this is HANDS DOWN the best indian food ive had in nyc. SOOOO much better than the other two indian restaurants in wburg and way better than any ive had in the east village as well! the service is kinda slow...but the food makes up for it. the samosas were totally home made and DELICIOUS. so far ive had the Malai Kofta (best ive ever had), Chicken Curry, and Aloo something or other. all amazing. and incredible nan bread!! read more

I loved every single thing about my lunch here. Priced below market at seven bucks, I got a 3 course meal and a cup of lightly brewed Indian tea which comprised THE BEST INDIAN FOOD I'VE EVER HAD! I ordered the saag paneer vegetarian lunch special. My fav. I order saag paneer at just about every Indian restaurant I go to. This version was head and shoulders above the rest--it was thick and hearty, maybe a bit tomatoey (?), the rice-inch long grain, cooked perfectly. I've already eaten a whole 'nother meal since then, yet this flavorful Indian food is all I can think about! Amazing. Our waiter fawned over us just enough--not too much, not too little. He answered all our questions pleasantly (despite being nagged waaaaay too much by his boss) and was personable without being all up in our biz. This meal left me stuffed and happy! If I didn't have The FOMS ('Fraid Of Missin' Something') I'd go back a couple more times during this short Brooklyn vacation. read more

There just is no good curry to be had in Williamsburg... I tried Taj Kabab King and Bay Leaf, both were awful; terrible quality meat, very oily, the Jalfrezi was not a Jalfrezi, the vindaloo had no flavor, the makhani was a joke, pappadoms oily and cheap, felt like everything was cooked in a hurry for unsuspecting goras. There is a business opportunity for someone to open a quality curry house in Williamsburg, an area that otherwise has some great restaurants! read more

Very average. Not much flavour. Kind of just a bland sauce and rice. Not great consistency either.

Eek. I think I've only gotten 1 menu from this place? Maybe that's why I don't have much of a beef with them... Ordered online through Seamless. I love me some dal. It was just what I was looking for: warm, fragrant, and filling. It's a little (eh, a lotta) bit dorky that I loved that they gave me all three of the condiments in little to-go plastic thingys. That was the best part. :) I'll definitely order from them again. read more

Let me just say this first: Taj Kabab is about one hundred million times better than that TERRIBLE place Curry Heaven down the street. Finally! An Indian restaurant near my apartment that I actually enjoy. I should be screaming Hallelujah down the streets. I have only been to Taj once, for dinner on Friday night, and I really enjoyed it. It's definitely not the greatest Indian I've ever had but it was tasty, the prices are cheap, and it's BYOB. I like the ambience and the servers are really nice although there is a bit of a language barrier so you need to be patient. My only negative comment is that anything that is fried (such as the samosas and that free cracker- like bread) are covered in a layer of oil/grease. I really can't complain though b/c in the 5 years that I've been living in South Williamsburg I've been praying for a good Indian restaurant and now my prayers have been answered. YAY! read more

Really nice people. Offered me some extra food and drink with my order. Bring your friends.

This review is for delivery. My mom is the pickiest Indian food eater and she loved their samosas, even after I had them sitting out on the counter for a few hours. The food is extremely greasy though, so much that oil seeped through two bags and got on my coffee table. Oh well, my fault. I went on a "pescetarian" kick for a few days so ordered their Vegetable Complete Dinner from Seamless. Whoa, talk about a ton of food for only $15! It was more than enough for two people. The food was delicious and plentiful but also had some serious layer of grease. I know that's why it was so yummy but I wish they cut back on that a bit. Last time I ordered they took over an hour to arrive, much to my dismay, but the food was still piping hot including the masala chai (yum!!!) read more

Too oily and use food colorants. Meat was over cooked and everything ordered lacked flavour of any sort. I felt like I was eating stuff with oil,colour and chillies. Tastes nothing like the real thing, I promise. read more

