Tandoori Chicken Corner

A REAL HOLE IN THE WALL!
I use to eat here a lot while i worked in Mississauga, it was a great place to get a snack at 2 am on a Saturday night while on break from my overnight shift. I generally got the Seekh Kabob Roll, which from what i could remember was Outstanding and full of flavour, i use to go a couple times a week because it was a great snack to get while on my long drive home to Markham,
UNTIL… that all changed!
The last two times i went i was not impressed, the meat was dry and the flavours were not the same, i also didn’t notice the usual two men (who i think were brothers) working there. They were always so friendly and knew exactly what i wanted before even having to ask. I began to ask around and found out that the owners had sold this place to a new management and since then it hasn’t been the same, i use to drive from Markham to Mississauga on my off days if i was craving this Amazing treat, BUT NOW… Well lets say i haven’t been back in years.
As for the actual restaurant, i didn’t lie when i titled this post «A Real Hole In The Wall» if it’s lucky it may hold up to 10 people max. It always looked dingie and not well kept… i remember the first time my friend took me there i for sure thought i was going to catch something because it just didn’t look clean at all, but none the less at first the food and the PREVIOUS owner was what kept me going back.

Realistic expectations will be rewarded at this Pakistani/​Indian restaurant. The service is typically Indian-​polite, which is quite fun and refreshing. Ambiance is really non-​existent, unless, of course, you are after a hole-​in-​the-​wall Indian restaurant, in which case there is a massive amount of charm.
If you are looking specifically for this restaurant, you would be forgiven if you stopped at each of the 3 plazas north of 7086 Airport, since each of them have the same nondescript strip mall restaurant. Once you walk through the door, it at first strikes you as a fast-​food restaurant, with the pop fridge and glass display case/​counter, but then Akhlaq pops out if the kitchen with a friendly smile and gestures for you to take a seat.
The food is not gourmet by any stretch, but it is definitely good. Naans are crispy, not over oiled, perfectly spiced. Chicken tikka masala is juicy, about 2 notches too mild (most likely due to the 2 white people I had with me), but well-​balanced and flavourful. Chicken korma was a bit too soupy for my taste, but also well-​seasoned without being a mess of spices.
As we were waiting for our food, I was disturbed by the distinct sound of a microwave being programmed, but I don’t believe anything we were served was nuked.
Mango lassi was quite tasty, not too sweet and not too yogourty. Could have been about 3 degrees colder, though.
The owner, Akhlaq, lived and was trained in Switzerland for some years, which might be the reason for the restraint in his cooking. In any event, he is super pleasant and an interesting conversation.
I’ll likely be back to try the titular Tandoori chicken.