Located in a prime spot in Jackson Heights at 37th and Broadway, this place can feel hectic and chaotic for first-timers. The menu on the monitors keep rotating, so it's best to scan the QR code for the takeout menu for your sanity. You order your dishes through a staff behind the counter. Then you wait by the cashier for your order to get ready. There is no order number and they don't ask for your name, so it's really confusing if or when your order that is ready. You have to remember what you ordered because they're just calling out the dishes! We originally wanted to try Kofta Curry, but was told it's not available well after I finished placing the order. The exact same thing happened when we switched to Lamb Tikka. So the ordering was time consuming and stressful to say the least. We finally ended up with Beef Bihari and Lamb Biriyani. After a good amount of effort trying to track down when our food, I was finally able to pay for our meal. There are a few tables in the back. Once you pay and get your dishes, you can find a place to sit and consume your food. I have also seen people getting table service, but I have no idea how that works. As for the food, the Beef Bihari was extremely heavy in flavor and salty - almost like a moist version of beef jerky, and definitely required a lot of rice or bread to balance it out. The Goat Biriyani was better, but the meat was mostly bones and fat. Overall, we struggled to finish our meal. However, the owner was friendly and accommodating, so I am adding 1 star to the rating. read more

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The samosas were okay - nothing too crazy to talk about but not the best I've had. They do have a lot of seating options read more

Kabab King - Vegetable Samosa Chicken Samosa - Indian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

It's been a minute since I've been to Kabab King mostly cz I associate this spot with long sit down dinners with my family. However, recently when my uncle was in town and staying close to LaGuardia, it only made sense to pay an old friend a visit and take a trip down memory lane. Not much has changed here since the decades have passed us by other than perhaps the sighting of more and more non-brown people in the family dining hall as Mayor Mamdani has put this Jackson Heights institution on the map. We weren't really in the mood for a lot of food so our order was pretty simple - a single order of goat karahi, seekh kabab and some naan. Goat karahi came out fresh and hot. I will say it was more on the greasier side, lots of oil to fish through, and the goat couldve been a bit more tender but the flavor was on point. Naan was warm and fluffy, and the kabab were spiced just right although I feel they need to be a little juicier. We washed this down with chai which was really good but more on the milkier side. I can't wait to return and re-familiarize myself with their menu offerings. Maybe I'll give the biryani a try next time, I've heard it's pretty good here! read more

Kabab King - Goat Karahi - Indian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Ordered: 4 Steamed Chicken Momos (~$6) Goat Shinwari Karahi (~$20) Tandoori Mix (~$22) Chicken Biryani (~$14) Sesame Naan (~$3) Kashmiri Tea (~$3) Aya's take: Kabab King has officially been put on the map thanks to our Mayor Mamdani who says this is one of his favorite spots! Jackson Heights has no shortage of great Southeast Asian food, so I was excited to give this spot a try. They have dine-in option and plenty of seating upstairs while the downstairs is just for takeout and was much busier. The Steamed Chicken Momos were satisfying, warm, and well-seasoned. There was a bit too much dough for my liking but I did enjoy the flavors. The Tandoori Mix was a nice assortment of various cuts of chicken & beef. Many of the pieces were on the dry side but again, the flavor was there. The Goat Shinwari Karahi is definitely worth getting. The goat was super tender and aromatic and the karahi is fragrant and made well. It's super greasy which I didn't like, and it wasn't served with anything. If you want rice/naan on the side, you need to add that on yourself. Nonetheless, for ~$20, it's still a great deal. The Chicken Biryani was fluffy, aromatic & fragrant, and filled with a good portion of chicken. This was the base for the other dishes we got and truly paired well with everything. The portion was perfect for 4 people and at ~$14, that's an unbeatable price! I also loved the Sesame Naan which scooped up the karahi sauce so well! The Kashmiri Tea here is so good! The pistachios are well incorporated so you don't feel like you're chewing so much while sipping, and the tea is rich & soothing. It's definitely cheap comfort food and we left feeling fill & satisfied but I wouldn't go out of my way for it. Solid try! read more

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Food is good but do not, and I'll repeat, DO NOT use the bathrooms in the restaurant.

