44th Street Minar
“Also, the price is a bit high for lunch takeout, especially if you want both rice and naan.”
“I was tired of paying $35 for two small plates at the Indian place in the lower level of grand central and a quick search turned up Minar as nearby to Grand Central.”
“I love Minar since it's such a satisfying Indian meal in Midtown with no frills.”
44th Street Minar
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
5 reviews
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If you're near Grand Central & looking for cheap & quick eats – this place is perfect. This definitely isn't the best Indian food I've had but it's not bad. My go to here is always the Chicken Bhiryani which depending on the day can have too much garam masala – however that varies.
I will say they are not stingy with the meat which is great. The pieces of chicken are always juicy & plentiful. Again I'd recommend this place for a quick cheap lunch!
Delicious dosa, coconut chutney and sambhar! will definitely get again and not too expensive:) The dosa is a little bit smaller then some of the other places that I've been to and not as many options for dosa but it's very good.
I love Minar since it's such a satisfying Indian meal in Midtown with no frills. It's a good value, especially for a hot meal. For what you can pay to get a lackluster bland obscenely expensive cold sandwich, you can get a full tray of goodies here.
They have a large selection of meat and veg dishes, their lamb is very tender and flavorful, their chicken curry is spicy but not overwhelming, they give you a heap of rice, and green chilis upon request. So much better than a lot of formal Indian joints in the city. If you're looking to sit, you shouldn't have a problem if you get there around noon or a couple of minutes before.
Worst Indian food I've ever had. It was worse than horrible — it was absolutely tasteless. Too bad. The people who work there are friendly and the price is right. I've just never had such tasteless Indian food before.
Chicken Tikka Masala: D
The chicken was dry and hard. The sauce was watery and didn't have the thick tomato buttery flavor that masala sauce should have. I would've given this a C had they given me more sauce. I couldn't eat it.
Rice: C-
Hard. Tasteless.
Lamb Curry: D
Same as the chicken tikka masala. Watery sauce, dry meat, tasteless. Not enough sauce to make up for the dry lamb.
Aloo Gobi: C+
Overcooked. The cauliflower was mushy. Otherwise had a decent flavor, but still on the bland side.
They have a variety of precooked options for you to choose from. You can get 2 meats & 1 veggie with rice or naan for ~$9. Nothing special but a pretty decent deal for Midtown.