My upstairs neighbors were cooking Indian and I just had to venture out to find some good eats. I was salivating. First things first, I check Yelp and find this place that Farrah reviewed. Actually, 2 reviewers including Farrah and both were 5 stars. Now, I usually don't venture outside the 5 mile perimeter which surrounds my house (also known as the Green Zone). This is the reason I send %20 of my paycheck to Lupe Tortilla and some other Mexican restaurants in the 249 area close to Tomball. But this is also the reason that I haven't eaten *any* Indian since I moved to Houston almost 1 year ago! So I make the 20 minute drive and find Lazeeza hidden in the back of a strip mall. My senses are greeted with familiar smells which I adore. A buffet is crackin' on a Sunday. That's a new one for me. (Usually Indian restaurants only serve buffets M-F to make more money on the weekends when more people dine out). I'm leaning towards ordering the Chicken Tikka anyways, but the owner (or apparently owner) of the establishment personally walks me to the buffet bar and explains to me each dish, including a Chicken Tikka (baked, not boiled, but OK - I'm the only westerner looking guy there) and that I should get the buffet. I debate it in my head and agree. I grab my plate and pike on the recommendation which were made to me moments earlier. As I thought, and this is my experience as a whole, I only went back for the baked chicken tikka for seconds. The food was light, and I'm at home now with a full stomach and I don't feel repulsed by what I just ate (which sometimes is the case when Indian food is too oily). Pros - + Plenty of vegetarian dishes + Weekend buffet is a bargain at $9.27 (tax incl'd) + Catered to my request for fresh garlic on the side (my wife was not with me) + Friendly staff, atmosphere. Family run business and it feels like a home Cons - - No alcohol. A spicy chicken tikka begs to be washed down with a cold, Indian beer. - No garlic nan. (in the buffet). I asked to order it on the side, and was politely told they don't have any. But what I really understood was that they didn't want to make any. Meh. In closing - food was delicious, light and I'll definitely go back. The distance from my house and lack of beer was the only thing that kept the illustrious 5 star rating at bay. read more

I wanted to try a different experience and. decided to do takeout at this restaurant. When I arrived my first red flag were cats outside of the establishment. When going to the counter to place my order, the owner was rude and just short with his words in explaining the combinations so I was thinking it could be a language barrier. I heard him speaking fluent in English after I order so I knew it wasn't that. As I waited for my food, I notice his attitude change when people of his race came in. My order came up and took my food home. When I got home...I notice that the chicken smell sour and had a tainted taste to it. I had to throw the whole thing in the trash and make me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I will never patronize this business again! read more

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Super rica la comida!!! Llegué por curiosidad y el señor que atiende es super amable rápido y gentil! Tienen buffet en hora de lunch y definitivamente es un lugar que vale la pena tratar!! Garlic naan, mint lemonade y chicken karahi son mis favoritos read more

Lazeeza Restaurant - Chicken Karahi delicioso y forma parte de el buffet - Pakistani Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The food at this restaurant was absolutely unacceptable and stale. We ordered burgers that smelled off, and the fries were undercooked. Two people in our group chose the buffet, but all the food there was just as stale. It was clear they were reheating leftovers rather than preparing fresh meals. The kebab meat had a foul odor that was so off-putting I couldn't even take a bite. When we requested naan, they only provided one piece for each person, regardless of how many were at the table. Even when we asked for a second piece, it took them an absurd 15 minutes to bring it, almost as if they were trying to limit our dining experience. Every time we asked for something, the staff treated it like a rare request. Their approach seemed to involve mostly hiding in the kitchen and avoiding any direct interaction with customers. in the kitchen and avoiding any questions. read more

My family and I have been going to this very fine cousin for many years ,always impressed us and our guests.It's beautiful cheerful design very elegant and welcoming to all . The service is prompt and professional specially Tariq . Now the food is the best part .Thank you all for keeping the quality all these years we will always look forward for eating in this special unforgettable fine restaurant or take home the order . One more thing to add they have amazing banquet hall next door for special events . read more

Me and my family went there to order out ; we got the beef Nihari and butter chicken both tasted amazing and they gave a good size portion, the naan was fresh and hot , the service was great and the staff was friendly read more

Love the food. Love the service. Love the buffet, their naans and their daal. The place is nice and always clean. would eat there every week if i wasn't broke :'D read more

Great family environment and good home cooked food from Indian sub-continent. Service was impeccable as food arrived promptly after placing the order read more

