Excellent food choices. Food is very delicious especially chicken karahi, BBQ and naan Services excellent serve hot food. Good desi ambiance. 100/100 read more

Amazing food and service. On point Best part is the serving portions Great taste Perfect ambience and homely environment read more

HORRIBLE experience!!!! TL;DR they catered a family wedding, were HORRENDOUS people, were SHADY about their pricing, FORGOT dishes, and HARASSED family members at the end. Recently catered a wedding through them and it was an AWFUL experience. They were incredibly rude and demeaning, especially towards women. We signed a contract and submitted a deposit at our own insistence to ensure service. The owner Akmal insisted that he would be there personally to handle everything, then he went to Pakistan two weeks before the wedding. His son Muhammad and daughter lied and said he was in Florida and that he'd be back in time to manage the wedding (he was not back obviously, he literally went to Pakistan). They lied and said the price of everything doubled ONE week before the wedding because of their overhead costs, so we ended up paying double some costs because they were so pushy about it and threatened not to honor our contract. They initially said delivery would be $200 and then changed it last minute to $400, and justified this by saying they used a truck emoji which made zero sense. At the wedding itself, they forgot to put out dishes!!!! They forgot our only vegetarian appetizer, so the few vegetarians at the wedding had NOTHING to eat for the first 45 minutes until we noticed and told them they had to put out all the food. THEN they forgot a whole dessert item as well!!!! The end of the wedding came around and the weddings coordinators wrote a check for the whole invoice--the whole price of the food, tax, including $150 per server, an additional service charge, and gratuity. THEN the owner's son Muhammad came around and started HARASSING all of the family members for MORE money!!!!!!!! He went up to every uncle and the mother of the bride and the groom himself and insisting that he needed more money for a tip when gratuity was ALREADY included... DURING THE WEDDING!!!! Finally, they were supposed to pack all the food for the families to take home... They TOOK IT ALL WITH THEM. They literally took all the food home after harassing everyone at the wedding and probably served leftovers at their crappy restaurant the next day. in short, NEVER EVER CATER FROM HERE. NEVER EAT HERE. They are awful human beings and the food wasn't even good. Absolutely would NEVER RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE. read more

My husband, toddler and I ordered from here ( to go ) for the first time yesterday. We have been missing out! The food is delicious, everything is made fresh and we are definitely going to eat from here again. I'm surprised this place isn't always busy. It's delicious!! read more

I stumbled upon this restaurant. Ordered the malai chicken kabob it was so soft and tasty came with this yummy rice, channa and a naan. I was getting it to go but had to sit down and taste it. One bite to next i had devoured 1/2 my to go box! So I went back for more. Its Eid so they were very busy with lots of large orders. I got their daily special. Chicken biriyani it was a mountain of fragrant and colorful plate! It was also very yummy!! Will definitely be going back to try more items on the menu. read more

Karahi Kabob Sweets - Chicken Briyani and mint chutney - Middle Eastern Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

I was there with my husband last week. We ordered biryani and nihari and haleem. You can just tell by looking at the food that the food was not fresh. Haleem was reheated many times that it was super dark brown. Biryani rice were also reheated by ghee or oil that they were so hard. Meat was also very hard to chew. The same case was with nihari. We couldn't even finish the food and left hungry. On our way home, my husband started getting heart burn by the food and I didn't think of anything but after few hours myself had the same issue as extreme acid reflux that I made myself throw up to make myself better. Please serve fresh food. It is not okay to serve 3 to 4 days old days food read more

The food was really good. The buffet has a nice selection and it was well made. The chicken wrap was also good. The service was slow and i had to ask where my order was multiple times and they brought the appetizer at the end of the meal lol. There's also a lot of flies inside. It felt like I was sitting outside! Please pay attention to service and cleanliness. read more

Very delicious food great customer service amazing goat Karahi and family plater and Kheer was amazing

No one working there wore masks. No concern for other people. Then only included half my takeout order. Then bagged everything so it leaked but didn't provide napkins. This was a disaster takeout experience. The food was... fine. But I would never go back. read more

Food was really tasty and fresh. Customer service was very accommodating to our large group who was all visiting from out of town. Highly recommend it! read more

Karahi Kabob Sweets - Middle Eastern Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

We ordered a variety of food. For starters we loved the veggie samosas with The chutney sauce. The rice is flavored with cinnamon and it will not disappoint. The chicken kabob boneless platter is tender and full of flavor. Our favorite kabob was the chicken with green chili skewer. The rice pudding was so on point we ordered an extra side to go. read more

Karahi Kabob Sweets - Middle Eastern Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

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Excellent goat biriyani! Best I've ever had! Amazing cochlea karahi and butter chicken as well.

