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Authentic Uyghur cuisine — hand-pulled noodles, kebabs, big plate chicken and Uyghur hospitality — at five restaurants across Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland.
- Dine-in
- Takeout
- Catering
- Private events
- Gift cards
Five dining rooms, one family
Find your Dolan Uyghur Restaurant
From the original on Connecticut Avenue to our newest home in Crystal City, each Dolan has its own hours, menu and personality — and the same welcome. Pick yours to see today's hours, the menu, and order or reserve.
Today 10 am – 10 pm
400 S Maple Ave, Suite 105, Falls Church, VA 22046
Today 8 am – 10 pm
3518 Connecticut Ave NW, Unit D, Washington, DC 20008
Our story
A Taste of Tradition, A Journey Through History
The name “Dolan” belongs to an ancient Uyghur tribe — a people known for their rich cultural heritage, their music, and their deep bond with the Taklamakan Desert. Their legacy lives on in art, in tradition and, above all, in cuisine, carrying the essence of Uyghur culture from one generation to the next.
At Dolan Uyghur Restaurant, we honor that history by bringing you the authentic flavors of the Uyghur table: a story of tradition, resilience and the vibrant spirit of Central Asia. When you dine with us, we invite you to experience more than a meal. Picture the snow-capped mountains, the winding rivers and the blue-green lakes that have been home to the Uyghur people for centuries — and taste where the food comes from.
Since September 2018, when Hamid Kerim opened Dolan's first doors in Cleveland Park, we have introduced thousands of guests to the cooking of the Uyghur people — a Turkic culture from the heart of Central Asia whose kitchens sit at the crossroads of the Silk Road. Today Dolan is five family-run dining rooms, our own central kitchen, a café, and a pantry line you can take home. Every plate is 100% halal, and every recipe is one we would serve to the people we love most.
- First doors opened in Cleveland Park, DC
- 2018
- Dining rooms across DC, Maryland & Virginia
- 5
- Central kitchen supplying every location
- 1
- Pantry products: Gül Chai & Chili Oil
- 2
From our kitchens
The dishes that made Dolan.
Korma Chop, our most-ordered plate: hand-pulled noodles tossed until sticky with a chili-spiked sauce, onions, garlic and peppers. Big Plate Chicken, a bone-in stew over wide noodles that is meant to be shared. Samsa and Kawa Samsa, flaky oven-baked pies. Piter Manta dumplings, polow, lamb kebabs dusted in cumin, tandoor naan, and baklava to finish.
Most of our menu is shared by all five restaurants; a few local favorites belong to one. Prices vary by location.
Korma Chop
Uyghur-styled signature fried noodles with chives, onions, red bell peppers, and beef or chicken or shrimp (Vegetarian version also available)
Big Plate Chicken
Large portions of marinated and sauteed, bone-in chicken with vegetables on a bed of hand-pulled flat noodles, and available with mild, spicy, or extra spicy seasonings. (Preparation time up to 25 minutes)
Piter Manta
Uyghur-style steamed buns stuffed with beef, lamb and onions, and seasoned with black pepper and house spices (Preparation time up to 25 minutes, 6 Pcs per serve)
Pearled Noodles & Laghman
Diced “ding-ding” noodles stir-fried with lamb and vegetables, beside the long hand-pulled laghman that started it all.
Lamb & Chicken Kebabs
Skewers from the grill, dusted with cumin and served with pickled red onion and sumac.
Rib Kebab
Four lamb chops cooked to perfection, red peppers and topped with sautéed onions (Mild and spicy versions available)
Cold Skin Noodle
Made from Wheat Flour, Cucumber, Cilantro, Bean Sprouts, and Gluten with Spicy Sauce.
Cold Egg Noodle
Made from Flour and Egg with Spicy Sesame, Peanut, Sesame Sauce, and Chili Oil
From our customers
What our customers say after their first Dolan Uyghur Restaurant dinner.
