DeAfghanan (Afghan Cuisine), Fremont, CA

http://deafghanancuisine.com/
37395 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94536(510) 857-1009
There are a couple of locations for this one.
De Afghanan - Google search

Would recommend this place overall.

Very flavorful lamb shish kababs (cubes, not seekh kababs), moist and well marinated. Not hot (as in chillies, as most Afghani food isnt very hot in general), but with a good mix of spices. 9/10
Their menu item - Lamb Kabob
Charbroiled lamb shish kabob marinated with special seasoning  
 
Chaplee Kabob (Spicy)
Beef patties mixed with green onion, eggs, and other Afghan seasoning, grilled until cooked thoroughly
This was very tasty as well and spicy too. 8/10

Akbar, Baltimore, MD

www.akbar-restaurant.com

823 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 539-0944


A nice restaurant that has been around for 18 years. The chef is from Punjab, and the owner is from the Delhi area.

Lamb chops - 8.5/10. Very well made, tasty to the core and well marinated. A bit expensive ($20 for 3 pieces), but surely recommend.

Lamb xacutti - 6/10. This one was a bit disappointing despite having discussed the style it should have been made in, with the owner. Overdose of tomato and made in a hurry, he later acknowledged.


Garlic naan - 7/10. Fresh and uniformly sprinkled with finely chopped garlic.

           

Junoon, New York 8/10

http://www.junoonnyc.com/

Address: 27 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010

Phone:(212) 490-2100

 

Great ambience and good food. Definitely on the expensive side.

 

Goat Patiala - 8/10

Naan - 7/10

 

 

 

 

Havelie restaurant, Nice France 7/10

http://www.restaurant-havelie.fr/

Address: 35 Rue d'Angleterre, 06000 Nice, France

Phone:+33 4 93 88 99 40 

One of the better Indian restaurants in Nice (there arent many there to begin with).

The maitre d  is a knowledgeable lady with a background in hotel management and local history, besides the food.

Lamb madars - 7/10. Well made and flavorful, thick gravy. Tasty. 

Chicken biryani - 6/10. The chicken could have been better (marinated) but was still tasty.

Spice and Ice, Greater London (Surrey) 7/10

http://spicenice.co.uk/
South Park Hotel
Croydon, Surrey

Nice restaurant, and have heard most of the food is pretty good Indo Chinese.

Chilli chicken - 7/10, though my bad in ordering. Was looking for the classic Indo Chinese "dry" chilli chicken (with green chillis and soy sauced chicken nuggets), but forgot to tell the chef to make it dry. The default was wet... which completely spoiled the experience. But in all fairness, my local friend who frequents this place said that the dry one is as close as it comes to the Indo Chinese one. (which I havent found anywhere else outside India, yet). The best one so far has been at the Golden Dragon in Rangila Park, Surat, India

Roomali roti - 6/10. Could have been thinner.

Tai Pai Chicken and Tai Pai Paneer - 7/10. Dry style, with Sichuan flavors. Well made.

Sichuan Gourmet, Billerica, 7/10

Sichuan Gourmet, Billerica, MA
502 Boston Rd, Billerica, MA (978) 670-7339

Update 6/4/14:
By far one of the best Chinese places this side of town, frequented by many Chinese (indication) as well. Its not American Chinese (like P F Changs, which is nice, but Americanized), but good Sichuan food.

Lo mein - 7/10
Kung pao chicken 7/10
Shredded chicken with cayenne pepper 8/10

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Indian style lo mein ("chow mein" in India). The Chicken lo mein (or veggie lo mein) comes closest to it. Its not wet and sloppy like some Chinese restaurants. - 6/10
Shredded Chicken with Cayene Pepper - chicken with 50% hot peppers. Very nice. - 7/10. The item # is "J2" on the menu.

Dishoom, London, 7/10

http://www.dishoom.com/covent-garden/

12 Upper St Martin's Ln

London WC2H 9FB

+44 20 7420 9320

 

Nice restaurant, with a couple of tasty dishes. Very popular and busy (had to wait an hour, but they were nice enough to serve tea to everyone waiting outside in the cold - Feb 2014). Had high expectations going in, but the food was mixed... specially for a Indian restaurant in London (London has some of the best food outside India :).

Lamb chops - 8/10. tender and well spiced.

Chicken tikka - 6/10. could have been cooked a bit more

Lamb Seekh kabab - 7/10. could have been a bit more moist and flavorful

Roomali roti - rare find. 8/10

Kacchi lamb - 7/10

 

Sitar restaurant, Paris 7/10

http://restaurant-sitar.fr/
7 Rue Liot, Boulogne-Billancourt, France+33 1 46 21 32 16

Overall, a fairly good restaurant, given its Paris...

Cheese naan - 8/10 different and interesting
Lamb (Agneau) madras / curry - 7/10. Tasty lamb dish
Lamb biryani - 7/10. Lamb pieces could be better marinated, but still an above average biryani
Chicken (poulet) curry - 6/10. The use of tomato puree, instead of fresh tomatoes, adds some gelatinous consistency to it, otherwise its ok
Chicken bhuna/madras - 7/10
Keema matar - 7/10 - a bit on the sweet side

Mixed kebab platter - 
Beef seekh kebab - 7/10
Chicken tikka - 6/10
Lamb tikka - 7/10

Masala chai - 7/10
 

Utsav, New York, 9/10

http://www.utsavny.com/

Address: 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036

Phone:(212) 575-2525

Good food and ambiance as well as location - NYC

Roomali roti 9/10 - one of the few places in the country to have this on the menu
Mutton bhuna (goat) - 9/10. Tasty, thick gravy, well spiced.

