Lahori Kabab Restaurant
“I haven't eaten a meal here, but have also had the kashmiri chai (pink milk tea with almonds), which is YUM, and the samosas.”
“Lots of cab drivers were in and out getting to go food so they are constantly adding new food to the display so nothing is sitting around for long.”
“Their naans are fresh and yammy, they went so good with the curry chicken and the butter chicken.”
Lahori Kabab Restaurant
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Just wanting something quick and meaty, we stopped in for some lunch. What a pleasant surprise!
The Good:
The food was excellent. I had a seekh kabab, some chicken tikka, a big tandoori chicken thigh, some chicken biryani, and a Naan as part of a set meal. There was so much food I couldn't finish! The chicken tikka was especially memorable as it melted in my mouth and was thoroughly delicious. They have a great selection of items there, and so many more things I'd love to have tried. But a person can only eat so much!
The Bad:
I'm not a huge fan of loud TV playing in an eatery, and they had some sort of sporting event on the whole time. A little distracting.
The Ugly:
This place is kind of a basement and a little, um, rustic in its setup. It amounts to a massive prepared foods counter and a few tables… But it's a food counter of sheer awesome.
Overall the food was very good, quick, easy, and relatively inexpensive for the volume you are served.
An ez breezy spot for some fried street foods. I get the fish filet which they microwave or convection oven in a brown paper bag and its actually good. Trust, peoples! We have nothing without trust. Now lets move on… They have also chicken legs and different meat patties, lentils, samosas and limited selection of desserts. This is a place to get food directly into your mouth now, not deli now, but hot food now AND then scope out the room for a cab driver. Ahhh so rascist but yet so true. Think this spot izzy 24/7.
Food: Very Good
Service: Very Good
Ambience: you do not come to place like this for the ambience :).
Ok so this is a quintessential Pakistani restaurant which is frequented by taxi drivers. The food has no frills but tastes really good.
They have a pre prepared menu behind a glass display case for your viewing pleasure. You get in a rather unruly line order and wait for the food to be heated and brought to you.
I will recommend this place for the food and the uniqueness of the experience.
I suggest that you try their shami kebabs the best I have had in the city and the home made kulfi.
I used to go here when it was Naimat Kada. The deal is good. The ctm needed more salt! The saag daal was tasty. The bathroom is dirty as hell. I mean nasty.
One of the many places on Lexington avenue, this one is quite unique.
The food is Pakistani/Bangladeshi. I was with a few others and we all got the non-veg platter.
I got the Kofta/Egg (Monday special) with some other Chicken Curry with some Roti.
The food is warmed in a microwave like many of the other upstairs/downstairs places I have been to. It could have been a bit hotter though
The kofta was pretty good and the chicken curry was fine as well though it had some gristle. Both could have used a bit of spice and it was a bit more oily than I like. I tried a kebab that is an option for the non-veg meal from someone else and it was quite good. The roti was a bit dry but overall fine.
I also got a rose milk after which was a bit sweet but it was still pretty good.
The guy in front is nice.
This place is fine. I wouldn't recommend it over many of the other places in the area but if you want to look for a different type of lunch, it's not bad at all.
Very greasy food, don't come here for the ambiance. Come here for cheap and tasty food that is served quickly.
I wonder if the rise of the Uber driver will mean the decline of New York's excellent watering holes aimed at the taxi driver crowd. Uber drivers own their cars and typically don't have the strange shift breaks and Manhattan-focused routes that lead to places like Lahori Kebab.
This restaurant definitely could survive by food alone, which includes a rotating list of daily specials along with large trays of vegetables and proteins. The combos are around $10 and come with a pleasantly crisp piece of naan bread (other subcontinental breads are also available).
The food is largely Pakistani, which means hearty flavors and none of the sweetness you'll see at places aimed at Americans on this block. Throw out the lame salad that comes with the dish and focus on the expertly done rice and generous meat portions. Make sure they give you a pitcher of water to deal with the copious spice. The frozen cooler is empty, the lighting industrial and the atmosphere minimal, which is exactly as it should be.
Not sure how to review this place. In some ways its everything I love. Blue collar food in a black tie city. Which is awesome.
The place is grungy and dimly lit. There's a big display case up front with hotel pans full of curries and different kinds of kababs and samosas. They're a nice lady behind the counter. There's a steady stream of cab drivers walking in and out, occasionally permeated by an american who's looking for an authentic experience.
The prices are dirt cheap by city standards. With meals ranging from $6 to $15 dollars. Many items are a la cart.
However, the food isn't incredible. Its oily. Its a little lacking in heat from a temp standpoint. But its good. Its solid. And its not your every day meal if you are willing to venture out into the more interesting dishes. They also have some pretty interesting kabobs for like $2 ea.
Worth a try. Not sure I'll come back unless I have a serious hankering for Pakistani food. But honestly its just as good as the $20 spots that share the same corner.