Al-Karam Pakistani Cuisine in Riverside, CA

4.6(643)$10–30Riverside, CA
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Highly rated at 4.6 stars with 643 reviews.

  • Family-friendly
  • Budget-friendly
  • Quick service

Best for / Not ideal for

Best for

  • Families
  • Quick meals
  • Large groups
  • Budget dining

Not ideal for

  • Fine dining seekers

At a glance

Riverside, CA • Price $10–30 • 4.6★
Al-Karam Pakistani Cuisine, located in Riverside, CA, offers an Indian buffet experience. Situated in the Arlington neighborhood, this establishment has earned a 4.6-star rating from 643 reviews. Al-Karam Pakistani Cuisine provides dine-in, takeout, and delivery services. The price range for offerings is between $10 and $30. Visitors can find hours, website, and phone information for this restaurant. This buffet is a dining option in Riverside, CA.

Good to know

  • Al-Karam Pakistani Cuisine has a listed address in Riverside, CA, so visitors can confirm the exact location before going.
  • The page includes a 4.6-star rating from 643 reviews.
  • Website and phone details are available for checking current menu, hours, or availability.
  • Service details include takeout, delivery.
This family-friendly Indian buffet welcomes diners of all ages. As a budget-friendly option, this buffet offers affordable dining.
Address
3457 Arlington Ave Ste 101, Riverside, CA 92506, Arlington, Riverside, CA
Phone
(951) 742-5610
Today
11 AM–9 PM
Price
$10–30
Rating
4.6 (643 reviews)

What stands out

🍽️Delicious food

Multiple reviewers praise the taste and flavor

👥Friendly service

Attentive and helpful staff

✨Fresh, quality food

Multiple reviewers mention the freshness

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Great for families

Kid-friendly and family-oriented

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Before you go

🚚Delivery available

Delivery service offered

🍽️Dine-in available

Eat in the restaurant

🥡Takeout available

Order to go

Not the Fastest

Score 40/100 · 3 positive signals
Quick bite score40/100
Speed signals
10/30
Grab-and-go
0/25
Budget-friendly
10/20
Time commitment
15/15
Convenience
5/10

What works

  • Fast service
  • Under $16 per person
  • Ideal for quick meals

Keep in mind

  • No takeout option

Scored from service speed, takeout options, pricing, meal format, and lunch availability.

Trusted Rating

👍 4.5 weighted · 643 reviews
4.5weighted · raw 4.6 from 643 reviews(↓ 0.14 from raw)
Trusted
Review volume vs. city median643 / 384.5 median
01,922.5 (Rock Solid threshold)
Rating spread on Yelp
5★
4★
3★
2★
1★

Relative share of Yelp ratings by star — bar length shows how ratings skew, not exact counts.

The trusted rating blends this place’s raw score (4.6) with the city average (4.22) using a Bayesian formula. Places with fewer reviews are pulled toward the city mean; places with 1922.5+ reviews carry their rating at nearly full weight.

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Hours & Location

Status: Hours available

Regular Hours

7 days
friday
11 AM–10 PM
monday
11 AM–9 PM
saturday
11 AM–10 PM
sunday
11 AM–9 PM
thursday
11 AM–9 PM
tuesday
Closed
wednesday
11 AM–9 PM

Pricing

Price range $10–30
Price range$10–30

Amenities & Services

Accessibility, service options, and dining details

Accessibility

Wheelchair, parking, and more
 Wheelchair accessible entrance Wheelchair accessible parking lot Wheelchair accessible restroom Wheelchair accessible seating

Amenities

Available facilities and features
Vegan optionsLimited vegetarian optionsWheelchair accessibleAccessible parking near entranceADA-compliant main entranceADA-compliant restroom

Atmosphere

Ambiance and setting
 CasualGood for groups

Service Options

Dine-in, takeout, delivery
DeliveryDine_inTakeoutReservationsCateringOutdoor Seating

Takeout service is available. Delivery service is offered.

Payment Methods

Accepted payment types
 Credit cards Debit cards N F C mobile payments

Highlights

Special features
 Fast service

Planning

Reservations and groups
 Accepts reservations

Popular Dishes

14 dishes reviewers mention most
  • Chicken Karahi$17.5033 mentions
  • Chicken Tikka Masala$17.5029 mentions
  • Special Plain Basmati Rice$7.9922 mentions
  • Nihari$18.5020 mentions
  • Lamb Karahi$20.5015 mentions
  • Chicken Biryani$16.9915 mentions
  • Chicken Boti$15.9911 mentions
  • Chana Masala$15.5011 mentions
  • Aloo Palak$15.509 mentions
  • Beef Seekh Kabob$16.998 mentions
  • Paneer Saag$17.507 mentions
  • Lamb Shank & Dal$21.757 mentions
  • Beef Karahi$18.996 mentions
  • Tandoori Chicken$14.996 mentions

Dishes most frequently mentioned in Yelp reviews.

