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    Sabri Nihari Restaurant

    3.6 (1k reviews)
    ModeratePakistani
    Open 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    SABRI NIHARI RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Chicken Biryani
    Olesia D.

    I tried Sabri Nihari for the first time. Some dishes were a bit spicy for me, but I really enjoyed every dish. We started with a soda called Pakola, which was good, and also had some fancy non-alcoholic drinks with bubbles on top. For food, we ordered Chicken Biryani, their special beef dish Sabri Nihari in rich gravy, and Chicken Kabobs. For dessert, we had Faluda, Ras Malai and chai tea. The portions were big, so we left full and happy and even took some food home. The servers were very friendly and attentive.

    Randa U.

    Sabri Nihari, how I've missed you! It's just beautiful inside. The restaurant is well lit and has plenty of spaces to sit. The selection of dishes were plenty and lots of options! The price was also reasonable! Our service was prompt and we enjoyed our dinner for great Pakistani cuisine.

    Garlic Nan
    Shamir W.

    Daughter had been wanting Nihari so we went to the original nihari shop on Devon. I have been coming to Sabri for the last 20 plus years. When they had a small shop with limited seating. They have grown over the years and now it's a nice clean and modern family restaurant. But the food remains the same. We walked in and were seated right away. The atmosphere is friendly and the place is clean. We got our water and menus right away. The staff is friendly and helpful. We ordered a Nihari (a Pakistani delicacy, where the stew or curry is cooked over a long period of time and the meat is super tender. Traditionally done with beef.) a Chicken Makhani (butter chicken) and some nuggets and fries for the little guy. Also got some plain naan and a garlic naan. The food came out relatively quickly. The portion sizes were good. We could have probably been ok with one curry instead of two. The nihari was flavorful and well spiced. Not terribly hot and ample gravy and meat in there. They are known for their Nihari (it's in their name) and they didn't disappoint. The chicken was good too. Just kind if your standard butter chicken affair so can't complain. The sauce was flavorful and the chicken was soft. Enjoyable. But the star was the nihari. The nuggets and fries were also fine. Nothing spectacular, just your run of the mill nuggets and fries. Probably from a frozen bag. An institution on Devon and still is great after all these years. Definitely worth trying if you want nihari. That's what they are known for.

    Just spicy otherwise absolutely tasteless
    Safia S.

    To say that I am utterly disappointed is an understatement. The 2 stars I've given represent 1) a large clean space and 2) prompt service That is where it ends: as a stalwart contender for the best nihari in Pakistan, Sabri has a lot to live up to. Unfortunately it falls short on every level. We ordered the bone marrow nihari. First and foremost the color of the dish was off. A brownish reddish hue is one I've not seen before. Then comes the taste: absolutely lacking in any flavor save chili, whoever cooked this abides by the theory that throwing a bunch of chili powder will replace actual flavor, the fact that the actual bone marrow ( meant to have been cooked in the Nihari) was tasteless is a testament to how unappetizing the meal was. The traditional accompaniments of Nihari were also pitiful: jalapeños instead of actual sliced chilis???!!! Surely real chillis are plentiful at many of the neighborhood markets! Raw onions rather than fried onions! Just wrong. The tandoori roti we ordered was like cardboard. Service was such that plates were being taken from out table as we were actually still eating!! I rarely say this : but I'll not ever be back to waste a meal here.

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    I don't know if I had a uniquely bad experience but the nihari wasn't even hot and honestly I didn't see the hype of the food at all. I recommend going somewhere else for good desi food in Chicago. Would not return.

    Michelle F.

    Sabri Nihari Restaurant is a 25+ year favorite of ours for so many reasons. It's clean, all food flavors stay individual and consistent thru the years and service is excellent! We try other places but the path always leads us back to the reliable Sabri Nihari! They always meet our expectations with the generous portions of delicious food. Anything you order is going to be good! Naazir is an exceptional server here! Whenever we go we feel really good that's he's taking care of our table. We order a lot of entrees and he is always accurate with our orders and proactive to bring more water, napkins, extra plates etc... He checks on us several times to be sure we have everything we need. Service here is always good with everyone but ask for Naazir's section - he takes extra personal care to be sure you and your family enjoyed the meal!

