Plenty of Indian and Pakistani dishes on this lukewarm buffet. I didn't mind the lukewarm nature of all of the food because really hot isn't really much better for me, but that should be noted as it has been also by other reviewers. Pakistani dishes I had never tried before included chicken Haleem, Chana chat that was amazing, and a pureed form of kheer mixed with oatmeal (usually it is just a rice pudding). read more

Kababesh Grill - 630 iftar buffet start - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

"Delicious food and excellent service. Highly recommended"The atmosphere was warm and inviting, with soft lighting and cozy seating that made the dining experience even more enjoyable." read more

Excellent food and superb service! We ordered Kabobs and Butter Chicken, and Naan. It was delicious! Not to spicy, yet not bland either! The chef is very friendly and interesting to talk to. His life story is really something you should take the time to ask him about. How he came to the US from Germany, to New York and has since settled in the Midwest. The smells are amazing. Place is clean as a whistle. Parking is easy. Will be returning and returning often! read more

Kababesh Grill - a variety of food on a table - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

Very good Lamb Baryani in the KC area. Authentic Pakistani dishes, nice service and atmosphere, and good prices with LARGE portions. Basmati brand they use has 1" long grain, beautiful looking. I asked for spicy and it was just the right blend of heat and spice - none of this "let's just throw some jalapenos on it" to make it spicy. Fluffy and buttery garlic na'an. read more

I took my husband to this restaurant for his birthday and had the most horrible experience. After we provided feedback that their buffet was cold - the server and "owner" verbally and loudly argued with us - encouraging other customers to chime in. But as we were attempting to exit - they wanted to ensure we paid them $54 for their pathetic food - which I gladly paid to escape. read more

Another hidden gem in Overland Park. We came for the weekend buffet and it did not dissapoint. It's smaller than you'd expect, but more than makes up for it with the quality of the dishes. Be sure to grab some naan (Indian bread). NOTE: As with any buffet, you should arrive within of 30 minutes of opening. Otherwise the food will be overdone as it continues to slow cook on the hot buffet. The service could be better, but then it is a buffet. read more

Ordered Chicken Seekh kebabs with other items for dinner last night. The food was ok. But the BIG problem is Chicken Seekh Kebabs had plastic particles in it. I called the owner next day to complain about it. He did not accept the feedback and started yelling at me. Suggestion is don't go to this overpriced shitty place. read more

Kababesh Grill - Found these plastic particles in Chicken Seekh kebabs. - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

Everything on the buffet that I tried was cold and I was the first customer of the day. So disappointed. read more

They are overly priced for the buffet. The food wasn't terrible but wasn't spectacular. They did make nihari for me when asked which was a plus. I would be back if they didn't charge 17+ for a buffet. read more

We had dinner buffet and it was amazing. Food was fresh and service was quick. Highly recommended.

The food here has improved tremendously. Super fresh and flavorful!! I would highly recommend this place.

My favorite Pakistani food is nihari, so I stumbled upon this restaurant looking for nihari in KC and so glad I did. We ordered the nihari, Paiya, and naan for take out. The owner realized he forgot one naan as we were leaving so apologized, got our missing naan as well as kheer for us to try. The food was all amazing and the kheer may have been my favorite since my sweet tooth is killer! I can't wait to go back and try the buffet. Thanks to the owner for being so kind that day! We're excited to come back soon to try more of your authentic food! read more

Hands down my favorite Indo-Pak restaurant in North America. So far. Don't worry, it's a never-ending search, and I'm not afraid to keep on researching. Kababesh has *the best Daal ever, ever, ever.* Any time I go out for Indian I find myself wishing they had Daal Kababesh on the menu. And their Chana Masala's spicy heat will kick you where the sun don't shine. The proprietors are super nice and very accommodating - suffice to say my father's high-maintenance, and they smile and nod their heads when he, I, and the rest of the fam stride in for grub. They are also awesome about food sensitivities/allergies/restrictions, and will make sure you get fed tasty food that leaves you feeling good no matter what! So, then, why only 4 stars? Well, one - I hafta travel to see them, which makes me sad; and two, it's true that their decor and seating is not the most inspiring or comfortable, as one other reviewer mentioned. For the class of establishment this is, though, it passes with flying colors. read more

