Such a great place!! Service was phenomenal and food came out really quick. One friend in our group was not a fan of spicy food so we unfortunately were not able to try the different spice levels, though everything was still fantastic. We ordered a dosa, fish biryani, veg majestic, and garlic naan for the table and we still had leftovers! Definitely recommend. read more

Biryani City - Indian Near Me - Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

My review is clear, honest, and actually very helpful -- especially coming from someone with a **Hyderabadi biryani background**, where expectations are naturally higher. We ordered **Chicken Biryani, Malai Kabab, Naan, Chicken Tikka Masala, and Chicken Sukka** for a group of three. Overall, the food **did not meet your expectations**, especially compared to other Edison biryani spots. You'd rate it **4.5/10** and wouldn't return. ### 1. **Malai Kabab** -- *Major disappointment* - Texture was **fibrous**, almost like overcooked white meat. - Required **too much chewing**, not tender at all. **would not recommend** it. ### 2. **Chicken Biryani** -- *Not authentic* - Lacked the **Hyderabadi dum biryani flavor profile - No "wow factor," spices not balanced, aroma not right. - Felt like it was made for a **more Americanized palate**. Too much Lemony taste. ### 3. **Chicken Sukka** -- *Moderate* - Not bad, but not memorable. - We had **much better versions** in other Edison restaurants. ### 4. **Chicken Tikka Masala & Naan** - Not highlighted as terrible, but didn't stand out either. - Overall meal didn't justify the visit. --- ## Overall rating **4/10** Not worth revisiting, especially for someone who knows authentic Hyderabadi biryani flavors. This restaurant simply didn't deliver the depth of flavor, aroma, or meat quality you expect. We use to eat Allentown pa branch , this place is no way comparable to it. read more

Big fan of their Allentown branch from my Penn State days, so while heading back from Peddler's Village, we took a small detour to try their new outlet in New Jersey. Since it was around 5 PM, we decided to parcel our order. We ordered their famous mutton dum biryani. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a hit-or-miss experience. It felt like we were served an older batch -- the mutton pieces were dry and rubbery, and the rice lacked freshness. I know they are capable of making really good biryani, but consistency is what matters most. If the food isn't fresh, then don't pass it to us. Ambience was quite catchy -- a bright orange theme, a large restaurant space, ample parking, and clean restrooms. Overall: Disappointing this time, mainly due to lack of freshness. read more

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Easily one of my favorite restaurants in Jersey. Have been here a few times and the food and service has been consistently good. My most favorite dishes here: Paneer Majestic, Baby corn Majestic, Soya Chaap Tikka, Kerala Parotta, Filter Coffee This time around we ordered their weekend special - Hakka Noodles which reminded me of the street style noodles we eat back in India. For mains, we ordered Paneer Butter Masala and Kerala Parotta followed by Dal Tadka and Rice. I must say everything was super delicious. Everything came in generous portions especially the appetizers. Server: Sahiti. She was awesome. She recommended us with some of the best dishes on their menu. BYOB Plenty of parking Some vegan options available Pretty flexible with customized orders read more

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I have returned as I promised in my first review. The dishes I chose tonight were Shrimp Majestic, Mixed Vegetable Kurmo, and Onion Kulcho. The Onion Kulcho was a nice flatbread with spices baked into it, tasty addition to the Mixed Veggie Kurmo which is now one of my favorite dishes of all time. Coupled with the Onion bread made each bite rich and flavorful. The Shrimp Majestic is amazing. Also a top ten choice I will absolutely enjoy again. I love spicy foods. I was only so adventurous settling on American Spicy. Yes, Biryani City lets you choose the spice level. While everything was amazing next time I'm going with Indian Spicy. I ordered delivery and used GrubHub and everything came nicely packaged. I'm in a wheelchair so I needed them to deliver to my door and they handled that wonderfully. Because I did delivery I can't comment on the restaurants decor or cleanliness but I am committed to visit them as soon as I'm back walking & driving. One thing I'll say is Biryani City makes incredibly flavorful dishes. I strongly recommend trying them out. If you're like me, you'll become a regular customer. Thank you Biryani City for enlightening me to wonderful foods of your culture. read more

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great selection of north indian dishes. one that i really enjoyed was the egg biryani, with lots of half-cut eggs, flavorful rice, and a warm spice to it. they have an option where you control the level of spices, and i think it's very helpful, especially for someone like me who eats a medium level of spice. there's a lot of room for variation in the spice level, which is a great system to have. i absolutely love the baby corn manchurian appetizer, it had a nice crunch and was a very large serving size. i definitely recommend checking out the spot. i will mention they have a lot of takeout orders, so it is a bit confusing when you get there to figure out where to wait to be seated, but otherwise it was very smooth. my food was ready in maybe 30 minutes or so, and the inside of the restaurant has an upscale feel. read more

Biryani City - BABYCORN MANCHURIAN - Indian Near Me - Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

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Problematic service on a weekend. Food varies, was better in the past biryani was very good.

