Bawarchi Biryanis is a very solid option when it comes to Indian food in the Sandy Springs area. Although it is nowhere near the best Indian food I've had, their wide range of options and location has made this my local Indian stop. The food in general is decent and pretty authentic, with plenty of room for improvement. Just as a disclaimer, all of my experiences with Bawarchi have been with the take-out side of the restaurant. Bawarchi is one of the few Indian places I know that have a dining room, but also a separate side for take-out orders. I love this concept, and lots of other people seem to buy into that. I realize that the quality of food is not quite the same if you bring it home, rather than eat at the restaurant. However, given that all of my orders come from this side, I think they should prepare for this the best they can, and they do a decent job for the most part. I've been able to try a lot of different things in a few visits because of the variety of food that is on offer. They have meat dishes, vegetarian dishes, chicken, and lamb. Their cuisines range from traditional Indian food to dishes with Chinese influence and even Szechuan flavors. In general, I think their curries are right in the middle of the pack with all other curries I've had. The quality seems to lack a little consistency across the board. Their egg curry was jam packed with flavor, but a little oily. Meanwhile, their palak paneer was on the bland and watery side. On the positive end, their butter chicken was fantastic. The curry is rich and flavorful, and the chicken is tender. This only scratches the surface of their curries as I haven't even had a chance to touch the goat curries. But from previous experiences, I can't anticipate what the quality will look like. In terms of dry chicken dishes, I found them to be decent, but missing something. The malai tikka kebab had good flavor, but was a little dry. Their chicken 65 was a little disappointing. Not only was it dry, it also needed some extra seasoning, or even more breading. I think a sauce or a chutney really would have elevated both dishes. They also serve noodles here, I got the Indo-Chinese hakka noodles. They were good, but I was not blown away by them. Their take-out system seems to work for them, but one thing that might help them out is a notifying system. They tend to give a really rough estimate about when your food is ready, but if it is done quicker then your food just sits around, thus ruining the quality. I think if they implemented a phone number tracking system it could keep the organization levels high, while ensuring the food is the highest quality during transaction. My goal with Bawarchi now is to continue to go through the menu until I find the perfect combination of items for a perfect Indian meal. Once I can settle on a few items that are consistently good, then it will become my go-to meal. It may take me few times to figure it out, but I know Bawarchi will come through for me!
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"Second time here and trying their hot pot. I think the prices can be a bit steep while the service is spotty and had to wave 75% of the time. Hot pot was flavorful and the broth felt much more loaded (料足) than china hot pot. But the sauce station wasn't that impressive and the overall was quite expensive (200$+ for 2)."
"Ate lunch there yesterday for first time. We started with the crab rangoons which were hot, crispy & tasty. Hubby had the Spicy Thai Basil chicken. It had quite a kick. Very good. I had the honey walnut shrimp (off dinner menu). It was also very good. For the cost though, next time I'll just order off the lunch menu.Server was nice & attentive with the drink refills. We'll return."
