Aladdin Sweets & Restaurant
“Aladdin is my go-to late night biryani spot in Queens.”
“Tea is a dollar, samosas are a dollar and a dollar fifty.”
Aladdin Sweets & Restaurant
Take-out: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
2 reviews
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If you like sweets, this is a good place, but otherwise there's really nothing good to eat here. The iftar box is ok, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you have nowhere else to it.
The staff is not that friendly either.
Last weekend was one of my closest gal pals birthdays. She didn't want to do anything because of a variety of reasons…but in true Stephy fashion, I'm not good at letting people be sad and mopey on the day commemorating their release from their mother's loins.
Naturally this meant a weekend of partying. Our Saturday was somewhat responsible and our Sunday was a boozy brunch at a restaurant in LIC that was an insane disappointment and fun brewery hangs…but I'll get to that in another review…
Okay, okay – I bet I know what you're thinking, "when is this chick going to get to Aladdin's?!" – welp, now is a better time than ever :).
After Sunday's boozy brunch, LIC flea market and local craft brewery escapades we were absolutely spent and wanting to hop on my rooftop to check out that night's "Blood Moon" lunar eclipse (yep, it was that night) and so I demanded to spring for a can back to my apartment…
After we hopped into a cab that didn't even have the light on (meaning that the poor guy was technically off of his shift) he mentioned really wanting tea and presumably being hungry…he offered my friend and I tea but we both gracefully declined. He hadn't turned on the meter and I kept him chatting…he then commented on the meter being off and asking if he could stop somewhere to pick up some tea and noms (he didn't say "noms" but GOD HOW I WISH HE WOULD HAVE, lol),
I shrugged and said okay as my friend made a terrified face and commented at how she hoped we didn't get assaulted or raped…rape is never funny but this rando situation did feel like it could go 1 of 2 ways…1.) A thrilling Lifetime movie where sad things happen but the ladies emerge empowered and victorious or 2.) an SNL sketch where there's a good samaritan and some funny cab passengers – thankfully it went the way of the latter option ^_^.
My gal pal, our new cabbie friend and I ended up being brought here. He asked us again if we were good and we both said we were and didn't want anything…even though I was starving because I hadn't eaten much all day and my brunch burger was in a box because that afternoon's LIC restaurant was stupid.
Once we all piled up back into this guy's can he handed us over a bag that was just for us. My gal pal actually enjoyed her milky tea and we both enjoyed the ridiculously amazing biryani treats inside. There were chicken rolls, meat (and maybe potato? It was deeeelicious but hard to identify) samosas and these round things with pulled chicks inside…they were legit circle shaped empanadas (wheat shells, not corn).
Everything was so amazingly flavorful, amazing and came with some awesome sauces…especially a sweet tamarind sauce that I could have consumed straight out of the little plastic cup! I even brought back 2 samosas to my boyfriend and he loved them. After looking over some of the Yell reviews, all these samosas and yummy fried circle shaped patties were only $1 a piece, that's freakin' awesomepants!
Thank you so much random cab driver for introducing me to this place – I would absolutely return here again for some tasty fried biryani noms! #TwoThumbsUp *
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* Cab driver also ran into like 3 of his buddies here and drove us to my apartment for only $10 cuz he didn't want to turn his meter on. Free food and a steep discount to be driven home? Only in Queens :').