Kabob's Indian Grill

The vegetable samosas are pretty good. The vegetable biryani leaves a lot to be desired. For starters, the vegetables are chopped too large for me. I order mostly takeout from here because they always have great online deals. The mango lassi might be very popular here because they run out often. The one time I did get it, it spilt all over my order so I blame the restaurant and driver for that one; it wasn't packaged well enough.

A rough gem can sometimes hide something special, and Kabob's was surprisingly good food despite the fact that the exterior definitely takes you back to a hole in a wall from the 80s. Now most people would do takeout here. Not me, I would come to see this place myself. The decor and the location do look kinda bad not going to lie, but this is a review about the FOOD, not the ambience. So if that scares you away skip this. So the food was absolutely delicious. Made to order and they took quite a bit of time (20-30 minutes) but I requested that they bring everything all out at once. Ordered the goat curry (Sorry, I can't remember the name of it) and the Veggie Samosas. Also added the garlic naan and chai. So the chai was sweet and surprisingly good. A nice hot drink to pass the time. The samosas were splendid, they came out crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside with a mild dipping sauce. And the goat curry was delicious. Aromatic and filling, it had a mild spice level (for my Asian palette, note it might be Spicer for you) that didn't overpower the rest of the dish. Absolutely loved it. The waitress was friendly and attentive as well. I appreciate that. So despite the fact that this place does look very old and lacking ambience wise, I still find the food to be extremely good.

The place is located in an extremely busy strip area but parking is always available. The outside is not much to look at but looks can be deceiving so gave this place a try. Looks like it is South Indian focused food.The inside seating area is not much. Very cramped and for the most part, the tables were wobbly, the chairs had cushion torn and the floors were sticky. Dared going to the rest room to wash hands and needless to say that entire space could use some love & care.The server brought out incorrect orders for us twice within this one visit and we did not order that much. The water is served in Styrofoam cups from a water pitcher that has seen better days so we opted to grab the water bottles.Now for the food - the food was not bad at all besides the chicken samosa, that could have used a little oomph. The food was fresh and piping hot. The portion sizes were very generous. There was a lot of foot traffic into the shop and looks like this place is used for mostly take outs and rightfully so also. And we might just do that going forward.

The food was good but the general vibe and cleanliness of the place was not. Place is a little ominous with basically a warning sign that people get sick from here, spiderwebs, everything looks beat to hell and back, and the restaurant name just exists on taped-up regular printer paper. They also had a sign on how to clean up vomit. That being said, nobody from my group is sick yet (it's been a few hours) and the food really was good. Tried the garlic and chili naan and both were solid, took the waitress' recommendation on the kadai chicken and it hit the spot. Good prices too for the gamble.

43$ for lamb curry and chicken kabob...that's what I ordered at least...I ended up with a goat curry and chunks of dry chicken. The guy at the counter was nice but demanded a tip...the goat curry was so/so ...the chicken , when I say dry we're talking Nevada desert jerky dry..it took me about ten minutes to chew a single chunk....Another Minneapolis gem indeed.

Three stars is not a bad review in my book. Kabob's has a couple solid dishes and a few duds. With a name like "Kabob's" you wouldn't expect it be a South Indian-focused menu. The channa masala ($10) and fried eggplant curry ($10) were both good and vegan by default---not too salty or oily and not overcooked. The masala dosa ($11) is vegan by default, and fine, but didn't wow me. That said, take-out dosas are rarely great.The parotta with veg salna ($12) is vegan by default and a rare dish to see. I thought the parotta was too thick and not flaky enough; the salna (which is essentially a vegetable curry) tasted okay, but was salty.The veg kothu parotta ($12) is hard to find and most commonly seen on Sri Lankan and some South Indian restaurant menus. Here it was so salty as to be inedible. I gave up after a few bites.The tandoori roti ($4) is better than the chapathi ($4), but both were fine.The restaurant uses a ton of styrofoam and additionally wraps all its take-out orders in saran wrap, wastefully and without need. That irked me.Lastly, I also ordered a baby corn manchurian ($11), but the dish was unavailable. I had a few weeks of going back and forth with the restaurant and Menufy (the site they use for online ordering) before the refund actually got processed. That was a hassle and unnecessarily complex, but the restaurant did finally get it resolved.

Kabob's Indian Grill is a legit Indian restaurant in Bloomington. There are a handful of tables in the small nondescript dining room. Goat Curry has small pieces of goat meat on the bone. Goat is more tender than lamb, and the meat here is juicy and succulent. The curry is rich, flavorful, and a bit spicy. Spoonfuls of the curry and meat can cover the basmati rice. Tear off some naan and make mini tacos with the rice and curry. Cauliflower florets are fried with a red, crispy, spicy crust. They look like flaming hot Cheetos, but on top of being crispy, they are warm and soft on the inside.Sip on a thick mango lassi to balance the spices.

I was really surprised with quality of food. After the change in management and with new chef in things dramatically changed. I have ordered ambur spicy chicken biryani it was delicious with proper quantity and tender meat. Looking for Haleem during Ramadan season don't look any further than this restaurant. A proper authentic Hyderabadi Haleem is what you get. Proper use of flavor's seasoning; properly minced meat beaten couldn't get any better. I would recommend this particular dish. Recently order chicken 65 it was good. Overall excellent food. Can't wait to come back for more.

Despite the interior/exterior , the food was very good and prepared freshly . We ordered Tandoori chicken, and chicken curry. The curry was very good and hot and so was the tandoori , the garlic naan was very flavorful.

By far without a doubt the worst indian food I have ever ordered in my entire life.The vegetable biryani I got for my girlfriend was so spicy I couldn't even eat it. 90 percent of the food I eat ends up with my nose running, eyes red, and puts a smile on my masochistic face. This did not it was inedible.The vegetable biryani also had zero vegetables in it. Im talking one piece of carrot, two pieces of potato, and some freaking peas. It was not only inedibley hot but a 13 dollar container of rice.My chicken tikka masala? Literally 8 pieces of rock hard chicken. I tried cutting it and literally had to mash it to get it apart. The sauce it came in was flavorless and runny. It came with a container of plain white rice in a chinese food container.This entire experience was unacceptable. I don't know if it is because we ordered fairly late (after 8) but it couldn't have been worse.It all ended in the trash, just like this place is. It is trash.Edit: After doing some research I guess this place is under new ownership. Most recent reviews are abysmal except a throwaway accounts. They post 5 star reviews that sounds more like an advertisement than an actual review. They must know how bad things are if they are reviewing their own restaurant.