Chameli is slightly hidden on Greenville - if you don't know what you're looking for it's easy to miss. The restaurant is self serve. You step up to the counter to order your food, sit yourself, then come back to pick it up when your order is ready. Customers pour their own glasses of water and if you're amazing like my group of friends you take the whole jug of water to your table and finish it. I ordered a beef samosa and chicken biryani. Everything was simply delicious and great. The beef samosa wasn't too crunchy and the filling was still warm. It's served with a sauce that makes it a little saltier, but not too much. The biryani was also really delicious although one downside was that they give so much rice I felt bad for not finishing everything. I spent less than $10 for my lunch here, and it was much better than some places where I'd pay $20 + for lunch. The plates are filled graciously - you will not leave hungry. The environment at Chameli is really laid back, mostly because it's self serve - so there's no waiters walking around hustling you to get out. If you're looking for an introduction into Indian cuisine, come here and try out their daily specials plus the samosas! Happy eatings. read more

Chameli Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

I ordered chicken korma, karai chicken, chameli chicken, mixed vegetables, naan, and samosas. I also ordered Baigan (eggplant), but they ran out (after I paid) so they owe me $2.99. The chicken korma was tasty, kind of oily though. The chameli chicken was like ground chicken on a stick, not much flavor. The karai chicken was good though, nice creamy tomatoey sauce. The mixed vegetables was potato, carrots, etc..it was very good. The naan was good, warm, and chewy. Now the highlight of the meal for me was the samosas..best I have had in a long time. Not overly fried, greasy, or breaded. It's best described as savory. So delicious, flaky and mmm I want some right now. I didn't get the biryani, which is their specialty cuz I was taking it to someone's house and they were already making rice...next time though The atmoshere is good, it's cheap, friendly service, and they take credit cards! yay! :) read more

What a fun, affordable Indian spot. The mutton biriyani was absolutely delicious, not to mention cheap (like... $4 kind of cheap). And I had enough leftovers for another meal. The naan is flavorful and well... perfect. Love the chai, and that salad comes with the meal. My hubby tried the chicken boti, which was good, but I liked my biriyani better. Service was a little slow, and the lady at the counter was a little frazzled, but the food definitely made up for it. I loved the atmosphere too. It was clean and there were these fantastic music videos playing of the girl that was in Bride and Prejudice... read more

Comfort home food away from home. If you ever decide ever visit Dallas and original Bangladeshi food, you must try give this place a chance. The owners are super nice. They offer lunch buffet too I think. Beef rezela is mouthwatering as well the samosas. read more

Chameli Restaurant - 1. Chameli Chicken and 2. Vegetable Samosa - Indian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Chameli offers affordable Bangladeshi food. The Biryani here comes in one size - HUGE. Prices range from $4 for the chicken to $9 for the mutton. I went for the value of the chicken biryani and used the savings to try the vegetable samosa, chicken patty, and garlic naan. Chicken Biryani - 3 stars - Not overly spicy and the flavors are all there but the chicken is more bones than meat. But I can't complain too much for four bucks. Vegetable samosa - 4.5 stars - The best I've had in a while. The pastry was crisp and the filling of curried potato and peas was deliciously seasoned. Chicken Patty - 4 stars - Not what you would expect by the name. It's seasoned ground chicken stuffed inside a puff pastry and served with chutney. Yum! Garlic naan - 4 stars - Thinner than the regular naan and covered with fresh garlic and oil. Overall, I'd say 3.5 stars because the better entrees are priced high enough that I'd rather go hit up an Indian lunch buffet to get more variety. read more

C ome for food that is ridiculously good! H ot and spicy, so be warned... A lthough you may like the five alarm burn! M asala spice in every bite... E eat it all and sleep happy tonight... L entils are called daal don't you forget I ndian, Pakistani, and Bengali you'll fill up on this Biryani! I have no complaints about my many visits to Chameli. The price is great and the portions, plenty, just one tip if your a spice wuss like me, ask for a side of yogurt, and enjoy! Butter chicken has a nice ginger taste, and biryani is plentiful, and filling. read more

Chameli Restaurant - Needed to get yogurt for this "Dahi" in urdu/hindi - Indian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

I ordered food for my house party . It was beef tehari , rohufish curry , chicken mix grill and doi begun ( eggplant with yogurt) . They were just amazing . My every single guest were just happy and was keep asking from where I ordered my food . M so happy with their service. read more

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The chicken in the karai was mostly just bones, like they gave me what was left of the chicken. Very unsatisfying! Not worth it.

