Omar Halal Restaurant in San Gabriel

I met up with a friend here on June 28, 2021 for lunch at 11am. At first I was a little worried that the parking lot was small and that they weren't allowing indoor dining yet (although at least I liked that they're still taking extra COVID precautions). The owner still let me use the restroom that was accessible from the parking lot. It was small and clean. My only complaint is that it was hot and we waited about 10 minutes in the sun for our food (so maybe call ahead of time to place an order), but it all worked out. Parking on the street seems limited (not a lot of spaces and there's only 1 hour parking), but there is a park that...

Support your local restaurants!! Especially ones like Omar, with delicious regional food. I've never had Uyghur food before, so when my friend suggested grabbing food from here, I jumped at the opportunity. It was super easy to place an order in advance online and pick up was a breeze (they have a parking lot!). Food-wise, we tried the big plate chicken and the lamb skewers. Both were fantastic! The big plate chicken comes with the noodles separated from two giant tubs of the chicken and sauce. The hand pulled noodles have a wonderful texture and are able to easily pick up the delicious sauce. The chicken is cooked well and not dried out. This dish alone would easily feed 2-3 people (for 2 folks, we had one tub of chicken leftover). The lamb skewers were also delicious and a great addition to get some mutton into our meal. While I've never had this cuisine before, I am now a convert! When I picked up, it seemed like business was somewhat slow... Let's rally around a local business that serves delicious, unique food.

Oh wow - I thought I reviewed this when I first visited back in 2014 but apparently not. Omar Restaurant is a great Xinjiang stop that is delicious and unique. Currently during the pandemic (as of 4/10/21), indoor dining is not available and they unfortunately don't have an area set-up for outdoor dining. They do have a big parking area available and you'll be ordering through their backdoor entrance. At 2:00PMish on a Saturday, things were quiet (m...