Aslam’s Rasoi

Mediocre food for the price. Ordered lamb biryani, which was super spice for my taste and I can definitely brave some heat. Service is terribly slow. I’m talking place your order, go run your errands, and some more and even then the food wouldn’t arrive.

Didn’t taste great compared to other Indian stuff around, and the portions are incredibly small for the price tag attached. Not worth anyone’s time.

I can’t say I’ve had great Indian Food, as I’ve never has someone who was born in India recommended a place to me that serves food like they got back in India. So, I don’t feel truly qualified to rate Indian cuisine, so take this review with a grain of salt.
With that said… my litmus test for Indian food has always been based off one particular restaurant in Campbell, California… called the Royal Taj. The food at the Royal Taj is delightfully spicy and simply delicious, so much so that even thinking about it makes my mouth begin to water. Everywhere I’ve ever traveled or had the opportunity to eat Indian food… it was always been compared to the Royal Taj.
So…pretty much every Indian place I’ve ever eaten at has always fallen just short of the Royal Taj… often the food was either under-spiced…or very bland… obviously being altered to accommodate their customer base.
However, Aslam’s Rasoi is the first Indian place that actually exceeded what has long been held as my favorite Indian restaurant.
The wait staff was knowledgeable about the menu and quick with recommendations… and were very friendly and quick.
As for what we had… we got the Assorted Appetizer platter… and I don’t know every single item on it… but everything was excellent.
We also got the Chicken Tikka (everyone knows this one)…Karahi Gosht (a lamb dish cooked with butter, ginger, and spices)…Chicken Jalfrezi (chicken cooked with tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, herb and spices)…and Paneer Tikka Korma (Homemade cheese cooked in a mild creamy sauce with fenugreek)…and an order of assorted Nan to sop up the sauce with…
All I can say is that everyone liked every dish… and while I was figuring on having a lot of left overs to take home… we devoured everything!
If you like Indian/​Pakistani food… give this place a try… I know I’ll be heading back there next chance I get.

My go-​to place for Tikka Masala and Saag Paneer and Garlic Naan dishes. On the heavier side of Indian food, but well done and the chicken is high quality. Service and pickup can be slow though, even during slow times ironically. (Have ordered around a dozen times in past year and on 4 – 5 occasions was 15 – 20 min past when they said it’d be.)

In my (humble, inexperienced, novice Indian food fan) opinion, there are better Indian and Pakistani restaurants in the Mission. What sets Aslam’s Rasoi apart from its nearby competitors, however, is that it’s actually a pretty nice place for a sit-​down dinner.
My friends and I shared the chicken tikka masala, chana masala, and a vegetable biriyani. I thought all of these dishes were pretty good, but service was a bit unreasonably slow that night, and it was difficult to flag down waiters/​waitresses when it came time to order, when we wanted water refills, needed the check, etc.

I love coming to this place! From the tasty food to the royal service you receive while dining is phenomenal. Ctal and Assad manage the operation and make sure that everyone is pleased. It’s hard to not come back when you have this kind of experience. The curry is awesome and the naan is very fresh. It’s all around a great place and I would highly suggest checking it out.

This restaurant was great. Came here on Christmas with my mom and brother. I enjoyed the food. The wait time was a little long. But I had a great time here. The only problem here was that the music was so loud that I had trouble hearing my mom and my brother when they talked.

This is by far THE BEST Indian food I’ve ever had! I
We ordered the chicken jalfrezi and lamb korma with the goat cheese naan, and it was excellent with good portion size. We asked it to be a good Indian spicy, and let me tell you, it was actually spicy — my nose was dripping by the time I was done with the jalfrezi. The meat to gravy ratio was pretty good too. After eating everything, I didn’t feel that gross, heavy, oily feeling — even with the goat cheese naan. I just felt full — which is good, obviously. Besides the food, the ambiance and service was good and the place was nice and clean too.

After a long search of trying to find a good Pakistani place in San Francisco, my search ended at Aslam’s Rasoi. I talked to Aslam and he is from Gujranwala, a city with a strong food heritage and Aslam fully lives up to it

Placed an order online for food through Unilocal’s delivery service for this restaurant, Eat24. After 1.5 hours I tracked down that not only had Eat 24’s driver not bothered to pick up my order from the restaurant, but when I called the restaurant, the manager was instantly rude, dismissive of my concern and literally hung up on me. If this is their version of customer service, I won’t be going back.

Every time I come here, the place is never terribly busy but the service is horribly slow.
The food is good, but overpriced for what you get. I like this place enough, but I don’t love it.

