Himalayan Curry Kitchen in Richmond Hill is hands down one of our absolute favorite restaurants…read more The service is always warm and welcoming, and the food--every single dish--is nothing short of phenomenal. We've celebrated so many special moments here, from Diwali to my son's first solid food (butter chicken, of course!), and it's become our go-to spot for both the lunch buffet and countless family dinners. There is truly something for everyone on the menu. My personal favorite is the paneer makhani, while my kids are obsessed with the butter chicken (I can't blame them--it's incredible). The chicken tikka masala, curries, and kormas are all rich, flavorful, and perfectly spiced. My sister and I can't resist splitting the chili paneer, and we never sit down without ordering a few vegetable samosas and plenty of garlic naan for the table. It's just as delicious when ordered on DoorDash--which we do often! My only complaint? They're closed on Mondays, and for whatever reason, we always crave it on Mondays. If you're looking for authentic, flavorful, and consistently outstanding Indian food, you can't go wrong with Himalayan Curry Kitchen. It's a true gem in Richmond Hill, and we feel lucky to have it close by.

I've had 2 interactions with this business…read more The first was a catered house party. The food was delicious, and a great value for the money. It was excellent overall! The second time was the Weekend Buffet. The variety of options was great... all the Indian staples were well prepared and tasty. My personal favorites were the goat vindaloo, and the tandoori chicken. There were many good vegetarian choices as well. This is nearly a 4 star visit, but the service was solidly average. The waiters came around, but at one point I had a small mountain of used plates and bowls on the table. The restaurant itself was clean, but not overly so. Overall, Himalayan Curry Kitchen is worth a visit to fix those Indian food cravings.

Everything that we have at this restaurant is great!!! The manager Ricky is an amazing waiter, it…read moreyou want a great suggestion just ask Ricky. I have the Lamb Kabob and it was incredible!!!

This is another moment where I really wish Yelp allowed half stars because this is technically a…read more3.5 review, not a four. And the only reason this isn't a four was primarily tied to Service. But more on that later. First, I want to start with the review on the food, which technically was a solid four if not, a 4 1/2. This is very authentic. Indian food served in a very modest dining room setting in family style plating. Prices are fairly reasonable, but as with other restaurants in this area, you are paying a bit of a premium because of the overall area itself. That being said, this is a very accessible menu, which primarily pushes the Non Indian customers towards the more popular, Indian entrees, where they feature a mix and match protein style. We had dinner there with another couple that was in town visiting and they also were Indian food fans, and coincidentally, familiar with the restaurant themselves. We all ordered traditional entrees, along with a couple of drinks. For one of our diners, they ran out of Coors light when he tried to order a second so he switched to a Coke afterwards. Now on to the service. My main complaint here may have just been tied to our specific server, but there just seemed to be a bit of condescending energy with the way in which he approached taking the order. Even though we are very familiar with Indian food, we had not seen this Asian-Indian sub menu before and started asking questions about some of the items on the menu. There was a fried rice dish and a fried noodle dish that were approximately $15-$16 in price which made us think they were entrees. When we asked the server about the entrees, he condescendingly corrected us by telling us they were appetizers and instead of pointing out other things on that part of the menu that we might've been interested in as a entree, he pushed us back to the traditional Indian standards almost as if to say, don't venture off of the beaten path and stick to something that likely won't disappoint you. I'm never a big fan of servers shepherding Non members of the culture to the basic and most popular entrees. When I go to an Indian restaurant, I don't always want somebody to recommend tandoori chicken and Nan bread when there are so many other diverse dishes on the menu. We also found the same server to be a bit slow when it came to clearing the table and coming back to check on everybody after entrées had been delivered. From looking around in the restaurant, it appeared to me that this was a popular choice with Indian families in the area, and I am pretty sure that was primarily tied to the quality of the food and the authenticity. However, I would definitely not recommend this as a date spot and would recommend heading over to Naan Appetit instead if that's the Vibe you're looking for. Overall, not a bad choice. depending on what you're looking for. But as good as this is, still not the best choice for Indian food in the area.

Been eating western food for a month and it was really worth to come and eat at Pakwan. Really…read moreauthentic Indian food. Food is prepared freshly and all the food I ordered were tasty. Very friendly staff and very helpful with assisting our selection. Ambience wise could be a bit cold for ederly but staff was helpful to lower the fan speed. Strongly recommend to give it a try.

Freshly made and flavorful Indian food, a fun interior with movies playing, and helpful staff! A…read morelarge variety of vegetarian options! We had 2 orders of garlic naan, butter chicken, Paneer Korma (vegetarian), and shared Vegetable Pakora as our appetizer.

