Shalimar Curry House
| Address: | 631 Main St, Columbia, SC 29203, USA |
| Phone: | +1 803-960-3755 |
| Rating: | 4.1 |
| Working: | 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM |
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Karthik Gopinath
I moved to Sumter, SC a month ago after living in Wisconsin for 4 years. I was craving some Indian food and the closest was in Columbia. I decided to make the 40 min drive and try Shalimar. The restaurant was completely empty on a saturday afternoon, which should have been a red flag, but I decided to give it a shot. I asked for a "Plate" with daal, saag and some mango milkshake. I didnt want to eat there so I decided to make it a "to-go" order.. When I can back home and looked in the box I was in for rude surprise !! The rice was stale, the dal and saag were mediocre at best and the worst of all, there was no naan in the box !! I ended up throwing out most of the food and had a stomach ache a few minutes later. I have one last thing to say to the owners. If you want to cheat and deceive people and give them old, stale food, you wont be in business very long. This is probably my worst Indian restaurant experience in the US. Just spent $12.50 for garbage when I could have probably gone to a chipotle and had a fulfilling meal. Very very unhappy.
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Romeo Ford
Ill say this, Im usually picy about food, movies, and music, but this place i gave a try fir the first time (today), i was greeted, and any questions that i had thry were able to answer. Most people hate waiting, me I dont mind because I know that my food will be hot. When they gave me my food, boy it was hot an ready. I went home a prayed over it lol, took first two bites and wow!! Amazing food! Inexpensive at that! I recommend anybody to go too this restaurant. Only down side if any, is the restaurant isnt that big and the restaurant is in a college area which means its verrry hard to find a park without walking a great distance or getting a ticket. This is now my favorite place!!!
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Rachel Whelan
What a disappointment. I ordered a plate option with daal and aloo gobi. The dal was on top of the rice (which is strange, as daal is a porridge that doesnt come with rice in most restaurants). The portion of the aloo gobi and the daal were each about the equivalent of 1/4 cup. The naan that accompanied the meal was hardly the size of two business cards. There was at least a cup and a half of rice. I feel like a paid nearly 9 dollars for just rice. I think the worst part was the fact that I ordered it "spicy," and it was barely a mild. Though the flavors were alright (for the price), the overall experience and results were pretty unsatisfying.
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Andrew Leitner
I love indian food but it is usually slow and expensive. Shalimar is both inexpensive and relatively fast. Luckily it is close to campus so it is convenient to grab in between classes. The samosas and pakora are awesome so make sure you add them to your order. The biryani rice is excellent. The only bad part is sometimes they only have one person working and it takes forever to get through even a small group of people.
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Marlo Brayboy
The service was great. Portions were not too big but very filling. As an Indian food lover I am very picky and this place surpassed my expectations. The owners are extremely nice and the food was great! Small little place with delicious food. We had the plates with lamb and (medium) chicken curry. Saag (great spice) and great fresh rice. We will come back anytime!
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MasbotAlpha
Fantastic place, friendly service, and delicious, authentic food. My personal favorite restaurant in Columbia, and undoubtedly the best curry Ive ever had--- I can barely recommend Shalimar more. They offer vegan and vegetarian options, the prices are great, and after ordering a variety of their dishes, I can proudly say that I have never been disappointed.
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Matthew E. Zelasko
Had a great experience 2 times I went with both meat dishes and vegetarian dishes. Good people running the kitchen too. Really only Indian place Ive found in town, and its what youd expect. Not super expensive, but great for what it is. Will be returning and have it in my out-to-eat rotation.
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Hochiminh Rosario Cuevas
Although the food is delicious, the service is rather slow and theres one person taking orders and cooking. Location is fine but the venue itself is small. So, its a hit and miss. Dont get me wrong, if you are not in a hurry, then by all means, please :)
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Schizo Fae
We were just curious about the place, was nervous at first! So glad we stopped here to eat!! Delicious!!!! Savory, sweet, I would drove the hour from home, to come eat here again!!!!
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Robert F. Goings
Great restaurant. I personally know the owners, and they take GREAT pride in everything they do! I would highly recommend. Very authentic cuisine!
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Apoorv Jagtap
Liked the experience there. Its a local owned restaurant and they have special dish of the day. So, check it out and have a good time!!!
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Benjamin Lamm
Delicious food, made fresh every order. Staff is friendly and helpful, always willing to make recommendations for your order.
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Julia Robinson
Ive never had such salty Indian food. I could barely choke down their Palak paneer and the Tika had very little flavor
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motaz alhassan
They have a delicious food..i will not forget that awesome women who is working over there . She is so respective.
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casey
Waited more than a hour for food No lamb in lamb biryani No taste at all Poor service Waste of time n money
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Dawn Mina
My husband and I went there tonight .Great price ,Great food treated us like family .We will be back !!!
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John Tupper
Chai and lamb saag are amazing. service is good and employees are kind and family friendly.
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Catdragon Mew
@Jennifer Everyone has their own tastes and opinion. In my opinion, it was awesome.
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rub raj
Very slow service. Only 2 people working. Food doesnt have taste. Not recommended
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Douglas Cahl
Excellent Indian food. Good selection. Great Mango Juice. Good prices.
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Joe Warhost
Fantastic. Healthy, delicious, affordable. Definitely reccomend.
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Sameed Ahmed
Consistently good halal Indian food at a good price.
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Chris Remley
Good if you like this type of food.
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Logan McLean
Place is dope, would recommend
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Duaa Daher
Great food and great staff!
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Ethan Phillippi
Good daily lunch specials
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Tucker Creed
Great and inexpensive
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