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1409 Polk San Francisco, CA 94109

415-776-4642 

http://www.shalimarsf.com  

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1409 Polk San Francisco CA 94109

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  • Indian, Pakistani
    Daily 12pm-3pm, Daily 5:30pm-11:30pm
    $ $
  • Casual
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Catering
    None
  • Street
Description

Amazingly delicious, fresh, tasty, inexpensive Indian and Pakistani food is the draw at these bare-bones establishments. You order at the counter, grab soft drinks and water pitchers from the refrigerator, and feast on succulent lamb stews, smoky tandoori dishes, and sophisticated vegetable dishes (our favorite is the ratatouille-like okra). Even the rice is special: full of the bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, and cloves that flavor it. If you like long-cooked meat, don't miss the nihari (beef shank).








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  • 2004 | Best Indian (No Tablecloths)

    You order at the counter and pick up the food when it's ready. The tables are Formica, and the napkins are paper. You grab a pitcher of water from the refrigerator, and you bus your own dishes. But the food here is so extraordinary and reasonably priced that it surpasses one's needs for amenities. Among our favorite dishes are chicken kofta (meatballs) heady with cumin; a highly spiced, long-cooked lamb stew; creamy chicken tikka masala; a wonderful buttery dish of chickpeas cooked with... More »

  • 2000 | Best Indian Restaurant

    Most of the Indian restaurants around here are gorgeous, brocaded, teak-velvet palaces with spotlit Shivas in every crimson crevasse and humdrum, halfhearted food on every platter. Shalimar is exactly the opposite. In a tiny, noisy storefront setting of styrofoam cups, red plastic baskets, and fluorescent lights, a squad of Pakistani cooks can be seen chopping, skewering, and mixing up aromatic, delicious North Indian grub: fabulously moist, smoky tandoori chicken; creamy, earthy palak aloo... More »

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    Over the years, I've met several people of whom I've later said, "If they started a religion, I would join it": Betsey Johnson, my friend Stephen Soba, and Calvin Trillin. Of the three, I would say only the Trillin conversion took; Johnson's... More »

