Signese

Well, 维吾尔 is "Uyghur", and 餐厅 is "restaurant", so whatever this Kiroran is, maybe it's related to whatever 楼兰 is...

Actually, "Loulan" kind of sounds like "Kiroran".  I'm guessing it's a name.  It sounds Japanese, but that's unlikely.  Why couldn't they just call it 丝绸之路维吾尔餐厅！

 

I might have to crack and just look it up.

No idea, but I guess it is in Uyghur language.

Loulan Kingdom Wikipedia:

 

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Loulan, also called Krorän or Kroraina (simplified Chinese: 楼兰; traditional Chinese: 樓蘭; pinyin: Lóulán; Uyghur: كروران, Кроран‎, ULY: Kroran) and known to Russian archaeologists as Krorayina, was an ancient kingdom based around an important oasis city along the Silk Road already known in the 2nd century BCE on the northeastern edge of the Lop Desert.

 

So I guess there's a K-sound that is "lost in translation".

 

And I just found out you can write (well, copy/paste)  Uyghur in this forum! 

 

I most definitely snapped a photo of the menu as well, that was the primary purpose of taking the photos, and it was only then I thought of Signese. Sorry...my stomach thinks before my brain sometimes!

 

Any thoughts on the menu, any of these dishes worth trying? The prices are a bit high, but I am guessing for some of those dishes they are meant to be shared in a group.  I thought the 麻辣鸡 and the Loulan Spicy pot looked good, also I'm always up for hot pot, unfortunately the hot pot menu was not posed on the shop window.

 

I am more hesitant about the noodle dishes though, I don't know why but it looks like Spaghetti in some of the photos, but hopefully it is actually pulled noodles...

 

楼兰  was, as @dwq reports, an ancient kingdom on the Silk Road. Kiroran, we have to assume, is a version of its 'also-known-as- names, Krorän or Kroraina.