His name is Shamma Tabraiz, but you can call him Mr. Tikka Kabab. Those are, after all his specialties, the dishes that top the menu at his new restaurant, named—what else—Mr. Tikka Kabab.
Opened in June, the restaurant specializes in Indian and Pakistani food, cooked in a traditional tandoori oven on premises.
Tabraiz says this is his first restaurant venture. He says he opened the take-out and delivery eatery because he wanted to offer good food to the local community. He is particularly proud of the fact that all the food is halal, which means that it is prepared in a way that meets Muslim strictures.
The menu is straightforward and fits easily on a business card, which is, in fact, what he’s done. He hands me one of the card-size menus he had printed up. The list consists mostly of tried-and-true dishes—tikka, kababs, wraps, bread, and samosas and pakoras. It’s a strategy he hopes will help draw in business lunch traffic. The meals are highly affordable, ranging from $3.99 for the wraps to $1.50 for the chicken seekh kabab, which comes in lemon, hara spicy, or fried. All tikka and kabab specials are served with chatni and salad. You can finish your meal off with a $1.99 halwa or mango lasi.
For more information, call Mr. Tikka Kabab at 472-8080 or visit the restaurant at 117 Lexington Avenue, between Central and Washington.
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