Iqbal Kebab & Sweet Centre

This place is awesome!!! My folks are always raving about Iqbal Kebab and I finally got to see why. The food is *so* quality and the portions are huge! Proper authentic Desi food, for a decent price. The service was fast and friendly, and I really loved the laid-​back down-​home Desi atmosphere.
I was there with two other people, for the whole table we got bhel puri, chicken tikka masala, chicken biryani, daal makhani, bhindi curry, a plate of plain basmati rice, sesame naans, sweet AND salty lassis, soft drinks, and 2 rasmalai for dessert (YUP we came *ready* to eat!) It came up to under $ 70 for everything. And let me tell you, EVERYTHING was delicious and these are some generous portions! Suffice it to say that we had a LOT of leftovers.
My recommendation is the chicken biryani (and the portion is enormous! love it!) or the chicken tikka masala (if you get the masala make sure to get yourself some of that sesame naan and you’re good to go).
The only complaint I have is that the rasmalai is all «ras» and not enough «malai» — Either put less of the liquid or make the malai ball bigger. But that’s not worth docking them a star because they were still delish and Iqbal Kebab just made our night so awesome :)

Went there with family on a Saturday night and ordered a family meal at around $ 37+tax. It was good enough for a family of 2 adults and 2 children. Seating arrangement was comfortable, food was fresh and delicious. Our combo consisted of Kebabs, Biryani and Tandoori Qorma. Kebabs were the best, biryani wasn’t bad at all and the tandoori was, well just okay. Very good overall. I would go there again.
Also, restrooms are reasonable.

The food is quite flavourful and I recommend getting items of the BBQ menu, the Biryani look good too. The food is authentic East African cuisine. The atmosphere is simple and casual.

Love this place. I drop by at least once a month. Usually get both beef and chicken kebabs, daal, chicken biriyani, tikka and naan. They have a great family deal for $ 35. Which includes a lot of food for 3 – 4 people. Their naan is huge and probably the best I’ve ever had. Daal is excellent with a pinch of cilantro. The kebabs are always very good but I prefer the chicken over beef since the beef tends to be a bit on the dry side. Portion sizes are decent especially the biriyani which is massive and loaded with lots of big chicken pieces.
If you haven’t been here before, it’s a must try.

This place charge you so much for small portion sizes. You can probably pay little less for a bigger portion at some other restaurants. Food is just OK taste wise. I would rather drive a little farther down to Shaheen Tikka if I really wanna spend my buck.

Service is so so. Environment is family but fast food (Styrofoam and plastic dinnerware) But the food is worth it! Naan is the BEST in the city as far as I know.
Bön apetite!

I had takeout. I ordered: butter chicken ($ 10), palak paneer ($ 7.50), and two naans with no oil ($ 1.50 each).
Value/​Portion Sizes: The portion sizes were tiny. The two naans were quite little for $ 1.50. Also, $ 10 and $ 7.50 for the two dishes?! You can get more for your money at other places. This would be okay if they came with a salad, rice, or something to make up for the very small amount of food I got. However, that must all be purchased separately. If only the portion sizes were reasonable for how much I paid, I would give this restaurant a better rating.
Butter Chicken: This was very tasty, and it was the «sweeter» kind of butter chicken which I am a big fan of. It was, however, a little too oily. However, it was without a doubt one of the most delicious butter chickens I have ever tasted. But please, go easy on the oil next time.
Palak Paneer: Just like the butter chicken, this one was very delicious. However, this one did not have an excessive amount of oil, which is great! It was perfect really. In fact, it’s the most delicious palak paneer I have ever tasted… so far. Creamy, full of flavour, and a good amount of paneer (cheese) was in it.
Naan: Delicious, and not oily, like the restaurant claims.
OVERALL: The food is delicious, it’s just a shame that the portion sizes are too small for what you pay!
Note: I want to try the buffet; I think it’ll be a much better deal.

