Khyber Kabab Restaurant

Freshly made indian/​pakistani food in the neighborhood of richmondhill and ozone park. totally worth it food. If you goto NEW YORK CITY for this type of food you will pay $ 100 at a restaurant for 2 people because of their ambiance. This place has the best dishes at very low and affordable prices because they are good people working very hard to provide good food. When there is passion in your food it shows. 10 out of 10 to this resutaurant and customer service. P. S they made Aloo pratha for us on the spot with naaan and it was one of the best aloo parathas in the world. hands down. Everyone try this piece of heaven on jamaica ave and 112^th st.

So I was in the ever interesting neighborhood of Richmond Hill today for work when I decided to walk around Jamaica Ave during my lunch time to find something to eat. As I was strolling staring at storefronts, this new restaurant caught my eye. It had pictures of fresh kababs and biryani in the window and a wonderful aroma was traveling from the front door. I looked up and saw an old sign saying Apna Restaurant (skipping forward a tad, this was from a previous restaurant that closed down) This new restaurant is still completing it’s finishing touches and the sign will be up soon. They have their logos on display in the storefront windows though stating their name as Khyber Kabab restaurant. I saw the halal logo on the windows and I was like perfect! A full menu of choices for myself and I get to try a new place it seems like.
What a wonderful decision. The initial smell was so promising.
I was greeted by a jolly man, and a younger one as well. Turned out that he was the restaurant owner and the younger man was his son. Ah, a mom and pop shop in the making, how promising! He informed me that they had just recently opened the restaurant and were still getting things together, getting the displays updated and trying to finalize the menu. I could hear the enthusiasm in his voice about his new restaurant and asked him to heat me up a plate of some freshly made chicken haleem with 2 naans.
The chicken haleem was spectacular. I like to normally garnish my haleem with fresh green chilies, fresh raw diced onions, fresh coriander and a pinch of garam masala. I didn’t bother with any of that today because I wanted to get a taste of the haleem itself. The flavors were very well put together, the meat in the haleem was finely spliced so that you could gently chew it but was not overly fine so that it felt as though you were eating just lentils. The naans were wonderful. They made it in a tandoor! It doesn’t get better than that. Nice, soft, fluffy naan.
The owner was a wonderful man to speak to and as I was eating, he was making fresh chicken kababs and gave me a huge skewer on the house and asked me to try his recipe. I was thoroughly satisfied with the heat and spice of the kabab. It was spiced very genuinely and well using green chilies which are, in my opinion, more tantalizing to the tongue, and of course, extremely healthy (try to avoid excessive amounts of red chili as they’re not good for the health). I was introduced to the rest of the family afterwards as they all were working and playing some role in the restaurant.
Bottom line is, this is a classic South Asian restaurant. It is clean with really no focus on décor but the food quality is superb. They’ve left a wonderful impression on me and I will definitely be coming back here to try their delicious looking Chicken Tikka and other dishes when I return to the Richmond Hill area. I love experiencing mom and pop shops and I really wish this one luck! If they can stay consistent, they will do well.
Check them out! Best part is, the food is very inexpensive when compared to the amount you are getting and able to eat.