Shalimar in South Sac is a solid Pakistani restaurant... This place has been around for a while and is part of a small chain you will also find in the Bay Area and around Sacramento. Some locations have come and gone over the years, but this South Sac spot has stayed pretty consistent. The food is classic Pakistani style. Nothing fancy, just straightforward, well-executed dishes. I have had a lot of their menu and most of it hits. The kabobs are always a strong choice, the biryani is flavorful and satisfying, and the chicken tikka masala is decent. Not the best I have ever had, but definitely solid enough to enjoy. It is not mind blowing food, but it is reliable. You know what you are getting, and more often than not, it delivers. One thing I will say is that not all locations are the same. The Natomas one, for whatever reason, just does not hit the same. This South Sacramento location is the one to go to if you want a good experience. The vibe is pretty casual and no frills, which fits the food. Area is a bit rough but that's to be expected in this part of town. Overall, if you're craving solid Pakistani food in Sacramento, this is a dependable spot. Not elite, but very consistent and worth coming back to. read more

I order takeout from here from time to time. I really like their butter chicken and goat karahi. The biryani is also delicious. Food here never disappoints. Their naan is a must. I have not had a bad experience here. read more

Love this place!!! Excellent Fish Pakora and their chai is amazing. Have been several times we always get the fish pakoras and we have tried several things. The service is friendly and the restaurant is always clean. Nicely done they also have room for large parties. We have also used them to cater a party for us. read more

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I've been here a few times so when one of my Paki friends said let's meet here for lunch, it was a yes for me. Our go to dish is the goat karahi, absolutely delicious. Cooked hard to the brink of over done but not, just right. Pairs with the naan, it's a winner! If you're in South Sac and want to try authentic Pakistani food, get them a go... their hospitality and food will win you over read more

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I've been here for several different occasions. Honestly it all depends on what your getting from here the cons- buffets is meh. Let's face it during Ramadan sometimes quantity takes precedence over quality because of the demand. I thoroughly enjoy their catering and family style food orders. read more

Ordered at 5:45 and waited an hour and a half for 4 items. Butter Chicken, Tikka Missala, Mutton Biriyani and Naan Bread, and it was an empty restaurant, came back almost an hour later and they barely started it at 6:30 and all of a sudden a full restaurant with food on everyones tables about 6 full tables with food on it and mind you it was empty when I took my order. Took Forever and they need to make their first order priority smh... Took so long to even get mines, Order to start started 45 minutes later... Need to work on priority first. Worst experience Ive ever had here. read more

Came here to enjoy a nice dinner out. This place had the cutest vibe staff is friendly and welcoming! Had the chili chicken that was pack with flavor spice and lots of chicken. I was fully and happy by the end with lefts overs for the next day. A definite must try read more

Friendly/courteous staff, tried their buffet, food quality was great, would be great if they improve their ambience

I had the chicken tikka masala, chicken seekh khabab and the naan is so soft and fluffy. All of the food was delicious. I would highly recommend this restaurant, and would definitely return. read more

I just wanted to share some honest feedback. I recently ordered the chicken biryani from your restaurant, and unfortunately I was quite disappointed. When I got home and opened the order, it was mostly plain rice with only two very small pieces of chicken. In the past your food used to be much better and the portion of chicken was reasonable, which is why I chose to order again. I'm not sure if something has changed recently, maybe the chef or the way portions are prepared, but lately it feels like the dish contains far more rice than chicken. As a customer, that's disappointing because chicken biryani should have a proper balance between the rice and the chicken. I hope you take this feedback seriously and review the portion quality, because many customers order expecting the same quality you used to serve before. I'm sharing this respectfully and hoping the quality improves again. read more

Underrated spot for Indian food. For our tab, it came out to around $19 per person. This was a perfect amount of food of us and it was so fulfilling. My group and I are pretty basic, so we just order butter chicken, tikka masala, basmati rice, and garlic naan. I enjoy eating the tikka masala more for the spice factor, it was absolutely delicious and flavorful. I am not a big fan of the chunky chicken pieces, but it's not that big of a deal (just preference). The naan is crispy and slightly charred, perfect amount of garlic. I would definitely come back here again. I'd note that they charge for drinks and water for those expecting to be served water. Bring your own water or support the business by purchasing! read more

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The place is clean, the food is decent to good, their naan is the best in town, and the prices are reasonable.

