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    Bawarchi Biryanis

    4.0 (34 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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    Bambi S.

    Had a taste for some Indian cuisine decided to look up a place and I was lead to this family oriented Indian spot that was close by. I thought the service was amazing. I was squinting reading the menu because I left my glasses in the car. The cashier handed me a menu and offered to read the menu to me. The restaurant is very cozy and the food comes out hot and quick. Food was perfect. I loved the spice.

    Pbn J.

    Food was really good as always but there was issues with service because of under staffing . The ambiance was pretty good except the tables where too close was difficult to walk through restaurant

    Onion pakora (left) and chicken lunch special which included chicken 65, butter chicken, masala rice, naan and a dessert
    Becky G.

    Stopped by for lunch today and very glad I did! The food was fresh and delicious. Took the picture after already eating half the yummy butter chicken. Husband ordered a chicken biryani and it had a good amount of bone one chicken (a leg and thigh). Nice people and great food

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    Ridhi C.

    I am SO happy I discovered this place!! I was actually craving Chipotle today, but I saw from the windows that the line was long so I just kept driving and noticed a new biryani place had opened up. There aren't that many Indian restaurants in Frederick, so I was really excited to try this place and am happy to say that I was not disappointed!! Firstly, they have a variety of biryani options. I went for the chiken tikka biryani and was really satisfied. The chicken itself was cooked really well and was full of flavor. It was not dry at all. In fact, they also gave an orange chutney (not sure what it was made of) and yogurt with the biryani- both of which were great and enhanced the taste even more. I've been craving biryani for days and am so happy that this place lived up to my expectations. I also got gobi Manchurian and butter chicken. I was intrigued when I got home and opened the Manchurian container because the color of the Manchurian was light orange/ brownish, and most of the Gobi Manchurian I've had at other places is bright orange. However, when I took the first bite I was blown away. It was super delicious, and the spice level was perfect. As for the butter chicken, my dad was raving about it - which is saying a lot because it's pretty hard to please him when it comes to Indian food. I tried some of the butter chicken myself and loved how creamy it was and that it was not too sweet. I also tried their mango lassi while I was waiting for the rest of the food and felt it was a perfect balance of sweet and tangy. I also felt that the prices were fair for the amount they gave. I had a full plate of biryani for dinner, and still have plenty left for tomorrow's lunch. Overall, definitely impressed with this place! I think this will be my family's new go-to place. If you live in the Frederick area, I would highly recommend checking it out. (I was really hungry and the food was so good, that I only remembered to take pictures half way into eating my dinner, so I only have pictures of the chicken biryani and butter chicken LOL.)

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    This place is amazing the food was delicious the environment was cool and the staff were very friendly and helpful I will definitely be back

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    Best Indian in Frederick. Great buriani's, butter chicken, chicken tikka masala and also great naan!

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