I was happy to hear that there was a biryani restaurant in the area, and I no longer have to drive all the way to 36th and May for good food. I went to this location around 2:30, and they were closed. The operation hours on the door stated they were open, but even when calling, there was no answer and light off inside. I decided to return the next day around the same time, and they were open. I proceeded to ask the cashier about the restaurant being closed the other day, and he stats due to Ramadan, they were closed. I informed him a sign on the door for next time or even updating his operation hours on the website will help a lot and won't cause people to drive so far and be disappointed. He said: “Thanks for the idea, and I will try that next year.” I proceed to order two spicy chicken biryani, one chicken curry, two different flavors of naan, and mango lassi. One order of chicken biryani was spicy, but the other biryani was not. Also, not a lot of chicken inside the dish, maybe one small chicken leg each. The mango lassi was not made in-house (bummer). The naan bread was a nice portion size ill give this restaurant another try because I noticed they had Samosa on their menu list. This review will be updated once I try the Samosa. If it stays at three stars, that’s because the Samosa was nothing special.
cary small
I hardly ever leave reviews but this is ridiculous! This place needs to make this an actual restaurant or just serve off a food truck! Food quality is awful! Atmosphere is blah. Salad was just lettuce when I asked why no onion or tomato like in the picture he said no! I said what about dressing he said no and shook his head at me! Ok sorry I bothered to eat here! Not very friendly and not even close to authentic butter chicken or the masala. The use the same sauce on both!
Rani Laxmi
Worst mutton biryani ever eaten in USA in last 14 years. We came from Dallas on a visit to Oklahoma and stopped by for quick lunch on our way. Mutton wasn’t edible at all. Fully rubbery! Rice used looked like cheapest brand basmati! Called the manager immediately after eating I mean tasting( had to throw it as we couldn’t eat it!) his response was very bad. He said no one else complained and refused to replace it with something edible! Please don’t waste your valuable money going here! Shud have bought a chipotle instead of trying this Desi restaurant out!
Dimple Merani
Very very bad foodWe called for veg Briyani n chicken curry which they suggested it was tasteless veg Briyani had only rice n potatoes n chicken curry had a chicken that was stinky .
Steve Jensen
I stopped in for lunch today and thought I'd be in and out. I ordered two chicken dishes and an appetizer. He asked me if I wanted to wait in my car which I thought was weird. I elected to sit at one of the tables and wait. I now know why nobody was here during lunch hour. It took 30 minutes to get my food. I commented on how slow it was he just said they made everything fresh. Can you imagine how long I would have waited if there had been any other customers there?So how about the food? Well, the food tasted pretty good. The chicken was really tender and the sauces were decent. The biggest issue is the portion sizes are teeny tiny, I mean very small. Subtracting one star for long wait time and one star for tiny portion sizes. I most likely will not be returning.
Shu E.
If you want fast and very reasonably priced Indian food, this is the place for you! I've always passed by this place so it was pretty nice to finally try it. The chicken tikka masala and butter chicken were creamy, and the chicken itself was marinated pretty well. I do wish they were spicier though! And I think the sauces needed just a little bit more flavor too. Also their dishes don't come with rice, so be sure to add that on if you're not buying a biryani on the side. If you're buying biryani though, it'll last you for forever. The amount we got lasted us awhile, so definitely get a biryani for its value!
Huan P.
If you've been to Sheesh Mahal then you should know this is their sibling restaurant. Food is essentially the same, although I feel like their pricing might be a little cheaper? Anyways, it's a somewhat hole in a wall location, not too much space to dine in but it's meant for takeout so lucky for anyone who lives near there! The stuff there are very friendly. My favorite go to meal is to get some combination of goat biryani + butter chicken + garlic naan. Yummmm.
Jennifer Hailes
Great food and very kind staff. I ordered the vegetable biryani and it was delicious! There was a lot of food for the price and I ended up eating on it for a few days. The rice was flavorful and there was a good mix of vegetables added to it.
vijay kumar reddy
Got misled by the rating!! I ordered chicken biryani from here. Sorry to say but by far the worst biryani I ever had.
Lauren T.
Very low quality food. I guess people that have not tired Indian food have rated this positive. Low quality Pakistani food. Not recommended.
Thanks for always great food. Like the choose-your-spice-level, butter chicken. Love the different naan choices. Very flavorful rice.
mah K
Had the Karachi chicken and chicken biryani. The curry was mediocre but edible. The biryani on the other hand was definitely couple days old. The chicken was black, hard and mummified
Amelia Q.
Have you ever had food that was so good, you were mad you ate it all? That was my experience here! Absolutely the best butter chicken I've ever had. I was even stealing bites of my husband's tikka chicken marsala and I really could not tell you which was better. The naan bread was perfect, the staff was great. Thank you for such a wonderful experience!
Moose P.
I ordered butter chicken, and I didn't notice it was missing rice until I got home. 2 scenarios are possible. 1. It doesn't come with rice, which means the $8.99 sauced chicken in a small bowl isn't worth the money. 2. They forgot to give me rice, which to me is a huge mistake in quality control. I cannot pretend I feel great about my poor decision to not check while there either. This sauced chicken is good, but of course not ideal by itself and expensive. This scenario is unlikely to happen to you if you pay more attention and check your food.
