Biriyani Kabob House

Biriyani Kabob House sits at 3525 West Third Street in the Little Bangladesh strip that borders northeast Koreatown: a small strip-mall dining room, maybe ten tables, open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Owner Enam Karim opened it in 2014 after decades as an aeronautical engineer. He was raised in Karachi, lived in Bangladesh and Germany, and settled in Los Angeles in 1981. The sign bills Bangladeshi, Indian, and Pakistani food; Karim’s own framing is primarily Pakistani cooking with the shared kebab and biryani grammar of the wider region.

This is an everyday counter-and-tray room, not a special-occasion destination. Hot-case samosas, mango lassi in the fridge, specials taped near the register, and a corkboard of foreign bills above the counter. Eater LA put it on the Dining on a Dime map for that reason. The Infatuation rates it 9.0. People come for large plates of rice and meat, then stay when Karim talks them into a curry or sends rice pudding to the table.

Critics treat the Hyderabadi lamb biryani (Hyderbadi / kachey on some menus) as the reason to visit: a football-size lamb shank over aromatic basmati. Eater’s Emily J. Wilson called out the fluffy, balanced rice and tender fatty lamb as the house pride dish. The Infatuation starts every visit there and notes that the rice reads firmer and a little less seasoned than classic dum biryani (closer to pulao, which matches how the restaurant’s own menu labels biryani rice). Eat the World Los Angeles praises the same kachey lamb plate and steers first-timers away from wandering the long menu.

Beyond biryani, Infatuation and Eater praise curries with house-baked naan: nali nihari (order it spicy), chicken karahi, and Infatuation’s favorite lamb shank curry with raw jalapeños and onion. Vegetarian dishes such as saag paneer get strong notes when people want a break from meat. The soft spot critics name is the kabob board: Infatuation likes a little char and finds several skewers overcooked, especially tandoori chicken and bihari. Public review chatter echoes big portions, friendly service, lines at peak hours, and the same lamb biryani as the default order.