This is a nice cart just outside of Zuccotti park along with the rest of the Halal trucks parked right there. A famous spot for halal food. I love Indian King Biryani House a lot because they have a large variety of rice platters and gyros to choose from. They got chicken over pulauf rice or yellow rice for $9! They also got chicken tikka masala on the menu! The good thing about this place is that it has all the prices listed out on their truck. Not like the other halal food carts next to it that does not have any pricing on their truck. I got myself a chicken over pulauf rice and the guy inside prepared it really fast! The rice, lettuce, tomatoes, and chicken were very fresh! They cut the onions differently here and are raw purple strips! The onions definitely taste better raw! The chicken looks like chicken tikka masala because of its red color and the meaty chunks when you bite into it. It's not even fatty too! Only a few pieces of fatty parts! The rice is very individually grained and is a nice texture to eat! Love this bowl and a lot and will be coming back for more chicken over rice bowls! read more

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Right by Wall Street. I got the kathi roll which was yummy. The guy was grumpy but he makes a mean roll...so all good. read more

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I love the chicken over rice with white rice instead of yellow rice! I go to this cart pretty frequently! read more

Biryani House Cart - Chicken over rice - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Hard working guys there, good food and worth Hard working guys there, good food and worth read more

Love their combo special which includes a Kati roll, chicken kebab and samosa. It's filling, flavorful and a great deal.

This place doesn't need additional exposure. The employees made everything smooth. The dishes taste great and fill you up completely. The mood demonstrates care, workers are attentive, and you feel transported while staying in the city. This restaurant rewards adventurous eaters. read more

I used to come here all the time when I worked in fidi, but left fidi area around 2015. I work around fidi again so I had to come back to this cart and I can say it tastes exactly what it was back then. I would say this is prob the best halal cart in NYC! No other place can compare. Price back in 2015 was $6 and now it's only $8. $2 diff in 7 years is a bargain. read more

Biryani House Cart - Combo over rice + egg - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

The food is good. Authentic Indian cuisine. Service is fast. Samosa was really tasty and dough was flaky. It has a long line but the wait is not too long. Go there for a taste of India. read more

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Food is pretty good when you are looking for a non carb heavy lunch. I usually get the lunch box with lamb kati roll, chicken kebab and samosa. Service is quick and food is tasty. There is no price gouging/inflated for tourists. I visit once a month for my work - lunch outing. read more

Can't believe some of this negative reviews. Sure, this isn't Michelin-star Indian cuisine, or quite the way your grandma prepares it, but please do get over yourselves. Hard-working crew at all house, tasty, well-spiced food (I'm tasting cardamon, cumin, garlic, onion, etc...), great portions, fresh ... you cannot go wrong for modest price and great late-night convenience. read more

Tried this place out today and OMG they have delicious food!!! I'm Indian/Pakistani so I have very high standards for Indian food. We tried a samosa and chicken kabob and it was DELICIOUS!! Price is literally unbeatable for the quality of food here. read more

Biryani House Cart - biryani house food truck - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

I wrote a bad review for this place previously and now realized it was for the wrong cart! I deleted it once I realized. Glad to see I gave the actual cart a try because I saw a huge line on a Tuesday for lunch. This cart as well as another biryani cart seem to rival each other in terms of length of lines which is impressive! The line went relatively quick. I got the lamb and chicken combo for $6. Nice and cheap. There was plenty of rice. Chicken and lamb was tender and delicious. It came with lettuce and tomatoes. You have the option to add white sauce and red sauce. All combined it was really good. It doesn't beat the halal guys but for downtown, two thumbs up. Great meal! read more

Biryani House Cart - Chicken and lamb combo - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Decided to give this cart another try after a few years but only the price has increase. Food taste, quality and portion are only lower/smaller. Cart vendor is also nor wearing a mask. Ugh! read more

Biryani House Cart - a plate of food - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Not bad for a midnight meal after a marathon of Tribeca films. Food was packed to the top with sauces leaking to the side of the container. Only negative was that the food was not warm enough. The vegetable curry was flavorful and pairs very well with the jasmine rice. The paneer sag was interesting because it is spinach and cheese bites. Both entree comes with a salad. For $6 an entree with a drink, I'll take that to go any day! read more

Biryani House Cart - Vegetable curry Briyiani - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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This is my first time trying this street cart. I yelped for the chicken Tikka Masala and found this place. There are three carts on the block but I only realized after I ordered from one of them. The Chicken Tikka Masala was pretty darn GOOD. The chicken was still moist and the sauce that it as cooks it was the right proportions. There was an abundant amount of chicken meat placed on top of the rice. It was spicy and moist even though I got it around 7pm. It was $6 and came with a soda. For the soda, I got the mango juice. It was basically a mango lassi package into a tiny bottle. The other thing I tried was the Lamb Biryani. It was $7 and included a soda. It was not so good and caused the lost of a star. It was real lamb meat but it was VERY DRY. The meat was mixed with the rice. I'm not sure if it was late or it just tastes like that whenever you get it. read more

