If you're looking for no frills Pakistani restaurant, then Shalimar is the perfect place to go to…read more We ordered two orders of garlic naan, tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala, and chicken Karahi. Everything was delicious and had the right amount of heat. I loved the free chai tea (hard to come by in this economy ). Service was fast.

Ordered in via a delivery app after a friend who lived here years ago recommended it to me. Not…read moresure if it was an off day or they've gone downhill, but this was fairly disappointing. Murgh Tikka Lahori (breast)- this was a surprisingly large amount of food for the price. Didn't have much complaint on this and would get again. Although I might go for the boneless option next time Chicken Kofta- the gravy was incredibly oily (I had to use a paper towel to soak up the thick layer on top. The kofta itself was soft, but didn't have super strong flavor. Chicken Jalfrezi- the flavor for this was decent, but once again super oily. I also had to use a paper towel to soak up the oil. I had gotten this as it sounded healthier- just stir fried chicken, veggies, tomato sauce, and spices- but the oil really over powered here. Shalimar Chawal- basic rice with some spices/flavor. For the price it was good. I'd be open to trying again in the future, but really hoping it's not as oily next time.

DUDE! Naan N Curry is a blast from the past! Same owners as the ones on telegraph at Berkeley…read more Man, this place takes me back! Super friendly owners, spoke about the old days. Still has the Berkeley prices, even though in SF. Clean friendly location and service. This was wonderful. I am so glad it opened up. I got my nostalgic chicken tikka masala and rice. Tasted great.

I had the pleasure of stopping here twice over the last 24 hours. The first time needed to bring…read moreback some food to the hotel after doing some boozing at Norton's Booze Emporium up the street. I ordered Chicken Curry and rice ($2). The Curry is a thick dark curry. It was so good, dare I say amazing, the rice was long grain Indian rice. The next day I had to go back prior to heading to the airport. We had Chicken Curry again and The Prawn Korma. Both were once again amazing, The Shrimp were nice size. It's a one man show, he takes the orders and then cooks the food. He's adamant that it's a no tip establishment and that he busses the tables as well. The prices are very reasonable. I strongly recommend this place for great and filling Indian food. As someone noted the owner is kind of a character, but I can kind of appreciate that. I'm very happy to support his business. I'll back back!

I'm going to say it--there is some pricey, bougee Indian food in San Francisco. Pakwan is not one…read moreof them but I very much appreciate their quality and value given the price point. I think it's one of the better value (and very good) Pakistani/Indian food. Nice takeout spot or late-night food option, but the interior is pretty rustic, welcoming, and cozy as well. Staff is helpful, warm, and friendly. Love the chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, and naan. Bursting with flavor and spices. Good portions. Need to come back to try the goat biryani and a wrap. Please do not drive here. I can't imagine parking here. Walk or bike or bus or it's walkable from BART and Muni Metro's Powell station (or maybe Civic Center, it's kind-of in the middle I think.) I'll be back! Great bang for your buck.

Note - this location is the one that DoorDash/UberEats delivers from - hence my review for take out…read more- I love the one on 16th St. for sit down. This is my hands down favorite Indian/Pakistani place for takeout - the food always tastes fresh, staff makes it quickly, and it arrives hot. Everything tastes as you would expect (rice, Chicken Tikka Masala, garlic naan, etc.) - the real stand outs are the Chicken Biriani (the vegetable one is never what I hope it will be) and the Daal - the lentils. Their Daal is rich, spicy (in the best way) and the sliced jalapeños really make it. Pro tip: You get enough for at least 3 meals - so get it for dinner and enjoy it for a couple lunches!

I don't know where to start. Should I say things about food first or service. Its small restaurant…read morewith big heart of host. We ordered chicken karahi and paneer tikka masala and both were top notch but best part of the meal was paratha. We ate so much for dinner that we dint get courage to get uber and walked 2 miles to our hotel. Owner brought complimentary Chhole for us to taste as well and that was delicious too. While leaving she offered her homemade dry fruits dessert as well. I am visiting city for our otherwise this could have become my go to place. No words for host (yes, I wouldn't call her owner in this case as we were welcomed with so much warmth), she served us like a family. Highly recommend this place.

Alrighty so honest review time. Ive eaten before at pakistani places and back home too many times…read moreas i go for few months each year. We came in. Nice establishment restaurant away from tenderloin side. Quran was playing and not music so thats a plus there. Menu was missing some usual stuff on there like haleem and nihari but luckily haleem was there today to order. Ordered haleem, 2 naans and 2 tikka legs. Waited and we got our food. First thing we noticed were the chicken legs were very small. No wonder 2 legs came in one order but compared to other restaursnts the legs were much smaller. They were marinated well though. Second thing which was a shocker was the naans. They were not the usual size, they were deep naans warmed up on a tawa like stove. The deep naans you can buy frozen from any desi grocery store for 2.49 for pack of 5, they are giving you a single naan piece here for $2 each. A restaurant should atleast have a tandoor to make naans with fresh. I understand this place used to be a foodtruck, deep naans would be fine there but at a restaurant with a kitchen- deep naans is highly disappointing to say the least. The haleem was heavy on black peoper and masala, and had more of a channe daal texture/taste than a haleem. Honestly $20 for haleem is a bit too much. Regular price is about $15-16 as well. Chai when asked was only masala chai no regular doodh patti one. Seating was ample and decor inside was good. Staff was friendly but food dissapointed. I hope they can improve, get bigger chicken leg quarter (try restaurant depot), for naans please get a tandoor and make them like regular traditional tandoori naans . And for haleem make it more haleem like and less daal like. Go check out pakwan as an example for naans and haleem

We got takeout from here on a whim, and were incredibly pleased. The poor place opened just as the…read morepandemic began, but it is clear they have their heart and soul invested. Everything is hand cooked. They are kind and generous folks trying to make it work in this environment, and their cooking is first rate!!!