I actually learned about this place from a taxi driver! lol. Very tasty food at reasonable prices. My wife loves the butter chicken with garlic naan bread. My favourite is the lamb briyani. It is incredibly delicious and a major meal on its own. They renovated the place about a year ago so it has a nicer more modern décor. But I usually get take out.

Love the Saturday Sunday breakfast! if you want to enjoy good food sit and eat there. Naan taste much better sitting there, and Halwa puri, nihari breakfast. the staff is very stubborn and thinks that it’s our first time eating Desi food. I don’t like that type of customer service. If something is bad, it’s bad! but if the cook himself didn’t talk to us I would have given this 2 star. 3 Nihari, 5 Halwa/​puri Breakfast, and 6 Naan cost around $ 90. Trust me you want to sit there and eat!

Decided to be spontaneous and go to Iqbals for their halwa puri with chana. Tucked in the Thorncliffe neighborhood in East York Iqbal’s has served the ever changing demographics of this neighborhood. Its spacious, and clean environment, along with two partioned booths for family who prefer to eat in privacy provides a classic Pakistani/​indian breakfast/​brunch menu. I had their Halwa puri with chana, and potato curry. We also ordered their Payal curry, and lamb curry served with a huge pizza sized naan. Taste, flavor was bang on! however $ 9 per bowl of curry was quite pricey however good food doesnt have a price tag. :) overall great place to come try and eat.

It’s pretty good. My wife and I go for the Halwa Puri breakfast sometimes. They open pretty early (9am) for brown people. The only thing I don’t like is peppercorns in my channa masala! Especially if it’s in the morning with the Halwa Puri combo.

I regularly step in to Iqbal Kebab and Sweets, as it’s just next door to a supermarket I frequent. The place itself is really well maintained but experiences extreme shifts as far as how busy it gets. There are times when I’ve walked in to find all of one person in the entire place, other times I can never get a seat (mainly in the late evening).
The prices are actually $ 2 — $ 3 more expensive than haandi or bamiyan which are within 2 minutes walk, but i suppose you’re paying for the ambiance and dining experience. The only real gripe I have, is that there are times when the meat tastes off, as if it was marinated and left in the fridge for a couple of days longer than it should have been. I know it’s common practice for kabab houses to leave the seasoned raw meat in the fridge overnight and it will last a few days, but anything longer and it will have a strong and distinct smell/​taste.
Overall, it’s a decent place though from time to time there are quality and freshness issues. I just wished that they were more competitive.

The food is awesome! Loved the chicken biryani, naan and kabobs. The restaurant is clean too. Totally recommend this for a family night dinner!

I’ve been driving past this place for a few years and never had an excuse to go in. I forgot about it for a while. Then my friend S started telling me we needed to go to … I thought she called it «Eight-​Ball». So we drove down there and I was like, «Ohhhh IQBAL. Yes, I’ve wanted to go here for a while.»
She’s Bengali and she said the curry here would not be like the Indian food I’m used to. I’m always up for new curry. The place looks a bit fast-​foody but is bright and roomy, with lots of seating. There are little private curtained rooms for families if women want to take off their hijab. The place was deserted at 9 pm on a Wednesday, and they close at 10:30.
So, S was right about the curry. I’ve never had anything called butter chicken that tasted like this. The chicken was coloured red and swimming in a thick pinkish sauce that was loaded with herbs. This is not the tomato-​soupy stuff you get in food courts, this is a real sensory overload experience. If you like butter chicken you’ll probably like this, and may not be able to go back. The biryani was a huge heap of golden-​brown rice studded with cilantro and veggies, and underneath it all there were big chunks of falling-​apart chicken.
Those two things, plus an order of naan and two drinks, set us back about thirty bucks. We were pretty stuffed for having just had a late evening snack meal. The only problem was I ordered a lassi and it never showed up, either on the table or on the bill. I’ll try again next time, because there will definitely be a next time.

