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Clay Handi

3.8 (300 reviews)
ModerateHalal, Pakistani, Indian
Closed • 9:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
Updated a few days ago

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Quiet
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Chicken boneless gobi gosht
Michele M.

Group of us stopped in for lunch. The food was very good. Seasoned nicely with just right amount of heat. Some of the best beef samosas and sauces. The servicer was nice, but service is slow. The restaurant was pretty empty only two other tables with us. The server was taken care of the restaurant and they have a drive thru for take out orders which she appeared to be working as well. She also was not very versed on the food. We had a few questions as none of us are Indian food specialists and she was not able to provide any insight. Advised us she does not make the food. Loved the presentation of the food coming out in the clay pots! Just a tip ask for a little saucer or something put your food on. The food was piping hot, even the sauces and broth were boiling and the pots kept the food that way the entire time making it very difficult to eat. We ended up using the lid from the pot to put our food in to eat. Good food for sure, but very pricey. For the four of us it was a 200 lunch bill..no drinks!!

Knick knacks galore adorn the restaurant
Jim G.

Went with a group of friends and we were treated like family by our gracious hosts. The food was amazing. Everything was delicious.

Dhaka Chicken (top left) Roghni Naan (without butter, bottom right) Goat Mutton Achari Gosht
pantea T.

This was my second time here and they are phenomenal. Every-time we crave Pakistani food we think about driving all the way up to here just because how phenomenal the food is. They will adjust the level of spice and butter which is nice. The owners are nice and the food is well-cooked and tender. The place ambience looks very authentic and they also sell clay pots at the back that we purchased and are super cute.

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Theresa R.

The Pakistani cuisine is all served in clay pots. Clay pots are naturally non-stick, avoiding the need to add oil or butter while cooking. The pots are also good at locking in moisture and flavor. The halal menu is all prepared according to Islamic dietary laws. Menu is so large, you are literally given a book to choose from. Appreciate the thorough description of each item. The options had a lot of Indian influence, but definitely more unique and authentic Bengali or Pakistani foods too. I ordered a pink tea, which was a creamy pink chai with sliced almonds in it. The rest of us got canned soda. For an appetizer we had aloo paratha, an unleavened bread with thin layer of mashed potato in the middle. We split a chicken corn soup, which had a thick stew like broth. For the main course we had garlic naan, goat biryani, chicken nihari, seekh kabob, and chicken boneless handi. It came with a white rice seasoned with star anise. The chicken handi came out still boiling. And the goat (which kids were unaware was goat) was liked by all. We ordered a few desserts.... rice pudding, ras malai (cottage cheese boiled in sugar water and served with thickened milk), and Kulfa Falooda (a frozen milkshakeish texture with what I believe were frozen bananas and fruit sauce). The restaurant itself is unique in that it has a drive through option. Unlikely due to fast food, more for easy pickups. While not fast food, it does get prepared fairly quickly....it was out in 10-15 minutes. In summer there is a patio. And there is a parking lot in the back. Seemingly a family run restaurant. The woman was very friendly and gave our youngest daughter a big hug when she shared she was giving them a good review! And it was a good review overall. Believe it or not, the dessert was our least favorite part of the night. I'd recommend it based on food....but price is a deterrent. It was one of our most expensive family dinners with half dishes ranging $20-$30, soup at $14, cans of soda at $4 each, small desserts at $10.

I tried their karahi, and it was quite good, so I decided to give their biryani a try as well. Unfortunately, I was disappointed to find a hair in the biryani, which completely ruined the experience. It's really upsetting when basic hygiene isn't maintained, especially when the food otherwise has potential. This incident has made me hesitant to order from here again. Also it's really overpriced

Our Team having Goat Karahi, @Lamb Boneless Handi, @Beef Tikka Masala and Desserts.
Mudassir M.

Food, Ambiance and the Service at the Clay Handi has no match to any other restaurant in Buffalo. Had dinners and lunch with family & Friends and never got disappointed. 5 Stars and additional 2 stars for the amazing owners of the place.

