Boishakhi Restaurant Astoria 2914 36th Avenue, Queens, NY 11106

"We took a long drive from NJ to try out some native Bengali food at this restaurant, specially since they made Kacchi (goat) biryani on Saturday. Upon arrival, the first impression is really great, as there are sooo many dishes on display, easily more than 50 items, in different colors and textures. I was pretty mesmerized to see the whole range of items. We ordered a variety of items, chicken lollipop, chicken roast, beef resala, kacchi biryani, chicken biryani, halim and kababs. After the order they heat up the items and bring them to the table. Sadly I wasn’t impressed with any of the items. Seemed to me the authentic taste wasn’t there, items were made to tone down the spice and flavor of the dishes. Kacchi was also a lot spicy than we expected. All the meat, specially the beef, was mostly dry and hard to chew. But I Iiked the rice in biryanis. Halim was very chunky, I was expecting ingredients to be well mixed and a smoother curry. The first floor tables are decent but the tables and booth in the basement are not in their best shape. The basement area needs some patch up and cleaning to make it more appealing to guests."

"One of the best Bangladeshi restaurants in greater New York. This place is not best for large groups gatherings but the food collection is purely authentic. I really liked their roast and all other Asian cuisine. If you want to have take away food they are the best."

"Friendly Bengali place with inexpensive, delicious, well-spiced, freshly-prepared food. You pick out what you want up front and they either pack it up for takeout or bring it to your seat. I had a giant Tandoori chicken leg-quarter and crispy samosa - both delicious - and they threw in a side salad with halal cart white sauce dressing. The whole thing came to $7 and change!"

"I like fresh and really Tasty Bengali food. I've eaten Bangladeshi before and especially in Jackson Heights. I like this caffetteria style display of food. I could tell what is fresh and what I dont want to try. I tried several dishes with my family. The goat Briyani, curry fish,Chicken Masala,Naan,Chicken Biryani,Chicken Seekh Kebab,Lentil soup, Kofta, Chicken and Vegetable Somosa.. Everything was really tasty. The portion are very fair for the price. Only one side dish had a small complaint cause it was too spicy. It was like a chilled Potatoe salad which was alittle spicy. Personally, I liked the potatoe salad. I liked everything cooked here. Its good authentic home made type of food , friendly staff and clean settings. The price is extremely fair."