My friends and I tried to hit up this place a couple of months ago, but making it in just before…read moresundown we found they were closing early for Ramadan. We recently were able to go back where we found the staff fun, accommodating, and the food tasty while reasonably priced. Eater has this place listed as one of the best burgers in the city - specifically the lamb burger. They describe it as thick and juicy, which to me is say no more! I love lamb. I did enjoy the burger, but was hoping it would be cooked to medium (I forgot to specify), but mine was well done. The lamb flavor shined through. I will get this again asking for it medium. The fries were medium cut thickness and crispy. Besides this, our group also tried the Shag Panner (I usually see this spelled saag paaner), which was the sleeper hit. Everyone enjoyed the amount given and thought it was delicious. The lamb biryani was also enjoyed by the group with chunks of lamb meat buried inside the rice it had a good flavor. I like they had a bottle of white sauce on the table which is really delicious on everything. Mango Lassi, or intensely flavored milky tea or cans of soda round out the drink options. We tried the rice pudding which was very thick and creamy with a slight orange tint to it.

It's not often you will see me give 5 stars to a restaurant, but when the food is excellent,…read moreservices are above and beyond the place is super nice and clean - it makes you want to make that exception and give Five The restaurant chef really makes amazing food. The food they make with are Zabiah Halal. This means it's fresh, clean-cut meat with no chemicals, etc, used to grow the animals also its cut in the most humane way possible. I really enjoyed their vegetarian dishes and some authentic Bangladeshi dishes they are well known for If you're at the restaurant, I would highly recommend reaching out or asking for Mr Alomger. He is the best person to order your food with. He makes sure your food served is the way to your liking. Enjoy Halal Diner and thank me later

First time buying from this place and last bc it was hair tangled up in the chicken . I hate to see…read morehair in my food Smt

Rank Rank Rank!! I paid $18 for the Gilbaka olcurry. It…read morewas so rank, rank, rank I could not eat it you've got a wash and take care your of customer. You are summoned to the public. Please take care. How are you selling your food? This is not the first time I had a problem with this place, but I'm trying to give them the benefit of the doubt so improving their service, but they seem to can get their act together.

Our favorite place to get chicken and rice!!!!! It's your typical grab and go spot located on a…read morecorner. The location is pretty small and usually busy unless you know when to go like we do. ;) This place always hits. We've been going here since 2020 before COVID hit... and this has been the most consistent spot for us. We always get their chicken and lamb gyros and their chicken and rice. We prefer the regular naan rather than their garlic naan. The garlic naan always ends up more burnt than we'd like. Before, we used to order their mixed grill. We don't as much anymore but it's still a good option. If they had a point system, I'm sure we could have gotten something free at this point by how much we go. Lol. We live 10 minutes away so we always call ahead. Never had any problems with our orders. And now that we have a 2 year old, she loves this spot too. She eats the naan with her chicken and rice and is always satisfied like us!!!! Truly the place to go. Can't recommend it enough.

When your cravings call for butter chicken go and get it thanks for the diner. Recommend to anybody…read morewho enjoy food in general or just wants chicken over rice in another fashion.

I went to the 259th Street Hillside Location. I ordered the beef kabab and fish curry with 4 garlic…read morenaan, a mango lassi, and Diet Coke. It came out to be $48 and change. They had a lot of meat options. Many kabab options. We were full when we got done. It would've been better if they created name tags for the food items because the staff had to go one by one and name each food item to us. I didn't see any prices listed anywhere in the store. No receipt. The mango lassi was very good. Garlic naan made fresh and to perfection. Food was overall great. You can eat inside. To use the bathroom, you go down the stairs. Street parking available.

Lady is sweet talker, Quantity and quality is low. Price she charged $85.00 that was agregious for…read moreNaan and Channe, One Kabab . She charged $18.00 for one Beef Behari Kabab. My friend was very generous who paid her, but that was not the price of Desi food. No proper bathroom, which is located in Basement. I never heard of one behari Kabab $18.00. That is rip off. Please do not go there and if you really want to go, first asked the price. Not any special dish and 3 people, she charged 85. I have the receipt which is hand written and looks fake.

