Pakwan Restaurant

Pakistani restaurant · Westwood Park

Pakwan Restaurant

Pakistani restaurant · Westwood Park

1140 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112

Highlights

An array of classic Indian small & shared plates in a modern setting with vibrant wall murals.

1140 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112 Get directions

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"Pakwan is usually an excellent no-frills destination for anyone seeking a night out in the Tenderloin, Mission, or Ocean Avenue, and it’s just as satisfying delivered to the comfort of your couch. (The generous portions leave ample room for leftover biryani lunches.) Plus, the restaurant is famously BYOB, making for a scandalous night of insanely quality South Asian food." - Paolo Bicchieri

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"SF’s king of no-nonsense late-night Pakistani serves better-than-solid versions of standards like saag paneer and chicken tikka masala. The lamb biriyani is pure, fat-glistened comfort, and the garlic naan might be the most satisfying version in the city. Pakwan’s Mission and Tenderloin locations are also open — call the location nearest you, or order delivery via DoorDash or Uber Eats." - Luke Tsai

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"Pakwan is arguably San Francisco’s favorite mini-chain for affordable Pakistani and Indian eats, and some say the Ocean Avenue location is the best in the city (but let’s not upset the Mission). Suffice it to say, all the hits are here, too, including those buttery tikka masalas and biryani that are bigger than your face — both good for dinner, great for takeout, and even better leftover the next day." - Becky Duffett

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pheiona Gaynor

Google

Although there’s three locations in the city, this is my favorite one. The food is always great, especially with consistency. I dined in so my little brother could experience his food fresh and he enjoyed it. Garlic naan, and the curry chicken great combo

Saad K

Google

A gem of a place in this part of the city. Lofi Pakistani music, portraits of relevant people and near-amazing food. You need to have cucumber salad with Biryani and mint raita. But that’s for the connoisseurs. Otherwise, the staff is friendly and the service is quick. And the portion sizes: those are mammoth.

Nadia Anjum (Antara)

Google

The restaurant is very vibrant and colorful! Loved the vibe and the staff were extremely nice. We had CTM wrap, goat biryani, chicken biryani and malai boti. The portion size was very good. Malai boti was outstanding and so delicious! Biryanis were hit too, flavourful and well cooked. But, CTM wrap was a miss. Not much flavour, somewhat bland. Otherwise, it was a good experience. Will go back for malai boti..

Corina Lange

Google

I ordered in person and dined in, and when my order of chicken biryani was announced ready to pick up, I was shocked by the size of this dish. The plate was heaped over. Even better was the fact there were chunks of chicken throughout the dish. The large portion size for the price point is an excellent value. The interior is nice, clean, and minimalistic. There is plenty of seating for dining in, but it's also conveniently located for takeout, as there is plenty of street parking.

J C

Google

The food here is delicious spicy freshly made wonderful varied reasonably priced. Lots of vegetable and meat options. Really artfully prepared. The space is also bright and open and clean. The only downside is that they tend to play very hard music here very very loud making it almost impossible that carry on a conversation. So not a particularly pleasant place to eat especially if you're with a group of friends.

Joshua Brathwaite

Google

Food was great but service and atmosphere I was really disappointed in! The cashier let us stare at the Today’s specials forever before she showed us there was a menu. We dined in and took a number placard only to find out we had to get back up to get our food. The whole vibe of the restaurant just seemed empty and a lack of energy.

Elaine Lee

Google

Great spot for a small group with booths for 4-6 people and also tables for 2. Order at the counter and get a number. The goat curry was really good and even came with bone marrow in our dish. Lamb biryani was large and leftovers lasted another couple days. Appreciate the naan and whole wheat roti option. Saag dal had large buttery lentils. Great casual spot.

Nick Drisdell (NDrizzle)

Google

Get in, save a table, order from the counter, wait till order is called, pick up food and grab any drinks you got from the fridge along with napkins and utensils and dig in!!! Really simple service but the food is packed with spice and flavor. The naan bread is worth the price, lamb biryanis is amazing and the chicken tika masala is super tasty. Don’t forget to try a mango lasi. Great bang for your buck here.