Desi Kitchen

When it comes to Pakistani food, I’m a picky guy. You either got it or you don’t. Staying in the Mission Bend area, theres quite a selection of Indo-​Pak options. Lately what I’ve been seeing is the quality going down or not being worth the price. Desi Kitchen is an exception. The food – at least what I tried – was delicious and the price wasn’t too bad either.
Desi Kitchen is a hole in the wall and doesnt stand out in a strip mall that has a day care center and Message parlor. If you’re driving down HWY 6 you’d probably miss it. The place is a dive and doesn’t look very dine-​in friendly. When I went in, the place was empty. That’s cause the majority of desi’s order takeout anyways and eat at home. I decided to do the same.
I ordered the goat biryani, the butter chicken and two naans. Price came to about 19 bucks. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. The Biryani was flavorful and unlike some restaurants, they didn’t skim on the meat. There were several big tender meaty pieces of goat meat mixed in. The butter chicken was also flavorful and the naans were warm and fluffy.
I’d definitely try the place again and see how their other offerings are. This may be my regular desi takeout spot. Give it a try.

This is simply the worst place I have visited. The order was placed incorrectly after repeated requests and the food that was given felt like it was stale. Chicken tasted like rubber and the whole experience was awful. If you walk in this place it smells of Lysol and there is no wait staff and just a terrible overall experience.

Decent Pakistani food. They are super cheap and you get large portions. It is spicy. More spicy than Indian food. I get the biryani and tandoori chicken. Naan is fresh and fluffy. Raita and chutney are just right.

I have not had a whole lot of Indo/​Paki food in my life but from what I have had I can say that Desi has the best out there hands down! Like the previous review I am neither Indian nor Pakistani but when me and my wife walked in there we were never made to feel uncomfortable. In truth we were made to feel right at home and the gentleman at the counter could not have been any more helpful when it came to our order, even making several suggestions and throwing in a extra small portion for us to try for free. Everything had fantastic flavor. We had the Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Boti, Matar Pulao, Bhindi, Plain Naan and Qulcha Naan (there was more than just me and my wife eating FYI) and everything we had was bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection. I do not think I can recommend one dish over because everyone was outstanding. If you are a fan of this type of food or someone that has always wanted to give it a try head on out to Desi Kitchen. They’ll make you feel comfortable and take care of you like you are a regular and their prices are great to boot.

I have been frequenting this place for almost 6 months now. The haleem, dal gosht and naan are the great here. Food is extremely reasonable, generous servings and tasty (no stomach issues). I always get a to go and rarely sit there. There’s no ambiance as such but its a great inexpensive place for take away food and its halaal if that matters to you!

I am not Pakistani and since my area doesn’t have a lot of Indian/​Pakistani food, I’m not even sure if I’m a very good judge of authenticity or even if its better than its competition. But I do know that we liked what we got. We were shopping for cars in the area and the dealer had a car coming in that we wanted to check out. Unfortunately the car didn’t turn out to be anything special, but this restaurant was worth the visit while we waited.
We got the Mutton Masala and the Chicken Biryani and a Mango Lassi and some Bread. The Naan Bread was definitely the most exemplary of the bunch, but everything was actually very well cooked and we heartily enjoyed them all.
I’ll warn you that this is a bare bones place, tables chairs and four walls (and a flat screen tv). It is clean, but its not someplace you’d take a date. But it sure is a place to get some good food if you’re in the area. I live all the way in the Montrose area and we still don’t got a car so I doubt we will be swinging by anytime soon, but if I ever end up near Hwy 6 and Bellaire, I’d eat there again for sure.