Do NOT order takeout from here! The portion sizes for the entrees are insanely small. The Murgh Masala was $ 14 had 8 small pieces of chicken in it! Our other entrees were similarly tiny. It was more like a cream of chicken soup than a meat dish! We spent a total of $ 80 on dinner and didn’t have enough to feed two adults. The appetizers were the appropriate size, but the restaurant NEEDS to get larger take out containers for the entrees (or lower their prices accordingly).
Never again.

This was my Wednesday choice for dinner this past Taste of the Mission Week (TotMW). You’ve never heard of TotMW? Well, silly, it’s the nine days a year to try places you’ve always wanted to try in the Mission but haven’t tried yet because you’re tired of dealing with hipsters and techies. During TotMW, aka Burning Man, you can do as I did and have Aslam’s Rasoi all to yourself because all the hipsters are getting high and dirty in Nevada, and some of the techies are there as well because they think they’re hipsters and have way too much money not to spend it on made-​to-​order art and really expensive drugs.
The food was good. The sauce in one of the dishes reminded me of the sauce that comes with the malai kofta at Chaat Café in Berkeley. I wasn’t expecting that flavor pairing with what I was eating, but it wasn’t bad, just surprising. All the ingredients seemed fresh, and the naan was delicious. This place definitely gets high marks for its naan.
The service was good, but I did feel strange being the only person here. I think the workers were also puzzled by how dead it was at dinnertime. They were around but did a good job of not hovering or bothering me, and my water always got refilled before I had to ask.
I’ll come again and write updates as necessary.

I’ve only ever ordered delivery from Aslam’s, so keep that in mind. I really like this place. If ever I’m facing an ingredient-​free fridge and takeout is the answer, I think of Aslam’s Rasoi. The food is delicious. The flavors are deep and complex and the execution of the basics is spot-​on.
The pulao is superb, the grains are separate and distinct, tender but toothsome. As a rice enthusiast, this is important to me! The naan is similarly perfect. A little charred, a little crispy, and very chewy and bubbly.
I always get the chicken tikka masala and it is fantastic. The meat is tender and juicy with a hint of smokiness which is delightful. The sauce is flavorful and rich. Last time I requested «spicy» on my order and they did deliver! It was HOT!
The samosas can be a little bit hit or miss, but last time they were great. What I appreciate most is that the pastry itself is well seasoned and delicious.
My main complaint is probably more an issue with Grubhub, but occasionally I’ll log in to place my order, only to see that I’m «outside the delivery radius» and I can only order for pickup. Mind you, I’ve successfully had their food delivered to my apartment many many times. But now and then, there’s some sort of malfunction. When I’ve tried to call the restaurant to ask if I can order delivery directly, no one has answered the phone. Last time this happened, I ordered through Eat24 and everything was fine. A little frustrating is all.

The food here wasn’t that special and for the prices listed, it was overwhelming. You pay like ~$ 15 or more for just the curry and meat. The amount wasn’t that promising either as everyone was able to finish their own dishes completely clean. Drinks are listed for roughly the same price. Naan and rice are sold separate. I came here with a party of like 15 people and they were able to accommodate us. I tried the samosa ($ 6) and lamb curry. The samosas came in a pair and they were piping hot. The filling was okay, not memorable. There was way too much of this peppery taste inside. It tasted like they dumped black peppercorns in the filling. The lamb curry had a nice curry flavor to it. It worked very well with the garlic naan we ordered.
Service was attentive and fast. I was surprised they let us pay one by one for the meals that we ordered since we didn’t split the check.
The setting of the restaurant is dim so it is nice if you’re looking for a date night.

The best indian food period
I know, those are big words, but its so damn true. Some are really good, but none are this good. Chef Aslam and his son (Assad) are so friendly and doing a wonderful job with this place.
Enjoy!

Ordered to pick up. Great food. Very good flavor, well cooked, and super nice folks at the place for pick up.
The location looks amazing and I can’t wait to go there to dine in.

The food is not good at all, the prices are high and the service it’s terrible !!!
The only good thing is the naan garlic — and even that was very small by itself
Won’t be back and won’t recommend !!

Super resto nous avons commandé à 22h en take away belle portion les nans sont délicieux et le korma était top.
Je recommande à 300%

Ahhhhh so disappointing. This is a late review.
Everything was just ok. They give you five little pieces of chicken /​shrimp. SFs got a shit ton of amazing Indian places, many of them much cheaper than this place (and more generous).
Not worth it. Go to Pakwan or Chaat Café.

Hella good Indian food yo!
We ordered the paneer makhani, saag paneer and the vegetable korma; along with garlic and regular naan. The dishes were all so delicious and creamy and the naan was perfectly crispy.
My only suggestion would be that they serve the dishes in bowls as opposed to plates because it’s hard to scoop out all that amazing gravy with flat plates!