Kiran's
(713) 960-8472
4100 Westheimer Rd
(at Mid Lane)
Houston,
TX
77027
29.7417
-95.4479
Neighborhoods: Greenway/ Upper Kirby, Central
Hours:
Lunch:
Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm
Dinner:
Daily 5:30pm-10pm
Price:
$$
Last updated 6.24.09
What People Are Saying About Kiran's
The Owner
Kiran's
Owner
Chef Kiran Verma's innovative Indian cuisine is a perfect blend of Indian, American & French techniques. Located minutes from the Galleria, the upscale Kiran's offers the discriminating palate a menu of contemporary, Indian food that has resulted in a cross-cultural legion of praise and kudos. Kiran's is a restaurant with ambiance and comfort, following a path taken by some of the most popular Indian restaurants in Delhi and London. Kiran's prides itself on a menu that incorporates an extensive variety of seafood, chicken, and lamb dishes, exotic vegetable dishes, and indulgent desserts.
Guests also enjoy a bountiful brunch selection on special occasions such as Easter Sunday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Best New Restaurant of 2006 - Zagat
Award of Excellence - Wine Spectator
Three Stars - Houston Chronicle
Three Forks - Houston Business Journal
The Editor
Joshua Hinsdale
Citysearch
In Short
Chef Kiran Verma brings her skills to a new restaurant with a unique flair all her own. She moves beyond her training in preparing authentic Mughlai dishes of Northern India to create contemporary and ethnic dishes that fuse American and French cuisine, resulting in an exciting menu that is both adventurous and delicious. The dining room features deep red paneling, fine linens and upholstered chairs, giving it an upscale feel, without being stuffy.
User Reviews
Mesapino81
June 30, 2009
I don't know what the negative reviewers are talking about. This restaurant takes the cake of Indian food places in Houston and restaurants in Houston overall! Went to dinner last night with my boyfriend. Service was terrific. We started with a fabulous bottle of Zinfindel and Goanese Shrimp sautéed with fresh curry leaves and coconut, and for dinner I had Lamb Rhogan Josh - which is a boneless leg of lamb braised with onions and anise sauce. Shared a side of spicy garbanzo beans and my date had an off the menu lamb tenderloin with baby potatoes and asparagus. I was impressed they had whole wheat bread, and of course had it stuffed with more lamb. Delish!! We will definitely come back again and again. What we had was so good! I hope we have enough will power to try other items on the menu. :)
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Curry101
June 18, 2009
Very dissappointed, heard a lot of good things about this restaurant. The food was over priced, the saag had not been washed properly as while I ate it there was grit/soil in my mouth. The tomato soup tasted like it was something out of a can. The vindaloo was not hot (chili) at all. The yoghurt was sweet, I like raita with out any sweetness. Good points - brinjal was yummy and the waiting staff were awesome.
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jbbrown1900
January 01, 2009
We've been to Kiran's several times in the last two years and done take out many times also. Our experience has usually been good, even though the portions for vegetarian options have been quite small and the service sometimes has been a bit brusque. We decided to take our visiting family for New Year's Eve dinner there. The first course of Tandoori veggies was lovely and succulent, but everything from there went downhill. The red pepper soup tasted very mediocre, not too unlike Campbell's Premium Bell Pepper soup. The sorbet was even worse, tasting like a store bought one. Still, none of it was too bad. The main course was simply put----Terrible. The koftas were hard with little sauce, the vegetable dish was very dry with much of it hardened up. It seemed like it was mixed in with Indian pickles and put on a platter. The "apricot biryani" tasted like a microwavable TV dinner. The dessert was supposedly souffle, but tasted more like half cooked scrambled eggs. All this would've been tolerable if not for the fact that my wife got sick within an hour or so of eating this meal. As the night progressed, the rest of us got pretty sick too (except for my in-laws who did not eat the souffle). The crowning glory was that we got charged an extra hundred or so bucks and the owner did not seem all too apologetic except stating that our bank will take care of it !!!! Needless to say, we're neither going there ever again nor are we going to be too shy about discouraging our circle of friends and business associates from frequenting this place. I can understand such a terrible experience had it been some shoddy Indian restaurant in Hillcroft, but not from a supposedly upscale place such as Kiran's. There are much better Indian restaurants in Houston that are more deserving of our patronage (Indika is excellent).
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When to Go:
Kiran's is one of the few places in town to experience a traditional high tea the second Saturday of every month from 3pm-5pm.
What to Drink:
The restaurant's wine cellar has more than 300 selections available and the staff is happy to make a recommendation based on your meal.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Brunch, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Live Music, Notable Wine List, Bar Scene
Cuisine:
Smoking Permitted:
At the bar
Message from Kiran's
- Private Dining Up To 60 People
- Minutes From The Galleria
- Impeccable Wine List, Catering
Chef Kiran Verma's innovative Indian cuisine is a perfect blend of Indian, American & French techniques. Located minutes from the Galleria, the upscale Kiran's offers the discriminating palate a menu of contemporary, Indian food that has resulted in a cross-cultural legion of praise and kudos. Kiran's is a restaurant with ambiance and comfort, following a path taken by some of the most popular Indian restaurants in Delhi and London. Kiran's prides itself on a menu that incorporates an extensive variety of seafood, chicken, and lamb dishes, exotic vegetable dishes, and indulgent desserts.
Guests also enjoy a bountiful brunch selection on special occasions such as Easter Sunday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Best New Restaurant of 2006 - Zagat
Award of Excellence - Wine Spectator
Three Stars - Houston Chronicle
Three Forks - Houston Business Journal