Full Menu

95 items with prices
  • 1. Beef Seekh Kabob & Chicken Karahi$20.75

    Delicious seasoned grilled ground beef kabob and chicken boneless cooked with fresh onions, tomatoes, ginger garlic, and homemade Punjabi spices.

  • 2. Chicken Tikka & Lamb Karahi$21.75

    Delicious seasoned grilled chicken chunks, creamy sauce and lamb cooked with fresh onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, herbs, and spices, topped with fresh cilantro.

  • 3. Chicken Tikka & Chicken Karahi$20.75

    Delicious marinated grilled boneless chicken chunks and chicken boneless cooked with fresh onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and homemade karahi Punjabi spices.

  • 4. Lamb Karahi & Aloo Palak$21.75

    A delicious mixture of baby spinach and potatoes. With fresh pieces of boneless lamb, prepared with fresh ginger, garlic, and special homemade sauce, herbs and spices topped with cilantro.

  • 5. Beef Seekh Kabob & Chicken Boti$20.75

    Delicious seasoned grilled ground beef kabob and grilled chicken chunks cooked with fresh creamy homemade mild spices and herbs topped with cilantro.

  • 6. Fish Fry & Dal$21.99

    Delicious swai fillet, yellow Pakistani lentils cooked over a slow flame, and prepared with fresh ginger, garlic, and homemade herbs and spices.

  • 7. Mixed Vegetables & Aloo Palak$19.75

    Delicious mixed vegetables cooked on slow flame with fresh cream, baby spinach and potatoes.

  • 8. Chicken Boti & Fish Fry$22.75

    Grilled chicken chunks cooked with fresh cream, homemade mild spices, and herbs, topped with cilantro fresh let of swai fish marinated in fresh lemon juice, garlic, herbs, and spices slightly battered stir fried and topped with fresh cilantro.

  • 9. Lamb Shank & Dal$21.75

    Whole lamb shank simmered in homemade spices and lightly fried. Yellow pakistani lentils cooked over slow with fresh ginger, garlic, homemade herbs, and spices.

  • 10. Tandoori Chicken & Chicken Karahi$20.75

    Chicken leg quarter marinated in yogurt. Punjabi homemade spices and grilled to perfection chicken boneless cooked with fresh onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and homemade Punjabi spices.

  • 11. Aloo Palak & Chana Masala$19.75

    A delicious mixture of baby spinach and potatoes. Garbanzo beans cooked with tomatoes, onion, ginger, garlic, and creamy sauce.

  • 12. Tandoori Chicken & Beef Karahi$21.75

    Chicken leg quarter marinated in yogurt, Punjabi homemade spices and grilled to perfection. Beef boneless cooked with fresh onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and homemade Punjabi spices.

  • Aloo Samosa (3 pieces)$8.50

    Mashed potatoes with homestyle Pakistani spices stuffed in thin bread.

  • Veggie Pakora$8.99

    Vegetable fritters cooked with fresh potatoes, onions, chana garbanzo flour and homemade spices deep fried to a golden brown.

  • Papa Dum (4)$5.50

    Thin crispy baked wafers made with urd dal, lentil dour, garlic, vegetable oil and other spices.

  • Shami Kabob (3)$12.99

    Made with spiced ground beef, chana daal, eggs and cilantro marinated and mixed together with homemade spices, then carefully fried.

  • Reshmi Kabob$13.99

    Delicious, boneless, baked chicken boti chunks sauteed in homemade butter and other authentic spices, served over fresh chopped lettuce.

  • Chicken Boti Roll$13.50

    Fresh piece of clay oven baked chicken rolled into fresh baked naan bread. Garnished with fresh chopped cucumber, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and served with side of chutney.

  • Kabob Roll$13.50

    Fresh piece of clay oven baked beef kabob rolled into fresh baked naan bread, garnished with fresh chopped cucumber, tomatoes, onions, lettuce served with a side of chutney.

  • Veggie Roll$11.99

    Fresh cooked vegetables rolled into fresh baked naan bread, garnished with fresh chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and served with a side of chutney.

  • Dahi Raita$9.99

    Delicious homemade yogurt mixed with cucumbers, tomatoes, mint, touch of salt, black pepper, sugar and cilantro.

  • Chicken Pakora Strips$16.99

    Delicious boneless chicken breast marinated in our homemade spices, lightly battered in flour & deep fried to a golden brown

  • Hummus$9.99

    Garbanzo Beans, tahini, olive oil, and lemon juice blended together, served with our fresh naan bread

  • Dal Soup$7.99

    Delicious Pakistani yellow lentils blended with fresh ginger herbs and saute garlic topped with fresh cilantro.

Menu sourced from Yelp; items and prices may change.

Reviews

643 reviews

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What is the rating of Al-Karam Pakistani Cuisine?

Al-Karam Pakistani Cuisine has a 4.6-star rating based on 643 customer reviews.