We have ordered from Taj Kebab multiple times and I was ready to sing of their praises until tonight. Their complete disregard for customer service has ensured that I will NEVER order from here again. 1. The Chicken Vindaloo was INEDIBLE tonight because it was ridiculously spicy. (We've ordered this dish before and we normally don't have any problems.) The guy on the phone simply responded that everyone says the same thing and it's just how it is. WHAT? I just told you that it's inedible. We threw it out after 3-4 bites. This is unheard of in my apartment. 2. He handed off the phone to his manager when I told him that I also found a piece of paper in my rice. His manager mumbled something about how it probably got in there when they were packing up the food and to remind him next time we ordered. He then said thanks and hung up on me. ARE YOU SERIOUS? I would rather not eat than order from this place. At the end of the day, this is New York. There are TONS of restaurants that can provide decent food and treat their customers with consideration and not like idiots with wallets. Save your money. Don't even bother. What a waste of space. read more

This is a great spot for indian. I have gotten food from Taj Kebab tons - it is the best indian delivery in my area. I also have had dinner here a few times. It is too cute inside + BYOB! I wasn't expecting it to be so nice, I was thinking it would be more like a counter that you ordered at you know? Nope, linen table cloth, nice waiters and cool metal cups haha. Overall I would say my delivery experiences have been better than my eat-in ones. I love me some butter chicken.. I love it. The bf loves just about any vindaloo - spicy spicy spicy. We have both have really enjoyed both here but the biggest problem is inconsistency. Last time we came by to have dinner in everything was super salty. We let the waiter know and the chef came right out and tried to correct the problem. He offered to remake the dish, make new rice and he even gave us some dessert. I really enjoy the food here and I will continue to order but just hope you come on a good night for them! read more

Food was pretty poor: veg soup incredibly salty. My husband watered his down 50-50 with water and still couldn't eat it. I had a tandoori chicken and it was ok but uninspiring. Mango lassi was too sweet. I picked up the food myself (after reading the reviews of delivery) and the woman wouldn't let me take the receipt, even when I asked for it. She shrugged and said "that's how it's always been." weird, right? read more

Dreadful. We ordered delivery and were disappointed. No, that's not strong enough a word. Listen, flavors may or may not vary by region (and I suspect these folks are Pakistani due to lack of pork, presence of beef, and emphasis on kebabs.) Here, however, is one flavor that I suspect is absent from Indian and Pakistani cuisine: PROCESSED AMERICAN CHEESE FOOD! Which was the filling in my cheese naan. What the Eff? WHAT THE EFF? What more needs to be said, really? read more

Ate here once, a while back and that was more than enough! It looks the part of a perfect indian spot but thats about it. Everything was really greasy fried to the point of dripping. I've eaten a ton of Indian food and this is not normal so AVOID. Even if you are on Grand Street and really have a craving for indian then cross the street. There is another Indian place there with no atmosphere, no people, but the food is much better. If anyone thinks this place might've improved, give it a chance, I felt so burned I never will try again. read more

I like when food gets my endorphins going and nothing seems to do this on a more consistent basis than Indian food. I know it's weird, but I like food that is borderline unbearably hot. Now, I'm not one of those guys that goes around testing food competition caliber wings or anything like that, but I like hot. The difference with good indian food, and Taj Kabab & Curry is absolutely that, is that with the heat comes layer after layer of subtle flavors from the spice. Taj is a weekly event in our house, trying a new dish each time in addition to our standards. Honestly, everything here is great. I have had one very bad experience where it took almost 4 hours to get my food for delivery, but they were very apologetic and sent a ton of free food with my order when it finally arrived. I chalk it up to a busy night and the rain, and I'm definitely one to give delivery guys the benefit of the doubt when the weather gets crappy. The way I look at it is that if I'm either too lazy or won't brave the weather why should I get mad at a delivery that takes longer than I'd like? Anyway, Taj is awesome, great prices, good portions, great heat, great flavor. I highly recommend this place, and soon enough I'll actually have to go eat in and figure out how I'm supposed to eat all of the condiments correctly. read more

