I can't believe this was my first time at Shaheen for having grown up in the area. The owner if the SWEETEST! Full of pride for his craft. These are what Indian sweets SHOULD taste like. I usually frequent Usha for my sweets, where everything tastes the same. Shaheen gives an experience effete each sweet has a distinct flavor and story to go with it. While mostly store front, the hospitality is huge. I look forward to coming back, this is the only place I will go for sweets. read more

Shaheen sweets, has been a neighborhood establishment for traditional sweets and I believe they had some savories as well I selected a box of 4, and if I recall correctly the round one was my favorite and the pistachio second. It was my first time having South Asian sweets and the prices were good and the service was excellent. read more

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Was so happy to be in the area during their grand opening. The store is very simply designed and clean with the pastry case as the focal point. We ordered an assortment of sweets & everything was very fresh and delicious. Service was very friendly and helpful especially since I didn't know the names of any of the sweets. We were also gifted some delicious kulfi that the owner made himself. I hope that once they get settled, they'll put the names & descriptions for all that deliciousness. read more

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Hands down, these are the best sweets I have ever tasted. One bite was all it took to hook me. I have had a chance to savor a variety of their fantastic sweets and every single one was pure perfection--each one richer and more delicious than the last. They are smooth, decadent and indulgent, without being overly sweet. They strike that perfect balance where every bite feels luxurious and satisfying. Honestly they're so good, they should be sinful. This has become my favorite dessert of all time. I can't get enough of them and I find myself craving them constantly. I must add, the store also had the best meat patties I've ever had! read more

The best mithai in New York! They offer a great variety, and everything is always incredibly fresh. The owner is very warm and welcoming with genuine hospitality. Whether you're a regular or a first time visitor, you'll feel right at home. read more

Shaheen Sweets - Bakeries Near Me - Queens, New York

Omggggg their desi sweets are sooooo good. Shaheen sweets is located in New York but ship everywhere in America. This is the real deal for meethai (that means sweets). If you love Desi sweets of any kind, you will find them here. They have sweets like: barfi, laado, gulab jamun, habshi halwa etc. I enjoyed everything that I ordered. We ordered combined over 52 pounds of meethai for FL and relatives in VA and NY. The owner Tariq sahib, is a very nice gentleman who knows his meethai. He gave us a ton of choices while we were figuring out what we wanted to order. The meethai came in 1 pound boxes and was nicely wrapped. Our families loved the meethai and this place is considered one of the best in the U.S. Living in FL we have nothing like this and I'm glad I can order it from Shaheen and get it shipped to FL. Happy sweet eating and try this desi deliciousness of sweetness. . In their website they have different promos to try variety of sweets. ~ read more

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Mithai was absolutely fresh and delicious. Customer service was also excellent. every time I emailed they got back to me right away.

Best sweets. Available across the US. Dependable, honest, reliable business and reasonable prices read more

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This place has amazing mithai! Some of the best I've tried in America! They ship to your home, we live three hours from this place but they still shipped! And the food was very fresh when it was delivered read more

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This is my first time ordering from this company. They did an outstanding job for me. The sweets were awesome. Everyone enjoyed them. Items were very fresh. My order was packed with care and delivered on time. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the confectioner who made the occasion more special by preparing those wonderful treats. Many blessings. read more

I don't do reviews often,but when I do it's always a 10/10 experience. From the owner making me feel as if I'm family,to the sweets being the best Indian sweets I've ever had. Sweets are ordered to go,however I did enjoy a really nice conversation with the owner. Will definitely be returning. read more

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Pakistani sweets/mithai/snack shop. The owner is very nice and the sweets are amazing. I had a sample of a few of the sweets and wow they were super delicious. The sweets are fresh and taste amazing. Highly recommended. I will definitely be back to try other things. He said he also ships them anywhere in the country within 2 days. read more

Shaheen Sweets - Mix box. Has some fog from the freshness. - Bakeries Near Me - Queens, New York

We have had Shaheen Sweets for as long as I can remember! Their mithai NEVER disappoints. Always freshly made. It is of quality and has great service. Thank you:) read more

I went in with my brother to check it out, it's not a place you can sit down nor does it have a formal register area. It's a commercial kitchen because this establishment mostly ships out their orders. They have been in business since 1973 and are truly masters of their craft. The owner, Mr. Shaheen, is very friendly and welcoming; he gave us samples and they were so delicious and fresh! We had great conversation and we ended up purchasing two boxes of sweets. We will definitely be back! Quality and customer service is what we look for and this shop was a 10/10 read more

Shaheen Sweets - We ordered two of these boxes! Freshly made sweets and so delicious! You can choose which sweets you want and "create" your own box. - Bakeries Near Me - Queens, New York

The Shaneen Mithai store is a paradise for anyone with a sweet tooth. I contacted Tariq bhai with a very special request while they moved to the new location . He was amazingly helpful and accomodating . I highly recommend stopping by for a delicious treat! read more

