EAT THE SAMOSAS! Oh my goodness I order at least 20 at a time of their spicy chicken samosas. They are the best meat samosas that I have had in any place I have been to so far. DO NOT FORGET THE TAMARIND SUACE. It really enhances the already delicious samosas. I see the size of the samosas have gotten smaller (I will blame inflation...). Hopefully they do not get even smaller and become bite sized. I like the biriyani too. The flavor is light but I cannot get enough of it for some reason. Goat and chicken biriyani both tasty. The people who work here are super nice as well. read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - Goat Biryani - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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I'm going to write this review, but before I do that go ahead and order a beef/goat curry (if you like a little spice in your life) or a chicken korma (if you like more of a sweet and savory flavor) to-go. I've been trying to enjoy their food for months, and I will say I can't believe I didn't just come down on a weekend. (It's quite a ways for me, and with work... honestly I'm just making excuses. Now I know I needed to stop whining and just go.) The employees at the restaurant and grocery store both were very friendly! They helped me out tremendously as I had no idea what I wanted to eat and shop for, mostly because I've never had this type of cuisine. The flavor profile is insane. Especially in the three things I recommend. This corner of the world is known for their seasonings, and they 100% know how to use them. The meals here make you actually stop and appreciate the love that's cooked into the food. I honestly can't wait to try more meals here. This team really carries the flavor and quality to a whole new standard! It took me two days to type this up, as I honestly couldn't figure out how to put my experience into words. I really hope you enjoy your meal at least half as much as I have. Cons? I will say if you're not accustomed to this style of traditionally prepared meals, they do leave the bone in. Don't let that detour you, as there is a science behind the reason. Also, some people really like the bone marrow inside the bone. So that is the reason for the question mark, as I personally don't mind but know some people do. Also, you may want to park in the gas station next door as the parking lot is a little crowded at times. Plus you'll have a red light to aid in your departure. read more

This is the Biryani to beat around Perimeter area. ======================================== I am not sure if they even used basmati yet managed to make it a Ratatouille experience. Never thought I would find a nice biryani in a small place attached to a grocery store cum butcher shop. Major advantage alert! They can use fresh meat to make this after they finished selling, so win-win. The moment my TO-Go order came in (fully packed), it spread the aroma in the entire room. THATS THE BIRYANI you want to eat. It instantly made me hungrier. It wasnt just hungrlicious, it was blissfully transcendental. You would remember the Biryani's you bought in India and shared among friends, and the ones you cooked in farm fields, the ones you cooked in shaadi's, and Telangana dhavaths. Bawarchi(Sandy Springs), Nawabi Hyderabad House, Dunwoody (who's using Hyderabad name but, LOL), come nowhere near this organic authentic chunk of heaven. Problem with these restaurants is that, they dont understand biryani and its subtleties. They think adding varieties of spices and masalas and making it hot is a biryani. No it isnt. It just gives you hot burns and a bad potty experience next day. Stop abusing spices and call it authentic or use Hyderabad's name and spoil it. I am from Hyderabad. I know a good Biryani when I come across one. I dont even have to see it. I can just smell it. So you lived in Atlanta and probably had the lame tour to coke factory and listened to their mumbo jumbo about how they came up with the formula and what it takes to make one.. blah blah blah. Point is, I learned one thing there. That they use lemon juice in coke. I didnt taste it, or never knew that coke had lemon in it. My friends, ladies, and gentlemen and LGBTQX thats called "subtlety". Its no different for biryani. Its the same for coke, same for KFC, same for biryani, same for a burger or a sandwich. Its subtle. No heartburn material. They got it right. Not the best. But they got it right. To give you a comparison: This biryani is like a knock off kola which tastes almost perfect. Bawarchi/Nawabi HH DUNWOODY etc is like a road side goli soda who sells lot of soda, which is neither good, nor tasty or even safe to drink.. but people buy it cuz either they have low standards or it's very accessible and they dont care cuz their life sucks and they are in a nihilistic level pathos. Ya. Thats bad. Have some standards. Taste good food. Smell good things. Use the nose. Our evolution gave us a 250000 years of technologically advanced biological advancements. We are just eating shitty food and spending shitty lives. God's sake, start smelling. Use the nose before its late. Use the hands. Use the brain. Be organic. Dont just buy shit that is labeled organic and feel fulfilled. Most of the precious things are free. Enjoy this life. Enjoy a biryani. Enjoy a wonderful sandwich. Enjoy a wonderful Pa-Jun. Teach your tastebuds some quality. Ya, I wanted to give a 3.5, no option available. So I had to go with a 4. It doesnt deserve a 4 star. Let it be. read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - Haji Special Biryani (Mutton) (Weekend Special) - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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If you guys tempting Authentic Bangladeshi Cuisine in authentic style.. you guys gotta try this place.. i had they delicious beef Biryani, beef bhuna and galic naan.. I heard they have great goat briyani but i haven't try, definitely I'll be back to try some more items on menus. read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - Beef Bhuna and Garlic naan - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