Definitely one of the best places to enjoy goat biryani in New Jersey. The owner of the restaurant met with all the guests to ensure good service. He also gave good recommendations, all of which were great. The biryani tasted perfect with a special mention about the tender and flavorful meat. The goat pepper fry was a good appetizer, which was recommended by the owner. It was a busy afternoon and service was a bit slow. The owner recommended both khubani ka meetha and double ka meetha for desserts. Both were equally yummy. Plenty of parking available. The establishment also has a party hall next door and does catering for events. The ambiance of the restaurant was nice with clean restrooms. Pricing : Moderate Definitely recommended this restaurant for a nice biryani meal if you are in the area. read more

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Great food Good service Nice ambiance Excellent party and banquet hall for 100-200 people BYOB read more

Their Zero Spice dish was 3x spicier than the multiple Mild dishes. Why offer different spice levels if you can't cook them correctly?!?

I am rating this place as four stars BUT only if you like spicy food. They offer ten spice levels - mild American, medium American, spicy American, mild Indian, etc. My wife was uncomfortable even at the lowest spice level. I thought that medium American has OK. But we will not be back. We stopped here as a friend recommended and told us that there can be lines out the door in the evening. We stopped by for lunch on a Thursday and the place was very quiet. Two tables. All food is ala carte, no buffet. Service was a little slow. Food was decent except for the spice level. We shared a plain naan, allo gobi, chicken tikka masala and a chicken biryani. I was not impressed with the biryani as it was two layers of rice plus a layer of the meat or veg of your choice served as a timbale and accompanied by two sauces on the side. Looks pretty but did not taste special. The dining room is very pretty. Interesting lighting. Table tops are translucent and change colors - barely noticeable on a bright sunny day but may impress in the evening. Background music was "smooth jazz". I would have appreciated something more exotic. Server had a thick Indian accent and although very nice, she was sometimes difficult to understand. Took a while to clear our plates at the end. So you will enjoy this place if you like spicy food. Seems to be popular with local Indian people which makes sense. Prices are reasonable. read more

It takes dedication and attention to details to be the best of the best. You can become a decent establishment with modest effort but to be a really discerning place, you need to dial-in with the patron empathy extra hard. After waiting for good 40m, two of us were finally seated. However, the host, knowingly set us up with broken seating. The backrest was shared between two tables and the party on the other side (three adult patrons) kept pushing back as if the seats were flatbed of a business class flight. Totally disregard for short term profits. Equipment malfunctions all the time but (a) seating us knowing the back rest was broken and (b) showing wanton disregard for our discomfort demonstrated apathy. Just appalled by their brazen attitude - clearly, it was a matter of math over their reputation. I don't see disrespecting myself by giving them another chance to show apathy. Never again! read more

Biryani City - Stoop over - profits at work! - Indian Near Me - Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

For the past few years we celebrate Diwalu with colleagues by going to an Indian restsurant. We were a party of 15. Our table was ready when we arrived. We ordered appetizers and our meal and it was served family style. Service was good. We had to ask for wine glasses and water glasses. They had a robot who brought out the dishes. It was really cool. My favorite dish was the biryani. Price us just right and restsurantvis also BYOB. Looking forward to coming back. read more

If you love Indian food, this place is definitely for you! Gets packed even on weeknights so keep that in mind and they don't take reservations for my understanding. We called an hour and an ahead to get a table and they said by the time we come a table would be ready, but we were waiting there for 30 minutes before a table is ready. The options here are delicious and endless! We had to stop ourselves from ordering everything off the menu. Everything was made to order, hot and fresh. Make sure you pick the right spicy level, the staff is great at explaining them and making sure you are happy with what you ordered. The restaurants itself is like nothing I've seen before, color changing tables, funky seats and plates. Definitely an interesting lay out for an Indian food restaurant. My top two favorite dishes were definitely the chicken, lollipops and butter chicken. We left overs for the next 3 days and everything was still amazing reheated at home. Not many places can say that their food tastes great after 3 days in the fridge! Will definitely be back with a bigger group, the portions are huge and meant for more than 2 people. read more

