Bakhter Halal Kababs
“We have them cater all our parties and all the guests enjoy the food & the white sauce very much.”
“I ordered the combination #1 which included 3 lamb chops, one chicken tikka, and one beef kufta over a bed of Afghani rice.”
“The menu has like 30 different combinations of chicken, beef or lamb kufta, tika or lamb chops.”
Bakhter Halal Kababs
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Bakhter halal Kababs, Bakhter halal kababs, try saying that fast 5 times! Regardless of the pronunciation you get humungous size portions of food here.
Bakhter halal kababs is embedded in a residential area of Fresh Meadows Queens. Seemingly hidden away from the main bustle of commercial traffic.
Come hungry because portion sizes here are a plenty! Try the Chicken and lamb tika and beef kufta you can't go wrong. I feel the spices are not as pronounced in the food, but the food is delicious and prepared fresh since there is a little wait once you place your order and when your food comes out it's nice and hot. A big plus is the white and green sauce bottles are at each table so you can put as much or as little sauce on your food.
There is no wait staff, just place your order at the counter, pay and have a seat. When you're finished eating you can leave the plates on the table, they will clean up after you, I usually leave a $1 tip since I feel guilty about letting someone clean up after me.
My only 2 gripes about this place is the rice is not as fragrant and tasty compared to other Halal places and they only accept CASH and no credit. Their menu also feature fish, chicken sandwiches and french fries.
The restaurant has no private parking lot and 1 hour meter street parking is available, you can find free parking around the residential homes by the restaurant.
Overall if you need to stuff your face and stomach with some decent kababs this is the place.
My boyfriend took me out to dinner here for our first date. I was literally never going to call the kid back again after I first walked in. There was no waiter service available and it looked like a fast food joint; I was heavily unimpressed. As much as I wanted to walk out and leave him there I stayed and I ordered the same thing he did which was the chicken kufta over rice. To my surprise it was awesome! The chicken was so flavorful and tender and their white sauce was very delicious, it complemented the meal well. I never had Afghani food before so this experience was definitely a good one.
Food goodness to price ratio is amazing.
Cafeteria style Afhgan-y styled diner food (burgers/fries)?
I had the lamb kebab with rice. Not only was the rice cooked with onions and fresh spices, rice itself actually had tiny pieces of the veggies and spices. Personally I prefer this, adds extra texture and depth to plain ol' rice. The meat was like most other middle eastern venues aka average. Ditto for the various sauces.
Didn't expect to be blown away by this hole-in-the-wal,. Certainly came here expecting cheap comfort food and Bakhter delivered on that expectation.
I'm not really sure why this place has bad reviews. They, hands down, serve THE BEST Afghani food you can find in all of Queens. Their chicken kebabs absolutely melt in your mouth and the complementary bread is the best pair!
I think people need to realize that this isn't a high class fancy restaurant. No ones going to stop by your table and fill your glass with water or constantly check up on you. You want soda? Go up and get it. This is kind of a fast food restaurant that serves amazing food! Its a must go. And it's amazing for crowds too.
While I have had better afghani food in flushing, Bakhtar is not bad at all. Food is pretty good overall. All dishes are mainly combinations of different kind of meats and rice; sometimes it's hard to make a choice. I tried combination 1 this time which comes with lamb chops, beef kabob, grilled chicken boneless pieces and brown rice. Quality is pretty good and so is variety. Chicken was the best and beef kabob was 2nd best. Chops were a bit chewy but I guess that's how lamb chops typically are. At the end we took green tea which was awesome. I would recommend this place for sure.
This place is one of those places you pass by and never realize until you're around the area and Yelp for a place to eat.
I came here for lunch with 3 friends. Parking was relatively easy to find because it is within a residential area.
There were plenty of seating around the time we went (12:30pm) but it quickly started to fill up.
This place is cash only so make sure to bring cash!
I had #17 on the menu which is chicken kufta + rice + salad. The salad is just salad you get when you order halal from the carts: lettuce, tomato, onion. There is no dressing on top of it.
The rice is pretty good but bland as there are no spices on it and the chicken kufta was decent. I probably would stick with the chicken tikka next time. They give a ton of rice and two chicken kufta so I ended up taking half of it for home.
My friends ordered #2 which is lamb and chicken tikka and beef kufta also with rice and salad. They really enjoyed the lamb tikka but the beef kufta to them reminded them of hamburger like it tasted like hamburger and not grilled beef they imagined.
I would maybe give them another chance but I would most likely drive to flushing for arya 🙂
I loved this place back in the day. But, the past couple of times I've come here, the meat on the kabob has gotten smaller, and the Kabuli rice now has less raisins but plenty of carrots? IDK, but it was the fact that they had enormous portions that made this place a gold mine! Now its like all the other Afghan kabob houses. But, Its still pretty tasty!
Happy Yelping!
This restaurant has very reasonable portions and quality for their prices. For the all inclusive price of $8.50, you receive two skewers of chicken tikka kebab, a large heaping of rice, bread, and a side salad. I like that their menu offers many combinations and has pictures of all of the items. Parking in the area is very manageable.