Sometimes you just need good, home-style food and that's what brought us to Sunrise Karahi after a…read morefriend's recommendation. We went as a walk-in on a Friday night and got seated immediately, which honestly surprised me. They have plenty of seating and I loved the decor. It's very cultural and added to the whole experience. Service was a bit slow, but it seemed like there was only one girl handling everything, so I get it. We started with pani puri and wow. It's a classic but the flavor here was next level. Easily one of the best I've had and definitely a top spot for me. For mains, we got the malai boti grill and chicken karahi. My husband would rate both a solid 9.5/10. I'm a Houstonian though, so my bar for grilled meat is pretty high and I'd say more like 8.5/10. Still really good overall. Definitely a solid go-to when you're craving authentic Pakistani food but I'm in Queens so I have so many more to try!

The service was very low standard. On Mother's day setting was segregated even in 21st century New…read moreYork. Pakistani managers of this establishment treat Pakistani customers very differently here. will never go to dine in this restaurant.

So when it comes to Pakistani cuisine, this hole in the wall take out place is probably the best in…read moreJackson Heights. The area is swamped with Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Pakistani and indian food and shops, and if you are out with a family, this may not be the place to go as there is absolutely no seating in there. This is strictly a take out place. The food is delicious, specially the chicken kababs. Their Haleem and Nihari also is probably the best in the area. The first time, I just walked in by accident just to see what this place was. After having a conversation with their main chef, he tempted me to try their Haleem as a taste test and the rest is history. From there on, whenever I am in Jackson heights, I pick up food from here. The cuisine and style is mostly from Karachi, the spice level is a bit on the higher side, but if you really want to exercise your taste buds, this is the place to go. Downside: Parking is tough in that neighborhood as it is so crowded. You may have to circle around to find parking at a bit distant.

I had experienced two times I place order. I came all the way from Long Island and when I reached…read morethere, they even don't remember my order.

Ordered: 4 Steamed Chicken Momos (~$6)…read moreGoat 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!

It's been a minute since I've been to Kabab King mostly cz I associate this spot with long sit down…read moredinners 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!

The food is just OK, but the prices are impossible to argue with. I tried dahi vada, papdi chaat,…read morechana masala, and garlic naan. The naan in particular was good, evidently fresh with raw garlic and butter on top. The chana was a bit flat in flavor, but adequate. The two chaats were a bit too similar to each other, but the papdi chaat was nice for its texture. This cost is just $8 per dish and $3.50 for the naan (total $35 with tax and service charge), and this ended up being too much food even for two people.

This was on the NYT best 100 list, and I checked it out since it was across the street from my…read moreapartment. It always looked busy, but I thought it was just a regular diner. The food here was excellent - cheap, plentiful, and flavorful. We thought the chicken tikka would be butter chicken, but it was actually just grilled chicken. That's definitely our fault, and it was excellent. I loved the samosa chaat, the garlic naan, the spinach dish, and the okra dish we got - basically everything. Definitely worth checking out.

Best Pakistani food I've ever had since I came to united states…read moreIf you have a better place than this I'd like to know Area is not super friendly and ready for huge group to dine in. I'm judging the quality of the food Their chicken Tikka is like heaven in earth, I have tried so many places around the country. Their naans are so fresh and fluffy and really a good size for the money I live in st Louis but visited Tikka Grill by coincidence in 2010 when I had an interview in New York, I have never forgotten my reaction after my first bite of the chikken Tikka, I did not visit NY again until recently, my plan was to visit Tikka Grill after 9 years and was hoping the flavors will be the same. I had 2 Tikka roll not because I was hungry but because I knew I won't be back to NYC for some time and I will miss this food, I even took 4 orders to go on my way back to st Louis for the whole family to enjoy for dinner (yes food flew with me in the airplane) BTW they don't take credit cards so bring some cash with you Great job Tikka Grill, I wish we have something like you in st louis

It's a hidden gem, but only the food! Not sure how to put this nicely, but there is no service you…read morejust order and eat. The ambience is nonexistent definitely not a high and restaurant at all definitely a hole in the wall but if you want some good kebabs with naan definitely the place to go.

Excellent value for $9.99/per person buffet available Monday-Friday from 12 - 4 pm…read more Complimentary water is not provided, so bring your own water or purchase a beverage. Salad, small samosas, potatoes, fish, goat, chicken couscous, rice, dal and a not-too-sweet coconut flakes dessert were buffet choices. Go up the elevator to the 2nd floor. The restaurant is nice - comfortable leather seats, booth seating on the sides, window views.

High quality Bangladeshi food. There are lot of delicious dishes. We took buffet only for $9 very…read morecheap. Enjoy the launch. Service very good. Very good environment Lot of seats available. Recommended.

Loved this place when I lived in NYC. Miss it like crazy…read more Awesome indo-pak food open late too.

