One of my go-to spots whenever I'm craving good/dependable, reasonably-priced Indian food along Westheimer. They are known for their biryani, so you should try it at least once. Their lunches are a great deal since you get to try more variety for a lower price. Parking is kinda tight in this small strip center and they usually have an attendant helping you. You will likely encounter a small wait during busy times for both lunch and dinner. Service has always been pretty good considering how busy they are. read more

Not the greatest Indian food. It was freezing cold in the dining room, so this may reflect my review. The service was very slow. Barini and chicken bonadalo. Were spicy but otherwise tasteless. Rice not fully cooked. read more

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Wish I could give a negative star to the way they treat their customers. * I ordered a Chicken 65 Boneless Biryani for take out and mentioned the guy on call to make sure i get chicken 65 Boneless Biryani because previous when i ordered for Chicken 65 boneless biryani i received mutton biryani once and Chicken dhum biryani for the second time . * I arrived at the restaurant to pick my food and the guy at front desk seems like a owner/Manager , The fellow was so arrogant/Rude . * Finally i could see a chicken 65 boneless biryani with chicken dhum bone pieces mixed up rather than chicken 65 Boneless biryani . I called up the restaurant and explained what they have did and the food was pathetic tasteless . *They Guy was least bothered on what they did. read more

Biryani Pot - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Disgusting place! My to go order had bugs in the rice.. see picture!!! When I called to complain they kept putting me on hold and then hung up on me. STAY AWAY from this place read more

Biryani Pot - Disgusting place! My to go order had bugs in the rice.. see picture!!! - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Yep, I'm a fan. I have been here quite a few times and haven't been disappointed. Love the chicken biriyani and the new renovations! This place gets pretty packed, so keep that in mind; but don't let the crowd deter you-- get your order to go! read more

The food is fine. The low stars is mainly because the couple of times I've ordered they have been super rude to the point it feels unpleasant to order from them again. read more

Delicious food. Very filling portions. My son even enjoyed it and he is a very picky eater.

A legit Indian food that I was craving, we ordered chicken biryani and chicken 65, i will order again

I can only speak for the takeout and not the dine-in service, but it was great! Food was hot, tasty and well packaged to-go. Sauces were secured safely to prevent spillage and cutlery was already included without me requesting it. It was ready to go when I arrived and payment/service was quick and easy. The parking lot is small and Westheimer is one of the busiest boulevards in the Houston area, so be wary of traffic and people entering and exiting the shopping center. I will be back! read more

***BE VERY CAREFUL*** I used to be very regular here but over time noticed the food and service quality drop and so did my orders. Given ongoing situation I have been ordering a lot of delivery, helps me and helps some of these hard hit sectors. So I chose to order a delivery from this restaurant today, and not only it took 1.5 hours for them to send but also had one dish completely missing while they charged for the entire order. I know some restaurants have had to cut corners but this one has chosen to rip ppl off. I noticed some of the other reviews they received lately where they seem to even change the original orders. I wish I had checked the reviews first.. It was the last for me from here. read more

Strolled in on a Friday afternoon to try the biryani. The place was packed at 1:30pm but we were seated in about 15 minutes. The restaurant is relatively small but well decorated. I opted for the lunch special and my dining partner opted for the goat biryani entree portion. The $8.99 for the meat lunch special seemed like a good deal and came with a chicken biriyani, a chicken tikka masala, some channa, and a salad/dessert. The value was great for the lunch special since you get to try a lot of items but the quality was just ok. The service was also a little off since my friend ordered the entree but a regular lunch special came out. The only downside about the lunch special is the items are fixed so you can't pick what you want. They quickly corrected the order and we finally had our food. The biryani was good but noting to write home about. I would say it is a good option if you are dying for some biryani. read more

I'm giving Biryani Pot a 4 instead of 5 because this was my first Indian Food experience so I don't have anything to compare it to. HOWEVER I LOVED IT!!! It was so good. My boyfriend and I ordered 5 things so we could try a little bit of everything. We got goat, chicken curry, garlic naan, shrimp biryani, and chicken padka. It was all fresh, hot, delicious, homemade and worth every bite! I'm so glad it's close to me, so I can pick it up on the way home! read more