I wanted a samosa, and decided to try this place because it's one of the few Indian restaurants that delivers to Greenpoint; the reviews seemed pleasant enough. I ordered two dinner specials, one of which--supposedly--came with a samosa. Wonderful, I thought! It's my night off my wifely duties and I get a fried treat. The buzzer rings 45 minutes later. I normally try to meet the delivery person halfway, since I live on the 4th floor. This guy wouldn't come up the stairs, which I guess wouldn't have bothered me at all if he hadn't GLARED ME DOWN and seemed not to want to give me the bags of food. I had to kind of reach down for them, and pretty sure there was an awkward 1.5 seconds when he refused to release his grip. Since the restaurant is on Grand Street, maybe he was annoyed he had to come up to my neck of the woods? Then, you know, don't take orders in Greenpoint. But totally forgivable because I don't order delivery to make friends, do I? However, there was NO SAMOSA for me in either bag. No pakora either. And after my showdown in the stairwell, no way was I rushing to get that delivery guy to come back and visit me. Didn't even bother to call, although in retrospect, I lament not having a cold samosa for breakfast tomorrow. The food that I did get was...fine. Tandoori chicken was super dry. Lamb and mixed vegetable curries were decent. The food was lovingly packed, but it's kind of a problem when that's the most thrilling part of your meal. I would not order from here again due to the strangely hostile delivery, dearly missed appetizers, and lackluster entrees. read more

Service: I brought my mom here for Mother's Day. It was completely empty, so I figured I'd ask for a window seat. There were two window-view tables with four chairs. The very rude host/waiter flat-out said, 'No' and walked us to a table with two seats near the wall. Most completely empty restaurants would accomodate. This was even bad for them because there was nobody sitting in the window and nobody in the entire place. The restaurant continued to be empty for the entire time we were there. And this was Mother's Day, so thanks for being so impolite. Next, the waiter was nasty when taking our order. It was as if he just wanted a different job. When I already paid the bill, he kept trying to snag the guest check book with my tip money. I hadn't even put the tip in there yet. He came over several times to grab it, before it was ready. He wasn't leaving. He just wanted to grab that book and get his tip money. My review does not end here.... The taste: I used to LOVE this place when it first opened up (this was when it was called, 'Taj Kabab and Curry'). I even raved about it to my friends. The original owner (not sure if it's the same owner) was very nice, and the food was great. Now, it has completely gone down hill in taste and texture. I have no idea what happened. The food is like fast-food / cheap Indian food. The Chicken Tikka Masala was so bad. It tasted like a can of tomato paste mixed with rubbery old chicken. The vegetable korma sauce felt like it was from a can and the veggies were not fresh at all. The samosa was the worst. I can't believe it. The samosas used to be good. I could get a better samosa in the supermarket. What happened to this place?? read more

Jackpot!! I order indian food a lot. I go to indian restaurants, and I order takeout. I had been meaning to stop in here as I had searched for some spots in this neighborhood. Yesterday I ordered takeout from here, and I was simply blown away. The mixed vegetable curry was superb. Definitely definitely homecooked recipe here. Also ordered poori which was very good. The other item that I ordered was a pea and cheese dish - not muttar paneer but something else. Tasty. They explained that they don't use ghee in their cooking but rather sesame oil. I'm guessing maybe they are south indian? Anyway, I will go here again in a heartbeat. It's fabulous. read more

