Biryani & Kababs — Restaurant in Sunnyvale

It was around 5pm, we parked the car, n were walking toward the chat house, for good evening snack, in the same complex, when we started to smell some good Indian flavors.. Our olfactory senses, drew us to this place. Normally I would have skipped this place: Unheard name, kind of hidden from view, not so crowded, bland decor and unheard name.. Bay area desi stuff needs word of mouth backing..But our senses betrayed us and i quickly googled for reviews right in front of its door steps as it smelt so good. We saw some good reviews about specific dishes and we decided to give those a shot. Ordered chicken biryani and their apparently popular 65. Wow i liked it. It was value for money. A single biryani pot was good for 2 of us and we were full. The food felt freshly prepared and was piping hot. The 65 was right out of the wok. They hadnt used frozen chicken and the insides of the pieces were white and not discolored from refrigerating. The lady at the service was warm and friendly and had suggestions to help pick. Water n glasses n utensils were hygenic. So those are the good. Gripes: Biryani should have more chicken pieces. The reviews suggested higher spice level but could have been more spicy - green chillies n black pepper spicy not the red chilli spicy ! We saw, people drop by n take quick take outs, people who appeared to be revisiting order kababs etc and we also saw non Indians visiting the place. So it seems to be catering to a wide taste bud by just being simple and tasty along side warm service at affordable price. 4 stars for exceeding...

Best Hyderabadi dum biryani in the bay area that I have managed to try, and better than most in Hyderabad too. It's a small, hole-in-the-wall place, nothing fancy whatsoever, but the dum biryani, both lamb and chicken, are done right. The meat is good, the rice long-grained and flavorful, and they pack plenty in the take-away boxes. My only criticism would be that it is a bit more oily that I prefer, but that is a personal judgement.

Update October 26th. Product remains the same, and just as good. However, the kid taking orders has made the ordering process not so good. He routinely parrots a 10-30 minute pickup time, for everything. For biryani, that's ok, but for wraps, it's a recipe for a soggy mess. Because the wrap has a couple of cold chutneys garnishing the meat, it soaks through the naan if left sitting too long. So while the product is ready in 8 to 10 minutes, if you pick it up in 20 minutes (as the order-taker says), you will get a soggy wrap with the cold chutney gone warm, and the warm chicken gone...

I am surprised how the quality of food has deteriorated here , today i had biryani and seekh kabab after a long time (almost after a year). Biryani was stinking and rice had no taste (like eating plastic). Seemed like Chicken was very old and has been reused in Biryani. I was expecting at least goat kabab would be good , even that was so bad in taste. I never had so bad tasting kabab ever. Even a novice can prepare a nice kabab with readily available kabab masala's (can find in store next to it, India Market). I do not recommend this store to anyone, if anyone having non veg first time, he will never think of eating non veg ever again. Worst Biryani and kabab ever tasted. Did this same happen to anyone else please report here, no one should suffer the same i suffered. Please be truthful in suggesting and reporting about restaurants, after all food is one thing which should be good when someone recommends as we cannot return perishable goods...