Fast Biryani

This place is pretty good. The food is tasty — the rice has all kinds of spices in it, and was a lovely compliment to the main dishes.
Seating is like a fast food restaurant, so the hubby and I took the food to go, but the people were friendly while we were there.

I was heading to the Eastside and was running my head through places I have heard good things about. Fast Biryani popped into my head… so up the frontage road I went. The inside is very fast food joint in appearance. Very bright yellow and orange with the pressed wood booths. The counter service makes you think the food is going to be sitting out but they cook everything to order.
I ordered the Butter Chicken, rice, and naan. The Butter Chicken and rice had a nice flavor but it wasn’t as good as other places on the west side or Monona. I think I missed the boat by not getting the Biryani on my first go round. Looks like you get a huge serving of Biryani when you eat in. The naan was well made and pre-​cut for easy management. I took my order with me and it was well packaged.
I would stop again if I was in the need for Indian food on the Eastside of Madison.

Food is always excellent there and the prices can’t be beat. I always order the «one pepper» items though because everything is super spicy in there. Cool desserts available in the cooler. Service could be more friendly but maybe it’s a culture thing.

Ordered vegi vindaloo with rice and naan. Excellent, very spicy, and delicious. Large chunks of potato, some peas, beans and carrots all in a very nicely spiced sauce. It certainly isn’t bland! Rice and naan were good as well, rice portion was a little excessive compared to the vindaloo portion which itself was pretty good. Veggies just a touch undercooked otherwise might be 5 star.

Stop here for wonderfully fresh, fast and ethnic Indian cuisine. Sit in for a casual dinner or lunch in fast food style booths, or take out with you. Either way, you’ll be treating your taste buds to delicious Indian food. Very glad to have this new addition to our side of town.
I recently stopped in with my son, and was unsure of what I wanted to order this time. A young man at the register recommended the biryani. It is their specialty, and is very good (I’ve had their chicken biryani before and it was wonderful). After telling him I was thinking about a curry, he then recommended the qorma, so I chose the vegetarian qorma. Anazing! The beautiful enticing aroma itself is enough to put me over the edge. I asked for medium heat in spiciness, and next time I’ll ask for mild, cz whoooo doggie… it kicked for sure. Even my husband who likes spicy things was taken aback. But, hey, a sweet mango Lassi helps cool things down. I love their food here. I could even feast on their basmati rice, and all it’s amazing aroma and taste. Everything is very nicely done here. I highly recommend!

I have to say this is some of the best curry I’ve had in the Madison area. I’ve been here twice and had the Paneer Makhni and the Chicken Tikka Marsala. Loved them both. I ordered to go both times. The naan was delicious and the rice was spiced perfectly. Not only was it «fast» (I got my meal within 5 – 7 min) the staff was always super friendly. I will be making this a regular spot because there is a very nice sized menu to explore and I have not been disappointed so far.

Ordered chicken tiki noodles with rice and naan to take home. It was really, really good! Spicy, satisfying, and enough for the three of us to tear into it at 2:30 p.m. on a weirdly rainy and warm December afternoon. You can watch them prepare the food in front of you to a degree, which is pretty cool. Daughter went from «No, I don’t want Indian food…» to being a fan. Large portion of white rice with some spices and a ton of noodles and delicious bites of chicken.
We’ve had a nice portion of spice to fight off the bugs that might come from this crazy weather.
Plenty of vegetarian options here – which is almost always what I get when I order Indian. Definitely going back!

I was really impressed with our lunch at Fast Biryani. We both ordered the non-​vegetarian lunch special and everything had great taste. The flavors were all very distinct and there was no shortage of spice. Definitely on my list of places I would return to for lunch. It’s like a quality Indian fast food!

5 stars for a spectacular vegetarian lunch special.
Curry, rice, dessert for under $ 8. I totally did not mind the «fast food» ambiance or that the meal was served on a plastic tray (please don’t let this deter you from experiencing quality Pakistani grub at a reasonable price) — the food is DELICIOUS.
I will be back.
Thanks FB!
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What a nice change in SUCH a chain filled area of town. I love this little place. Very quick for work lunches. Staff is friendly and efficient. I would prefer to not eat off of cafeteria trays, tin foil, and styrofoam cups but if it’s their thing and it helps keep prices low — I’m fine with it.
The food was great. I got the vegetarian lunch combo — even with a pop was about $ 9 total. So much food! Order at counter, staff bring it out (I like not having a waiter sometimes). Would love to try their biryani!

What could I say about this place … Biryani and Haleem, two of my favorite dishes back from my hometown… The preparation is really authentic, fresh and tasty… The pricing is pretty reasonable and timings are very flexible.

