Biryani Pot has what I Look for when I go to an Indian restaurant: substance. From the moment you enter you are surrounded by beautiful artwork an decor that has been tastefully curated to the space. The interior itself is clean and spacious, with booth seating options that I love. The service is always courteous and timely, though weekend can get busy and be a bit slower. The food itself is full of flavor and authenticity. I love the malai kofta, chicken karahi and the chicken biryani. The malai kofta is the perfect balance of sweet and savory, with a rich creamy curry and a delicious vegetable patty. The meat dishes have a bit of a kick, but lucky for me, has an adjustable spice level of you ask. The meat itself is tender and works well with the spices to really give you a truly unforgettable meal. An Indian restaurant I can endorse. read more

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Authentic Hyderabadi restaurant in Town. Good service and staff. Centrally located at westheimer and Hillcroft just east of this location. Mahendra regular customer. read more

We ordered two trays of pepper chicken and chili chicken, along with a biryani pot. When my son picked up the food, everything was extremely hot. He asked for a bag to carry it safely, but the staff member was very rude and said the food was dry and that he could stack the trays and carry it. Because it was too hot to carry to the packing area, it spilled. When we called to explain, they only said "sorry about that" and didn't offer any proper help. Very disappointed with the customer service. read more

Not impressed. I ordered samosas when waitress asked what I wanted to drink. She disappeared for over 10 minutes when I was wanting to order. There were only 2 other tables & one was a single. I was going to say never mind on getting an entree after the long wait & wish that I had. I ordered the veggie biryani & was unimpressed. Veggies were in tiny pieces & not than plentiful in ratio to the abundant rice. I used all of the sauce & was unimpressed with the flavor. My onion samosas were ok. I prefer the kind with flaky pastry. Reviews state how friendly & helpful the waitresses are. Mine was not. She offered no suggestions when I asked about the veggie biryani. I would have loved if she had suggested something else. I don't plan on returning. I will go to Dumpling King in the same strip instead. read more

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Nut allergy warning: The green sauce has coconut and peanut in it, so avoid that. The desserts on the thali had cashews as well. I hesitated on ordering the thali and just got a normal biryani, which ended up fine with avoiding the green sauce. Preface: My Indian palette is incredibly weak, as I grew up under the notion that Indian food was more dangerous for people with nut allergies. We got here around noon and there was plenty of seating for a small party. Parking is a little harder but there is space in the back. Service was prompt, with dishes coming out of my colleagues' thali regularly. My Chicken 65 biryani took the longest. Holy moly, the portions. For $14-$16, you get enough to feed yourself for at least two meals. I can usually put away a lot of food, but even I tapped out after half of the Chicken 65 Biryani. The thali had a great variety of dishes and chutneys. The Chicken 65 Biryani had a solid amount of meat buried under a mountain of rice. There was a decent amount of heat here, which was well balanced by the yogurt sauce provided. It was a really solid value and got a thumbs up from my Indian colleague. Would come back again. read more

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I've been to Biryani Pot many times since it was recommended by a co-worker from Hyderabad. I've never had a bad meal and always leave with leftovers that are even better the next day! read more

Biryani Pot - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

I honestly haven't read any of the reviews because I wanted to give this place a solid chance and I'm SO glad I did. This place is incredible. The atmosphere, customer service and the authentic Indian cuisine blew me away. We had 4 dishes: butter chicken, goat biryani, palek paneer and chicken samosas + gulab jamun for dessert. I will always recommend this place from now on. Tops some of Houston's best rated Indian restaurants. read more

I had stomach issue after eating at this restaurant. I ordered a vegetarian entree which shouldn't cause gastrointestinal issues. I'm thinking the food might have been spoiled. I won't return. read more

Finally got to try Biryani Pot. I was told we had to get Chilli Chicken, so we started with it. I lived up to the hype, we loved it. We then got Naan, House special chicken curry, Kadai Chicken Masala, and Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani. The 2 chicken curries were good, we loved the biryani. read more

Biryani Pot - Chilli chicken - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

AMAZING!! Server was very sweet. Everything we ordered off the menu exceeded our expectations!! Happy I've found my new favorite Indian food spot in Houston. Will definitely be back :) read more

The food is amazing Butter chicken and original Chicken briyoni Ask for Anu the server she is awesome read more

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I love this place!! Probably my favorite Indian restaurant in Houston. My favorite dish here is the palak paneer but any dish here is delicious as well. I wasn't a fan of the fish but it probably isn't catered to my tastes. read more

Great food. Liked the goat pulav, appetizers and good biryani as always! Best naans in town.

