Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine – Middle Eastern
Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine invites diners into a vibrant cultural crossroads where the savory aroma of golden, oven-baked samsa mingles with the bright, zesty notes of hand-chopped salads. The table becomes a tapestry of textures, from the cooling crunch of garlic-laced cucumbers and tender cold lamb to the earthy, comforting depths of slow-simmered lentils and creamy hummus. Every bite celebrates a rich heritage, blending the bold spices of the Silk Road with a welcoming atmosphere that turns a simple meal into a soulful journey.
2412, Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, 20007 +12023333600 https://eerkins.com0Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Price range: $$
Dietary options: dairy-free, gluten-free, halal, high-protein, keto, low-carb, vegan, vegetarian, heart-healthy, low-fat, low-sodium, mediterranean, paleo, pescatarian, plant-based, whole30, anti-inflammatory, atkins, dash-sodium-reduced, gerd, high-fiber, low-cholesterol, south-beach, aip, alkaline, carnivore, renal, tlc, volumetrics, zone, lectin-free, macrobiotic, slow-carb, soy-free
Diet fit at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
Dairy-Free at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine in Washington has 4 dairy-free-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Uyghur Whole Fish, Eggplant Salad and Uyghur Salad. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Gluten-Free at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine in Washington has 5 gluten-free-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Uyghur Whole Fish, Gyro Laghman (Gluten Free) and Eggplant Salad. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Halal at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine in Washington has 23 halal-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Butter Naan, Honey Cake and Kathlama Naan. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
High-Protein at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine in Washington has 1 high-protein-tagged dish on its current menu, including Eggplant Salad. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Keto at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine in Washington has 1 keto-tagged dish on its current menu, including Cucumber Salad. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Low-Carb at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine in Washington has 4 low-carb-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Uyghur Whole Fish, Eggplant Salad and Cucumber Salad. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Vegan at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine in Washington has 6 vegan-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Eggplant Salad, Uyghur Salad and Cucumber Salad. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Vegetarian at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine in Washington has 23 vegetarian-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Butter Naan, Honey Cake and Kathlama Naan. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
How tags work: Dish-level menu analysis by Chefi's rule-based diet engine with AI assistance; nutrition values are estimated from ingredients unless marked verified. Allergen and certification claims are never inferred.
What to order at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
| Dish | Net carbs | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Roasted Whole Lamb | 0 g | 94 g |
| Dapanchi (Small Chicken Plate) | 0 g | 37.2 g |
| Dapanchi (Big Chicken Plate) | 0 g | 37.2 g |
| Lentil Soup | 53.8 g | 29.1 g |
| Eggplant Salad | 7.7 g | 26.5 g |
| Baba Ghanoush | 108.5 g | 24.5 g |
| Falafel | 36.4 g | 23.7 g |
| Hummus | 30.9 g | 20.5 g |
| Yellow Spicy Cold Noodles | 29.7 g | 19.6 g |
| Shakshukah | 4.1 g | 17.6 g |
| Cold Lamb Salad | 54.2 g | 16.9 g |
| Tiramisu Cake | 43.1 g | 13.6 g |
Nutrition values are estimated from ingredients.
Currently open
Hours
- Monday - Sunday
- 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Menu
Appetizers
- Samsa: Oven-baked buns with minced beef & onions seasoned with black pepper sprinkled with sesame Dietary tags: Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, TLC, Renal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Spring Rolls: Crispy Chicken Rolls with Vegetable Filling Available at: dinner, lunch
- Eggplant Salad: Sauted Egglant Slices with garlic topped spices and homemade sause Dietary tags: High-Protein, Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, Low-Cholesterol, Alkaline, Slow-Carb, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Uyghur Salad: Mixed Carrots and greens topped with uyghur spices and vinegar Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Cucumber Salad: Fresh cucumber topped with mix of flavourful vegetables Dietary tags: Keto, Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, GERD-Friendly, Carnivore, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Alkaline, AIP, Renal, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free
- Cold Lamb Salad: Chilled lamb shank slices, simmered with garlic, green onion, and cilantro, topped with house spices and sauces Dietary tags: Whole30, Paleo, Anti-Inflammatory, AIP, Lectin-Free
