I frequently travel to both these cities and have wanted to sample “authentic” Pakistani cuisine.
Any recommendations from Guppies who know these cities? Do they have any signature dishes I should try?
Thanks in advance!
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In Chicago there is Devon Street and I have heard a lot about Sabri Nihari House, though I've never been there. Don't know about Detroit though.
I haven't really had good Pakistani food in North America. In my experience they tend to put in too much "garam massaala". The food gets much better in Britain I think.
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In Chicago there is Devon Street and I have heard a lot about Sabri Nihari House, though I've never been there. Don't know about Detroit though.
I haven't really had good Pakistani food in North America. In my experience they tend to put in too much "garam massaala". The food gets much better in Britain I think.
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well u r sayin that becuase u never been to devon street...devon street is arguably the largest indo-pak market in whole north amrica. i been to many markets in NY, houston, dallas, and toronto and devon is b y far larger than all of those indo-pak markets. devon will provide u all those ingridients that you miss being a des in america. it is almost a 2 mile long strip (almost 20 blocks) with only desi shops on both sides of the road. A paki will think he is back in lahore in anarkali and an indian might find himslef back in delhi or madras. the atmosphere is so desi with people standing outside shops eating panns, guys playing loud music in cars, people crossing the road all over the places and every other block a group of desi people sitting on benches having a conversation. Desi music shops, video shops, urdu book stores, hindi book shops,islamic stores, desi groceries, desi dresses, shalwar qameez, amir adnan suits, desi sweet houses and tons of desi restaurants all on devon.
for food, sabri nehari is a great place. try its nehari. it is really good with grama garma nann. Usmania restaurant is all good especially its Matka ghost is really good. i lived in chicago for almost 5 years before moving to phoenix and still miss devon street all the times.....
You’ll find great Pakistani food in:
Sabri Nehari
The Sonargaon (must visit!!)
Usmania
Lal Qila
^^ Although there are many good restaurants I think these are the top ones. You will like almost everything you order from them.:k: Let me know if you want the addresses.
Those were for cheekago…now come to Detroit…
actually very few Pakistani or Indian restaurent… majority are Arabs…so in DeerBorn area … at Warren Ave… you will finf Al-Ameer, Kabaish, Cederland etc…
I go to Cederland…and I order Ceder plate…which covers every thing with Fatoosh and Hammuss…:k:
Thank you all very much! I look forward to my next peregrinations to Chicago so I can make the rounds! Detroit, too! 
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Also kababish on devon has pretty good food even when they don't have much of a space to sit comfatbly and eat but you can always carry it out.i am not really in favor of sabri nihari's food however their customer service is really good..:)
Sabri Nihari is the bomb! We live about 2 hours away from Chicago, and there is a pact amongst us students, that whoever goes to Chicago has to bring back Nihari/Makhni for everyone or else be banished from the Pakistani society.
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Sonargaon is good but not a must. Sabri is #1 !
check the following Chicago thread
http://www.gupland.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=114606
plus
Spicy & Chut-pata Restaurant List (kinda Long) at Devon Ave in Chicago
http://www.devonavenue.com/freebusinesses/restaurants.htm
^ Sabri is overrated!!
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^ Sabri is overrated!!
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...overrated by a few! :)
go 2 dearborn MI 4 grrrrr8 arbi food. Cedarland, Laziza r gud. i vent 2 an indi rest2runt in downtown det-riot, shalimar or shingar? ok nat bad. but arbi deyr r much betr.
devan in checagu iz dirtee but food iz edible. sum playz cald Dhaba? iz gud. hydra-badi fud. itz near da local masjid der.
den der vaz diz playz nix 2 da laydyz clot shop "reda". it vaz also v. gud & cleen (vich iz rare combo on devan). i dunno da naym, but it vas nat tahura it vas da paki rest2runt on saym lane az tahura. sum bangla brodarz own it nau i heer. las tyme i vas der it vas stil gud fud.
sabri iz ova rated. usmanya iz betta. sabri in suburbz iz nat gud. lal qila uzed 2 b sum playz cald sultan place. hooribal fud. i vud nat adviz. ravi kebab haus n kababish af london vas also gud. sher e punjab vaz aaful. 1 plc i lykd vaz maysor woodlandz veg fud, nyc 4 da snackz lyk dosa. dat is 1 indi dish i reeli lyk. had 2 devlup tayst 4 it tho.
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sabri iz ova rated. usmanya iz betta. sabri in suburbz iz nat gud.
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there is no sabri in the subrubs
DONT go to cedarland unless u want rotten soup n hair in ur salad..go to al ameers or lashish instead..n there the best desi food i have ever had in michigan was at Ashokas!!!! And they are completely halal..