BBQ Nite — Restaurant in Town of Oyster Bay

Time for a Tandoori Tidbit with the Food Hounds on the Pakistani tip! Brimstone here to tell you about this tight little spot called BBQ Nite. In their first year of business, they're already extremely popular! The keywords to best describe this family run spot in Hicksville are tasty, bold and flavorful. Now, this is a small place so don't expect to be walking into a giant restaurant; but what they lack in size - they more than make up for with the food! Most Halal spots on Long Island or in the New York area are either very small or food carts. BBQ Nite has an adequate amount of table space to allow for a sit-down with some friends in a nice, friendly and educational atmosphere. If you don't know what to get, the brothers are more than happy to offer you advice on what's hot (literally). When you step into the place, the aroma is heavenly. You immediately catch a whiff of all the blended meats and spices and it's truly on another level! Before moving onto our dining experience, I HAD to make a mention of the TWO Tandoori Ovens that are used on premise - one regular and one they take while on the go!

On to the food... which just kept on coming! For the first time ever, I tried the Fried Tilapia over Brown Rice... a fresh fillet of fish seasoned on the inside fried on the outside! I didn't think I was going to enjoy the Tilapia; but it had a tasty flaky crunch and was very flavorful. It was a little on the fishy side; but not overbearing, very flavorful. Next, look out... the Zinger Burger! Declared the most famous in town; this thick, juicy, tangy and spicy chicken cutlet had all the trimmings including one of my new favorites... Masala Fries! These babies were off the hook... spiced to perfection, the best way to describe them is orgasmic! They were similar to what I always imagined that REAL hot fries would taste like. I'd eat that awesomeness all week long. Same goes for the Seekh Kabab (named Seekh after the skewer its made on), a beautifully spiced chicken that was superb and tasted similar to a lamb gyro in flavor and texture.

I have to take some time out to talk about all the varieties of freshly made Naan. Naan is a leavened, oven-baked flat-bread that is the bread of choice in the Middle East. At BBQ Nite, they make a bunch of different Naan including Regular Butter Naan and Sesame Naan. Some interesting flavors were Keema Butter Naan baked with seasoned meat inside with flavors of cilantro and onion. The Onion Kulcha offered onions and peppers baked in with a refreshing taste and a sweet flavor. Good stuff, two thumbs up on all of the above; but for the King of Naan... Garlic Butter Naan! Fresh, warm and bursting with garlic flavor! VERY tasty... Naan WIN.

Back to the entrees... we had a bowl of the Chicken Meatball & Egg in a Curry Sauce that was the BOSS! The meatballs are actually cooked IN the curry to create an interesting texture where the meat was soft and tender on the inside; but a light shell on the outside. While the meat alone was good, the egg and sauce really tied the flavor together. I'd definitely get that again. The array of different chicken was astounding... the Chicken Tikka Boti (which we had with AND without the bone) had a taste of cilantro and coriander with a nice spice and touch of sweetness that cut through the 'hot' flavoring to give a really nice taste. The Behari Kabab was juicy, flame broiled on the outside with a serious burst of flavor in every bite. A popular dish was the Butter Chicken best described as curried chicken without the anticipated kick. A milder tone so your mouth won't be on fire (the sauce is great for dipping!). We had the Me-LIKE... I mean - Malai Chicken (Malai means cream) which was a creamy spiced chicken.

Drink a Mango Lassi, a mango smoothie that was very smooth, creamy and had a ton of mango flavor. Lastly, for the WIN - the Mix Roll - a blend of ALL their meats to create this ridiculous blend of flavor that kicked our taste buds into hyper-drive! Tangy, sweet, spicy, juicy...

Visiting Hicksville from Jackson Heights some one who runs a 99 cent store on Broadway in Hicksville recommend to go and try Zinger burger of BBQ Nite .Once entered the small BBQ ,there was not only an amazing aroma of spice and kababs but it was crowded ( at one table the owner was sitting with his 3 buddies chatting) and other four tables had 2 or 3 person sitting with food served in front of them ) take out orders were at their peak .6_8 person were standing to pick their orders showing this place is a busy place at least on a Sunday noon .once our order of Zinger burger was served .it looked super delicious till we took the first bite ..the chicken inside that burger was so salty that a blood pressure patient can get his blood pressure shot up to 180/103 in next fifteen minutes .which exactly happened here ( it's now 7:14 pm and the burger was consumed at 3 pm and blood pressure is still high even a tablet of labalatol was insert in stomach to fight with that salty chicken ) ..As we didn't check other food items ourselves but when asked next table lady she said the same thing that food was really salty ....I will not recommend any one who has some blood pressure issues to go and try particularly this Zinger burger .the rest is on you guys try and then feed us what to try...

The restaurant serves nothing but exaggerated claims of being authentic when in fact it is far from authentic Pakistani food.

Their Zinger burger is probably the worst in town, contrary to what they claim in the menu. It is just a dull, below average fried chicken sandwich. The chicken had no batter, no coating of crunchy breadcrumbs and completely missed the “zing” in zinger. The sandwich didn't have coleslaw either ... it was just stuffed with a mixture of vegetables and a big piece of tasteless tomato. What a disappointment.

The burger for sure was misleading and so was their claim for Karachi style Bihari. In fact their nihari looked horrible. Globby, cold nihari, from their microwave to your table.

When I told the person behind the counter that this flabby mixture of gravy and meat doesn't look like Nihari, he simply ignored my comment. The cook, the staff didn’t seem to care about the quality of food.

We also ordered a chicken tikka leg and it was decent quality. The meat was soft and fresh, but I don’t think it was marinated for too long as the taste was only at the top. It wasn’t juicy as it’s supposed to be. But it was served nicely, on regular ceramic plate instead of flimsy paper plates. The butter naan was quite decent as well. The seating area was nice too,...