Ahsan Hussain
Great food quality and freshness.. highly recommended!
I was happy to hear that there was a biryani restaurant in the area, and I no longer have to drive all the way to 36th and May for good food. I went to this location around 2:30, and they were closed. The operation hours on the door stated they were open, but even when calling, there was no answer and light off inside. I decided to return the next day around the same time, and they were open. I proceeded to ask the cashier about the restaurant being closed the other day, and he stats due to Ramadan, they were closed. I informed him a sign on the door for next time or even updating his operation hours on the website will help a lot and won't cause people to drive so far and be disappointed. He said: “Thanks for the idea, and I will try that next year.” I proceed to order two spicy chicken biryani, one chicken curry, two different flavors of naan, and mango lassi. One order of chicken biryani was spicy, but the other biryani was not. Also, not a lot of chicken inside the dish, maybe one small chicken leg each. The mango lassi was not made in-house (bummer). The naan bread was a nice portion size ill give this restaurant another try because I noticed they had Samosa on their menu list. This review will be updated once I try the Samosa. If it stays at three stars, that’s because the Samosa was nothing special.
I hardly ever leave reviews but this is ridiculous! This place needs to make this an actual restaurant or just serve off a food truck! Food quality is awful! Atmosphere is blah. Salad was just lettuce when I asked why no onion or tomato like in the picture he said no! I said what about dressing he said no and shook his head at me! Ok sorry I bothered to eat here! Not very friendly and not even close to authentic butter chicken or the masala. The use the same sauce on both!
Worst mutton biryani ever eaten in USA in last 14 years. We came from Dallas on a visit to Oklahoma and stopped by for quick lunch on our way. Mutton wasn’t edible at all. Fully rubbery! Rice used looked like cheapest brand basmati! Called the manager immediately after eating I mean tasting( had to throw it as we couldn’t eat it!) his response was very bad. He said no one else complained and refused to replace it with something edible! Please don’t waste your valuable money going here! Shud have bought a chipotle instead of trying this Desi restaurant out!
Very very bad foodWe called for veg Briyani n chicken curry which they suggested it was tasteless veg Briyani had only rice n potatoes n chicken curry had a chicken that was stinky .
I stopped in for lunch today and thought I'd be in and out. I ordered two chicken dishes and an appetizer. He asked me if I wanted to wait in my car which I thought was weird. I elected to sit at one of the tables and wait. I now know why nobody was here during lunch hour. It took 30 minutes to get my food. I commented on how slow it was he just said they made everything fresh. Can you imagine how long I would have waited if there had been any other customers there?So how about the food? Well, the food tasted pretty good. The chicken was really tender and the sauces were decent. The biggest issue is the portion sizes are teeny tiny, I mean very small. Subtracting one star for long wait time and one star for tiny portion sizes. I most likely will not be returning.
If you want fast and very reasonably priced Indian food, this is the place for you! I've always passed by this place so it was pretty nice to finally try it. The chicken tikka masala and butter chicken were creamy, and the chicken itself was marinated pretty well. I do wish they were spicier though! And I think the sauces needed just a little bit more flavor too. Also their dishes don't come with rice, so be sure to add that on if you're not buying a biryani on the side. If you're buying biryani though, it'll last you for forever. The amount we got lasted us awhile, so definitely get a biryani for its value!
If you've been to Sheesh Mahal then you should know this is their sibling restaurant. Food is essentially the same, although I feel like their pricing might be a little cheaper? Anyways, it's a somewhat hole in a wall location, not too much space to dine in but it's meant for takeout so lucky for anyone who lives near there! The stuff there are very friendly. My favorite go to meal is to get some combination of goat biryani + butter chicken + garlic naan. Yummmm.
Great food and very kind staff. I ordered the vegetable biryani and it was delicious! There was a lot of food for the price and I ended up eating on it for a few days. The rice was flavorful and there was a good mix of vegetables added to it.
Got misled by the rating!! I ordered chicken biryani from here. Sorry to say but by far the worst biryani I ever had.
Very low quality food. I guess people that have not tired Indian food have rated this positive. Low quality Pakistani food. Not recommended.
Restaurantji Recommends
Thanks for always great food. Like the choose-your-spice-level, butter chicken. Love the different naan choices. Very flavorful rice.
Had the Karachi chicken and chicken biryani. The curry was mediocre but edible. The biryani on the other hand was definitely couple days old. The chicken was black, hard and mummified
Have you ever had food that was so good, you were mad you ate it all? That was my experience here! Absolutely the best butter chicken I've ever had. I was even stealing bites of my husband's tikka chicken marsala and I really could not tell you which was better. The naan bread was perfect, the staff was great. Thank you for such a wonderful experience!
I ordered butter chicken, and I didn't notice it was missing rice until I got home. 2 scenarios are possible. 1. It doesn't come with rice, which means the $8.99 sauced chicken in a small bowl isn't worth the money. 2. They forgot to give me rice, which to me is a huge mistake in quality control. I cannot pretend I feel great about my poor decision to not check while there either. This sauced chicken is good, but of course not ideal by itself and expensive. This scenario is unlikely to happen to you if you pay more attention and check your food.
Great food quality and freshness.. highly recommended!