- Adas/Lintels: Slow cooked mashed lintels with tomatoes, sauted onions and spices then pureed Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Plant-Based, Alkaline
- Foul/Fava: Slow cooked mashed fava beans with tomatoes, sauted onions and spices then pureed. Served with eerkin’s Uyghur Naan Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, GERD-Friendly, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC Available at: breakfast, dinner, lunch
- Hummus: Traditional ground chickpeas with tahina sause (plain). Served with eerkin’s Uyghur Naan Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, High-Fiber Available at: dinner, lunch
- Baba Ghanoush: Smoked mashed eggplant. Served with eerkin’s Uyghur Naan Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, High-Fiber, Volumetrics Available at: dinner, lunch
- Falafel: Ground fava beans, ground chickpeas with homemade spices and sauces. Served with eerkin’s Uyghur Naan Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, High-Fiber Available at: dinner, lunch
- Home Made Yougurt: Plain Yogurt Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory Available at: breakfast, brunch
- Shakshukah: Scrambled eggs with tomatoes parsley, onions and peppers. Served with eerkin’s Uyghur Naan Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, TLC Available at: breakfast, brunch, lunch
Sides
- Uyghur Naan: Thick flat bread with wheat flour, butter, egg and milk Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory Available at: dinner, lunch
- Butter Naan: flat bread with wheat flour, butter, egg and milk Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Kathlama Naan: Thin, puffy, Crispy flat wheat bread Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory Available at: dinner, lunch
Soup
- Chuchura: Small dumpling soup (minced beef & onions seasoned with black pepper) Available at: dinner, lunch
- Ugrah Noodles Soup: Handmade noodles & meat balls with chopped cilantro Available at: dinner, lunch
- Lentil Soup: Wheat flour, lentil, onion, red chilli sauce & tomato sauce in beef soup with chopped cilantro Dietary tags: Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, High-Fiber, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Special Quail Soup: Signature Uyghur quail simmered with onions, ginger, garlic & house Spices. Served with eerkin’s Uyghur Naan Dietary tags: Low-Sodium Available at: dinner, lunch
- Special Lamb Shank Soup: Signature Uyghur Tender Lamb shank simmered with onions, ginger, garlic, potatoes, carrots, turnips, uyghur spices & sauce. Served with eerkin’s Uyghur Naan Available at: dinner, lunch
Main Course
- Shrimp Kebab: Shrimp Sprinkled with cumin & house spices & sauce Available at: dinner, lunch
- Uyghur Lamb Kebab: Chopped lamb sprinkled with cumin & house spices & sauce Available at: dinner, lunch
- Uyghur Chicken Kebab: Chopped chicken sprinkled with cumin and house spices & sauce Available at: dinner, lunch
- Uyghur Fish Kebab: Chopped Salmon fish sprinkled with cumin & house spices & sauce Available at: dinner, lunch
- Kidney Kebab: Lamb’s Kidney sprinkled with cumin & house spices & sause Available at: dinner, lunch
- Thawa Lamb Kebab: Steamed lamb pieces seasoned with house spices serve with naan / rice Available at: dinner, lunch
- Khazan Lamb Kebab: Pan-grilled lamb topped with onions & spices, served with Naan / Rice Available at: dinner, lunch
- Khazan Beef Kebab: Pan-grilled beef topped with onions & spices, served with Naan / Rice Available at: dinner, lunch
- Khazan Chicken Kebab: Pan-grilled lamb topped with onions & spices, served with Naan / Rice Available at: dinner, lunch
- Pulao (Lamb): Braised rice steamed with carrots, onions & lamb served with chopped lamb & salad on the side Available at: dinner, lunch
- Pulao (Chicken): Braised rice steamed with carrots, onions, & chicken served with chopped chicken & salad on the side Available at: dinner, lunch
- Goyro Rice: White rice served with sir-fried combination of vegies, spices & sauces (Lamb/Chicken/Beef/Vegetarian) Available at: dinner, lunch
- Boneless Chicken Qorma: Chicken seasoned with house spices & sauce served with plain rice Available at: dinner, lunch
- Manta: Steamed dumplings rolled with a spiced beef mixture or chopped pumpkin (Beef/Vegetarian) Available at: dinner, lunch
- Uyghur Whole Fish: Pomfret fish with ginger, garlic & green onion seasoned with house spices & sauce Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Alkaline, AIP, Renal, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Trout Whole Fish (Fried/Grilled): Whole trout fish seasoned with uyghur house sauces & spices, topped with edible silver leaf. Served with white rice Dietary tags: Halal, Pescatarian Available at: dinner, lunch
- Eerkin’s Special fish: Fried pomfert fish with ginger, garlic & green onion with house spices & topped with edible silver leaf (Served with white rice) Dietary tags: Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, Renal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Roasted Whole Lamb: Oven-roasted whole lamb/goat seasoned with house spices & sauce topped with nuts & raisins, comes with white rice Dietary tags: Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory Available at: dinner, lunch
- Pot Pie (Kordak): Soft lamb shank braised in pot with onion red & green pepper tomatoes & house spices topped with homemade Naan. Available at: dinner, lunch