Was gonna check it out but each dish is $20+. Food looks good based on pictures but the prices ain't it chief.

Fast-casual counter-service restaurant which is very typical in Northern Virginia. They will bring your order out to your table. You pick up plastic utensils located on a table to the side. I really love karahi and just need my fix every now and then. (They also have buffet at certain times of day, call to ask for the time, I didn't do the buffet here because it's not really my thing) Lamb Karahi: This is generously sized just right for two people. Comes with several pieces of flatbread. The meat is bone-in, juicy, flavorful, on par with a lot of other Northern Virginia kabob places. You can specify which spicy level you want - we went for medium and I feel like I could have gone for something spicier. I felt quite full sharing this order with one other person. I see a lot of Yelp complaints regarding catering and price discrepancies. I can't really comment on those, but if you literally just want to walk in and order for dine-in service, or use the buffet, I don't see how you can be ripped off. All I can say is that the karahi is outstanding and I am very satisfied especially since I live so close to this place. read more

Karahi Kabab restaurant recently renovated is a great Pakistani cuisine restaurant for both eat in and take out. Offering desi breakfast on weekends. Owner chef Akmal is friendly onsite manager. read more

Recently Karahi Kabob jumped their price almost double for all items and reduced the quantity making it 2 way profit increasing. It is true increasing price is an easy way to improve profitability but reduced customer meaning loosing business. If you are looking for short term business goal and planning to close the business soon then it is a fantastic strategy. Otherwise, increase price slowly and don't reduce quantity so that customers don't get upset and abandon you place. Thanks read more

If I could, I'd give them minus points. A few days before eid, we went and placed a large order for a family gathering of 20 people. As many of you can imagine, it wasn't cheap. We ordered kabab, biryani and karahi per the management's suggestion along with naan. We later added 2 veggie options to accommodate more people coming. We paid extra for delivery and on the day of eid get together, got our food delivered in subpar condition (dripping, dirty on the outside) but chalked it off to the delivery and not the restaurant. Bringing the food in, I could smell spoiled biryani but with the guests arriving, I went ahead and placed it ready for tj to be served. With a total of 30 people when I opened the food, it smelled so spoiled and bad. We paid $500 for this food, which came spoiled. I was so embarrassed and my husband called the management and restaurant endlessly to ask them what happened and if they could correct the order. We didn't eant the money back, just didn't want to be embarrassed in front of hungry guests. We ended up ordering pizza because the food was not edible. We called the restaurant during the following days, with no response. An apology would have done it but I would NEVER RECOMMEND THEM. Horrible service. Horrible food(would make a person passing by the food sick). A waste of time and money. read more

You don't need to wear a mask at this restaurant. Because none of the staff were wearing one. To the management: During this pandemic where COVID is raging and took the lives of so many loved ones. I/we would appreciate it if you showed some respect to those who come to your restaurant and support your business. Put the damn MASK on. Prevent the spread save life!!. read more

They raised the price for the items tremendously. The customer service is terrible. Food was below average....of course not everything was freshly made. I wouldn't recommend the place for the price, customer service, and food quality. read more

3 stars is definitely accurate. Hit or miss on food items. Great service but unfortunately boneless chicken karahi was a definite miss . Didn't even look like karahi (looked more like butter chicken). Haleem however was great. read more

AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Waited for almost an hour for the "house special". The staff never spoke English and was very rude to customers. Every single person had a complaint on the consistency of taste, amount, or time it took, and now I can see why. Staff were not practicing social distancing and didn't have masks. Food was handled without changing gloves. Tasted like any other restaurant in the vicinity. Top it all off, there was no place to sit since it was still under construction. Just about the worst case scenario in a post covid-19 restaurant/takeout experience. First and last visit... read more

Yum. Yum. Yum. This is my second time in life eating Pakistani food. The first time was so good I never forgot it. This time was no different. It doesn't matter what you order because it's all delicious. A note of caution for people who can't take spicy food. Otherwise it was a blissful dining experience for a reasonable price and delivery! If you like Indian food, you will love Pakistani cuisine. Yum. Yum. Yum. read more

I been different indian and Pakistani restaurants but these chickpeas OMG so good. The way they cook the taste they have yammmmmmm. I love them. This restaurant is not really fancy comparing to neighborhood but food is much better than others. read more