Matka Biryani was absolutely amazing! Perfectly balanced flavors, beautifully presented, and cooked…read moreto perfection. It's a must-try for anyone visiting MEHMAN!

Disclaimer: Biriyani is my absolute favorite dish. I was introduced to it by my wonderful Pakistani…read moreneighbor. My mother learned to make the dish because auntie moved away, so I grew up on it. So, my standard for Biriyani is quite high. This Bangladeshi restaurant exceeded my expectations! My sister and I were supposed to dine in, but we ended up ordering take out. We ordered two plates of "Motka Dom Biriyani," because neither of us were willing to give the other one a single bite of our biriyani. The food arrived fresh and warm. When I opened my ordered my takeout box, I was absolutely blown away by the fragrance of the dish. I just spent the first 5-10 minutes just taking in and sniffing the delicious fragrance of the dish. A candle company needs to develop this into a fragrance, pronto. The actual flavor of the food was delicious. There were possibly a couple of cardamom pods in the food which was a very authentic South Asian experience because we nearly ingested it. LOL! My family generally eats with a little more spice, so it was lacking in just the spiciness in terms of heat. However, the spices that were used in this dish? Outstanding. I like to think that this biriyani was made by some grandmother or grandfather for their hungry grandchildren. I may have given it five stars, but that isn't enough. The amount of stars I'd like to give the biriyani is equal to the amount of stars in the sky. Possibly even more.

When it comes to Pakistani food, nothing really compares to Mom's home cooking so I am going to be…read moreselective when it comes to dining in a Pakistani restaurant. Shirazi Karahi is a spot located in my old neighborhood and I've been meaning to try out their karahi dishes. I somehow managed to make my way here and luckily we got immediately seated with no wait time. The place was almost at full capacity. The dining experience has an elevated diner appeal with booths for families to sit in and some level of privacy. Their Karahi dishes are excellent with their house made rotis or biryani or both if you're down for the carb overload ! ... but next to Karahi dishes (they serve the food in an actual Karahi for that homely feel) their sizzling dishes are just as attractive...don't worry, once you get seated and waiting to give your order, you will see (and smell) the dishes coming out! It's a seated dining experience with an attentive staff, great service and the karahis/ sizzling dishes were on point This is the spot that's great for families, groups of friends , cousins, significant other(s) , spouses, side baes, or main baes.

Typical restaurant. They have sweets/bakery Tried it out :…read more food was eh, not worth the price and poor presentation It fell apart - yikes.

The food and service is amazing here. I love the music they play as well. I loved the paneer pakora…read moreand the loly pop chicken with tangra masala. The mango lassi and kulfi ice cream were great too. I also tried the tiger prawns with black bean sauce. I love this restaurant!

First off the service 10/10 friendly staff…read more Ordered the lollipop chicken with momo for appetizers, then the entree. Honestly nothing tasted good. The best thing was the white rice. Totally dissatisfied with it. Give 3 stars for service. The prices was decent. But honestly the quality wasn't great. I don't think I'll be trying it again.

My family and I have been coming to Halal Kitchen for over 20 years. The ambiance and decor are…read morerusty and worn-down and the restaurant no longer offers delivery services (Thanks a lot, Grubhub and UberEats!) so for me, I hop on the Q58 to get to Maspeth. In my opinion, while the prices have fluctuated in the upward direction, the menu items have remained solid and stable. The woman behind the counter, Sana, appears genuine and attentive to a party's needs. Because it is halal, this restaurant is quite popular with patrons from South and Central Asia as well as the Middle East.

This is the only Chinese restaurant outside of Chinatown that doesn't put MSG in their food that I…read moreknow of. (Even a little gives me horrible migraines) When food has quality ingredients and is seasoned properly there's no reason for it to be used. Also, their food is fresh and not greasy.