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72-09 Broadway, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Added on August 22, 2016 and last updated 7 years ago
A NOTE ABOUT THE HALAL STATUS OF DERA
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This restaurant is listed as sourcing some/all of its meat from a known supplier of Halal meat. This means that the management or employees of this restaurant may not be aware of their own halal status if asked. However, they may be able to confirm their meat supplier, in which case you can proceed if you feel comfortable eating there. Feel free to click on the name of the supplier and/or certifier listed in the Halal summary to learn more about their Halal procedures. Even if you do decide to eat here, we recommend you politely ask that they clean their grill and ensure no contact with non-Halal meat or alcohol. |
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Some meals at this restaurant are reported to use meat from a confirmed Halal supplier. All meat products are purchased from Seenat Poultry which is Halal Certified & supervised under the Shariah Board New York.
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★☆☆☆☆ This is not a new restaurant, it's been here for a while and is among the worst restaurants in Jackson Heights. Everything about Dera is below average..
The food quality sucks. Better than neighboring restaurants like Jackson Diner, but it's still bad. It's a typical over the counter style restaurant, serving dishes that were cooked by people who have no idea how to cook. I've tried numerous dishes:
- Naan: Good standard quality naan.
- Sweets: Weeks old and dry. Stay away from them.
- Poori: They are just okay. Not authentic
- Halwa: Sucks. Texture is good, but it tastes terrible.
- Channey and Allo ka salan: Terrible. The chaney are dry and over masala'ed. The aalo ka salan doesn't taste anything like the flavor I remember from Pakistan.
LUNCH/DINNER
Everything on the menu is below average. Nehari tastes like a mixture of masalas and is more like gosht ka salan (meat stew) than nehari. Haleem is the only thing that tastes good, but nothing close to authentic.
The seating area is spacious, better than what's available in other restaurants. The staff is clueless most of the time. However, there are some good waitresses that tell you which dish is fresh and which isn't. The guy behind the counter serving out all the dishes is weird and mostly always annoyed. Overall the staff doesn't care, will be late to take your order and will be late to get your bill.
Rest assured, nothing here would evoke a nostalgia of magnificent meals that you’ve had before in Pakistan. Avoid this restaurant Posted on September 18, 2016 |
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