Underwhelming Samsa — expected more

I was looking forward to Samsa here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The warming and hearty character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with cottonseed oil or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.

Uzbek cuisine sits at the crossroads of the ancient Silk Road trade routes. The a Tashkent restaurant setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. ayran was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.