Bubala Cafe Grill - Dallas

Wow. If you want a beautiful adventure in food, this is the right place. The shuba is a layered delight, the dumplings delishious, the chicken kabob moist and flavorful, the chicken Kiev amazing...and the honey cake...perfect light layers with just the right balance of sweetness...they make their own cookies just for the topping on this cake. Just wow.

Third time here today, and wow?Bubala always charms. Here?s what I ordered! The lagman soup (think elevated minestrone) makes a colorful bowl and the perfect appetizer. A rich broth brimming with chopped beef, vegetables, and noodles, topped with fresh cilantro and green onions, this soup walks tightrope betwixt hearty and light with expert precision. Lagman is now undoubtedly one of my top ten favorite soups of 2022, and perhaps of all time. There, I said it! The manti, palm-sized dumplings (specifically my palm size, do not have exact measurements) (yet) filled with lamb, onions, and spices. Juice oozes from their interior as I bite in. Dumpling skin is amazingly al dente, its taste and texture profile somewhere between pasta and bread dough in the west (as opposed to Asian steamed dumplings and buns). Lamb filling is reminiscent of beef stroganoff (that mushroom-y, onion-y, spiced energy) without the cream sauce, and of course, delete beef and insert lamb. This is definitely a cozy comfort food, something your mom or grandma would make. Your mom! The dumpling quad is paired with a saucer of sour cream and garnished with extremely large-scale parsley (literally huge), which I?m here for! The honey cake. It?s composed of alternating layers of paper-thin cake and cream, both bitably dense and melt-in-your-mouth delicate. This cake should be illegal. Its essence is straight up biting into a dulce de leche-covered honey comb dusted with cinnamon (which should probably also be illegal sometimes). No words. I would be down to show up here just for a cup of coffee and slice of this cake. Awesome service, the beef stroganoff is also great, and there?s belly dancing too! No more points to make, just come here! Love, Daisy

The food is fantastic! Nice environment for the family. If you are a meat lover, you must try the lamb rib kabob, which is juicy and tender!

Excellent service, food and fair price. I love how menu neatly informs you of the time frame it?ll take to make your dish or appetizer. This place is also gorgeous inside.

Food and service were amazing. Loved the atmosphere, and of course it was good to be reminded of my time living in eastern Europe. Definitely recommend.