Namak 5220 McGinnis Ferry Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005

"Very beautiful decor! Awesome staff! We ordered a few of very popular dishes in Pakistani cuisine, Kali mirch goat Karahi, Beef Bihari, Chops,Nihari and Shrimp, We extremely loved the Karahi and the Nihari! It's PERFECT! Just as it tastes back home! I would highly recommend as permanent item to order!"

"We had dinner the other night. Ordered a few things from the menu. Overall the karhai best known in Pakistani food was not that flavorful. Both mutton and chicken karhai tasted bland and stewed. Appetizers were decent. Chapli kabob were oily and over cooked. Drinks were good. Service was fast and friendly. Price point were a bit more than normal and we didn’t see that value in the food served."

"This is the best authentic Pakistani restaurant that I have tried in Georgia so far. It offers fresh and flavorful food, a pleasant ambiance, and friendly ownership and service. Highly recommended."

"Very rarely am I extremely honest with restaurant staff when it's talking about the food. I'm a people pleaser and tend to say "the food was great" without much comment, even when the food wasn’t that great. That was not the case here. This restaurant is genuinely amazing, and while it's my first time having Pakistani food, I'm not sure I will find better anywhere else. I live nearby so I just walked from my neighborhood. The ambience initially was quiet. It's only just opened so there wasn't much people inside other than the staff, who were extremely nice and very patient to somebody like me who is as white as chalk and have terrible spice tolerance (working on it!). The server was extremely helpful at picking out foods that were their specialty and Pakistani, which I appreciate a lot, and unfortunately I believe I didn't ask the name, sorry! For drinks they recommended limo pani podina, which tasted great! A bit sweeter than I expected but also a bit sour, really good combination of mint and lime. Very refreshing after a long walk. Also tried the mango mojito which was even better, and probably what I'll get next time around. Highly recommend the mango! The appetizer was Punjabi samosa bites, which had fantastic dough and were cooked extremely well. I'm not knowledgeable about sauces but one of the two made it taste phenomenal. Highly recommend! For entrees, I was recommended charsi karahi and the chef made it mild for me, which made it not too spicy so I didn't tear up! The chicken was extremely moist and flavorful, and I adored their house special kandhari naan that I had on the side. I might prefer it over my usual craving for garlic naan, especially the crispy bottom it had that had some flavor left over from whatever oven was used to cook it. It's also rare to find a place where the chicken isn't dry. That being said, the white meat was still a bit more on the drier side than the dark meat. The staff offered a free dessert for taking pictures since it was their opening week, so I tried the Shahi Gulab Jamun. Didn't expect the nuts, but otherwise was really well cooked with a really nice syrup. Highlight of the night. Will definitely be coming back as soon as I can. I'm glad to have a place in the Windward area that has spicy food and fantastic drinks that aren't alcoholic! Some minor issues: -- Some confusion between hours? It just opened but the website hours conflicted with Yelp hours, which said closed on every day but Friday, but also conflicted with Apple listed hours. As far as I know they're open every day but Monday! -- Wasn't sure the place was open when I first walked by. There was still a combination lock on the door so it looked closed, although the lights were on and there was an unlit sign saying "We're Open!""

"I had a great experience at this restaurant. The ambiance is superb, the food was amazing and the service was fantastic. Especially those who are looking for authentic taste, must visit this restaurant at least once. Highly recommended."