Best Pakistani food i ever eat in USA , I live in Los Angeles but I never eat that yummy food in LA , 110% recommended I'll will always come here when ever I visit San Francisco.. best best best food, for tea lovers they serve the tea free and best tea ..
Hrushikesh J.
Amazing food. Their biryani and seekh kebab are must try It's my go to place everytime I crave for seekh kebab
Leo Rogers
Excellent curry. Vegetable thali was huge- could feed two. Not a fancy place- good for a young couple on a budget.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tai Peterson
I can not explain how AMAZING this place is. Treated like royalty, 10/10 will come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isaac Cortissoz
I am Colombian and I can say that this food is VERY GOOD!!!
Rubert Orozco
One of the best Indian food I’ve ever tried! He recommended me the lamp house special Wow… I loved it I came back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tikka, Paneer Tikka Masala
Vigneshkumar Ganesan
One of the best options to avail Indian or Pakistani style food. The owner is very friendly and I went there for a dinner. I ordered for goat biryani which seems to made from goat chukka. It was quite decent. especially the tenderness of the goat/ mutton with the blend of the spicy was awesome. While I had to wait for the biriyani to be prepared, the owner asked to have the free Indian/Pakistani style "CHAAI" which was really good and felt native one.. Getting such chaai at 7pm in the evening at san Francisco is one of the best thing I would say... There are few other Indian/ Pakistani style restaurants like Shalimar, chutney etc just next to this...to try different flavours...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
sophia lee
Curry is very delicious Garlic Naan is also super delicious???Well worth a try?Sooooooo Good!!!!!!!
Very good food. Very friendly service. Nice ambiance! It was a great experience and the whole team was very friendly to us.
S Durkin
LOVE. The food is great, it’s open late and the people are truly wonderful. It has a really lively space and you get complimentary chai. The naan is really good and I really like the momos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve L.
We originally started our semi-regular Red Chilli experiences by getting their momos - and then progressed to their takes on traditionals like Butter Chicken etc. Overall , usually good experiences. Though much much worse - and literally around 35% higher cost, if via some kind of delivery service like UberEats or DoorDash , and much poorer portion sizes [than those even described in other reviews] as well. Thankfully, it's not peak Tenderloin in its location, though on that block for sure the faeces count remains consistent. Some might want to call it 'Lower Nob Hill', but lets face it, as best it gets would be 'Tenderknob' The interior is very basic - whomever ticked the box as 'classy/romantic' .. probably got engaged @ a McDonalds and had their wedding reception at Dennys. Or Bouston Marche, for that euro-French chic. And it's very open - so, you get that 'tapestry of life' experience observing the owner, his friends and relatives, and all the shouting into their speakerphones, yelling at the chefs, all the while making an ok level of effort to hope you have a decent dine-in experience. I'd say a lot of the regulars whenever I've been are the 'drives a high milage blacked out Mercedes luxury sedan as an upscale Airport Taxi" crowd, flashing their fake Rolexes and again, shouting into their phones, and expecting a disproportionate amount of personal space. TBH - I wouldn't recommend dining in there unless it's already on your route - you certainly wouldn't want to park your car in that neighbourhood, and there's not much else close by*; But, with the price gouging and very inconsistent portions and quality from the likes of UberEats, DoorDash, then, it's not really very good value. So, the drive by/walk by self-pickup approach is my recommendation. [*Some might say that unbelievably, ] that the OG dive bare bones SE Asian restaurant, Shalimar, has now relocated literally next door. So that doubles your options for the kind of experiences described above. Having said all of this, for a walk-in, or self pickup experience, this [ and it's newly relocated neighbour Shalimar] are probably the best Indian/SEA food I've had in San Francisco. Maybe that's not saying a lot. The expensive Naan Bread and Mango Lassis aren't a must-do, and, the Naan's definitely in the 3 Star category at best. My suggestion is that if you're curious, dine-in first to get a sense of it all. If it's crowded etc, you've now got Shalimar right next door as a very viable alternative. With a bit of tweaking, this could even carve out a destination appeal, however I doubt very much that's consistent with the owner's approach and history. The dine-in or self pickup food experience is probably the high mark, and it's downhill from there
Dee J.
I haven't ordered form Thai place recently because I've been trying to cook my own food lately. But, it is definitely my go to place for Indian food! I love their butter chicken and lamb masala... love the naan the most, always hot and soft. I have also been to the physical location once and they are pretty warm and welcoming. They take your order quickly and ask you to wait. It's worth the wait for me cos I know it's good. Can't count how many times I ordered fork this place and they've maintained the same quality so far.
Fatimah Q.
Sooo went there for the first time last week. Before it used to be a Nepali restaurant. But our Uber driver recommended this to be Pakistani. We went with low expectations but our minds were blown away! It was weekend, so they had "Namkeen chicken karahi" it was mouthwatering and honestly the best chicken karahi I've ever had! I cook very well but this was better. Their Chapli kababs were super tasty and their aaloo muter was very tasty too. Yummy complementary tea as well. We came back for more namkeen karahi, they said they only have it on weekends! :( bummer! So we ordered regular karahi chicken. It was too tasty but namkeen was out of this world. Chapli again were the same Tasty so good news that they maintain their taste!!! I believe they should make namkeen chicken karahi their regular dish!!!!! Not just weekends!
