46000 Old Ox Road, Sterling, VA
The owners of this restaurant are Muslim and have confirmed its halal status. From the management: 'We use fresh halal meat and fresh produce and ingredients.'
Serving Pakistani and Indian foods. They serve kabobs, karahies, curries and gyro. At Shalimar Kabab House of Kabob, our purpose is to create and serve food with character "“ food that you love and crave. Since our first restaurant opened in 1989, we continue to realize our purpose by never cutting corners when it comes to the quality of our food, or how it's prepared and served to you. The character you taste in our food and the experience you have in our restaurants are the sum of the values we live and work by. Our food includes slow-braised stews and flame-grilled meats, house-made signature seasonings and marinades, and fresh whole pita bread baked in a traditional clay oven. We take pride in using traditional Persian cooking techniques (with a Mediterranean flair) and the highest-quality ingredients to make delicious, fresh food in a fast and casual environment.
46000 Old Ox Road, Sterling, VA
Never been disappointed
So I\'ve gotten Butter Chicken from here quite a few times. I liked the food so much, that I decided to cater for my non-Muslim workplace. They all LOVED it. They said it was too spicy and that they were burning... but they grabbed seconds and took some home! I have not tried anything other than the Butter Chicken and sides. That\'s what I recommend. They have a lunch buffet but it didn\'t look that good. The brothers who run the place are generous and very honest. They undercharged me twice and when I told them about it, they didn\'t take the rest (in one scenario, they undercharged me by $25!). May Allah (SWT) bless their establishment. If it gets a bit cleaner, iA it will flourish even more.
Top Dish Butter Chicken I have eaten at various places where they serve butter chicken but this place is HANDS DOWN THE BEST BUTTER CHICKEN! Order only 1 as it serves for almost 3 people it's ALOT! Tip: They serve a killer Kashmiri Tea as well
Excellent buffet, Good service , Chep price, friendly staff, nice and clean , buffet only $8.99 wow can't beat that , by the way they also do catering
I recently had food catered for a large group, the food was excellent and reasonably priced. I would definitely recommend Shalimar for catering.
hole in the wall place with tasteless buffet not a very elegant place
i saw on website their "special weekend buffet" so i went there.it was pathetic no tandoori chicken or kabobs on grill,,even its called "tandoor restaurant" the buffet had nihari and biryani both were tasteless they give u only 1 naan per buffet hard white flour roti it was more like then naan also buffet is next to cashier and kitchen so someone is always watching u as u get gthe buffet items ...really awkward ! i guess buffet is geared more for takeout containers than dine in
Tried the buffet. When food got depleted, it was not replenished until we left the restaurant. Not happy with experience.
This place used to be a 1 star. But it has improved, over the last few months, tremendously. 4 out of 5!
Oye hoeee....food is good....
Delicious food! Service was OK but the less wait time and tasty food made up for that. Try the mixed grill and karahi chicken. Chicken haleem however was not good.
I'm not a big fan of Shalimar. The food wasn't that great and the service was comical. The brother at the counter is blatantly rude and unprofessional. We ordered karahi chicken for two, and this place acted as if they were doing US a favor. I probably will not return.
This place is close to the Dulles Airport and ideal if you have a stop-over at Dulles. The Nihari and Karahi chicken both were tasty and staff was friendly too. Will go there again if I am in the Sterling, VA area,=.
We went to this place for take out and picked up some Tandoori Chicken and biryani. They were excellent and tasted great. The place is neat and clean with a decent atmosphere. Prices aren't too bad and the service was good. They have a lunch and dinner buffet which I want to try out next time.
The food isn't always fresh. The staff ain't the most friendly people around. But the price is cheap and you get what you pay for. I go there often cause it is closer to my home. But if there were other place near by I'd probably 've gone there instead.
Went there with my wife, ordered karahi chicken and they made us wait for 40mins. And to make things worse the chicken was bland. The brother taking the order was on the phone for 15mins and made us wait before taking our order. Service is terrible. They assume that the customer will come back and do not improve customer service. And the portions are very small. They charge extra for buffet if you take extra portion. I won't go there again unless I hear they improved.
This is a very average restaurant, I went there with my wife it was not a pleasant restaurant. The food was average and service is poor. The brother taking orders is always on the phone, patrons were equally bad, and they were eating from the buffet with their hands. We ordered chicken Karai it was very generic. We had to wait 40 minutes to get our order. Cooler, which contains water and sodas, was filthy. I am sad to say I will never go back to that restaurant.
i was their with my friends, and we loved their roast chicken, fresh tandoor bread and service is the best, and people are very friendly, and prices the very reasonable
The food was good, not particularly unique. The people working there were relatively nice, which is always a bonus in the halal-food industry.
The owners are nice. Their buffet is also good. It takes some time to figure out where their restaurant is, cause it's a bit out of the place...but overall the place is just OKAY. Nothing really special about the food...and I think they should expand their menu a bit.
Decent place, best somosa chat in area. Paye used to be good now they are just eeinh"¦ The rest of the items are same old desi everywhere.
This is the second time we went to this Pakistani restaurant. Very reasonable prices. Quality of food needs some improvement. They can do better. We received excellent customer service. We were happy to see Indian, Pakistani, Blacks, Whites and Arabs there. Pakoras/Samosas were great. Okra (bhindi) was delicious. Shalimar Special needs some improvement and taste. Bread was to die for and plenty. If we are in the vicinity we would go back. They do take vc/mc.
Good food, nice prices, location is bad because its in a tiny little plaza, i skipped it when i tried to go there, but eventually i found it, the trip was worth it, weekend buffet is really great!
Good, very good food, and cheap eats
Great good, reasonable price and fast service.