Dolan across the DMV — five dining rooms and a café.

This is where Dolan began. On September 10, 2018, Hamid Kerim opened the doors at 3518 Connecticut Ave NW, a block from the Cleveland Park Metro, and started introducing the neighborhood to Korma Chop, Big Plate Chicken and samsa. Seventy seats across two cozy levels (58 inside, 12 on the sidewalk patio), Ghazi Ehmet's "Uyghur Muqam" on the wall, and Dolan Coffee pouring illy next door from 8 am.

Our second restaurant opened July 1, 2021, close to the community Hamid's family calls home. Seventy-one seats, parking right outside, and the Uyghur polo that Northern Virginia Magazine called the finest thing to come out of our kitchen — rice cooked in meaty broth with beef, carrots and golden raisins.

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.

Our first Maryland restaurant opened August 9, 2025 at The Square in Rockville Town Center. Eighty-eight seats under gold-ornamented globe lights, a display of Uyghur cultural pieces at the entrance — and the piter manta and Korma Chop that Bethesda Magazine's critic called must-haves.

Our fifth location opened July 17, 2026 at 320 23rd St S, a short walk from the Crystal City Metro. Sixty seats, the full Dolan repertoire of hand-pulled noodles, kebabs and dumplings, plus a few Turkish-inspired additions made for the neighborhood — Adana kebab, lamb chops and San Sebastian cheesecake. Online ordering is coming soon; call 703-223-8277 for pickup.