Thousands of reviews across our Google Business Profiles tell the same story — generous plates, warm service and a cuisine our customers wish they had found sooner.
“We had a great experience here! The food was delicious, fresh, and full of flavor. The service was friendly and welcoming from brother NUVRUS and the atmosphere was nice and comfortable. Everything was well prepared, and the portions were good too. Definitely a place I would come back to and recommend to others!”
“Great dinner. The bread and mezze platter were delicious, as were the noodles. Attentive and thoughtful service. Will definitely come back.”
“My favorites were the samsas - giant flaky pastries filled with flavorful fillings, the big plate chicken (so tender and the accompanying potatoes were also tasty), and the beef korma chop. I loved the texture of the thick noodle and everything was flavorful without being spicy.”
“We had an incredible meal for a family of five (all ages 15 to 94!) here and will definitely be back. The entire staff went above and beyond to make us feel welcome, and their service was exceptionally attentive throughout the whole evening. A wonderful highlight was when the owner came over to our table personally to check on how we were enjoying the food. It is rare to see that level of care and pride! The menu has something for everyone, with an excellent variety of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Every single main course we ordered was absolutely yummy. However, you must save room for the end of the meal! The desserts and the tea were incredibly yum and provided the perfect finish to an already perfect Sunday meal. Highly recommended! Thank you Hamid and Can.”
“Don't miss this cultural gem of a café next to the entrance of the Cleveland Park Metro stop. Serving unique baked goods and pastry as well as espresso and teas (Dolan Chai is the special), they're sure to have something you've never tried before in addition to the standard classics.”
“We had a wonderful dinner at Dolan Uyghur Restaurant in Rockville! Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious, from the refreshing iced Dolan Chai and crispy Sipara Boregi to the hearty Uyghur Beef Stew served with naan. The Royal Laghman featured perfectly chewy hand-pulled noodles packed with flavor, and the Kawa Manta was a unique and delicious vegetarian dish. We ended the meal with the Pistachio Cake, which was the perfect sweet finish. The food, flavors, and variety made for a memorable dining experience, and we're already looking forward to coming back to try the Dolan Laghman, Mongolian Beef, Lamb Kebab, Whole Lamb Tandoor Kebab, and more! If you're looking to experience authentic Uyghur cuisine in the DMV, Dolan Uyghur Restaurant is definitely worth a visit!”
“I always come Dolan every morning to get coffee, and I tried yesterday with my girlfriend the cuisine in Dolan and that was incredible! Thanks Diana for your dolan's tea recommendation and kazandibi.”
“Food was great. Our server Tariq was amazing. Just a suggestion to the owner - the music is too loud. We would have stayed longer if the music wasn't that loud.”
“Korma Chop Noodles were a total revelation! Even if you are hesitant about thick noodles, the hand-pulled texture here is perfectly chewy, bouncy, and completely absorbs all those savory, spiced flavors. … Big Plate Chicken: soft tender chicken stewed with potatoes and vegetables. I could eat this monthly and will.”
Catering & private events
Bring the Silk Road to your table.
Half trays and full trays of samsa, hand-pulled noodles, Big Plate Chicken, kebabs, polow and baklava, prepared in our own kitchens and collected from any Dolan. Or book a dining room — from 60 seats in Arlington to 154 in Falls Church — for a celebration or a team dinner.
Take Dolan home
Our tea. Our chili oil. Your kitchen.
Dolan Gül Chai is the caffeine-free floral tea we pour at every table. Dolan Chili Oil Sauce, in Original and Garlic Spicy, is the jar our regulars kept asking us to sell. Both are available in our restaurants and at DolanMarket.com, shipping across the United States.
eGift cardTo love and be loved
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Gift cards
To love and be loved
Hand-pulled noodles, kebabs from the tandoor, a pot of Gül Chai and dessert — a Dolan gift card is an evening of Uyghur hospitality waiting for someone you love.
