“Honestly, I always enjoy my experience at Pakwan. My go to is their cheese naan, which in my opinion is the best naan in SF, possibly the bay. I usually accompany it with either an aloo mutter, bengan bartha, or a chicken tikka masala. Something that goes good with naan and is scoop-able. The workers are super nice and show a lot of hospitality. I really like the ambiance and how the dine in experience is as well with the music they play and how It has a family style vibe that makes it really inviting. Overall, one of 16th streets best eats. Enjoy!“
“Having iftar here in Ramadan was an amazing experience! The place is decorated for Ramadan, there is a beautiful, clean prayer area with lots of head scarves available for women to pray. They had a specialPlaylist for ramadan too. The service was excellent. Loved the tea. The food was good too. Thank you for this wonderful experience in Ramadan!“
“Aslam's is my absolute favorite Indian/Pakistani food in the Bay Area! Huge fan of their chicken madras and saag paneer. The naan is always perfectly toasty and I'd recommend a mango lassi to accompany it all. The quantities are satisfying and we often end up taking a whole extra meal's worth home in a to go box. On top of the excellent food, the service is phenomenal. It's the type of warm, friendly, family-owned business that makes SF feel like home. They've been a low-key institution on Valencia st. for at least as long as I've ben here, and quickly became a go-to. If you want to impress someone by taking them to that 'sleeper spot' with incredible food, take 'em to Alsam's!“
“So far my Favorite Indian spot in the whole Bay Area!!!! As far as food in concerned, decor is regular (nothing fancy) however, their sauce has that SOUL (not sure what or why), that Something that calls you to return (i think its fat content related), i would compare it to my love for Oxtail adobo :) lol... i "loke" it (coined here like/love=loke) just made that up..... Check it out“
“Near San Francisco town, if I get a good restaurant there this is the one. Food ambiance and service all are good .. love the steamed momo, tandoori chicken..yum yum.. masala chai we didn't like. One suggestion will be that if they can provide red chutney with momo that will be beyond perfect, definitely will visit again“
“I ordered the Chicken Thali with chicken tikka masala and it was the most delicious rich gravy I've ever eaten. the service is good and the people are friendly.i came back to try the chicken tikka masala pizza and it was great. it was a huge slice for 5 bucks n the flavors were bomb.“
“I love this restaurant. Not many places have Haleem and Nihari, but this one does! Everything we had was delicious. I ordered chicken Haleem and my fiancé has the Paneer Tikka Masala. The paneer masala was flavorful with a slight sweetness. The naan was huge! And the aloo naan was delicious as well.“
“Wonderful food and really great prices! The buffet is back and for a very reasonable price I was able to eat my favorite Indian dishes. The buffet is available until 4 in the afternoon which is amazing I was still able to grab a late lunch/dinner. Will definitely be back!“
“One of the best options to avail Indian or Pakistani style food. The owner is very friendly and I went there for a dinner. I ordered for goat biryani which seems to made from goat chukka. It was quite decent. especially the tenderness of the goat/ mutton with the blend of the spicy was awesome. While I had to wait for the biriyani to be prepared, the owner asked to have the free Indian/Pakistani style "CHAAI" which was really good and felt native one.. Getting such chaai at 7pm in the evening at san Francisco is one of the best thing I would say... There are few other Indian/ Pakistani style restaurants like Shalimar, chutney etc just next to this...to try different flavours...“
“This Is The Best restuarant Ive ever been tooooo !!!!!!! there food is really authentic super tasty ive tried gola kabab behari kabab chicken tikka masala biryani took it home and everyone was amazed better then all the other desi resturants in san francisco 5 star is a little im ready to give a million stars for this place“
“I honestly have to say this is one of the best places I've ever been they're super inexpensive I was homeless and used to come here a lot when I was able to with my service animal and they treated me with such kindness and generosity I moved away two years ago but will be moving back and this will be the first restaurant I go and visit when I move back at the end of April 2024! Super excited to see the new renovations!“
“The food is excellent prepared with care and authentic to a t. It's a no frills Indian with tasty entrees and naan. Save your money and eat in a congenial atmosphere. And there's complimentary chai that you'll never get in a chain coffee place...“
“Food was great but service and atmosphere I was really disappointed in! The cashier let us stare at the Today’s specials forever before she showed us there was a menu. We dined in and took a number placard only to find out we had to get back up to get our food. The whole vibe of the restaurant just seemed empty and a lack of energy.“
“Delicious food and large portion sizes for the price! I ordered the chicken biryani and veggie biryani and was quite satisfied with both. The flavour profile of each is solid, and I like that they have the vegetarian option, as other places I have been to didn't offer this. When I arrived to pick up my DoorDash order, the staff were just taking my biryani out of the pan, so it was very fresh. Each portion is a couple of meals worth of food - an excellent value. I will be back the next time I'm craving biryani.“
“A pakwan fan boy. Everything they have is quite tasty. Although it’s a little expensive, but the portions are always big. Just grateful to the owner because there is atleast one budget friendly Indian restaurant in SF that has good & clean food. Servers are great too. Only recommendation would be to please improve tea. It’s just water and tea powder.“
“Mashaallah started out as a food truck but now has a stall in the food court of Westfield San Francisco. Despite its humble appearance, this small business offered some of the best Pakistani food I've had in the city from its steam table of freshly-prepared meat and vegetable curries. A star dish here (which came recommended by Soleil Ho) was the Lamb Korma, made of super tender, lean, meaty chunks of lamb in a spiced curry. On my combination plate, I also got the Chana Masala (chickpea curry) and the Palak Paneer (cheese cubes in a velvety puréed spinach sauce), served along with rice. Every item was delicately spiced and flavorful without being too salty, and the garnishes of raw onion and cilantro brought out the freshness of the dishes. On the side, I also had an order of Garlic Naan (another star item), which was perfectly soft and chewy and had a wonderful flavor and aroma from the garlic and herbs. Overall, the food here was absolutely delicious, and the owners were so friendly and hospitable too!“