Chopaan Kebab Restaurant — Local services in Delhi

Okay, here's a review focusing purely on the food itself, the Choipan Kabab, and ignoring the lack of customer service.

Choipan Kabab: A Flavor Fusion Worth Seeking (If You Can Find It)

The Choipan Kabab. The name alone is intriguing, promising a unique marriage between the delicate steamed texture of Choipan and the savory, spiced heart of a kebab. And in execution, it largely delivers.

The exterior, the steamed Choipan wrapper, is delightfully translucent and chewy, providing a subtle, almost neutral canvas that lets the filling truly shine. Its delicate texture provides a pleasing contrast to the heartier filling within.

Speaking of the filling, the kabab component is where this dish truly distinguishes itself. The meat (whether it's chicken, beef, or a vegetarian option, depending on the preparation) is typically seasoned with a fragrant blend of spices, often incorporating elements like garlic, ginger, chili, and coriander. The balance of flavors is crucial, and when done right, it's a symphony of savory, aromatic, and just a hint of heat. The meat itself should be tender and well-cooked, avoiding any dryness.

The overall experience is a delightful interplay of textures and tastes. The smooth, almost slippery Choipan encasing the rich, spiced kabab filling creates a satisfying and memorable bite. It's a surprisingly light yet flavorful dish, perfect as a snack or a light meal.

However, the experience hinges entirely on the quality of the ingredients and the skill of the preparation. A poorly made Choipan wrapper can be gummy and unappetizing, and a bland or dry kabab filling will completely ruin the dish.

Overall: When done right, the Choipan Kabab is a truly unique and delicious culinary creation. It's worth trying if you stumble upon it, but be warned: quality can vary drastically. Focus solely on the food and hope for the best. Just don't expect anyone to smile while...

I had the Chopaan Chicken Kebab, the Lamb Koobideh with Afghan Bread and the Afghani Baklava. The Choopan was good, though the meat could be a little bit tough to chew for people who don't eat much meat. The Koobideh was excellent, so smooth and tender that it melts in the mouth. The bread was also good, though I would not recommend eating it without any other dishes, because the bread can be a little tough like chapati when eaten standalone. The baklava was so superb, I wanted to have many more pieces but my diet stopped me. I would not recommend eating tne red chutney shown in the picture at all, it is very spicy, your eyes will water so much as if you've eaten many raw chilies.

The restaurant is run by an Iranian couple, the waiter is a young boy who is probably Afghan and the kaka manning the shawarma stand is prob Uzbek. Thus they have a good idea of their native cuisines and make dishes they eat, but us Indians might have issues. Also, the negative reviews from as early as 2 weeks ago say the restaurant run by a Punjabi, but I found no such person there. The service is a little slow because they try to bring all the items together instead of bringing them one by one. I think the negative reviews have been written mostly by Indian Sunnis, who might not have liked it when the restaurant, run by Shias, played loud songs praising Hasan, Ali, Firoz Nahvandi and criticizing Umar. They don't play these now, and instead play Hindi or Farsi music. I would to love visit again to try...

Had been to this place on the 1st of Jan. I had specially gone there to have Afghani cuisine. In the past in 2019, 2020 had visited this place and the food was amazing back then. So again I visited. Had ordered half mandi, qabuli pulao and borani banjan. The Mandi was stale and rice had turned bad, informed the waiter and sent that dish back Qabuli pulao was 2/5 the goat meat was not well cooked. Borani banjan was okay 3/5. The complete overall experience was 2/5 . As a foodie the food has to be perfect. This visit was a complete disappointment and neither would recommend anyone to visit for food nor would go there again. However the owner had met me during the exit and asked for the review informed her about the same and informed her to check the kitchen. Food is a big disappointment here. Overall experience in terms of food is 1/5. Worst & disgraceful in terms of Afghani cuisine. The place is run by a Punjabi lady giving extremely low quality Afghan food, extremely disgraceful. . In my lifetime of having authentic Afghan & Iranian food, this place should either change its chef and get itself better, else close the restaurant as serving stale food is not good for the business and God forbid someone gets food poisoning because of such bad food. The interior doesn't run the show, if you're in the food business the food has to be outstanding as the food speaks for itself. No words to say about the worst Afghan food I've had in my...