griffin's wife wrote:. Gheeful spinach (without a greasy top layer, but with all the richness).

I officially pronounce gheeful the word of the day. I look forward to using this adjective as often as possible, and am thinking of featuring it in our holiday greeting cards.

Takeout from Shan really hit the spot last night. Palak aloo was light on the potatoes but heavy on the spinach which was fine by me given all the bread and rice eaten along with the meal, dal masoor was another hit and their samosas despite being bumped up to a dollar are as good as ever with a nice fry and well seasoned filling. The nihari was the real star of the show, thick fatty gravy, aggressive spiced and a nice amount of fatty beef. I might have liked a little more sliced ginger if only because the gravy was so rich. Worth noting they now offer a lunch buffet which i'm looking forward to checking out.

edited to partially correct poor spelling

Shan has altered their menu recently, raising most entree prices to the $8 level, and establishing a higher price for delivery. They've added a few new items too, and I must say I like the new frontier rice.

Cathy2 wrote:I did not realize initially this was THE Shan from the legendary 24-hour-athon memorialized in an article by Monica Eng which led me to Chowhound.com. In fact there was only one person in this article I recognized, it was the poster known as Just Joan who also attends Culinary Historians. Khan was where the intrepid 24-hour-athon had a 6 AM breakfast of brains masala.

Today, I conferred with justjoan, Vital Information and ReneG, veterans of the 24-hour-athon. A ten-year anniversary 24-hour-athon is in the planning stages.

$1 tax included lunch samosa was as good as ever, crisp, flaky dough and well spiced filling. Still love this place.

It's been too long. I need to get back there for some nehari. Thanks for the reminder.

It's not Khan but the chicken boti at Shan was a better than suitable fill in for a night when a trip to Devon wasn't happening. Well charred and nicely spiced thigh meat along with excellent paratha and raita really hit the spot.

FWIW they've also one a remodel, flipping the dining/shopping spaces. IMO it looks much better.

Want to reiterate that SHAN DELIVERS, which makes it relatively unique among cabbie Indo-Pak spots. Steamy nihari on a cold winter night, brought to your door. Strange upcharge system where each food item has a seperate delivery price, but it's still pretty cheap.

They are definitely our go to for delivery curries. Fantastic stuff.

Shan has added some great pakora to their fried takeout offerings. Some nice green chili heat. Interior has also been given a makeover, with shopping and dining spaces switching sides.

Shan has hit the spot a couple of times in the last month. On this past rainy, Saturday night, I over-ordered for the two of us with aaloo gobi, torai, chana masala, chicken makhani, plain rice and one piece of naan. The torai was excellent -- subtle spices, great texture on the zucchini. It was a nice counterpoint to the spice in other dishes. As noted elsewhere, their naan isn't especially good, but I like having it to push things onto my fork.

Jazzfood wrote:It's been too long. I need to get back there for some nehari. Thanks for the reminder.

Had an order of the nehari today. Wow. The gravy is rich and creamy with a nice balance of anise and heat. They serve it with fresh chilies and ginger. It's a must order going forward.

It's only been years but got back today for some brain masala, nehari, chanadal, and karahi gosht. Meats were a bit on the dry side but gravies were all very good to excellent. Itch scratched and back in rotation.

Jazzfood wrote:It's only been years but got back today for some brain masala, nehari, chanadal, and karahi gosht.

Shan lunch hit the spot but brain masala caused flatulence, I'm having a brain fart.