Snacks are great, lunch and dinner are ok.The lunch and dinner stuff is a hit or miss. And they usually miss. There's usually not enough seasoning, not enough spice and too much oil. Everyone really hypes up the kacchi that's only available on Fridays, but I found it bland and oily.If you want Bangladeshi snacks, this is the place to be. Would recommend the vegetable shingara, daalpuri and regular chaa. The mixed vegetable is pretty good, but it's usually underseasoned, so ask for extra salt packets. My go-to breakfast here is mixed vegetable, daalpuri and chaa. Don't try the samosa, it's nothing like back home.The staff is great and the environment is very welcoming. Everything is clean, especially the bathrooms.
Today i took Aladdin Kachhi, it was worst kachhi ever i had. Seems like merely mixing rice, meat and putting a boil egg in a box. There is no real smell or taste of Kachhi rather they have applied Rose Water ! Even Gyro would have been much better than their Kachhi. Not enough meat to finish the meal. If i would have option, i would have given them a negative star. Please don't get attracted by their earlier name or fame.
BEST Bangladeshi food in NYC. My biweekly brunch stop for some lotpoti, vegetable, kabab and roast polao.
Beef Tehri was alright. Chicken Biriyani was bland. Top of all, the prices are ridiculous. $11 for both, and the chicken biriyani wasn't even good. Nowadays, the quality of the food is going down and the prices are going up.
I have recently purchased Kacha Gulla sweets from Aladdin, Astoria, NY. The worst sweets I have ever had in my entire life. I wasted my money. The very bad quality. PLEASE DON’T BUY ANY SWEETS FROM THEM.They ruined the reputation of Bangladeshi sweets.
I took 5 Kacchi biryani for take out. My guest came from other state to whom I mentioned the best Kacchi in USA is from Aladdin. And Unfortunately I was so very much embarrassed in front of my guest…the kacchi taste was disgusting..terrible…They used too much of food color/Kewra/rose water (not sure which one ) coz food was smelling like air freshener…Excessive oil in the food. The spice (jhol/bhuna jhol-whatever you say) was burnt. Probably they gave the food from the bottom of the Pot(Hari). The amount was also too less specially the meat. This was not expected from Aladdin restaurant..
STOP LETTING OLD BENGALI MEN SKIP THE LINE ITS RUDE. THE CASHIER DIDNT TELL THE MAN WHO SKIPPED TO GET ON THE LINE. INSTEAD THEY TOOK HIS ORDER. DO BETTER. also make the samosa sauce. How do you charge 2 dollars per samosa and never have the tamarind sauce?
It’s payday, and after I get home from work I take a nap. Since I had to leave so early I didn’t realise I hadn’t eaten that day, so I decided (or rather my stomach made me decide) it was time to get something to eat.I’d walked by this place a couple of times, and wanted to go for a while, so I decided now was the opportunity. I went and got the lamb curry with rice that came with a side of lentil soup and some miscellaneous vegetables.The curry was delicious, if only a bit spicy for me, but still more than enjoyable. The rice however, had a hair in it, which was dealt with swiftly and discretely by serving me a new portion with a savoury pudding (pajitu? I wasn’t clear on the name) on the house.Overall a good experience and more than worth returning; I’d give a half store more if I could!
Good place to have a meal with your family and friends.
Always heard about liver samosa, but didn't like it due to smell, but chicken polaw was great, and dal and bortha delicious, also Shrimp pakora