Niki's Halal Grill & Karahi - Authentic Pakistani and Indian Food - Halal restaurant in Santa Ana - 2031 E 1st St a3, USA

After a long touristy day, we dropped in for dinner. We were not disappointed with the tasty chicken karahi, nihari (wasn't oily), chicken tikka was fresh. Portions were plentiful for what we paid! We finished everything, we didnt leave a morsel behind. 🤤 The owner/manager is originally from Karachi, he and his staff were super attentive to us. He didn't charge us for the chai! 🫠

This will be my go to restaurant from now on. Delicious food and most importantly great customer service. We were not happy with samosas they took it back didn’t charge us. They gave us free chai, white rice and yogurt for my toddler. They packed our leftover. They went above and beyond!

Their signature menu prices are soo high, but the quality of food is very low. I ordered chicken karahi and it was filled with oil. I would not recommend anyone to go who is health conscious.

One of the best karahi I ever had. Their chargha chicken was also good. Food was served quick.

The "world famous" Karachi chicken was delicious, full of spices and flavors as well as hot chili peppers. It was served in a wok itself directly from the fire. Chicken curry was different from the watered down curry served elsewhere. This is a real homemade curry with different types of spices in different amounts. Garlic naan was fresh. Gave generous portions of rice for one order. Daal was probably my favorite because it was unlike most other places where daal is usually not fresh and dull. The daal here has a kick, and it is addictive. I just couldn't stop eating it. Chai was chai, and mango lassi was mango lassi. In other words, nothing unusually better or worse but they tasted like they should. The cashier girl was friendly enough. The prices were reasonable enough. The place was clean enough, too. Not fancy, but good enough for a hole in the wall. I would like to try more stuff here, so I'll be back.

The chicken Tikka masala here was excellent. Chicken was not dry but juicy. Zero atmosphere for dine in, but it looked like a large portion of their business is take out. I knew what I had bargained for when I sought this place out. Service was good but a tad slow again I think because people don't dine in. Overall this is my new local Tikka masala takeout fix

One of the good Halal food restaurant. Taste is very good. The place is not too big, but serves the purpose. Went there a couple of times. The staff is very cooperative and humble. Will recommend every Muslim to visit there and enjoy halal food. Highly Recommend.

The food is very delicious with lots of Halal options and the staff is super friendly and courteous. Overall a good eating experience