Xinjiang is a province in Northwestern China that is predominantly populated by the Hui minority (muslims). Thus their food has a mix of Chinese and Muslim influences.
This is one of the few places in Toronto serving this kind of cuisine - as I walked in I could smell the cumin-y goodness that reminded me of Xi'an's muslim quarter. Came here with my parents and Gr!andma, who remarked how clean this place looked, a top priority when she is dining out. It was quite packed with Chinese people of all ages.
We ordered the La Mian (pulled noodles) with potatoes, so not the soup based one, lamb and beef tendon skewers, stir fried veg, and the lamb and fennel dumplings. Next time I'd like to lrder the soup based noodles instead, I feel like that would be better. The skewers were great and had a lot of spices, you can even order less spicy if you have dining partners that can't take spice (akthough they'll miss out for sure!). The dumplings were great and had a lot of fennel, which for me is not a bad thing. The veg were your typical garlicky oily stir fried veg.
Value wise it may be a little pricier than other restaurants in the plaza, but their cuisine is a bit harder to find in Toronto