Man-O-Salwa Kabab & Grill

My wife and I wanted to have or Iftar there yesterday. We entered the place and stood there for 10 straight minutes and were not greeted or served to be seated even though I explicitly told the waitress moving from table to table that I’d need a table for my family. After 10 entire minutes we managed to grab the empty table in front of us. We sat there for another 15 minutes without being served or even looked at. We felt entirely invisible and neglected. So we just left.
I wish i could have rated the food here but we never got to it unfortunately. This place was highly understaffed and poorly managed. So for people who have no choice but to go here I suggest to wear hazmat suites or bright orange hunting caps and loud speakere to be noticed by their staff. They just didn’t care !

Indian level spicy food! Check with them if they have food item that you want to have that particular day.

Food is good. I recommend butter chicken and kabab roll up. Would give 5 stars if the atmosphere was more family friendly. Unfortunately they have a loud TV in the middle of the dining room with Indian prostitutes dancing. It’s disgusting and no respectable family wants to see that. This makes me question whether or not the food is actually halal.

I am brown… Therefore, there is credibility to this review because I’m used to eating food with flavor haha.
As with any restaurant, there are good and bad choices to be made, stick with what you know.
The chicken is fantastic, as are the naan (bread) and garlic naan. The beef… Depending on what you order and how it is prepared… I would just remind you to stick with what you know, it’s good! Just there was that one time where it was… ⁴⁄₅ stars, and my mango lassi (yogurt drink) was a little low on mango, but overall, I like this place.

It was like a movie. On a cold night, we drive to the very edge of commercial business area to a small strip mall. We walk in to what is clearly a former Chinese restaurant. No place settings. Color scheme: shades of brown. Three men in a back booth, no one else in the restaurant at 6:30 on a week night. Water is offered in clear plastic cups. A pause. We take it in.
Then, in a shot worthy of Scorcese, the double doors to the kitchen swing open and we see the food. The food! Glorious chicken biryani, steaming chicken tika, beef nihari, in large portions and redolent of its native land.
We ordered three dishes and all were fantastic. You’ll remember the chicken tika, which you’ll order properly, with bone in. And the rest with the spices, the ginger, the scallions, the fantastic chicken, the rich beef.
You’ll watch customer after customer come for their take out and realize that, while eating in is pleasant enough (just barely), this is really a take out place, Do not let this dissuade you. This food deserves a plate over Styrofoam any day.
My only compliant is that the nan is probably not made there but rather bought and reheated. I’m assuming they don’t have a tandoor. Eat here more often so they can afford one.
We finished our meal with a humongous mango lassi each. The bill was inconsequential relative to the experience.

We’re from CA where there is a wide variety of excellent Pakistani restaurants to choose from, but we’ve been missing out since moving to RI 7 years ago. That said, I was ecstatic when we discovered this restaurant! I LOVE Pakistani food for the complex yet harmonious combination of so many spices and flavours.
My favorite dish is the Chicken Karahi. Their Nihari (slow cooked beef stew) was very tender and flavorful. We also liked the Pakistani style chicken tikka (which was dry and grilled without the creamy sauce). The fresh Naan was tasty and fluffy the way I usually like it. The rice – colorful, appetizing. The unsweetened milky chai was spiced just right. They have artificial sweeteners, which I prefer instead of sugar.
Regular menu offers reasonable prices and generous portions. Each entrée is enough for 2.
Buffets on weekends from 3:00 to closing. $ 16.99 for adults, $ 9.99 for kids. Includes chai and dessert. Excellent selection. Sufficient variety of unlabeled dishes, but each member of our party found something he/​she loved.
The atmosphere has an authentic, «old school» vibe, which makes me feel at home– warm, cozy, very casual. It might be a bit awkward to newbies at first, though.
The available dishes are highlighted on the menu, which may change from day to day.
Friendly customer service. Credit cards accepted. Free ample parking.
This has personally been a special experience for me in RI. Been waiting a long time for this. So grateful!

