Dolan Uyghur Restaurant
Live music in Falls Church. Live Uyghur, Central Asian or Turkish music every Friday and Saturday evening from 6 to 9 pm. Reserve a table for the show.
Falls Church, VA
Our largest dining room opened November 11, 2024 at 400 S Maple Ave: 154 seats, with 104 inside, 8 at the bar and 42 on the patio. Falls Church is also our most musical — live Uyghur, Central Asian or Turkish music every Friday and Saturday from 6 to 9 pm — and opens at 10 am on weekends for a Turkish breakfast and brunch service.
104 inside + 8 bar + 42 patio
From the menu
A few of the dishes our regulars order again and again. The full menu has every kebab, noodle, dessert and pot of tea.
Mini-dumpling soup with minced beef, lamb, and onions, and seasoned with black pepper
Oven-baked buns with minced beef, lamb and onions seasoned with black pepper, red pepper and sprinkled with sesame oil (One per order)
Butternut squash, onions, red and green bell peppers, black pepper, and house spices stuffed yolk and sesame sprinkled oven-baked buns.
Chunks of lamb marinated in cumin and house spices and served on a skewer
Hummus, Cacık, Babaganush, Pembe sultan and Hipiti served with bread.
Hearty bone-in chicken sautéed with vegetables over hand-pulled flat noodles. Available mild, spicy, or extra spicy. Preparation time up to 25 minutes.
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From our guests
4.8 stars from 1,578 Google reviews. Quoted verbatim from this location's Google Business Profile.
“Great dinner. The bread and mezze platter were delicious, as were the noodles. Attentive and thoughtful service. Will definitely come back.”
“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.”
“Our waiter Can recommend the korma noodles, and I would too! (Extra spicy, of course)”
Events & press
On June 20, 2025, Yelp's Elite Squad spent an evening at our Falls Church restaurant. Between courses, founder Hamid Kerim told the story of moving to America, driving for Uber and Lyft, and building three restaurants.
Read the articleOn Thursday, January 2, 2025, our Falls Church dining room hosted a one-night performance by a celebrated Uyghur musician and composer — dinner, tea and three hours of melodies from the homeland.
Read the articleWeeks before we opened on S. Maple Avenue, ARLnow's Katie Taranto spoke with Hamid about the plan for our biggest restaurant yet — including breakfast and brunch, and his thanks to the community that got Dolan here.
Read the articleWhen a beloved pizzeria closed suddenly on S. Maple Avenue in spring 2024, the News-Press called the news of our arrival "a much happier report" — and explained to its readers what the name Dolan means.
Read the articleGood to know
Monday–Friday 11 am – 10 pm; Saturday–Sunday 10 am – 10 pm, at 400 S Maple Ave Suite 105, Falls Church, VA 22046. Weekends open an hour earlier.
Every Friday and Saturday from 6 to 9 pm, with Uyghur, Central Asian or Turkish musicians performing in the dining room. Reservations are recommended on music nights.
Falls Church opens at 10 am on Saturdays and Sundays — an hour earlier than on weekdays — for a Turkish breakfast and brunch service. Please call 703-890-5277 for the current brunch menu and serving times.
Both. Falls Church is our largest restaurant with 154 seats: 104 in the dining room, 8 at the bar and 42 on the patio. It opened November 11, 2024 in the former Pizzeria Orso space.
There is a parking garage in the restaurant's building, and street parking on S Maple Avenue and the nearby streets.
More Dolan dining rooms
Questions? Call 833-MY-DOLAN or email order@dolanuyghur.com.