Hungry and with low expectation swiped my phone to fix my indian food craving.
Surprising Madcity has a secret. The dum biryani is the bomb. So is their Haleem.
As a NYer I am very jealous and hope they open an authentic hyderabadi biryani place in NY City or Long Island.
Time to chow chow …

You must go during the lunch hour, 11:00 — 2:30, I think. The Thilini is wonderful. 3 curries, rice, naan, and a cup of some delicious desert. All for $ 7.99.
This is absolutely the best place ever. It has become my favorite restaurant.

Chef takes great pride in his food and their biryanis (both masala and regular are excellent). We make it a point to pickup food every time we are in Madison.

Spicy food lovers rejoice!
Biryani is hot, the meat is tender, and I’m personally a huge fan of the mango-​strawberry décor and fast-​food vibe.
The samosa was the best I’ve ever tasted in the U.S., and the chutneys are not at all tepid. This is a lovely addition to Madison’s East side, and more people should hype it.

This place was just about on point.
I ordered the «fast» regular chicken biryani (not the spicy masala).
Included rice, a leg and thigh and a white yogurt-​like sauce.
They have all your favorite dishes:
Lamb Biryani, Curries, Chicken Tikka Masala, Korma and many others.
The rice was lovely long grain basmati,
Which had most of the flavor.
Though I ordered the regular biryani,
for an average American palette this could be uncomfortably spicy.
If the yogurt-​like sauce (simular to Greek tzaziki sauce without the cucumbers)
is eaten with the rice, it brings the level of spice down considerably.
One thing I be live that would really complete this biryani
is raw red/​white onion and a boiled egg for a garnish.
The décor is color coordinated,
nice detailed pictures on the walls explaining a selection of dishes.
The dining tables and booths were very clean.
Though the booths need some TLC and redesign.
I think the fast food standard wood booths take away from
the attractiveness of the place.
The staff was friendly and I do believe I was served by the owner of this establishment.
He is a charismatic man with a can-​do smile.
He personally served my husband and I.
Even though we ordered one dish, he was considerate enough to bring an extra plate.
I would say I had a great overall experience.

The owner was friendly and made a good conversation.
Chicken Haleem — 4 very authentic Hyderabadi style made really fresh with ghee. 5 if he put more fried onions
Chicken Biryani — 3.5 was very fresh and tasty
Veg Biryani — 3. No salt. Not up to the mark.
Mirchi ka Salan — 5 very very tasty and correct Hyderabadi flavor (made my veg biryani taste a lot better)
Mirchi Bajji — 2 very soggy no filling in the mirchi. Not fresh at all
Overall very good for new restaurant.
We will go here again to try other items. Especially the thali.
People of Madison: you don’t have to drive all the way till Chicago to eat good Haleem!

I can tell that the kitchen has some serious culinary potential and they are really nice… but it recently opened, so there are some things to work out.
The lunch special was okay — 2 small curries, a small meat, rice, naan, and dessert for $ 9. One curry was nice, the other was bland, the meat was okay. We also tried the Makhani curry which was very subtle and complex with lots of cardamom — could have used a bit more pop, but interesting.
The «side» rice portions are completely huge — like twice as much as regular. Dining in is served in all plastic/​Styrofoam containers — they need some plates for eating in. It took about 15 minutes to get our food, so the «fast» part isn’t necessarily true.

I really waivered between 2 to 3 stars. The parking lot to this place is small, also felt it was weird that the dumpster was out in front (not appealing!). I went one weeknight evening for take-​out. I found their menu a little confusing. I ended up ordering the Paneer Tikka Masala and 1 Chicken Kabab. It took probably 10 minutes or so for my food to be ready. I was a little horrified to see that the Masala was a yellowish/​brown –every other time I’ve ever ordered Tikka Masala, the sauce is a orangish/​red color (tomato base). It didn’t have a whole lot of flavor, and it did not taste like Tikka Masala at all. The Chicken Kabab was OK. I had to throw away the ends as they were so dried out and hard I couldn’t eat it. It was pretty spicy as well. I did like the yogurt sauce that was with it. I wasn’t very impressed by this place, but may give it a shot again one day.

I had their Thali lunch special, non-​veg. It was $ 10 and came with 3 curries, rice, naan, and a porridge dessert.
Two of the curries had chicken and one a fritter. The one with the fritter was yellow and amazing. This was a thinner sauce but had great flavor. The fritter had great texture and flavor. There was a brown colored curry that was the texture of yogurt. There were good chunks of chicken that were cooked well. There was a good spice to this one. The last curry was very thick, almost to chutney territory. Once again the chicken was great and a very solid flavor.
I had a hard time deciding whether to dip my naan in the curries or eat them over the large serving of rice. The naan had a good flavor and a perfect slightly chewy texture.
The dessert was almond flavor and very thin. I talked to the owner afterwards and he called it a porridge. When I think porridge I think thicker, but either way it was great. I usually don’t go too crazy for Indian desserts like mango ice cream but this was worth the trip by itself.
The owner was super nice and the place looks way better then when it was a burrito place. The food was done before I finished paying which had me skeptical, but I will be back for sure.