Really delicious. They are NOT afraid of spices here, and most things had a pleasant level of heat, too. The chicken and beef kebabs were excellent. The Butter Chicken was delicious. The naan was ok, decent, pretty good. The biryani rice was tasty. Prices are downright inexpensive. All in all, we both can't wait to order from them again. read more

Looking for good food at a good price? Stop at Apna Bazaar! These are restaurants inside of a convenience store. I grabbed some snacks while waiting for my food that looked yummy! They definitely were! The food was amazing. The Samosas tasted different than what I'm used to but they were still delicious! I got lamb tikka masala(came with rice), garlic naan, rice pudding and 2 samosas, came out to $24! The gentleman who checked me out and handed me my food was super kind and helpful! Will be back! Added to the top favorites list for sure! read more

Apna Bazaar is a modest looking establishment with some good food. The last time we ordered via DoorDash so my review is going to be focused on the food and not the ambience or service. Firstly, their portions are quite generous and their prices excellent -- seriously how do they stay in business . We ordered the following: - Goat biryani: this was pretty good, although I probably prefer the flavor of Bawarchi a bit more. But it wasn't as greasy as Bawarchi, so that's a definite plus. Good amount of goat and less bones than other places. - Chicken tikka masala: in my opinion, this Wed definitely the best I've had in town. Very flavorful and plenty of chicken. - Nalli Nihari: Nalli Nihari is a slow-cooked stew with beef shank. The marrow leaves the bones and is mixed with the gravy, giving the stew a rich flavour. So, I was expecting a whole lot from this dish and it was a bit bland. However, we had plenty of leftovers and what it really needed was salt -- which greatly enhanced the flavor. - Family (grilled) platter: I would say that this was one of the more disappointing dishes. Most of the kebabs except for the lamb kebab were mediocre. Instead of ordering this dish, or the reshmi kebab (another dish I didn't like) I'd just order the tandoori chicken or the lamb kebabs directly. Nonetheless, overall a solid place for takeout. read more

Love Apna Bazaar for getting meat and groceries! Excellent service and friendly staff.

Delicious food! Goat was so tender and my kids ate the samosas up. Next time I just need to order more.

Don't let appearances deceive you! Apna bazaar has some excellent Pakistani/Indian dishes! Just walk in and the delicious smells coming from the tandoor and kitchen will immediately pull you towards the back of the store to see what smells so freakin' great! It appears to be a supermarket next to Tandoori Grill, but at the back there is a counter where you can order all kinds of dishes to eat there or to go. Don't expect anything special in terms of service, ambiance, etc--it's a supermarket and butcher shop primarily. The food though pretty much speaks for itself. The steady stream of customers both at the deli and counter to order food attests to this fact. Of the multiple dishes they offer, I have tried the vegetable biriyani, goat kadhai/karahi, jeera rice, chicken tikka, and beef kebabs, although they offer many other things. It's one of the few places to serve deliciously hot 'rumali roti' as well!! They also serve lassi, although it's not listed on the board. What I can say about their food is this: normally, chicken tikka has never interested me. I'm not a huge fan of chicken to begin with, and I usually throw some side shade at most of the overly creamy, sweet chicken tikka masala dishes served in the US. This, my friends, is a different species, and has had me craving it ever since I first tried it. It is full of complex flavors, not creamy at all, and the chicken is cooked very well. I was first introduced to A.B. by a good friend from Delhi who always raves about how this food is 'the real deal' and 'just like back home'. Too bad there is not great seating sometimes, but the food is so good I'd eat it pretty much anywhere. The prices aren't bad too, especially considering the quality and time they take to make the dishes. 3 somosas, 3 meat dishes, rice, 2 lassis, and 4 rumali roti came to about $45, which wasn't bad split between two people, and there were ample leftovers to take home. read more

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Since my exuberant, pleased review of this place almost a year ago, it seems Apna Bazaar has regressed. I visited last night with a couple friends hoping to show them what real meat biryani should taste like. Seeing that the kitchen moved from the back to taking up an L-shaped space from the left side to the back, I presumed that its customer base had increased, and that could only mean the food had gotten better. Wrong. I like to give purveyors of ethnic fare great latitude, taking care not to conflate taste with quality, ever certain that they know more about their region's cooking than I might. But on this day, I was expecting a little more than "thank-you-Apna-Bazaar-for-being-here" dishmaking. Columbus is no Devon Avenue in Chicago, with its adjacent storefronts of top-notch Indian cooking - but that doesn't mean you don't try - at ten bucks for the special and 2 naans, especially when there are 4 other places within five miles. My friend and I got the beef kofta curry, and another friend a chicken dish. Sure, the meals were savory and richly spiced, the brown hue dense with flavor. But the brown hue also glistened, and the dense spice had to be spooned from a thick veneer of oil. Interspersed from each other, like the humps of two Loch Ness monsters on a break-up avoiding one another, sat the koftas, and one spoon in, we discovered the ground beef was devoid of any taste, a very covert yet conspicuous denouncing of its very identity as a kofta (kofta is a spiced ground beef). Apna Bazaar prices its food from 7-9 dollars per dish, sans rice or bread, which you have to pay extra for. If that's the case, expectations run higher. The last two times I was here, even its meat biryani lacked the minimum amount of meat, the joint pieces instead accompanied by a chewy cartilage. I'm still holding out for the biryani's sake. I'm a big believer in that you shouldn't have to go to Chi-town to eat good meat biryani. Apna Bazaar's biryani has the hard parts down - the color, the flavor, the spice, the sheer skill of presentation. Now, if only it could take care of what's easy. read more

