Mezbaan Cuisine

It's been over 4 months since I last had Indian food from a restaurant.
Masala sounded really good, and I found this spot online.
Reviews were mixed and the place doesn't seem too popular but I still gave it a try.
I ordered the mango lassi and chicken tikka masala. The chicken tikka masala was extremely disappointing.
I saw this dish was only ten cents more expensive than my usual meal (chana masala) so why not try it? Well, there was almost no chicken.
4 tiny chunks of chicken at max.
Instead of loading up on chicken, they have whole chunks of onion scattered throughout. When I've had tikka masala, the onions have always been blended in the sauce.
I was not expecting onion shunks, and they were not a good substitute for chicken.
It was creamy, almost excessively so.
They made it a fair spice level (I requested mild).
Portion on the small side.
Rice was okay, nothing special.
Cooked to a decent extent. The mango lassi came in a good portion.
It wasn't too sweet, which is nice.
The consistency was a little thicker than I expected, but it was overall pretty okay. All in all, a disappointing experience.
Probably should have ordered the chana, not good chicken tikka masala.
More like onion masala.
Okay mango lassi.

Owner response

If you want to eat authentic North Indian food in Pittsburgh, then this restaurant is a must visit.
New owners.
The Chef, Kumar, graduated from a culinary school in India and knows a lot about Indian food.
This local business is an upstart by this young entrepreneur and needs everyone's support. What I liked about the restaurant:- Food is authentic.
No extra oil.
Tastes like home cooked food. Not very spicy.
But has all the flavors. The portions are big. Their naan is very soft and fluffy. Rates are reasonable.( Samosa chat in Bay area, California is almost double this price) Staff( Kutty) is knowledgeable and good. Vegan options are available( order vegetarian dishes without paneer and cream) What can be improved:- Name Board outside..
We almost missed the restaurant and went to the next shop.

Owner response

They have the longest chawwal (rice) in town.
I could eat it on its own with my bare hands off a plate like im 5yrs old again, but it goes really well with the channa saag or Daal Tarka.
Ive had the chicken karhai (OK, not really the way I like it), and the chicken makhni as well (too sweet).
They dont overload their dishes with too much butter like other Desi restaurants in town.
I'd recommend the owners to reduce the number of menu items, though.
Otherwise I'm a big fan, Pakistani Approved 👍🏽

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