Karahi Kabob Sweets - Middle Eastern Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

Had a chicken biryani which was seriously bad. It seemed like they just reheated leftovers from another day. Why run a restaurant if you can't be bothered to prepare fresh food. Please avoid this place like a plague. read more

Avoid if you have allergies!! Food was good, but unfortunately we have a nut allergy and the food came with nuts, despite the fact that we asked multiple times (over the phone and in person) about nuts and specified that we had an allergy (we were told there were no nuts in any of the food). We caught it before it was an issue, but these mistakes can be life threatening. Deeply disappointing. read more

MOVING FORWARD, I WILL ONLY EAT INDIAN/PAKISTANI CHICKEN KABOBS. Nothing against chicken kabobs from other countries, but the Indian/Pakistani versions with their yogurt-based marinades combined with seasonings unique to Indian/Pakistani cuisine are my cup of tea. So moist. So flavorful. So delicious. And karahi kabob is a wonderful place to have your first try of this meat on a stick. I really, really enjoyed my chicken today (in case you can't tell). It came out this gorgeous fluorescent red-orange hue and tasted amazing. I appreciated how tender and well-seasoned the meat was. And the accompanying side of chickpeas was also fantastic. Their naan is fluffy and crisp on the outside. Karahi kabob is a casual, counter service spot, but it still seemed very comfortable and not as hole-in-the-wall as some other similar establishments. I have nothing against businesses that don't put a lot into atmosphere or decor, but karahi kabob does make the customer experience all the more enjoyable thanks to its overall cleanliness and music and decor that take you to the Indian subcontinent. Heard good reviews for the butter chicken, so that's next on my list of dishes to try. read more

Extremely horrible service. Wasted 2 hours of my time waiting to be told they cant take doordash order. When i placed an order through doordash and the driver was already there waiting they had to cancel it because they wont take doordash orders anymore. He couldn't tell me once the order came in 10 min but no he had wasted my time waiting for the food which never came tells me 2 hours later placed an order 5:30 got told at 7:45pm we cant deliver. I try to talk to manager but was extremely rude and very not professional. Highly avoid delivery from this place disrespectful People. read more

Called ahead to order 2 orders of Butter Chicken and a side of rice. I was told to pick it up in 20 minutes. I grabbed food for my kids on the way and got there 25 min later. When I arrived, the place was empty except for 1 table with 2 men at it. They recognized me when I said I placed a phone order, and immediately got my rice off of their buffet and packed it up for me and set it aside. My kids and I waited an additional 20 minutes for the Butter Chicken that they OBVIOUSLY forgot to tell the kitchen about. No one said a word to us about it. No apologies or explanations or discounts. My kids food (in the car) was cold by the time we received our order, as was the rice. $40 for 2 half servings of Butter Chicken and an order of rice and TERRIBLE service. Ridiculous. read more

Great space with amazing customer service. Their lunch buffet is perfect for a mid day meal. Pristinely clean for those practicing social distancing and awareness during these rough times! read more

Karahi Kabob Sweets - So fresh and so clean! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

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Hands down the best Kabob in Springfield. My go to place if I don't feel like driving all the way out to Kabob Palace in Crystal City. Some may wonder is it better than Kabob Palace? IMHO they are both equally tasty its just a different taste. I have been here twice. The first time ordering the queen kabob combo to go. This consists of boneless chicken and a ground beef roll (kubideh??), salad, rice, chick peas, and naan. So I went in and the first thing that hits you is the hypnotizing smell of authentic deliciousness. I notice they have a buffet and as tempted as I wanted to sit down for the buffet I had a van of kids and wife waiting for me as they did not want kabob and had already ordered thai next door. I proceeded to order, and the nice gentleman said it would be approx 10 min. I said okay no prob ill wait in the van outside with the kids and be back. Let me tell you how awesome this guy is. He says, I will bring it out to you when its finished. Then also added.. "Here take and try some of this buffet out to the kids". He gives me a plate of a few samples off the buffet. Im thinkin this place already awesome and I haven't even tried anything. Kids loved the samples minus some spicy things. As promised while in the van the gentleman comes out and hands me my order curbside. Went home and as suspected everything in the queen kabob was delicious. I had finally found my Kabob place in Springfield right near home. The second time I went here for the buffet and just as consistent with my first experience all the food was great. As far as decor and ambiance goes this place is lacking. But we come here for the food right? The buffet is kind of similar to Kabob Palace with a few more options. Choose your own table cafeteria style. Plastic wear and styrofoam plates are used. Rice and naan come out to you fresh. If this place advertised a little better I am sure it would destroy the kabob places close by; which I have also experienced and doesn't even come close. price quality and freshness. read more

