Our Values

DASTARKHAN restaurant was founded by Ismoil Ochilov and his team, Ismoil was born and raised in the heart of historical city Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Despite the hardships in his life, he successfully managed to graduate from Sunderland University, UK, majoring in Business and Financial Management. Thirst for even more knowledge brought him to Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California for his master’s degree. His resume includes business and management courses from Harvard University as well.Central Asian Cuisine contains meals from the “Big 5 Stans” namely Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. Afghanistan is not part of Central Asia, but most often it is counted with “Big 5 Stans” as it has a very close culture, similar traditions, and cuisine