I got delivery from here for goat biryani, chicken kabab, and chicken karahi. Everything was so flavorful and the spice blends for all of the dishes were unique. The kabab was not dry. The chicken karahi wasn't as oily as I expected. The chicken is bone in, which added more flavor. The goat biryani was also not that oily compared to other places. It had a strong smoky flavor, but not too much where I couldn't enjoy it. read more

Hands down, the best kebab roll in New York. For over two decades, it has maintained its consistent taste and quality. The upstairs area has undergone renovations, but it still needs a thorough cleaning. read more

My family and I ordered a few dishes from Kabab King on Uber Eats. We got the chicken biryani, chicken karahi, channa daal, and naan. Everything tasted pretty good, and surprisingly, the biryani wasn't oily. However, as I kept eating, I came across a long string mixed in my rice. At first, I thought it was just a long piece of shredded chicken. But I became more afraid after I closely examined it. I rubbed it against my finger, and the texture was like a wet tissue. Then I ripped it apart, and it came off very easily. When I tried chewing it, I was certain it was not meat was not supposed to be in the biryani. Well, I lost my appetite throughout the rest of the meal. read more

Kabab King - Indian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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Kabab King came highly recommended by Mayor Mamdani, and I completely agree--it was worth the time and money. We ordered the special karahi goat meat and momos, kebabs, and onion and potato kulchas, and everything was amazing. It's been years since I've had goat curry this good. We're going back today for the tandoori fish. Highly recommended--Mayor Mamdani definitely knows his Indian food. read more

Ordered the beef kebab $3 but was cold when they first handed to me. Had to send it back and asked them to make it hot. They were probably having an off night and thought it was already warm. Kebabs were pretty flavorful and packed with spices. The only thing is that they warm it up after being premade which makes it a bit dry. Their chai tea is pretty good though. Located very close to the subways. Seating is plentiful. read more

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NASTY should be shut down immediately !! I found HAIR and unknown items in my rice. not to mention the cashier handling food without gloves after touching cash. Not sure how they passed health inspections when they're garbage everywhere including IN YOUR FOOD!! read more

I ordered their chicken biryani, and lamb kebab. Everything was really good. Also had their mango lassi! Can't wait to go back!

I walk by Kabab King practically every day. It's conveniently close to the train station, making it the perfect grab-and-go spot if you're ever in need of a quick bite. Ironically, despite how often I pass by, I haven't actually tried their food yet - though it always looks incredibly tempting. I'll have to update this review once I get around to trying their full menu. That said, I did get the chance to try their mango lassi and, it was spectacular. Perfectly refreshing, with the right balance of thickness - not too thick (for thick mango lassi lovers, head on right over to Kotha Grill and Kebab) and not too thin - just a solid, classic mango lassi. No complaints here! Stay tuned for more once I finally get my hands on their food. But for now, consider this a mango lassi endorsement. 4 out of 5 stars. - From your local mango lassi enthusiast read more

Second time I've come in and this time four people behind the counter all on their cellphones and ignored me for about 5 minutes. So I walked out read more

This review is a bit more complicated, as the main draw of Kabab King is it's authenticity, which is not something I can speak on as I'm not from or even super familiar with the culture. I was recommend from a friend who was born and raised in India, who swore this was one of the closest experiences to home he's gotten in the States. That being said, what I can comment on is: the food was cheap, filling, and tasty. The vibe was very chaotic and slightly grimy, and did not seem like eating in was a good option, even if seating were available, as the staff was busy on cooking so many orders and not waiting tables. If you know what you're getting into, you can get a tasty quick snack for cheap and go about your day. I ordered the lamb kabab wrap for $5, and ate on the go. You should definitely pay in cash, try to order ahead of time, and take to go. Otherwise I'd be less keen on recommending this place, as there are so many other options nearby in Jackson Heights that can do better. read more

