Stopped here after seeing a movie at AMC -- it was fairly quiet when we came in, but the place…read morestarted filling up (late on a Monday evening), with mostly Indian families, which was a good sign. The place has an odd decor, and it's in a strip mall, so we weren't sure what to expect, but the food is phenomenal, and the service was pretty quick. We started with the samosas, and I could eat those all day - crispy outside, tender inside, with such depth of flavor. Man, those are good. We also got the butter naan and the garlic butter naan - both hot, fresh, and delicious. My friends got the butter chicken, and I tried it - it's truly great butter chicken. I was feeling adventurous and ordered the goat biryani. The goat was tender and very flavorful with those warming spices. You do need to eat it carefully, as there are a lot of small bones in the goat, and a truckload of rice in the dish (way more than I could even think of eating). That dish could be balanced out better, but overall, the flavors of everything, the cooking techniques, and spices make it a 5-star.

Good food and great service. Food came out much quicker than I expected. The workers were very…read moreattentive and fast at getting any requests that was needed to serve a table of 15. The biryani was definitely much spicer than I thought. The butter chicken and chicken 65 was amazing as well and flavorful definitely would recommend those two with the garlic naan which was freshly made!

sooooo yummy and friendly service! Will be back, such a lovely experience overall! It was my first…read moretime having Indian food and it surpassed my expectations! Everything was so flavorful and delicious!

Very good food spicy but delicious I had level 2 rice took the rest home for my son he loves lamb I…read moreonly ate rice and all garlic naam bread plenty of food over 15 dollars not bad reasonable price

Yummy food and the service was excellent. I would definitely recommend it. We had a large group and…read morethey handled everything that we needed.

The good: our server was friendly. Butter chicken and garlic naan were good. Shrimp was cooked…read moreperfectly. The not so good: the ambience is absolutely depressing. Like the tables and chairs were grabbed from a liquidation sale somewhere. When you enter, you walk up a ramp that leads to a dinner table situated in front of a black leather couch, upon which a man worked at a laptop. A minute later, he stands up and we realized he actually works at the restaurant, but he made no motion to help with anything. And the lone server came to seat us at the only remaining four-top. Which was piled high with menus that she had to move. Oddly, the place is mostly two-tops, that were mostly empty the Sunday evening we were there. Because there was only one person working the dining room that night, it took a long time for us to order, and to ask for the check when we were done. The veg samosa was not good - the pastry felt rigid and chewy. My husband found hard bits (maybe from anise?) in the spinach and potato curry. We asked for the lamb roganjosh to be made "medium" and there is no heat at all.

Nafisa's Kitchen is absolutely delicious. We did a pick-up order in the evening, and everything was…read moretimely. It was a little difficult to find parking in the lot due to Ramadan, but it wasn't a problem to park along the nearby street. We waited a bit for them to finish up the mango lassi, but it was definitely worth it. Service was prompt and kind. The portions were huge and definitely more than enough to feed our small family. We ordered veggie samosas, a mixed platter of kabab, chicken biryani, garlic naan, and papri chaat. My partner got the nachos which filled the brim of the container (and were spiced perfectly). We were stuffed to the gills and still eating by the end of our meal. Everything was so well seasoned and portioned. We'll need to come again to try more of their extensive menu!

The food here is authentic and tasty. Very well done Indian food at a good price. I'd probably opt…read morefor takeout in the future. The service is not great and unorganized. It's awkwardly quiet in there with no music and just listening to their cooler fan making noises. Restaurant is messy with buffet a make shift office at the back tables. Warning. If you are not used to Indian food be prepared to be burping up spices the entire night. The chicken biryani was very tasty the butter chicken was good but a bit oily. I'd skip the chaat. It's cold with a warm samosa on top. Was kind of a mess and not very good.

under new management and a new nepalese chef, the food is unusually elevated and outstanding, and…read morenot overly pricey, an excellent value. service is great too. cant wait to go back. the malabar spiced tandoor lamb was incredible, as were the samosas and lamb vindaloo.

We saw they have a chicken Tikka pizza so that was the primary reason we visited the restaurant. We…read morefound out it's only for online order and not on their regular menu but they were super nice to make it for us for dine in. The pizza has a lot of cheese. Some cilantro and fresh onions would've added a nice element. It's even better if you dip it in their makhani sauce. The everest biryani comes with chicken, shrimp, and lamb. The biryani is worth trying especially with their house raita.

