Koh-I-Noor

I was heading to a party and ended up here to collect take away food for our group, a small place with a massive menu, with a husband & wife team cooking & serving.
A vast majority of the food here is bought in frozen, and yes that includes the rubbery burgers. The chicken pakora was nice but doubt that was made hear also.
All the food we ordered came in polystyrene boxes, that taint the food, an ok place I suppose after the pub, but would not go out of my way to go there.

Very fine Indian food can be bought here though you wouldn’t guess by the chipshop/​kebab house look of the place. I haven’t had lamb tikka bhuna like their’s since I moved away from Glasgow in 1986. I found the guy really helpful and my Glasgow friends tell me he has an uncanny ability to remember past customers and their preferences.

La la la la la la la la, nice wee drunken buzz on the go, must stick deep fried food in belly.
Ooh, bright lights, moth-​type drunken person attracted. Pakora please!
It’s not quite the Balti club quality on offer, but the flavour and dipping sauce on offer was that nice wee nippy type that certainly appeals to the drunken palette.
Happy walk home. Nom nom nom. All good!

How can folk refer to this place as a chippy? I popped into this place when I first moved to Glasgow and had no idea where the nearest chippy was (I subsequently discovered Philadelphia — above average by Glasgow standards, below average by Edinburgh standards) — enticed by the neon light reading «Fish & Chips». What I got was something akin to a microwaved frozen ready meal. This is no chippy.
On another occasion I had a kebab craving, so decided to give this place another chance. Again, I was disappointed to be given the most pathetic excuse for a kebab I have ever seen. Maybe their take-​away curries are OK, but I wouldn’t bother knowing that I can get the perfect curry from around the corner at Shish Mahal…

I’ve not been in the Koh I Noor for ages, but beginning this review is making me crave one of their kebabs.
It’s a very long established takeaway, and first port of call for a lot of kids from neighbouring schools when they flood in on their lunchbreak. I used to be one of them, and can testify to their speedy service and might kebab with bright red, delicious sauce. If someone could supply the name of that sauce that would be great, but I do love it so.
Service is prompt and it’s open a fair amount of time during the days and evenings. Now that the students occupy the relatively new Unite building, I can imagine it’s a favourite pit stop for the young guns after they’ve been out having some fun in the local unions. Business must be booming, as it should be. I feel a return to the Noor is now in order.

The Koh-​I-​Noor on Gibson Street is somewhat legendry amongst those who have been in the city for the past 30 years. This site is where it all began. For those who haven’t, the Koh –I-​Noor is one of the most successful Indian food businesses in the city. The reason for this is simple, they serve authentic tasty well priced curries and have done since they have opened there doors, if you dwell here and order anything else you are only cheating yourself!
I found the counter assistants to be most helpful and pleasant when I inquired about their curries; they know them inside out and are happy to make suggestions based on your taste.
Defiantly worth checking out.

It is a shame that the wonderful food sold on Gibson street fails to inspire Koh I Noor to make more of an effort. This is not a particularly bad take-​away but its not very good either. When I have stopped by the chips have always been a tad soggy and my friends complain that their burgers are too tough. Less said about the kebab I saw sold in the premises, the better.
The man who works here, and sadly for him he is the only person that I have ever seen working here, is a bit sullen and rarely reciprocates in any attempts at banter. Like his shop he is not a bad guy, he is not rude and he says hello and good, but I always leave feeling that the Koh I Noor lacks any real sense of character.