Absolutely delicious food! We love Indian Food and this was really up there in flavor…read more We came in for lunch at the tail end of a huge party so I completely understand they were trying to clean up from that. The place was clean the service was good, the food was absolutely delicious!

We went for a second time to Masala Mantra! We both wanted something with some heat & they did not…read moredisappoint. We started with the vegetarian Samosas which came with almost crispy chickpea in a sweet chutney. Delicious! I had a shrimp dish which came with 8 very large shrimp & was spiced perfectly. The heat started to build as I ate . My husband had a very spicy chicken dish & we added perfect garlic & regular naan. Service was wonderful as before. We never needed to ask for anything. A great addition to the area! I only wish they offered more dishes, but definitely worth the trip.

We visited Naan Appetit for the first time last weekend and really enjoyed ourselves. There are a…read morecouple of notable things about Naan Appetit that I feel I must share because there is a similarly highly rated Indian restaurant within a stones throw away from Naan that it that also deserves comparison. I will review that restaurant under separate cover, but just know that when comparing this one to Persis, I would rate Naan Appetit as the better restaurant. But ultimately they are two different experiences within the Indian food category and for that reason are very hard to compare (more on that in the Persis review). But now let's talk about Naan Appetit. So what I really like about this restaurant is the value for the ambience and atmosphere. This is a very nicely appointed restaurant that I actually thought was a furniture store before we realized it was an actual restaurant. Very well appointed well designed and upscale in look, feel and function. Service is very strong with multiple servers and front of house greeting you immediately upon entry. We were seated within 3 to 5 minutes of walking in, and this was on a Friday night with a fairly full house. Once we were seated, our server immediately came over, provided us with menus and gave us a bit of information about the restaurant. We then proceed to ask a couple of questions about level of spice, and were really pleased with the servers descriptions of the various items on the menu and which ones we may or may not want to avoid depending on our spice level preference. I really appreciated the way the menu was set up which allowed for fairly easy decision making when it came to what we wanted to order. We went with mostly traditional entrees, ordering the lamb vindaloo, and the korma. Both were authentic and very well seasoned and spiced. We also ordered a couple of the garlic butter Naan bread, which were also really good. And lastly, we tried out the tandoori wings, which I had read on previous Yelp reviews were a highlight of the restaurant. When we first asked the server about them, he seemed a bit reluctant to recommend them because of the time it would take for them to be delivered to our table, which was approximately 30 minutes. We told him we weren't in a rush and didn't have anywhere else to be so we were totally fine with ordering them. It turns out that they ended up coming to the table before our appetizers even made it. So a bit of an overblown concern there. Outside of that little wrinkle, our overall experience was really pleasurable, especially given the sub $100 price point we paid including tip. This is definitely one of the restaurants we will be going to during our stay here in Savannah. And if I had to give the best advice on the difference between this restaurant and the other, I would say pick this for date night and pick the other one for family night.

Absolutely delicious vegan options and no animal had to be shoved into the slaughterhouse for my…read moremeal. The only reason I removed one star is because the amount of oil is insane, and I know it's not healthy. "The fat you eat is the fat you wear." Great food otherwise, and if you don't care about healthy, every once in a while, it's totally recommended!

This food was so good! I had never had sookhi sabji before, so it was great to try something new…read more The staff was friendly and familial and helpful. It was wonderful to discover this oasis in an unexpected setting (it's open until 9:30 even though it's in a quiet, unassuming strip-maill). My wife and I ate there in the middle of our road trip (passing through). The heat level was perfectly calibrated to our needs (I like hot, flavorful, food--the rest of my party wanted medium and mild, and there was nothing to "fear"). I don't know @Mike B. but he seems like a giant tool if he's the type of man who'd leave a 1-star review for a restaurant being closed. Nice complete sentences and thoughts, too, BTW, Mike.

Came here but was told it would take an hour. We were offered a seat to wait, but that would take…read moretoo long. The gentleman was nice, but we were confused about the long wait and went elsewhere. Will try again another day, and maybe call ahead to get the wait time.

This place continues to amaze me. Who would have thought that Statesboro would have an amazing…read moreIndian spot? Went for an early Valentines dinner date last week and there was some fun live music. The tandoori lamb chops are delicious, as is the mango lassi. I'm usually disappointed with mango lassi because it's so often sickeningly sweet, but this one was perfectly balanced and a great way to cool down your palate after eating some of the spicier dishes. Garlic naan and fish jalfrezi on point. Love this restaurant and am looking forward to trying the rest of their menu.