Nice change from the standard chicken over rice. They have biryani, samosas, and roti rolls. There are $6 lunch specials which seem like a great deal, but I don't work in the area. I had the chicken biryani ($6) which was pretty good and flavorful. It comes with some salad and half an egg. I would skip the white sauce. It's too thick. read more

Biryani House Cart - Chicken biryani - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Wasn't anything special, wished we tried a different cart. They really skimped on the chicken and rice, half of the platter was lettuce.

Holiday! No long lines like reviews stated! 2 guys in the cart looking for customers to serve calling "next" when there's no customers on line. WTF. We had the chicken biryani was very flavorful and not greasy at all. Salad and white sauce married the biryani. I found the chicken a bit dry but good with the white sauce dip. The lunch box chicken kati roll comes with the samosa, and chicken kebab. All very good. Chicken kati roll was flavorful with a light curry sauce as I appreciate not too savory flavors. Chicken tikka masala was very flavorful. Chicken looked red with so much seasoning. Chicken was very moist and tender. Didnt need white sauce top add flavor. Fed us 2 close to having a food coma. Cheapest lunch ever! Definitely going back for their other veggie options. read more

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Fast cheap amazing food with nice service. The prices are amazing and there was a line for a good reason

(This was originally posted on Indian King Biryani House cart...moved it here to its rightful spot, oops!) --- Came here today on 11/27/2019 with a coworker around 1130. Said the line gets insane. This is located in a group of halal carts, but off by itself. Some interesting Indian options here, but I just got the basic Hyderabad chicken for $6. The seasoning was done well. They have this good green hot sauce that you can ask for. Not the hottest but good. I'd say the only issue I could find that they're a little slow compared to other carts but just get there early. I'll be back to try some other neat dishes. Oh and they take card thankfully. read more

Biryani House Cart - Hyderabad chicken biryani. Green sauce in corner. $6 - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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Had this for the first time today. It was very good. I had the chicken biryani...their namesake. I paid $6. The rice was perfectly cooked and seasoned. The little side salad was fresh. The chicken was good too. I saw some other people order some chicken dish with orangey chicken on top. That looked really good and I'll give it a go next time. (I looked at the photos and it looks like that other dish was Chicken tikka) I was disappointed to find, only after reading YELP reviews, that their meals come with a FREE drink...why didn't they tell me to grab a drink...that it's free? UPDATE: I went back again today to try the chicken tikka masala. I AM IN HEAVEN!!!! It is soooo good and there's so much more meat than the chicken biryani plate that I had the other day. So many spices...all nicely married into the chicken. I also found out that the soda isn't free so I don't feel like I was ripped off anymore. They charge $0.50 for it or something like that. I don't drink soda and have cooler water in my office so I'm saving my $0.50 towards my next lunch here! UPDATE 10/9/14: This is the 3rd time that I've eaten here since I "discovered" it last week. Today, I had the lamb kati roll and the chicken kebob pita. The kati roll was delish. Yes, the skin was greasy like many other yelpers have stated but it wasn't dripping grease. The lamb was very flavorful and the sauces on it made it so good. When you order, make sure to say "single roll" otherwise they give you an "order" which comes with 2 rolls for $6. A single roll is $3. The chicken kebob on pita is a bit larger than the kati roll and full of veggies. The chicken kebob itself was filled with spices and cooked perfectly...done but not too done or dry. The pita is also nicely toasted and not greasy. $4. I would definitely try this again. I just upgraded this place from 4-stars to 5-stars. So far, I've tried 4 different items and all were very good. read more

Biryani House Cart - Chicken kebob pita - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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Best Indian/halal/chicken over rice cart in fidi. Chicken was flavorful, texture was good, sauces were fantastic, and rice was perfect. Highly recommend read more

Still the best Kati roll in the city but lately they made a few changes that decreased the quality: Rice: it used to be a saffron flavored yellow rice but lately my plates have come only with plain white rice. It's too bland to stand up to such salty meat and sauces. Samosas: they use to have the best ones. Super well spiced and homemade tasting. Now they switched to a factory produced flat one one that is also bland. read more

Biryani House Cart - Mass produced samosa - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