This is a restaurant besides a Supermarket after the Quick Trip in Buford Highway close to 285. The firs time I tried to order food they told me they could not place my order because they have a big catering order. The second time I ate there but I think I did not what to order appropriately. read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - Inside the restaurant adjacent to the supermarket - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Thank you to my Bangladeshi friend Fate Z. (the first Yelper to review this restaurant) for introducing me to Al-Amin Halal Restaurant. Al-Amin is one of Buford Highway's newest restaurants. It opened earlier this year (2014) next to the QT gas station just south of I-285. Al-Amin serves halal food meaning it meets Islamic dietary guidelines. "Al-Amin" is a nickname for the prophet Muhammad. The owners and staff are Bangladeshi and the cuisine here is more Bengali and Bangladeshi than anything. There aren't many Bangladeshi restaurants in the Atlanta area. Panahar, also on Buford Highway, comes to mind, but the general feeling there is that their food is more Indian than it is Bangladeshi. Al-Amin is truer to real Bangladeshi food and Fate tells me it's also got that homemade authenticity. Several of the dishes on Al-Amin's menu can be considered Indian and Pakistani too. For clarification, the term "Bengali" can refer to people from Bangladesh or certain regions of South India. Al-Amin is new and clean. Day or night, the space is brightly lit and the floors are glossy and shiny. The business actually consists of both a restaurant and a grocery store. The restaurant is small. It has five tables for four and two high-top tables for two for a maximum seating capacity of 24. The supermarket is also small. There are three aisles filled with assorted Bangladeshi goods and halal foods. There's a produce section, refrigerated foods, packaged dry foods and snacks, and also cookware and miscellaneous items like cricket bats. Up front, they have baskets filled with bags of fresh, hollowed-out puri crisps (used to make panipuri). At the restaurant, you place your order at the counter. There's a small window behind the counter that allows you a peek inside the kitchen. Take-out is a popular option with many customers phoning in their orders and picking them up to-go. If dining in, self-serve disposable Styrofoam plates, bowls, and cups are available at the front, along with sturdy plastic cutlery, napkins, and condiments (mint and tamarind chutneys). Glass bowls of sugar are available at every table, intended for use with chai tea. Bottled and canned drinks are available in a fridge and include mainstream sodas like Coke and Bengali beverages like yogurt and lassi drinks. The food at Al-Amin is delicious and affordable. At the time of writing this review, 36 items are available on the food menu. They consist of samosas, biryani (rice dishes), curries, kebabs (boti and seekh), and various snacks and entrees like haleem (wheat, barley, lentils, meat), chicken tikka masala, shawarma sandwiches/wraps, palak paneer (creamed spinach), and chana masala (chickpeas). With the exception of the lamb biryani, each item on the menu is only $7.99 or less -- a great deal! Items I've tried (descriptions below): Vegetable samosas Chicken samosas Chotpoti Mughlai paratha Beef biryani Chicken biryani Chicken curry Fish curry Egg curry Chicken seekh kebabs Tandoori chicken Aloo gobi Naan Everything is made to order and cooked reasonably fast. The food comes out from the kitchen piping hot. The samosas are good. These are fried pastries filled with onion, peas, lentils, potatoes, and spices. The chicken samosas are prepared a bit differently than the veggie samosas. They've got a thinner, crispier outer layer, kind of like a spring roll vs. an egg roll. Both the chicken and veggie samosas are dense and savory. Chotpoti is a typical roadside Bengali dish. It's kind of a like spicy soup. It's made out of diced potatoes, eggs, chickpeas, onion, chiles, and spices. It's topped with cilantro and a flaky crust. It's indeed spicy and a little bit sour too. A hearty snack. Mughlai paratha is kind of liked a deep-fried stuffed crepe or pancake. The paratha is fried dough/flatbread and it's filled with scrambled egg, minced onion, and other ingredients. The exterior is crispy and is seasoned and topped with fresh cilantro and raw white onion. Very good. The biryani rice dishes are simply excellent. They're some of the best biryani I've had in Atlanta. The dishes are made with basmati long-grain rice and a combination of spices. I prefer the beef biryani slightly over the chicken, but both are great. The chicken biryani is a bit more aromatic and perfumey. Both plates consist of heaping mounds of rice and tender, juicy, tasty chunks of meat. The curries are good. They aren't as creamy nor as greasy or oily as a lot of Indian curries can commonly be -- a subtle, pleasant difference. The fish used in the fish curry is tilapia. I recommend the chicken seekh kebabs (Pakistani dish). The chicken is nicely roasted and seasoned. It's moist, appetizing, and flavorful. The aloo gobi (potatoes, cauliflower, spices) is not bad. Definitely order naan (oven-baked flatbread) for the table. Al-Amin has their naan recipe down right. It stays soft even when cool. Service is fantastic. The server lady is friendly, helpful, and speaks English well. read more

