Shalimar Restaurant

532 Jones St, San Francisco
(415) 928-0333

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Fatema Kabir

Very dirty restaurant

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ali Hassan

Excellent food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Goat Curry

Soudabeh Miri

So there is a good food they most cook at home so the food is delicious 😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Babu Innocent

I often order food from this restaurant for myself while also working as a Dasher. Recently, I received an order through DoorDash, and when I went to pick it up, I noticed that the employees at this restaurant were not helpful at all. Even after the food was ready, the way the Indian employees handed it over was very unprofessional. They also do not seem to know how to communicate respectfully with customers. The way they treat online customers is extremely poor, and that is why I felt the need to write this review. If this review reaches the manager, I kindly request that the employees be trained on how to properly speak and behave with customers.👎👎👎

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ahmad Faisal shirzad

I recently ordered from Shalimar Restaurant and was extremely disappointed with my experience. I ordered the following items:

- Chicken Karahi - $15.00
- Kabli Channa - $9.95
- Garlic Naan - $4.00
- Aloo Paratha Delhvi - $4.00

The subtotal came to over $59, but to my dismay, I never received the Garlic Naan and Aloo Paratha Delhvi. It’s frustrating to pay for something and not receive it.

To make matters worse, the Chicken Karahi had an awful smell, like it was old or spoiled food. This was not the quality I expected. Overall, my experience was disappointing, and I won’t be returning.

Are the food and safety department actually visiting this restaurant? If not, it raises concerns that Shalimar Restaurant may have someone paying off the food and safety department to avoid inspections, allowing them to operate without accountability and putting people's lives at risk.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Khash Sajadi

This is not a hard one to write a fair review for. The restaurant is located in Tenderloin so there is that (if you don’t know what tenderloin is, just google it).

That is outside the restaurant so not in their control, however inside of the restaurant very much is:

- it’s dirty. And I mean DIRTY. Filthy perhaps is a better word for it. Grease, hair, very old food and much more.
- the kitchen is open so you see the horror show up front. Uncovered and unrefrigerated food in dirty container is on full display. The staff don’t look much better either.
- the food is not good. And I don’t mean it in a subjective way. Re-grilling a tiny piece of chicken wing cannot be justified in any place, no matter what the price. Given the expansive menu and the total ignorance of hygiene at display, I can see how many of the dishes are heated and reheated the next day and the day after.
- service: non-existent but that’s not a deal breaker for me. It’s not a place to look for service.

It’s cheap though. I guess you’ll pay the difference in doctor fees.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Teresa Grobecker

Authentic Indian and Pakistani food that will warm your body and soul.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lara Pesce Ares

0 frills, 100 flavor. Come to Shalimar to see the light of the clay oven.

You can tell it’s not gentrified bc they don’t ask you what spice level you want (food was not too spicy though)

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Naan, Chicken Kofta with Rice, Paneer Masala

Muhammad Khurshid

Amazing food and service. Nehari. Kabab. Nan. Tea. Tea is free 😊. Highly recommended. Usually it doesn’t show up on the uber ear or on the google search so search with name and street name and city name.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Naan, Chicken Tikka Masala, Kebab, Sindhi Chicken Biryani, Beef Nihari

Abdul Mateen

Trouble food. You call for one and they give you their leftovers

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Irfan Hanif

An outstanding Halal Pakistani Food. They displayed true Pakistani Hospitality by offering free Salad, Mint Sauce and Tea (after food) to all customers. The taste of food was too good. Staff is extremely friendly and smiling people.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

dave kim

Authentic and delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fariha Jafri

Flies everywhere....restroom unusable...pakistain restaurants tend to be unhygienic... tables chairs looked very dirty. only good thing is their seekh kabab and chicken Tikka.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 4

Ali Khan

Very dirty. Mosquitos and flies everywhere. I wonder how they pass inspection. We have pointed this to the cook/ manager. There was bad smell in side restaurant. Urine smell all over. We will never go back. This was our favorite restaurant. Food use to be good.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Liz Boog

Five stars for this little hole in the wall place. Excellent food and service, friendly staff. I will return.

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