Redeem at any Dolan Uyghur Restaurant.
Good to know
Good to know before you visit.
Halal, vegetarian options, reservations, parking, catering — the answers to the questions we hear most.
What is Uyghur cuisine?
Uyghur food comes from the Uyghur people, a Turkic-speaking community whose homeland sits at the heart of the old Silk Road in Central Asia. It is a crossroads cuisine: you'll taste Turkey and the Middle East in our cumin-dusted lamb kebabs and rich brown gravies, and the flavors of neighboring China in our wok-fried vegetables and chili-spiked sauces — yet the result is uniquely Uyghur. The pillars are hand-pulled noodles (laghman and Korma Chop), handmade dumplings (manta), oven-baked meat pies (samsa and goshnan), polow rice pilaf, kebabs, Tandoori Naan, and Big Plate Chicken, our bone-in chicken stew served over wide noodles. Meals end with baklava or Uyghur yogurt and a pot of Dolan Gul Chai, our floral tea.
Is Dolan halal?
Yes. All items on our menu are halal — everything we cook, at every location. We serve no pork, and our lamb, beef and chicken are halal. Our Dolan Chili Oil Sauce is made with 100% halal ingredients as well.
Do you have vegetarian and vegan dishes?
Plenty. Uyghur cooking is generous with vegetables, and our menus include vegetarian versions of signature dishes: Vegetarian Korma Chop, Vegetarian Laghman and Fried Rice (hand-pulled noodles and rice without the meat), Kawa Manta (pumpkin-stuffed steamed dumplings), Kawa Samsa (butternut squash pies), Spicy Tofu, Fried Green Beans, Fried Eggplant, Sour Spicy Shredded Potato, Baby Bok-Choy with Garlic Sauce, Spring Rolls, Lentil Soup and a range of salads. Ask your server which dishes are fully vegan on the day — most of our vegetable dishes are made without dairy or egg, but some breads and desserts are not.
How do you handle allergies and dietary restrictions?
Tell us when you order and we will guide you. Our kitchens work with wheat (noodles, dumplings, breads and pastries), sesame, soy, peanuts and tree nuts (baklava, cold egg noodle sauce, some desserts), eggs and dairy, so we cannot guarantee any dish is free of cross-contact. Rice dishes such as Polow and the kebabs are the best starting points for gluten-conscious guests, and our team can point you to the safest choices. Spice is adjustable: dishes such as Big Plate Chicken can be made mild, spicy or extra spicy.
Do you take reservations?
Yes. Each restaurant takes reservations online — use the Reserve button on the location page (DC, Chantilly, Falls Church, Rockville and Arlington each have their own booking link). For large parties, or for a private or corporate event, call 833-MY-DOLAN or email order@dolanuyghur.com and we will arrange the table.
Are walk-ins welcome?
Always. We hold space for walk-in guests at every location. Weekend evenings — especially live-music nights in Falls Church — fill quickly, so a reservation is the surest way to skip the wait.
As seen in ARLnow
“ARLnow: Dolan opens in Crystal City”
Press & Stories
From Cleveland Park to Crystal City.
Washingtonian, The Washington Post, Bethesda Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, ARLnow and the Falls Church News-Press have followed our story since the beginning — alongside the Yelp Elite dinners and cultural nights we host in our dining rooms, and our own stories about Uyghur art, food and culture.
Dolan Market
Take the Dolan table home.
The tea we pour at every Dolan table and the chili oil our regulars kept asking to buy are now packaged for your kitchen. Dolan Gül Chai — a caffeine-free blend of goji berries, red dates, rose buds, snow daisies, lavender and chrysanthemum — and Dolan Chili Oil Sauce, in Original and Garlic Spicy, ship from DolanMarket.com to every state in the U.S. You will also find them on Amazon, Walmart and eBay.
- Ships nationwide
- Orders processed within 24 hours of payment
- Also available at every Dolan restaurant