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Change your expectations about a restaurant environment and order right, you'll have one of the best meals for your dollar on Buford. Tell em Siad sent ya. read more

We had a great time snacking at this place. We ordered Chotpoti, tea, and Mughlai, and they all tasted delicious. If you want the authentic taste of Bangladeshi street food, this is the place. It is also priced reasonably. read more

Super low quality food Most places that serve food in a grocery store (Bengali) make super good authentic food This place was. Joke! They were literally out of everything and what they did have was old(for a Sunday) Service horrible -goat biriani was ok -fish fry was smelly -goat curry only good dish -chicken korma, I have no idea what they were trying to aim for! Most disgusting korma I ever had -samosa veggie one was good Chicken one don't order gross -Fuska was good but nothing compared to the ones in la here they even cheaped out and didn't put eggs Prices were average but food was not worth a penny read more

We come to GA few times a year and come here always We always get the butter chicken and the moglai paratha chicken. They are excellent Service is fantastic and price is excellent Food is delicious read more

One of the best bangladeshi- indian - food in atlanta , kacchi Biriyani on Saturday is the best

This is fantastic Beef Biriyani and when they make things spicy, they make things SPICY. this comes from a true chili head here. This is truly authentic Bangladeshi food. However they don't have "combos" so if you want for example Biriyani, Butter Naan and a salad, you order all three separately and they are all charged separately. read more

I'll start off by saying the food was pretty good. The Beef Curry ($9) was juicy and not too salty. The Tandoori ($9ish) was good but they burnt the underside a little. The naan was really good as well. It came with 3 average taco sized piece (but fluffier, of course) for $1.50. So, the food was good. But the prices aren't that different from a full sized restaurant. It's probably the same. But this place isn't really a restaurant. It's a cafe attached to a grocery so the prices should reflect that. Also, styrofoam plates and plastic utensils for the prices? Come on now. The interior is older and simple. Everything combined, they should lower their prices b/c I don't think they'll want to upgrade their facility. I don't think I'll go back since I can get the same food with a better overall experience but this place isnt terrible. read more

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Best chicken and vegetable samosas in Atlanta area. Don't forget to try their Mughlai paratha.Everything is fresh and reasonably priced, started to like this Bangladeshi joint more and more. read more

We started with 4 chicken Samosa, which are really really good. We had to refrain from getting more but it was pretty hard to do. I had the chicken masala with double garlic naan and rice. We also ordered the chicken vindaloo. I honestly like the masala more than the vindaloo, but they were both pretty good. The masala was very buttery and rich. You can ask for it to be spicy and it will have a little kick but nothing to stop you from eating! Our lunch was wrapped up with a the chomchom rollers from the dessert display. Its pretty much a very sweet pastry roll that is soaked in condensed milk, sugar, safron, and lemon juice. MAN was it good! It would go great with coffee the next time I'm there. Overall, this place is very tasty. The only thing is that the meal/dish is separate from any sides/rice. So the rice or naan is completely separate order. We were a little surprised by this and ordered a quick plate of rice to go with our meats. Now that we know this, we'll be prepped for next time! read more