Don't do business here This man treats his employees like sht. He asks them to work long hours, elderly people Doesn't pay when he doesn't want to even though you get paid certain days He had more than 3 employees walk out tonight bc he wants them to stay longer hours for NO MORE PAY. He physically tried pushing an older lady and actually pushed another of his employees He doesn't deserve anyone's money or business No hagan negocio con este viejo Empujó sus empleados porque no quieren trabajar horas más largas porque no quieren pagar por las extra horas Las empujó fuera de la tienda a 2 viejitas read more

We should have listen to Dad's request when he said he wanted his fave, Luby's, for his birthday dinner. But sisters and I were craving naan. As mentioned in my first review, we get catering from Lazeeza for birthdays and such, so this year for Daddy's birthday, we ordered food to feed our family of, er, 11 is it now? Biryani, goat korma, haleem, saag paneer and oodles of naan and parata. So, 6:30-ish, there we were, grubbin' down and watching mom's novelas when I had a spoonful of haleem by my face and screeched: "Eyw. This smells like baby diaper!" Come around 11pm, the food is being put up when sister number 2 starts gagging and insisting everyone to smell the halleem. "It's bubbling!" Mom smells it and concludes to 1) throw it away 2) everyone is gonna get sick. When I read other reviews with people claiming to have gotten food poisoning from a restaurant, I don't worry about it too much because people consume food all day and there's really no telling which eatery could be at fault. But this was an incident where we had members of our family from different households all coming together for one shared meal from one restaurant ... and everyone gets sick. Even sister number 3, a few months pregnant had to go to the ER just to take precaution. I know things like this can happen (if I were a restaurant owner, this would constantly be on my mind, 'cause you never know. Bacteria can be sneaky little suckers.) My dad ended up calling them, but no reimbursement for $140 dollars was made (He didn't ask. Too modest). I at least hope they help cover those medical bills... read more

Super loved this place! It was quiet and very clean, the service was great and when we went to the buffet which had tons of awesome food, though when the host heard we're vegetarian they brought us out some dishes they made to our table as part of the buffet which I thought was just lovely and such customer service read more

Delicious tender chicken botti and tandoori. Salad dressing is tangy with a hint of spice, but not overbearing. Fresh naan. Kulfi ice cream popsicles topped off a great meal. read more

Leftover reheated food served at the buffet if you want dry hard as a rock reheated tandori chicken you have come to the right place.

I guess this restaurant opens when it feels like opening. Or they just didn't want my friend and I to eat there. They finally turned on the open sign 30 minutes late but refused to unlock the door even though we were waiting outside in 27°F weather. I might try again, but not anytime soon. read more

We came in and it felt a little awkward. There were only two other people dining in. We had no idea what to do. Whether to order up front or be seated. So we just ordered at the front, and then we sat a an empty table that APPEARED to be clean but it was not!! There were crumbs and stains on the table cloth. It was gross. The chicken tikka boti is pretty good BUT there was so little for 6.99. You would expect for there to be at least rice or something. The naan bread is decent. Nothing spectacular. The goat quarma (idk what it's called) is basically a bucket of goat sitting in oil. It wasn't really worth it. I am so confused by the way the restaurant is set up. Is this place mostly for to-go? Is it a mini buffet?! It looks so tacky!! Kabob Korner is so much better. read more

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Today was my first day of trying taste less salt less and spice less lentils soup. It was one too many times trying this restaurant known as lazeeza but never again. They should consider changing the restaurant name to UN-LAZEEZA. read more

My boyfriend and I ordered food here through door dash! All I can say is wow the food was amazing! We ordered Two different curries... chicken biryani .. beef Somoza and garlic naan ! Everything was soo good and flavorful! If youre just trying this place I would suggest chicken korma (curry) garlic naan and somosa! Yum yum I want to do another large order soon !! read more

Lazeeza Restaurant - Pakistani Near Me - Houston, Texas

Well I went here once and it's far from my house but definitely worth the drive Osm food like really tasty will I go again definitely I had chicken tikka booti and naan definitely finger licking good ,vary clean and elegant, great service , also try the chicken karahi omg flavor no one can match read more

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Worst Indian food I have ever had. I feel bad because the fresh veggies are hand cut and fresh but other than that he needs more help in his restaurant. It was chewy and overcooked. Spices were battling with each other. Tasted like he got lazy and used Prego tomato marinara sauce instead of the old fashioned and best way to make butter chicken, tikka masala. The dish itself isn't my favorite but it's a classic Indian dish Ifeltwould be safe for a first time in. read more

