{"id":666,"date":"2020-01-30T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willchews.com\/?p=666"},"modified":"2020-03-05T04:09:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T04:09:42","slug":"karachibroastgrill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willchews.com\/index.php\/karachibroastgrill\/","title":{"rendered":"(Indian) Karachi Broast & Grill (Marietta)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I’ve come across “chicken broast” intermittently between internet browsing and talking to a Pakistani friend of mine.\u00a0 Speaking as a non-expert, chicken broast is fried chicken prepared in a pressure cooker: the idea is that higher pressure cooks the chicken more rapidly, thus ensuring less moisture loss.\u00a0 I had little experience with chicken broast restaurants; the only location I’ve been to was in the outskirts of Baltimore and was quite disappointing.\u00a0 But the broasting method sounded intriguing enough that I wanted to give it another go at Karachi Broast & Grill, located in former nightclub space-minimally renovated–inside a Brazilian mini strip mall in Marietta.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>
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The chicken broast was every bit as good as I could have expected.\u00a0 The broasting technique really did seem to work, because my piece was juicier than just about every fried chicken I can recall having.\u00a0 I ate my piece a little too quickly to take down good tasting notes and verify if the chicken itself was marinated with the species that Karachi claimed, but the breading was well-seasoned with spices.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The other notable dish was the karahi chicken, which I wanted to order as my Pakistani friend said that this was the one dish one should order in South Asian restaurants to get a gauge of the kitchen’s abilities since it’s a dish that has to be prepared to order. Karachi’s version was quite good and had plenty of spicy kick to it–easily a 3.5 or 4 on a 5-point scale–but as the owner\/manager explained to me, is not quite textbook karahi chicken. Whereas traditional karahi chicken features bone-in chicken with minimal gravy prepared in a wok-like karahi pot, Karachi’s version features boneless chicken simmering in quite a bit of gravy. This variation, the owner claimed, was an accommodation made for its southern Indian patrons who prefer to eat it not with naan, but on top of biryani. So the quest for “authentic” karahi chicken continues, but Karachi’s rendition was plenty good.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Other elements of the meal included the Zinger (Chicken) Burger, which Karachi claimed to be fried in the same manner as the chicken broast.\u00a0 That may have been the case, but while the burger was tasty, the chicken was breaded in a considerably different manner and lacked the crunch of the chicken broast.\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The final item that we ordered, the Mixed Karachi Grilled Platter, was delicious. The tandoori and Mediterranean chicken skewers really stood out with their juiciness and flavor, but the beef skewer tasted like it had been over-marinated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Service was excellent, with the owner being kind enough to discuss with me the finer points of karahi chicken and recommended Shaheen Shinwari as the best karahi chicken in Karachi, though my Pakistani friend was skeptical when I informed him of this recommendation.\u00a0 Karachi Broast & Grill is part of a mini-chain in the greater Atlanta area, with each location featuring different items on the menu, though word of mouth from my Atlanta friend was that this Marietta location was the best of them all.<\/div>
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Rating:<\/b> Recommended<\/div>

Dishes of Note:<\/b> Chicken Broast, Karahi Chicken, Chicken skewers<\/p>

Karachi Broast & Grill (Marietta)<\/div>
1475 Terrell Mill Road SE #110<\/div>
Marietta, GA 30067<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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