Biryani Cart
“Always tasty and the crowd is fun to chat with while waiting on the best Kati Roll i've ever had.”
“They've won Vendy awards too…these guys definitely know what they're doing.”
“Next, I tried chicken biriyani – again, the rice and chicken were very flavourful.”
Biryani Cart
Take-out: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Great food and reasonable prices. This is specifically the cart on the south side of the street. Twice during our visit, my wife and I got two Kati rolls for $6. Each had tender, tasty chicken, lettuce, mayo (or something similar) wrapped in warm, soft partha bread. A great way to enjoy some Indian food on the cheap and on the go.
Biggg fan of the kati rolls here. You can order 2 for $6 and that's usually sufficient for a meal, so you can get a little variety too. I have heard that the rolls can be hit or miss depending on the time of day you get them, but every time I've stopped by I've never been disappointed. Gotten the King Kati and Burado rolls, and both had good depth of flavor, on top of a perfectly flaky and buttery roll that I could honestly eat on its own. Apparently the chicken tikka on rice is delicious as well, so that may be on the list for next time. Well…if I can give up the kati rolls.
I ordered Chicken Biryani with all the sauces and I got a flavorful meal! It did not taste like traditional biryani (spice mix was different) but it still had its own flavor. I was surprised to see an egg in the biryani but it contributed positively to the meal. The rice is atop a small salad of green lettuce and tomatoes. I got this meal and a mango juice for $6– what a steal!
Overall, if you want a quick, satisfying and cheap meal — stop by here!
Someday, in 100 years, when Ms DiFranco – Buffalo's most important musician – passes away, she will be loaded on to a hearse which will take her to her final resting place. The place where she will be buried. That hearse will be known as the "Bury-ani Cart."
And if the attendees of the funeral are very, very lucky, this mobile eatery will still be around, and will cater the entire event in her honour. Because Biryani Cart's Chicken Tikka is one of the best dishes you will ever eat, anywhere.
What to get: Chicken Tikka
What else: Chicken Tikka Masala, or maybe Biryani
And: It's occasionally inconsistent, so if it's not as good as I say, it may just be an off day.
I don't discriminate when it comes to boys putting their thingies in me. I enjoy all of them. You can "buryany" of them in my special places and I'll be totally fine with that.
But let's get back to the food. My goodness, the food. I've had the Biryani, which is messy, saucy, juicy, covered in an egg and odd spices, and was good but not what I was expecting, so I didn't love it. I've had the Chicken Tikka Masala, which is similar to the Biryani but with the heavenly pieces of Chicken Tikka contained therein, and it's extremely good. But in my opinion, skip those dishes, and get:
Me, from behind. Oh wait. Sorry. That's not what I meant. Come here to get:
Chicken Tikka. Oh. Wow. It is absolutely, utterly incredible. It's like the most heavenly aromatic sauteed marinaded bright red succulent juicy delicious pieces of chicken heaven that you've ever had the pleasure of tasting. Melt-in-your-mouth Indian chicken over spectacular aromatic rice. It's not too dry, it's not too heavy, it's exactly positively perfect. The tragedy is that it's not always this good, but most of the time, in my experience, it has been. And when they get it right, my goodness, it's so right.
And if it were the "BlurryAVI Cart" then it would be frequented by gamers who have no idea how to properly design an Avatar, and so use ones that aren't in focus. Although around here, RPG stands for "Rice Portion Guy", as in the guy standing next to the chef guy at Biryani Cart, that rations out how much rice you're going to get with your Chicken Tikka.
On its day, this cart can be even better than Sammy's Halal in Queens which is my favourite cart, and a different type of food (Afghan, rather than Indian), but because of consistency, Sammy's Halal inches ahead as my fave cart food (and probably meal in general) in the city. One thing is for sure though. Sammy's Halal and Biryani Cart are two of the best meals in the entire country. They are 2 of the 5 best food trucks in the nation if not two of the top three. They may even be the top two, of the many that I have tried, anyway.
And if this were the "Bellyalley Cart" then it'd signify that the only place I'd rather be other than eating at this cart, is on my belly in an alley letting some dude have his way.
I could not be a much bigger fan than I am of Biryani Cart. It's orgasmically good. Every single visitor to New York City should come and try it and see for yourself. It's fairly-priced (well under $10) and will fill you up, but more importantly, with the most delicious chicken and rice you may ever eat. It's open pretty late too (sometimes close to midnight) which I appreciate. So get down here and give it a try and let me know what you think.
The homosexual references in today's 9 reviews are dedicated to today's wonderful and long-overdue US Supreme Court Decision to make Gay Marriage legal in all States. I guess you have all realized by now that I'm really not into the chicks. However if by "chicks" you mean Chicken Tikka from Biryani Cart, then hell yes.
In the words of Phil Collins:
How can you just close the cart on me,
When all I can do is watch you close
For an hour I've just been standing here,
Hoping you'll re-open
You're the only cart that makes food this good at all
So tikka look at me now
There's just an empty plate
There's nothing left here to remind me
How damn good your Chicken tastes
Tikka look at me now
There's just an empty plate
But you opening up again is against the odds
And that's what I've gotta face
Listen, I've been to the Vendy's and I know that winning the People's Choice award is a good thing. But I've also eaten far better biriyani than this. (Try Bukhara Grill in Midtown East for the absolutely most amazing lamb biriyani you've ever had. It's expensive but worth it). This cart's rice was little more than some good yellow rice with barely any blandly spiced chicken. It was ok, but I wouldn't seek it out again. I would still go back to try the Kati rolls, since every other one I've tried has been a disappointment and these ones seem to get goof reviews from everyone else.
I have been here before as well.
Love the chicken biryani and the chicken on rice.
HOLY SMOKES!
THIS PLACE!!
KATI ROLLS!! WOW!
We had just stopped for a quick snack as we heard a lot about the street food NYC! We got 2 kati rolls and it just blew me away.If i could, I would give it more than 5 stars!
The rolls themselves are packed with chicken and "tortilla" like wrap is so fluffy and soft!! The chicken had been fried in the pan, so it was nice and crispy and teh spices were a little hot but were amazing!!! The rolls flows together so well!
I would definitely recommend anyone and everyone to try the kati roll!! Please do yourself a favor and try it!
I popped my cherry at lunch and crossed this spot off my bookmarks. There was no line and I guess people don't want to be in this heat wave. I always get a Lamb over rice or Lamb gyro from all the other Halal carts in Midtown.
As I waited for my order, one of the guys gave me and another customer a free Dahl Puri…pretty yummy! I walked back to the office is a fast pace to enjoy it. Nice touch with the hard boiled egg but the rice has no flavor whatsoever. I am pretty bummed about not having a WOW factor expression.
I would need to come back and try something else that's not bedded on rice!