I tried their chilli shrimp - while it was delicious, it didn't feel like an Indian dish at all. It tasted very oriental.

I've eaten here so many times now that it's hard to believe I haven't written a review. It's always delicious and everything is cooked so well. I don't know much about this kind of food as I am whiter than white out on copy paper but I love this place. Great use of spices and flavors. The butter chicken with naan is THE BEST. Honestly though everything is good. I haven't had anything yet and been like "eh" nope! It's all good. Also the staff Is also so nice and polite when I attempt to order and mispronounce everything. I don't mean to but I appreciate them always helping me learn how to say things. Try this place out! read more

I like the food here. It is delicious but my only disappointment was each time I ordered the curry, I do not get alot of sauce or meat. Mostly full of bones. Never the less, it was still delicious. Most of the food portions are pretty big except for the curry. DON'T BE STINGY WITH IT! There's a reason why I ordered a 7.99 curry. I expected more. I asked for more sauce rather than meat since I figured they were being stingy with it. Even worst, more bones :( Still, I go back because they are tasty with the biryani rice which is worth it. I think that a $5.99 buffet would be a better deal at other places though. Still, I am a fan and I think a 3.5 Stars is reasonable to give. read more

Okay this was my first visit to Chameli because it's been awhile since I have had good Indian food. From what I understand this place isn't exactly Indian but Bangladeshi but hey close enough. I went on a not so busy Saturday afternoon and attempted to use a Restaurant.com voucher however I was told they are not accepted as noted on the counter. Restaurant.com has it pretty bad with selling nonredeemable vouchers by the way. Chameli has a good menu serving curries, kormas, biryanis and more. I tried the lamb biryani special but wasn't really impressed; I mean it was just okay. I would return and try a curry or korma. I was given a sample of the sweet sponge ragulla; bit of an acquired taste but cool. Anyhow the food isn't overpriced so that's a plus. Service was friendly and fast so worth a try. read more

Chameli Restaurant - Lamb biryani special - Indian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

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Highly disappointing food! I tried the mutton special biryani, chicken biryani, chicken roast, naan and mango lassi. Both biryanis lacked flavor. They had tons of rice and very little meat. And the meat was highly under seasoned. The chicken roast looked great but was overly sweet. Tasted pretty awful with the naan. The only saving grace was the mango lassi. They have other items on the menu, maybe those are better, but I doubt I will be back to try them. read more

Tried the biryani here, it is not a true biryani - a mix of wet yellow rice and some chicken. Fish tastes hard with a paste of spice gravy. They are pricy over the quality and compared to similar restaurant nearby. Just avoid it. read more

Lunch buffet is just ok for the price. $9.99 from Monday-Friday, 11-4pm. Includes 3 different types of rice, chicken, beef, tandoori chicken, daal, mixed veggies, beans, soup, tea, salad, fruit, jello, and Indian cake. Wish they had naan and butter chicken on the buffet and more fruits. Friendly staff. Their menu food a la Carte is better. read more

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Great food. Friendly employees. Take out is ways ready with their time frame and the quality of the food is amazing. read more

I don't care much for Indian/Bengali food unless it's my own mother's cooking. But chameli has got it going on, my friend! They even started a new midnight menu for the weekends. So after I'm done sinning at Sultan's, I come here and grab me a bowl of the good stuff. I appreciate that the food is still fresh even during late hours. I'd also recommend this place for a first casual date. While the flavors dance on your pallette, they don't linger. And I think it's because they chill out on the onions and garlic so your breath doesn't blow your date away. I'd say after my meal that I could get away with a quick smooch from Omar and he wouldn't even notice that I ate desi food for dinner. read more

Chameli Restaurant - Chicken over rice. Now they have midnight menu options on the weekends! - Indian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