Recently I went to visit a friend in Massachusetts on a very short notice. At dinner he served some chicken seekh kebabs, goat karahi and nihari. Each and every dish was delicious and mouth watering. I was told this meal was ordered from Man-​O-​Salwa. Upon my return home the next day I stopped at this restaurant and picked up the same dishes to take home. They serve halal food. Those of you who crave for the real Pakistani food this is the place for you. Please note the Johnston location will be closed for a week starting August 25, 2015.

Our Bestest ever!

We ordered chicken karai, naan and chicken legs. Food was very delicious. Will definitely come back.

This is by far the best Pakistani food, very authentic & flavorful. I was so surprised to find the flavors in RI of all places, highly recommended. The Kababs & Chicken Tikka are by far to die for!!!

This place does a lot of catering for local Indian & Pakistani communities. That is what they are BEST at. The quality of their food is superb and comes very close to the real deal if not it IS the real deal. I had an experience in the beginning and it wasn’t great. Personal experiences are a hit or miss but catering is without a doubt DELISH! I highly recommend it. For anyone saying this isn’t the closest thing to Indo/​Pak food either had a «miss» experience and are not familiar with their catering. Anyway, give it a try. It’s definitely worth it.

Best non-​veg desi food around in New England area! A treat for halal food lovers.
Must try Chicken Tikka, Mutton Kadhai, Chicken Biryani. Large Quantities.
Review based on food only, never had food in the restaurant seating area, pick u only.

Food is great. All stars are for food only.
Poor customer service.
Heating is poor.
Had to wait half an hour even before ordering.
Name of the restaurant is not replaced.

I am having Kabab for the first time in US
Wooow superb taste… Excellent service… I had one chicken Biriyani and two chicken Kabab… On seeing others ordering for various dish… Planning to visit next time… Good smell, taste, quality and quantity

We ordered the briyani and it had no taste whatsoever. Tasted like plain rice. Also, who serves briyani without raita?

I consider this as one of the worst places to eat Indian food. I had a fish kabob which had gone bad, the briyani didn’t have any flavor and was served without raitha. They don’t even have the name board on except for a banner which all the more confuses the people who are coming for the first time. I would never go again nor recommend this yo a friend.

Pleasantly pleased!!! Kind of a hidden gem. Close enough to providence and easy to get to. Food was super delish and the staff was very sweet and patient to explain and make certain recommendations.
Super excited to find this place. Yay.

This place does not even deserve a single star! Had to give 1 to able to post the comment! Most pathetic veg dishes!!! Palak paneer had melted mozzarella cheese instead of paneer. It’s shameful that they mention indian cuisine coz there is no indian flavor to any of their food. Naan, someone please show them how naan is made. I can do a better job than what I had from this awfully horrible restaurant. My honest request call urself as Pakistani/​Indian cuisine at its worst restaurant!

We discovered this place very recently. We couldn’t reach them on Unilocal listed phone number 401−231−4249. Their voice mail box is always full! The manager provided an alternate number 401−231−4219.
Once we arrived, we were a little skeptical since there were very few people for a Saturday afternoon. Soon, we realized we were in for a treat once they started serving our food!
We ordered chole, paneer palak, chicken biryani, lassi, butter naan (Indian bread) and some mutter pulao.
The naans were so soft and tasty!
Chole tasted like amritsari chole (traditional homemade preparation) and paneer palak tasted like authentic saag (though the paneer was some kind of cheese and not what you would expect). We were very happy.
Chicken biryani was mild and delicious.
The quantities were huge. Each order will easily serve 2 and the prices are very reasonable. Service was nice and quick.
After eating often at restaurants like rasoi, kabob&curry, this was very refreshing food.
They were not serving all items on their menu supposedly because they are still testing how they’ll perform in the next few months.(just been 4 months since they opened their branch here). As a vegetarian, I had very few options. But if you eat meat, there’s still a great choice.
If you are in Rhode island, go, savor the food. Rest assured you won’t regret :-)

If you are keen on tasting something authentic, this is the place. Great for folks that enjoy if you like Northern Indian/​Pakistani food.