in Jackson Heights, I’ve been to Dera, Kabab King, and had takeout from Talk of the Town (halal chinese). Dera–eh. Kabab king–yum!!! talk of the town has halal chinese/thai and thatw as pretty great too
In Brooklyn, I’ve been to Bukhari, Bukhara (which is now known as Chabba), Gourmet.
Bukhari–good food. No complaints so far, but not a proper sit-down place, more for takeout or a casual sitting
Gourmet–good food too, my favorite is the chicken tikka which is prepared fresh so takes about 15-20 minutes
and Chabba–good food, good decor, good place to take a family, my favorite thing that I had from there were the beef seekh kababs
In Mississauga–I love salt and pepper (halal chinese and desi) and Paramount (arab food). <3 I hven’t been to Lahore Tikka House in years, but I remember enjoying the food. Don’t recall the prices or if it were styrofoam plates, although I do agree with the point that if you’re charging a $$$$$, at the very least, give some decent plates.
Recently been to Vegas and tried “Sakina Thai Cusine” (1.8 miles from the strip) and “Kabab n More” (On the strip). Later is a Pakistani restaurant.
Both restaurants, food wise were excellent. Service was pretty quick (food served within 20 mins every time we went), and prices were reasonable. Kakab n More has more of a fast food look. Usually you place your order at the counter, and then they call your number, but if you go and sit at the table, or if you want to, then they can come to your table and take order, in which case they will bring the food to your table. Its just that food comes in Plastic baskets and Styrofoam plates, except for Nihari type which comes in aluminum bowl. Talking about Nihari; it was really really good.
Sakina also delivers if order is above $15, and they add 3% delivery charge, which I think is quite convenient, especially if you are staying on the strip where walk from your room to parking garage could take good 10 mins, plus you dont have to fight the traffic on the strip.
I recently visited Washington DC and after reading good reviews went to Ravi Kabab house in Arlington. The place was terrible. No room to sit and staff was rude. The food was acceptable but not worth the trouble.
Most Pakistani restaurant suck when it comes to service. Most serve in paper plates, plastic ware and are dirty. There are few sit down decent restaurants where one gets greeted by a host and served by a waiter.
Kabab Palace, DC/VA Metro Area near the Ronald Reagan Airport - Their Kababs are a fusion between the Afghan and Pakistani versions of Kabab. It tastes heavenly. I eat there everytime I get a chance to go up north.
Last weekend we ate at Tampura in Sugarland , very good food and great ambiance for a desi restaurant. The prices were very reasonable too.
Their malai boti is getting very good reviews so I wanted to try that out and I was not disappointed at all.