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Not good food and service is bad. Even after giving the feedback to the owner he didn't had the common courtesy to say sorry..very bad experience read more

Hyderabad chicken dum biryani was good, take away. Keep up the good work folks. Last time when I visited to get a place here was dream come true but this time it was not at all full though. read more

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, but the Biryani Pot team worked around the clock to help cook hot food for displaced people at George R Brown immediately following Harvey. It's worth a 5 star Yelp review just to say this. A day or two after the shelter at George R Brown had opened, we went to drop off some donated supplies. The rain was still coming down and a police officer was stationed on the street behind the center to direct traffic. The Biryani Pot truck was a few cars ahead of us, and we watched as they hopped out of the truck to deliver a hot meal to the drenched police officer. The truck was undoubtedly full of more meals just like that for the folks who found themselves staying at the shelter. We went for lunch a week or two after the hurricane and mentioned it to our waiter, who refused to accept a cash donation - said they were just doing what felt right. (We ended up leaving a fat tip.) We also asked if the truck that had left the parking lot as we pulled in was headed to GRB, and he said yes. I'm no expert on Indian food, but it's pretty tasty to me. Lunch special is HUGE and full of variety. read more

Wow! Flavor Burstt! This is some good authentic home cooked like food. So full of flavor and they give a really good portion size. So glad I tried this place. It's definitely on my return list read more

Biryani Pot - Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biyani - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place used to be good with customer service. I don't why the vibes have changed LOL, they are behaving oddly. Hope they come up with good customer service, food Taste better with some good vibes. Big fan of biryani pot hope they understand what I am talking about @sindhu this effects biryani pot business not your part time job LOL. 5 for food 0 for vibes Average 2.5 read more

I ordered from this place online at 6:07pm and pickup was at 6:45. I got here at 6:43 and the owner (Indian guy) said "5 min" and I waited...and waited...and waited. After 20 min of waiting the owner said "5 more minutes" again. It is now 7:10 and I have not received my order. And when I talked to the guy again he said "can't you see we are very busy. You will get your food when it's ready". First don't lie to me and say "5 min" and make me wait 30 min and then when I ask you to tell me the truth of my wait time. Don't patronize me and say "you'll get your food when you get it". In the span of 30 min of waiting , I literally saw dine in customers get seated and got delivered the appetizers. What's the point of ordering ahead if I still have to wait a ridiculous amount of time? read more

I finally decided to give this place a try after seeing it so many times. Last night, I ordered the butter chicken w/ the garlic basil naan. The food was pretty decent but I felt the need to mention that my stomach has been messed up ever since. I had been fine all day up until then and it's still hurting now. My guess would be that the chicken was not thoroughly cleaned? I don't know but it sent me to the toilet and it's the next day and my stomach is still upset. read more

Next time I won't get it quite so hot (spicy hot), but the flavors were amazing! We got Chicken Korma (spelling?) and a goat with spinach dish that were both very good. I recommend it. read more

I've heard so many good things about this place from my colleagues so I decide to give it a try, but dinning here was a little bit disappointed. We ordered chicken biryani, , Kadai goat, roti, naan. Chicken Biryani is nothing close to impressive, it taste very plain and come with way too much onion, white rice. Chicken is full of flavor though. I tried my pakistani friend's mom's home-cooked biryani, so I know what a good tasty authentic biryani should be, if you grow up with real desi food, you won't enjoy this dish. Kadai Goat: I saw yelpers said they are good at goat dish and it was true. Goat meat is flavorful and delicious, gravy is tasty as well. I'm from Sichuan so I can handle spicy, I request them to make my dish double spicy, the dish comes with kick but not Indian level spicy. I am also surprised they charge for very bleh naan and roti when most good desi restaurant provide fresh naan for free. Service was ok, there's one very sloppy waiter though, he served our biryani with his thumb in the rice! Oh my god it was grose!! Overall, their food is normal and only close to average, service is so so. This place can be consider as authentic to people who only been to London Sizzler before. read more

