Plov House — Restaurant in Philadelphia

It's so rare to find a good 24/7 restaurant, and Plov House doesn't disappoint. Even just their traditional bread is so satisfying and delicious. The samsa are so addicting and come with plenty of sauce. And their namesake, plov—a traditional Uzbek dish of rice, meat, and spices—is rightfully the star of the show.

Their website could use some work, as it seems to be unfinished and was a bit confusing, but the online ordering link through Google Maps worked well, and our order was fulfilled quickly and accurately. The restaurant atmosphere is that of a typical hole-in-the-wall ethnic eatery, very no-frills, no music or art.

One interesting observation: the demographic both of the customers and of the workers here seems to be almost entirely young and middle-aged men. It may have just been a coincidence, but in all the times I visited here, I only saw another woman once, and she was there with her spouse and children... Not an issue, but I thought I should mention it, since it could potentially make some people uncomfortable.

Also, be aware that they are extra busy after sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. Their food...

Very poor quality food. Never fresh, always old and microwaved. Shockingly expensive for such small, leftover portions.

The beef is tough, flavorless, often burnt, and fatty/gristly. The $5 salads have 30 cents worth of mostly wilted/expired veggies. The $4 bread was greasy and hard (stale?). The $10 to $19 soups tasted worse than a $1 can of Campbell's. No joke!

The only decent item was the $5 lemonade. But the $1 supermarket kind tastes better.

We counted 107 disgusting violations in the city's last two health inspections. For proof, visit the site for Philadelphia's Office of Food Protection.

The staff is polite and welcoming but the food is what counts and it sucks on steroids. The restaurant itself is filthy, old, tiny, and unattractive.

The good reviews must be from relatives or foreigners who believe that boiled rat is a delicacy.

There are many infinitely superior restaurants within walking distance, even a few within the same shopping center.

Plov House should change their cooks and start selling fresh food instead of microwaved leftovers. Where is Chef Ramsay when...

Alhamdulillah, cuisine is very good. My wife and I were traveling through Bustleton Avenue corridor, looking for halal food, and came upon this interesting little Uzbek restaurant. Very welcoming, great value and full of Uzbek and other Central Asian and Russian-speaking diners. Always a good sign when a restaurant is full, with diners familiar with cuisine and with educated palates. Restaurant has a real masculine vibe, each booth with groups of men sharing large platters of steaming plov, Uzbek bread, chai. You feel like you're in a local restaurant in Tashkent. I plan to invite some of my brothers to this restaurant to experience not only great Uzbek food, but the atmosphere, especially a place that encourages, almost expects its guests to share food from the same platter. The proper Sunnah way of sharing a meal. Thank...