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    Charminar Express

    3.8 (30 reviews)
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    Lasooni kebab
    Bindu A.

    Lasuni chicken 5/5 - delicious, flavorful garlicky chicken Chicken 65 - 5/5 - spicy but amazing flavors. I wish they used less food color. Chilli garlic Naan - 5/5 a lil too buttery but super soft. Kids loved it! Bezawada boneless Chicken biryani- 2/5 - it was soggy, oily mess. The rice didn't have a lot of flavor. The 2 stars are for the great salan that came with it. Note to self: stick to dum biryani for next time!

    Hyderabadi chicken dum biryani- The best in the Bay Area! Mix it well.
    Harmanjeet K.

    I'm thrilled to have discovered this gem in Sunnyvale, which serves some of the best Hyderabadi Indian cuisine I've had in the Bay Area! Our first visit tonight on the New Year's eve exceeded our expectations. The Chicken Biryani was exceptionally flavorful, with aromatic basmati rice cooked to perfection. The three pieces of chicken were marinated in rich, spicy Hyderabad-style flavors that complemented the rice beautifully. Best we've had in the Bay Area! The Chilli Chicken was another standout dish-, slightly sweet and tangy, with just the right balance of flavors. We also ordered the Chicken malai Kebab, which was deliciously creamy, although it could have benefited from a pinch of salt. Nonetheless, it was one of the best kebabs I've had in the area. Last but not least, the Mutton Haleem was rich, slow-cooked, and infused with an amazing smoky flavor from the charred onions. It was love at first bite! Try it with their biryanis. Overall, our experience at Express in Sunnyvale was fantastic. The food is authentic, flavorful, and expertly prepared. It's express so you order and pay at the kiosk and then the cutlery comes to your table along with water and food. They recently opened up and we wish them good luck! We'll be back! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!

    Chicken lassuni
    Silpa D.

    We ordered butter garlic naan, chicken dum biryani (Hyderabadi), lasuni chicken, and chicken angara. The naan and biryani were decent. The lasuni chicken was just okay, while the chicken angara was unfortunately very bad--too much sauce, chicken was rubbery and lacking flavor. Overall, the food felt pretty basic and not up to the standard of other Indian and Pakistani biryani restaurants nearby.

    Sweta S.

    Food - 2.5 star ( Mutton biryani - 4 star, chicken curry, paneer tikka, lahsuni chicken - 2.5 star, chilli garlic naan - 1 star) Service - 4 star Ambience - 3 star ( cold gust of winds hit you all the time when entrance opens)

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    Good, tasty food. Service was okay, price is a bit on the higher side. Ordered mammals, karuvepallai chicken (needed salt), chicken 65, butter chicken and gongura chicken biriyani (did not get much gongura flavor, but the flavor of biriyani was good)

    Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, Classic Naan

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    Amazing food especially Chicken 65 and Goat biryani! The Irani chai is ok and Haleem is very good too.

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    Biryani was good, staff was friendly, the dine in was also good. They have goat biryani only on fridays.

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    We tried mutton biryani, haleem and chicken 65. It's out of the world. Hyderabadi food lovers must try!

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    the food was amazing, customer service was also exquisite. Truly reminded me of food back in Hyderabad, would go again.

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    Delhi to Kathmandu Restaurant & Bar

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    We had dinner here for the very first time, this evening…read more They are located in downtown Sunnyvale on Murphy St. There is a parking garage a few blocks up and an open parking lot right by Murphy Street. When we arrived, the place was empty, but it began to fill up after we were seated. A kind young man showed us to a table and brought us menus and some water. It's beautiful inside. It's a long and narrow space and they have plenty of seating options for small and large groups. The chairs are covered in soft colorful velvet. They were very comfortable to sit in. There is a beautiful painting of a young woman wearing traditional clothing. There is a full bar with seating at the counter. The chandeliers are gorgeous and I loved the colorful umbrellas hanging upside down from the ceiling. Our waiter, Shreeshant, was beyond friendly. He was so kind and attentive to our needs. He gave us some recommendations for appetizers, which I really appreciated. We ordered the Chicken Tandoori Momo's (6 per order), per his recommendation. We also ordered the veggie samosas (2 per order). For our mains we ordered the Dum Biryani with shrimp, chicken korma, eggplant curry and butter naan. I really loved that you can customize your heat level with all the main dishes. We ordered all our dishes mild spice. First to come out was the Chicken Tandoori Momos and the veggie samosa. The momos came out sizzling on a cast iron skillet with onions and peppers underneath them. These came with a mild sauce to accompany them. The samosas came with three different sauces. The sauces were tamarind, mint and a spicy sauce. My favorite was the chicken momos. They were so flavorful from the inside to the outside. They have a tandoori flavor on the exterior and the sauce that it came with paired well with it. The samosas were also very good. I liked the mint sauce best, with the samosas. My husband liked the spicy sauce. I would definitely order both of these again. Next our main dishes came out. They also gave us some plain basmati rice with our food. The dum biryani with shrimp was so good. It's a very large portion. The shrimp were delicious. The chicken korma was creamy and rich from the pureed cashews. It went great with the naan. The eggplant curry was the most mild out of all the dishes. There were three cooked baby eggplants in a coconut curry sauce. I would say the sauce had more of a coconut flavor that stood out. It was good. The naan went well with everything really. We couldn't finish all that we ordered. We were given takeout boxes for our leftovers. We will be eating very good again with these leftovers. I really love their menu here. It's extensive with many different offerings. A big thank you to the staff for their excellent hospitality. We look forward to returning for more meals.

    Extremely disappointed with our experience here. We came to…read moreSunnyvale downtown and was excited to show my husband where I used to live couple years ago and the downtown i used to visit so often. firstly terrible service. just one poor waiter for taking orders, waiting tables, seating us, serving us. so crazy and understaffed. it took so long to get us seated, order and half items didnt get served coz the waiter was so busy and forgot to even place our order. The lollipops were half cooked, cold to touch, chilled inside with weird sauce dripping all over. We left the meal midway. wouldnt go there again.

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