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A friend of mine who I haven't seen in many years came to town for a convention, and I'd decided to meet him here for dinner. A couple of my Bangladeshi friends had said this was a good spot, and so I'd passed the thought to him, he'd agreed and it was a "date". It didn't occur to me when I'd said Tuesday that Tuesday would be today, the 14th of February. Most know it as Valentine's Day. I've known it as Eternal Singles Awareness Day. Still, my friend asked me if it would be okay, and, me thinking about the fact it's an authentic restaurant attached to a halal grocery store (and so there's no way it would be filled with lovey-dovey, googly-eyed lovebirds staring heart-shaped holes into each other's skulls), I told him it would be fine. True to my thoughts, when I'd entered a little before 7:30pm there was one table occupied with a group of three male friends chatting, and just the cashier/server at the till. Practically empty. We'd placed our orders at the register, paid, and had a seat at one of the pedestal tables toward the front. The table was uneven, and I did my best to ignore it as it wobbled periodically as one of us touched it. I'd ordered a plate of vegetable biryani (Bengali-style, so it had potatoes mostly), and my friend the Bangladeshi-style chicken roast. We both also asked for 1 naan. Each table has a pitcher of water, so that was our beverage. Upon ordering, the cashier/server, a nice, soft-spoken and patient, young guy, said it would be about ten minutes. True to form, that's about how long it took to come out. Both our plates were practically heaving with food, and the naan, sectioned in fours, seemed larger than I'd even thought. The plates also came with a side of vegetables (onion, small penciled cucumbers, and chopped lettuce). We dug in, relishing every bite, the both of us. The spices were just right (even more so for my friend, who had the somewhat funny misfortune to bite into a piece of a hot pepper he'd thought was a green bean, and spent the next couple minutes recuperating). They'd placed plastic spoons with our food for eating, but my friend ended up needing a fork and knife to really get into the chicken, since part of it was a drumstick still on the bone (as opposed to "cubed" chicken as the menu had described); that didn't stop him from enjoying it tremendously. On a neighboring table there were bottles of chutney that I'd meant to try, but hadn't. It looked a lot like something my part-Indian great aunt would make and send us sometimes. The food didn't need it, though. I'd ended up taking the rest home because I'd felt stuffed. He was staying in a hotel, so he couldn't take the rest, but he would have. A great time for one eternally single dude enjoying the company of his fiancéd friend. read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - Bengali vegetable biryani and naan in a takeout box - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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I pass by Al-Amin at least once a week, as I go to farmer's market and white windmill every week. At first I only noticed their grocery market and in fact I went there to buy some goat meat, which I will say quite fresh and tender and reasonably priced. Only upon entering the supermarket I have realized, attached to it is their restaurant as well. And i'm so glad I did. Al-Amin is a Bengali/Bangladeshi restaurant that serves mix of Bengali(cuisine from the western state of India called West Bengal) and Bangladeshi food. The owners of this restaurant are Bangladeshis, so you can count on authentic, homestyle food from this place. Buford highway has two other Bangladeshi eateries - Panahar and Bismillah cafe. Al-Amin is not a full service restaurant as Panahar nor just a take-out place like Bismillah cafe. Instead they have opted for simple, order-eat-go style. So you pick your food from the menu(or appetizers inside glass display), pay for it and eat or take it to-go. They have about 4 tables with 4 chairs each and two bar tables with two chairs each for eating at the restaurant. So few of our friends decided to check the restaurant other day and ordered these items. 1) Samosas - both vegetable & chicken 2) Chotpoti - Popular roadside Bengali dish made mainly of chickpeas, potato and tamarind tangy-sweet sauce. 3) Beef boti Kabob 4) Biriyanis(chicken & Goat) 5) Curries - both Egg, chicken and beef curry. 6) Chana Masala - dish made of chickpeas, usually eaten along with naan/bread or rice. 7) Muglai Paratha - this dish that reminds me of 'Roti telur' in Malaysian restaurants, except here it is a deep-fried bread stuffed with scrambled eggs, onions and spiced mildly. We liked both chicken and vegetable Samosas but we preferred vegetable samosa's better. Also it would be a sin to go this eatery and not try chotpoti - a Potato, chickpeas and sweet-tangy tamarind sauce delicious goodness. Both chicken and goat biriyani were tasty with enough pieces of meats and not greasy at all. Egg, chicken and beef curries were made in proper curry style, not in some sweet & greasy sauce that some non-authentic Indian restaurant makes these days. And all these curries are just below $6. That, I would say, a great deal. Now for things we didn't like - The beef boti kabob we got was completely dry and some pieces were burnt so much that it was bitter. Also I found chana masala to be very bland and not so flavorful. I should mention the service at Al-Amin. For a restaurant of this style, the lady at the counter was very polite, prompt, very helpful and best of all, always smiling. When we queried about the menu, she suggested some of their must-try. In my opinion, this is what makes a restaurant experience from ordinary to extra-ordinary. I was only going to give them four-stars but they deserve an extra star for their customer service. Al-Amin is yet another one in growing list of little gems in Buford Highway. Five stars. read more

