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La Sani Restaurant & Banquet Hall

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La Sani Restaurant & Banquet Hall
Jeff Balke 

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9621 Bissonnet Houston, TX 77036

713-270-4040 

 

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  • Indian, Pakistani
    Daily 11am-12am
    $$
  • MasterCard, Visa, cash
    Casual
    Takeout, Banquet Facilities
  • Dinner, Lunch
    Accepted, Not Necessary
    Lot Available
Description

This Pakistani restaurant uses whole spices in almost every dish. Don't be surprised to find black peppercorns, whole cloves, cinnamon bark and fruity green cardamom pods in your mouth. But it's worth it -- the food ululates with flavor. Lunch is the best deal; the buffet goes for $7.99. The food is extremely hot, and there's no beer, so you might consider getting dinner to go.







  • 2003 | Best Pakistani Restaurant

    You expect fiery curries and hot masalas in the Little Karachi neighborhood around Bissonnet and U.S. 59, but La Sani is something special. The food here is spicy in every sense of the word. Whole ginger, fenugreek seeds, chiles, garlic, cumin seeds and coriander come blaring at you in concentrations so intense that you can barely tell what you're eating. Few restaurants cook with whole cardamom pods and whole pieces of cinnamon bark, because average restaurant customers freak out when they... More »

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    There is no polite way to suck a goat bone. And the goat korma masala at La Sani is served in the authentic fashion, bones and all. So at some point you have to pick one up with your fingers and have at it. I'm not embarrassed in the least. After ... More »

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