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Beautiful inside, friendly staff, delicious food! We had a large group with children. More than enough space for everyone to eat and enjoy. I got the paneer biryani because the restaurant is known for biryani. The spice levels for the food is great because I enjoy spicy food! Indian medium spice level is perfect! My wife and I will return because our son loved the food. He ate a lot! He like the dry chicken app. read more

Biryani City - Indian Near Me - Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

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This is my favorite place. People are so friendly and service is great, atmosphere is comFood is absolutely amazing. Every dish is incredible. read more

We visited them just a few weeks after they first opened, and this is our 3rd time here! Want to guess why We've tried Ghee Roasted Dosa, Majestic Gobi, Chicken 65, Goat Biryani (so good), Saag Paneer, and garlic naan. Everything was delicious, and everyone was very Happy Their decor was cool and the service was great. Biryani City is definitely one of my favorite Indian restaurants! read more

This is a really special Indian restaurant. They went all out with their decor and ambience. The chicken biryani is delicious and just spicy enough with the "American Spicy" setting. I will be back again the next time I am in Hillsborough. read more

Biryani City - Nice ambience with illuminated glass tables! - Indian Near Me - Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

Terrific restaurant! Wonderful service, delicious food, lively and bustling, we had a great dinner and would highly recommend. The menu is fun and educational with offerings for any palate. And the staff was welcoming and helpful. read more

The food was the best! They offer a large variety of spices for all different preferences ranging from American Mild to Indian Spicy. They also have a large variety of different foods to offer- vegetarian and meat, spicy and buttery and sweet. The waitress was very kind and patient with us. She was hesitant to give us indian mild and medium, explaining the spice to us. The overall ambiance is quietly but very lit up- literally. The tables and lights are color changing leds. Overall, it was great and I'd totally recommend to people both new or experienced with Indian food! read more

Tried a few different things and they were all good - chicken biryani and dosas - masala and mysore masala. Mysore masala dosa was spicy just the way I like it. read more

A must visit spot with excellent service and food (expect big portion sizes - more suited for sharing)! We learned that there are 8 chefs from different regions of India, each specializing on a specific part of their hefty menu. For the 5 of us ordering 5 different dishes plus 2 drinks, our total was quite affordable. If you're going to visit, the must order is their tandoori chicken tikka and their fresh chiku shake ()! Ambiance is beautiful and fancy with reflective changing lights through the tables to modern chandeliers. Ordered and my rating: Drums of Heaven (4/5) Shrimp Apollo (3/5) Chicken Biryani (3.5/5) Goat Biryani (3.5/5) Chicken Tikka Tandoori (5/5) Chiku shake (5/5) Mango Laasi (I didn't try) read more

Food is fantastic. Portions are more than we need. Good service clean quiet ambience. Will definitely be back. Deep read more

Came here for my birthday and honestly surprised with how good the ambiance, service, and food was! It was well-lit, spacious, and decorated beautifully. For the menu items, we got chilli paneer, chilli chicken, vegetable chettinad, naan, vegetable biryani, and mutton biryani. Everything was delicious - had enough spice and abundance of flavor. Service was as usual compared to other restaurants; so neither slow or fast. I'm so happy we don't have to travel 25 minutes for a fancy Indian restaurant; there's one right in town! Will be coming back! read more

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This was our first time at Biryani City since it opened so we ordered a few staples to test it out. Food: the samosa were really good. The pastry was crispy and the filling had a nice spice to it. The butter chicken was a lot sweeter than we're used to. It was good but I wish it was more savory than sweet. The shrimp join the korma was cooked perfectly but the sauce was fairly greasy. The crazy for this dish was also a bit different than I was used to as it was really heavy in the garlic. Service: the manager (or owner? Not sure) came over to our table a few times to chat with us. He was extremely nice and shared more about the business with us. We appreciated his hospitality. Ambiance: the restaurant is really nice on the inside with very bright decor. They have a party hall on the other side as well. Value: some of the dishes were $2-$3 pricier than our usual spot. However, they have a great lunch deal that ranges from $11-$13. I'll definitely be back to try lunch. read more

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If this spot wants to keep customers coming back, they seriously need to reconsider their UberEats pricing. Charging $5 for a small can of Coke isn't just expensive, it's downright unreasonable. read more

Biryani City - Indian Near Me - Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

Excellent egg biryani! Have gotten it multiple times. Highly recommend - one of the best biryanis I have had