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A new Bangladeshi grocery has opened up near the 285 QT gas station and they have a joint restaurant! The very few representations of Bengali food in the area and the main one being Panahar I was excited to try this. Casual clean place with tables and chairs if you want to eat in but take-out seems to be popular. A wrinkled paper menu hole in the wall style and typical slow service that is not too surprising. Have to wait 20 minutes for food. The menu mostly has items you'll recognize from the Indian restaurants and some you won't. Why go? Distinct Bengali style of cooking especially in the snacks. Definitely get the: Muglai Parata $4.99 - raw egg, onion, spicy green chili are stuffed inside the paratha and fried. You get delicious bites of the dough with this hot egg, onion, and chili combo. Chotpoti $2.99 - a chickpeas dish that is spicy, with tamarind and best described by this wiki article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chotpoti Tandoori chicken $2.99 - leg and thigh, I've tried it twice and it was very good the first time and so-so the second time Other items I tried were Vegetable samosa - 3.5/5 great crispy skin but could have used more spices and vegetables inside than potato. Poori, fried, fluffy, dough, yum. Chicken biriyani, a little greasy to my taste. Other authentic regional style items: Halim, chicken kabab (more like a patty/cutlet), goat curry Cons: Inconsistency Execution of biriyanis (yes that is relative to taste) Service time This ain't no Chai Pani, Bhojanic, NaanStop, etc., people but you gotta try this under $10 (when I went) perfect BuHi ambiance Bengali fare. read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - Menu from 1.5 months ago - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

I visited Al-Amin with a group of Yelpers, and I was very excited to try Bangladeshi cuisine. I'd done a little reading ahead of time, so I had expectations that were met and then some. Fate Z. selected our food for us, and we ordered a lot. I wouldn't say we ordered everything on the menu but we got a varied selection of items. My favorite dishes were the chicken curry, chicken samosa, tandoori chicken and beef biryani. The vegetarian samosa deserves a shout out as well as the chicken biryani (it was more fragrant than the beef but not as flavorful) and the chickpea soup - which was super spicy but made chickpeas delicious (I am not a fan of chickpeas). The chicken curry had wonderful flavor and the chicken was melt-in-your-mouth juicy. The chicken samosas were a perfect hot bite of spicy chicken and veggies. And both the tandoori chicken and beef biryani tasted yum-yum good; I can't define why, but does good food demand an explanation?! I think not. The service was excellent, and I have to say that because the woman who served us handled us with so much grace and kindness. She would lower her tray with a smile and we'd all grab plates from it like hungry, hungry hippos. (You've gotta be a child of the 80's to get that reference!) And I never ran out of water. This meal was delicious and inexpensive. We ordered a ton of food for 12 people and we all paid 8.20 each before tip. Al-Amin is a great place to stop in after work for a small but filling meal. (And they have a Halal grocery store next door so you can so some shopping too!) Because this restaurant is small, I wouldn't normally recommend it for groups, but since they handled our party of 12 so well, keep them in mind when you want to get together with a few friends. I am now a fan of Bangladeshi food. :-) read more

Been to many Bangladeshis restaurants over the years but its very hard to find a place that serves food with very authentic taste. Several people told me about this restaurant but I did not bother for a while. Finally today we came and ordered number of items for a through evaluation. First of all, service was outstanding, mugly paratha was amazing, chicken polao is A+ and above all beef curry and pharatha is the best!! Looking forward lit more visits in future. read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - Amazing paratha - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Bangladeshi place, so there is an opportunity to meet Deshi people. Customer service is great. People are very freindly. So its a positive environment. Food is good. But yeeh... I am a Bangladeshi foodie, so I am biased. Anything that is not close to original Bengali food will get some criticism from me. But I am pretty sure most people will like the food. So give it a shot, especially the Biryanis and Fuska. I would definitely recomnend the werkend specials though. I am talking about Kacchi(Saturday) and Haji Biryani (Sunday). So give this place a shot. Carpe Diem with your taste buds people. read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - Menu front - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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This is the worst place to buy anything or eat. I bought sweets for my 6 years old; and after coming home & opening I found its was full with fungus . How you can sell stuffs with fungus ???? Boycott them. read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - Sweets with fungus - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Love their chicken samosas and biryani. Value for money and really authentic food. They don't use additives like food coloring, just good spices. read more