From beginning to end a perfect experience. Needed a gift for a client that I knew was Halal and asked a coworker for a suggestion. Shaheen sweets was her suggestion. I emailed the store and a lovely helpful lady promptly called me back. She was so accommodating and helpful and help put together a lovely selection of sweets and gift wrapping and shipping. My client was so pleased with the gift and was also familiar with Shaheen Sweets. He loved the selection and was very appreciative. Thank you read more

Amazing service. Sweets are always fresh and taste great. He's creative and is good at experimenting and putting together new things that are really delicious. I would not pass up on ordering from Shaheen sweets...trust me, you will be missing out if you don't at least try them! read more

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Unfortunately, my daughter was not going to make it home for Ramazan, and I wanted her to have a little taste of home. A simple Google search for mithai shipments brought me to Shaheen Sweets. I contacted Tariq with a special request, and he was amazingly responsive and accommodating. His exceptional customer service made the whole process simple and easy. The mithai shipped out when promised, arrived on time and was packaged so well that not one piece was damaged. Most importantly, my daughter had a little taste of home and can't stop talking about how delicious every piece of mithai was. We have definitely found our new go-to business for mithai. read more

I was looking for Pakistani bakeries that did deliveries across the US because I wanted to send some mithai to my boyfriend for Ramadan and I am so glad I found this place! First of all, they already made things easy on me because they were offering mithai packages with a list of favorites to choose from which is exactly what I was looking for. And at the time they were running a special with only $5 shipping! I also loved that their online ordering process was simple and streamlined which is often hard to come by with smaller local shops. I also got a chance to speak with the owner, Tariq, briefly because I wanted to add a note to my order and he was immediately accommodating. He was so nice over the phone, and was very responsive when I had another follow up question about my order. Finally, I should mention that this order was going all the way across the country to the middle of nowhere so, due to no fault of the bakery, it was going to take almost five days for delivery! So I was a little nervous that the sweets would be stale by the time they arrived. Well, I don't know what kind of magic they did with the packaging but my boyfriend said that they were perfectly fresh and delicious when he got them and smelled amazing! I noticed that this place hasn't gotten any reviews in quite a while but they absolutely deserve a great one so I'm definitely recommending you check this place out. read more

Shaheen Sweets makes the best South Asian sweets I've tasted in the New York area, and their prices are very reasonable! I highly recommend them to all! read more

They've got good naan and kebabs. But, go for the kashmiri chai!!! Ask for it exactly like that. It's a sweet milky chai, made with rooh afza (pink colored rose syrup) and they put sliced almonds in it... 'n it's a dolla! It's da frikin bomb. read more

I've been looking for a reputable South Asian mithai place that offers delivery for quite some time and this definitely hits the spot! Great shipping times, packaging is excellent and the quality of the sweets are top tier as well. Will definitely order again soon read more

Really well spice samosas. The sweets were excellent too. Don't hesitate and go support your small biz.

I can't say enough about how good the sweets are at Shaheens. Tariq is always so accommodating in showing us the difference in the sweets. We've even given them to our doctors and they loved it. So we ordered more and will be giving them out to family members. Thank you for always serving the community with these amazing sweets. :) read more

If you want the worlds best Mithai (sweets) Shaheen Sweets is the place to go. Now since they are online it's one click away. Delicious and authentic. read more

Mohammad Ajmal 5 stars It was really nice experience with shaheen Sweets when I placed my order and it was delivered on the promised day, date,time. Sweets were really fresh and delicious. Nobody is making sweets like shah... read more

Shaheen sweets is such a great mithai. Drool worthy does not even begin to describe my love for their ladoos. Their mithai has been a staple at all of our families happy memories since the 80s. Their shipping is quick and packaged perfectly. The product is sent with care. Each morsel is heavenly. You can not go wrong with any and all products from Shaheen. read more

Never had to eat here.... The sweets are a big TURN OFF the restaurant is a big TURN OFF but their $1 CHAI ROCKS!!!!! especially in winter don't try buyin the chai with a $20 bill , they will make you wait like 10 minutes for a change , seen it bein done numerous times... read more

My Indian food discovery phase began, unfortunately, with the E. 6th st. row restaurants. At that time, anything that tasted remotely different from other cuisines was sufficient., even if every restaurant was, as legend has it, using the same kitchen. I eventually "discovered" Jackson Diner, and thought "nothing could get better then this." Surely, this is what Indian food was supposed to taste like. Wrong again. After discovering places such as Kebab King and the corner Chicken And Rice vendor on 74th and Broadway, I finally found the real stuff. I would say the final leg in my Indian culinary evolution was a trip to Shaheen's. Although I've only been once, the meal was superb. This was my first experience with Goat Curry, and I am sure that I will be going back for more. Everything was exactly how I like my Indian (and in this case Pakistani) food: full of flavor, rich and distinctive sauces, and a spicy kick that is only a notch below "Indian spicy." And the prices...half the price of Jackson Diner for an entree? You've gotta be kidding me. I hope that others will join me in venturing beyond Jackson Diner and 6th Street to places like Shaheen. You are doing yourself a great service. read more

