I waited to come back to dine in again before I wrote a review just to be sure. The first time I came was during lunch on a Saturday. We were the only dine in patrons there the whole duration of the meal. The food took a while to come out but I figured they had just opened so I just shrugged it off. I did notice that they were still setting the table for service even after opening. It was fairly warm inside so I wasn't sure if they were having AC issues that day. The big fans were off putting because they were so loud and positioned right at the entrance to the dining area. Came in again last night (Saturday night) for dinner and there was only one other table besides ours. Big fans were still there. The first waitress was nice although again I noticed we weren't checked on regularly. We ordered our drinks, two waters, and waited and waited. Finally, she came with our drinks and complimentary salad and took our order. The food took a while again to come out and by this time there were more diners coming in. Things really started going downhill from there. We decided to order another dish but it took a while to get the waitress's attention. The guy that was there when we walked in was also trying to get her attention. He was yelling from across the room, "Excuse me, miss! Miss!" We finally waved another waitress down and asked to order the additional dish. She was very short with us, like we were inconveniencing her. My friend then flagged down the same waitress later and ordered gulab jamun with ice cream. She said ok and walked off but didn't ask which flavor ice cream. The initial waitress brought the gulab jamun but when we inquired about the ice cream, she replied that the other waitress didn't mention the ice cream. When we asked if we can still get it, she said they didn't have any ice cream at all. Check please! That also took a while so we just went up to the counter to pay. As for the food? The nihari was delicious and the best I've ever had. The beef was so tender and the stew was very flavorful. The butter chicken was decent with a hint of unexpected sweetness. Chicken biryani is delicious and at $2.99 how could you not?? My friend loves the goat paya. I wasn't too fond of the lachewala paratha but that's just a personal preference. I prefer regular or garlic naan more. Their gulab jamun is excellent. They are more on the smaller side but comes 4 to an order. I was introduced to kulfi here and was told it is legit. It is a creamy ice cream popsicle and tasted, to me, similar to condensed milk. So good on a hot Texas summer day. Overall, I find the service very lacking but the food delicious and oh, did I mention the prices? I like variety and find that I can get two dishes for almost the price of one elsewhere. Yes, the portions are smaller but I'm totally ok with that. Irving definitely has many options as far as Indian restaurants and until I find one that has good food and doesn't treat me like crap, this place will only be a to-go spot for me from now on. That is, IF I'm in the area, and IF I'm craving Indian food.
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