The serving folks need an education in animals... they insisted that lamb and goat are the same animal! :)

New Jawad, Paris 9/10

http://www.jawadrestaurant.com/nj/

Address: 12 Avenue Rapp, 75007 Paris, France

Phone:+33 1 47 05 91 37

 

One of the best Indian restaurants in Paris so far... Indian and Pakistani food

Good ambiance,  good food. Near Arc De Triomphe... about a 15 min walk

Punjabi chicken curry - 9/10 very well done with tasty thick gravy

Lamb biryani - 8/10. aromatic and moist

Lamb sheesh kabab - 8/10

Rogan josh - 8/10. Hard to find the authentic Kashmiri rogan josh anywhere, but this was still well made.

Naan - 8/10

Bombay Brasserie, London 8/10

http://www.bombaybrasserielondon.com/

Address: Courtfield Rd, London SW7 4QH, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 7370 4040

 

Very good food as well as ambiance. Large quiet place.

 

Kebab platter - An assortment of tandoori chicken, seekh kebab, jhinga dum nisha and
sarson chicken tikka:

Chicken tikka - 8/10

Tandoori chicken -7/10. was expecting better from here, given the rest of the food was good.

Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10

Jhinga (prawn) - 8/10

Chicken pepper masala - 9/10. very tasty and well made. Good thick gravy, pepper spiced.

Naan - 8/10. oven fresh

Spice Village, London (Southall), 8/10

 http://spicevillageltd.com/southall-branch/

Address: 185-189 The Broadway, Southall UB1 1LX, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 8574 4475

A large, busy restaurant. Open kitchen. Seems very popular and the food was good too.

Mixed grill - a good sizzling platter overall (image).
Lamb chops - 8/10 , tasty and tender and well marinated.
Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10
Chicken tikka - 7/10
Lamb tikka - 8/10.

A chef special chicken dish 8/10 (not on menu, but ask for chef special), which was well spiced, similar to but unlike your regular chicken curry/karahi (with bone). Caveat - the high dose of those 1-3 spices may not be to your liking (the taste is a mix between bay leaf and fennel and cumin - or maybe a mix of all 3 - they didnt tell)

Chana masala - 7/10

Naan - fresh 7/10

Gymkhana restaurant, London, 9/10

http://www.gymkhanalondon.com/
 
Address: 42 Albemarle St, London W1S 4JH, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 3011 5900

Upscale Indian restaurant, themed after the Gymkhana clubs in colonial India... good ambiance and very good food.

Lasooni Wild Tiger Prawns - moist and well marinated. 9/10

Gilafi Quail Seekh Kebab - juicy and well made 8/10

Chicken Tikka - 7/10

Lamb Nalli Barra - 9/10. very good lamb chops, well marinated, spicy, moist.

(all the above were in a sampler platter)

Kid Goat Methi Keema - 9/10 - spicy and well prepared.

Chicken Butter Masala - 7/10 - a bit on the sweeter side, with creamy/tomato.  Tasty though.

 

Lahore Kebab House, Near East Aldgate tube, London : 8/10

http://www.lahore-kebabhouse.com/

Address: 2-10 Umberston St, London E1 1PY, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 7481 9737

 

Some of the best lamb chops here, also one of their specialties. You can see it on pretty much every table, and made fresh in volume. Overall a tasty place, but lacks consistency between trips. Its a BYOB place.

 

Lamb chops - 9/10. Not heavily spiced, nor hot (spice), but flavorful and juicy. 

Chicken karahi (boneless) / curry (bone) - 7/10, sometimes not so good, but not consistent. Bone version is better.

Lamb karahi / curry - 7/10, but not consistent either. Bone version is better.

Naan - 5/10

Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10

Mutton tikka - 7/10

Chicken tikka - 7/10

Saag paneer - 6/10

Bhindi okra - 7/10

Methi gosht - 6/10

Chakra, Tyngsboro MA 8/10 good

18 Pondview Place #24, Tyngsboro, MA 01879
Tel: (978) 649-6400
http://www.chakraus.com/

Good food. More of self service (and takeout-ish) than a full restaurant setting ... neat clean new place.

Chicken pepper fry - very well made 8.5/10. Dry-ish and spicy. Asking for extra hot would make it half way to tabasco pepper sauce.
Goat curry - another well made dish 8/10. Thick onion tomato gravy, no cream :)
Chicken seekh kabab - 7/10. One of the better kababs in the area. (note that because of the white meat in CSKs, it is inherently less flavorful than Lamb ones)
Naan 8/10 fresh from the oven, and fluffy.
Chicken vindaloo - 5/10. Could be better.

Updated 5/11/14
Goat dum biryani - very good 9/10
Veg and non veg thali - mixed reviews.. ok. 6/10

Goat pepper fry (aka Mutton Sukka on the menu) 9/10 very good

Paneer pepper fry 8/10 good

Chicken 65 - ok. 5/10

Update Nov 19, 2014.
The pepper fry series here (mutton, chicken & paneer) continue to be very good.