bread Kebab
Delicacy
Beaf Skirt Steak Kebab
Vegetable-Kebab
Lamb Ribs-Kebab
Ground Lamb & Beef Lula-Kebab
Chicken Thigh-Kebab
Quail-Kebab
Delicacy
Wild Salmon-Kebab
Tomato-Kebab
Ground Chicken Lyula-Kebab
French Fries
Mashed Potatoes
White Steamed Rice
Basmati rice.
Assorted Grilled Vegetables
Potatoes Home Style
Side Dishes
Main Dishes
Uzbek Pilaf
The staple Uzbek rice dish; A hearty one-pot rice dish cooked in sesame oil with onions, sliced carrots and meat.
Jiz-Biz with Lamb Chops
Deep fried lamb chops served with sliced tomatoes, sliced lemon, and homemade french fries.
Narin
A mixture of finely chopped dough with meat.
Samarkand Style Ravioli
Boiled hand-made 25pcs baby dumplings covered with fried onions in tomato sauce
Nakhot Garmack
Veal tail in a spiced chickpeas sauce.
Jiz-Biz with Lamb Ribs
Deep fried lamb ribs served with sliced tomatoes, sliced lemon, and homemade french fries.
Chicken Tabaka
Crispy outside, tender inside fried under pressure in a pan of chicken with garlic sauce, served with pickled cucumber.
Snapple
Iced tea 473 ml.
S. Pellegrino
Sparkling natural mineral water.
Georgian Lemonade
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Lemonade Chersi
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Coca-Cola
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Fan-Ta Orange
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Sprite
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Vegetable Juice
Tomatoes & carrots.
Borgomi Mineral Water
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Home Made Fruit Compote
1L