Taj Kebab never disappoints. Understand that when you're ordering Indian Food via delivery, you're ordering comfort food: it's heavy like an Ambien and it's rich and delicious. When they say spicy, they're not fucking around. You will pound your head against the wall because your head hurts, and then eat more, because it's delicious. Then you go to sleep. Is it exceptional? No. Is it better than other things that are open at 10pm here? Yes! 5 stars if they had kept up that nice thing they did when they first opened, sending out a complementary daal and custard with every order that was mediocre in every way but absolutely sealed my love for this place. But they didn't (boo!) so 4 stars it is. Better dishes: Chicken Bhona - It won't change your life, but it will cure a bad night. Chicken Korma - Friggin' tasty. Chicken Vindaloo - Oh god the sauce. Do yourself the favor of shaping the plastic delivery parcel like a teapot and pouring some of the excess oil out before consuming, you'll feel better about yourself the next day. That chicken in the spiced coconut sauce with coconut flakes in it: So good if you're stoned. Are you stoned? I'd get this. That free onion chutney: Smacks your tongue like it likes it. Ehh: Lamb Vindaloo - Muttony. Rogan Josh: Muttony. This is my favorite Indian dish and the sauce is fantastic, but don't order lamb from here, it's not very good. Vegetable Korma - Used to be vegetables; it's curried potatoes now. Basically it's stewed Belgian fries, if you're into that. Coconut Poori - Arrives sad, deflated. Cold fried bread with some sad, cold coconut in it. Papadum - Just go there if you badly want fried bread, these arrive tasting like salty cold communion wafers. Note: I've never had any delivery problems like some reviews! They've always been speedy and punctual. read more

I cant imagine how the food I ordered for delivery could have inspired such positive reviews. It makes me think the experience and food are completely different when you eat in the restaurant. My boyfriend and I ordered chicken tikka masala and butter chicken and they were both disgustingly oily. 1/5 of my container of what I think was the butter chicken was bright orange oil. Do they scrape up the drippings from their pots and box that up for their delivery customers? I will have you know that I lived in New Delhi, India for 5 months and I'm sure most Indian cooks would see that oily muck as an insult to the name "Butter Chicken". read more

Oh my god Taj Kabab King. I'm going to venture and say this is not only the best Indian food in Williamsburg, but also Brooklyn. And Manhattan. Uh, is it bad to say I went to India for a few weeks last month and was missing TKK? All of my roommates are hooked on it, and one of the five of us orders from here at least once a week. The Paneer Tikka Masala is not only amazingly out of this world good, but consistent. One problem I've found with ordering Indian food is at times it will arrive significantly sweeter / saltier / spicier than usual. TKK spices are on point, the perfect mix of tangy / spicy / amazing. Both the cheese nan and cheese poori are, again, better than at any other place I've eaten at / order from in all of NYC. Lastly, when ordering the food is always on time, and often quicker than the estimated wait time. It's consistent, hot and delicious. I've only eaten in the restaurant once, but it was very clean with a nice atmosphere and great service. Last note is their baklava is the best baklava I've ever had. Better than homemade baklava I've had. Better than bakery baklava I've had. Better than all the baklavas I've ever had. Ever. read more

This place is my shit. I seriously can't get enough. I've been to several Indian restaurants on Lexington, yet none of them compare. Taj Kabab will always be my go-to. The food tastes, by far, superior. And the prices are much cheaper ($9 for an entree, rather than $14). The samosas: cheap and delicious. The naan: amazing. I like aloo, garlic and onion. Mango lassi: Mmm! My favorite dish: Chicken jalfrazi. The flavors twirl across my tongue! I will be sad if I ever leave this neighborhood and don't have Taj at my disposal. It's heaven. read more

Amazing, as far as the Chinese takeout version of Indian food goes. The entrees are delicious -- I have never been disappointed. The butter chicken is probably the best thing on the menu (and in Brooklyn). The lamb samosas are also delicious. The naan is good, but I wouldn't recommend spending extra on some of the "specialty" naans -- the garlic and cheese naan barely taste any different than the original. Save yourself the quarters. It is open super late for East Williamsburg delivery, up to 2 a.m., even on weekdays. Delivery is typically quick and reliable. Highly recommend. read more

Love this place and is my go to Indian place however it's a bit inconsistent in the quality of the food.