I feel bad for leaving this review but honestly Food, services, smell everything was awful. Wasted time and money both.

Kachi biryani was the reason I visited this place. Like most of them have mentioned, this is a grocery story and restaurant. Kachi biryani is made only on Saturday's lunch. Its authentic Bangadeshi so it's generally not spicy. Most of their savory dishes have mild sweetish flavor. I liked it. Haven't really tried anything else so will probably update the review once I do. read more

Great restaurant, food made fresh and quickly. Nice staff. The space is small but there were enough seats and tables to accommodate us. This was the first time I had Bangladeshi cuisine and I am pretty impressed. I haven't learned all the names of the food, but I love the vegetable samosa. They had different condiments like a mint type chutney and a tamarind sauce that were great with different foods. The rice dishes were great, too. It was relatively inexpensive. I would suggest going with several people to try their different selections! read more

Al-Amin Restaurant - As of 7/4/14 - Bangladeshi Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Pros - the food is good if and when they give it Cons - terrible terrible service Even if you call a take out order they will make you wait 20-30 mins once you come in One Friday I called in a take out order at 1:30 the person said the order will be ready in 20 mins. Knowing that they take longer than they promise I came in at 2:15. The place was closed till 3:00 PM since they were at Namaz, The guy never told me they would be closed till 3 if I don't come in at 2. I thought ok I will hang around and come around 3 pick the food up. When I call and check at 3:15 he says wait time is still 20 mins. WTH?? Since he promised the food in 20 mins at 1:30 shouldn't it be ready at 3:00 ? Some one should tell them a few things about not lying and treating people right read more

Very casual and friendly diner. We ordered a variety of dishes in our group and received fast service. The lamb vindaloo was very spicy flavorful. The naan was also good. It's usually busy with large parties so the kitchen may get backed up. The grocery next door is also a way to kill some time while waiting for your food. read more

The guy answering the phone with the yellow food coloring on his beard is seriously rude and nasty. He constantly needs to talk back at the customer. Brought a party of eight people and this guy starting shouting at us just because we asked a question about a menu item. Psycho!!! So we left and went elsewhere. read more

Ok so the food is your typical south Asian fair. The quality is hit or miss. My biggest gripe is the Kabob roll. Which is basically a lie. It is not a kabob roll it is basically gyro meet in a parata with mayo sauce and old lettuce. The chicken samosas are on point if they are fresh. That is it. Standard and simple but not amazing. The price is affordable but it reflects the quality. For those of you seeking something different try their chicken wings. Very meaty and delicious and they are Halaal great way to get that fix if you keep to the Muslim standard. read more

Get a Bangladeshi bang for your buck, and taste buds. They slowly serve supremely flavorful food at questionably low prices. How do they get the prices this low? Al-Almin is no Bhojanic or Chai Patti; it is a kitchen attached to a grocery store. The atmosphere is fairly bland with no decorations and small - a single large group could fill up the 4 four-toppers and 2 two-toppers. This matters because even though they have to-go orders you will be waiting 20 minutes in the restaurant while they chop and prep the food to order, the spices seeping through the small window into the kitchen. Oh, those fantastic fragrances! Here us what I ordered, all of which is recommended. Vegetable samosa - a fried or baked pastry with savory filling, such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, lentils ($1/ea). Chotpoti - a mixture of boiled diced potatoes, boiled chickpeas and sliced onions and chillies ($3). This roadside dish, quells a snack-attack with its spicy, sour & hot taste. Shrimp Curry ($8) - a spicy & fragrant tomato & onion stew with shrimp . Naan ($1) - flavorful flatbread. As a once vegan, I love the use of fragrant spices to make bland vegetables sing. And oh can they belt one out here! I'll be back, and with friends. read more

