Bawarchi Biryani's- New Mexico

First time here. It's a trek across the city for me, but if it wasn't, I'd be there every week. The food was fabulous and came out in stages, hot and fresh. I love this building, and they've done a great job with it. Also, a great place for vegetarian diners.

For the comments regarding slower service, it's not slow it's just not typical American. They are available but won't typically check on you every minute.

I love this place. The food is some of the best Indian food I’ve ever eaten. I usually go around lunch time, the atmosphere is chill and relax, the interior is very pretty, and the food is spicy and fantastic. Just be aware, when they say spicy it’s spicy. I love hot food, and a medium biryani got my mouth burning. I always get a cappuccino after a spicy meal to cool down my mouth.the service has been great lately, and the staff are really nice. All around 5 stars.

I was recommended this place to be the best Indian food in town. So I was so looking forward to it bc I haven't had Indian food since last year. Also, I love Indian food from Tampa, where I'm from. But I wasn't impressed unfortunately.

Upon arriving, the place looked very modern and clean. There was one person at the counter taking care of take out, then seated us after he was done. The dining area wasn't very busy, maybe 4 tables were seated. We were served water without ice (which I learned culturally that's normal), I was fine with it bc my partner prefers no ice. After that, we weren't asked any questions until 10 min later. I was looking at the menu, but it felt like it was awhile before they gave us any attention. It could be that host was also our server and was tending to other tables. But when I finally ordered our appetizers, he kept standing there awkwardly until I repeated that I'm still deciding on my entree and will start with that. I started with Samosa Chaat, Garlic Naan, and Tandoori Butter Roti.

Bc there were no descriptions, I had to Google foods that sounded familiar or interesting. I'm familiar with the popular fare, but I was curious about Goat Vindaloo. My partner doesn't like too much coconut flavored anything, so that's why I didn't opt for Butter Chicken, for example. I was informed the goat would take 30 min. I wished that they mentioned the delay in time on the menu. But I agreed since we were going to enjoy our appetizers.

When the apps arrived, I asked if they had a spice tray. In the past, most had a spice/ chutney tray. They don't here. So I was a little disappointed. I should have waited to order the Garlic Naan and Tandoori Butter Roti later to eat with the meal. I was also a bit disappointed that they only provided 3 pieces of the bread per tray. In the older pics in reviews they used to give 4/order. I found that compared to other places I've been, the Garlic is more pronounced (which I love), and the Roti was ok. I was expecting more flavor. The Samosa Chaat looked appetizing and crispy on the outside, but inside it was actually still cold, which was disappointing. I love opening Samosa and it's piping hot inside. :( The mint chutney in my opinion is quite thin, but maybe bc it's vegan? It didn't have quite enough flavor like I remembered from other places.

When the Goat Vindaloo arrived, it was lackluster. I ordered it Medium spicy, but it tasted Mild to me. I know it's subjective. So if you like heat, ask for more spice. The Goat was actually tough to chew. I expected if it was going to be cooked for so long, it would be tender. I found one piece that was kind of tender. There's also goat rib bones? The flavor was also lacking to me too?! There's even a whole cinnamon stick in the sauce too.

After we were clearly done, it took awhile for the server to check on us if we were done or needed boxes till I put my card on the table. Don't get me wrong, the service is polite and friendly, but there's no sense of urgency. We had a lady fill our drinks and asked us how the apps were but that was the extent of asking if we were OK. But the dining area wasn't busy either. Maybe it's normal in this establishment?

Overall, I wanted to love it on my first experience. I spent about $40 after tax. But I thought it was cool that they had a quick system to cash out at the table. Even though it was a miss with the meal, I'll come back to try their dosa and vegetarian options, and dessert. I remembered that it's usually the vegetarian options that I enjoyed more from other places.

Edit: I just had the leftovers for lunch and it tasted way better reheated. The spice level of the Vindaloo was spot on, my nose was dripping. There were 2 bones when I had it for lunch and 5 bones this time. I had 3-4 pieces goat before, so I think you get about 8-10 pieces of goat and about 6-8 large chunks of potato, which were tender and cooked well. In last pic, you can see the cinnamon stick and 2 chilis. Oh, and I found a 2in strand of hair with the leftover Naan.

Fantastic! Every single time. The wafting aromas spilling forth are enchanting enough to make you cartoon style float thru the front doors. We had an 'Indian Feast', Palak Paneer, Lamb Korma, Spicy Curry Chicken, the Samosas are so crisp! They don't skimp on the spice or flavour!! Top grade ingredients too. A wee pricey compared with other Indian places in ABQ, but definitely worth it in terms of taste and portion sizes. Staff are great! Very helpful and polite. Fabulous date spot, seriously.

These people were very brave to open a gorgeous restaurant such as this after the pandemic years. The food was exquisite, The service friendly, and it was only a bit slow to be served in house as they have a tremendous take out order load going on. I wish them the best of luck fantastic food.