Delivery was fast, food was still hot and delicious. Chicken Tikka Masala and Chicken Vindaloo were both fantastic. Vindaloo was SPICY so look out! If you're not the type to order the hottest wings on the menu, then stay away. All in all, big fan. VERY reasonably priced for the amount of food that they give, and the taste was off the charts. Need to try and eat in some time, as I've only had delivery. Super happy with everything I tried. I'm actually really excited to order from here again, as good Indian food is a priceless commodity. read more

After a bike accident and the ensuing dental drama, Indian food was one of the few non-smoothie nutritional options available to me. I was also home-bound for quite a while and regularly got delivery. What I got every single time was extremely delicious and thoughtfully flavored Indian food delivered in a timely manner. The food is generally spiced for a western palate (don't order it spicy unless you have a fire extinguisher handy) and most of the menu is fairly straightforward, although there are a few specialty items I've not been served elsewhere on this continent. Highly recommended: - coconut samosas (swoon) - butter chicken (so amazing!) - paneer makhni - chana shag - coconut soup read more

literally LITERALLY L I T E R A L L Y THE BEST this resturaunt is so good it actually determined my living location its so good maybeee eat here 3x a week maybe even more. its literally the best, i can't even. read more

My girlfriend had ordered delivery of a Chicken Biryani and it came with some delicious chutneys and flavorful rice. I ended up eating her leftovers before she even got a chance. It's just that there are so few Indian offerings in these parts. Today we went for lunch and WHAT VALUE! for 6.95 the lunch special brings a Fresh, Fluffy Naan, Mulagitawny Soup, Dahl, Cabbage in Soup, Rice, Samosa, and Curry with the Meat of your choice. I was very impressed and almost ordered that, except I wanted to try their Namesake, the Kabab. The Lamb Kabab came out on a sizzling Fajita-style iron pan with fresh lemon and onions flavoring the already flavorful marinated, tender lamb chunks that are cooked in a clay oven. Top notch. I had Hot "Spiced Tea", (they don't make Chai as I think they are Pakistani), my girlfriend soda and we came out Completely Stuffed with Delicous and healthy food for $22! Our server was very polite and well-groomed, the restaurant is very clean, fresh table clothes, nice traditional artwork. The bus boy had terrible English, but a great attitude. Everything is served on stainless steel service-ware(plates, bowls, cups), which for me added to the authenticity, as many of the better Indian food I've had has come this way. This restaurant is a welcome addition to the neighborhood. We will definitely be back. read more

The food was quite good--no complaints there. I had the vegetable biryani, which was tasty and had a nice mix of vegetables and a good balance of spices. I wish there had been more nuts and cauliflower, but overall it was delicious. My boyfriend had the chicken korma, which he says was "great." We also ordered baklava, and that was delicious. I would gladly eat from there again...just not delivery. Our doorbell is broken. We ordered on GrubHub and wrote in that it's broken, and asked the delivery guy to please call upon arrival. He did call, but when my boyfriend said "I'll be there in a minute," you know, in the figurative way most people use it to mean "I'll be right there," the delivery guy said "No. Thirty seconds." He was not kidding. The unpleasantness continued when the guy chastised us for not getting the super to fix the doorbell (as if we haven't tried!), because apparently calling the provided cell phone number or knocking on the window is an undue burden. Anyway, he was weirdly nasty and ranted about the doorbell thing for a while. It was more strange than anything, and as I've never had an unpleasant experience with any delivery person before, I think it's worth noting. Anyway, the food is pretty darn good, and hopefully I'll be able to update this review with a more positive one after I've dined at the actual restaurant. read more

I read the yelp reviews and traveled past two (subpar rated ) Indian restaurants to go to the place rated the best. Pros: Extensive Menu Crab/lobster curry dishes Samosas and pappadum mmm Chicken vindaloo was the right kind of spice Cons: Chicken vindaloo was bland literally no flavor Now first thing they assume is I don't know vindaloo ummm that's my favorite dish in the world. At one point I was eating it three times a week and breakfast leftovers mmm And I don't stick to one place or one city I've literally had vindaloo from like 50 different places. So yea I think I can fairly say I don't like something , the chef came out he was nice although offended I'm certain. He offered half off meal keep in mind I left hungry nothing more than a forkful was touched half off should have been taken off completely for the sake of customer service especially being as though we did order five other thingss on the menu, so they made their $$$$ . I was highly disappointed especially because I would have given it another chance and tried to alter my selection. All I can say is customer service is big they are worried about making an extra $10 off my unsatisfactory experience but could lose ten times that based on someone reading a bad review heck it's the reason why I drove outside my area and passes up the first two spots. read more

Taj Kabab King - Very bland vindaloo... Lobster curry was different in a good way. - Indian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Delivery is over half an hour late. How do places like this stay in business? Still waiting for my food.