If I could I would give them 0 stars. We waited almost 20 mins for our food thinking oh they're taking a while because the food will be great and at a right temperature. The biryani was cold and the rice was so hard. I could barely taste any masala in it. There was no raita with the biryani until we asked for it and that also tasted like expired milk. I also ordered the chicken tandoori leg and that was cold as well. When we asked the waiter about it he said he can warm up the biryani but there is nothing else he can do about it. The chicken tandoori leg was the same option. Like no, i don't want microwaved food. If i wanted that i would buy food from a freezer at Walmart and warm it up at home. There was no customer service or anything offered, then he suggests that we wait another 20 mins for another chicken tandoori leg, at that point we have already lost our appetite. We were really looking forward to eating there but, unfortunately never again. read more

hands down my favorite place for south asian food in all of sac!!! They have quick service and plenty of seating as well. I always love staring w the fish pakora because they are so good. read more

Excellent food. We ordered some beef kebabs and chicken kababs to go as we were in a rush. When we arrived, they were super busy so we had to wait an extra 10 minutes past pick up time. We received our order went home. Meats were fresh and delicious. Cooked to perfection. Will definitely come back again to order and eat at home. read more

Our favorite spot to eat. Food quality to the cleanliness to service all is great. I can't get tired of eating it everyday

The only good restaurant always serve fresh and tasty food love there fish fry Daal karahi chili chicken biryani Palou and naan are the best so fluffy and soft good and fast friendly service always recommend them read more

First time here. Food was good. Service is friendly. Love the butter chicken and garlic naan bread. There's plenty of seating. There's a back room with more seating. read more

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If you want to be treated with DISRESPECT and no manners then Shalimar is the place for you. I gave them an extra star because the beef nihari was delicious and they're lucky they have a chef who knows what they're doing in the kitchen. The restaurant itself is like you walked up to a mafia boss establishment with tinted windows and terrible signage. Walked in, don't get greeted, told to sit anywhere, gave us 3 menus when there's 5 of us. Plates, napkins, and silverware were handed at the end of the table. We order our food and slowly, the dishes come out and basically thrown on the table with ZERO indication of what dish was just placed on the table. I asked what this is, the guy replies "Chicken". I ordered two chicken dishes, would have been nice to know which one. Then another order comes in a to-go box. Sets it down and says "Boti". I'm supposed to know which platter when we ordered 2 different ones? and if we're dining in the restaurant, why are the platter dishes being served in to-go trays? As we wait for each dish to arrive, I notice our server constantly scratching his head and goes into the kitchen. Is he washing his hands before touching the dishes? I extremely doubt it. Customer service doesn't exist. Etiquette doesn't exist. There's tons of halal options in Sacramento, this place doesn't deserve my money or business if they choose to treat their customers this way. This type of behavior should not be made into the norm for these halal indian/pakistani restaurants. Be nice and you'll be blessed with customers and tips. Plenty of other options in the area. read more

We had a large gathering today at this restaurant. It turned out to be really nice. The staff were very professional. The karahis may be the best in town. Their tandoori chicken boti and naans are top notch and may be the best you can get as well. Will definitely repeat!!! The place is also clean and very inviting. read more

Honestly their customer service zero . Seems like they had a fight in the kitchen, cursing yelling, which is not OK does not look professional. Come to the food part one of the worst food ever for the money that they're charging they don't give lots of food no flavor overall save your time in your money. read more

Very bad service and these guys are charging more for the food and the quality of food is very bad yesterday me and my friend ordered a palak paneer and gosht kharahi which were not tasty and seems to be like unhealthy and cheap read more

Amazing experience. Employees are nice and food is delicious. We especially like the chole batura, fish platter, and vegetable biryani. There' plenty of seating as well. I highly recommend shalimar grill. read more

Love this place! I'm from Fremont so I usually go to the shalimar in Fremont but since I've tried the one in Elk Grove it's become my favorite restaurant! Their food is so flavorful and one of the best restaurants I've been to. Definitely a must try read more

0 stars. Absolutely disgusting service, extremely rude. Drove over an hour to be greeted with a dirty look to get a table of 6 on eid. The female hostess told us 40 minute wait time we decided to split the group 4 and 2 into two separate tables to be seated immediately. After that she said "food is going to take too long" basically telling us that they don't want to serve us and the food will take too long to cook?? We got frustrated and the lady began to yell and said "why are you abusing me" in front of the entire restaurant. Honestly I had second hand embarrassment for her. Never in my entire life in America have I had an experience like this. If you can't handle working in food service don't do it. Also maybe take an anger management class. read more

Very unprofessional front desk clerks, very rude, we visited for eid dinner 6 people, two table of 4 seating g each was available, asked to put it together, they declined very rudely, than agreed to set separate, the young girl says our food will take longer, very cheap service, we all walked out from this disgusting place with unprofessional service. read more

