A bunch of us friends will be visiting NYC, so I’d like to know what are some good pakistani places for brunch and dinner. I’ve heard good things about Shahnawaz, but is there anything better out there? We don’t care about the ambiance at all as long as the food is good.
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Well if you go into Edison area, there is also the typical Shezan. Moghul has good food. Try Nanking in Jersey City, its Thai with a touch of desi. Hmm.
Doyou want only strictly pakistani food?
Try this website:
www.zabihah.com
gives pretty decent reviews of halal restaurants…many pakistani ones on there too.
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I've been to Nanking and really liked it. But we're looking for something desi this time...preferably pakistani, because i don't like indian spices as much. For brunch...any place that serves halwa puri and if there is other stuff besides that, it's even better. For dinner...any place that has good tikka/kababs, karhai & nihari.
I've already looked at zabihah.com which has a lot of mixed reviews, but I'd also like to get some personal experiences from people here.
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Tangra in NY is pretty good. For Halwa Poori/Chana Batoora id reccomend Shalimar on Oaktree Road in Edison, I think its pretty good. They serve that in the morning, it comes with puri, chana masala/halwa/aloo bhujia/achar.
There is this hole in the wall restaurant called "Shadman" in Jersey City on Grove Street. It's not the greatest seating but typically the food is good there. Achari chicken is always good as well as kebabs too.
You can't go wrong with the Shahnawaz Breakfast/Brunch buffet in Edison on Jackson Avenue, they have a huge variety which usually includes Roasted items, as well as chatpata salads/chat/lots of salan etc....plus chutneys/desserts. I think its 16.99 per head but well worth it.
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Thanks.
Shahnawaz is probably where we'll do brunch. I think we'll be in Jackson Heights in the evening, so if there is anything besides Kabab King and Roti boti worth going, please let me know. I've already been to these 2 and didn't really like it too much.
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Tangra masala is good but its mroe chinese than pakistani
there's a few paki restaurants in the city, on 34th street and 42nd street unfo I dont remember the exact locations
For pakistani rather tahn indian, brooklyn is worth a visit, on coney island ull find Bukhara, Paradise East, Bokhari and a few other places i cant remember just yet
Oh and in the city (around 28th and lexington) ull find Haandi, curry in a hurry but im not sure if they're Pakistani or indian..
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Most places in Lexington area have the indian flavor even if they claim to be pakistani.
I've tried quiet a few places in NJ/NY, but they all pritty much taste the same...none really stand out in terms of taste. This is unlike Chicago, which has a lot going on for good pakistani food.
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what is the difference in taste? (ust curious)
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Theres a new place on coney island brooklyn called "village"..havent been there yet but the food looks decent. check it out sky!
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^thats where sultan used to be...village has really good stuff... mediterranean food... not really pakistani... but i miss sultan's mithai and chaat :(
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^ oh i miss sultan grill, i went there w/ my friends... really good times there =/
Theres a new place on coney island brooklyn called "village"..havent been there yet but the food looks decent. check it out sky!
Oh i haven't eaten there yet, but a few days efore their grand opening my friends and i were loooking for a place to eat, we'd always gone to that sultan grill, any way we wetn inside to talk to the manager/owner and there were a bunch of desi uncles sitting there, they were chatting but as soon as we walked in they just stopped talking and we could FEEL them staring at us as we talked to the person and their nazar followed us as we went outside...ugh it was so embarrassing, if these are the type of customers that they will have....well i doubt the place will do well.
what is the difference in taste? (ust curious)
It has to do with the spices being used. Indians tend to be a bit heavy on tumeric powder which empowers the overall taste of the food. Whereas, Pakistanis are more generous on use of garlic, ginger and red chillies to bring out the falvor. There is nothing wrong with either style of cooking, but since some are used to eating their type of food more, they prefer that over the other.
Theres a new place on coney island brooklyn called "village"..havent been there yet but the food looks decent. check it out sky!
Since I'm coming from a distance to visit...i'd like to avoid experimenting. Please come back and give your feedback when you try it. :)