Nice people bad food. Pararha ok. Microwaved rice and mains. Not much salad...raita is good but not so much to put it in... Dont bother with paratha, if you come stick with naan... Dont get the lamb...it is goat and it is gamey as hell read more

Kabab King - Dont bother - Indian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Food is really good and service was excellent talking about the dining space it was very clean and comfortable

The prices reflect the quality, which exceeds the ordinary. Their food tastes great in a comfortable setting. Great central location, top-notch service. The mood matches the menu. Wishing you a comfortable visit. read more

Best food in Queens. The naan and kebabs are so tasty and we have been coming here since we were young. Bulbul has always been such a good waiter and always is attentive and makes sure our orders r good. read more

I'm not sure why Mamdani likes this place, considering his other recommendations were pretty great. It's probably because of his fond memories as a student. Cause without that particular nostalgia to reflect on, all I could perceive was that the biryani was obviously sat out for a while, not even reheated. The chicken was so dry and the whole dish had cooled off. And yet, it somehow took 20 minutes to fulfill the order *as if* they had actually made it to order - you know, the way you'd expect from a restaurant with a wait staff. If I want to have a steam table experience, then I expect a fully no frills, no tip restaurant with limited service of any kind. Overhead costs, bad stale food, pick a struggle. read more

My friends and I had a blast eating dinner here the other day. It's a casual hole in the wall place, but pretty clean in my opinion and good for large groups! We ordered a bunch of stuff, but the friends and family mixed grill platter (serves 10 ppl), garlic naans, lamb biryanis, and the samosa chat were my favorite! The owner was so friendly and service was fast! read more

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It is a traditional South Asian restaurant with great food that is also very affordable. Atmosphere feels like one of the kabab shop from back home. We ordered beef and chicken kababs with butter naans. Kababs were very flavourful. Naans were also fresh. We were very satisfied. read more

Kabab King - 2 Pieces Beef Kabab - Indian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Worst service ever in a restaurant. Dirty, and disorganized. Only 2 person covering whole floor. I was waiting 30 mins to get my food. Foods kept in disorganized, and unhealthy condition. You can imagine inside their kitchen. read more

Slowly but surely, Kabab King has gotten worse. To be clear, the service was never great, the place was always dirty, and it was always kind of a chaotic wreck. But coming here every now and then with my family and some of their friends as a child, the food was good, and it had a genuine, authentic charm to it that has faded over time. Flash forwards a decade. Today is a holiday, and so they are handling large orders for groups of families and friends. But at the same time, the staff are slow and disgruntled, making their customers - not just me - wait 10, 15, 20 minutes. Forgetting orders, haphazardly assigning tasks to staff, and making several tables of people wait for their bill to be processed, forget about the long line of people trying to get something quick to take out (all of the food is pre-prepared). In the past I could be in and out of here in under 5 minutes. Not today, where I could have had a full sit down meal at a full service restaurant across the street for the same price in the same amount of time. Oh, and their food has definitely gotten blander over the years. Not enough to stop me from returning over childhood nostalgia. But is the wait worth it for what you get? I'd say, not any more. Not for the prices, which just barely manage to remain a good deal for money. Not for the inconceivably slow and borderline rude service. read more

