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  1. Aga's

    Pan-Asian

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    A banquet hall moonlighting as a Pakistani-Indian restaurant, and the goat chops have made it to the New York Times. The dining room fills fast at lunch with big family-style spreads: kebabs, biryani, curries, and those charred chops that everyone orders. The service keeps pace even when the room is packed to the walls, which it usually is. Bullet naan seasoned with jalapeños and cilantro is a quiet reason to skip the rice entirely.

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    • Goat chops

      “There is a deeply primal pleasure that comes with eating the goat chops at Aga’s, a beloved (and enormous) Indian and Pakistani restaurant.”

      The New York Times, 2024
    • Biryani

      “The family-style menu invites sharing, with crowd-pleasing bowls of biryani made with chicken, goat, or shrimp”

      Houstonia
    • Chicken kabobs

      “chicken kabobs bathed in a mild, spice-laden white karahi sauce that’s allegedly straight from the diaries of Mughal chefs.”

      Houstonia
    • Goat paya

      “Score brunch on weekends from 11am to 3pm with dishes like omelets, egg Bhurji, or goat Paya.”

      Houstonia

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