I love their weekend buffet, but I can't give them five stars. Sometimes, their tandoori chicken is…read moreway too dry, as if it was leftovers from the day before and reheated. But, when it's good and freshly made, it is terrific. One thing I recently noticed is that some of their dishes look Chinese/Panda Express inspired, which I do not like at all. I wish they'd keep their dishes more Nepalese/ Indian. I'd much rather see my favorite dishes more consistently like the mushrooms and green/red peppers, okra, creamed spinach, green peas in orange sauce, and roasted potatoes. (The mushrooms are my favorite!)

This has always been one of my favorite restaurants for Indian food, and I've told so many people…read moreabout it. I went back today and was honestly so upset because my go-to dish, the paneer makhini, was nothing like it used to be. It literally just tasted like straight cream. I even asked them to remake it because I thought something was wrong, but it came out the same way. I ended up just eating the other food we ordered, but it was such a disappointment because this has always been the dish I look forward to. I even showed them old photos from past visits compared to today and it was clearly different. The chef tried it and said it was the same, which shocked me because it really wasn't. I get that places can have off days, but this was really discouraging. As much as I've loved this restaurant, I don't know if I'll be back if the quality has dropped this much.

If you want to cater Indian food for a dinner party, a family event, or you simply want a few small…read moreplates-worth of Indian food for family dinner - Royal Malabar (originally known as Malabar Foods) is the place to go. They have a large kitchen area in the back, and are heavily staffed by many Malayalees from South Kerala. This isn't like your typical Indian food establishment where they serve you - instead you only order carryout. This way you get to spend more $$ on a HUGE serving size (trust me, you're going to be surprised how big the servings are). Now as far as ordering goes, that's where it gets interesting. This review is going to be helpful to those who have had Indian food before. The fact of the matter is, since all the employees are born/bred in India before coming here over the past decade, they know how to make EVERY and ANY kind of indian dish. I kid you not. All you have to do is call them and ask them what they are currently making in the kitchen, or tell them what you'd like, and how you'd like it prepared, and they will do just that. Your order turnaround time depends on the size and is roughly a half hour if you ordered a family size serving, or a few hours if you need catering for an event. Now here is just a list of some general dishes that people like to order from here (and I've had all of them): -Samosas are a great appetizer, you can get veggie or meat stuffed in them, and they go great for serving a small work group or to eat during coffee or tea time. -Eythaka Appum (fried banana) is also a great appetizer that they make at this establishment, and one of my childhood favorites. It is literally a banana that is fried and prepared in such a way that it has a soft outer shell that's delicious to munch into. -Biryani is a common order for people catering to a family dinner party or such; basically Indian fried rice with pieces of chicken and moderate vegetables mixed in. -Butter Chicken (chicken makhni) is a common favorite, and I almost always mention it in every Indian restaurant I review, and goes great with pieces of bread like naan, porottha, chapathi, all of which are also great to serve at a family dinner party. Now if you have no idea what you want, I would highly suggest that you just walk into the store with a $10-$20 bill and an appetite. They have different serving sizes' of appetizers and entrees that were made fresh a few hours ago, and are put in the freezer for Indian families to come, grab, and go. They almost always have a free sampler for guests to walk in and try as well!

I've finally had the chance to stop here after driving past the place many times. The mini grocery…read morestore had organized and well stocked shelves and the place is clean. There was also a section for fresh meat and some produce. I went straight to the hot food section and checked what dishes were available. There were many containers of various dishes and appetizer trays as well. New containers of hot dishes were constantly being put on the shelves and they all looked delicious. Since it was my first time here and I was not really familiar with any of the dishes yet, I picked the ones in the small containers only. The Chili Chicken was from the refrigerated food section and the items here were from the day before so the prices were marked down. I also got a small container Beef Fry and Vegetable Fried Rice. Both the chicken and beef dishes were just ok, there was not much spice or flavor on both, a tad oily, and I expected more heat on the chicken dish. The same goes for the fried rice, it was quite bland. I would like to other dishes next time, I'll probably do a research first so I'll be more familiar with what goes in each dish and what to expect, flavor wise. Overall, the service from the guy in the counter was nice although he was very pre-occupied so I couldn't really ask for any questions and suggestions. I will come back to try the other items and hopefully I can get something better. Hopefully.

I ordered the lunch special bowl for $11. I ordered chicken Marsala. The salad was on top of the…read morehot rice and chickpeas. It consisted of 4 leafs of lettuce with a dollop of salad dressing. The rice was good,but the chicken Marsala had no chicken, only chickpeas and the sauce was VERY HOT. I will not be returning.

There are new owners here and a new chef. My meal was incredible.... the best Indian food I have…read morehad in years. I had the Gobi Manchurian for an appetizer and it was perfection. The cauliflower was crispy with a mild Chinese spiciness. The saag paneer was incredible.