I'm a little surprised by how positive the reviews here and on Seamless are for this place. Here's what I can offer based on a recent Seamless encounter: 1. Coconut Soup - looks like a cloudy white looking broth, tastes like... dessert syrup, just not as viscous? No flavors that I could detect other than SWEET. Anyways, I was expecting something different, more like a thai type of soup I guess. I've never tried something like this at an Indian place so not sure if this is how it is supposed to taste. I wouldn't have been able to have more than 2-3 spoonfuls of it even as a dessert. 2. Green Salad - all ingredients appeared and tasted pretty fresh, EXCEPT there were big pieces of chopped cucumber on top which were almost fully decomposed into cucumber sludge. Either it was somehow infected with some kind of bacteria or the cucumber was added to the otherwise fresh salad ingredients (who would do this and risk ruining a perfectly fine salad?!) Anyways, I picked them out but ultimately didn't get to enjoy much of the salad bc rotted cucumber slime seeped into the lettuce/contaminated the rest of the salad and it didn't seem safe. 3. Veggie vindaloo - first impression: I'm not ragging on this place or this dish in particular, it's normal for Indian takeout here or anywhere: an undecipheraple hodgepodge of overcooked ingredients with thick sauce preserved below about half an inch of pure glistening oil. The dish is so overwhelmed by oil that it separates out even while the dish is still warm. I poured out the oil, heated it in the oven some more, poured out lots more oil. I ate a good amount of this reluctantly, out of a sense of obligation, and because I had literally nothing else in my house to eat... 4. - Malai kofta - no the worst malai kofta I've had around here, and on the bright side there was not a pool of oil sitting on top of the malai kofta when I opened it. A bit too dense (both the sauce and the balls), flavor was fine but not amazing. wouldn't order again but I have been on a quest for good malai kofta in brooklyn and manhattan for years and it seems there isn't any. Please advise if you have information. read more

Ok. I'm really really not an expert on Indian food, but I have eaten LOTS of it, all over the world and generally I must admit I think I'm easy to please in the Indian food department and ANYTHING is better than the dreck that is on Bedford....Granted I've only ordered delivery, but I found the flavors tasty, chicken of decent quality. Things were spicy when requested. I liked the vegetable samosas. I dunno, again like the Vietnamese place on Grand, we are desperate around these parts for some decent ethnic food and we'll take what we can get. Maybe I'm dumb, but I did like it! *shrug* (try for yourself?) read more

I have never actually been here. I have only ordered delivery. However I have ordered delivery more times than I can count. It is my go to when I am being lazy and want indian food - which happens way more often than I'd care to admit. Delivery has never been late, nor have they messed up an order (yet). I generally cycle between the Chicken Curry or the Chicken Madras. Both I find to have a decent amount of flavor and some kick. I have had a variety of other dishes here but felt they were just OK. Nothing to write home about, nor do I know if it is authentic... but it tastes good when it's sunday, I am hungover and want to get my face spiced off and watch football. It is very similar to Bay Leaf - bay leaf does some dishes better than tkk and vice versa. read more