Biryani Pot - You can only see onion and white rice - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

rude and ugly face very unprofessional customer service! I would never comeback due to horrible customer service. No one would like to pay money to get treated bad someone should teach the owner owner how to smile and remind them that they're not in India act well mf read more

Biryani Pot - Owner of restaurant is being rude! - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Paneer manchurian was really good and spicey whereas chicken korma was very okay. I prefer a lot from this place and they serve the best biryani. Their service was very okay. There is place to park outside. read more

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Ordered vegetarian and corn soup. Soup is really bad. Didn't get to try biryani but heard biryanis are yummy. What we ordered was not good.

This is a rather popular spot for fans of authentic Hyderabadi Biryani but generally speaking, their food is more of the average variety for me. I've had the most exposure on their menu to the Indo-Chinese items and while they are flavorful, I have had more delicious dishes from this cuisine elsewhere. Portions are not bad but not great either in terms of value for your dollar. The Biryani is as advertised -- easily their specialty but not spectacular enough to make this a restaurant worth many repeat visits. Their goat chops weren't very memorable either despite carrying a high price point. Overall, it's a semi-decent spot for Indo-Chinese food and even more so, Hyderabadi Biryani. But it's not much more than that either, which means it's best to visit here with expectations held in check. read more

Best Hydrabadi Dum Biryani in H town Must have Goat Biryani, if you go late in the evening you might miss the chance to satisfy your taste buds. Double ka meetha recommended desert read more

Serving size is huge! Got the lamb buryani and samosas. Both were flavorful and def hit the spot. Place was nearly empty..I hope that means take out is big for them. If you've been contemplating go ahead and try them out! Great deal for the portion and quality! read more

Fantastic cuisine and great service We went during lunch hour and ordered the Thali. The quality and quantity left us pleasantly surprised. The ambience was welcoming and the decor and chairs were comfy; Ample parking at the back. Sure to revisit read more

Ordered from Uber Eats at 6:50. Told would take 45-55 minutes. Waited and waited. Finally called to find out what was going on. Was told it takes an hour and order had 10 more minutes. Well it has already been 1.5 hours since I ordered. Food might be great not sure but will be at least 2 hours by the time it gets here. Can't be that good!! read more

This place delivers on food, but the service could definitely be improved. I've been here a few times and I've tried quite a few things, but my go-to orders here are egg biryani and malai kofta. The biryani is flavored extremely well and this place serves the creamiest malai kofta in town. Also, if you are going here to eat any of their special biryanis, make sure to go at least one hour after they open as they probably are still making it. My friend wanted one of those special biryanis, but they were ready to take orders for it when we were almost done with our meal. Great portions for the price, so totally worth it!! read more

Always reliably good biryani! Quality is good and timely delivery! Will keep ordering from here to satisfy my biryani cravings!

Anyone who rates this place less than 5 stars is a hater. You don't come here for the service (which by the way is completely adequate). You come here because the food is spectacular! It seriously tastes like someone's mom is back there making dishes for the whole family with love. If you prefer your food plain, or you're in a rush maybe don't come here. Prices are amazing for the portion and quality. 5/5. read more

Found this place on Yelp , saw all the great reviews and looked at the menu on their website ...... Drove from sugar land to pick a to go order , Called my order in 30 mins before arrival , when I got their order was not ready , stood there another 20 mins for my order ....... And .... now for the honest opinion - Ordered the Lunch combo with goat biryani ...... in a single word - Lousy food ...... Don't waste your time ! Its Friday , its expected that you get FRESH cooked biryani at lunch time on a Friday ...... The biryani we got was horrible, you could tell the biryani was cooked 1 or 2 days before, the meat was dark black in color (Means it was reheated) and the rice was sticky ....... Not at all happy for 30 bucks for 2 orders ......... They didn't include any plastic utensils, there was no onion or salad , and no napkins ! Very unhappy ! We took a few bites and the rest is sitting in the trash ! read more