I got the malai kofta, garlic naan and chefs special naan. I thought the malai kofta was great! I felt like the food here was really authentic, and you can taste the garlic and ginger coming through in the curry. The chefs special naan was really good, and I thought it went well with the malai kofta. I felt like the garlic naan was a bit dry and it didn't have as much garlic as I would've wanted. I ordered food through DoorDash and picked it up in the restaurant, and when I parked I noticed how full the lot was! I think every table was occupied in the restaurant. I knew I was getting good food just based on that. I did however take a star off because I had to wait nearly an hour for my food. I took off another star because I felt like the take out portion was a bit small, and I ordered it in Indian Medium spice but I felt like it was extremely mild. The chefs special naan ended up being spicier than the malai kofta! Even though I didn't have the best experience with the food today, I think I'd give this restaurant another chance. They have a huge menu and a lot of vegetarian options, and I'm sure the other items on the menu would be really tasty! read more

Biryani City - Malai Kofta - Indian Near Me - Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

Saw a great review on local fb page and wanted to try it out. Was NOT disappointed. The samosa (ate one before photo) was tender, flaky and filled with delicious potatoes and peas. The Paneer was nice and spicy and the chicken was so tender! Excellent naan as well. Ordered for pickup. Very nicely packaged and portions are huge! Ready when I arrived. Staff was very friendly. Will definitely return. read more

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Really great food! I'm not Indian, but I'm from Edison so the bar is high lol. I loved everything I got from here First visit was eating inside and the atmosphere was beautiful. They know how to decorate and make orange work. We got: Tandoor chicken Chana masala Chili garlic naan Vegetable biryani (of course) Mango lassi Second visit was take out and the only different we got was: Chana saag Food is 9.5/10 for us...seriously great food. I just think the owner can be kinder. This is our spot now! read more

What a beautiful place to have lunch or dinner or both. Tables that lights up and change colors. Food delicious and savory. Always a go to spot read more

I was very much disappointed about today's food quality this is the first time I had such a taste less food in hillsborough biryani city I ordered veg manchurian -which is brunt and too much vinegar Malai kofta -- gravy has no taste cannot compare the previous time I ordered And one of the paneer dish and I told the order taker give me o e which ever is good No taste and paneer was hard And onion kulcha is fine 71 dollar total bill not value for the money Look like chef is change or owner was not present never happen before I almost order 15 to 20 times from this restaurant If they are not changing the taste I have look for somewhere for Indian food read more

Wonderful professional and friendly service. The food was absolutely delicious. My son enjoyed his mango lassi and samosas. My husband and I had curry and biryani. The space is bright and colorful. If we are back in the neighborhood we will come eat there again. read more

Been here a few times. Top marks for the food each time. Everything we tried tasted great. Portion sizes are large, service was quick, staff was friendly. For all this I think reasonably priced. If I have to complain of anything, it would be the furniture choice. Rainbow color changing plastic alabaster plastic surfaces is a bad idea. read more

We tried multiple things and it was all okay. The chicken biryani was decent, except for the chicken which was hard and chewy. The chettinad chicken gravy was good. The panner chettinad was also good, it was spicy. Garlic naan was soft. We got take out and it was quick. read more

Sanju gave very good service. Food was excellent. The ambiance was classy and well designed.

We had fun with egg briyani and fried fish .. they were so friendly and accommodating. Food was great. read more

After hearing one great review after another, I was eager to try a new place for some good Indian food. Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed. The positives - my food was ready right on time for pick up. The Malai Kofta was delicious. I like how many levels of heat you can choose from. The negatives - the chicken in my Tikka Masala was overcooked. I could tell just by the difficulty I had cutting into it and sure enough it was. Also, the amount of chicken in the dish was disappointing. Very little chicken, some huge pieces of pepper (I thought were chicken at first) and tons of sauce. The garlic naan was ok though a bit bland compared to other places. Willing to try some other dishes here and give it another shot, but not definitely disappointed with my first try. read more

Many vegetarian choices We got the Malai Kofta, Vegetable Manchurian, Vegetable Chettinad and samosas - All were delicious - right amount of spice medium level read more

This is a nice well decorated place on Falcon road. The ambiance is great and there is plenty of parking, so pretty easy to get to. We went on a Saturday evening, so we were expecting service to be spotty, but it was acceptable. All said a nice looking place. We ordered the chicken tikka masala, and a paneer masala, along with a grilled chicken, with Naan. The paneer and chicken masala were really bad, you could see that the gravy had been pre assembled and that it was stale. The chicken was really dry and tough, and was undercooked. The food was bland, and we requested another dish with higher spice level, that too was really bad. So yea - good looking place with a bad tasting food ! read more