Boneless chicken handi
Cyd D.

Finally went to Clay Handi as promised! My friend Beth had the chicken burger with fries. I had the boneless chicken handi and it came with rice. I also ordered the keema paratha which is like bread stuffed with a meat and spices. For dessert I also had gulab jamun! So so good! We also had the strawberry shake which us addicting. So without further a do, let's get into the overall review! Going in its kind of dark which I don't mind and there are beautiful traditional pieces on the walls, beautiful clay plates and silverware plated on each table along with a handkerchief cloth to wipe your mouth. The tables had some type of cloth inside it was cool. Forgot to add you can immediately smell the aroma of spices and wonderful food when you walk in and it's more quiet here so please don't ruin the peace with loud talking! The staff was very kind and understanding and I feel bad to keep asking the 1 guy more questions and stuff I know he needed to eat. With this being said I can infer there aren't many staff. So..yeah. The Keema paratha was good. But what made it so good was the spices inside and the meat. The chicken burger that my friend Beth had oh my gosh! I tried it and when I tell u it was bangin' it really was! It was juicy and packed full of flavor! Mwah! it was so good I decided to order one to go to take home. The chicken handi came boiling in the pot! I was very excited for it and it came with a bigger bowl of rice to enjoy it with. When we finally took off the lid we wasted no time and dug in! The chicken + the sauce was spicy but not unbearably spicy. It paired well with the rice ad well to neutral it out as well as with the yummy strawberry shake we had. Beth and I thought the shake was gonna survive but we were dead wrong. We ended up ordering another one lol and that we didn't save it for later! Hehe Lastly on the gulab jamun there were 3 pieces. The syrup was alot as usual yk so after we ate the gulab jamun we couldn't down the syrup but by that time anyway we were full and I just felt lazy yk. It also had almonds in it and I'd never seen that before with gulab jamun. Prices reasonable as well

Shohab K.

excellent environment very clean place. Food quality was too good. Service was great. Would love to go again.

Front of menu.
Monica K.

If this was just based on my food experience, it would have been 5 stats; but, I felt I needed to include everyone in my group of four adults. We ordered Paneer Pakora, Garlic Naan, Beef Biryani, Veggie Biryani, Goat Handi, Tandoori Tea & Pink Tea. All the food came out piping hot, the way I like it! Every entree we ordered came with a lot of rice. The Paneer Pakora was a battered deep fried Indian cottage cheese. The batter was well seasoned and tasty; the cheese didn't have a whole lot of flavor, so it went well with the batter. The garlic naan was fresh and delicious... I could have just eaten that for my whole meal haha. My brother enjoyed the beef biryani, which he got spicy; good flavor, tender and not too hot. My mom got the mild veggie biryani. She requested it without potatoes. She was disappointed to find the only other veggies appeared to be a frozen mixed blend of green beans, carrots, peas & corn rather than fresh vegetables. My dad and I had the goat handi at medium spice. The meat was tender and flavorful with a nice heat. I never had goat before and it was a bit bonier than other meats, but the meat fell right off so no issues there. I also ordered the pink tea... It was lightly sweet and had slivered almonds in it... At least I think that's what it was. It was tasty. My dad enjoyed the tandoori tea. I will be back to try some more items from the menu and maybe some time just to try desserts! Some things to note: the service is a bit slower than American style restaurants, so put down your phones (except to take food pics of course) and enjoy your company. Also, the bathroom has a rinse pot I guess I call it, for after you go (they also have tp) so the floor may be a little bit wet if people who use it are messy with it.

Chicken Karahi

Amazing, authentic Pakistani food. Chicken Karahi, Garlic Naan, Chicken 65- all excellent

Lassi

Food was absolutely delicious. We had boneless chicken handi, roti, naan, and lassi. The taste is amazing, spice level perfect, authentic - we had no food left to take home because we devoured it all! Highly recommend.