I had been living in NY for the last 24 years & this was one of my regular place to eat when I was in Jackson heights; especially if I wanted to eat naan. But yesterday I went there with my friend to celebrate my birthday & the experience was just horrible! I never seen my friend that upset, very disappointed about the whole experience! I don't care if the stuff or the owner hates us after this review but truth is truth . Someone had to say it, because the way we got treated there it was just not OK! So we ordered naan, chicken tikka masala, lamb chop. The naan & lamb chop was good. Chicken tikka masala was just horrible, one of the worst chicken tikka masala ever! I go to lots of restaurants so I had tried a lot. Then after a discussion we decided we have to say something to the stuff about the food. The guy who were serving us he listened, said sorry & told us he can't take the money out from the bill for it but he can give us something else to try. So my friend said my friend love sweets , let's try gulab jamun. So he bring us the gulab jamun but he gave us only only plate & spoon. So now I am upset thinking what kind of disrespect Is This! We both didn't say nothing, my friend was getting upset now.while eating we saw ant & hair on the plate of gulab jamun! Now you can imagine how we feltMy friend started to feel she gonna vomit. We call out the server, he didn't came. Some other guy come, after hearing us & see ant & hair on the plate he says it's normal to find one or two ant on Sweets! Now you can imagine what we feeling ‍like what is this! And they shouting to each other, talking about us, we can hear them talking about us! Sad part is most of the worker are from Bangladesh & obviously we are Bangladeshi & we can hear & understand everything! The thing that bother me the most, the nerve of that server without no hesitation or guilt , no sorry to his customers, not managing the problem & try to calm down his customers. He goes & says it's not a big deal, 1/2 ants is normal in sweets ! Then another guy comes, he seems little knowledgeable how to control a angry customer! He says don't worry we gonna take the money out for chicken tikka masala! It was not about the money at all‍Now hold on, does they thinking we just wanna get away without paying for food which we didn't even eat! They definitely didn't get why we were upset! I don't know who is the manager , but we should have called him & tell him everything! Because if this goes on like this very soon this restaurant will be out of business! In restaurant business customer service is everything after the taste of food of course! So it's a big NO for us, Jackson heights have a lot of restaurants to eat . Who wants to eat horrible food & top of that get insulted by the servers ! I m including pictures to prove that I am not making stuff up. And the bathroom was ok, I tried to open the door & the handle literally came out. They need to fix it. read more

Almost every time I'm in Jackson Heights, I stop by Kabab King to get food from there. I have dined in upstairs and took food to go. The 2nd level is big enough to have a large gathering. The staffs there are not that friendly nor are they rude. They are just there to work, take orders and bring you the food. For the price you pay for the food, you do get a lot of food. I have tried there biryani, chicken tandoori, garlic naan, and beef and chicken bihari kabab. The beef bihari kabab is my favorite. Doesn't matter what I get, I make sure to get the bihari kabab. If you are looking for great service, then this is not the place for you. However, if you are looking for good food at a reasonable price I would recommend this place. read more

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This is simply the best Pakistani restaurant in Queens. The decor is bare-bones and somewhat dirty in places, particularly the bathrooms. Until recently, all of the food was served on paper and plastic plates, and you were given plastic utensils to eat with. The furniture upstairs is still old and a little wobbly. With that said, the service is always prompt and professional. The quality of the food is where this place really shines. We always get the chicken tikka, the lamb chops, the haleem, the naan, and the mixed vegetables. The food tasted a little different today from how it normally tastes, and we suspect they got a new chef, but it is still just as delicious as before. Everything is perfectly seasoned. We usually eat in the upstairs dining room, which is spacious and where you should go if you don't want the buffet. read more

Great ambiance, tasty food, and amazing service. This is a great place to sit and relax with friends and family while enjoying very good food read more

Don't go there whatever you do! The place was filthy and the food was really bad! I ordered 12 kebab , bindi, naan,palak paneer. The salad they gave was old and dirty. The bindi was full of oil and tasteless. I will never eat here again. read more

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Every time I come here, I have a nice meal. Sure, their naan is a little doughy, but I don't know about raw as previous reviews have claimed. And it certainly doesn't come torn to shreds. Their chicken kahari was pretty good and spicy as all hell (also a nice distraction from the pain of daily living). Come and give this place a shot. I've also had their lamb kababs and their chicken tikka masala- all delightful. read more