I normally avoid this restaurant because I had bad experiences with its food in past. However, my craving for a Paki food made me forget about my bad experiences and I thought I could give them one last try. Being from Pakistan I know what an authentic Pakistani food taste like. This time I ordered chicken Karahi $8.99 and two Naans for $4 which is not a bargain price. I don't mind paying these prices if the food was worth it. The curry was greasy with three pieces of bony chicken thigh which has hardly any meat on them. They used the cheapest part of the chicken meat. The naans were better tasting than chicken but they have pieces of dirt in them and when you chew your naan, you chew pieces of dirt in them as well which sometime hurt your teeth. I don't know how they cook their naan in clay oven that collects dirt. I could hardly finish my half a naan and thew the rest of the food. I don't know how this place stays in business. I will not be coming back! read more

This store has a great selection of all your Desi grocery needs. It is very clean and well-maintained. These guys clearly know what they're doing, and the prices are competitive. read more

Halal food that tastes home made. The chicken kabob and chicken samosas are delicious. I will be eating here again.

tl;dr They're racist/discriminatory - don't support these terrible people. So I've been here a few times, usually to grab some samosas or a small curry deal or whatever after hitting up Columbus Asian Market across the street. I, however, had an absolutely terrible experience there the last time I went. So it was the first time we went to actually grab dinner from the place. My two friends (both white - this is applicable) both received their meals relatively promptly, within 5-6 minutes. I had ordered a kebab roll, and being ethnically Indian, but relatively white bread, I was explaining dishes and spices and whatnot to my friends. The guy who was working the till/taking orders kept giving me rather weird looks, and was really rude when I ordered my food, but I didn't think much of it at the time. Well, the minutes go by, and 25 minutes in, I'm certain that I see my food sitting on the counter (it had been there for a good 15+ minutes by that point) and ask him if it's ready. He said it'd be a few more minutes. Well, I ask the guy every five minutes thereafter if my food is ready, and 40 minutes in (I only stayed because I had already paid), he hands me the food that had been on the counter for a good 30+ minutes already. This is utterly unacceptable. These guys are extremely racist/culturist. Do not give them your business, they discriminate and give awful service based on one's cultural upbringing. I highly suggest never going here, and boycotting this store. The way I was treated was absolutely deplorable and hurtful. There are many other places to get Indian food in Columbus, do not go here. read more

I'm giving this a five stars, my highest rating ever for a restaurant. It's authentic, the folks are warm and friendly and the food is so good, it could rub shoulders with the best that New Delhi offers. A friend of mine took me there, swearing by their Biryani. Biryani is a richer, meatier version of a Pilaf or Pulao, enjoyed by everyone from the Middle East, South Asia, East Africa and even Latin America. The place is bare bones and most of the space is dedicated to run of the mill Indian/ Pakistani/ Turkish? grocery items. But behind the shelves is a brand new kitchen with a Tandoor. There are a couple of tables and it's best to order ahead if you want carry out. The proprietors hail from Pakistan and are welcoming hosts. The food speaks for itself. I tried the boti kabab, 4 chunks of marinated chicken cooked in the tandoor, the most authentic naan outside of Old-Delhi and mint chutney with raw thin slced onions, under 10$. I was bowled over. The menu held promises of Halim and Nihari, items that cannot be found in most of the North-Indian themed curry houses here in Columbus. Do call and place your order before you go there, even if you plan on eating in. Oh, and they sell GOAT MEAT!!! read more

I really liked the food in this place. Unlike a lot of establishments they were not at all shy about giving out full spice to a non-Indian/Pakistani. I thought the food was fabulous, will be back for sure. A couple of things that would help is the ability to maybe order a lassi while waiting, which takes a bit, maybe being able to order an appetizer? All and all not too different from the food next door and while the service isn't the same, the pricing makes up for the difference very well. Have not checked out the grocery part of the store but sure will next time! read more

Nice place but expect them to ask you for cash for transactiond below usd 10. I mean why

This place is great. The goat curry and tandoori chicken are especially money. They more or less have the same menu as Tandoori Grill next door, but it is a bit cheaper and they also have several other thing on the menu. Hands down best Indian/Pakistani food for the money in Columbus. read more

We went to Apna Bazaar for dinner tonight and the food was delicious. It smelled great inside and the owner was very nice when we arrived. Apna Bazaar is definitely not a traditional restaurant. Its a Pakistani / Indian Grocery store and also a small very casual restaurant with only three tables in the back. The food was incredible though! It was not at all greasy - just fresh and healthy. We had the samosas, biryani, tandori, naan and dessert. Everything was fantastic. We will go back and we highly recommend it. Also, the prices are unbelievably reasonable. Our bill with drinks came to under $25 and we had to take a doggy bag home with us. read more

Very disappointed. Ordered Rumali roti, veg biryani and other items. Rumali roti was made using whole wheat and not maida. It came out like normal roti in triangle shape and over cooked. Veg Biryani was not tasty either read more

oily, yummy, but room for improvement. Good serving sizes.

I absolutely love this place. Their food is great and served fairly quickly. They definitely don't shy away from giving you the full amount of spice and flavor that traditional Indian/Pakistani food has. Its very authentic food and the staff was very friendly and kind. The place is very minimal in its furnishings as most of the area is set up to run as an Indian grocery store, and the food is served in the back, but that is totally fine by me as the atmosphere was very casual and friendly, which I enjoyed very much. read more