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Shalimar

532 Jones (at Geary)
San Francisco, CA 94102

415-928-0333 | Website

Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin | Get Directions  | 

Category: Restaurants | Indian, Pakistani

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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).

  • Cuisine(s): Indian, Pakistani

    Hours: Daily 12pm-12am

    Price: $

    Payment Types: cash

  • Attire: Casual.

    Features: Catering, Delivery, Takeout

    Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

    Alcohol: BYOB

  • Reservations: Not Accepted

    Parking: Street

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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... 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... More >

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    By Meredith Brody | Wed, June 25, 2003

    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 creat... More >

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  • bonustrackb

    bonustrackb

    | Sat, May 01, 2010

    One of the better places to get Indian food in the tenderloin area. Don't let the sketchy street scare you away. Try the tandori!

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Main Menu
Daily Specials
The Shalimar Daily Specials Are Seasonal and Are Mostly Subject to Availability.
$7.95
Brain Masala
a real south asian delicacy. lamb brain cooked with butter, onions, tomatoes and authentic spices.
$6.95
Chicken Jalfrezi
delicately cut pieces of chicken breast meat.sauteed with tomatoes, bellpeppers, onions and flavored withvarious aromatic spices like wholecinnamon sticks and cloves.
$6.95
Chicken Karahi
northwestern and himalayan regionspecialty. diced chicken cooked with northernspices, herbs and tomatoesin traditional style.
$9.95
Goat Karahi
khyber pass region delicacy whereno feast is complete without this dish.diced goat cooked with northernspices, herbs and tomatoes intraditional style.
$6.95
Vegi Biryanii
basmati rice cooked with variety of vegetables and exotic spices.
For Theweight Watchers
$1.00
Kachumar Salad.
small cut pieces of mixed greens and tomatoestossed together
$2.00
Raita
cucumber, raisins, cumin seeds and mint.
$1.00
Papad
2 pieces.
Sweet Temptatios
$2.00
Gulab Jaman Taj Maha
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 likecardamom and cloves. blended with a variety of nuts..
$3.00
Gajar Ka Halwa
carrot cooled in milk flavored with green cardamomserved with pistachio nuts and almonds.
Tandoori Charcoal Barbeques
Traditional Clay Oven, Known Best for the Exquisite Taste It Gives Tomeats 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 50c extra.
$6.95
Murgh Boti Tandoori
the queen of tandoor. tender morsels of boneless chicken breast marinated in a blend ofvinegar and spices, and gently skewered to bake over charcoal.
$10.95
Tandoori Chop
a delectable combination of farm fresh spinach cooked in traditionalpunjabi masala and brought to perfection in a blend of curried chicken.
$6.95
Tandoori Boti (Beef)
tender bites of boneless beef marinated and brought to delicious perfection in the tandoor.served with gentle basting of warm butter.
$2.50
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.
Shan-E-Tandoori
(Naan Breads)
$1.50
Naan-a-Akbar
unleavened bread baked in the clay oven at aspecial temperature. served piping hot.
$2.00
Onion Kulcha
tandoori baked bread stuffed withmildly spiced onions and a touch of butter.
$2.50
Garlic Naan
finely hand-kneaded unleavened doughstuffed with deliciously cooked garlicand baked to a delightful perfectionin 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 spicesand brown onions and made aromaticwith a touch of exotic saffron.
$7.95
Sindhi Chicken Biryani
shalimar's own basmati rice.chicken cooked with exotic spices anda touch of cilantro, peppers and mint.a real aromatic dish.available on certain days
Salan
(Curries) "Salan" Curries – a Wondrous Admixture of Exotic Spices.its Flavor Depends On How Well the Spices Are Balancedin 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 flavoredwith 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 traditionalpunjabi masala and brought to perfection in a blend of curried chicken.
$6.95
Chicken Kofta
chicken meatballs. made aromatic with touch ofexotic spice zeera (cumin seeds).
$6.95
Chicken Tikka Masala
chicken barbeque cooked with butter in shalimar spices. heartyand tasty.
$8.95
Saag Gosht
the favorite dish of the punjabi farmer. a combination oftender morsels of lamb cooked with garden fresh spinach, crisp coriander and various aromatic herbs.
$8.95
Bhuna Gosht
relished by punjabi stalwart soldiers. grass fed lamb, cooked withbutter 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!
$7.95
Beef Jalfrezi
delicately cut slices of beef sautйed with tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and flavored with various aromatic spices likewhole cinnamon sticks and cloves.
$6.95
Aloo Keema
ground beef or chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, whole gingerand a selection of delicious spices served with potatoes.
$8.95
Nihari
north indian delicacy. fat removedbeef 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.
$5.95
Palak Paneer
spinach and cheese cooked with our exotic spices.south indians love it. they eat it like meat.
$5.95
Mili Juli Sabz
an interesting and tasty variety of fresh vegetables, red ripe tomatoes, spices and herbs. stir-fried and left to simmer in their natural juicethat brings out a rainbow of scrumptious flavors.
$5.95
Palak Aloo Methi
the pride of punjabi farmland. a wonderful combination of freshlypicked 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 foodbut found on every table. made rich with a variety of lentils stewedwith 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
Paneer Masala
a south indian specialty. cheese cooked in shalimar specialtikka masala. coocked slowly to maintain the balance.
$5.95
Okra
ladyfingers cooked with onions and various shalimar spices.cooked to perfection, garnished with ginger.depending upon availability.
$6.95
Mutter Paneer
a north indian delicacy made with mutter (peas) and paneer (cubedcheese). one of the most frequently ordered dishes.

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