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As a typical Malaysian, once a while I would crave for Malaysian food which sum up from Malays, Chinese, Peranakan and Indian cuisine. In my dictionary, Malaysian cuisine covers almost everything in Asia and perhaps up to Middle East. Apparently there is none of Malaysian restaurant in Austin but briyani rice is obviously something close to home. So today, I am going to take you a Pakistani cum Indian restaurant to try my first briyani rice in Austin.

Situated almost next to H.E.B. along N. Lamar Blvd, Shalimar is a kosher restaurant and serves an array of Pakistani and Indian cuisine ranging from Tikka, Boti, Kabab, Korma, Masala, Naan, Paratha and Biryani. They also offer buffet lunch and buffet dinner daily.

Most of us opted for Briyani Rice and we picked Chicken Briyani. The Goat Briyani tastes good and is highly recommended by one of our friends whom tried before.


In summary, the briyani rice was soft and fragrant and went well with the spices marinated chicken. It was fabulous and comparable to what we had before in Kuala Lumpur. Service may need to be improved as it seems this restaurant is under-staff. When we were there, there was only one server and one cashier. As a result, we picked the menu and distributed them by ourselves. Then, we had to call the server to take our order.

Be warned that their serving is huge so I shared my briyani with my Significant Other. I would keep the rest for my stomach in next visit.

Getting there?
9310 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, Texas 78753
Phone: 512-719-3700
Business hours:
Sunday - Thursday : 11:15 to 11:00 PM
Friday - Saturday : 11:15 to 12:00 AM

Buffet Hours:
Lunch: 11:15 AM to 3:00 PM
Dinner: 5:45 PM to 9:00 PM
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written by Pauline , June 08, 2011

Hi there...im a malaysian, currently in Austin...are you staying in Austin too? Mind to be friends?

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written by Shirley T , June 12, 2011

Hi Pauline, Apa khabar? Great to hear from another Malaysian in Austin! How I wish our path does cross earlier. I used to live in Austin for a while until fall 2010. Would love to meet you if I were there again

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