Great service and food both times I have been so far. My waitress Ramya, was very kind and efficient checking in with me. Looking forward to my 3rd visit back. read more

One of my top 2 Indian restaurants in Houston, recommended by Indians who know their food right. Apparently as authentic as it gets. Huge menu with lots of vegetarian and non veg options, making it a versatile restaurant for big groups. The biryani was very tasty, and the cauliflower appetizer was a huge hit. I also really enjoy the lollipops and have been ordering them consistently. Prices very reasonable for the quality. And obviously, great service. Overall- 10/10. read more

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The taste was delicious we ordered chicken biryani and butter chicken. Servers Uday and Aashka were amazing read more

Biryani Pot - Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani Butter Chicken Butter Naan Plain Rice - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Biryani Pot in Houston, TX, has consistently been a disappointment. After many years , I decided to revisit this place, hoping for some improvement, but to my dismay, it is still as bad as it was before, maybe even worse. The Dal Makhani was absolutely disgusting--a total scam! They show one thing on the menu, but what you get is far from it. It's an insult to call it Dal Makhani--it neither looks nor tastes like one. The Aloo Gobi Masala was a lazy hack job--no effort put into it at all. And don't get me started on the Paneer Butter Masala! Loaded with artificial food coloring--just awful! The Chicken Biryani was meh--not the best, not terrible, just okay. It was the better of the bunch but still not as good as Nawab's. I think this restaurant tries to have too many items on their menu when they clearly can't execute them well. Better to have fewer dishes done right than a huge menu done poorly. Honestly, this place needs a reality check. They should focus on quality and authenticity instead of deceiving customers with fake photos on their menu and poorly executed dishes. Save your money and go somewhere else! read more

Biryani Pot - Dal makhani - fake. - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The service was amazing! Our food was phenomenal. I love butter chicken and this was my favorite that I've tried from any restaurant. We'll absolutely be back! It was also a relaxing and cozy environment. read more

Biryani Pot - Butter Chicken Shrimp Biryani Garlic Basil Naan - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

After a long long Covid gap we ventured out Biryani Pot. We reached around 5.26 pm and a board stating " closed" was staring at us, we immediately started googling and realized that the restaurant reopens at 5.30.... oof.. (sigh of relief)! Obviously being the first, the restaurant was empty, but the lady who received us was not ' open' yet, we chose the 6 seater for 4 of us and she looked quite upset... can't understand why especially when I saw even a group of 3 ppl occupying the 6 seater close by when we left ! And then we started with an order of soup and immediately the response was that there was no soup, we explained that we came all the way in the cold rainy weather especially for the soup, then she accommodated the request... but somehow there was no warm feeling overall. Food, though, did not disappoint, and the saving grace for the service was this waiter Antonio. He was cheerful and helpful. We ordered the hot and sour, and the sweet corn vegetable soup. Pipping hot, it was perfect for the cold rainy weather. The rest of the food got delayed but when it came it felt fresh, hot and tasty. Our order continued with crispy corn ( A must try if u come here), chilly panner, naan, baingan bhartha, malai khofta ( I almost licked the bowl clean ) and of course veg biryani. All that wait had us terribly famished and we devoured the dishes one after another. We had no idea that the curries came with plain rice , so we had more than enough good food to go around. read more

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Had their Thaali lunch for $12 bucks and left stuffed. I'm vegetarian and this was spicy and tasty. I'll definitely be back. Great service. read more

Biryani Pot - My Thaali lunch plate. Huge amount of veggie food. - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

I tried this place for the first time tonight. I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala and it was very delicious, very rich with flavors and had a dense gravy with plenty of large chicken chunks in it. It was not too greasy, but had a thick consistency in the sauce with a slight sweetness and plenty of savory, exotic spices to it. There were plenty of green pepper chunks and onions in the sauce. The gravy also had more curry flavor in it than most places. My CTM order was a fantastic, hearty, aromatic dish that really filled me up due to both its richness and abundance. Rice even came free with it and a whole bowl of it. I will need to try the Butter Chicken next time I return here since I was pleased with the CTM. I assume from the spices and customer base of this place that the food is more authentic, which is good. read more