I am sad and disappointed about this place.. :( :( My Veggie Kathi roll would have been so awesome.. if only they had used a typical/ authentic wrap.. instead, they went and used the frozen variety (http://www.kawanfood.com/kawan/paratha.html) SO GROSS! Needless to say I did not finish the roll! The biriyani was well.. kind of bland! I got the veggie variety, with falafels that were too hard for my liking, the lettuce was wilting, and there were bits and pieces of heavy spices in my food, that I had to remove. Traditional biriyani DOES include these spices, but then these spices are only for flavor, and should be removed once the food is cooked. The only saving grace - The really yum white sauce and the big wad of desi Indian pickle on my food.. lol! Regardless, I was NOT blown away by this cart.. Dont think I will be back, and even if I do, I will NOT get the kati roll! read more

Biryani House Cart - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Bankers, cabbies and protesters can unite for the love of this amazing street cart. A seemingly chaotic ordering system yields a satisfying lunch for just a few bucks. It's a bit heavy and odorous, so probably best to skip this place on days with an important after-lunch meeting. Kati Rolls: My order was one chicken and one lamb so I could try them both. The chicken was dark meat and flavorful. The lamb was crispy and cubed. There was a bit of spice in the roll, which is a good thing for me. The roti was pretty greasy, so this really can't be an everyday treat but rather an occasional indulgence. And since I wasn't trying to be healthy at this point, loading it up with white sauce made it a super indulgent treat. read more

Biryani House Cart - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

I've stopped by this food cart a few times and everything I got has been amazing! I've tried the chicken tikka masala, which was not the typical tikka masala you find at Indian restaurants, but rather it was a grilled chicken packed with tons of delicious spices and served with rice, lettuce, and two kinds of sauces (the white sauce is addicting!). I also tried the chicken biryani which was similar to the chicken tikka but I think it was a bit spicier and served over spiced rice. Also did I mention? Most items (if not all) are under $10! read more

Wow! It's hard to find great carts that really separate themselves from the rest, but this one really does with their Biryani rice dishes! Like the other carts in the Zuccotti Park area make sure to come here early! Don't be like the rest of the peeps who get here at 12:30-1:00 and wait on the line for 25 minutes. The line WILL get long! As for their most popular dish, it's definitely the Chicken Biryani. They have many of them set out to the side for customers waiting to order it, so it gets prepared very quickly. The box contained yellow rice, small pieces of chicken, tomatoes, cilantro, spinach, chopped lettuce, chopped onions AND a tea egg! The tea egg was a surprise, but I love tea eggs so can't complain. It was also verrrry spicy. I wasn't sure which sauce lit my mouth on fire, but they give the usual white sauce with green and hot on top of it. The serving is also just perfect, not huge, but not small. I loved the chicken, it was extremely fresh. The heat from the sauce and combination with the cilantro really kicked in fast. I also appreciated the different ingredients added in. Overall, the dish was just different. It didn't taste like the usual chicken and rice. It felt very light. I'm looking forward to coming back because they have a huge menu, but it looks like the Biryani is the popular choice. read more

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This cart is near Ground Zero at FiDi. It serves biryani, basic Thai and Hakka food. Everything is not authentic but modified version of the cook and believe me he has done amazing job! I tried the King veggie Biryani and Veggie Kathi rolls, both were amazing! Biryani was not something I was expecting but a fusion at different levels! The portion is okay for 1 person. Biryani comes with green chutney topping along with the sides of pickle, salad and a falafel ball. You can ask for any other topping like yogurt or red chutney for free of charge. But this green chutney made the biryani magical! Kathi roles were two in one order, looked small but were heavy and more than enough for me to finish. Any pop is like 1$ and bigger drinks for 2$. My hubby ordered lamb biryani he was happy too. Simply amazing food truck! read more

Excellent for - South Asian and not-. Chicken biryani: $6 Two Kathi rolls: $6 Service: priceless. Watch out for the green sauce! I am from India, but boy, that was spicy. Say Hi to Faisal from us. EXCELLENT service. read more

Biryani House Cart - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

Super cheap and honestly better than most street food places! $6 for a crap ton of chicken and rice! Ask for extra white sauce! Located near BNY in FIdi It's near the Chase building. read more

One of my favorite food places in NYC. Kati rolls are AMAZING and you can get an order of 2 for $6. There's something special about the paratha bread- it's slightly sweet in a way that complements the other ingredients. I usually get the combination chicken and lamb kati roll- both meats are flavorful and well seasoned and they go well with each other. Biryani is good too but seriously, get the kati rolls. Service is great, owners are super friendly. read more

Definitely a food stand to go to if you are working in the area and on a budget. I had the Chicken Gyro, Lamb Gyro, Lamb Over Rice, Samosa's, and Falafel over rice. Everything is delicious with WHITE sauce & HOT sauce. My only negative is the Falafel being over-cooked, that it was too hard to eat. Overall, I will keep coming back, tastiest Indian/Halal Food in Financial District read more