Roti Boti is your no frill Pakistani Indian comfort food restaurant. I'm not a particular fan of…read morethe cafeteria/buffet service and the quality of their goat, lamb and chicken offerings were a bit too spicy for me. The second visit I asked for chicken over rice instead of goat and was given the wrong dish. Would I be back. No!1

Wanting a quick snack before heading onto the neighboring R train, we stopped in for some steamy…read morehot momo and respite from the cold. The gentleman at the counter was doing everything himself, from serving customers to preparing all the dishes. We ordered the pani puri and a tray of steamed chicken momo (pictured). I am not a big fan of pani puri, but my partner said it was good. I did love the chicken momo and the sauce for dipping was spectacular. We paid around $15 in total for everything, including two waters, so its a steal if you are in the area. Like others have mentioned, this is a hole in the wall and sort of hidden within a storefront selling calling cards.

In my travels from afar I've walked by K2 many times without understanding the delights that…read moreawaited within. My review is based on two items sampled on separate occasions: pani puri and dahi puri are served as small plates of eight or nine small hors d'oeuvres-like snacks made up of complex layers of flavors. I'm no expert on this cuisine but understand its roots are street food that was so good it's often served in fine restaurants. To be sure, K2 is no fine dining establishment, and to come here expecting it is anything approaching that would be a mistake. It's a neighborhood dive, the front of the restaurant wide open, weather permitting, with questionable cleanliness and an interior that suggests no one is particularly concerned about the ambiance. I'm of the opinion not every food establishment needs to cater to those needs, so as long as the food is great, I'm in. Both dishes consist of a circular wheat-based, light, airy shell with the top removed, then filled with different ingredients. For both dishes the appeal is the complexity. Dahi puri is at once sweet, savory, salty, bitter and plenty of heat--a real sensory bomb. The combination (eat these in one bite!) rewards the palette nicely. For pani puri it's onion, cilantro, plenty of heat, garbanzos and possibly potato if memory serves. Again, a complex single bite that simply delights. Pair these with the Himalayan butter tea with it's salty & sweet taste and you once again have a complex experience. But to be sure, that tea is an acquired taste and many palettes will not agree with my assessment as to its pleasing taste. If you come: cash only, steps away from the #7 train and smack dab in the middle of the combined Tibetan, Northern Indian, Nepal, Bhutanese diaspora. Jackson Heights? Maybe Himalayan Heights.

The Food Was TOO DIE FOR! This my first time having real authentic Indian Food with my girlfriend…read morewe absolutely loved it! Was so much food we couldn't even finish it. Butter chicken 1000/10 garlic naan 10/10 lychee drink 20/10 very flavorful Chili Garlic Fried Shrimp 1000/10 Dani Puri 9/10 mango mojito 10/10. Overall everything was 100/10 I will definitely come back and is open minded to try more food off the menu. Dominic was absolutely amazing 1000/10, I believe he knew it was my first time he was very patient with my girlfriend and myself. With an amazing smile and was just happy to help. He helped me pronounce the food items I couldn't get correct. Overall he gave me choices and options that were great that I really enjoyed. I don't remember the bartender names but he was great as well. His drinks were perfectly blended I felt like I was on vacation on a beach having them. But when I come back I definitely want to choose them! Ambiance was LUXURIOUS. Very clean, utensils were very clean as if it the a grand opening. I love the aesthetics and the color coordination and to the plates and silverware. Overall I recommend anyone especially if it's your first time. The people hear are amazing food is even better. 100/10 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Unfortunately, this was not a great experience... However, I'm going to touch base on both the good…read moreand the bad, although at this point I do NOT plan to return here. Pros: seated quickly, ambiance was lovely, appetizers came out quickly, the Lasuni Gobi was delicious. CONS: My husband and I waited 40+ minutes for our main dishes (dal + rice and the Paneer Tikka dish) to arrive....... And we watched the people who were seated AFTER us receive their MEAT dishes before we got our ours and we most definitely ordered first. We asked our server MORE THAN ONCE what was taking so long and we got the same answer each time "I've told the kitchen to hurry, it'll be out soon" To make matters worse, the person who brought us our dishes (maybe the chef? Maybe the manager?) brought them without the naan that we ordered. When I asked, "where's our naan?" He had the audacity to rudely say "it'll be out in a few minutes", as if we hadn't already been waiting 40+ minutes for vegetarian food that I could've whipped up myself in 20 minutes. His attitude towards us was so unacceptable considering the circumstances. We have absolutely no idea what happened or why it took so long for our simple dishes to arrive. It's especially perplexing considering that the people who came in AFTER us got their meat dishes first. The server apologized and decided to bring us some kulfi (ice cream) to try to make up for it, but we try to avoid eating sugar so that was useless. I felt bad for the server because it wasn't his fault that our food took a ridiculous amount of time to make it to our table, and it's not cool that a manager never stepped in to try to reconcile. As someone who waited tables for 8+ years, I was shocked at the lack of support this server received from his management team. The dal and paneer tikka dishes were average tasting at best (and overpriced), making another trip here completely unfathomable, most especially considering how we were treated. Note to management: do better. Support your staff and step in to reconcile with unhappy guests if this happens again.