Pakistan food served mildly spiced for those who aren't adventurous but I grew up with Indian…read morecuisine and I like hot and spicy. So tell them you like spicy and they will give you the authentic version. Portions are generous and being solo my first time here gave me some to take home. Good place to bring several people for eating family style. I can't wait to come back to try out the many different offerings.

It's been a while since I came here last time (soon after opening). Really pleased to see they…read moreupdated the interior of the restaurant. Nicer chairs, more organized, more lights to make it bright inside and a little prayer corner to boot. Same menu albeit they also do weekend lunch buffet now which has an expanded menu with more gravy based dishes to complement the BBQ. The BBQ itself continues to be solid. I'm glad they have managed to maintain the same great taste as they had when the owner was doing BBQ solo out of his backyard. It's a family run operation and I think that goes a long way to maintaining the quality of the food. Their prices are also reasonable which you won't hear me complain about ;)

Sweet spot for Himalayan and Indian food! Lovely, kind staff, cozy restaurant, great menu. We had…read morethe momos in chile sauce--so tasty! The garlic naan was beyond!!! I wanted to order 5 dozen to go! We also had a terrific Himalayan curry that was so tasty! Definitely a must try restaurant!

We were in the area and ordered Chicken fried rice (spicy) and egg chow mein (spicy)…read more Service : my wife went into pick up the order, which was ready based on the text message I received. But was told it would take 12 mins. She went back in again after I showed her text message. The lady in front got it wrong and assumed it was a Uber eats order and gave wrong ETA. Picked up the order after confusion was settled. Chowmein - Disappointed to see Spaghetti was used instead of noodles. taste was okay! Chicken Fried Rice - nothing to write it was just plain tossed in chili powder. Overall, very disappointed with service and food!

We had a hankering for indian food and though we've been here few times that past few years, I was…read moresurprised I had never written a review! This place is consistent with delicious food, friendly service, and amazing naan! When you order a dish you get the option of rice or naan. Definitely choose naan! We love both the butter and garlic naan. It's a lot of garlic on the naan fyi if you have an event after your meal. We ordered our favorites: Veg samosa, Saag paneer, chicken tikka masala, and dal tadki. What I love is that you can order spice level. Which we ordered mild for 2/3 dishes. We'll def continue to come to this place!

This place is what I would call a mom-and-pop for so many reasons. There was one worker there who…read moreseemed to be the hostess and the server and he was so sweet to us. The food was so amazing and it felt like it was made with love, the Garlic Naan was EXCEPTIONAL, it was crispy yet soft, there wasn't an overwhelming amount of garlic butter on it and then it was very fresh! The place was very chill, when we came there wasn't a lot of people but as time went on, more people came so it probably gets busier at night. I would definitely recommend you give it a try.

My daughter's favorite place for ordering Pakistani food in Plano…read moreAmazing food at even more amazing service. This is our go to place for great food and great service. Must try.

Mai Colachi is an intimate, beautiful Pakistani restaurant in Plano that invites the community to a…read morehaven of delicious food. We came here as a family for iftar and were not disappointed. There were many high points like the variety of drinks at the drink station, the elaborate iftar buffet and the small touches of Ramadan decor that felt intimate and special. The kababs here were juicy, well marinated and absolutely delicious. I appreciated the curries as well, and my aunt enjoyed their butter chicken a lot. Service was average as it was a packed dining hall so it was a bit on the slow side but whenever I went up to the counter to ask for something they were quick to get me what I wanted. My only complaint was that dessert was lacking. The shahi tukray were more on the bland side and the pumpkin halwa fell flat and was unappetizing. I hope they can up their dessert game to match other high quality restaurants in the area. Otherwise this is a nice family restaurant to enjoy a quality meal at.

My husband and I are true foodies and love exploring new restaurants across the DFW area. We…read morevisited Dil Se Desi for the first time with a couple of our friends yesterday, and it didn't disappoint for sure! We started with pani puri, and it's the most umami-packed in the area! My husband and friends ordered the thali, and I went for the masala dosa. Everything was exceptional. I even tried my husband's goat thali - something I'm usually cautious about due to the strong flavor goat can have - but every single item was well-balanced. My masala dosa was absolutely outstanding in terms of texture and crispiness with just the right amount of ghee and stuffing. The chutneys were fresh and complemented everything so well. Too bad I forgot to take the photos! The service was warm and attentive, and the restaurant itself was clean and nicely decorated. We're already planning to go back next weekend to try their buffet-style thali served on a banana leaf and the unlimited dosa. Can't wait! We couldn't be happier to have this gem just 10 minutes from home. Highly recommend!

Really tasty food at this little shop…read more With four small tables inside and an equal amount of space occupied by a hot food display and register, it's clear they are set up primarily for take out. Staff are courteous and patient to explain the menu. We opted for chicken dum biryani (medium spice) and butter naan to accompany items we'd made at home. Time to order to time leaving was about 20 minutes and they had a steady stream of customers the whole time. The biryani was absolutely perfect. We like spicy food and even though this was medium, it had a slow make you sweat burn to it that wasn't overpowering or a meal ender. We'll definitely go back!

