Ginsoy Extreme Chinese blew me away. The flavors were bold and fresh and every dish tasted high quality. Portions were huge, beautifully presented, and served piping hot. We ordered Red Hot and Sour Soup, Chicken Chow Mein, Chicken Fried Rice, Manchurian Chicken, Chicken Chili, and Dry Beef Fry and every single dish was delicious. The soup had the perfect heat, the noodles and rice were packed with flavor, and the chicken and beef were tender and rich with sauce. Shout out to our server Muhammad who went above and beyond even during a busy rush. Service was fast, the food was fresh, and we left happy with leftovers. If you love great food and generous portions, Ginsoy Extreme Chinese is a must try. We cannot wait to come back. read more

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Had an amazing experience here! The food was really good--slightly on the spicy side for me, but incredibly flavorful and well-balanced. Everything tasted fresh and thoughtfully prepared. The ambiance and overall vibe were excellent. The interior décor was beautiful, and the place was spotless, which made the dining experience even more enjoyable. The staff truly stood out. Everyone was welcoming and hospitable, and a special shoutout to our server, Zunaira. Since it was our first visit, she was super friendly, knowledgeable, and helped us choose some fantastic dishes--and we loved every single one of her recommendations. Service was impressively quick, and the food was well-presented and full of flavor. We started with hot and sour soup, followed by spicy chicken Schezwan wontons, spicy Schezwan chicken, classic chili dry beef, and roasted garlic rice--everything was delicious and hit the spot. Honestly, I just wish we had a place like this in Northern California, closer to Sacramento. Would absolutely come back and highly recommend this spot to anyone who loves bold flavors, great service, and a welcoming atmosphere! read more

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Restaurant is spacious and nicely decorated inside. I thought it would be smaller looking from outside, but it is a decent size restaurant. I would definitely come back to get some of the shrimp chips and chutney, the soup, and perhaps try other dishes like fried rice next time. Pros -Loved the shrimp chips + chutney = delicious fusion combination -Enjoyed the thai soup which was perfect combo of savory, sour, and spicy -Loved the sauces for the crispy fish in tamarind sauce dish -Nice interior and table decor Cons -They do not offer complimentary water. You have to purchase Fiji water bottle for $2 or soda and other drinks. -Waiters were not as attentive. had to request a few times. -The fish texture was hard for the Crispy fish in tamarind sauce entree. It was ok, but didn't complement the sauce. The sauce was the bomb though. I think it would pair up very well with wings. -The hand pulled noodles in chili garlic sauce was ok. I think the garlic noodles + chicken was average. It was not terrible but not something I would get again. -no paper menu but scan from QR code. It took forever to load. Menu is nicely structured. read more

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Got a minute? You have to try this place. Normally I find another cultures take on an American take of a food to be mediocre at best and it usually just becomes a mix of odd flavors. THIS IS NOT THAT. This is a Pakistani Take on traditional Chinese food and It is phenomenal. Each bite was flavorful and the basmati fried rice was fantastic. What really blew me was the red hot and sour soup. Yes RED. There is a red tomato base soup and a white vinegar taste soup. The red I just couldn't stop eating. I barely had room for the corn soup, firecracker shrimp, dumplings and what has to be the absolutely best take on generals chicken I've ever had. As for the heat usually noticeable in Pakistani classics they are present but more palatable. It's more of a touch than a smack. As for the restaurant itself. It is immaculately clean. I was even embarrassed I had dropped a little soup on the table. You can see into the kitchen through large rolling doors and everything was absolutely spotless. The ambiance is a modern Chinese style and the service was stellar. No less than three servers checked in my status and Hamna was right there with her eye always scanning the patrons should any need arise. read more

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My friends and I came here for dinner. It was meh. The food was pretty small for the price . Especially with the dumplings. The cost of six dumplings was 17 bucks.. the garlic rice was basically sprinkled with garlic on top. It didn't taste like it was cooked altogether. The beef chicken was not tender or easy to bite apart.. The picture and the quality of the food didn't really amaze me or a stick out. Almost really hard to say I felt satisfied. Everything did have a kick if you're into spicy food. But overall, the food was... just meh. The staff was... meh. They do not offer tapwater you have to buy a bottle of water but won't tell you that tap water wasn't an option. The "bar" is where you just enter the restaurant. The tables and chairs were steady and there's free parking out front . read more

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Finally got the chance to go to @ginsoy_usa, I have been to the locations in Karachi many times. I was very excited to try it here in the US. we ordered multiple items like the Hot & Sour Soup, Dynamite Shrimp, Spicy Chickn Schezwan Wontons, Chicken Manchurian, and Crispy Bejing Beef. first off, the Spicy Chicken Schezwan Wontons were amazing, very flavorful. another item that I really enjoyed was the Crispy Bejing Beef, perfectly seasoned with a kick to it. Overall we enjoyed our meal. read more

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So we finally got to try this famous Pakistani Chinese place after trying once and having a two hour wait on a Saturday we try to go on a weekday and of course we were seated right away. We got recommendations but the hot and sour soup with white was to die for it had a bit of citrus and a bit of home with it. It wasn't your typical hot and sour soup. The quantities were amazing along with the food quality. I see why this is a hype here in Richmond. It was a bit confusing with the waiter situation, but other than that the service was great food was delectable and it wasn't your ordinary Chinese. You can come here as a family girls night any night ambience is in the middle. The chicken, I would definitely get it again. I love a saucy sweet spicy chicken, and this was the perfect blend along with the noodles. Will be back, now serving lunch! read more

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Service and vibe of the place is good. Pretty quick to get the food out and plenty of space. I think the food though was a bit pricy for what we got and didn't taste like it was worth what we paid. Its a Pakistani restaurant even if the dishes say they are Asian style. The flavorings are all Pakistani which isn't bad but was wishing they were more Asian style. But my main issue is this place is pretty expensive. Ended up paying around $95 for two people which, for the amount of things we ordered felt like a lot. read more

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$33 buffet did not include dessert and chai. Ridiculous!!! Not dining in there anymore. read more

I came here on a Wednesday right at 5 pm to beat the crowd. Overall, the ambiance of this restaurant is really nice, but I will say the tables are way too small considering the dishes they serve are family style. There was barely enough room on the table to fit all our dishes. The food was mediocre at best. We got the orange chicken, Mongolian beef, Szechuan noodles, and the dynamite chicken. Dynamite chicken - tasted like a glorified chicken tender with too little sauce Orange chicken - sauce was too thin and flavor was just okay Mongolian beef - too salty Szechuan noodles - probably the best thing we ate. Would give it a 7/10 Service was okay. We got the orange chicken and steamed rice first and didn't get the rest of our main dishes for another 20 mins or so, and they kept coming out one by one. Surprising since we had our orders placed prior to the rush starting. They did ask for our feedback on the food, and when we told them what we thought. They said they would pass the comments on the their chef. Overall, I would say this place is not worth the hype. 1) it's expensive ($88 for 2 people before gratuity), 2) the food is not that good, and 3) nothing can ever beat the original in Pakistan, and I would say this doesn't even come close. read more

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I had such a good time at Ginsoy, a Karachi favorite that just opened here in Houston. I tried the dynamite shrimp, white pepper hot and sour soup, Beijing beef, chicken chow mein, chicken Manchurian and fried rice. We had to get the mint lemonade to complete the meal! Everything was so delicious and really hit the spot. I made sure to tell the waiter I wanted mild spice since everything was super spicy last time my sister went. They adjusted it for us and even though it still had a kick, it was perfect. The individual portions are pretty big, especially the rice. It's a little overpriced, but the food and vibe made up for it. One thing I did find odd was that when you ask for water, they bring bottled water. You're dining at a nice restaurant and drinking from plastic bottles? We also had to wait a while for our food (I think the waiter forgot to put in our order) but he was really sweet and apologetic, so it wasn't a big deal. Overall, the food was amazing so I'll be back with an appetite! read more

Ginsoy - Halal Near Me - Richmond, Texas

Have been very excited about this one! I was there today and it was the first day of their soft opening here in Richmond, Texas (Aliana) I have had Ginsoy multiple times in Karachi and it's my favorite Chinese restaurant there so I had high expectations for it being franchised here. The ambiance was very nice and elegant. I wasn't disappointed and I hope it stays this way! The timings for now are from 5 pm to 10 pm and last order is at 9.30 pm. We reached at 6 pm and had a 1.5 hour waiting (we were 6 people) and were given a table by 7.30 pm. The space is small so there's not much waiting area, there's plenty of parking spots. Just to be clear, it was very busy and the service was very slow but it was normal considering the overwhelming response to the launch. We were ready to order but we were told the system was down and the food was on the house! Our waitress was very nice- we were given crackers for appetizers followed by pan fried beef dumplings and steamed shrimp dumplings. Everything was delicious and there was a spicy sauce on the side which really hit the spot! We were then served the red chicken hot and sour soup and it was just like I remember it tastes in Karachi so I was very happy about that! We were then served chicken chowmein, spicy schwezan chicken, and chicken fried rice. Everything was so delicious and the spicy schwezan chicken had a great spicy flavor! Loved it I felt very satisfied coming and can't wait to go back and become a regular here! 10/10 Definitely recommend going early if you're planning to visit this week, otherwise maybe next week would get less busier and hopefully the hours will become longer! read more

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It's a halal Chinese restaurant. Their portions are huge so it's a pro. The con is that it fails to replicate the flavors we're used to having with American Chinese food. For example the Mongolian Beef literally tasted like a beef stew. Their shrimp har gow tasted like it was previously frozen. For their fried rice, they use basmati rice which is the last type of rice I'm used to having fried. Super bland. Standouts on the menu are their chow mein, I recommend the combo. Also their fish in sticky red sauce was pleasant surprise. Overall, it was worth the price for the portions you got but the overall taste and flavor was the fail. read more

My husband and I decided to try Ginsoy in Aliana for lunch this week. We arrived around 12:05 PM and were the only customers dining in at the time, although there were several takeout orders waiting to be picked up. After sitting for a few minutes, a waiter came by and took our drink order. We both asked for water, but were told they only offer Fiji bottled water, not regular tap. We had to flag the waiter down again to place our food order, which we did around 12:20 PM. We ordered: * Shrimp dumplings (6 pieces, ~$16) * Fried rice * Green papaya salad Shortly after placing our order, another couple came in and were seated. During our wait, several Uber Eats drivers picked up to-go orders, but no other dine-in customers arrived. We received the dumplings around 12:40 PM, but still no sign of the rest of our food. As it approached 1 PM, we asked about our order and were told it was "coming soon." Meanwhile, the couple who came in after us received their food. After a second inquiry, the waiter said he'd check on our food again. Still nothing. Around 1:15 PM, we told him we'd need to leave soon. He asked us to wait just a little longer, claiming the food was almost ready. My husband told him to pack it to-go instead. We waited several more minutes but still no food, so we walked to the register to settle the bill. That's when someone who seemed to be the manager or owner came over, apologized, and blamed the delay on mechanical problems in the kitchen. Oddly enough, those mechanical problems didn't seem to affect the other couple or the steady stream of takeout orders. Overall, this was a disappointing first experience. The food we did get (the dumplings) was fine, but the slow service, lack of communication, and inconsistent treatment left us with little interest in returning. Hopefully others have a better experience, but unfortunately, ours was frustrating and far from welcoming. The owner/manager did come to the register and comped the entire meal and that was their only "saving grace" with the whole ordeal. read more

Ginsoy - 6 shrimp dumplings - Halal Near Me - Richmond, Texas

We decided upon this locale based on the exterior signage. We thought this was a burger place in a nice strip mall locale and were confused when we walked in with a large unmanned shake bar and a restaurant with a pretty seating, greeted by a sign serving as hostess which stated, "Please wait to be seated." So we decided to give it a try. The food described by staff is a fusion of Chinese vegetables and proteins with Pakistani spices and desi sauces. The menu is accessible via QR code. The staff is pleasant and welcoming to non Pakistani speakers. The colors of the interiors are pleasing. What caught my attention was the contrast of Japanese accents which feature a large wooden centerpiece of dragons and the Japanese rising sun, and booths are reminiscent of a traditional Japanese pergolas and Japanese watercolor lanterns and sushi bar fashioned fabric adorn a good portion of the dining area ceiling. Counterbalance is loud and upbeat Desi music which fills the atmosphere. As other Yelpers have noted Fiji bottled water is very good and the only water option as well as canned drinks. Food was freshly prepared and viewed in an open kitchen. I wasn't familiar enough with the flow and it took me some time to adjust to the form and function of the place. I wish them well with their creation. read more

Ginsoy - Not a burger place. - Halal Near Me - Richmond, Texas

The first visit was good. The food was very spicy, and we felt the server could have advised us of the spice level. The chicken dish entree was chicken only, with no sides and no rice, as was expected in an Asian restaurant. There was an extra charge for white rice. On the 2nd visit, the restaurant had been closed by the health department. read more

This place was highly recommended from lots of people and finally went to try it. We ordered a lot of different dishes and all were pretty good and full of flavors My favorite was the street corn soup and the shrimp dim sum - (wasn't too hungry that day). I tried the other items as sample pieces and they were good, but I enjoyed the two above the most I would go back again read more

charged for every. single. thing - even the water. placed HOT dishes within arms reach in front of our baby at the table. The servers don't provide any sort of customer service other than seating your party and taking your order. We had to remind them repeatedly of what we ordered and several dishes were forgotten. Each dish has some sort of overpowering flavor - either ginger, garlic, or spice. The only reason I'm giving 2 stars is because the Chicken Corn Soup was actually semi decent, but only because of the chili oil I added to it. Wouldn't go again, wouldn't recommend to anyone. read more

The food here was very good. We ordered the Manchurian chicken, the dynamite chicken and the crunchy chili chicken. Our favorite was the chili chicken. The owner was very genuine, even with a packed restaurant of 60+ people, he came to our table, asked how the food was, and wanted a genuine response, truly wanting to know what we liked and disliked to improve for the future. Definitely recommen read more

Ginsoy - Noodles, fried rice, Manchurian chicken, dynamite chicken, chili chicken - Halal Near Me - Richmond, Texas

The food was just idian food masquerading as fusion food and it was not well done. They really need to choose and they want to be because fusion just didn't work out well. By trying to be fusion, they made the good quality Indian food. It would've been bad. Service was good at least and the ambience was nice. read more

I'm sorry but I have to say - the portion sizes are pretty small for the price. Ordered via Uber eats and purchased multiple items. The gravy items and dry items came in small size boxes while only the noodles came in the standard size that we would find at another restaurant. It really feels like paying full price for half the food. Also, rice is not included with any dish and must be ordered. It is of similar small size and 8 dollars per portion, at least on uber eats. Quite disappointed in that aspect only. Flavor wise - the food is delicious and surprisingly spicy. The crispy beef and kung pao are very well made. The noodles were tasty, as well. read more

Went to Ginsoy last night and surprisingly the wait time was 15 mins which wasn't bad. We ordered their dynamite shrimp, veggie fried rice, beef chili dry, hot & sour soup and pina colada. The pina colada was excellent. Food was average to us. Beef chili dry was a bit greasy and fried rice was basmati - the taste was better the next day as left overs. Would I give it a second chance? Perhaps but not dying to be back. A little underwhelming. Service was a solid 10/10! read more

Ginsoy - Halal Near Me - Richmond, Texas

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Elegant and modern interior, creating a fine dining ambiance. Surprised steam rice ($8) wasn't included with our entrees (spicy chicken Szechwan and classic beef chili dry). This is standard at most Chinese restaurants Chow mein had a slimy texture and was underwhelming. Food was quite spicy (which we love), but with $2 bottled water and no tap water option, we had to limit how much we drank and felt like we couldn't enjoy the food as much because of this They nickel-and-dime like a fine dining restaurant, but if that's the case, they should at least pack the leftovers for you. Overall, the experience didn't justify the high prices, or long wait list. read more

Ginsoy - Halal Near Me - Richmond, Texas

Not extreme Chinese food or anything close . It's fusion indian. Yall need to change the descriptions of your food and really put the true flavors. The spring rolls taste like samosa filling. The chow mein noodles had garam masala and cumin. Don't get the Beijing beef if you are thinking Panda Express dupe. The Mongolian Chicken had garam masala in it too. Everything has Indian spices. It's not a bad thing if that's what you are wanting to eat, but if you are wanting Chinese food, then you will feel like you got the wrong order. read more

I recently came to ginsoy because I heard so many good things as well as mixed reviews so I wanted to try it for myself. The servers and staff are very friendly and the inside is clean. However, my expectations for the food were no where near met. The fried rice lacked flavor, they put minced raw chili so it overpowers every bite to the point where it wasn't enjoyable. The noodles and chicken were okay, the dynamite chicken was also good but nothing special. My main issue was the Mongolian beef, after trying it I don't even think you can call it Mongolian beef it tasted like a bad nihari (and I love nihari) the beef in it was also very odd and weird texture wise. I would not return here anytime soon. read more

Ginsoy - Vegetable fried rice,Mongolian beef,Szechuan chicken, and Szechuan noodles - Halal Near Me - Richmond, Texas

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Don't count on good service here. The servers are next to clueless. First time I had to pay for WATER on top of overpriced & mediocre tasting food. Worst part of my first time experience here was our table literally tipping over from the base because it was not screwed in properly...causing all the objects on the table falling onto my 8 month old who would have gotten severely hurt from this basic negligence if it wasn't for mine and my husbands reaction to quickly catching the table. I was extremely upset as this is a safety issue and NOTHING was done to "make this up" as a first time customer. Management and service training needs some MAJOR improvement. I will not be recommending this restaurant to anyone and will encourage people NOT to go. Don't waste your time or money. read more

Went to Ginsoy today, heard food is authentic so I decided to go fine dining ,decent up class restaurant , service was good , the background music was too loud , food served in twenty minutes,serving size is accordingly! But I heard the food is really tasty which is very disappointing , to be honest Chinese rice should not be made in basmati rice ( not authentic) , secondly we ordered mangolian beef which is okay along with the chilli beef which is also just okay. Only the house noodles was somewhat good. They messed up the bill full time . I can suggest they should offer plain rice along with the dishes. Not recommended for People who look for authentic taste . read more

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I visited here on last Sunday and i have an amazing experience... Food was so delicious. Ambiance was very pleasant... staff was active and friendly and helpful too. Must recommend read more

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The service is amazing. The food isn't the best. Best thing we had was the dry chili beef

The customer service was excellent. The food was OK our waiters his name is Mohammed. He provided us excellent service.

After hearing great reviews and seeing the hype, I finally tried this place out. It was underwhelming and mediocre at best! This is one of those places that has great ambiance but wack food. Dynamite chicken: Chicken tenders drizzled with sriracha mayo. (3/5) Beef chili dry: Looked beautiful and had a deep, rich color, but was surprisingly bland and boring, all you could taste was garlic and cilantro. Not at all like the beef chili dry you get in Pakistan. (2/5) Saucy schezwan noodles: Boiled spaghetti with sautéed cole slaw mixed in, stale stinky stench, NO taste!! (1/5) Garlic fried rice: The burnt garlic added a delicious flavor, the only thing we actually enjoyed there. The bites without garlic were bland though. (3.5/5) Overall, not worth the hype at all. Would not recommend! read more

The food was delicious and fresh, Priya did an amazing job helping us and recommending tasty options. We went when they were busy and the food still came out in a timely manner from drinks, apps, to the entrees. Highly recommend! read more

Chowmein, soups, and a variety of their main entrees are so delicious. Quantity is amazing too :)

Great service, chef knows how to cook it up. I've been coming here since they opened and they don't disappoint. Great ambiance and delicious food. read more

Overpriced and mid food. Nothing tasted right the shezwan wontons tasted like battery acid just drenched in chili oil. Dynamite Chicken is just a tender with spicy mayo on it, and everything was way too salty. The Hot and sour soup smelled very weird but was probably the only decent item on the menu. read more

The food was amazing, honestly way better than karachi one. The ambience was very cozy and comforting. Loved the dynamite chicken and hot and sour soup. The wait to be seated was high but it was understandable since they have a lot of demand. Definitely will be go back read more

Ginsoy - Bar - Halal Near Me - Richmond, Texas

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This place actually deserves no stars. Been wanting to try this place out since it opened, especially since it's always crowded with line outside of its doors. I went in to place a to-go order. I was super disappointed with everything from start when I was trying to place my order to after eating the ridiculously expensive bland food. I ordered for two ppl and was told that the non family size would be perfect size for two, however it's barely enough to feed one person (it was slightly bigger than a kids meal). I had read fantastic reviews about how spicy and delicious their food is and since we love spicy food it was a must for me to try them. I ordered the spicy shezwan chicken gravy, Roasted garlic fried rice, and American Chop Suey (ridiculously priced at $33! But I figured obviously it's gotta be the best thing in the world for it to be that expensive so I have to get it). I had asked the guy who took my order to make everything spicy. He told me "we'll text you when your order is ready, it'll take 20-25 mins" I proceed to wait. I go to the restroom which is in a narrow hallway with 2 non gender restrooms and a line of ppl waiting in the said hallway. Waited for about 10 mins with nobody coming out, so I decided it probably won't be clean anyways considering how packed the restaurant was and the lack of waitstaff and left that area. I waited another 40 mins with no texts regarding my order, I couldn't take being in a sardine can of packed ppl anymore and asked the same guy about the status. He handed me my order but another guy literally blocked me from leaving saying that's not your order it's someone else's with the same name. But the guy who gave me the order corrected him and said no it's actually her's.. like seriously?? How unprofessional and rude the other guy was! Made me feel like I was stealing something.. wth? But still I didn't fuss and kept my cool and left. When I get home to unpack my order I literally thought it was a prank or some sort of joke when I saw the size of the containers. It was the size of a postcard to give you an idea. I spent in total $63 for glorified 2 kids meals and a small box container of chop suey. At this point I'm just hoping that the taste and flavor will be the saving grace for this restaurant. Unfortunately it was absolutely awful! The chop suey and spicy shezwan was nothing but tomato sauce with lots of corn syrup, barely any chicken and lots of shredded carrots. The "roasted garlic fried rice " had ZERO flavor and not even a hint of garlic!! What an absolute waste of my money!! And to add salt to the wound you can't even call them. Very poor business ethics. I Will never recommend anyone to try this very overpriced, bland, over crowded joke of a restaurant! Save yourself time and money, go elsewhere..there's many other great restaurants that deserve our business. read more

If yelp would allow 0 stars, that's what we would give. Food had good flavor if it wasn't covered in hot spice. Having to pay for basmati rice on the side is ridiculous. At 99.9% of Asian restaurants, rice comes automatic so for this place to say that they're authentic Chinese or classic or whatever they're saying, it's a lie. We ordered the chicken chowmein for our 3 kids and they could barely eat it (we ordered the adult size because my kids can finish a whole plate). Husband and I ordered the Mongolian beef and Spicy Schezwan and we couldn't even eat half, it was that spicy. The chips they give as an appetizer had no flavor. Yes I get it that Pakistani food is spicy, but PAKISTANI PEOPLE AREN'T THE ONLY DEMOGRAPHIC IN ALIANA! When it came time to check out, it took them 10 minutes to bring us the machine and when asking for a box, it took them almost 10 minutes when we were sitting right next to the kitchen! $60+ for this meal was not worth it and hope everyone steers clear of this place (unless this is your sort of thing then go for it). read more

Food: amazing. Too spicy Service: 2 just okay Ambience:3 good Price: pricey , Restroom; 0, horrible. Recommend for the food. It's indo Chinese flavor. Good place for family and friends. Will eat there again. read more

Amazing food, customer service and ambience. They took ginsoy all the way from Karachi to Houston!