My husband and I came here on our "actual" anniversary just because we hated to eat at home on the date. We spent a week in Kauai earlier to actually celebrate. Anyway, we had a coupon, so we decided to try it out. We walked in and were greeted immediately and seated right away. There were only 3 other tables occupied in the place. It was a week night, so not super surprising. The most annoying thing about the whole night was the woman who was talking in a VERY loud voice to her poor teenage son, and going through every photo on her camera in arduous detail, about the trip she and her husband had recently taken. The husband and son never got a word in edgewise. Now, I tend to be loud, but this woman actually made my husband appreciate me and my voice and thankful that he has been married to ME for the last 20 years. So I guess she didn't completely ruin the night. But I digress..... While we were immediately seated, that ended the good service. Even though it was very slow, the waitress/hostess/cook? was very slow to bring drinks, take our order, provide refills, bring the check, etc. Not sure what she was doing, but she was not serving. The food was good. I had the butter chicken and my husband, against my recommendation, ordered the Tandoori Grill. I always think it is too dry. It was sort of dry, but I think that is just how it is cooked, because I've eaten it in several restaurants. The Naan was good also. I'd come back here, but would probably just get carry out. The food is good but I do not want to deal with the poor service or the weird patrons. They do not serve alcohol but do allow you to bring in your own, Not sure what the specific rules are on that. read more

This place gets a four simply because the food is great. Service however is very very sad and depressing. The owner and his co-manager are not the friendliest of people and unless you speak Urdu or some of their languages, they are not very engaging. He is adamant about defending his food and I will have to agree with him, It is the best Pakistani owned place, and their kabob meat is second to none. I won't argue with him there. the ambiance is a bit tacky and the seats are not sturdy. This makes for a difficult setting. I have yet to go on a Sunday brunch, but working in an office with over 50+ folks that are either Indian/Pak or of the descendence, they totally rave about it. In short, I do eat from this place occasionally, however it's always take out. I would definitely reccomend it to friends. read more

Ordered to go tandoori chicken, sheekh and biryani yesterday. Drove 30 min to get there, paid $58, including tips. Such a disappointment to find stale and spoilt chicken and not to mention the tiny portion size. Such a shame that the restaurant has dropped the standards so low, and that too in the month of Ramadan when people expect to eat some good food when they open a long days fast. I have noted the poor quality of your food over the past few years, but yesterday was disgusting. Will never return again. read more

I've only been to the lunch buffet of this place, which is IMHOP pretty lame. If you've eaten off the menu then you have a better idea of what the food is like that me, because what I had on the buffett was crap. dried up, tasteless crap. i won't give this place 1 star simply because i haven't eaten off the menu. i don't think i've even seen their menu. they should ditch the buffett and just have menus. read more

Beautiful venue with excellent selections for the buffet. Nice atmosphere and attentive service. Clean tables and a very well run restaurant. Not the cheapest buffet, but well worth the price. Will definitely go back. read more

This is one of my favorite indo/pak places to eat! Its rather new, and I know they have weird hours sometimes- but its posted on their website along with the menu. Food is all really great (that I've had) and the service is friendly. However, one of the servers had this really strange habit of checking on us every 50 seconds. It was funny at first, but then just annoying. The others on their staff are really friendly and charming- and if you've never eaten Indian food before, they are more than happy to help you choose something that might suit you. Highly recommend this restaurant; its hard to find anything but the typical crap from Applebees, TGI Fridays, Chilies, Ruby Tuesdays... blah blah blah. I hate those generic and boring restaurants with a passion. If you've never eaten Indian food and you're a little worried about it, I would get something basic like their Chicken Tikka Masala, and order their Naan. Naan is a type of bread that you will love- and the chicken is served with a spicy (not HOT spicy, its rather mild) creamy, tomato based sauce. It's a UK favorite, and most people really love it. If you get scared from bad food experiences- just one warning: the rice has cloves in it, take those out when you see them, they will be large black pods, not hard to miss- but you'll sure know when you bite into one ;) **Visit their website for the menu, they also do catering. read more