Biryani Pot - Fantastic Chicken Tikka Masala Meal !!! - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This was like a hole in the wall place that's easily overshadowed by the shopping strip directly adjacent to it. The cuisine has a Hyderabadi twist to it which was a pleasant change from the usual south Asian food. We got the chicken dhum biryani, the house special chicken curry, chicken tikka, chicken 65, and naan. The star of the show was for sure the dhum biryani. The biryani had the perfect balance of masala and basmati rice along with the raita and salan that's usually served with Hyderabad biryani. The rating is purely on the biryani 9/10. The rest of the dishes didnt live up to the hype of the biryani and can be skipped . The chicken curry was nothing to write home about and tasted like a mixture of all the masalas. The chicken 65 seemed like it wasn't fresh, the flavor wasnt as strong as the one from agas, and the chicken was overcooked which seemed to be a big theme for all the boneless chicken dishes at the restaurant. It is worth the time to make a trip to this restaurant solely for the biryani as it truly was one of the best biryanis in Houston. I haven't gotten the other dishes like the noodles or vegetarian dishes but they looked good at other tables and seemed liked they'd be worth a try. The service was always good every time we've gone. read more

Biryani Pot - Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Biryani Pot, Houston. ordered Paneer Butter masala today. they gave chicken butter masala. we are vegetarian. when I called the restaurant, No curtesy . he was not willing to verify the order. other items were also pathetic. Not ordering from Biryani Pot again. read more

Biryani Pot - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

In the dumb daze of the dawn days of a local subreddit this joint, and the hormone joke, were two of the things that really made it a grande olde online place to learn more about the finer cultural aspects of town as a Newstonian transitioned into certified Screwstonian, grey cassette popped in the deck and all. I never originally thought of plebbit as a place to find out about local food but all it took was casting mein eye balls upon one divine picture of this joint's wok fried chilly potatoes to sell me on """visiting""" this joint, nearly a decade later. There were upboats for every picture of the dish I saw from others. I think it is a better seal of approval that I remained committed to finally, EVENTUALLY giving it the olde college try after it had rolled around in my mind for nearly a decade, rather than focusing on how long it took. What's the rush? Rome wasn't built in a day, memefriends. Plus, back when going outside was not illegal, this is not a neighbourhood I visited often, notwithstanding the ROTD I have for Udipi nearby. This was a lockdown delivery so there is a lot of stuff this review cannot cover if you are attempting to dine in with a fashionable mask rather than having the goods dropped off on your porch so you can enjoy over a nice ep of Rick & Morty on the blu rays in the comfort of the trap house. While I was not enough of a memefriend to have stood in line at the McDonalds for the Mulan Szechuan sauce the one day that Rick & Morty brought it back to us (I was actually defending a deposition that day which could not be rescheduled even for Rick & Morty themed paraphernalia dropping and the boomer opposing counsel was really not being super chill about discussing rescheduling) I still go out of my way to order anything with Szechuan sauce in it, whether or not it would hold a torch to the type of S-sauce that would satisfy the one true Rick under Highlander rules. It just happened to be serendipity that once I learned of the ingredients in the wok fried chilly potatoes, from that photo of yore, that this was a must have item. I would have been on the ground crying, more than usual, if this item was "sold out." I like when restos actually publish ingredients in their dishes so you can make a Rick choice, rather than pulling a Jerry. Wok Fried Chilly Potatoes ($6.99) are Julian cut potatoes fried and tossed with house special spicy Szechuan sauce. While it is not actually spicy, the flavour is divinely layered. Normal folk spend a good amount of the day praising the good lord below for all the lovely creations that can be made out of the incredible, edible potato just by putting hands on one or some - vodka, baked pots, freedom fries, pot salad, Mr. Potato Head, etc etc. I just think potatoes are neat! The wok fried chilly potatoes are another outstanding addition to the Hall of Potato, an exhibit I assume exists in Didney Wurl or other theme park to celebrate the true high marks of human civilization's work done to potatoes and potato accessories. I would say this is among the finest dishes available at any Indian (or fusion) resto in town. A visit to this joint (whether in person with mask, or delivered to your porch) is absolutely not complete until this dish is ordered and in your mouth. (If the biz owner is reading this, I know a guy that can make you t-shirts with that catchy slogan.) Bagara Baingan ($9.99) is eggplant cooked with sesame seeds, peanut, and yogurt blended gravy. This dish is my version of Agent Sands' puerco pibil. I order it at every Indian (or fusion) joint that offers it and you see what happens. This was likely the thickest entry of the dish I have experienced, which ended up really drawing the peanut out more than anything. I happen to like a bit of peanut (stupid sexy Mr. Peanut with that top-hat and monocle!) but not a truckload of peanut. The eggplant itself was excellent, with the most notable downside that stems are still attached and a bit hidden by the thick sauce. The dish being thicker than usual in consistency was a new experience. Was it the best version of this dish ever? No. Was it serviceable? More than yes. While I was distracted by and lusting over the wok fried chilly potatoes would I really care? No. The whole epicenter of the meal was the wok fried chilly potatoes. The rest of it could have been angry hornets and I would have been distracted enough I might not be DJ Trump levels of ornery. If it were me I would order two+ doses of the wok fried chilly potatoes and round it out with some more festive naan for the next order. The other reviews are hit and miss on other dishes on the rather extensive menu if you are doing full research on exploring further into the menu. But I think we are all in agreement here on yelp dot com: if this restaurant served only wok fried chilly potatoes they would have unanimous five star rating. Uncle Daniel never steers you wrong on potato and potato accessories so plan your visit or takeout order. read more