- Roasted Lamb Chops: Oven-roasted lamb chops seasoned with house spices & sauce, comes with green salad. Served with eerkin’s Uyghur naan or white rice Available at: dinner, lunch
- Roasted Quails: Oven-roasted quails seasoned with house spices & sauce, comes with green salad. Served with eerkin’s Uyghur naan or white rice Available at: dinner, lunch
- Eerkin’s special steak: Grilled chicken steak seasoned with house spices & sauce, comes with stri-fried combination of vegies & baked potatoes. Served with eerkin’s Uyghur naan or white rice Available at: dinner, lunch
- Dapanchi (Small Chicken Plate): Chicken, potato & spicy sauce served with homemade flat noodles (serves 1-2 People) Dietary tags: Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Dapanchi (Big Chicken Plate): Chicken, potato & spicy sauce served with homemade flat noodles (serves 3-4 People) Dietary tags: Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Chop Fried Soman: Finely cut noodles stir-fried with chopped lamb & vegies (Lamb/Chicken/Beef/Vegetarian) Available at: dinner, lunch
- Gam Bian Soman: hand-pulled fried noodles, sauted with seasoned vegies & soy sauce, topped off with seasame seeds (Lamb/Chicken/Beef/Vegetarian) Dietary tags: Low-Sodium Available at: dinner, lunch
- Yellow Spicy Cold Noodles: Cold noodles, heavy spiced with pepper, peprika, & topped with cilantro, can come with choice of kebab (Lamb/Chicken) Dietary tags: Low-Sodium, High-Fiber, TLC, Renal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Chow Mei Fun (Uyghur Spicy Noodles): Stri-fried spiced rice noodles with combinations of chicken vegies & sauces (Mild/spicy/very spicy) Available at: dinner, lunch
- Home Made Laghman: On the spot, hand pulled noodles toped off with various combinations of vegies (Lamb/Chicken/Beef/Vegetarian) Available at: dinner, lunch
- Eerkin’s Special Lamb Shank: Slowly simmered with fresh onion & homemade uyghur sauce (Lamb/Chicken/Beef/Vegetarian) Dietary tags: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Anti-Inflammatory, AIP, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Gyro Laghman: On the spot, hand pulled noodles toped with stir-fried combinations of vegies, spices & sauces (Lamb/Chicken/Beef/Vegetarian) Available at: dinner, lunch
- Gyro Laghman (Gluten Free): Rice noodles topped with stir-fried combinations of vegies, spices & sauces (Lamb/Chicken/Beef/Vegetarian) Dietary tags: Gluten-Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Thugur: Boiled dumplings small rolled with spiced beef misture Available at: dinner, lunch
- Naren Choop: Traditional finely cut noodles topped off with boiled lamb pieces & black pepper Available at: dinner, lunch
Desserts
- Uyghur Cake: Homemade puff pastry with smooth, butter & cream filling Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium
- Chocolate Honey Cake: Homemade uyghur chocolate layered cake with organic honey Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, TLC
- Honey Cake: Homemade uyghur layered cake with organic honey Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium
- Red Velvet Cake: Chocolate & vanilla Layered cake with cream cheese Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, GERD-Friendly
- Tiramisu Cake: Tender vanilla cake soaked with coffee syrup & mascarpone frosting Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, High-Fiber
- Cheese Cake: Sweet desert consisting of cream cheese, eggs, vanilla & sugar, Graham cracker crust Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium
- Baklava: Rich, sweet desert pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium
Beverages
- Homemade Dough (Yogurt Shake): Cold blended Uyghur yogurt shake with mint (sweet/salty) Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Pescatarian
- Non Alcoholic Beer Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Renal
- Sparkling Water
- Mint Lemonade
- Apple Juice
- Coke
- Diet Coke
- Sprite
- Ginger Ale Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Renal
- Iced Tea
Frequently Asked Questions about Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine
- Is Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine dairy-free-friendly?
- Yes. Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine has 4 dairy-free-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Uyghur Whole Fish, Eggplant Salad and Uyghur Salad.
- What can I eat at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine on a dairy-free diet?
- Uyghur Whole Fish, Eggplant Salad and Uyghur Salad carry the dairy-free tag, out of 4 tagged dishes on the current menu. Every dish's diet tags are listed in the menu.
- Does Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine have vegan options?
- Yes. 6 dishes are tagged vegan on the current menu, including Eggplant Salad and Uyghur Salad.
- Is Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine gluten-free?
- 5 dishes are tagged gluten-free on the current menu. Chefi never infers allergen tags from a dish name alone, but a tag is not a certification — confirm preparation with the restaurant if you have celiac disease or a severe sensitivity.
- What is the highest-protein dish at Eerkin's Uyghur Cuisine?
- Roasted Whole Lamb, at roughly 94g of protein (estimated from ingredients).
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