Everything was worth it . The service ,food and atmosphere . I will be back with my family againread more

After my grocery run at Viet Huong, as I was backing out of my parking space, at the corner of my…read moreeye, I see "Halal" across the way, further down the strip of the complex. What?! So I backed out, drove over a few spaces down and then pulled back into another parking spot. When my kids and I walked in, we were immediately greeted by a man as he was sweeping the store. That's one thing of the first things I noticed that it was really clean and organized. I asked him if the store was new and if it had just opened. I have been to Viet Huong quite a few times, as well as visiting the countless other businesses in that complex and this was the first time I had noticed Al Maddineh Halal Meat & Grocery Market (AMHMGM). No, he said, we have been open for about a year and a half now. Whoa! Really?! I have never noticed it before! - What you will find - I found the "Shan" brand that I have previously seen it at an Indian grocery store. It seems to be a variety of boxed spice mixes for various dishes like Kofta and Vegetable Masala. I actually bought a couple of them at the Indian grocery store upon that owners recommendation on Tandoori chicken, but I have yet to try them. Anyway, they have quite a variety of flavors of that brand. They also have bulk spices, dried pastas, canned goods and pita breads. They have a milk section as well as a refrigerated section where I found Labna!!!! It's probiotic and it's so good with really any fruit. I had some figs so I scooped out some labna and drizzled maple syrup because (a) Canadian side and (b) I didn't have honey. I am so glad I found this gem here! And of course the Halal Meat. There was a customer there at the time of our visit and the butcher was working away at cutting it the way she requested. The meat looked fresh and I've included the price list (see pics). They don't have any meat displayed in glass fridge cases, so I am assuming they butcher the meat upon request? There is also a small section of prayer mats and scarves there as well. I love discovering ethnic grocery stores and finding cool new food items to try. I also love seeing the different packaging of the same products we get here! Note to self for future - try some of the cheeses.

The closest source of Indian spices in the Downtown area. Compact and clean. I thought I was…read moregoing to walk into a butcher shop, but it is more of a grocery store. A good selection of Middle Eastern and Indian dry spices. My hunt for turmeric is over. I would like to return to purchase lamb. They butcher whole animals so you generally will not see much in the display case.

I asked some locals for recommendations, I wasn't sure what I wanted to eat…read more Without hesitation, they said NaaN, and when people heard us talking about NaaN, they joined the conversation to agree. I ordered chicken biriyani, as I'm not a fan of sauces. Ah-mazing. It's such a simple dish, but it was bursting with flavor. The only down side was that it wasn't spicy enough. They offered extra spices though! Being a white girl ordering things "Indian spicy" usually gets me "white girl spicy" I wish I knew how to assure restaurants I can handle heat. Anyway, I also got the mango mojito. It paired well with biriyani and cut the heat quite a bit.

Visited this restaurant on Christmas Day for dinner around 6:15 pm. It was very busy, as only a few…read morerestaurants were open in the city on Christmas. We were told there was a one-hour wait for dine-in and a 45-minute wait for takeout. We placed a takeaway order, but had to wait 75 minutes to get our food, which was disappointing. Since we were visiting the area and staying at a hotel, we asked for disposable cutlery. They did not have plates and provided only spoons and forks. About the food: -Butter naan and Paneer Methi Malai: 4/5 - good flavor and soft paneer. -Veg Hakka noodles: 3/5 - just average, nothing special. -Veg biryani: 2/5 - root vegetables were undercooked and almost raw, not flavorful, and not truly a biryani; it would be better described as pulao. The portion sizes were decent, but they did not follow our requested spice level and served the food mild to medium. Overall, we had a disappointing experience at this restaurant.

My good friend and I go to OD's every so often for the fish and French fries…read more The food is always delicious, it's normally quiet in there, and the waiters and waitresses are very friendly. I like the nice booths in the rear section, and how no one is in a rush to get you out the door as soon as you finish the meal. We sit and catch up on everything since our last visit.

The atmosphere was relaxed, and the food was acceptable; however, the service was extremely…read moredisappointing. Our server did not check on our table at any point during the visit, and at one moment even referred to us in an unprofessional and disrespectful manner. This was, without question, the worst service I have ever experienced. The two young women at the front--who were not even assigned to our table--assisted us far more than our actual server, and we chose to tip them accordingly. The only reason I am giving this establishment one star is because it is not possible to give zero. I do not recommend dining here. If you do go here do not get Tabby as your waitress.