Kababesh Grill - Inside - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

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Extremely overpriced for the dishes offered. We were traveling and decided to have dinner at the restaurant. It seemed that they were about to close in an hour and would take longer to order from ala carte so we decided to go ahead with the buffet dinner. However once we started we realized how over priced it was. There was only one grill item (tandoori chicken) and no Biryani/nihari and they were charging $15.99 per person. Normal range we have seen is $12 -15 with all the above things I mentioned plus a lot more variety. I will not recommend buffet to anyone. read more

Great food , went in on a Friday night , they had amazing variety of food on the Buffett. Extremely friendly staff , clean place with lots of space to sit. Will definitely be back ! read more

Previous owner of this location was a nice guy but the place needed a spring cleaning almost every time we came. I think that the place was recently purchased definitely cleaned the place and took the ugly curtains that were hanging on the windows off and the food is top notch now the goat curry is by far the best in kc and everything is just so balanced not too spicy but still flavorful. Love this place now can't wait to come again during Ramadan! read more

3/16/2014: WORST FOOD EVER! If you wanna waste your $$ then eat their buffet. We went there on a Thursday night for buffet and the entire menu was STALE except bread! I can't believe they charge this much money for crappy food! They don't even deserve a star. 2/20/2015: I have to share this with all of you. So, one day I called there and asked if they cooked the fresh food today. The girl on the phone kept saying oh everything is fresh daily. I told her that is a lie because I have eaten here before and my husband went there twice aswell with his colleagues to give it a chance but no luck. Then she admitted that yeah we actually DO NOT COOK EVERYDAY except naan (the bread). I told her that I appreciated her honesty. I have asked many people in my circle about this place and all have the same concerns and feedback. We will never ever go to this place again!! read more

Came for the buffet twice, food is pretty good. The prices are a little bit high for the buffet though compared to other buffet places I've been too! Overall good Pakistani cuisine to dine at in Kansas! Definitely try the kheer dessert! One of the best! read more

We ordered two entrees and two appetizers for 4 people. It was plenty of food and flavors. We love it!

Been for the lunch buffet ... Quality of the food is good. But the number of items are very less and disappointed with the number... !! read more

Kababesh Grill - So called biryani !! - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

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I ordered takeout from here. 1 seekh kabab. 1 keema naan. 1 chicken manchurian. I do not have any complaints about the food whatsoever. The food was tasty. It was fresh. The keema naan was surprisingly good. The plain naan that came with the seekh kabab was soft and fresh. The chicken manchurian reminded me of Chinese restaurants in Pakistan. The spice level was mild as I requested. I am going to order a chicken biryani from here tonight and plan on checking out their breakfast package (chana bhatura or halwa puri - whatever is available) on Sunday morning. I am pleased with Kababesh Grill and recommend it to others. read more

I tried the dinner buffet recently. Curries are not tasty, chicken haleem is ok ok, roti and biriyanis are good. Price is costly for the buffet. read more

I didn't really like what I ordered,I wanted to try out the Goat paya,I was totally disappointed,Firstly it was pricey ,and the quantity was so little ,and forget that ,there wasn't any taste ! read more

