Red Apple - Pakistani Indian Cuisine

I stopped by Red Apple - Pakistani Indian Cuisine for the first time, thinking it was a sit-down restaurant based on the name and signage. It's actually more of a takeout spot located inside a gas station plaza, right between a fast-food joint and a market. At first, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but let me tell you, this place did not disappoint.

We ordered:

Goat Karahi (medium spice)

Chicken Korma

Butter Chicken

Chicken Biryani

Jalapeño Naan & Butter Naan

The goat dish was the standout winner. They asked for our spice preference, and medium was perfect. It took about 30–40 minutes, which made sense since they were preparing it fresh. The flavor was incredible—tender, well-spiced, and rich. I highly recommend getting a goat dish if you stop by.

The chicken dishes were good, though I personally would’ve loved an option for bone-in chicken to keep that full depth of flavor. Still, the sauces were creamy and satisfying. The naan was fresh and flavorful, especially the jalapeño one which added a nice kick.

I do wish they had Desi chai on the menu—that would’ve been the perfect way to round off the meal. One more shoutout: the gentleman at the front was super friendly and provided great customer service.

So if you're passing through or nearby, don’t let the location fool you—this place is worth a try. Skip the expectations of fine dining and dive straight into the food. Just be ready to wait a bit if you're ordering goat, but it’ll be well worth it.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

yet another surprise!!!
Chicken Briyan is amazing and the nann is superb. Backalava... just get it and the mango lasso is yummy.
It's a small end of a gas station that is primarily take out/delivery.3 tables for eating in. Nothing fancy just great food, limited menu and helpfull owner/ chef.
I'm finding some of the best food comes from gas stations and strip malls. This is no exception.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Naan, Chicken Biryani, Jalapeño Cheese Naan, Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken, Lamb Vindaloo

Delicious, well prepared food. Facilities looked very clean and neat. Very well kept. The food was delicious, I had the nan and they were great !!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Excellent customer service and food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Quick service and delicious indian food. I ordered Goat Briyani and it was made perfectly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was fantastic! Got chicken biriyani, gulab jamun, cheese naan, and veggie curry and it was all a bop. Went after gym in a whim, would recommend

Food: 5

Service: 5

I highly recommend this place. The staff is really nice, great customer service. Food gets served nice and warm and is delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I highly recommend this place.The food is so good! It is the best pakistani/indian restaurant in Albany!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great taste

Ordered the chicken curry and cheese naan. Curry was incredible and enough for two meals. Cheese naan was good and plenty to go around. 5 out of 5, will go back again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really liked their tandoori Tikka chiken and tandoori chicken. Very satisfied

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had rice and chicken tikka masala, and it was good with little issues. Too much oil was used, and the chicken was undercooked, making it difficult to remove the deep coloring stain,

Food: 3

Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala

The food is delicious n service is great. .

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Biryani Rice

Too salty and tasteless. Could not take more than couple of bites of the two items. They missed one item from the Uber order. Did not even bother to call them for missing item. Avoid this place.

Food: 1

Service: 1

As a first time experience eating at this location I ordered the goat curry with rice and 2 Naan. I was given a complementary mango Lassi. food quality is amazing, taste is really good. The Lassi is sweet and tangy and full of mango flavor. Naan is super buttery, I finished 2 pieces before I even got home. The Goat curry is tender and has great flavor and spices. my only complaint as for the 3 star review is because for the price for the meal the portions of rice and goat is very small compared to other nearby restaurants that also sell goat curry and rice for the same pric such as 5As restaurant,where the portions are large and feed 2 people with left overs.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Goat Curry