Shahnai

My brother and his pregnant wife got takeout for us for a small family gathering. THERE WAS A BROKEN FINGERNAIL in her food and the whole meal was thrown out because she immediately vomited all over the table. They were refusing to refund us until we made a big deal and then at the end only gave us a partial refund. Owner named Shahid said we should have kept the vomit covered food in our fridge until they could inspect it. “If you could save the nail why couldn’t you save the food” were his words. He then said to wait five days until he completes his inquiry before he would let us know his decision on a refund. The person working there questioned my brother on what his religious background was which was incredibly inappropriate.

We've been catering and eating here for years and they are one of my favorite restaurants in Houston. When you cater for events and/or get a to-go order of trays, you get a good amount of food for the price besides it tasting really good. The buffet has always been one of my favorites with a good variety of options to eat and it never gets too crowded. Definitely check them out if you have not already. Across the street they have their own hall for events as well if interested.

Good things first - biryani at 16$ is substantial and so is chana dal at 9$. That's the good news. Chana dal had so much oil it was a layer on top. Had to use napkin to absorb oil. To top that, it was one of the saltiest things I've ever eaten. Oily and salty - seriously. Biryani was an odd story, I used the BOGO on UberEATS - one had good 5 meaty pieces and the other maybe 3. Rice was oily. Chicken pieces tasted fine. I plated the biryani into a mixing bowl to make sure no foreign "things" were present referred to by prior reviews. Oh, the biryani at 16$ didn't even have raita or salnah. Absolutely no reason to frequent this place.