Eating here was a spur of the moment decision.
This place is located next to a grocery store and apparently generates traffic this way.
There is a menu with pictures so it makes it easier to choose stuff.
I ordered chicken biryani and a chicken kebab roll as I was going to be sharing with another person.
The portion for the biryani is huge and can fulfill quite and appetite. The roll is more like small size sandwich.
Taste wise the roll was very bland. One can adjust the spice level as there are 3 kind of condiments available for use.
The Biryani was actually quite decent. Lotsa meat and spiced well.
This is more like a fast food place so don’t be expecting anything exotic.

A few weeks ago, my friend and I stumbled upon a restaurant called Iqbal Kabob and since then, we have been returning almost every weekend. If you are not looking for a meal, drop by and try the Mango Lassi, a mango and yogurt drink. It’s now my favourite beverage!
The Butter Chicken is the best I have ever had. The chicken pieces are tender and delicious. The sauce is remarkable; creamy, savoury and full of spices. The Garlic Naan smelled wonderful and tasted great. Even though the regular Tandoori Naan (no oil and butter) is a healthier choice, it tasted just as good as the Garlic Naan. They also offer a large variety of sweets that we intend to try in the near future.
The downside is we are never sure if we are supposed to wait for the food near the counter or at our table. The bell rings but they rarely mention the order number. As a result, they end up bringing the food to us because everyone seems confused about the process as well. Nevertheless, the staff are really friendly and helpful making you feel welcomed.

I have always liked Iqbals, especially since I moved away from home and was looking for some home cooked Pakistani meals. The food tastes pretty much like home cooked — fresh and tasty. I usually order nihari, kebabs, keema naan, biryani. The butter chicken is also tasty. The samosa’s are also quite good.

The lamb does not taste like lamb, but rather a mutant chicken.

Definitely a good spot Indian food and among my favourites. Alhough it’s not the most convenient location (imo), the food is well worth the trip. It’s a neat, clean restaurant with plenty of seating inside. Not quite as fancy as The Host or as rough-​around-​the-​edges as Lahore Tikka House. Price wise it’s somewhere in the middle as well, and the portion sizes are great.
Recommended: Lamb chops, chicken or lamb biryani, butter chicken, Ras Malai and all their sauces!
Meh: Kebabs (surprising given the name of the restaurant but I prefer the kebabs at Lahore Tikka House).
The food is flavourful without being overly spicy or greasy. Their indian sweets are supposedly very good… I dont have much of a sweet tooth but I do enjoy their rus malai… the only item I have tried.
Hope this helps!

Oh mama. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to write a review for this place. This place has revamped itself in the nick of time. Previously, the Indian cuisine hut was literally that: A rather old, battered and tired looking space in dire need of some help. The food made up for what it lacked in appearance. But now, I can safely say that the renovations and the food are cream of the crop.
My boyfriend and I (both of us oriental asian) come here to enjoy ourselves, and usually are not in a rush when we come. By no means are they slow, they are just not fast. The employees know us by face now, and are no strangers to the amount that we can eat.
Our usual:
Chicken biryani
2 kebobs
2 drinks
2 naans
1 tikka masala/​gosht curry/​butter chicken (if we’re feeling adventurous, other curry dishes)
If you’ve ever experienced the super gross and dare instigating butter chicken, you will find justice here. The butter chicken here is the best I’ve had thus far, and is not topped with super thick layer of oil. The tikka masala is immersed in a rich, thick sauce that is not hard on the tongue or stomach. Their curry simply marries itself to my naan, and this naan is a dream. The consistency is just right, the combination of crispiness, taste, chewyness is absolutely incredible.
The chicken biryani is well balanced, the right amount of chicken: spice:rice. Do be aware though, that when you are shoveling heaping spoonfuls of this mouth-​watering goodness that you may be ambushed with fig seeds. But that would be your fault for not noticing.
The sweets counter is well lit, and although it doesn’t tell you what it is, the people here are helpful and give you an idea of what they are. We come every week, every two weeks at the longest and could not bare anything longer. We take our time here, but I’m sure that if you’re pressed for time, a small order or calling ahead would not be a problem.