We walked in on a Saturday evening, prior to going to the symphony, and they were offering a buffet. Usually I'm not into the buffets because the food can be tired and blah, but we didn't have time to go look for another place to eat. I'm glad we stayed, because the food at Kababesh Grill was very good! There was a very nice assortment of dishes and accompaniments, and it all looked and tasted fresh and good. The choices were "meatier" than at many South Asian restaurants, probably reflecting that this is owned by Pakistanis who, as Muslims, eat more meat than the Hindus. There were lots of chicken dishes, plus some interesting fried fish and a goat dish. There was a bright orange and very tasty mango custard for dessert, along with a rice pudding I liked very much. The food was all nicely spiced but not extremely hot, which I prefer -- too much chili tends to mask all the other interesting flavors. The service was fine -- very friendly young women who cleared away the used plates and kept our drinks refilled. My symphony partner also liked the food and we'd both go back. I'd like to try another night when it's possible to order off the menu. This restaurant is located in the same small shopping center on 119th just west of U.S. 69 as 888 International Market, the China Palace restaurant (right next door) and an Indian market. If you get inspired by the food you ate at Kababesh Grill, you can buy all the ingredients at the two markets! read more

I did not order anything except haleem. Worst haleem i ever had! We ordered chicken haleem (harees) and it was very bad. I like the mutton version and it tastes real good in other places. Go and try at a different place. Do not waste ur money for this dish at this place. read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. EVER... I went for buffet dinner in this place. Food was pathetic. It was nowhere near to authentic Indian or Pakistani food. Chicken tandoori was tasteless and had color on it. I never had worse chicken biryani in my life. It was just some kind of rice and that also not basmati. Saag Paneer was oily and again had no taste. Do not ever go to this place. Plus buffet was expensive. read more

The food here was delicious. We had Lamb Mughlai, Nav Ratan Korma, and another specialty dish, I think it was called Haleem. All three were really flavorful. We got one hot and the others medium spice, and the hot was not terribly hot. There was a delicious green sauce (mint and sylantro puree) and yogurt sauce. The naan was spectacular, fresh and puffy. Service was very friendly. read more

I first went to this restaurant quite some time ago and it was very good and competitive with other Indian restaurants in the are, but it has apparently fallen on bad times. Indeed, if you see a good review on here, check the date, I'm betting it dates back some time. Today I went in around 12:30 after it had already been open for at least an hour and i was clearly the first person to come in. The buffet had fewer items than any other Indian buffet I've visited. The items were also simply not up to the standards that I've come to expect from this cuisine. The food wasn't bad and I got enough to eat, but wished I had gone elsewhere. The real shock came when I went to pay the tab. I got the buffet and water to drink and the bill was $3-4 higher than any of the other Indian restaurants I've eaten at. Ruchi's just a short distance away is vastly superior and also much cheaper. While I was there a family of four came in. they were the only other people who came in while I was there and while they did go through the buffet, they barely touched their food and left quickly. Bottom line is that once this was a pretty decent place to eat, but it has apparently fallen on hard times and is trying to sqeeze every dime out of the business they can before they go under by charging high prices, fewer dishes and lower quality ingredients. My recommendation is to go to any of the other Indian restaurants in the area and skip by this unless you're doing it as a personal charity contribution to the owners. I won'r be back again. read more

This is the worst lunch buffet I ever had. Food taste horrible. Depressing ambience. Very little variety and top of that it is ridiculously expensive (19.95$ person - it was so called their special). I can imgaine if this is their special, how horrible would be their regular buffet. I would never ever recommend this restaurant to anyone and will never go there again. I feel sorry for thos who are planning to go there. I can definitely have better food even at fast food restaurants. My rating is 0 out of 5. Unfortunately I cannot give 0 rating here. So have to select 1. :-( Normally, I dont write reviews for resturants, but after this experience I had too. read more