This place is great! Atmosphere is very cool and the staff is also really friendly. They know what they're doing, and you can tell making the customers happy is their main priority. Food is pretty good, I had curry chicken and a couple of samosas it was delicious and the food prices was good, I would definitely come back! read more

I LOOOOOVVVVEEE this place y'all!!!!! I have been eating their food for years and will be dining here for years more to come! Lol. The place is nice and clean. The food is delicious and very cost efficient. You get a good size meal for a really affordable price. I highly suggest the Goat Kacchi. The owner made me taste that and the vegetable soup they offer with their buffet... my mouth waters just thinking about. Highly recommended! read more

The "owner" does not know what's inside his food... when asked he was very rude about it. After a quick look into the kitchen I wanted to throw up. Hard pass read more

I ordered delivery, 2 hours later my food arrived. One of the paper bags soaked through and 2 plastic leds are broken. There was plastic in my food. This was pretty bad :( read more

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Very good and testy foods. Reasonable price and they are here for 17 years and on going. Buffet only $9.99. Love their catering. Very friendly and on time service. Always serve extra when catering . Within couple months they are about to start breakfast and Bengali home made and street foods inside the room. I am really waiting for that. Ahh chatpoti and fuska :-) - everyone should try - Enjoy your time and food. read more

Great place with great prices! The menu is simple. Small enough but with plenty of options. Servings are always large, there are usually some deals or perks on Yelp, and wifi available! You pay at the counter and they serve you at the table. I love this place! The staff has always been great every time I've gone. read more

Chameli Restaurant - Goat Karai - Indian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Won't be back to this place... the food was very bland. I had the butter chicken which was decent but the naan was disgusting. I've never had such terrible naan. The service was good but i definitely won't be back here... way over paid for some not very good food. read more

Chameli Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Good goat biriyani. Nothing exceptional..more on the oily side. Doesn't taste like authentic Indian biriyani. But for $13, not bad. The mango lassi was unbearably sweet even after diluting with milk and ice, tasted like sugar water. read more

The food is excellent. Try kahhi with white polau rice special on weekends. Decent items in buffet. Vegetables potato samosa very good. Fish lovers can enjoy sharisha (mustard) hilsha fish from Bangladesh. read more

I always used to come here for their $4 chicken biriyani (pretty decent with four pieces of chicken usually). They give so much for carry out that I can eat it for two meals. Their boneless chicken biriyani (weekend special) is really good! It has yogurt on top and veggies on the side. I also like their flavorful butter chicken. Checking in gets you free Chameli chai ($1). Their lassi isn't worth it so do yourself a savor and save your $3. read more

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Best Indian food I have ever experienced. Plenty of food for the price . Taste good and clean defiantly will come back again . read more

Chameli Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Indian food - large potions at reasonable prices. Rice is really good and spices are just right.

Ordered for delivery- Biryani, veggies, gulab jamun, chicken skewers, and a few other things. 4 items were missing. The food was very bland. I will not go back and do not recommend this place. read more

I had done a catering order with Chameli for a baby shower that had about 40 people and I have to say Chameli really delivered!! The food was sooo good that people kept complementing me the whole time, people Went back for seconds even thirds! Some people even asked me where they can go to get this food! Everything was cooked to perfection and tasted wonderful! I was so happy with the catering order! Will definitely do it again! read more

I had the lunch buffet with my new friend straight from India... I was thinkin at $10 each hopefully it lives up to the price! It crushed it! The first moment my friend (from Delhi) had the mutton curry, he said "That's it! Thats that true Indian taste!" I just got back from a month at Hyderabad myself and I agree! That was about as good as almost anything I had in Hyderabad! Needless to say, well worth the price! I had 2 full plates! Chicken and mutten curries, biryanis, and dal. Everything was good. Surprisingly fresh and tender for a buffet... I'll be back! read more

I ordered beef stew, the guy at the register said "you don't want that" and I responded that I did in fact want it. Once paying i asked for my receipt to confirm that he put beef stew but he selected no receipt so none came out. I would've left had my friends not already ordered. He served me a bowl of rice with beef. I got two cold samosas and two fresh samosas that were significantly spicier than the first two. The service was awful and the food was ok at best. read more