Best Pakistani food i ever eat in USA , I live in Los Angeles but I never eat that yummy food in LA , 110% recommended I'll will always come here when ever I visit San Francisco.. best best best food, for tea lovers they serve the tea free and best tea ..
Amazing food. Their biryani and seekh kebab are must try It's my go to place everytime I crave for seekh kebab
Excellent curry. Vegetable thali was huge- could feed two. Not a fancy place- good for a young couple on a budget.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
I can not explain how AMAZING this place is. Treated like royalty, 10/10 will come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am Colombian and I can say that this food is VERY GOOD!!!
One of the best Indian food I’ve ever tried! He recommended me the lamp house special Wow… I loved it I came back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tikka, Paneer Tikka Masala
One of the best options to avail Indian or Pakistani style food. The owner is very friendly and I went there for a dinner. I ordered for goat biryani which seems to made from goat chukka. It was quite decent. especially the tenderness of the goat/ mutton with the blend of the spicy was awesome. While I had to wait for the biriyani to be prepared, the owner asked to have the free Indian/Pakistani style "CHAAI" which was really good and felt native one.. Getting such chaai at 7pm in the evening at san Francisco is one of the best thing I would say... There are few other Indian/ Pakistani style restaurants like Shalimar, chutney etc just next to this...to try different flavours...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Curry is very delicious Garlic Naan is also super delicious???Well worth a try?Sooooooo Good!!!!!!!
Bad customer
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The customer service is so
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Very good food. Very friendly service. Nice ambiance! It was a great experience and the whole team was very friendly to us.
LOVE. The food is great, it’s open late and the people are truly wonderful. It has a really lively space and you get complimentary chai. The naan is really good and I really like the momos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We originally started our semi-regular Red Chilli experiences by getting their momos - and then progressed to their takes on traditionals like Butter Chicken etc. Overall , usually good experiences. Though much much worse - and literally around 35% higher cost, if via some kind of delivery service like UberEats or DoorDash , and much poorer portion sizes [than those even described in other reviews] as well. Thankfully, it's not peak Tenderloin in its location, though on that block for sure the faeces count remains consistent. Some might want to call it 'Lower Nob Hill', but lets face it, as best it gets would be 'Tenderknob' The interior is very basic - whomever ticked the box as 'classy/romantic' .. probably got engaged @ a McDonalds and had their wedding reception at Dennys. Or Bouston Marche, for that euro-French chic. And it's very open - so, you get that 'tapestry of life' experience observing the owner, his friends and relatives, and all the shouting into their speakerphones, yelling at the chefs, all the while making an ok level of effort to hope you have a decent dine-in experience. I'd say a lot of the regulars whenever I've been are the 'drives a high milage blacked out Mercedes luxury sedan as an upscale Airport Taxi" crowd, flashing their fake Rolexes and again, shouting into their phones, and expecting a disproportionate amount of personal space. TBH - I wouldn't recommend dining in there unless it's already on your route - you certainly wouldn't want to park your car in that neighbourhood, and there's not much else close by*; But, with the price gouging and very inconsistent portions and quality from the likes of UberEats, DoorDash, then, it's not really very good value. So, the drive by/walk by self-pickup approach is my recommendation. [*Some might say that unbelievably, ] that the OG dive bare bones SE Asian restaurant, Shalimar, has now relocated literally next door. So that doubles your options for the kind of experiences described above. Having said all of this, for a walk-in, or self pickup experience, this [ and it's newly relocated neighbour Shalimar] are probably the best Indian/SEA food I've had in San Francisco. Maybe that's not saying a lot. The expensive Naan Bread and Mango Lassis aren't a must-do, and, the Naan's definitely in the 3 Star category at best. My suggestion is that if you're curious, dine-in first to get a sense of it all. If it's crowded etc, you've now got Shalimar right next door as a very viable alternative. With a bit of tweaking, this could even carve out a destination appeal, however I doubt very much that's consistent with the owner's approach and history. The dine-in or self pickup food experience is probably the high mark, and it's downhill from there
I haven't ordered form Thai place recently because I've been trying to cook my own food lately. But, it is definitely my go to place for Indian food! I love their butter chicken and lamb masala... love the naan the most, always hot and soft. I have also been to the physical location once and they are pretty warm and welcoming. They take your order quickly and ask you to wait. It's worth the wait for me cos I know it's good. Can't count how many times I ordered fork this place and they've maintained the same quality so far.
Sooo went there for the first time last week. Before it used to be a Nepali restaurant. But our Uber driver recommended this to be Pakistani. We went with low expectations but our minds were blown away! It was weekend, so they had "Namkeen chicken karahi" it was mouthwatering and honestly the best chicken karahi I've ever had! I cook very well but this was better. Their Chapli kababs were super tasty and their aaloo muter was very tasty too. Yummy complementary tea as well. We came back for more namkeen karahi, they said they only have it on weekends! :( bummer! So we ordered regular karahi chicken. It was too tasty but namkeen was out of this world. Chapli again were the same Tasty so good news that they maintain their taste!!! I believe they should make namkeen chicken karahi their regular dish!!!!! Not just weekends!