Their mixed grilled platter, nihari and kabab roll are really good. Lentil soup also known as dal is supposed to be bland. Not all indian food is spicy. read more

I am a big fan. My family and I visited the Spring, Texas location in April 2019. Lazeezas was Delicious! Each entree had its own individual flavor and was fresh. Even though this was a buffet. I didn't leave feeling icky. The atmosphere was relaxing,romantic & the staff was friendly.I am definitely hooked on this place and I can't wait to go back. read more

I gave one star because I have to ....worst service and food ....my biggest concern is hygiene . Being a Pakistani I'm sorry to see such a bad establishment to link with Pakistan and and our food . The only reason I think people tolerate as it's Halal and may be because of their catering service which is another story . In short stay away! read more

Ended up going here even after seeing the 2.5 star-averaged reviews on Yelp at the behest of a family friend who lived in the area. Should have stuck to my guns and gone to another place I had in mind instead. It's a small little place and looks tidy and sure to please. Buffet lined up on the left side of the location going for $8.99 according to the counter lady I had to go and ask b/c I didn't see it listed anywhere. But, with the 5 people I had with me, we decided to go family style instead and ordered 2 appetizers and 4 entrees to share. The waitress makes some sarcastic comment regarding our order placement and that we ordered water without ice (which I thought was funny but I was assured later by the rest of the party that it was rude instead :D). This should have probably been the first sign to walk out if i wasn't dying from hunger at this time. For the appetizers we ordered veggie pakoras and keema (ground beef) samosas ... about 5 minutes later the waitress comes out and informs us "I'm sorry we actually don't have pakoras, do you want something else?" I'm in starvation mode so ignore the gaff of 5 min after order placement notification of said dish not being available and order aloo (potato) samosas as replacement. 5 mins later, our samosas come out to my delight. Take a bite out of the keema samosa.... goodness. Take a bite out of the aloo samosa... FROZEN! (on the inside) WTF!? Immediately call the lady and she takes the plate of 1 whole and several bitten into samosas back to the back to get a new batch... comes back another 5 mins later with a new batch of a grand total of 2 samosas saying "here's one extra" ... ONE EXTRA!? ... uh, all of them were cold inside lady.... just b/c we took a bite out of multiple of them and realized they were internally cold after taking said bite doesn't mean we consumed the entirety of the samosas. I ask her to go get a few more to correct their problems... and in the mean while, took a bite out of one of the new batch..... SAME problem - cold on the inside. I get up immediately and tell the lady to stop whatever order and we walk out as I didn't want to deal with other potentially semi-cooked food. Poor attitude and partially cooked food ... not good signs. Don't think I'll ever be trying this place again... ended up having to go get my hunger fix at Taco Bell.... yea. read more

This is my first review, although I have tried many many of the restaurants of houston, I chose this one to be my first review. My family always go to Lazeeza because it is great food. They have a buffet but I never like buffets so I always order. Compared to many of the other Pakistan/Indian restaurants, Lazeeza is one of the better ones. I usually get the chicken tikka boti, and it has a taste that no other restaurant can acheive. It isnt bland nor is it spicy, it is just right. The only bad thing I could say is that the customer service isnt too good. After the owners opened up a new location on Hillcroft, they havent been visiting this location too often. But their food is great and worth a try. read more

Worst greasiest samosas I've ever had. On DoorDash dinner delivery they left out rice, raita, pickles. Balti aloo had 1/2 inch of oil floating on top. Butter chicken was so over cooked they must have scooped out of lunch buffet 6 hours earlier. Naan was cold. $55 wasted. read more

My friend's mama told me about this place. I usually come to her house to indulge in homemade indian food but her mom had mentioned to me that she sometimes orders out from here when she can't cook. I thought, meh, why not try it out one day? I was in the mood for some naan dipping activities one day and stopped by on my way home from work. I randomly ordered 2 items for chicken and goat and extra naan to go along with it. It came out to be around 18 bucks? Yep. The buffet looked alright. I saw a few old men tearin it up. Most of it looked old and dry. I sure hope they weren't packing that stuff to go for me. I brought the meal home and fed the parentals. They liked the goat curry. I wasn't tpo crazy about my chicken curry but the goat was very goot! This place wasn't bad. It was alright for a place close to the house. I'm not sure if I'll come here again but I think I'll save my curry cravings for Himalaya. read more

