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| - This place has an interesting mixture of decoratives inside, that range from a wildflowers poster to a giant egyptian fresco. This may be awkward, but it matches their billboard outside which advertise anything from pakistani food to pizza and fried chicken.
The menu is delightful to look at, and they have made a respectable attempt at explaining the assortment of exotic dishes.
We ended up ordering (in proper rank):
- Shrimp tikka masala: delicious spicy shrimp mixture with onions and vegetables, very different than your usual indian chicken tikka masala.
- Lamb Biharee: a kebab made of lamb slices rolled up with an assortment of spices. The spices tasted great, but the meat was somewhat soft and somewhat chewy, and not very tender.
- Beef Chapple/Chapli/Chapel: a north pakistani specialty, which is some kind of minced beef mixture. This dish was quite tough and spicy, which ended up being the least favorite of the table.
Though the only standout dish was the shrimp tikka masala, the restaurant really redeemed itself with the two breads we ordered:
- Potato (spicy) stuffed paratha, deliciously crisp on the outside and soft with the potato inside
- Zaatar/Zaetar bread: a kind of flatbread brushed with oil and savory spices, another very good pick.
With all the spices in the food, the customary mango lassis had to be re-ordered... :)
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