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3 years ago

The food and the service is amazing. They treat you well, and make the biryani I had was great. Thank you Clay!!!

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3 years ago

Place is amazing. Food was even really good and tasted fresh. Loved their Lassi. Chicken BiryaniClay DishClay Pots

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Clay Handi is not worth it. charge $280 for literally 6 naan and 2 full byrani. 15% gratuity is literally $40 and tips they took $30

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4 years ago

Great food and authentic food. Will be coming back. Fresh food . And keema partha was amazing.

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Good food but over crowded and understaffed. Took more than a hour to get our food to the table.

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What a gem! The food is absolutely delicious and the servings immense. The staff is gracious and and helpful. It's wonderful!

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Kabab & Curry

Kabab & Curry

(339 reviews)

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First and foremost, I forgot to take a picture of the chicken karahi - my apologies for this. But I…read moreordered that, as well as basmati rice, vegetable biryani, naan, and chicken korma. I ordered it to go. Everything was well packaged; sealed with plastic wrap, no items missing. I also want to say, although this is my first time trying their food as I have a favorite spot already, I have picked up other deliveries here and the staff is always very kind! You can dine in as well and the ambience is dark and warm with dark woods. As for the food itself, it wasn't my favorite, but nothing was terribly wrong with it either. I found the korma and especially the karahi more thin than I prefer. I like the "sauce" thicker in consistency. Also, the top note of spices was not my favorite ... but taste is subjective and this is just my personal preference. However, they were generous with the chicken! The vegetable biryani was lacking in veggies too. There were a few peas and mostly chunks of cauliflower. It just sort of missed the mark for me. But I wouldn't advise anyone not to go there or anything; the business has been around for quite a while! It just wasn't my personal favorite given my other choices but I wanted to try a new place for Indian food. Prices were pretty much on par with other Indian restaurants in the area.

For no particular reason, it's been a while since I visited or ordered from here so I was excited…read moreto come back. I ordered my two favorite dishes Chicken Makhani and Palak Paneer with rice and naan for takeout. The makhani was very sweet and not a lot of flavor beyond tomato sauce, and there were only five cubes of chicken. The palak was either over salted or over garlic'd or both, and the paneer while a generous amount was large dense/dry cubes. Overall, left me disappointed. Only remembered an after picture. Takeout are the smaller black plastic, not the larger ones you typically get with Chinese or Thai takeout.

Taste of Bombay Indian Restaurant - Counter clockwise from left: Chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, goat curry, and garlic naan.

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Delicious Food & Kind People We (family of 5) got the…read morerecommendation for this place from a local when we checked into our hotel. It was a bit over a 20 minute walk from the touristy area (think Cliffton Hill), it was filled with people, and we felt very safe. We ordered lamb curry, butter chicken, and chicken tikka masala, as well as naan and a lassi mango drink. Everything was delicious! We asked for medium spice and it had a little bit of a kick to it. I learned that my preference should be chicken over lamb because chicken allows the flavors to really shine, while the lamb competes a bit for attention. The naan was exactly what we needed to sop up the sauce, and the rice was absolutely perfect: light and fluffy. In addition to being absolutely delicious, I want to shout out this business for their kindness. A few homeless folks stepped in, asked for a plate, and stepped outside to wait. The gentleman who was at the counter simply nodded. They proceeded to put together a set of to go boxes with food for each person who asked. It was a simple process, not disruptive to anyone eating at the restaurant, and an extremely intentional act of kindness for their community. I hope their business prospers, and they can continue to help those who need it.

We order chicken biryani from Taste of Bombay for takeout often when we visit family in Niagara…read moreFalls, and it is always fresh, tasty, and full of delicious boneless chicken. This time, we ordered lamb biryani and it did not disappoint! The owners were generous with their serving of lamb pieces (with mainly meat and very few bones) and everyone who tasted the dish came back for seconds. We highly recommend the biriyani at Taste of Bombay!

Clay Handi - halal - Updated May 2026

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