We came to enjoy our food on Eid but it was very busy, we were six people and they had two tables available but they were only four chair tables, so we asked if we can add two chairs on one of the tables and they refused, so then we said we'll just sit at separate tables 3 each, and then the lady replies with "the food will be a long wait though" basically meaning that she didn't want us to stay cuz they were busy. I don't remember her name but she was rude. Was very disappointed because we came here often. read more

Great halal food option in Elk Grove. We tried Tandoori boti kabab, goat biryani. Everything tasted great

Food here is delicious! But the wait for the food is ridiculous. I've been to the Fremont location and loved that place. Our friend ordered to-go food over the phone and was told food will be ready in 45 mins. When we arrived, we still had to wait another 15 mins. Very slow service. Only indoor dining available. The goat curry is to die for! We got medium and it was spicy. Beef curry and chicken biryani were also good. I didn't get to try the tandoori chicken but I'm not that into chicken dishes. The cilantro dip was spicy and refreshing. Naan was fluffy and chewy. read more

Shalimar Grill - Chicken Biryani, goat curry, beef curry, chicken curry, tandoori chicken - Indian Near Me - Sacramento, California

The food is prepared in advance and stored in freezer and served after heating in microwave. I do not recommend this restaurant as the food was horrible and oily. read more

I always come here, they have such an amazing customer service as well as tasty food. I highly recommend this place to everyone. they will not disappoint! read more

Overall good food. Good fried fish, malai boti and beef seekh kabab. Nihari is not good

Shalimar Grill has the best fried tandoori fish. I've had anywhere! It's so flavorful and juicy. Additionally, their goat, curry and chicken cry are very authentic and well-made. Their services is always on point. No matter how big the group size is. read more

Foods is tasty , customer service is alright not much conversation with servers. Ambience is okay . read more

Shalimar Grill - Chicken Tikka Masala and Karahi Gosht with Naan - Indian Near Me - Sacramento, California

The food here is very delicious, i recommend getting the fried fish pieces and the samosa chaat it's nice inside but a lot of music

Worse place ever for customer service. No one pays attention or check on you. They had young folks who have no idea how to treat people but has a lot attitude. Food is ok and they charge for water. Food is ok. I will not be coming back at all until or referring this place to anyone. read more

Authentic quality food for reasonable price and they are open for dine in and take out. Located off Stockton Blvd in South Sac (across the street from Boiling Crab). Has its own parking lot and restaurant is a decent size to accommodate large parties. Decor is blah & they use paper plates for dine-in customers, which is pretty tacky but we will let it pass this time. Food was excellent- we tried the Vegetable Pakora, Chana Masala, Garden Salad, Raita, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Tikka Leg, Naan (3), Plain Rice & for dessert we had Gulab Jamun. All dishes were cooked with the perfect amount of spices, fresh ingredients and we enjoyed every dish. It's a fairly new restaurant, make sure you pay them a visit if u haven't already. you will leave happy and full. read more

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The food is always great here . They have some of the best fish pakora in the area, whenever I come with the family , it is a must that we order it. For dinner we decided to order a goat karahi , daal gosht, and chicken tikka boti kabob. Everything was flavored beautifully, the chicken tikka kabob had that smokey, charcoal flavor to it while still remaining juicy and tender . Naan and roti (whole wheat bread) were baked properly and used as the perfect utensils to eat our salan (curry) with. We had a cup of chai afterwards to wash everything down, and the flavor of that was immaculate. Service was prompt , and the owner is very kind, he makes you feel invited and welcome . read more

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Shalimar Grill Elk Grove Review Went with my family tonight ordered karahi gosh, paneer, chicken wraps, fish/rice combo. Fiest of all, the service was absolutely terrible. After the young kid who took our order never once came back to ask if everything was okay or if we needed anything else. The fish my kids ordered was dry and tasteless. My karai gosh had a foul smell like it's last weeks left overs. The bendi was a mush and seemed like they just threw some onions and random masala over it. Their restroom was clean but took a side peak to their kitchen kitty corner to the restroom and it looked very dirty. I think it's customary nowadays and I don't think most desi restaurants care if their kitchen and pots and pans are clean. I will never eat at this place again. A dam shame too after a few people said good things about this place. AVOID THIS PLACE! read more

Shalimar Grill - Karahi gosh and bendi or okra - Indian Near Me - Sacramento, California

I bought chicken curry 2 weeks ago and it was sooo delicious. Their food is so tasty. I will continue to eat here.