My friends and I recently tried the family pack goat biryani, butter naans, haleem, and palak curry at Deccan Grill in Irving. We all thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Two staff members assisted us with our order. they were both friendly and patient. All the dishes were flavorful and satisfying. The prices seemed a bit high, but the quality of the food made it worthwhile. If you're a fan of goat biryani, this place is definitely worth a visit.

We’ve been hitting up this place for years now because that's how much we love it. Especially the mutton biryani. Bro, I swear on all the biryanis in the world , this is hands down the BEST mutton biryani I’ve ever eaten in my entire life.

Backstory time 🎥: I wasn’t much of a meat eater growing up. At home, they always told me mutton would be super chewy and I'd sit there chewing like a goat for hours 🐐😂. But the first time I tried the mutton biryani here... game over. The meat was softer and juicier than chicken. I literally sat there stunned like 😳. It was crazy good. The flavors hit you right, and I still can't figure out what kind of sorcery they use .

Usually when you make biryani, you can see all the mint, cilantro, fried onions, biryani leaves chillin’ on your plate like "Hi, we’re the flavor." But here, nothing like that. It's clean, it's magic, it’s flavor packed. No herbs doing photo shoots on your plate, just pure flavor 🔥.

Another thing, they don't scam you with meat pieces like other places. The mutton-to-rice ratio here is WILD 🤯. Yesterday, me and my bro went again, hungry like we hadn't eaten for three lifetimes 😩😂. We ordered the family pack mutton biryani (classic move) and it arrived fresh, hot, and smelling like heaven . Tons of tender meat, tons of masala. We went a bit late (4 PM ish) so the biryani was swimming in that extra masala goodness, exactly how I dream of it at night .

Now, yeah, a few tiny cons 😅. They give you these super tiny styrofoam plates 🥲 like those sad little breakfast plates. We begged for a bigger plate so many times... they gave it once... one time... like it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing 😂. So this time we just big-brained it and carried our own steel lunch plates from home like pros.

Raita? Meh. More like malai-cream vibes , not real curd. Chicken 65? Ok-ok, needed a bit more salt but pretty decent when reheated at home the next day 🔥.

Their mutton haleem during Ramadan? ABSOLUTE MADNESS 🥵. Full of chicken 65 chunks, cashews raining everywhere, a boiled egg chilling inside . If you catch it in season, you’re lucky.

Also tried their Sitaphal Malai yesterday... bro, that thing slapped 🥰. Custard apple mixed with rabdi... dreamy stuff.

One more thing. Ambience? Mid 😅. Sometimes it gets hot inside, and you’re there sweating bullets 🥵 while your biryani steams in front of you. But honestly, I'd rather sweat and cry happy tears than cool down my biryani with AC 😂.

Still gotta try their chicken seekh kebabs, rabri, and rolls next time!

Oh and Deccan Grill, if you’re secretly stalking this review 👀, PLEASE for the love of biryani, fix your music playlist 🎶. Play trending songs, not sad dad music from 2005. Give people a vibe while they’re stuffing their faces with mutton.

Final Tip: DO NOT do takeout 🚫🍱. Sit there. Eat fresh. Biryani deserves respect 🙏. I’ve tested all the use cases. Trust me.

Deccan Grill, you have my heart ❤️. And probably 70% of my cholesterol too 😂.

Haleem was awesome. Looking at social media videos and hype we went in to have special mutton haleem. Presentation was awesome and tastes good as well. Only drawback is they didn’t pour ghee as tradition. Apart from that haleem was good. Place had no one except us when we went in but soon had other people coming in for orders and take outs. Great hole in the wall kinda restaurant. Will definitely visit this place in Irving next time just for haleem. Hope they pour a little ghee 😅 on top next time as they charge a good amount for it.

I’ve eaten at Deccan Grill multiple times, and the hydrabadi mutton biryani is always on point—flavorful and satisfying every single time. 👍😋 There’s not much to talk about when it comes to ambiance, but if you’re here just for the taste, it’s totally worth it! 💯🌟

First thing they charge more than whats on the menu. When the biryani is $13.99 on the menu they charged me 14.55, same for mutton biryani, The menu price was 17.99 they charged me $18.71. Same with other items also( check my photos). When I asked them they said the prices on the menu are not updated. I asked which restaurant puts specific price of $18.71 for a biryani. They have no answer. They literally charging the tax on the item purchased and another tax on the whole bill. Its illegal. They are scamming people.

Taste wise chicken biryani is a 1 star. Mutton biryani and the chicken tikka is better so i gave 2 stars.