Haandi Restaurant
“This place knows the deal platter comes with both rice and naan plus salad and sabzi dal for $8.”
“but then you have to come back to Haandi anyways to get home because all the cabbies are there getting the real deal.”
“I was especially worried when they started loading up a platter of food and sticking it in the microwave in front of me.”
Haandi Restaurant
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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I came here with my anorexic friend who refuses to eat in front of me. Either he's really intimidated by a girl who can put away that much food or he just wants to see me eat a meal for two. Either way, we got a feast here after a long day of photography- butter chicken, naan, chapli kabab, and seekh kabab. The food was amazing as usual, the place was nasty as usual, and the service was something along the lines of "why you no speak Hindi?"… So I finished my half of the feast and looked to my friend who kept pushing the goal posts and saying I had to eat more including his portion. NYC is the only place that can make me eat meat after a nice long streak of veganism/vegetarianism
You know an establishment usually has good hearty food when you see taxi-cab drivers or truckers eating there in great number. At lunch time in Curry Hill, the taxi cabs are lined up one after another outside and many of the drivers are in Haandi eating. You see Haandi has a $9.99 lunch buffet that has a wide variety of choice and decent food. No, there's nothing gourmet or upscale about this place. It's just one of your reliable Curry Hill establishments and that's always good to know when hanging in Manhattan. The guy working the downstairs buffet when I was there was super friendly and helpful identifying a couple of dishes I didn't instantly recognize. And my favorite dish was actually the rice pudding desert. It was perfectly made!
Solid 3, maybe 3.5
No frills place to eat, interesting mix of patrons.
10 bucks flat with tax (throw a couple bucks in for tip for the one dude picking up all the plates).
Not a bad selection, decent number of chicken options. Was really hoping for a tandoori option, but alas, no luck 🙁
The tiki masala (going off of the meat, not sauce) was one of the better one's I've had as the chicken was well seasoned.
Downside:
No spicy peppers
Dishes are very oily, you should be careful how you get your sauce as that oil floating on top will wreck havoc on your innards.
On a rainy day, the floor is pretty damn slippery.
Dishes are also not very hot, just warm.
Honestly though, it's not bad. The kheer (rice dessert) was pretty good too.
This place is for late night meals. This is my go-to spot if I feel like eating south asian food. A true-to-life dive. These guys know how to serve quick, cheap, dirty-greasy good food. The Nihari hits the spot. Don't come here for 5-star service or good seating. This place is bona-fide rachet. But it's good. They make good food. And they serve it pretty quickly. No complaints here.
Super legit and authentic!
A foodie friend took me here, paid $10 to the guy behind the counter, and said "you pick for us". And it was some of the best food you can get for $10 in NYC. Two types of chicken, 2 kinds of veggies, bread and rice.
It's very local, so don't expect any kind of service or decor, just go for the food and enjoy its awesomeness.
Nice inexpensive lunch buffet. 10.00, no tax or tip. The food here is quite a bit less spiced than Dhaba but it's still OK.
The dishes were a mix of OK to good. Nothing extraordinary or notable but it got the job done.
So once upon a time we were in London and we heard about this wonderful and authentic Indian restaurant that made like the best "homecooked"-style food. We waited in line for like an hour to get into that place, managed to finagle our way ahead of another hour's worth of folks, and had a really excellent meal.
Hanjan is better. It's Pakistani, not Indian, but it's homecooking at its finest.
So half of you will read this, go to the location, peep the facade and the numerous taxis in front of the building, and turn around and head somewhere else. A few other brave souls will actually go in, look around, and end up walking back out and probably going across the street (we actually did this before conquering our fears and going back inside).
For those of you who actually eat here you're in for a real treat. We went for lunch, too early for the buffet, but we ordered probably seven dishes. Service was slow but personal (I'm fine with that) and your food may be re-heated after ordering. We weren't brave enough to eat there (it's not that clean) but our reward when we got home was just absolutely wonderful food.
I won't try to describe all the dishes we ate here. It's up to you to go there and try them for yourselves. But no worries. Everything's gonna be good.
Put aside concepts like glamour, decor and personal space, and Haandi is one of the city's best. The combos (under $10) are spicy, flavorful and huge. I got achari chicken, some kind of pakora item in sauce and a tandoori-type chicken dish. On one of my earlier visits I got an impressive vegetarian combo.
You order at the counter and hey bring it you a few minutes later. You'll be crowded but glad you stopped by.