Charminar Indian Restaurant & Catering

The food here is really good.
8.5-9/10. I love their garlic naan and dishes, and the chai is superb. I have tried the tikka masala, the butter chicken, the samosas (these are so good) and the mint chutney.
Mango lassi is ok. Service is ok, but they did invite us out as soon we finished our meal and before we even had a chance to pack our food to go.
They said there’s people waiting for a table, but as we were walking out I couldn’t not notice that there were at least 4 tables that weren’t occupied.
I thought that was rude, since we were definitely not restaurant camping.
We were there for 1.5 hours in total, but we did go with friends to eat and socialize.
See in the first few photos all the empty and available tables at the time we were invited out. I will still go there but be mindful of that.
Food is Authentic, my Indian friends in San Diego have confirmed!

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My son thinks it’s the best Indian food in North County.
Agree.
Very authentic and delicious with crunchy pakora, spicy dal, chicken tikka.
Be warned the family serving for the biryani (chicken) is huge so either have a big family or take home a LOT of leftover rice.
I did like that the biryani chicken was so tender and marinated well.
Also included a hard boiled egg! Cons: crowded on a Wednesday night- 30 minute wait.
Only 2 unisex bathrooms which could be cleaner.
They could use a remodel with more stalls for the ladies.

Owner response

Came here for lunch with a friend and really enjoyed the food.
Even the aesthetic on the inside was really nice.
Server was on top of things with taking our order and everything was just as expected. Ordered one vegetable entree, one biryani and two rotis among the three of us and it was the perfect amount of food. Bezawada Chicken Biryani - This was really good.
Not going to lie, the chicken was actually proper spicy! You needed that raita on the side.
But it was boneless.
So there was a good amount of chicken in there to balance with the rice.
And overall I really good amount of food.
Definitely worth the money. Vegetable Kadai (Pan - Seared Vegetables cooked with roasted onions and tomatoes) was really flavorful too.
Proper amount of spice and good balance of curry and vegetables too. Roti was nice too.
Proper thick and good to have with the curry.
Very big portion size too!

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