Found this place while craving Indian randomly in Greenpoint during lunch and it has become a keeper. Came in for the Chicken Tikka lunch special for $10. The Nan bread was absolutely fluffy and full of goodness - a perfect compliment to the soup that you're given to enjoy in it's full nan-ny goodness. The vegetable samosa (and meat samosa too) is big and very flavorful that also goes greatly with the soup. The sauces that come with the meal (one is a sliced red pepper, another is a green sauce and another brown) are decent additions at best. The chicken was very nicely cut and full of masala goodness. Absolutely delicious. The rice portion was huge and had some good qualities to it - not too watery, not too hard.. very delicate. Service is fast and you are consistently on by the friendly staff. The decor is beautiful and reminds you of India. I'd give it 5 stars but feel uneasy doing that.. highly recommend checking this place out. read more

I happened to stumble upon this restaurant while walking around the neighborhood with a good friend of mine. I'm so glad we went in! (and that I was craving Indian that night). Everyone there was very friendly and made us feel at home. In terms of the food, it was quite delicious. My friend had the Vegetarian special, which comes with a great deal of food, all of which was very delicious. The pakoras and samosas were quite tasty. He also had saag paneer and bay goon bhartha-(we both said was our favorite), which I couldn't stop stealing bites of! I had the Chicken Makhani (Makhuni?), which was good, if not a little too sweet for me though. The service was great. We also shared a mango lassi, which was addicting. At the end of our meal, the owner brought us out a free coconut mango custard, which was very tasty. I eat a lot of Indian food, so I'm happy to have a great option nearby. I've also ordered to go since my original meal. Since I've heard that delivery can take some time, I ordered pick up. Everything was ready quickly. While my friend's order was very delicious, I was slightly disappointed in mine. I got the Makhan Wala Dal. While the flavor was there, there were very little beans. I wanted a little more for the money. The review is probably more like a 4.5, since overall, I'm very happy with what I've had from there. I'll certainly eat there again soon, but I might be likely to stick with the favorites. read more

I've ordered the dinner special twice, this past time with the creamed lentil dish. My compliments to the chef(s)! So good! I wish it came with just a little more rice but otherwise, great portions. read more

The food is authentic and delicious. I always order the Tikka Massala and Peshwari Naan, and the never disappoint. Highly recommended, though the delivery time is a little inconsistent, and can take up to an hour. read more

Food poisoning from Taj Kabab. Very disappointing -- had never been here before, but needed some place to go on Thanksgiving when we realized that the place we had planned to go didn't have vegetarian options. The food tasted very average as we were eating it -- somewhat bland but average cheap Indian joint, nothing at all special not not absolutely terrible. Well, except for the kofta dish, that one was way too sweet and heavy and tasted weird. But the terrible part was afterward when both me and my boyfriend were up all night with vomiting with food poisoning. The waiters were also very rude and I almost wonder if they might have intentionally done something weird to the food. I asked them if we could have lemon rice instead of basmati rice with one of the entrees. I was very aware this would cost more, but the waiter barked "NO YOU CANNOT DO THIS" before I had even finished. I very politely said, OK then we will get the rice that comes with it, and also a side of lemon rice thanks. I made a point of being polite because he seemed crazy, but he seemed to think this was some kind of challenge or something. Who knows. They were extremely rude from the moment we walked in -- if anything else had been open in the area we would have just left. I wish we had just left and made a quick dinner at home. Kids, trust your instincts -- when a waiter is that shady at a restaurant, there's a possibility you will be barfing your brains out all night. read more

I really, really, REALLY wanted Indian food. After some low-grade detective work, I discovered that this was the only joint that delivered to the East Williamsburg Industrial bazaar I call home. And tragically, every review aggregate had decided that this place sucked. And yet, I really wanted Indian food...so like a battered lover, I kept trying to rationalize why I should do it anyway. Half an hour from when I'd first gotten my craving, I was ready to order. I was also ready accept any and every gastrointestinal and/or bacterial consequence. ===== Results: Promised delivery time: 45 minutes Actual delivery time: 1 hour Signs of food poisoning 15 minutes post-gestation: None Quality of food: Generic bordering on bland, but nice and spicy Quantity of food: Sufficient Grease factor: High Considering the sparsity of anything outside of pizza and tacos in the area...3 stars! read more