If I could give it NO STARS I would. Filthy place...roaches under the table. I was nauseous within 10 minutes of starting my meal. Stale food. Stale air. Rude service. Spare yourself and spread the word...just say NO!!!! read more

Very bad attitude whoever picked up the call when i was on my way to this restaurant drove 30 mins to get to this restaurant. I was following my GPS and the place i reached with GPS was something else. When i called asking about the address a dump cracked person with the very bad attitude told me whats the problem getting here when i told him where i am he even didnot care and said in a very rude way its easy reach here and hang up phone. I was so hungry and i decided not to go in this restaurant then i drove 10 more mins to Kabob House which was the best restaurant, service was amazing. I would tell my all family and friend to stop going in this restaurant and try kabob house. Very sad that these people dont know how to bring the business up and how to deal with customers read more

They help me out of my situation, the food was very delicious and my family enjoyed it, was for my Eid Ul-Fitr... and it was more than enough for less the price and for more then someone else wanted to charge me and I was completely satisfied I will use the service again... read more

Given the lack of Desi restaurants with party halls, this place gets used a lot. Ive only been here for large parties with big catering orders. The food is of average quality for an Indian/Pakistani-American person's perpective. I'm sure non-Desi folks might disagree. There are other options within 10-15 minutes from here so I only go for dinner parties. read more

Authentic Pakistani cuisine! Unlike most Indian restaurants who claim serve Pakistani food, this place is 100% Pakistani. Ordered the chicken biryani and khadhi which was outstanding. Will definitely hear back here again! read more

Let's be real here, sometimes the food is great sometimes it's as if it was out for a while, the buffet is still great, the service is alright I know the waiters and cleaners are very loud and talk a lot, but at least they are very friendly. The food is very good on the days you find it good, the rice is always good unless it's been sitting out there for a while, I can't complain to much it's a decent place for a decent price. The place and bathrooms are clean and decent and they have tons of area for parking, it's not that bad of a place. read more

Lazeeza Restaurant - Yummy buffet plate ! - Pakistani Near Me - Houston, Texas

There is no star for this restaurant bed attitude Worst food worst service I went with family And friends but there is nothing nothing read more

Went here today and I had a good experience! I was unsure of this place because of Lazeeza's ratings on yelp but I was very surprised. The customer service was great and everyone was super friendly. The food was also really good and flavorful. I would recommend you get the aloo samosas because they were my favorite. I would say give this place a try because I was definitely surprised! read more

Been a customer here since 2010 ;) My husband and I love everything in here! especially their palak paneer and chicken masala. The staff are very nice and acommodating.:) The Naan bread are always fresh cook! and the biryani is for the win!:) A must try! :) legit pakistani food! read more

Most overprice Indian buffet with missed leading advertising as to what is on the buffet . The photo on yelp had grill chicken but owner said must pay extra. Why have a photo showing grill chicken on the lunch buffet and telling customers grill chicken will be extra. He said the photo is 3 years old but it is still posted on Yelp. Only had five small items and no dessert. The worse part is the food tasted lousy. If you really had Indian food before DON'T COME HERE YOU WILL BE VERY DISSATISFIED FOR a $18 per person. There are better tasting buffet at $14 and up with drinks , dessert and very tasty. We recommend you try MEZBAN of Hardin street Houston. If you had to rate this place on a scale of 1 to 10, we would rate it a ZERO based on buffet selection, price, taste and the misleading advertisement on what is on the buffet. We should of known better to walk out of the place when there were no customers at 12:30 pm. After posting this we read some of the reviews we can see why read more

My husband and I stopped by for brunch and the food and service were both excellent. We had delicious halwa puri and the manager kept checking if we need more fresh puri or if we wanted tea. The lunch buffet spread was also fresh and delicious--especially the daal and gosht. The desserts (including kheer and suji halwa) hit the spot. They also have reasonable prices. The restaurant was clean and organized, with someone taking away used plates frequently. read more

Lazeeza Restaurant - Pakistani Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Lousy food - end of story. The food at this place leaves everything to be desired. It is stale and after ordering they will microwave it for you. I don't have anything nice to say so I must stop. read more

Message Excellent buffet, best selection. Loved their paya and lamb chops. Haleem was quite tasty as well.

Really bad service ; requested for food and had to wait for 45 minutes for the food and then they completely mess up the order - one time you can ignore. Guess what it happened again - useless service. read more