Kabab King - Chicken kahari special - Indian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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I usually order from Dera in the neighborhood but decided to try something new. I always pass by kabob king but never had eaten there. I ordered delivery via Uber eats. I ordered a chicken biriyani, chicken curry/korma, and a chicken chapali kabob. I know the food is pre-made and left sitting out during the day, and did account for this. As Dera does it as well. Unfortunately, Kabob King is definitely doing something wrong because the biriyani ($12.95) was so dried out that the chicken pieces had become tough and difficult to chew. The rice was SO BLAND, it tasted like nothing. This is SHOCKING for Indian food which is always so abundantly flavored with spices. Thank goodness I ordered the chicken curry ($9.99) to go with it or the biriyani would have been even more disappointing on its own. The curry was REALLY oily and the chicken was pretty rubbery. It wasn't spicy, didn't really taste great, but at least added a little something to the dry rice. The chapali kebab ($2.93) which I was so looking forward to was so clearly burnt and tasted as such. Oddly enough, still the most flavorful thing I ordered. Lesson learned. Stick to what you know. This was a really disappointing experience, especially when it came out to about $34-35 with tax, fees, and tip. I'm only giving it two stars because at least it was somewhat edible if you add a ton of pepper sauce and douse the rice in oily curry. read more

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Don't waste your time and money. The ordered Nihari, chicken tikka, chicken tikka masala, kababs, biryani nothing was good and had no taste.

Very tasty spicy food. I come here often and usually order the chicken kabab, haleem (melted meat sort if dish) daal and paratha. The daal is spicy, full of curry and is oily but it goes very well with their freshly made paratha. I also like their chicken kababs which are juicy with a big kick. But my absolute favorite thing here is their chai tea. It's the best chai I've had in NYC and for one dollar there is no reason to go anywhere else. Mera's Tip: warm up and refresh with a cup of chai. read more

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I used to go here years ago, when the food was actually good. But I went twice recently. A few months ago, they served old goat curry and old butter chicken. I went again a few days ago and was served raw chicken kebabs. We ordered some chicken biriyani and lamb chops too, but nothing had flavor. We couldn't even taste salt. As for service, no one came to check on us. We had to keep calling them to ask for water and stuff. Ambiance is ehh. And the designs are very tacky. The colors don't match, missing tiles everywhere, etc. Restaurants in Bangladesh nowadays even look better than this. read more

Food was absolutely amazing. Anamul gave us great service. Will definitely be coming back again. Highly recommend this place to anyone!

TLDR: with apologies to my mother in law the best bengali food I've ever had. My wife and her family has been going here since they were little kids and this place is delicious. I'm not an expert on Bengali food, nor do I claim to eat it on a regular basis but this place has the best Bengali food I've ever eaten. Prices are more than fair. Seating inside, or takeaway. It's a no frills place. Enjoy. read more

Kabab King - Indian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

I ordered 1 Regular Naan & 1chicken biriyani + KK special tandoori grill (chicken Bihari kabab). A. 1 chicken biriyani : - price - ok - 3 out of 5* - quantity - only had 1 piece chicken 2 out of 5* - taste - not good sorry to say. 2.5 out of 5* B. 1 Regular Naan: - price - ok 5 out of 5* - quantity - I haven't received any. 0 out of 5* C. Chicken Bihari kabab: - price, taste, quantity - 4.5 out of 5* Please if you can't provide fresh green salad then better don't give those "REDDISH COLOR" salad. Customer service: To Manager of Kabab King please educate your team how to provide after sales customer service. I called for the Naan that was missing delivery but the guy named SHAHRUKH harsh replied was " are you sure Naan missing? It can't be. Can you tell the delivery guy to come back and delivery again? " Is this some kind of joke? VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I would give -5 out of 5* rating. It doesn't cost any give some training. Educate them or tell me I will give them free training. Worse CS ever I saw tbh. read more

Kabab King - Indian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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Classic Jackson Heights staple! A super hole in the wall, this place has amazing food. I could eat their kebabs forever. Service can be a little shoddy but the food has me coming back! My husband and I always pick up a family pack of kebabs to keep us going through the week for easy meals! A local gem read more

I would encourage management to take this review as a positive criticism. We have been listening to kabab King commercials for many many years and finally decided to come visit them. First they gave us a hard time on having separate checks, 2nd they brought the food that is way below par and some of it was cold. 3rd, nobody came to check on us and 4th, they failed to complete the order. When Bill received, there was tip included, which is ok but they added some sort of tech fees. All above can be rectified by. Better customer service and better quality food. We will come back in one month and will provide review again read more