Lahore Tikka House
1365 Gerrard Street East
Phone: 416-406-1668
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I want to say something nice about the Lahore Tikka House so here it is. They have great bathrooms. Who would have thought? This unassuming spot on Gerrard Street East in Little India which has long sported a large outdoor eating area is now closed in with four walls, multiple dining rooms, clean kitchens, and the freshest smelling handsoap this side of Lush.
And I sure needed it to wash myself down after ingesting daal, aloo gobi and paneer drowning in oil. This was a definite grease attack. To be fair, I think we ordered wrong. The tables around us were filled with fresh looking plates of briyani and fish masala. In fact, the sights and sounds from our neighbours were enough for me to recommend this joint. Just stick to the meat.
Lahore Tikka House, 1365 Gerrard Street East. 416-406-1668
Comments (17)
If in the hood, the place to be is Moti Mahal... good lord their moli kofta (?)is the tastiest thing on earth (sort of cheese/bread balls in this incredible buttery curry sauce, i don't paint a delish picture but trust me on this one). Perhaps resort back to Lahore Tikka for the washrooms though...
I have to agree, Lahore Tikka House has some of the most beatiful and clean bathrooms I have seen, the food is great and you absolutely must have their Kulfi it is out of this world...our last vist between five of us we had 16 yes 16 of them, not including the 11pm run the next night. A real must go to. There sugar cane juice is great as well so says my hubby..Gerard St is a great place and a definate must do when visting Toronto. Nargis - Boston
This is the greatest place i have ever visited. The food was excellent and the service was so fast.Good Job Guys!!!
Personnel at Lahore Tikka are quite indifferent and oftentimes rude....not the servers, who are most friendly, but the cashiers, who are management...I have been going to Lahore for a decade.. and the food is generally good....
Lahore Tikka House is THE best place to get indian food...hands down. Greasy, yes. Totally worth it though! :)
SO GOOD!
i love hanging out on the patio having a currie in the summer.
I heard the new place will have a roof top patio!
I'm disappointed. Lahore Tikka House isn't actually Indian. It's Pakistani. (Yes there is a difference, traditionally India and Pakistan have not been the best of friends.)
I ate there once and I was different (and as another poster commented, the service was so-so). I don't intend on going again since neighbours in the area tell me that they guy who owns the place does not always act favorably to his fellow neighbours. And from what I can tell from passing the property many times over the last few years, it appears to be true...
A year ago I walked into the restaurant for lunch with my five year old daughter. As I was unfamiliar with their menu I asked the owner to suggest a couple of dishes to try. He brought out a couple of little dishes and ran the bill up to over $50. For one adult and a child? This was hard to take, especially as the food was very run of the mill. Fool me once, shame on you...
I find the Lahore Tikka house to be ridiculously expensive. I concur with Jus, the Motimahal across the street is half the price and just as good. Plus they sell beer!
I have to say this place is completely over rated. The service sucks. I've never had Indian food so oily. There was litteraly puddles of oil on top of the butter chicken and on my vegetarian platter. The serving sizes sucked. When we asked about the amount of oil the waiter just shrugged and walkeded away. The fact that everything is served on styrofoam is gross and ecologically irresponsible.
Its sad that Canadians fall for this crap and enjoy it because they think its "authentic."
Try Little bombay in Woodbridge ON. Their curries are very authentic and inexpensive for their portions and taste.
www.LittleBombay.ca
Dreary place to eat....
Since opening, I have eaten there 3 times (the first time was by choice when they just opened, the other two were out of respect to my guests). I will NEVER eat there again and have refused invites from friends and family to go there, I would rather stay home. They have poor service, terrible decor and an even worse atmosphere. The last time I visited, I felt like a chicken cooped up in a cage, it was cold, dark and dingy. I could not believe people actually paid good money to eat in a place like this and that too in Toronto. I stayed out of courtesy to my aunt and cousins who were celebrating her birthday. I could write a book on how poor this establishment is, but if people want to throw away their hard earned money then it is their purgative. The funny thing is that as tourists to India we would quickly criticize and comment "typical Indian Restaurant", yet we put up with this crap right here. I am also sure that this restaurant would not survive in a middle class neighborhood in India, yet flourishes here. You have been warned.
It's a great restaurant with good food.I like how they have included a rickshaw outside plus the decorum inside adds to the beauty of the restaurant.I would definitely recommend it to visitors.It's wayyy better than those over priced, 5 star hotel designed indian restaurants with poor food quality.
Excellent food and nice atmosphere. For all the haters above, you probably don't even know the difference between indian vs. Paki food and believe you have to pay more to get better food.
Try the lamb seekh kebob with naan, tarka daal and biryani. All are fine and authentic.
Also across the street try 786 restauarant another fine paki restaurant and high quality food.
To be honest the FOOD is great but they really need to like make some ROOM. Like they seriously should spend some money and upgrade some stuff like their tables (for sure) and chairs.
But Still if its for the food u guys are going for...
It rocks....overall I would give this place a 3.5/5
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