Kabab King Diner

01/11/10

There is no place more revolting

by marthacv

Disgusting. Regularly gets healthcode violations. Fat flies are always flying around. The tables are FILTHY. The food is dripping with grease. The waiters pick at their teeth and their buts and then handle your food. Whenever I walk by at night, I see rats coming in and out their back door (service door) every night. It's nauseating. I am always stunned that anyone even ventures in there at all. I am no neat freak but I don't want to eat swine flu along with my dinner.

• Pros: None
• Cons: Filthy, unhygenic

10/16/08

Best chai, great biryani, 24 hour Pakistani heaven

by nhk2102

This place is great, unless of course you're one of the Jackson Heights gentrifiers who'd prefer a $24 plate of lamb in a sanitized and completely inauthentic environment. Kabab King is a neighborhood staple and a personal favorite. Their chai is to die for, and their food is heavenly, albeit on the greasy side. (They haven't bought into the health-food trend that's sure to kick in once the neighborhood is fully invaded by Astoria overflow. Then, I'm sure you can chomp down a tofu kabob and wash it down with a chai-tini.) Anyway, give Kabob King's lamb a shot - don't be chicken!

01/31/08

horrible experience

by ella33333

This place has the absolute worst service I have ever encountered. Their delivery people are surly, unhelpful, and cannot find street corners on the grid-like roads of midtown Manhattan. They are also repeatedly late and if you call them, you will most likely be put on hold for 20 minutes or more. They will also agree to your requests only to later refuse to acknowledge them. If you want any peace of mind, do NOT order food from this place.

12/26/07

Kabab King is a madhouse...

by stringy33

Kabab King is mobbed by people, both upstairs and down, and their current facilities seem unable to handle the crowd. On the other hand, the food is truly authentic Pakistani cuisine-- very well-prepared and tasty. It's a pity that the facilities are inadequate. Service is very spotty and unprofessional. The upstairs dining room could use a thorough cleanup, rearrangement, and reorganization. The ambience is that of a cafeteria rather than a dining hall.

• Pros: Food quality and diversity
• Cons: Poor facilities

04/14/07

my 3 am savior

by xgfd12

kabab king is the reason i moved to new york, encapsulated. (also one of the top reasons i live where i do a mere 5 minute walk from the joint!) when i'm up, for whatever reason, at 3 am and hungry ... i come here. i'm a vegetarian which makes 3 am food rather boring if i go anywhere else. i highly recommend their aloo gobi (curried cauliflower , potatoes and peas). the bhindi (okra) is chewy and wonderful. yet if you get there at 3 am and they're out of the aforementioned dishes, feel free to dig into the mixed vegetables. however do not under any circumstance forget the na'an. you'll need it to soak all the savory goodness up!

• Pros: cheap, yummy, fast, yummy
• Cons: they run out of stuff sometimes. but that happens when the foods that good!