Biryani House Cart - Falafel over rice - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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Okay sooooooo maybe they cut back on the Indian spices for the crowd that they have, but I have had better flavored food than this place. I am sorry! it is always packed so I did give it multiple chances since I figured it was pretty popular. The first time I got chicken and rice then another day I got kati rolls, spices were okay, but the parantha wasn't as crispy as I have had at other places. Then another day I got chicken and lamb combo, and again no flavor... I asked for extra spicy and there was no spice at all. This was probably my last time coming here, sorry to say. But give it a go, it might be your cup of tea....you never know! read more

Biryani House Cart - Extra spicy !!! - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

From a Bengali person who knows biryani like nobody's business, I have to be honest and say that it was ok. I had the the chicken biryani and it wasn't that amazing. I expected better because it won a vendy award. But I felt that the chicken was bland. The only thing that really kept me eating was because of the hot sauce and white sauce that was added (which isn't really typical for biryani). The cost is $6.00 which is not bad at all. The line also went very fast. read more

Biryani House Cart - Menu - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

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Lamb over rice, chicken Biryani, tikka masala and Kati rolls all tasty and inexpensive. No Delhi belly here. Guys in cart very nice.

Kati Rolls!! Can't find a better deal than this! I thought the Combo over rice was already pretty good but after I had a chance to try their Kati Rolls I was really amazed by the food. I definitely prefer the roll over biryani rice now. Most of the food options here will be around 6-7 bucks very affordable lunch. I recommend the lamb kati over chicken simply for the taste and texture but if you're not a fan of lamb plenty other options to choose from as well. Also I believe they have multiple carts in the downtown area, the one listed in Yelp is their original cart I believe but right outside of my office in front of Zetyuna there's also a cart with normally less people, but they are slower at preparing, the food is excellent still nonetheless. Go before or after lunch hour to avoid having to wait even though in my experience it wasn't that much of a wait as they work really fast at the original cart. read more

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The Biryani House Cart recently rolled into Liberty Plaza a couple months back and it's a solid addition to an area filled with regular halal carts. It offers a much different experience than the typical lamb/chicken and rice that most people are used to. I've stuck to their main special, the chicken biryani the last two times I've gone and it packs one hell of a flavor punch. It costs $1 more than the usual carts but I think it's justified for the extras packed into the biyani. My styrofoam box was filled with a variety of different colors and a very pleasant smell of curry. There isn't an incredible amount of chicken but it wasn't a big deal. A hard boiled egg is in there that makes up for the protein difference. Rice was plenty flavorful and the hot sauce gave it a good kick. A good amount of salad was given as well...looked to be the type of salad you'd buy in bag form. Pickled veggies are a tough call though. They're incredibly salty so it might not be for everyone's palate. The high level of saltiness of the pickled vegetable and the entire platter knocks a star off for me. But in general, this cart is worth a stop if you want a change from typical halal carts. They have other items as well including chicken tikka masala (next on my to try list), kati rolls, and halal hot dogs, among other things. It's a welcome addition to the area and I will be stopping by again in the future. read more

Biryani House Cart - Nice box of biryani - Indian Near Me - New York, New York

should call themselves the Kati house cart. The Biyrani is not that good here. Lamb over rice is a bit better as it has a tikka flavor. Copy-pasta review for the rest 2 large delicious Kathi rolls for 5.99 (or 1 for 3). You can choose one Chicken and one Lamb or 2 of either of these (Lamb is better.) One of these is large enough for a lunch (so save the other one for dinner. They are massive in other words. They have 3 variations on Kati Rolls. There is a less spicy, spicy, and a one that is more built around the green sauce. The spicy one (Buradi wrap) is their specialty and it is VERY spicy. It is delicious however and highly recommended. The other 2 rolls are great as well but nothing in the FiDi area comes close to the Buradi Wrap. Other items include other Biyrani, general food cart/halal cart items (Chicken Gyro, Lamb Gyro, etc.) Almost anything you can get here is fine but stick with Indian food for the best. Other pluses They are open very late Cans of soda are a dollar The couple of men who go in there to work are very nice. There are subway stops that stop right next to here (Fulton/William Street) The same priced Biyrani is a great deal as well. Other food is fine and reasonably priced. Be careful with eating as it is a Kati roll so it is quite greasy. read more

I miss living near here. Any kind of kati roll from this truck is heaven. Prices are good and the guys working there are awesome. Definitely check out the samosas if they haven't decided to toss an extra one in your bag for you! read more

updated to add chicken biryani! it has chunks of bone-in chicken thigh and mixed in with seasoned rice. tasty! ps. btw, the guys remember my usual order now! yay. read more

Biryani House Cart - falafel on rice - Indian Near Me - New York, New York