After seeing the reviews, I took my family here one Saturday afternoon. The others wanted to leave upon entering, but I advised them to ignore the ambiance. I was hoping to discover a hidden gem. We could barely keep anything down. The only thing we liked was the nan. Our daughters complained of feeling sick and we left quickly. The bill was about $50 for 2 adults and 2 children. We'll definitely stick to Moby Dick when craving kebobs. read more

Yum! The bone-in chicken is delicious! Service and ambiance are a little lacking, but not out of the ordinary for this type of restaurant. The food is amazing: tasty grilled meat, soft naan, big portions. read more

Food is decent but their ordering process isn't. Their prices don't align with their online website. On numerous accounts my family has paid a "variety" of prices for the same dish. They also do not inform you fully of what comes with the order and what is separate. If you're placing a large order, ask each detail and pricing. Do not go based off the online menu. read more

I really did not like this place. The man working here was a sweet Pakistani man and the prices were reasonable. Unfortunately however the place is not that clean and really needs more attention to cleaning. The fact that the store was not that clean really made it hard for me to eat here. The buffet was also not that good. The food was okay. One problem with the bread was it had a strong yeast flavor in it. If this place was cleaned and the heat lamps for the buffet were hotter then I would think this would move up two stars. Overall I really did not like this place and won't return. I decided to do this review because the only reason I ate here despite everything was the Yelp reviews. read more

Visited the food truck version during a stop in Ballston. Had an order of butter chicken with chick peas, and a piece of naan. The butter chicken was watery and barely flavored. The little it did have was strangely sweet and not in a good way. The chicken was a little firm too. For $10, it was a little on the high side for a smallish helping that wasn't very good. Not a repeat for me, perhaps the sit down restaurant is better. read more

I've only been here once and have only had the Queens Combo (chicken and kofta) but damn that was the best and moistest chicken kabob I've ever had. The kofta was pretty good too but the chicken is what blew me away. I tend to stick with lamb and/or kofta (I guess kubideh at Persian places) because chicken kabobs always tend to be on the dry side. Flame kabob (down the street and also good) had just turned me back on to giving chicken a chance. Flame kabob has a more Middle Eastern taste (and brown rice) while Karahi has a more Indian/Pakistani taste (and saffron rice) My friend got the buffet and ate a few plates while I was waiting for my food. I was starting to regret my decision....until my food came out. Gave my friend a taste and he regretted his. Btw the buffet seems like a good enough deal just not the entrees that interest me. The guy behind the counter (server/busboy/cashier/possibly the owner) recommended I call ahead next time as it did take a while to prepare. I'll probably be doing that next time but then again I did like how fresh everything was. Food was great. Service was good. Portions were good. I'll be back - maybe for dinner tonight. read more

Disclaimer: I've been cutting down on meats so all I had was the buffet items with rice and naan. I do love Karahi and it was tempting to see my buddies eating their dishes but I managed to taste the sauce and it was delish. Flavor on the buffet items were very good and although it lacks atmosphere and very little service, the gentleman behind the counter was very pleasant, friendly and the food was good, which is the point, right? Prices are very reasonable for this kind of fare and I would recommend. I thought this was connected to Ravi Kabob but apparently not. I must try the sweets next time, it looked great. read more

So walked in here with a friend the other day checked the menu to see what they got, and I shit you not as o opened the menu, a fat roach crawled across it. I was so disgusted I handed back my menu and walked right out. I do not recommend this place unless you're trying to spend your night on the toilet. read more

Hands down on the best places to eat Indian/Pakistani food in Virginia. It is a small place but the food taste is very authentic. I am a vegetarian and for lunch, there was plenty of vegetarian options. The owner is very friendly and goes above and beyond to get your request. He made masala chai for us and had a pleasure to munch on fresh samosas at one time. If you call ahead for this place, you will reduce waiting time and can specify your taste/what you want. There are various kinds of breads that he makes than the traditional Nan , just have to ask him. I would go again and suggest others to check out this place. I have been there for lunch only, but I am sure the dinner and the non-vegetarian options are equally delicious. read more

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CUSTOMER SERVICE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, Very Good CUSTOMER SERVICE. Amazing food. The owner WILL treat you like a family member. Customer service is the reason why i drive 40 miles to eat here. Food is very good. Authentic Pakistani food with just right amount of flavor. read more