Balkh Kabab Afghan Chai Khana

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About Balkh Kabab Afghan Chai Khana

Balkh Kabab Afghan Chai Khana is a restaurant that offers Afghan food. The food is exceptional, fresh, homemade, and well made. The lamb is tender and falling off the bone, and the rice is flavorful. The price and quality of food is definitely worth it.

The service is warm and welcoming. The gentleman behind the register and counter is pleasant, kind, nice, and attentive. The owner is lovely, kind, informative, helpful, and funny, and is warm hearted. The ambiance is nice and unique, like a banquet hall with traditional decorations and artwork.

Meals mentioned include the family platter with the lamb shank, Afghan milk pudding, tea, doogh, sweet doogh, manto dumplings, Bolanee Kachalou (potato filled turnovers), Uzbeki Kabli Pulao, Kabli Kofta (meatballs cooked in tomato sauce with rice), and homemade Afghan rosewater rice pudding.

It is a hidden gem, one of the best Afghan spots in Long Island, and the best of the best.

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I currently live in Tennessee, where it is nearly impossible to find authentic Afghan food. That is why, every time I travel to New York, one of my first stops is Balkh Kabab House Afghan Chai Khana. This restaurant is not just about food—though the dishes are always delicious, fresh, and authentically prepared. What makes it truly extraordinary is the way it embodies the heart of Afghan culture: hospitality. From the moment you walk in, you are welcomed with warmth and kindness....read full review

Good authentic Afghan food, loved the pulao. Service was great.

First time there and felt very welcomed! My husband and I ordered takeout and as we waited for our food, we were given delicious Afghan milk pudding. The food was exceptional! Lamb was tender and falling off the bone and the rice was so flavorful! We can’t wait to back and try other dishes!

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