Chicago｜A Restaurant That Teleports You to Xinjiang 🥘

First time eating here and my mouth was just so busy with flavor! 📍 Sorry Mommy 🍜 Dry-Fried Noodles 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Incredible wok hei! Leek + beef + dried chili + noodle aroma — first bite is pure wow. 🍜 Mushu Pork Noodles (Musurou) 🌟🌟🌟🌟 My partner picked this and I expected average — but the wood ear mushrooms and eggs soaked up tomato and sauce so well, they practically melted in the mouth. 🍰 Honey Cake 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Mind-blowing — caramelized honey scent + soft spongy cake + light creamy frosting. Not too sweet at all — feels like basking in a sunny wheat field 🍯 🍖 Eggplant Beef Skewer (Eggplant Lyu) 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Eggplant wrapped around beef meatballs — eggplant absorbs the beef juices like a casing, and the beef bursts with juice 💦. Add sweet onionsfor the full experience. 🍲 Lamb and Dough Soup (Mampar) 🌟🌟🌟✨ Rich lamb and tomato broth with tender lamb bits and chewy dough strips — warms you up perfectly for autumn! 🥟 Beef Steamed Buns (Manty Beef) 🌟🌟🌟 Plump beef filling with onion aroma and soft wrapper — super juicy and fragrant. 🥠 Beef Baked Buns (Samsa Beef) 🌟 Just skip it — not worth it. 🧋 Jarma (Barley Fermented Drink) 🌟🌟 Tastes like unsweetened kvass — strong fermented flavor. 🍷 Dried Fruit Tea 🌟🌟✨ Tart-sweet like pomegranate-plum juice — a bit too sweet for me but perfect diluted a bit. Paired nicely with the honey cake. 👨‍🍳 The chef is from Xinjiang with 20+ years of experience! The owner is from a Central Asian country (sorry, didn’t catch which). Most customers are Central Asian, and the place is Halal certified 🕌. 🗻 I’ve always wanted to visit Xinjiang — eating here felt like a little trip back home. Location is a bit out of the way, but totally worth it if you’re nearby — only 15 minutes from O’Hare Airport! #Chicago #ChicagoEats #ChicagoLife #ChicagoArea #StudentFoodie #XinjiangCuisineChicago