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    The Char House

    4.8 (25 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Butter Chicken (5 stars)
    Daniel C.

    The Char House is a unique concept of combining a halal meat market and a restaurant combining cuisine from India, Burma, Greece, and Turkey among others. You will find proteins such as chicken, brisket, ribeye, tilapia, shrimp, and goat. Of course, no pork. We came here for a casual dinner. Restaurant is order and prepay at the kiosk with self-service water and utensils. A few minutes later your food arrives. Our favorite dish was the butter chicken combo surprisingly. Incredibly soft and juicy chicken and that buttery-tomatoey sauce was divine. The Punjabi Chickpeas side was also excellent - smaller, super crispy chickpeas in an equally rich tomatoey broth. Both the Chicken Malai and Chicken Kebab skewers were good, though the meat was slightly on the dry side and the saffron rice could use a bit more seasoning. Definitely plan to come back to try their other unique offerings, like Turkish meat pies and the brisket, which was praised by many other Yelpers.

    Bus your own food
    Esther F.

    This place is super new so we went to go check it out. It seems like they're still a little disorganized, but the food was decent and the service was good. There are also a lot of marinated meats you can buy. We tried the Rangooni Burmese Paratha because I was intrigued there was a callout from a chef. I honestly would not get it again, the paratha was too thick and doughy, though the flavor was good. It came in a to-go container which was weird. I think this is where they are still a bit new and disorganized. We also tried the brisket plate, and it was surprisingly delicious. The flavors are Middle Eastern, so when they ask what sauce you want, I would recommend the garlic sauce, not the BBQ sauce since it is not American style. Speaking of sauces, they give way too little sauce in this tiny cup, I would have liked bigger containers of sauce. But I do recommend the garlic sauce, it was delicious. I really liked that there was ice in the water jugs. You also have to bus your own food after you're done. Another random thing I noticed was the paint job on the wall, it had huge streaks in them in a true DIY fashion. Props to them for cutting costs in the paint job though. Overall I would come back and try some other stuff and I recommend trying the food here.

    Chicken wrap
    Rosie M.

    I wanted to try a new restaurant and we chose the Char House for lunch. Walking in, it's so new and clean and spacious for the area. We were greeted by a friendly face, and helped us with accommodations. Altogether, the food was tasty. Our first two dishes arrived immediately. The second two dishes arrived an hour later. The second two dishes were wrong. We ordered the ground chicken skewer but the grilled chicken skewer arrived and because the food was so late, he ate it anyway. I requested for no fries, but there were fries on my plate, so I ate around the fries. The sharwmas were a little too salty. I would try my dish again, but I'll wait for the kitchen to get into their groove.

    Malai chicken
    Sadaf S.

    Great restaurant in a really convenient spot! I've been there twice now and got a chance to try a lot of the menu. The brisket sandwich and the malai chicken khati roll are my favorite. The malai chicken with rice is good too but the khati roll combines the onions and chutneys better in my opinion. Butter chicken and channa were okay but those NAAN! They were delicious!!! It's a great spot for large groups and has a casual vibe with self order option on the iPad. It'll be a staple, so glad they keep halal!

    Chicken tikka Kathi roll
    Stephanie C.

    Came here for lunch to try out this new spot. We were instantly greeted and seated. You order from a QR code at the table. If you need a physical menu they have those too. I didn't realize this, but they have a whole back section of the restaurant that's essentially a butcher shop selling halal meats. We ordered the chicken shawarma roll, chicken tikka Kathi roll, and the Turkish borek pie. The food did take a little while to come out. The dishes came with fries and side cucumber/tomato. The rolls were really good -- the chicken was very tender. The pie was ok; it was a bit cold in the middle, but the flavors were good. We will definitely be back to try some of their entrees!

    Halal Brisket
    Eastbayking R.

    Tried the brisket at The Char House - Meat Market & Grill Restaurant and it was excellent. The meat was tender, juicy, and had a great smoky flavor. Each slice had a nice bark on the outside with slightly charred ends that locked in the juices. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the San Ramon area and craving good brisket.

    Fhd A.

    Definitely will recommend this place. The brisket was amazing. Fresh and Service was excellent. I hope this place always is here. We needed a place like this around this area would highly recommend.

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    Amazing food and amazing service. The staff here were super inviting and the food was immaculate.

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