Place has a light and encouraging charming tone to its atmosphere and the ownerr is witty and kind…read more Immediately offer delicious chai tea for us and we had an assortment of momos (12) they were all very good we particularly liked the ones in red and the ones that were fried. Haven't read the other negative reviews I can confidently say that it has to do with delivery times(dumpling at delivery is a bad idea) or they're just misunderstanding what they're ordering. The meal here was extremely well seasoned with traditional spices and long cook times to get the most flavor out. This is true from the chicken vindaloo to the chicken korma to the Tali plate all the way to the biryani. All of it was awesome and we will be back with the family.

Is it possible to say the food looked way better than it tasted? Our hopes were high since there…read morewas no 'top layer of oil' which you sometimes get with takeaway. Tikka and Korma looked identical and orange colored, sauce wise- which should not be. The tikka was also oddly sweet, edible but not great. Veggie curry was sooooooo salty it was inedible- literally felt like someone accidentally dropped an open container of salt in the pot- weird! Naans were very flat and greasy. Pakoras were ok. Again, weird! The batter was hard, grainy and dark seemed a lot like cornmeal....... I really was hoping for something comparable to Everest since it unexpectedly closed, but we will keep looking.

I recently went to this Halal restaurant for the first time. Price is expensive for the quantity…read moreyou get, but most of all, they apply sneaky charge without telling customers or asking for their permission when paying by card. We ordered chicken biryani and tastewise, it was okay and nothing special. $14.99 for a small size of biryani, specially chicken, is a lot in my opinion compare to others around the same area. What I didn't like is the sneaky illegal charge (hence low rating) of $0.50 if paying by card but without telling the customer or asking for their permission. They think that no customers check their receipt and they can sneak in whatever charge they want. This is true majority of the time, but this time they got caught with me because I am very familiar with these businesses, their sneaky tactics, and have always checked my receipt. If you look at my attached receipt, my total should have been $16.23 ($14.99 + 8.25% ($1.24) tax). However, as you can see in the attached receipt, I was charged $16.72! No explanation of that extra $0.50. How is this legal? How come I was not explained about this extra charge before charging me and asked if I still want to continue with the card or not? Maybe I would have paid with the cash had I knew about it! Think how many transactions they do on a daily basis and how many times they have done this illegal transactions and ripped off customers! Of course, extra $0.50 is not much for the majority of the customers but for the business it does add up at the end of the day! I really don't care that this extra charge is maybe going towards the vendor of the card processor, but why not advertised it clearly. How hard and difficult is it? What is going on and wrong with these businesses? This is really getting ridiculous and out of control! So frustrating and disappointing that there were no signs or any verbal communications about this additional charge prior to or after payment! How is this even legal when you don't advertise these charges, don't tell customers about these charges, and then just charge without customer's permission and then just hand over the receipt as if nothing has happened! Unfortunately, not many customers check their receipt and some don't even ask for the receipt let aside checking for the correct transaction amount. These businesses taking full advantage of those type of customers and just cashing in. Again, how hard is it for the business to be honest, transparent and clearly advertise with a sign if there will be any type of additional charge on top of the menu price? If putting a signage is a problem then how about training cashier and have them tell the customer clearly if they will be responsible for any additional charges. As I have aforementioned, had I knew about the additional credit card charges maybe I would have paid with the cash! In my opinion, there should NOT be any additional charges, beside the applicable taxes, and all "hidden" charges should be added in the menu price or just clearly advertised it. It is expensive for EVERYONE and not just for businesses. It is really not fair for these businesses to rip off customers with their hidden sneaky tactics like this! If they can't afford to take credit cards transaction then just don't take it. Hopefully this business will pay attention to my review and fixed this issue and will be transparent to the customers when it comes to payment. If not, then I will have no choice but to file a complaint with the applicable enforcement office(s) regarding these unauthorized charges. Businesses like these do make extra money in short amount of time, but they don't realize how quickly others have failed and closed down when they were doing the same thing.

Chicken Karahi was Awesome Dal was Excellent…read more Charasi goat Karahi had to be redone will skip it next time Nadeem bhai came over and took care of it..Overall good service

Ordered pickup - daal makhani thali dinner, Hyderabadi chicken biryani (bone-in), and mango lassi…read more Make sure you double check the drinks are in your order before you leave; they made my mango lassi fresh once I arrived for pickup. The man who handed me my food was very nice! I will be sure to come back when I am working in the area again! (Watch out for bones in Hyderabadi chicken biryani, there were some little bones in the dish.) Food was amazing and had lots of spices. Sambar and Rasam were both very flavorful and enjoyable! The daal makhani was a little spicy. Mango lassi was really good. It was way better than I expected and tastes like home cooking. Very enjoyable and the best part of my day! A great pick-me-up. I would gladly order this exact meal again.

First time I ordered from this place. The butter chicken tasted sour and spoiled. Absolutely…read moreinedible. The naan was not fresh either. I would not recommend this place AT ALL!