I was bummed when I missed Daniel's UYE at this restaurant a few months back because I'm always up for trying new restaurants. I pass this restaurant every morning on my way to work so was happy to make a visit with my friend Mary Helen M. one night. We were both starving so we ordered multiple items to try out for the first time. This restaurant is super casual yet the food is pretty darn tasty so it's worth a visit. Everything is made fresh to order so there is a short wait but it's worth it. Here are my top favorite items: Chicken Samosa $1.00 Chicken Kabab $1.99 Beef Biryani $7.99 Naan $1.00 Muglai Parata $4.99 Chicken Tikka Masala $6.99 Everything was delicious and the flavors/spices were on point. Israt was super friendly and accomodatinga and answered all of our questions regarding the menu. It's worth a visit if you're passing through on Buford Hwy. The restaurant is in a small shopping center across from the QT on the same side of the street, next to their grocery store. read more

I will confess I had never had Bangladeshi food. I also confess I do not know anything about Bangladeshi food. So when we entered Al-Amin and I peered at the menu that was lying on the counter at the register, I selected what is usually my go-to entree at Indian restaurants, palak paneer. I'm always interested to see (and taste) different restaurants' takes on it. We also got the chicken biryani and an order of naan. You actually pay after the meal, which yeah, that is typical of most restaurants, but not restaurants where you order at a counter. The restaurant is connected to the grocery shop next door, so we wandered a bit there too. The food came out shortly after we got back to the table. At first I was startled to see the palak paneer -- the spinach was more of a chopped texture, and it was less creamy than your standard Indian palak paneer. Huge chunks of paneer (cheese cubes) sat in the concoction. Al-Amin's version is much lighter than Indian restaurants -- I wonder if this is typical of Bangladeshi palak paneer? I loved the cheese, it actually had flavor on its own. Great dish. FYI, the dish does not come with rice, I assume that is something extra you must order. But if you order a biryani, there is no need to order rice because it comes with PLENTY. Yes, the plate of chicken biryani we received was probably enough for two huge meals or three small meals. It was ridiculous. The chicken was very tender and the rice had great flavor, too. The naan was buttered and very simple, but paired well with everything. Total for the meal? $15. Can't beat that, unless you are a fast food place. Or a Vietnamese place. read more

I've been wanting to try this place for quite a while now and finally got the opportunity to do so. After a good workout I was pretty famished and biryani is all I had on my mind. One of my buddies was down to meet up there around 8:30 pm and thought that would work after some pickup ball. He got there a bit early and went ahead and ordered the Chicken Biryani to start. While I would have preferred to sample the goat or lamb biryani, I was very surprised by the flavor of the biryani. The bone in chicken pieces were quite succulent and there was a great buttery component to the actual rice. I'm assuming they are using long grain basmati rice. I couldn't get enough of some of the slightly fatty yet tender pieces in the biryani and I'm not much of a Chicken biryani fan. Maybe it was due to extreme hunger but that generally doesn't sway my palate regardless of how famished I am. My friend also ordered samosas and said the veggie samosa was pretty good with a proper shell. I'm assuming not the Chinese wrapped samosas, authentic chew and crunch factor. I decided to ask the gentlemen taking our order what gravy he would recommend today and was suggested the beef curry. This was pretty good as well, not overly oily or rich but great shining through of the cloves and "vagaar" for the base of the gravy. Beef was slightly overcooked but nothing proper hand usage to physically break down the meat didn't solve. Pairing this with the chicken biryani created a great flavor profile. The last item I ordered was the Muglai paratha and it was purely delectable. I haven't had this dish in Atlanta since I've moved here. JUST GET THIS ITEM!!! It makes the Malaysian curry puffs seem like an evolutionary inferior product. Overall, the 4 items I tried were good with the Muglai paratha stealing the show. Will be back to try beef biryani, lamb biryani, and maybe the CTM. read more