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The food tastes good BUT mild is not in their vocabulary. I requested very mild and let me tell you - I was on fire. If you don't do mild, just say so. Now my tonsils are swollen and I have food I can't eat. read more

NEVER EAT THERE!!!!!!!!!!! I came to the restaurant yesterday and took the remaining of my food home. just to be surprised with a roach inside my food, looking through google reviews now i wasn't the only one either?????. where are your morals? read more

Biryani Pot - a close up of a plate of food - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Docking one star because consistency can be hit or miss at times. I've had both great and terrible experiences with service, and I've also had the most succulent and the driest chicken curry. However, the positive experiences have far outweighed the negatives overall. Butter chicken with some garlic naan, palak paneer, and an order of mango lassi hits the spot for me (almost) every time. read more

I have gone here several times for lunch and ordered the same dish which is the chicken combo. You get the best value for you buck with the lunch combo. It includes at least 3 different chicken dishes and a biryani, desert,naan and a dessert. I always had a to go bag cause there was just so much food. You will absolutely enjoy the combo. read more

Biryani Pot - Starting off with a soup and then the chicken meal should be out shortly. - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Worst Indian food I ever had. I went there just by looking at google 4 rating review. I ordered mild spice and they gave me spice level 10. The food is not even tasty. I just took a peek at their kitchen and it's filthy. I wonder how they even not got their food license removed. The owner seems like a dumb idiot not even caring for the people to be seated. He looked like a clown. read more

The best thing I found about Biriyani Pot is that they do takeouts even out of their business hours. Takeout during after hours is limited though, with limited options of biriyani; which works really well with our laid back weekend schedule. Their biriyani has fresh and fluffy rice. Lacks in layering with not enough meat nor mint leaves which is a primary ingredient of biriyani. Their biriyani seems to be made in a hurry with not enough ingredients. Their amount is also lesser compared to their competitors in the area. Their biriyani is not really competitive with other biriyani places in town. Their fresh and fluffy rice saves the dish though. We are still glad that during off hours when we crave for some Indian food and most of the restaurants are closed, we can survive on their biriyani. read more

Biryani Pot - Goat biriyani for takeout. - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

I like the Goat Biryani and Chicken 65. This place has the best Chicken 65 in Houston. Would be great if the staff wore gloves or changed their serving style. read more

I wish I could give this place 10 stars. The food was absolutely delicious, and cheap. The Methi Chicken was out of this world! The staff was really nice and the inside is authentic. The parking lot is a little tight, but totally worth the hassle. read more

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I saw this place when shopping around the area and was like hmmmmm Indian sounds good right now. As SOON as I walked in I was greeted immediately by a really sweet young man. Once he asked for my drink. The server who was a girl took my order and she was really sweet! Service was top notch and also THE FOOD. The food was freaking amazing. I ordered the butter chicken and I was not expected the huge portion they gave me. The naan was delicious as well. The restaurant was very clean. I 100 recommend giving this place a try:)))) read more

Planned to order takeout which I typically do ordered few appetizers like chicken lollipop, Gobi manchuria, pepper corn and egg bonda which taste pretty good except for egg bond which tasted really bad and wouldn't order again. Coming to entree got palak paneer, malai kofta and butter chicken which were decent but surprisingly spicy especially kofta and palak paneer which are typically creamy and not spicy which blew our tongues. Wouldn't order butter chicken again chicken didn't taste good but gravy was decent. Garlic naan and butter naan were ok nothing to talk about. But here are disappointments haleem and deserts. Haleem was very very spicy and full of goat neck bones, rasmalai tasted horrible and seemed like low quality frozen ones you get at indian stores and double ka meeta was very very oily and full of cardamom skins which is not edible and had to throw away the container. Haleem was $16 and portion wasn't decent but ok with lots of bones. They lack consistency and bit more pricy for portion sizes and quality they offer. Also observed last time ordered chicken 65 briyani which had scrambled egg at bottom but in this visit there was none indication of no consistency. Overall an over priced food with lack luster quality and portions. But not be going back anytime soon. read more