Ordered the butter chicken dish. Really good and flavorful. The cultural music was a nice touch. I felt like I needed more rice, but I just love rice lol. Waiter seemed a little nervous which was awkward. I will return. read more

This restaurant is very good, I have eaten here about 5-6 times when visiting Houston (in 2012, 2015 and 2017). I've lived in India for three years now and I've tried veg Biryani in Hyderabad and in Bangalore. I personally like the veg biryani at Biryani Pot better than the biryani I've had in India. For reference, in Bangalore I've tried Paradise Biryani and Meghana's. I also tried another restaurant in Hyderabad that my husband's uncle said was "the best." I accept that the biryani I tried in Hyderabad was takeout and could have been sitting around, but it just wasn't spicy enough for me. I didn't think that Paradise was spicy enough either, and Meghana's was very spicy but not as flavourful as Biryani Pot. I usually order the vegetarian biryani meal at Biryani pot (it's a lunch special). Every time I've eaten at Biryani pot, the biryani has been really flavorful and perfectly spiced. All of the other sabzis have been excellent as well. I brought my sister and brother-in-law, and they also loved the food (they are not vegetarian, so they got the meat-based biryani lunch special). read more

The worst service, after you've ordered your food and they've taken your money. Literally avoiding eye contact with you while you wait but snap to answer the phone. Foods good but trash customer service. Wait times over an hour but will tell you it's 20 minutes. read more

Almost threw up when I saw my food. Ordered a goat biryani from here and it came with a side of HAIRy egg. Gross. Please buy with caution, but rather, don't order from here at all. read more

Biryani Pot - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

First. This place is insanely spicy. After visits and visits, bringing friend after friend here, one artist friend took the reigns and ordered raita, a yogurt sauce to go with the Now it is possible to enjoy their insanely delicious goat saagwala and chili paneer, as long as this raita is sampled between bites of fire. For the record, this food is still worth the tears that streamed down my face every time it was eaten, with or without the raita to take away the pain. read more

I have been to Biryani Pot numerous times for lunch, once for dinner, and most recently, for takeout. Going to most non-fancy Indian restaurants, I know not to expect good service going in as it is usually average to sometimes downright terrible. Biryani Pot does not have good service, as they are always crowded during lunch on weekdays and dinner on weekends. But the food is usually pretty good with some misses once in a while. On my most recent experience with takeout from here, I would say the food was average at best. We ordered malai kofta, palak paneer, and paneer tikka masala. The malai kofta sauce was absolutely delicious! Creamy and savory, it hit the spot. The kofta....not so much. It was way too mushy and it seemed like it wasn't even cooked enough. The palak paneer lacked flavor and spice, which makes it pretty dull when it's just spinach and paneer to begin with. The paneer tikka masala was the biggest disappointment of all. It was entirely bland. It just tasted like bland tomato sauce with some onions, bell peppers, and paneer thrown into it. Not good. Despite the bad experience, I'm willing to give Biryani Pot a 3 stars to give them the benefit of the doubt. I've eaten here many times before and it was pretty good, but they really need to work on consistency. read more

This place is good. I had the Chicken Tikka Masala and the best part was the fact that it was not made with heavy cream but yogurt. Good quality. My friend had the lunch special (vegetarian dish) It came with vegetable curry, lentils, lots of rice, salad and a little bowl with that tapioca dessert. Lots of food and lot of taste. My naan was good. I've had better but again, good quality. The rice that comes with the lunch special is really aromatic...Lot of perfume in it. -Portions are huge -Samosas are crispy, crispy, crispy and delicious :) -Service is a little slow and re-fills are not constant so be aware of this. Also, NO ICED TEA????....Why? I don't know. Note to the owners: Please better the service and offer iced tea...This is Texas and we simply can't do it without iced tea. BTW, there is a LOT of taste in their food. I don't know why would anyone suggest that there is no taste in their food. Maybe people suggesting that are a immune to the spices in Indian food OR maybe their tolerance is higher. ALL the people at the restaurant were from Indian background and they seemed to be really enjoying the food. read more