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Shalimar

When in San Francisco, there is no better place to eat than Shalimar. The deliciousness per dollar spent ratio is probably the best I've ever seen. They are a triple-threat of Pakistani cuisine - they have the best naan I've ever eaten, the best tandoori meats, and the best curries. Oh wait, that's not all, they also have really interesting and occasionally great meals such as lamb brain curry. Oh yes, and the restaurant is a hole-in-the wall filled with mouth-watering smokiness. Your clothes will smell like smoke & curries after you leave. And if you are like me, you'll have a hard time washing these clothes, preferring instead to sniff them for a reminder of the best Pakistani food you've ever had.

I was back in the Bay Area last week and went, and took more pictures of the wonderful food there (previous pictures are in this post.

I ate with just a few other friends, and so we couldn't sample every delicious thing possible. We had to get the tandoori chicken, because no one does tandoor like these guys.

After that, we had to get my all-time Shalimar favorite combo, Bhuna Gosht and onion kulcha. Each of these two things is incredibly delicious, but they work really well together. The only complaint I have is I didn't get any marrow bones in my curry. When I do, it is always the highlight of the meal. If you go there and get a bone marrow, for goodness sake don't leave it there, suck out the marrow!

We also ordered some classic vegetarian options. Most prominent among them is the dal, which my friend Ben swears by. It does taste pretty good, but to me most dals are pretty boring.

Also we had palek paneer:

I was happy.