    Minty Lemon Sparkler
    Maryam M.

    Tl;dr: service is 5/5, food 3/5 After hearing rave reviews from friends we chose to go to Sabri Nihari. As soon as you walk in you're greeted by exceptional hospitality from the staff. We were seated immediately and throughout dinner were very well taken care of, be it ordering food, refilling water/chutneys, there was always someone nearby As for the food, we ordered palak gosht, biryani and qeema naan (of note, the qeema naan is minced beef and the "chicken naan" is minced chicken). We didn't know about this when we ordered but the server was nice enough to switch it out for us. (Yes, I know, blasphemy we didn't try the nihari!) The food was okay, ive had better elsewhere. The biryani was 3/5 and so was the palak gosht - which, in my opinion, had too much masala The drinks were great though! Again, be mindful- they add Red Bull to all their drinks (mocktails) except the mint drinks, something to be mindful of if you're going for dinner. The servers again did a splendid job at explaining the menu and have great recommendations. The tea was also nice (without sugar) so I liked that! Overall a good experience and I would recommend it :)

    Chicken Makhani
    Sadiya A.

    We came here after several years and they have definitely changed. The nihari ... which is what they are known for, was not the same as it used to be - it tasted dull with no real taste or spice, the naan was not the traditional naan ... it was a lot thinner and turned crispy quicker as compared to staying pillowy and soft. The chicken makhani was just okay and the combo kabob platter was better. The service was average and they did update the restaurant decor and seating areas to make it look modern which was nice. I'd definitely pass on this next time.

    Taylor

    The management has spent a lot of investment in the ambience- ambience deserves 5 stars. They definitely need to invest a lot of time in culinary perfection for the food That will make the business go fly Food quality needs bit attention! Chicken pakora were not so good, they were not cooked to perfection. Pakora was not crispy at all. Nihari was good , but not the Chicago best I was expecting.

    It was so good
    Amber L.

    A bit of a drive from downtown but the food was nice. Had the nihari biryani and chicken Saak. Nice flavors and good quantities. Service was fast. Ended with the falooda which was nice. They sat us away from the locals not sure why but it was a nice quiet place.

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    Ask the Community - Sabri Nihari Restaurant

    Do you hav gluten free?

    most of the items are gluten free excepts the breads

    Do they offer frozen, out-of-state delivery like to New Jersey?

    Yes, please call 773-465-3272

    Hi are you guys open to dine in?

    Outdoor yes

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    Bundoo Khan -Chicago - Garlic Naan

    Bundoo Khan -Chicago

    3.9(443 reviews)
    0.1 miWest Rogers Park
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    +4/5 Food was delicious we had the mixed grilled meats and…read morechicken karhai (bone in) and spicy chicken tenders . The mixed grill was good - felt the red chili on the chicken tikka was too strong. It was also overpriced for the offering. Highway chicken karhai was delicious well balanced, very tasty. Ambiance was okay. Service was okay. Felt the price was a bit high for what we had . $120 for the aforementioned three dishes, naan plus tip/tax.

    Heard good about this place so we decided to go here. So we wanted to give it a try but we are…read moreutterly disappointed. Place is packed and it was extremely loud.... We ordered a lot of food including goat biryani, chicken Kashmiri and highway goat Karahi. To our surprise goat Karahi was really skimpy quantity and when we started eating it almost90% of the goat pieces were all bones with very little flesh remain it. Together with the skimpy quantity and all boney pieces we were very disappointed. Chicken Kashmiri was of pretty good taste. We ordered a card different naans and some were left uncooked. Goat biryani was simply terrible and very very mediocre to bad taste. We also ordered a chicken kabob and they were so undercooked that we had to call them and we asked about it. They said they would replace it but we were not interested because we were so disappointed. Overall we are very disappointed Go try other options of similar food all around Devon Ave. Bundoo Khan is way overrated and we will not be going there again.

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