Chayhana Samarkand is serving kosher Bukharian and Uzbek cooking in Hallandale Beach, FL, with a menu built around rice dishes, handmade dumplings, soups, and grilled meats. The restaurant brings a Central Asian focus to South Florida’s kosher dining scene, with dishes ranging from Samarkand pilaf to lamb-and-beef samsa.
Its menu spans small plates, full entrees, and skewers, giving diners several ways to order. A meal can begin with cold appetizers and bread before moving into soup, dumplings, or a mixed kebab plate. Alongside the Bukharian specialties are dishes such as branzino, ribeye steak, and chicken wings.
Samsa, Dumplings, and Central Asian Soups
The appetizer selection includes samsa filled with lamb and beef, dolma, and pelmeni. The samsa pairs a meat filling with baked pastry, while pelmeni are handmade dumplings filled with seasoned ground meat. Fried pelmeni and chebureki add other dough-and-meat options. Lepeshka bread, potatoes with mushrooms, and Bukharian fries seasoned with garlic and dill round out the hot starters.
Cold appetizers include hummus, babaganoush, assorted pickles, and herring with potatoes. Named salads include Samarkand, Tashkent, and Zarafshan, alongside a mixed Korean salad.
Soups are a substantial part of the menu. Shurpa combines lamb and vegetables, while lagman features hand-spun noodles with beef, vegetables, and spices. Chuchvara brings small handmade dumplings into broth, and harcho is a Georgian beef soup with rice, tomatoes, and herbs. The delivery menu lists these soups at $19.50 each; delivery prices can differ from dine-in prices.
Pilaf, Kebabs, and Main Dishes
Samarkand pilaf anchors the main-dish selection, joined by chicken tabaka, branzino, and a 16-ounce ribeye steak. The shish kebab menu includes lamb ribs, chicken, sweetbread, vegetables, and lula-kebab made with a lamb-and-beef mixture. A mixed kebab plate combines several grilled options in one order.
Dessert choices include baklava, a truffle dome, and lemon meringue tart. The drinks menu also includes Samarkand kvass, fruit kompot, wine, beer, and cocktails.
Location and Kosher Certification
Chayhana Samarkand is located at 850 W Hallandale Beach Blvd., Hallandale Beach, FL 33009. It is certified by the Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties (ORB), with glatt meat and Pas Yisroel status. For reservations and current hours, call 954-589-5540. Follow Chayhana Samarkand on Instagram for updates.
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