Silk Way — Restaurant in Philadelphia

I love going to a restaurant where I have no idea what the food will taste like, what most menu items are, and I get to try food from a country I've never tried before!

Luckily Silk Way shows you the way, with a detailed menu which explains what everything is in detail with pictures, helpful "must try" designations on some items, and friendly staff. The menu is a mish mash of Central Asian/Mediterranean/Middle Eastern cuisine, with some Georgian (khinkali), Ukrainian (modovic), Russian (borscht), Uzbekistani (lagman soup), Turkish (manti), Greek (dolmas, Greek salad), Armenian (hashlama), Iranian/Turkmenistani (plov), Hungarian (goulash), Persian (kotlet), and Afghan (kebab).

For 6 people we ordered: Lesok- vegetable stir fry but listed under salad Sweet and sour eggplant- lightly fried, most of the group didn't love this, but I liked it Samsa- one of my favorite bites- flaky meat pastry Fried lagman with chicken-thick noodles with veggies and a small amount of meat Plov- fried rice with carrots and small pieces of meat Beshparmak - flat noodle dish with stewed beef, carrots and onions Manti-thick skin meat dumplings Lamb kebab- 8 pieces, very tender Lyulya Lamb kebab- only 2 pieces but very good Modovic- delicious honey layer cake- this was a favorite, must try! Another dessert that looks like a waffle churro- also really good

We had no leftovers and everyone was full! We asked for a side of hot sauce and it was a really good addition. Food came out staggered so definitely a place to order family style. The kebabs came out first which seemed odd but they were a smaller portion than we expected so more of an appetizer.

Great casual spot to bring kids, they have a high chair and there were other families around. Don't forget to BYOB! Prices were very reasonable. The lighting was a tad bright and the service was a bit absent minded (had to ask for utensils and water, plates weren't cleared right away), but I'll chalk that up to them being brand new. Decor was minimal, with a bunch of items in a corner in a sort of display. So many interesting new dishes to try, we'll have...

On a Thursday night, we dined (party of two) for dinner. It wasn’t very busy. I really loved the idea of foods from the Silk Road. I was excited to taste all the spices and cuisines that traveling along this legendary trade route.

The menu looked gorgeous in a leather bound cover. The menu was easy to read and the prices seemed very reasonable. However there are no descriptions of the ingredients in the dishes. It only talks about where the dish originates. So you are left only to look at pictures. We ordered the Kuyrdak and Lagman soup entrees along with an appetizer bread. When our food arrived, we didn’t get any napkins with our dinner. We had to use the small cocktail napkins on the table dispenser. My entree kuyrdak was only beef, potatoe, and onion. It lacked any taste from seasoning or spices! My friend had the soup. It tasted okay but nothing special and could have been from a can. He said he could make it so it didn’t seem that special. To me, it looked like chicken noodle soup. Our appetizer came out as two ginormus breads. To our disappointment, it was all air and a thin sliver of meat. The bread was fine but you could not taste anything inside.

After our food arrived, the male waiter never checked on us. We piled up our empty plates and they sat there for several minutes. The girl waitress was very polite and finally came over. She removed the dishes and asked if we wanted dessert but we declined.

This restaurant has a lot of potential but is not there yet. I would go back to try another entree but they need to work on a few things: service, table silverware placements, seasoning, improve menu entree descriptions with ingredients. If they fixed these things they would easily earn be a 4-5 star rating. Hopefully on my next visit I will up...

It is in my gene, I am constantly craving authentic Central Asian/Eurasia food. We all know they are mostly scattering along Bustleton Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia but it is never fun to get stuck in traffic on I-95 or Roosevelt. I was ecstatic when I found this gem 💎 around South Street area. Came here for my birthday weekend with my brother. Nothing pretentious, a compact, adorable and welcoming place with vibrant ethnic decoration and tableware. Menu was easy to understand for those who are not familiar with cuisines along the ancient Silk Road. Food was prepared with enthusiasm and portions were generous, the multiple level of flavors from spices were unique. The bread basket was Baursak (fried dough balls, like donuts but not sweet) and we ordered Shuba, Chebureki, Lyulya Kebab, Plov and Ayran for drink. The highlight was their phenomenal hospitality that melted my heart into a puddle. Shout out to Nick, who had a brief and warm conversation with us after our stomachs were full of happiness. While we were leaving, Nick caught up with us by the door and gave us cookies as appreciation gift ☺️ It might just be a piece of cookie, but this gesture meant a lot 🙏🏼 To summarize, visualize this: you are heading to your favorite relatives' home for weekend dinner, family style food, fresh from kitchen, be yourselves,...