Address: | 4646 Buford Hwy NE A, Chamblee, GA 30341, USA |
Phone: | +1 770-609-8587 |
Site: | purnimabangladeshi.com |
Rating: | 4.5 |
Working: | 3:30–11:30PM 3:30–11:30PM 3:30–11:30PM 3:30–11:30PM 3:30–11:30PM 12:30–11:30PM 12:30–11:30PM |
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Paul Kosal
[Time & Date of visit]: Weekday and weekend nights. [Party Size]: 2-8+ [Location/Ambiance]: Parking availability seems widespread on weekdays. But on weekends, youll be hunting a bit. There are spaces on the sides and rear though. Inside - Limited amount of tables for this fairly small restaurant, but I do see patrons willing to wait until a table or booth becomes available. Prime time dinner time around 7-8 pm expect to wait. The left booths arent really fitted with tables made for booth seats, watch your step sitting down or getting up. Ambiance is about average on the loudness scale. Its also pretty dim inside as well. [Service]: Due to the size of the restaurant, the servers are pretty good on checking on everyone. Though they do not have cups for tap water. They do provide Costco branded water bottles. From placing orders to food being brought out, has been average time wise. [Food Highlights]: Shingara w/ Chicken - Pretty much a samosa. I kind of liked it, but I think the one at Your Dekalb Farmers market is better. Worth a try at least. Korma with Lamb - This thing can get pretty spicy, so I like to order it mild. The first time ordering, the lamb was a bit overcooked. But the other two times it was fork tender. I think lamb goes well with this sauce. Chicken Tikka Moshol-la - I havent been to that many other Indian / Bangladeshi restaurants to know how to compare this with a chicken tikka masala, but its pretty good here. The chicken does get dry from resting though. Chicken Vindaloo - I think this dish taste better with beef. The potatoes soak up the sauce well and are cooked just enough to crumble easily after scooping some up with naan. Mixed Naan - Quite filling but I feel that all the flavors stuffed into the naan are a bit much. Ok to try the first time. Garlic naan - I preferred this much more than the mixed naan. Just the right amount of garlic without being too overpowering. Fair warning, the rice and naan will fill you up pretty quickly. Dip into the sauces liberally. {Summary}: My first visit was so-so, but the other two visits later made up for it. Just expect to wait if youre visiting on a weekend night for dinner. Spiciness can get up there, so be adventurous with caution and try something at mild. 4 stars.
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Salma Pahlobi
This Bangladesh cuisine Restaurant is Great. You dont find many Bangladeshi restaurants around here mostly lot of Indian. This place is small yet cozy like your home bringing you comfort while you eat with beautiful art work of Bangladesh. My appetizer was veggie samosa, full of bake potatoes mixed with herbs. My entree I had order chicken Shaag paneer and moor gir roast. I was hesitant to order the chicken Shaag ponir because I was never fan of paneer but I decided to give it a chance since it was with Shaag. The dish was a great, I love it! The Shaag ( spinach) was mix with paneer making it perfectly creamy with herbs. You can choose to have any meat (or no meat) and pick your own spice level too! I really enjoyed the roast dish which is white rice make with herbs with a quarter of a chicken that is savory with flavors, the way they make this chicken is amazing because its full of flavors that adds excitement into your mouth. Of course I ordered my naan (love naan as you know), I try their mix naan which most places dont even sell ( I recommend you try it). This naan has mix of tandoori, cheese and other items that add so much taste. I almost forgot about their tandoori wings which is great, you can really taste the juicy sauce they use for the wings, its like tangy tandoori flavored that leaves an impression on your tongue for more. When you ask for it hot, you will get it real hot not the American hot. If you have more questions the friendly staff are happy to help you with any questions you might have about dishes, they explained so well when I wasnt sure about certain dishes. They have vegetarian dishes and its halal too! I like this place because they dont just offering you Indian food, they serve Bangladeshi food so youre basically experiencing two things at once.
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Michelle Turner
Purnima is awesome!! From the food to the service, it did not disappoint. I went with a party of 10 that consisted of vegetarians, picky eaters and even a 7 year old and not one single person walked away without saying how good everything was. We ordered 10 different dishes and each one was great! Warning if you want spicy, you will get burn your mouth up spicy! You want flavorful, you will get lots of wonderful flavors. You want great service, you will get a wait staff that will talk to you about the dishes and make sure you are enjoying your meal. They have only bottled water and will not hesitate to bring you another bottle when you are done. The portions are a decent size to share and the flavors pack a punch. I went back to my old time favorite of Chicken Korma and I can say it was the best I have had in Atlanta. We had regular Naan, Garlic Naan, and the mixed Naan and it was all soft and flavorful. We had Shaag Ponir, Chicken Tandoori, Shrimp, Tandoori, Chicken Masala and everything was hot and great! They ask for your spicy level and trust me, order mild because their spicy is the real deal! I went for a birthday dinner and they were nice enough to offer a gift card for my next visit which in my book is top notch. I definitely will be back to use it!! Their main business is delivery and they have different tiers based on how far they go. They go up to 13 miles away for an $8 Charge. and within 4 miles is free.
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Kylynn Michonet
This place was extremely disappointing. I ordered take out, late at night, was the last costumer, and should have been given the decency of being told they wete closed instead of me being given last minute trash from chicken kabobs they had laying around. I ordered chicken tikka masala and was given dry inedible chicken chunks with white rice, onions, bellpeppers, and a slice of lemon , huge tomato chunks, (plate fillers) and NO SAUCE WHATSOEVER. My naan was pale, mushed, and looked like it could have gone in an oven longer(if at all). The rice pudding wasnt in a bowl but in a small sauce like container. It came out to $18.98 i gave $20 and was suddenly handed a bottle of water as well on my way out...(prob from guilt of what i was about to find in my to go box)...i called the next day and the manager told me it was dry because IM THE ONE who made a mistake because i ordered chicken tikka instead of masala. He was more concerned about me trying to get a free meal out if him but the only one who liked the chicken was LEE the cat. They practically robbed me ...
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Andy C
Ordered the $18 Mixed Tondoori Platter, which consists of chicken tandoori, chicken tikka, lamb tandoori and shrimp tandoori, and the $4 side of garlic naan, to meet the $20 minimum order for delivery. Plus $8 delivery (compared to Dominos $2.75) and tax, and I was at $32~. Plus tip, and my total came to $38. An hour and a half later, I receive a call, stating the driver is in the parking lot, and to go meet him. I am then given a container the same size as you receive from Panda Express. Two pieces each of the entrees, and the rest (about 75%) was rice. Yes, the food is excellent, and some would argue that you pay to have lamb, shrimp, etc.... but the wood-grilled Lobster, shrimp and salmon at Red Lobster is $10 cheaper, and more food. So, while it would get 4.5-5 stars for taste, it would get 1 star for value, or portion size, or wait, or pretty much any other aspect.