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Main Menu
Tandoori Charcoal Barbeques
Traditional Clay Oven, Known Best For The Exquisite Taste It Gives To Meats And Breads. We Specialize In North Indian Style Of Barbecuing.
$3.95
Murgh Tikka Lahori
the sultan's recipe! supreme chicken breast cut butterfly style or a wholesome leg portion. lightly marinated in spices and lemon juice. breast alone is $0.50 extra.
$6.95
Murgh Boti Tandoori
the queen of tandoor. tender morsels of boneless chicken breast marinated in a blend of vinegar and spices, and gently skewered to bake over charcoal.
$10.95
Tandoori Chop
a delectable combination of farm fresh spinach cooked in traditional punjabi masala and brought to perfection in a blend of curried chicken.
$6.95
Lamb Boti
tender bites of boneless beef marinated and brought to delicious perfection in the tandoor. served with gentle basting of warm butter.
$2.00
Seekh Kabab Mughlai
ground beef blended with a rare selection of delicious herbs and spices. barbecued on skewer and tenderly cooked on charcoal.
$2.50
Seekh Kabab Murgh
ground chicken blended with a rare selection of delicious herbs and spices.
For The Weight Watchers
$1.00
Kachumar Salad
small cut pieces of mixed greens and tomatoes tossed together.
$1.00
Raita
cucumber, raisins, cumin seeds and mint.
$1.00
Papad
2 pieces.
$1.00
Dahi
plain yogurt.
Salan/curries
A Wondrous Admixture Of Exotic Spices. Its Flavor Depends On How Well The Spices Are Balanced In A Simmering Broth Of Onions, Ginger, Garlic And Ripe Tomatoes. Our Curries Are As Evocative As Spring And As Mild As May.
$6.95
Murghi Korma Shahi
the king of curries. made with succulent chicken, delicately flavored with saffron and gently simmered in a blend of yogurt and selected spices. you will love it!
$6.95
Saag Chicken
a delectable combination of farm fresh spinach cooked in traditional punjabi masala and brought to perfection in a blend of curried chicken.
$6.95
Chicken Kofta
chicken meatballs. made aromatic with touch of exotic spice zeera (cumin seeds).
$7.95
Chicken Tikka Masala
chicken barbeque cooked with butter in shalimar spices. hearty and tasty.
$7.95
Saag Gosht
the favorite dish of the punjabi farmer. a combination of tender morsels of lamb cooked with garden fresh spinach, crisp coriander and various aromatic herbs.
$7.95
Bhuna Gosht
relished by punjabi stalwart soldiers. grass fed lamb, cooked with butter with a hint of garlic and ginger over a bed of onions. it is brought to a simmer in pakistani wild spices. something to remember us!
$7.50
Beef Jalfrezi
delicately cut slices of beef sautéed with tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and flavored with various aromatic spices like whole cinnamon sticks and cloves.
$6.95
Aloo Keema
ground beef or chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, whole ginger and a selection of delicious spices served with potatoes.
$8.50
Nihari
north indian delicacy. fat removed beef shank cooked slowly in mixed spices. garnished with ginger, pepper and cilantro.
$7.00
Haleem
combination of lentils and barley. mixed with chicken or beef. slow cooked in authentic spices. garnished with ginger, onions and cilantro.
Nature's Bounty/vegetables
$5.95
Kabli Channa
combination of lentils and barley. chickpeas delicately cooked in butter and "garam masala", and caressed with the softness of tamarind and coriander.
$6.95
Okra
ladyfingers cooked with onions and various shalimar spices. cooked to perfection, garnished with ginger. depending upon availability.
$5.95
Mili Juli Sabzi
an interesting and tasty variety of fresh vegetables, red ripe tomatoes, spices and herbs. stir-fried and left to simmer in their natural juice that brings out a rainbow of scrumptious flavors.
$5.95
Palak Aloo Methi
the pride of punjabi farmland. a wonderful combination of freshly picked spinach greens. cooked with young potatoes and "kasuri methi". it is seductively tantalizing!.
$5.95
Daal Masala
the love of every indian and pakistani. considered a poor man's food but found on every table. made rich with a variety of lentils stewed with cumin and coriander.
$5.95
Bengen Bhujia
garden fresh eggplant cooked with slender bits of onions and tomatoes. made rich with exotic oriental spices.
$6.95
Palak Paneer
spinach and cheese cooked with our exotic spices. south indians love it. they eat it like meat.
$6.95
Paneer Masala
a south indian specialty. cheese cooked in shalimar special tikka masala. cooked slowly to maintain the balance.
$6.95
Mutter Paneer
a north indian delicacy made with mutter (peas) and paneer (cubed cheese). one of the most frequently ordered dishes.
Shan-e-tandoori/naan Breads
$1.00
Naan-a-akbar
unleavened bread baked in the clay oven at a special temperature. served piping hot.
$2.00
Onion Kulcha
tandoori baked bread stuffed with mildly spiced onions and a touch of butter.
$2.50
Garlic Naan
finely hand-kneaded unleavened dough stuffed with deliciously cooked garlic and baked to a delightful perfection in the tandoor. it is something different.
$2.00
Aloo Paratha
wheat bread layered with butter.
Punjabi Basmati Rice
$2.00
Shalimar Chawal
shalimar's own basmati rice. cooked in a rich stock of savory spices and brown onions and made aromatic with a touch of exotic saffron.
$8.00
Sindhi Chicken Biryani
shalimar's own basmati rice. chicken cooked with exotic spices and a touch of cilantro, peppers and mint. a real aromatic dish. available on certain days
Sweet Temptatios/meetha
$2.00
Gulab Jaman Taj Mahal
made from fresh pasteurized milk, cream and nuts. flavored with crushed cardamom seeds. 2 pieces.
$2.00
Banarsi Kheer
rice custard flavored with gentle sweet spices like cardamom and cloves. blended with a variety of nuts..
$3.00
Gajar Ka Halwa
carrot cooled in milk flavored with green cardamom served with pistachio nuts and almonds.

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