Bargains in the Tenderloin
As much as I love fine dining (for the interesting food rather than the interesting place settings) I’m a big fan of extremely casual dining. Extremely casual but tasty dining. Such bring me to one of my favorite Indian/Pakistani places in SF –Lahore Karahi. I like it because:
- No liquor license so BYOB
- Casual, usually no wait
- Really cheap and extremely tasty Indian food
- Friendly service
- In the tendyloin!
I will say I couldn’t tell the difference between the Chicken Tikka Masala and the Butter Chicken, but it didn’t really matter. They were both good. The tandoori fish had a nice hit of spice. The saag paneer also was good.
All in all, nothing disappointed. Good food and a lot of it. We fed 5 hungry people for $60.
Overall thumbs: 5 up.
Food tastiness: Very good. I like it best of the different places I’ve gone to in that neighborhood (naan n curry, chutney).
Service rating: Decent. As soon as we sat with our brown paper bag they brought over wine glasses, then brought over a bottle opener when they realized the paper bag contained beer and not wine. Food was prompt. Our server could have been warmer/friendlier but I think we were a bit intimidating as a group.
Would definitely go back (and I have !)
ww points: Indian is not a very WW friendly meal. Naan is like 4 points for a piece. Saag Paneer is 7 points (I think) for a half cup. But save your points, work out, then splurge here. (or go for ethiopian. It’s a little more WW friendly. Injera is low point!