Le Taklamakan

Yevgeniy

5.0

This is the first uyghur restaurant in Montreal.
Great place for handmade laghman noodles & other Central Asian food.

SC

5.0

We loved Le Taklamakan for its fresh ingredients, warm & courteous service, & cleanliness. This restaurant specializes in authentic Uyghur & Xinjiang cuisine. We decided to give this place a try!!

The menu features halal dishes from this Central Asian & Chinese intersection, such as handmade laghman noodles, tender lamb skewers, & the famous'Big Plate Chicken' (da pan ji) made for sharing. I sampled the Samsa as my appetizer. A flaky, savory pastry pocket filled with minced lamb & onions, heavily seasoned with black pepper & baked until golden brown. ❤? We shared the Uyghur Steamed Dumplings, Delicious!! &, we each ordered the savory Dry Fried Noodles.

I learned that authentic Uyghur & Xinjiang cuisine is a vibrant, hearty culinary tradition from China's northwestern Xinjiang region, blending Central Asian heartiness with Silk Road spice profiles & Chinese stir-fry techniques.

Because the Uyghur people are an ancient Turkic ethnic group, the cuisine relies heavily on halal cooking traditions & mirrors flavors found in Uzbek, Turkish, & Middle Eastern kitchens, rather than typical East Asian cuisine.
If you haven't stopped by to sample the menu, I highly recommend you sample their menu.

Bron

5.0

Good Uyghur food, recommend

Ian

4.0

Great food average to low service & decor.

David

5.0

Ordered take out. Food was great & happy to find authentic Xinjiang style lamb.

Small note regarding ordering the big chicken plate for take-out. Even well wrapped, the sauce would over flow, & the paper bag wouldn't hold it. I recommend putting half the sauce in a separate container.

Lynne

5.0

Restaurant roulette brought me here, the great taste will bring me back. While I have no benchmark to judge the cuisine from this culture, it felt that the meal we enjoyed was felt true & uncompromised: lamb skewers were earthy, dry noodles fragrant & warmly spicy. Looking forward to explore the other menu offerings.

A

4.0

Very good spot for Uyghur cuisine. Super nice staff & great food!
A family meal/meal sharing environment that is at a great price for the portion & quality given.

Madeleine

5.0

Le Taklamakan is hands-down my favourite restaurant in LaSalle, & every visit reminds me why.

We ordered the chopped noodles, the big chicken plate, lamb kebabs, & dumplings - & everything was outstanding. The chopped noodles had that perfect chewy texture, the big chicken plate was generous & packed with flavour, the lamb kebabs were beautifully seasoned, & the dumplings were simply delicious. Uyghur cuisine doesn't get enough attention in Montreal, & Le Taklamakan is doing it justice.

What makes the experience even better is the staff - genuinely warm & welcoming every single time. You feel like a regular from the moment you walk in.

If you haven't been, do yourself a favour & go. This place is a gem.

Karine

5.0

Amazing place , friendly staff & wonderful food . Try the home made cheeze cake at the end. So delicious.

Q.Y.

1.0

They had a sign that said they closed at 9 pm, but we arrived at 8 pm. They told us to leave?& said closed.