No frills, counter-serve Indian-Pakistani destination dishing up kebabs, curries & more. Based on 947 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.0 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
532 Jones St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 928-0333
Website: https://shalimarrestaurants.us/
Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–11:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–11:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–11:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11:30 AM–11:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–11:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–11:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–11:30 PM |
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Reviews
Haydar Celik
Attention: rated according to the price.
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Ashwin Alexander
Great street style Indo-pak food with no frills.
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Khalid Tariq
Best Goat Karahi and Saag among all the Pakistani restaurants in the SF area. They also do catering
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Maha Khan
I donot recommend at all… if u really want to enjoy authentic taste, then have takeaway.
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laila qadar
Nihari was so tasty not too spicy or less spicy, just the right taste. Nans were also good n fresh however pricy $3 each. Keema seekh kebab and chicken seekh kebab are so tasty however raita was so sour and we couldn’t eat raita at all. We have seen flies while waiting for food but we still decided to eat because we didn’t want to go to another place since we were already sitting there. When I headed to restroom I smelled spoiled food smelling bad but our food was very tasty and not spoiled. Just the restroom needs to be clean because it was dirty. Overall taste of their food is awesome.
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jenny gutierrez
When I am craving beef nihari and haleem this is the place I go to. The nihari is the best I tried with has a more prominent ginger note which is really nice and some hints of other spices like cinnamon and cloves.
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Heliana Mano
I lived in India for 4.5 years and love Indian food. I had already tried Shalimar from take out at friends house but this was the first time I went to the restaurant. The location of the restaurant is my least favorite (tenderloin neighbourhood) because it is a bit unsafe but we were hungry and at 10pm you don’t have too many options in the city because it’s too late for dinner. The three of us went to Shalimar and the place was pretty small and crowded so had to wait briefly for a table. I must say, I wasn’t impressed with the place at all because it was a bit dirty 🙁 and having lived in Mumbai for so long, I don’t like to be reminded of that but this is something you can expect if you want to eat this type of cuisine, I’ve had a similar experience in Santa Clara too at another Pakistani/Indian restaurant and I guess it’s ok for once in a while eating out at these joints. We ordered dal fry (which was ok but I expected way more flavor from that dish) but also i’m biased because I get to eat Indian food at home all the time so perhaps i’m too demanding :P, mutton gosht which my husband (who is indian) loved it but i wasn’t too happy about it and also because mutton is a not my first choice of meat or dish, tandoori chicken legs was probably what I enjoyed the most – succulent and not too spicy and shared tandoori roti, garlic naan and alo paratha – the garlic naan stood up and was soft and fluffy and some of our friends say it’s just the way its served in Pakistan too so must be authentic. Overall I liked it but wouldn’t say this was a great experience. Ah, and what can upset me most of all is not having fresh cut lime to pour on top of the food – they had this sad lime juice in a bottle instead :'(. Friendly and helpful staff and fast service but I just can’t get over that it wasn’t clean enough!
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Tina Chen
We are regulars at this little restaurant that offers consistently delicious Pakistani cuisine. Restaurant is a little grimy but the food is always fab. Love their chicken kofta, bengen bhujia, and tandoori.
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Aliya Kara
So I’ve not had a lot of pakistani food in my life, so Im not sure what to compare it to. The chicken curry was really tasty and their naan is amazing. It’s light, fluffy and so soft, probably the best naan i’ve had. This place is definitely a hole in the wall so don’t expect any sort of ambiance here. The service wasn’t that great – the guy taking our order constantly seemed annoyed and unhappy to serve us food so definitely not the greatest vibe from him but the food was pretty good and priced extremely well.
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Casey Aitken
Amazingly authentic food. Don’t sleep on the chicken and garlic naan
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