Charcoal Chicken - Pakistani & Indian Cuisine

Excellent food, friendly service and easy to reach place. Tried the Chicken Karahi, Lamb Karahi and Lamb Seek Kebab together with Rice and Nan. Both the Karahis were full of flavor with tender meat. The Lamb Kebab was seasoned to perfection and was juicy. The rice and naan served was quite nice. Cutleries were plastic and so were the cups. Perhaps reducing the plastic usage could be an improvement. But overall, excellent place for a flavor packed Pakistani meal!

After visiting the sister restaurant to this one, Desi Breakfast Club several times and hearing so many positive things about the food here, at Charcoal Chicken I finally came on a weekday for lunch. Service was decent, as it’s a counter order type of place where they bring you the food after you order it. The dining room is good size for dining in. The menu is really nicely done… they offer all the standard Pakistani curried dishes (Kahari, aloo saag, choley, etc), as well as various kabobs made with chicken or lamb, but they don’t have beef. We tried a nice assortment of items, curries, kabobs, etc. Their naan is incredible! I also absolutely love their yogurt chutney… it’s the same as at Desi too and it’s really fresh and tasty! The kabobs were tender, perfectly spiced and cooked to a perfect temperature! Flavors at this place are on-point! Highly recommend!! I’ll definitely be back!

The food is pretty good. I liked the presentation, the flavors, the quality of the Lamb Karahi and Naan. Service was friendly, too! FOOD: Lamb Karahi was a bit pricy at $21, but also kind of normal these days, and like I said, it was quite tasty. The sauce was good, and the meat was tender, if not slightly dry. No rice was served, which I personally prefer, but I can see other customers getting uppity about not being given rice. I was a little disappointed by the heat level, but maybe my tolerance went up? I got the spiciest available. The Garlic Naan was a large portion cut into two pieces. Very good and doughy! $1.50 for a large piece, which was very awesome!! They didn't have any Sweet Lassi, only Mango flavored was offered on the menu. Still good! $4. ESTABLISHMENT: They had booths inside, which were busy when I arrived on a Wednesday evening, so I sat outside on the barebones patio tables (there are two). A simple white plastic plate was offered for dine-in, plus plastic utensils. Nothing fancy. They asked me to bring in my tray and plates after I was done, which I think was only because I was outside. They had staff bussing tables inside. The bathroom is located in the back and was basic and functional. There was water all over the floors, which I hope was mostly just them mopping recently. Overall, I enjoyed Charcoal Chicken's food and would go back. It was basic, but tasty. I could see it being a regular or go-to spot for people who live nearby. 3.5 out of 5 stars

I am surprised by all of the negative reviews recently. I have been coming here for the past decade or more because I absolutely love their food! I have never had a bad dish from them. Yes, you should expect your food to be spicy if you order medium or spicy (it seems to have gotten spicier in the past couple of years). However, the mild is generally true to its word if you are someone who cannot tolerate spicy. I favor their shahi paneer and chicken karahi, though I have had many other dishes and they were all very good. Whenever someone new joins our office, I ALWAYS recommend Charcoal Chicken as a "must try" place. Many of my coworkers now get upset when someone goes to Charcoal Chicken and didn't let them know so they could order something, too. The atmosphere does leave something to be desired as it has more of a cafeteria feel than a true restaurant, and there are no water/beverage dispensers. However, I don't come here for the atmosphere or the beverages. The food is so good, I couldn't care less what the inside of the place looks like! Much love to my favorite Pakistani restaurant anywhere in the area!

My Journey got us to this place because the Owner of this restaurant has other dinner that got closed and we came to his next restaurant few mins away. Weird!!! I ordered the lamb kebabs over rice which I'm not a big fan of rice eating outside at restaurants so it was very light which I was okay with and the lamb kebab was very well done as I asked to be well done and it was very juicy on the side of a non. Very Quick Meal. My cousin in the other hand had garlic naan with spinach which had potatoes or chicken inside it but you can whichever you want. Overall I think the very decent place to at least check it out with the locals eat. I'll go back if I'm in the area. Thank You 🙏✌️

*Update* I've since ordered multiple times and it is consistently DELICIOUS and the orders are always accurate. I'm just really impressed. The flavors 🥴🤤. I've ordered the paneer versions of several and they are also good. They know how to cook and they clearly care about the food and service! Original: Ordered delivery through their website linked vendor last week. THE FLAVORS ugh I've been waiting to find delicious, spiced, FRESH take out like this with rich, deep flavors. Have only tried it this once so will need more meals to test consistency. We ordered: Lamb Karahi (spicy) - 4.5 stars Butter Chicken(medium) - 5 stars Lahori Grill Fish - 4 stars Chickpeas - 4 stars for freshness and flavor, 3 stars for chickpeas being overcooked (I prefer more bite to mine rather than mushier textures) Naan - 4 stars fresh Mango Lassi - yogurt forward, a good middle blend, tasty The stews/sauces are crave worthy. I don't know what is in the butter chicken but it is really, really, REALLY good. I ordered medium (heat) on that but it didn't seem to have any heat..maybe I've upped my tongue's heat game unknowingly or they list heat levels for the unaccustomed palate? Still delicious. Not a huge portion, so be aware. I liked the Lahori Grill fish- it was flaky and fresh..a tad on the salty side but nothing to pause over becauseonce mixed with rice/sauces it's perfect so perhaps this is intentional. I ordered Lamb Karahi spicy and it was more a medium heat if anything but this could have been a fluke. Heat levels can be pretty subjective so suffice it to say I'll order with extra peppers next time. Karahi was served in a larger container than the butter chicken and had a lot of meat in it. I will try the paneer versions of these dishes next time! Oh and there will def. be a next time. All in all my feeling is 5 out of 5 when rated against comparative options in the area. Amazing flavors!