This is EASILY the best Indian restaurant in San Francisco city proper -- I'm actually SOOO shocked…read moreto see that the ratings are so low on yelp! My qualifications: 1) I love Indian food 2) I grew up eating Indian food 3) I've eaten a lot of Indian food 4) I've eaten a lot of good Indian food 5) I've eaten a lot of bad Indian food Now for reviews on actual Chutney food: 1) Palak Paneer - 5 stars - this is literally the best palak paneer I've had in a while, it actually tastes RIGHT and tasty and creamy but not heavy and not watery. I have reordered this like 14 times. 2) Baigan Bhurta - 4 stars - tastes great but a bit too oily for my personal liking but like tastes GREAT 4) Achaar - 5 stars - for portion size alone 5) Mutter Paneer - 4 stars - Scratched the itch, quite good 6) Aloo Gobi - 2 stars - I did not enjoy this one as much which was a shock given the track record so far here. Flavors did not come together for me 7) Dal makhani - 3 stars - Pretty standard, pretty good

Chutney was overhyped to me by a friend of mine. Decided to give it a try but it was not worth it…read morewhen there are spots like Pakwan in the city with easier parking and not as bad of an area. Went there and there was a parking spot on the block of chutney but was held by an orange cone. We asked the restaurant there if we are allowed to park and they said they know nothing about it and to go ahead. So we moved the cone and parked then some lady took the cone and started mouthing off saying her friend was suppose to park there and she walked the cone to the other side. Then you see her friend come up with her car and idk what they were trying to do. Friend just kept going forward then reversing and repeating every few mins. Thought they were going to start drama with us or key the car once we left so we waited for a bit. Ended up just going into Chutney and sat at the window to keep an eye on the car. Same car was doing the same shenanigans going forward and reversing for some reason. Anyway, that was a long rant that had nothing to do with Chutney. Don't really have anything good to say. Gentleman that sat us down was nice. Gave us our menus and asked us to order at counter when we were ready. We ordered plain and paneer naan, tandoori chicken leg, chicken biryani, seekth kebab, chicken jal frazi, chicken tikki masala, chicken boti and the lamb chops. Best thing was the paneer naan. Cheese pull was insane and very flavorful. Very delightful when fresh hot. Chicken boti and lamb chops were extremely dry and overcooked. The lamb chops also was very salty and I'm usually more prone to saltiness. Chicken Jal Frazi was like a chicken curry with vegetables. This was probably the second best thing and went well with the naan. Chicken Biryani was kind of plain compared to somewhere like Pakwan and portion was pretty small compared to Pakwan. Tandoori leg wasn't as juicy as other places, it was also a bit dry. Seekth kebab was pretty firm but wasn't terrible. Their sauces (the green mint sauce and tamarind chutney) were a bit watery and not as flavorful as other restaurants I've tried. Price wise - they're not terrible. Most items were under $15 and below besides the lamb chops. But for some reason, the same guy that sat us down, ran the register and he charged us $1 more on every single item besides the sodas so we didn't even bother tipping. And when we tried to ask one of the servers for an extra spoon after he served our food, he just kept walking as if he didn't hear us. I won't complain about that too much because maybe he simply just didn't hear us. But don't expect too much service here. Our food took about 30-40 mins to arrive too. Others that sat down after us, got their food first so not sure what's the deal with that. Was worth a try but probably won't come back.

We ordered pick up and highly recommend the lamb paneer, garlic naan, and chicken momos. Everything…read morewas spiced just right and surprisingly, so were the prices! Just a heads up, we found out the hard way rice costs extra ($4) and doesn't automatically come with the entrees, but we lucked out by ordering extra naan, so the rice wasn't too missed. The mango lassi is great too!

I've ordered from here many times over the years but not sure what's changed. I ordered daal and…read morethe container just had a pool of oil at the top. It's not bulking season wasn't a fan of having to slowly to just throw the oil out.

Food was deliciously amazing. Super busy worth the wait…read more Owner is very nice and friendly. Best Chicken Karahi!! Will definitely return.

I'll be honest, it was kind of a confusing experience trying to order here, but however we…read moreeventually managed to get our food -- it was delicious. The place clearly focuses on its turbo take-out economy, with delivery pickup constantly coming in and out of this warm hole-in-the-wall. We ordered at the front and were seated, but only received half of our order; when we went up to pay at the end, they were confused and initially refused payment. We finally managed to pay for the dishes we got before heading out. If I were in a bad mood I probably would have been frustrated, but I actually found it kinda charming. The food doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is, and I liked that. Lots of spice, and just as much oil. But there's nothing bland in the great flavors of the chicken in both the biryani and the karahi.