They reeled me in with the neon and Christmas lights and caught me with the lour of sweets! Indian desserts are always a hit or miss for me but I love experimenting and trying new things. My favorite thing here was the Coconut Saffron Balushahi, which is basically a doughnut but is moister and denser. Its orange and is the only thing in the shop that looks like a donut, so its easy to spot. Don't worry if you don't know what anything is called when ordering here, I always just point at what I want and I see Indians doing the same thing. I also really liked the other orange and obvious dessert, Gajrela. Its carrot based, and is a moist sweet carrot bread. There was another brown rectangular sweet next to it, that I have no idea what it is called, that seemed to be the most popular item ordered when I was there. It was essentially a sweet, moist, nut-packed bread. The cashew barfi was pretty good, but not on par with some of the other sweet shops in the area. I wasn't a fan of the Mesoor (Brown and tan rectangle). Literally its sugar, butter and pinch of flour, fried. Like some other indian sweets, it might just not be my thing. It immediately disintegrates in your mouth and tastes like a spoonful of sugar washed down with a shot of liquid butter. I think the one here might have been over cooked which made it worse. I'm not a fan of Cham chams and am picky about Gulab Jamun, so I haven't tried those here. All in all, there are some good sweet options but not the best. What really guaranteed 3 over 4 stars was that the service was very slow, inattentive and unfriendly. I have had so many great experiences at sweet shops in Jackson Heights with exceptionally friendly customer service. read more

They were very easy to work with and went above and beyond when I placed my bulk order for mithai. Very kind and considerate family company! I will definitely be ordering from here again soon :) Best mithai company out there!! read more

I have heard of this legendary sweet store in New York for many years. All my foodie friends highly recommended it as the best and most authentic Pakistani/Indian/South Asian sweet store outside of Asia. As I now live in CA, I ordered a package online for some of my south asian colleagues. Superb customer service and product. They are able to ship fresh sweets throughout the country. All my questions were promptly replied to and ordering online was quick and painless. My colleagues loved it and kept asking where I ordered from. A+ read more

I was there yesterday with my family at their new location .We had chicken makhni, biryani , sikh kabab ,naan and nihari. Everything was delicious and fresh. We also tried gulab jamin and ras mallie and it was awesome. All staff was really nice specially the owner . read more

Can't find this quality anywhere else Or you can say no one can beat them Old is gold and experience always show quality Gulab jamun and Russ gulla is the best mong dall halwa is highly recommended read more

Best Pakistani sweets in the United States, Mithai, Kulfi, Falooda, Kheer or Halwa. Everything is awsome!!

Yes, Shaheen is good, but really, my Indian/Pakistani-sweet-lover is addicted to Al Naimat, just a short walk from here. The food here is quite good also, but again...in Jackson Heights, it does not suffice to be "good" you really have to strive to be the best! read more

If you are a Desi living in the USA, you know how hard it is to find good mithai (sweets). Their mithai is as authentic as you can get here. Apparently they deliver to grocery stores all over the USA. Unfortunately, I live in a city where grocery stores do not carry Shaheen Sweets. The good news is I can order online conveniently for a reasonable shipping. Their customer service is five star as well. In particular Tariq bhai was amazing. I called him up to give him a largely positive feedback about an order. There was a minor issue that did not really warrant any rectification. What he did was quite gracious. Their Burfi is the best. read more

This place looks like the food will be bad. It is bright white fluorescent cafeteria looking. Their kebabs are amazing, great fried foods. Really nice and personable staff. But their naan. Oh. Made right there. You can watch them. The naan is comparatively expensive (relative to a dollar kebab), but taaaaasty. Open late--great drunk food! read more

this review is from about.com- it is not a personal review, as i have not been here yet. "Shaheen's is another landmark in Jackson Heights, but one little known outside the immigrant community. It's been in its present location since 1971. You can eat lunch or dinner here, but it is best known for its Indian sweets -- or more accurately, its Pakistani sweets (Shaheen's is a Pakistani restaurant). Indian sweets look odd, but turn away at your loss! They are always made with a base of butter and sugar, and may include milk, flour, nuts, or paneer (cottage cheese). Check this link for a rundown on Benghali sweets and North Indian desserts. Or better yet, walk into Shaheen's and pick up what looks best. A small assortment of sweets costs less than five dollars. If you stay for a meal, check the food on display at the counter and place your order there. Take a seat and the food will be brought to you. Prices are very reasonable. Shaheen's is very well known in the Pakistani community. On a weekday, its clientele are almost exclusively Pakistani men. " read more

It's been a family favorite for years. I think it's called dera now. Love the chicken makani and fresh naan. Although the food has deteriorated over the years since I was a kid. I still go the seating is comfortable compared to kabob king and small places like that. read more