Kesri - Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in Northwest Industrial

Where do I start….well we don’t have any pictures because we devoured the food before we had a chance. I attached a pic of our order. We drove past this place a week ago and thought we’d give it a try. Well aren’t we glad we did. This will be the only place we will be ordering Indian food from after trying it (and we’ve tried many in Edmonton).

The food was spectacular! The mango chicken was the perfect blend of sweet and spicy. The paneer butter masala- Delish. The shrimp 🍤 curry, texture cooked to perfection and all three of these dishes had different and unique flavours (often with other places, every dish ends up tasting the same with varying levels of heat but not flavour).

Now I love saffron rice, but THIS saffron rice! Wow, so much flavour I had to have a few bites on its own to just appreciate all the aroma and flavour - a real party in my mouth. The coconut rice, also dynamite however both my husband and I still can’t figure out the tiny pieces of dried fruit (we think) that were garnish - a mystery 😂.

On to the tandoori chicken tikka, because who doesn’t want to add extra protein to their meal! The most moist, melt in your mouth chicken which they remove from the kabob stick for you (easier access to fast consumption when starving).

Veggie Hakka noodles 10/10 and on to the naan 🫓!! I just read someone else’s review about the cheese 🧀 naan and I couldn’t agree more, what a concept! I have never had cheese naan and who doesn’t LOVE cheese. When we first opened the naan, the cheese was smooth and creamy inside the naan as it was pipping hot and sooooo yummy, but then as it cooled a bit the texture was a chewy delight! Even my dogs agreed (the only treat they could have from our meal of course). The coconut naan 🫓 well that’s for the husband he loves and always gets coconut naan when we order Indian- first thing he said “wow this is loaded with coconut” 🥥.

And to save the best for last, the service! The staff and owner go above and beyond. I didn’t go with my husband to pick the food up, but he told me how welcoming and kind they all were. Wrote a cute note to me on the bag, and even threw in some mango 🥭 custard on the house, because our order took longer than expected as they wanted to ensure everything was fresh and they really pay attention to detail.

The 4.9 rating should be a solid 5 but you can’t please everyone I guess.

And yes, this order was just for the two of us!! 😂 we like leftovers and lunches for work but also wanted to try multiple things. How do you try just one or two things and formulate a well rounded review right? Thank you Kesri team, you are all outstanding.

Oh and lastly, we ordered through their user friendly website- because we appreciate when all the money can go to these local...

Hakka (Hakka= traveling guest, visitor, not local) food is always piping-hot, honest and hearty, and reflects our hard work and immigrant/refugee struggles to adapt to, and excel in, life in China, India and the world. My friends and I were looking for this particular adaptation in India's newest "Chindian" fusion cuisine. The friendly Indian owners, husband and wife, are sensitive to this evolution of Hakka Chindian cuisine in India.

We were greeted by a friendly and polite waitress at this clean, neat and bright restaurant. I am Hakka, I brought a Polish immigrant and a regular Edmontonian to dinner; we chose foods that would satisfy our varied food histories. Each dish was served piping-hot. The lamb kebab was delicious but a tad too spicy hot for the Pole, but good for Hakka me and the Edmontonian. The coconut nan had a surprise sandwich filling of shredded coconut, the other was a regular nan, both were fluffy, and tasted delicious wth the goat curry gravy. There were ample fat delicious shrimps in the scrumptious Hakka medium-thick round noodles which had the characteristic Hakka "al dente" chewy-ness. The pan-fried small Momo steamed dumplings were delicious and Hakka hearty, although they looked like Xiaolongbao but without the liquid soup filling. The quintessential Hakka ñiong-teu-foo (deep fried braised tofu wth top filling of ground pork, chives and shrimp, possibly swimming in a Chindian masala/curry) might be forth coming on the menu.

It was a warm day, so we drank cooling thirst quenching non-alcoholic minty lime-y mojitos and mango lassi, both made wth added rose water and rose petals. We enjoyed our dinner, after which the owners came out to meet us, took pics, and we had a convivial...

Best Indian food I have eaten in Edmonton. The food is delicious and it is not heavy. Most Indian restaurants use gee and I find it too heavy.

We started off with Amritsari ( Finger Fried ) Fish. It was fried with a dusting of spices. A wonderful start to the meal. Fish fingers kicked up several notches. I ordered the goat briyani and I asked for extra spicy. Sam, the owner, said they can make it atomic. It was not over the top hot, it is a slow burn which crept up on me. The goat briyani was savoury and extremely tasty. Huge portion. We also ordered the fish tika. Generous pieces of fish served on a hot plate. Fantastic flavour. The steamed momos were served with a chutney which was delicious. Another table ordered and I asked what it was. I cannot remember the name but I was a thin circular pastry with spices in it.it was served with a 1 oz shooter glass filled with a blend of mint and cilantro. It was a fun refreshing drink.

I will definitely go back there. I was so hungry and only remembered to take photos at the end.

** Since I only allowed one Google review, I am adding to this. I went back again and ordered the fish tikka, garlic naan, lamb briyani. Of course they were all delicious. I forgot to take photos. BUT I did take photos of their new dessert. Gulab Jamun cheesecake. Sam, the owner, said he had this dessert created to pay homage to his homeland, India and his new home, Canada. East meets West dessert!!!! OMG!!!!! Gulab Jamum inside cheesecake topped with rose jam and pistachios. The rose jam had sugar crystals in it that provided a nice crunch contrast to the smooth cheesecake and gulab jamum. I do not know how to describe it other than...