Finally got the chance to check this place out after years of passing by. Stopped in for lunch around 1 p.m. on a Monday. Al-Amin is the rectangular brick building, the grocery store's entrance is the one on the left and the restaurant's is on the right; however, both sections are connected and you can use either one. When we entered, there were only 4 other tables occupied. The cashier/server did not budge from his post, although he did notice us walk in (with such a small space, anyone walking in wouldn't be missed). We took the initiative and approached the counter for menus and seated ourselves. We decided on the chicken samosas, a lamb gyro, garlic naan, butter rice and chicken vindaloo. You will have to go to the counter and place your order. You will also have to grab your own plates, bowls and utensils that are laid out on a table next to the register. Everything is served on styrofoam plates. The food came out quickly, however, we noticed that our rice looked rather regular and not the butter rice we requested. We sent it back to the kitchen and was replaced 4 minutes later by another plate of similarly looking rice. Honestly, I'm not sure if they even gave us the correct plate because it did not look nor taste like butter rice. I did not really like my gyro. It's served with chopped up lamb instead of thinly, sliced patties like other places. There was entirely too much tzatziki sauce which made it very messy to eat. The chicken vindaloo was pretty flavorful but spicy. SO thought there was a green bean and popped it into his mouth only to realize that the whole dish had green peppers in it. Oops! It also made me wish that the water pitchers at each table had ice in it, as warm, tepid water does nothing to quench your tongue when it is on fire. The naan however was the creme de la creme of our lunch. It was light, fluffy, hot from the oven and just the right amount of garlic and parsley. Delicious! I wish that I could have given them 5 stars, but the service could have been bumped up a notch. read more

Boycott!!! Scam! Untrustworthy!! So I've gone to this more than I should have... pretty much I every time I've been here either they charge me more than the cost of an item, charge me for a wrong item by telling me what one I'm getting one thing but actually giving me something which is higher in price (talking about meats) & you can't tell the difference especially when it's meat. My recent experience (which pushed me to write this review & encourage others to boycott this place as well) was that I found a DEAD FLY in my ground chicken!!!! This place is not up to grade, & extremely dirty! I've seen worm crawl in their flour & rice bags. An health inspector needs to pay this place a visit ASAP! Boycott! Boycott! read more

For the first time I will have to disagree with the other reviewers. I agree the prices are great but I have to say you get what you pay for. The restaurant is pretty clean and the service was fine. I should also mention that my parents are from Calcutta so I grew up on Bengali food and while the food here may be authentic; I found it to be very oily. We ordered the following items: Chotpoti - A traditional Bengali snack food with a mixture of potatoes and chickpeas that should be spicy and sour and I didn't find theirs to be either. Vegetable Samosa - They were pretty good but a little on the greasy side. Tandoori Chicken - I thought this was the best thing we ordered. Pretty flavorful and the chicken was cooked well, it was just greasy. Goat Curry - This is probably my favorite Bengali dish and I was highly disappointed in it. The curry was spicy and there was a decent amount of meat, but it was super oily (I could see a layer of oil on top of the curry that was a cm thick). I took a few bites of it before I decided I did not want anymore. Naan - Pretty good naan here. No complaints. I was not impressed with Al -Amin and not sure if I will be returning. It is cheap but not worth it in my opinion. read more

Great little place serving up Bangladeshi food (if you enjoy Indian, you'll be good here) that is reasonably priced and flavorful. It is right off of 285, heading inside the perimeter, turn-in is just past the QT gas station. It is attached to a grocery store of the same name. A no-frills but clean space. There are a few tables for dining in but you can also take-out. Which is what I did. We tried the chotpati, veggie samosa, chicken tikka masala, naan, and chicken biryani. The samosas are kept in a warming display case near the register and could've (need to be!) been hotter in temp but still tasty. Outside of that, everything was delicious. Be prepared to wait a bit as they cook everything to order. The young lady who was taking orders would also go back to the kitchen to help out. Bring your patience or call ahead for pick-up. I can't wait to return to try more of the menu. It's an excellent addition to the food mecca that is BuHi. read more

This is the worst restaurant I have ever dined in. The meat of beef korma was uncooked, biryani tasted really bad. The bread was very cold. The wait time was 40 minutes. The customer service was awful. I will never come back here, and I would not recommend this place to anyone. read more

Ordered take out at 12:12pm and it was ready at 12:35pm. I was here when they first opened. They didn't even have a menu back then. I don't remember much about the food so I haven't been back. I was craving for Tikka Masala and this is the closest to my work. I need to eat a quick lunch so I decided to give it another try. I'm glad I did. Tikka Masala was smooth and creamy. Could have used a bit more tomato flavor in the sauce and it'll be better if it was bit spicy. Next time, I'll ask for spicy. I love eating the tikka masala with the Garlic Naan. Their garlic Naan is flavorful and its oven baked. Food is a 4 stars for me. I will come back and try again when maybe I have more time to enjoy. read more