Pariwaar Delights
When Pariwaar Delights opened a couple of months ago in Hoboken, replacing Mikie Squared, I was really excited as I love Indian cuisine, that I discovered during so many trips to India in the past. Calling itself the King of Biryani, I was looking forward to try their specialty, a rice dish that I only had thanks to one of my colleagues who was bringing that chicken and rice dish from time to time at the office, as he knew I loved that cuisine. Although it was spicy, I simply loved it. Our first visit was quite interesting as we witnessed a little heated discussion between staff in the middle of the dining room, thinking that maybe they could have gone somewhere else instead of making a scene in front of diners. I cannot tell you what this was about, not being fluent in Hindi! We started the meal with samosas ($9.99) that were pretty good, crunchy on the outside, with a nice filling that had a little kick. I just wished they had tamarind sauce with it and not just mint sauce. The biryanis took a while to come, but, when they did, they look quite big, more for sharing for sure. Mine was the lamb dum biryani ($29.99), while Jodi got their veg dum biryani ($17.99) that had paneer on it. Made with basmati rice cooked in spices, it was very flavorful. The boneless lamb was good, but slightly overcooked and I kind of preferred the paneer because of that. The lamb biryani had a bit of a kick and I drank a mango lassi to help with the spiciness of the dish. For dessert, we had their gulab jamun ($5.99) that were pretty good, a nice way to end the meal.
Samosa at Pariwaar Delights
Gulab jamun at Pariwaar Delights
Lamb biryani at Pariwaar Delights
Paneer biryani at Pariwaar Delights
The second time we went, we were thinking that maybe the service would be a bit faster, but it was not the case. The chaat delight samosa ($14.99) took forever to come, to the point that we wondered if they forgot us. We finally got our dish that was good, a bit spicy, even if we asked for mild. This was a delicious explosion of flavor, but I admit that here again, I missed tamarind sauce in it. The dish is supposed to be vegan, but it had yogurt in it and I am not sure how they made it. Still, a good option. It is only once we finished that dish that my drink, butter milk or chaas, made with yogurt, water and spices, and Jodi’s lime soda came. I also thought at some point that they forgot them and wonder how such drinks can take more than 30 minutes to be prepared! Next were our kati rolls. Since I tried the Kati Roll Company, I have been a big fan of these Indian wraps. The chicken tikka roll ($9.99) was just ok, and I thought the paratha it was wrapped in was lacking crispiness. Jodi got the paneer masala one ($9.99) and both had more onions than anything else. That time, we skipped dessert as the service was so slow, we did not want to stay longer.
Chaat delight samosa at Pariwaar Delights
Paneer masala roll at Pariwaar Delights
But the third time was even worse! I got my mango lassi, butter chicken tikka ($27.99) and some naan that tasted like cardboard, after 30 minutes, but Jodi’s dish never came, despite us asking few times. After more than 50 minutes, observing countless of deliveries, we decided to leave. When I told the manager we were canceling Jodi’s dish and wanted the check, he got a bit nasty, not even apologizing. I have never seen this. Usually, they would apologize and even comp some of your meal. So, it is nice to be king of biryani, but maybe they should try to be king of hospitality, focusing on customer service and prioritizing diners over deliveries.
Butter chicken at Pariwaar Delights
Rice at Pariwaar Delights
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Pariwaar Delights - The King of Biryani's & Mandi's - 616 Washington St. Hoboken, NJ 07030
