Poplar Central Asian Cuisine

This is as authentic as it can get.
It’s let down by location, and it’s not very busy which is a great shame, but the food is exactly as you’d find it in North-​West China.
Whoever is reading this has to come here and try the classics, like the pollo, skewers, or noodles.

About the only reason we stopped in here was that we were out to eat Chinese or Asian foods and all of the other Chinese or Asian restaurants seemed to be packed with customers. Indeed as was the case with Unilocaler Neesa, we ended being the only customers in the place and this was during the prime hours of a Friday night. Even with all the lights on and big «Open» signs hanging in the window, Poplar didn’t seem to be all that popular.
I ordered a vegetable string bean based Chinese pasta along with some seaweed salad. The pasta was made fresh and I could even see the cook kneading the dough and cutting it up as I waited, and indeed it proved fresh to the taste. Everything came in exceptionally large servings, bland in flavor, certainly inexpensive considering the portion size, satisfying but generally unexceptional. However, at the price one really couldn’t expect much, but then again this is a bargain priced restaurant which in fact does deliver a bargain value for the food you get.
As for service, rather good but then again with a wait staff and only two customers to serve, it should have been.

I stopped here absolutely randomly on the way from work when I noticed their food menu in the window display.
It suggested a vegetarian soup for only $ 8!!!
I was feeling cold and sick-​ish that night so this struck me not just as a good deal but also as a well needed remedy for my body.
I went in and ordered the soup that was delivered within minutes. I wouldn’t say it was the most amazing thing I ever ate and it actually was pretty bland, but hey it did it’s part-​the next day I felt way way better.
There was only one other customer aside from me and they were 30min away from closing but at no time did I feel a pressure to eat faster so they can close on time.
All in all not too bad of a place and I’ll probably give it another go sometime.