My boyfriend says this place reminds him of his mom's home cooking (he's Bangladeshi). He says the Paya (goes straight for), Nihari, and Chicken Biryani are amazing/his favorite. If he had his way, we would eat there everyday... or at least every Sunday, (we typically go for the buffet at least once a month on a Sunday). I personally like the lamb korma, but generally find several dishes to enjoy. One thing we could agree on is that we would like to see even more dishes on the buffet (though they have a large variety) just because we are greedy. Guess we will have to go back at dinner time to get those dishes... We also like having the Chai available with the buffet. :) read more

I've been visiting this place since it first opened and always had decent food and service. On the most recent visit on 12-11-16, my experience was entirely different. My food was not hot when it was brought out, my water glass wasn't refilled from the time we were seated, no-one came by to ask if everything was alright or if we wanted or needed anything else, I had to hunt someone down to get the carry-out boxes (Why should I eat tepid Indian food? I can take it home to re-heat.) We never received a check. So disappointing that we won't be returning. KC has come a long way from the days when Mother India was the only Indian restaurant in the metro, so no need to put up with mediocre food and lousy service. I guess the buffet wasn't horrible, but I didn't try that. read more

Ok, this place has good and bad qualities, but I keep going back. Why? NIHARI. I don't know if it's the best example of the genre, I have no reference, but I discovered it here. It's a Pakistani stew, more about the sauce than the meat. Beef, made with marrow bones and shin, luscious and oniony and garlicky and gingery. A pale-ish sauce, thickened with flour, the eating experience is creamy and rich. Really good stuff. There is no predominant spice flavor that I notice, but it's a complex spice taste with mace, coriander, cumin, pepper. Not particularly hot (chile hot) as they make it here. I loved this dish so much that I started making it at home. They also serve another stew called paya, which I think is goat, and seems to maybe have tomatoes in it. Very collegeny, rich and also good. There is a salad bar kinda thing with condiments like cucumber/tomato/cilantro salad and mint salsa and a yoghurt preparation, plus lettuce salad etc. Niihari is traditionally accompanied by slivered fresh ginger and cilantro (I learned this on the internet, btw) and these are also on the salad bar. Worth using. The salads always have seemed fresh. There's chicken things on the buffet as well but I never bother with that. It seems to be buffet only, the one time I tried to order from the menu they wouldn't let me. The service ranges from indifferent to actively hostile. I am not sure what's up with that. Actually once this wasn't the case, I was there about a month ago and the person who seems to be the owner was friendly and refilled my water even, a first. I don't expect this to happen again, but who knows, maybe they have a new policy. Usually groups of (apparently) Pakistani families dining there, seems to be pretty kid friendly. The pricing is variable. Sometimes it's $13, sometimes, ack, it's $26. Possibly they hate me more than usual on the $26 days. I just don't know. But the Nihari, it's so tasty. So I will go back again. read more

I have never had Indian food before so my wife and I decided to try the Kababesh Grill for the brunch buffet. Now I am not going to attempt to name any of the items that I tried because I couldn't tell you what any of them were. Checked in here and got very good mango smoothies for it. I decided to try everything that I could and see how it would go. First thing I noticed is the flavor jumping put in everything that I tasted. Not to spicy not to sweet, very well balanced. Everything tasted fresh and very good. The servers were very attentive in clearing plates and refilling drinks. Overall very good. So glad that we tried it. We will defiantly try it again in the future. read more

After a 3.5 hour drive, we arrived at Kababesh at 8. Hoping to treat ourselves with good Pakistani food on Eid, we went in found out it was buffet only. When we got up to the buffet, it was nearly empty. There were no naans and we had to wait 20 mins before they came. They would have been delivered earlier, but there was a table of 10 Hijabun ladies, who came AFTER us and were given naans three times before the naans made it to our table. The gentlemen in blue shirt who was dinning with them, was going in the kitchen and grabbing the naans for their table. I only had 4 kids who were very hungry and they were overlooked by these selfish diners. This would have never happened in an American establishment. I was astonished to see the spirit of Ramazan had vanished so quickly. Needless to say this was our last visit to this place. read more