I really love Chameli. I've been there a few times, but I never get a chance to review/never got the chance to take pics because I always eat my food super quickly. Their chai is EXCELLENT and very strong. Check in yelp for a free cup!! I've had the butter chicken, chicken biriyani, goat biriyani, beef curry, goat curry, naan, pompret fish...and I can't wait to order again and again. Their chicken biriyani is cheap (like 5 bucks for a huuuuge plate). The chicken isn't AMAZING (I think they mainly use darker meat?), but it still has a good flavor. Goat biriyani is more expensive, but more bone. The goat does have a better flavor though... The beef is EXCELLENT. This curry reminds me of the rich, deep flavor that I would get back in India. There are a few "bad pieces" which have more bone than meat, but I feel this dish to be pretty authentic. The goat has a similar flavor to beef, but has more bone. Skip it. The naan isn't the best. It's not soft like you'd get other places. The pompret fish is very good, but it's the whole fish (including eyes and all). That might freak some people out. Butter chicken is very good- has a good authentic flavor. I know this place will get some bad reviews because sometimes some dishes are oily. Sometimes you get more bone than meat. However, as many times as I've been, it's been pretty darn good. It's even satisfied my parents (who are very particular about Indian food). I like how authentic this place is. Get the chai, get some biriyani, listen to the Bollywood music videos they have playing, and enjoy your time in this gem. read more

I wouldn't call this place a restaurant. There's no hostess, so you have to go up to the cashier and order. We had to ask for menus and we don't get water when we arrive. It's more of a take out place than a restaurant. The food was not as good as we thought. The portions were small and not like an Indian restaurant. read more

Good food decide last minute but no regrets love their Mughlai paratha and kachi biryani

Ordered few items. The portion of the curry is not worth what you will pay for. Better go elsewhere.

It looks like my search for a viable replacement for authentic Indian (specifically East Indian/Bengali/Mughlai) food in Dallas has concluded. I was worried that Chameli would be a hole in the wall serving only the tikka masala variety of "Indian" food. Dear god, am I relieved that it isn't! There's something surreal about sitting in Dallas and eating a delicious Rui Maccher Kalia with some fragrant pulao rice. Or a nice whole Pomfret fry that isn't slathered in spices (Anjappar, I'm looking at you disapprovingly). Or a shockingly good Chicken Roast aka Chicken Mughlai with laccha paratha. I literally had an out of body experience, ending up in those beloved eateries in Park Circus, Calcutta. The Goat Kacchi Biriyani, and Beef Rizala didnt disappoint either. Good naan too. Plus they apparently do a weekend lunch buffet too (in addition to the existing weekday lunch buffet). Mango Lassi tasted fresh and not overly synthetic/sweet. It's got a decent amount of tables and service is quick if not elegant. It's a family run effort by our neighbors from across the river, Bangladesh. Nice people, who know their food. It was good to hear them speak in Bangal too. I'm holding off from giving them a full 5 stars until I've had the chance to visit them again, which I full intend to do very soon. Consistency and quality are key, and I hope Chameli wont disappoint. A true oasis in the otherwise bleak desert of Dallas's Indian food scene. read more

Chameli Restaurant - Pomfret fry - Indian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

I ordered 3 items to be prepared mild spicey level. The food was made EXTREMELY spicy. My wife and daughter where unable to eat the food. I only ate it because I had spent $60 on the meal. I am known among friends and family for liking spicy food and even appeared on a TV program last year eating raw spicy hot peppers. That was a picnic compared to this meal. It was torture. My eyes watered and nose ran the whole meal. I dont know that I have ever eaten a meal this spicy. It was brutal. My wife kept asking why I continued to eat. Because I am stubborn and needed to get my $60 worth. Im not sure if this is a cruel trick by the person preparing the food but it really put a bad taste in my mouth for this restaurant. The crappy thing is the worst is yet to come. The Takeaway: Listen to your wife. EDIT: As I sit here writhing in pain, my wife says "You did it to yourself though!". read more

Great food, great service, great biryani! The beef rizala was amazing as well. They were really helpful in navigating what to order. My girl friend ordered a chicken patty and samosa as well and I was very pleased with them. read more