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Biryani City

4.4 (290 reviews)
ModerateIndian
Open • 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 4:30 PM - 10:00 PM

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Julianne B.

This place is a bit of a hidden gem. It's off the beaten path but worth a stop. The food is so flavorful. I asked for spicy and that's what I got. My mouth was on fire and I loved it! They also give you a lot of naan for the price! In fact, everything was we priced. The staff was super nice. I did takeout, but there were lots of tables and there was even some Bollywood on the tvs; a fun touch! We'll definitely be back!

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Victoria S.

They have been a great takeout place during COVID-19, with generous portions, great prices and fast service. Today we decided to dine in. Ordering was still done at the counter. Shared a mysore masala dosa and an onion uttapam. The dosa was almost as long as the table and rolled up. The interior was lined with a dark red spicy sauce. The masala (potato) filling as served on the side. We spread it inside the dosa and re rolled it. The flavors all went well with spice, savory from the potatoes and thin crispy exterior of the dosa holding it together. The uttapam was made from a similar batter, but thicker and served as 2 large pancakes (filled with onions). It was piping hot and crispy on the outside but soft on the inside with many sweet onions. Both dishes came with sambar and 3 different types of chutneys. All were excellent.

Chicken Kurma
Melody Y.

Every time I get Indian food, I alwayssss get some type of curry. I think this place has changed me liking briyani more. Chicken kurma: has a good coconut flavor but it's not the best I've had. I got American medium but I didn't taste any spice. Chicken briyani: all of the chicken is under the rice but it comes with a lot. The chicken is juicy and extremely flavorful! I got this Indian mild but it has a good kick to it! I think this dish will become my new go to for Indian.

Vegetable Biryani
Fabian M.

Got their chicken Biryani and as expected it was delicious. Probably the best biryani in Moco. Prices went up, but you can still get 10% off with cash. Plenty of chicken morsels in the Biryani. Indian spice was spread evenly in the rice and chicken. Comes with yogurt raita to cool down ur palette. Portions are huge, certainly got three meals out of it. Service was slow - so call ahead and make time for the order. This place is mostly take out. They have like 1 or 2 tables for dine in. Place was clean with all the chairs up in the tables. Like they don't want to do dine in anymore.

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Mila F.

This is actually my go to for biryani and favourite in the dmv for years! If you're looking for authentic biryani try their bone-in chicken biryani which is so hard to find since boneless is everywhere. The rice is sooo good, after the meat's done the rice is still so flavourful. They also do a really good goat biryani and you get a good amount of food for the price! Service with a smile! I've never had a bad experience with them and the restaurant is cozy. Not too much bells and whistles, the focus here is on the food!

Goat Biryani.  Lots and lots of rice.  Goat meat, not so much.
George V.

Ordered the goat biryani. There was about a pound of rice and about 6 ounces of goat meat including the bones. It was reasonably tasty but not enough meat for the $18 price. Overall not a good value.

Shelby P.

5/5 would recommend if you love Indian food. I just got into try this type of food and so far no place I've been has made anything even remotely spicy. I love spice and have finally found an incredible spot!! They have so many varieties and not just a bunch of regular options that other restaurants have. They are truly wonderful and their scale goes from 1-10. I got an 8 and it was spicy. I loved it! Everything I got was so decorous and the pricing was very reasonable. Their entire staff was very accommodating and really walked us through the menu. They have outdoor seating for the to go food. Cannot wait to come back here.

Luis D.

We had a surprise power outage and needed to get some food about a week ago. My wife suggested Indian, so I found this spot not too far away. We arrived and we're disappointed to see that there was no seating for food inside. Ordering was straight forward with a woman up front. We ordered some mango lassi, which was very tasty. They knock that out of the park. For food we ordered saag paneer and butter chicken. My wife isn't a fan of spicy so she got mild. I ordered medium and unbeknownst to me, this was Indian medium. The food took a pretty long time to come out, but sometimes good food takes time. We took our food to go and ate at home. The saag paneer was good. Lots of paneer chunks, albeit the serving was small. The buttered chicken was super hot. Warning: if you order Indian spice levels you are in for the real deal. I legit haven't had food this spicy since being in India. It was borderline assault. The food was good but small portions, the lack of seating at a restaurant, and wait times knock this place down a bit.

Taehong A.

This time I ordered through grubhub and chose indian very spicy instead of calling them. And it was much spicier than before, which was what I was looking for. They are either inconsistent, or wanted to take it easy on me last time when I asked for the spiciest they have. So I think ordering online is the play, if you want to make sure they make it the spiciest they have. If you look at the latest photo and compare it to the first one. The color difference from the spice is ginormous. Biryani city has officially joined my biryani rotation.

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2 months ago

Delicious spices and flavors. We got home delivery. Food came hot and well packed. I'll order again and perhaps stop by to dine in.

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Very nice biryanis in a no-frills location, and the sides that we ordered were really delicious.

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It's so good , I tried goat biryani , i love it , good customer service, i will recommended and will stop by again

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Food was yummy! Would def order from this restaurant again. Easy to find with plenty of parking.

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Fantastic Indian food. Our family enjoyed dine in. The Dosa was phenomenal. Friendly service from the owner.

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Ask the Community - Biryani City

Is the chicken white meat, dark meat, or a mix, or does it depend on the dish?

Is the meat halal?

Yeah its halal only

Is this a fine dining type restaurant or casual?

When I went there it was takeout only.

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Biryani City - indpak - Updated May 2026

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