I rarely eat out at Indian / Pakistani restaurants because we make the stuff at home or have it at so many parties. I was at Firestone getting an alignment and was surprised to see a Desi place with a solid 4 stars! Usually people get mad at the lack of decor, service or cleanliness. Sometimes that leads to people missing out on some dang good food. Needless to say, I walked into this place and wow. Atmosphere - Bright yellow / orange walls Indian / Diwali style. They even had Diwali holiday decor. The place was playing some cool Bollywood Pandora station and there were a lot of Indian people there -- always a good sign... even if you are also Indian... They even have funky silverware. I appreciate all the detail since most Desi places give you plastic-ware and a coke can. The owners were really friendly too. Menu The menu is quite extensive and it spans the Indian continent. They have everything from Vindaloo to the epic Hyderabadi Biryani to Mirchi Salan and kabob. Lots of options. Prices Their lunch specials are a really good deal - for $8 or $9 you get naan, a main meat dish, an appetizer and some other stuff. Food I ended up getting Vindaloo and it came out very nicely garnished and smelled great. IT also tasted great.. with my GARLIC naan. awesomeness. It definitely hit the spot. 5/5 Conclusion Very awesome place. Don't forget the Hyderabadi food. Represent. read more

Got a take out from here. Was ready pretty quick. Ordered the vegetable biryani and chilly paneer. Biriyani was flavorful and chilly paneer was great. I recommend this place for anyone visiting Houston looking for a quick Indian take out. read more

Biryani Pot - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Worst service ever ! If you want to be mistreated this is the place to get food. Racist restaurant. I coming from to get food and asked plate also that I can eat in car. They questioned twice amd said will provide plates only on emergency reasons. Should I need to come with ventilator to get plates. This restaurent even count no of napkins they give customer. Penny savers running business. Manger is worst need some courtesy trainings to undergo on how to treat humans as humans. I will never comer here Bcz self esteem is means a lot to me than taste of the food. Put policies if you cannot offer plates then you will charge the customers rather, I will respect that and pay the money instead. Learn some manners and then run the restaurant. read more

Chicken korma: -medium spicy, it was okay ... Chicken biryani: -the place is called biryani pot so why not have biryani right? The chicken was "fall off the bone tender" topped with rice, pictures below. Spicy sauce on side too. Wish I had a little more white rice to balance out the flavor. I didn't really even have to use any excessive force to separate the chicken (you know because I have muscles! =P ) Basil Garlic nhan: -taste like puréed garlic mixed with possibly butter, and a tad of olive oil & basil. Not bad, but want to try more nhan I love that stuff! Cheese nhan: reminds me of a cheese quesadilla, I love those! You'll enjoy it if you love cheese! I wasn't that thrilled to come here per some previous bad reviews. Parking isn't that great due to limited parking in the front. Supposedly more parking in the rear. Located close to nail shop and not too far down from miyako. Limited seating, maybe like 6-8 tables total. Friendly and attentive staff, they'll keep your water full! read more

Biryani Pot - Chicken biryani, garlic nhan, and chicken korma - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I had heard this was a good spot to find some good parotta and swung by on Saturday afternoon. It was pretty busy but they didn't have anything on the menu except for biryani, and really only the veg, chicken, or goat at that. They didn't have any appetizers or anything else. One bowl of biryani easily fed 2 people and it was very flavorful. I would have liked to see more chicken though, but the rice is just about perfect. Prices were kind of high and service was slow considering that they didn't have the full menu and there are only so many tables there. We never got a refill on water and it took a long time for the food to come out. I would try again but for the other items on the menu and if I had time. read more

Biryani Pot - Chicken biryani - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Something weird happened when I turned 26. Hangovers extended to 24 hours, and I had an insatiable craving for Indian takeout. Biryani Pot satisfied that everlasting craving several times over. I'm still a novice Indian food connoisseur, so I haven't quite made my way around the entire menu. I usually default to the House Special Curry because it's so damn good. Paired with some butter naan for dipping!?! Heaven. Oh, and you've got to try their lunch special. A massive variety platter for $10. It's a bargain. read more

Biryani Pot - Lunch special - $10! - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas