Ummmm. Very interesting. Let me start by saying the Skippers seafood was great and I will be back! It was in a gas station which is fine but we entered from the front and had to look for where they cook the food and if they still were in business. We found it to the left behind a partitioned wall of snacks. No one was at the counter and there was a little bell. We had to "ring the bell" a few times to get service and then pay up front (where you pay for your gas). There was no one in the little dining area and It was very quite and it felt a little awkward eating in silence. I think it's quiet though because another person reviewed it saying the Indian music was so loud. ?? There were three menu topics. Teriyaki, Indian, Skippers. Like I said, the skippers fish and chips were good and The other items looked good too. Now that I know what to expect (and to use the side door). I'm sure my experience will be better Oh by the way, they do use Yelp for a 10% discount if you "like" them and they use door dash and grub hub if you want delivery. read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - Hush puppies and fish and chips - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

I just wanted to stop by quickly for some Indian cuisine and get some gas along the way. Came across this place which was right inside the gas station - confusing as both doors for the restaurant side were locked. Honestly it was pretty messy due to the renovation, tools laid out with bark dust, tables wasn't wiped down, and not a customer to be seen.... I hesitated and contemplated to leave. However one of staff told me to ring the bell - which was behind the counter, so I couldn't even see it. Yet again with insistence, figured out tables are available, and menu on TV screen was turned on with 3 monitors. Since I received this much attention, figured I'll give it a go. I went for mild chicken korma, mango lassie, and lamb biriyani with garlic naan. Food arrived promptly and it was a pretty large portion. Granted my expectations can be high, as I'm used to eating fresh backed oven naan, real mango lassie made from scratch, and more of white table setting... today, I just wanted something quick and move on with my day. Sadly the convenience came with a cost, as biriyani was so spicy I couldn't take more than a bite. Staff noticed as I couldn't hide my facial expression, and he kindly brought me water. Even korma, asked to be mild, was medium for my taste buds, and naan was covered in grease, not flavor. Mango lassi was sugary and sweet.... I've managed to eat 2/3rd and couldn't take another bite as it was so heavy, and contradictory hot and sweet made me nauseated. Perhaps it was a different region of Indian cuisine I just haven't had chance to come across, but it did not bode well for my personal preferences. They didn't charge me for the biriyani which I appreciated, and got out in half hour - so I've plenty of time left for the day. Next time I'll start asking the spice level before venturing to new Indian food. Service was genuine and I wanted to enjoy it, but it's more for people who likes a spicier side. read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - Huge naan with chicken korma and lamb biriyani - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

Let's not mince words it's a small restaurant attached to the gas station convenience store so more fast food take out than dine in but there are tables to sit. The tables needed a wipe down but service was fast and friendly. We ordered a salad and falafel with paneer tikka masala and garlic naan. Food came with generous portion of rice. The sauce was bland but the falafel was fresh and tasty.Garlic naan had the nice smell of garlic and the raita was good.Overall it's a pass but they do have long opening hours. read more

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********** PLEASE AVOID AT ALL COSTS ******** Very unsanitary place. No masks were worn. Very unprofessional people. I ordered a take away order. After an hour, the order was not ready and when I reached at the restaurant, I was asked to ring a bell to call the chef. The chef did not show up for half n hour. After half n hour the chef showed up and started working on the order without mask. I had to leave the place asap. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. Messed up on my butter chicken with a brown curry sauce. And gave me tasteless, watery, soups that took them over 1 hour to make. Never coming back and can't finish it. I've never hated food so much. It SUCKS. Especially for the TIME it took to make this crap. Waste of $47 for this. read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - No seasoning and tastes and looks like water (chicken tikka masala) - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

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Chicken Karahi The food was awesome. Freshly cooked!! Service was great!! Ambiance is great too! read more

Haven't ever done a yelp review but after attempting to eat my lamb curry from here I had to do it just to save y'all from going through what I just experienced. I'm on my lunch and only got 30 minutes, it's 1am so my options are pretty limited... it came down to between Taco Bell and this place (my lord I wish I went to T Bell ). I called in my order, and had to call twice cause the first time I couldn't hear the dude cause it sounded like some animal was screeching through the phone while he tried to talk (convinced this was the lord telling me not to go). But of course I hung up and called back and it was much better this time. I ordered the curry and he asked me if I wanted "regular" or "mild" I asked what the difference was and he told me one was regular and the other mild... I asked if I could get it spicy and he said yeah. I also got some garlic naan bread which I would regret as well. The dude then says it'll be ready in 10, so I wait about 15 minutes before I make the 2 minute drive there for my food. I thought it was closed when I got there since both entrances were closed before realizing I gotta go in through the gas station side. I go in and there's a bell to ring for service on the restaurant side of things. I ring it and a like 2 minutes later some dude comes out. I told him I'm here to pick up the phone order I placed like 20 minutes ago. He gave me a funny look and then yelled something to the cashier on the gas station side, the cashier yelled something back and he sighed and said 10 minutes, go pay over there. Paid, waited, got my food and zoomed back work. Only had like 2 minutes left so I took an extended lunch. Tried the garlic naan bread first and upon the first bite I was extremely disappointed. It tasted bland and stale, without even a hint of garlic on there. I said to myself it's okay, they'll make up for it with the curry. The rice was a little clumped together and mushy in some parts, and the curry had no flavor to it whatsoever. It's like they didn't even put any salt in there. The spicy I asked for.. not there. I had a couple bites and then realized that I was just gonna be torturing myself as this point so I gave up. Sewer rats would try a bite of this and walk away, I'm sure prisoners in Guantanamo Bay are eating better than this. If I could give them a 0 out of 5 stars I would. One good thing I will say though is the meat was very tender, and that all they had going for them. You could not pay me to eat here again read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - Lamb Curry - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

HA. I ordered uber eats, it got here fairly quick and was as warm as you would expect. Half cooked small fish. Chowder was what You would expect. Asked for extra crackers, got 2 crackers... lol. Just small things like that will get me to order from somewhere else. Not a life changing event, whatever. EDIT: O boy. You gotta see the golden response the owner left on this review. Triggered! It's kind of hard to get through that perfect example of English grammar and spelling, but it's worth. Damn girl, you need to chill. read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - EXTRA CRACKERS! HAHAHAHAHA - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

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Please save your money and go across to street to curry & kabaab. The price is the same but quality is MUCH better. Decided to eat here because everything was closed and i was craving indian. The butter chicken is red? Not orange. It tastes....fake. The naan was soft and cold as if they tried to heat it up with a lamp. Don't eat here. I imagine prison serves better food. It didn't taste anything like butter curry. The chicken tikka was flavorless but at least it was hot. It's safe to say I've learned my lesson. Next time I'll just wait till morning and go somewhere else. read more

I was just visiting my friend in Kent and trying to find a restaurant that was still open on late Sunday night around 9pm. Saw this place was open till midnight which was rare for Indian food. We were a bit skeptical at first, but the choice was either this place or junk food. We decided to give it a try. When we arrived, the place looked a bit sketchy. It was right by the gas station and the inside area was connected to the convenience store where people walked in and out. The eating area actually looked pretty decent and clean so we sat down and decided to dine in. I wasn't expecting much of the food and just ordered a safe choice, butter chicken and garlic naan. When the food arrived, they looked alright. I took the first bite on the butter chicken. OMG, the chicken just melted in my mouth. It was tender and juicy (not hard and dry). The sauce was what got me though. It smelled so appetizing and I could taste a different blend of spices in the creamy buttery sauce with a tad of sweetness to it. The spices were mildly medium, just enough to tingle my taste buds. My friend, who was not good with spicy food, couldn't resist the sauce and kept pouring them on his rice. Luckily there was enough sauce for my naan, which brings me to my next point. I had many dry, hard and burnt garlic naan before, but wow, this one was so different. It was soft, not burnt and tasty with a hint of garlic that didn't sucker punch my nose. I felt like I had eaten all the wrong garlic naan until tonight. Before we came here, we weren't that hungry and just wanted to get small bites and bring home the rest of the food. But the plan has changed and we finished all the food and we were so full. It has been several years since I've tasted Indian food this good. It brought me back memories of my first butter chicken that was just perfect and had the right combination of spices. Don't get me wrong, I've tried many Indian restaurants before and they were alright. Most of their food had a very strong smell and heavy flavors that just overwhelmed my senses. The spices were either too thick or burned my tongue. Nothing wrong with that kind of restaurant if you're looking for that. They might be super authentic or stick to their roots, but for me, this place just had the right blend of spices in their food and hit all the right notes for a non-Indian like myself to truly enjoy their Indian food and appreciate the richness of their cuisine (in moderation). If you could look past the hole in the wall place, you might find this hidden gem as well. Now the only complaint is I have to drive all the way down from Bellevue to Kent whenever I'm craving for their butter chicken again. :( read more

One night I ordered lamb curry its smell so bad I don't have a word how I feel at that time he opened aa business too many other name to make aa fool people this food is so junk! He serve frozen food to customer please avoid this please read more

Kamal Da Dhaba is one awesome place where you can go for a good food. I have been to almost every indian restaurant in Seattle, Bellevue, Sammamish, Issaquah, Kent etc. and almost 90% of those restaurants have given me a upset stomach after a good dinner. KAMAL DA DHABA is one place i never fell sick due to the fresh food that they serve and the awesome taste, another best part is that they are open until late night which i love as i generally get eating cravings around midnight. Food tastes amazingly well....i highly recommend everyone to try atleast once. Its a perfect example of TASTE First and fancy expensive ambience later :) when it comes to food. MUST GO PLACE ! read more

Wow. I don't know who thought this was good but this was definitely the farthest from Indian food I've ever had. The biryani was just chicken and rice with few of the herbs and spices usually found in traditional biryani. Also the chicken was fairly spicy for a mild in which I had specifically stated on the order "as mild as possible. It's for a child." The gulab jamun was cold. The lassis were okay but not great. Additionally, it should be known that they're also a Skippers. As in all the food came in Skippers containers and the driver was wearing a Skippers uniform. I don't know about you but I tend to stay away from Indian places that double as bad drive-thru seafood chains. That goes double for those seafood chains that have made your entire family sick. Stay. Away. Stay far, far away. read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - "Biryani" allegedly - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

Fried foods either burnt or old used grease. I got it delivered and had to throw most of it out. Inedible!

Worst experience in this restaurant untrained staff we ordered some breads (roti) from them not good customer service and the roti 's was not eatable uncooked and unwelcome staff and most important thing is that they charge for the food by their mood and the price for bread on their menu is less than they charged read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - The bread u can see it's uncooked Roti Bread if we eat this that makes us unhealthy - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

Wife, son and I were visiting Seattle and spent the day in Mount Rainier National Park.. by the time we left the park it was pretty late at night and were looking for anything that might be open.... Kamal Da Dhaba is open pretty and when we reached didnt know what to expect but the owner Kamal was a great host.. he was friendly and inviting and the food was great (probably one of the best Indian food we had at a mom and pop restaurant).... the food tasted like mom's cooking and home made and the experience was very personal vs. a business transaction.... when we left around 1am, there was another big group that just came in and Kamal was happy to serve them The restaurant serves Indian, asian and other cuisines.. food is made with love and a lot of heart.. go there for home style cooking and soulful food read more

Best restaurant in town. Go for it. Chicken curry and Mutter paneer is awesome. Always eat at this. read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

Great food. I went there with a group of friends Bhindi and rotis were amazing. And owner is super friendly. Will visit again for sure read more

I was in kent for a car maintenance! Was searching for punjabi food obviously and found this place! As COVID it was only togo, cannot comment much on the place. But the staff/cook who took my order was super sweet to ask me and explain options. Taste was too humble, just the same taste I felt back in india! Amazing taste and quantity for dollar value! I had paneer tikka masala! And parathas! read more

"Yum. Solid 4." (Take-Out Review) The food was full of Indian flavors and spices. Palak Paneer; A light cremey taste of spinach and garlic with bites of thick cheese throughout. Signs of cilantro & green onion. Similar consistency to warmed spinach dip. Butter Chicken (sauce); cremey tomato base, cumin, maybe some light curry? Amazing flavors. Definitely a fav. Good portions w/ proper prizing. Our order arrived promptly. read more

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The owner contacted me and arranged a replacement meal, and while the vindaloo was somewhat of an improvement, the rest was not. The naan seemed like a premade product and just grilled up (the roti was much better), the rice was old and clumpy, and I was given samosas in place of pakoras. I don't mind that, and while the filling was good, they were fried in old oil that gave the shell a somewhat acrid flavor. I appreciate the effort, but the attention to detail just isn't there. I will try the Skippers out sometime and just stick to my usual place for Indian food. read more

It was... okay. Here's a quick review. Pros: - Food is a little above average - Open late till 2am Cons: - Dirty and rundown environment, recommend taking out instead of dining in. No atmosphere here. - Long wait time. We waited about 40 min to receive our food. - Price is about the same compare to a much nicer place like Curry & Kabab in Kent or Manraj in Kent. Why not lower the price since people aren't here to stay anyways? Overall it's okay... what's stoping me from dropping this review to a one star is the food. The food is great not the best though. However, it won't be my first choice considering the wait time. We also didn't feel all that welcomed. When we arrived we had to grab someone to help us. read more

This place is surprisingly good and our go-to delivery Indian spot. They've got all the classic Indian favorites as well as some surprises AND you can get fries and shakes Honestly-if you've got a few extra dollars, just get delivery, 'cause the actual location is a weird one. It's tacked into a gas station/liquor store/international market and is very cramped. The employees seem to be stressed when there are too many people inside, and the seating area is not what I'd call pleasant, but if you get takeout or delivery-totally worth it! We've had the biryiani (chicken and lamb), many iterations of the paneer (always delicious) and of course lamb vindaloo. The naan is amazing and the samosas are SO GOOD. I have some on the way right now! read more

I have eaten at Kamal close to 40 times and the food is usually very tasty. Recently the food has not been the same. Frequently send me the wrong food, send me Lassi in place of a milkshake or forget items all together. I ordered food last night for the last time from Kamal I was sent a lamb entree and I do not eat lamb and my milkshake was just milk. I do not eat lamb and 6$ for milk is beyond ridiculous. I do still recommend this place but only if you are going there and can see the food first. read more

Kept customers backed up and waiting for hours on just online orders. Customers and delivery persons leaving due to orders not complete on time. read more

Had a late night craving for some Indian food. At first pulling up to the gas station was a little worried, never been able to buy my Doritos and Twinkies along with my Malai Kafta. But dang that's what we got and it was delicious , the garlic naan was awesome. The older gentleman that took our order and went back and cooked for us let us try different sauces and was nice as heck. I will be late night Indian fooding here again. read more

For the most part, it lives up to the Dhaba experience you get in India. I have looked for good seekh kebabs since moving here and although they weren't perfect, they were as fresh tasting and delicious as I have had so far. Give them a try. Don't be disappointed by the laid back approach. It's a Dhaba, it's what they are all about. One thing I would recommend is cleanliness. The curtains covering the kitchen is a little off putting as well as how untidy the front/check out area is. The lassi was tangier than I had expected it to be.. I'm not sure if the yoghurt was on the older side or if that's that type of yoghurt they prefer? I will return but I definitely expect a cleaner environment. read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

Was in the neighborhood and thought I'd try their Indian dishes. Had the Dal Makhani and it was wonderful. Veggie Korma, garlic naan, veggie samosas and pakoras. It was all seasoned perfectly and so delicious. Will definitely be returning. Can't wait to try other dishes. They are very courteous and I only waited about 10 minutes. Nice friendly business with excellent food and fast service. read more

Very courteous owner. Tasty food. Saag and malai kofta stands out. Some of the naans initially were not good but the second plate of naan was amazing - soft, fluffy and warm. Yum Definitely recommend this! read more

The portion sizes are extremely small for how much they're charging. I ordered Aloo Gobi mild and it came super spicy and super salty! My friend ordered Tandoori Chicken and it was much milder than mine and she ordered it as medium. Never again. read more

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the food was not good really bad they just get it from the freezer and heat up for us as soon we order it was on the table in less then 5mint and we order like $50 worth the food read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

Order date: 17.aug.2019 Order: bhindi, chicken biryani, chanaa I've always done doordash/Uber eats from here. Food was always 4 stars. Decided to come in. Pickup: The pickup experience was poor. No eye contact, no thank you, no recognition that we were even there whenever the cook came out. Chanaa: disasterous. Very few solid chanaa beans. It was almost a puree. Inedible as anything other than a topping. Would not recommend Biriyani - comparing it to Maharaja, or even Curry n' Kabab, there was almost no protein. The rice itself - we felt like it wasn't fresh, that it was pre made white rice that was spiced - mostly because there was chunks of rice that were white inside when you opened it . Edible. Not pleasurable. Would not order again. Bhindi: ended up being in that weird is this cooked enough" state. We finished it, but would not order again. The output from Kamal was not up to it's competitors. I am not happy with what we were served. I'm open to talking to them if they want more personal feedback because I did used to order here as one of my 3 go-to Indian places. I hope they pick it up and fix their service, it would be a shame to see this place fall to the wayside. read more

I ordered malai kofta and they have me paneer butter masala in to go. Also out of 2 order of desert I found I just received 1. Food was ok, I wanted to give 1/2 star, but there is no option for it. read more

On a drive to Seattle reaching close to mid night we wanted to eat Indian and choose this place as this was the only one open. Despite the bad reviews we thought what could go wrong in a Panneer tikka masala & Nan. We were so wrong.. curry had a ton of oil & was super salty. We decided to dump the whole thing. The restaurant is inside a gas station & the place is in a sketchy neighborhood. I was puzzled when asked to pay 49$ for the food(2 Panneer tikka masala & 6 Nans). This will be our first & last visit to this place. read more

I ordered the mattar paneer. What I got was an inedible pea and carrot soup that literally made me gag. The only food I've been served by a restaurant that was more disgusting than this literally had hair in it. read more

Food was good. Naan was a little thick, but that's just my opinion, tikka masala was on point. Service was friendly and cashier was accommodating to our family of four. read more

Kamal Da Dhaba - Thali special. Filling and convenient. - Indian Near Me - Kent, Washington

Great chicken Masala! I liked the experience because i just came from the GYM late after 11:00 and got what I wanted

Worst food ever. This is the first time I am actually taking the effort to write a review. The veggies were uncooked. The meat was so raw couldn't even chew it. The rice was gone bad. Do not order here, we went because that was the only place open late night. read more

Absolutely horrible. Especially when you order briyani. Rice isn't even cooked. Wish to rate 0.000000000000000001/10. Ridiculous. Even freaking dog doesn't eat such food. Horrible damn it read more

Food was standard. Got paneer tikka masala, saag & daal makhni. All dishes come with rice. The Aloo Paratha wasnt bad. Good place for take out. read more