🛍️Shopping District

Set in a busy shopping area — great for combining dining with errands or browsing.

Set in a busy shopping area — great for combining dining with errands or browsing.

Food & Dining
23
Retail & Shopping
13
Transportation & Automotive
5
Arts & Culture
5
Recreation & Entertainment
3
Miscellaneous Services
3

60 nearby places across 11 categories

Nearby Places

Local services, shops, and points of interest

61 places nearby (arts & culture, finance, food, government, healthcare)

Place Of Worships

Fellowship Baptist Church

Place Of Worship

3624 Arlington Avenue

~0.4 mi
Website
Saint Catherines Catholic Church

Place Of Worship

~0.6 mi
St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church

Place Of Worship

~0.6 mi
Centro Maria de la Esperanza

Place Of Worship

~0.6 mi

Cinemas

Regal Riverside Plaza

Cinema

3535 Riverside Plaza Drive

~0.6 mi
Website

Banks

Citibank

Bank

3605 Central Avenue

~0.5 mi
Chase

Bank

~0.6 miMo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-14:00; Su closed
+1 951-778-1313Website

Restaurants

Bolucpop

Restaurant

~79 ftMo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Morena’s Mexican Cuisine

Restaurant

3457 Arlington Avenue

~146 ft10:00-20:00
Pizza Hut

Restaurant

3255 Arlington Avenue

~0.3 mi
+1 951-684-0700Website
Islands

Restaurant

3645 Central Avenue

~0.6 mi
California Pizza Kitchen

Restaurant

~0.6 mi
Dickey's Barbecue Pit

Restaurant

~0.6 mi
AhiPoki

Restaurant

~0.6 mi
Ooka Sushi & Hibachi Steak House

Restaurant

~0.6 mi

Fast Foods

Del Taco

Fast Food

5290 Arlington Avenue

~388 ft
Website
Baker's Drive-In

Fast Food

~0.3 mi
Subway

Fast Food

3263 Arlington Avenue

~0.3 mi08:00-22:00
+1 951-777-1987Website
Yum Yum Donuts

Fast Food

~0.3 mi
Del Taco

Fast Food

6333 Riverside Avenue

~0.4 mi
Website
Jack in the Box

Fast Food

3521 Central Avenue

~0.5 mi
+1 951-698-0703Website
Wendy's

Fast Food

3565 Central Avenue

~0.5 mi06:30-22:00
+1 951-328-7951Website
Panera Bread

Fast Food

~0.5 mi

Cafes

Starbucks

Cafe

5200 Arlington Avenue

~489 ft
+1 951-782-0584Website
Crave Coffee and Tea

Cafe

3590 Central Avenue

~0.5 mi
+1-951-289-9436Website
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Cafe

~0.5 mi
Kung Fu Tea

Cafe

3678 Central Avenue

~0.6 mi
Starbucks

Cafe

3707 Arlington Avenue

~0.6 mi
+1 951-276-0924Website

Ice Creams

Cherry On Top

Ice Cream

~0.6 mi
Cold Stone Creamery

Ice Cream

~0.6 mi

Fire Stations

Riverside Fire Department Station #3

Fire Station

~0.3 mi

Dentists

Larson Orthodontics

Dentist

6886 Indiana Avenue

~0.5 miMo-We 08:00-17:00, Th 07:00-16:00,Fr 08:15-17:00; Sa,Su,PH off
+1-951-686-6410Website
Riverside Plaza Dentistry

Dentist

~0.6 mi

Dojos

Self Defense Fit Lab

Dojo

3421 Arlington Avenue

~337 ft

Grave Yards

Olivewood Cemetery

Grave Yard

~0.5 mi

Beautys

ChiChi Nails and Spa

Beauty

~0.6 mi

Fitness Centres

LA Fitness

Fitness Centre

~505 ft

Parks

Shamel Park

Park

~0.5 mi
A D Shamel Park

Park

~0.5 mi

Department Stores

Target

Department Store

3333 Arlington Avenue

~0.2 mi08:00-22:00
+1 951-784-6430Website

Conveniences

7-Eleven

Convenience

~0.3 mi
Website
Speedway

Convenience

3570 Central Avenue

~0.5 mi
Website
ExtraMile

Convenience

3505 Central Avenue

~0.5 mi

Car Repairs

Valvoline

Car Repair

3504 Central Avenue

~0.4 mi
Website

Alcohols

La Bodega Wine & Spirit

Alcohol

3512 Central Avenue

~0.4 miMo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 09:00-20:00
+1 951-683-3307

Confectionerys

See's Candies

Confectionery

3525 Central Avenue

~0.5 mi

Beds

Mattress Firm

Bed

~0.5 mi

Musical Instruments

Music & Arts

Musical Instrument

~0.5 mi

Supermarkets

Vons

Supermarket

3520 Riverside Plaza Drive

~0.5 mi
+1 951-342-7924Website
Trader Joe's

Supermarket

6225 Riverside Avenue

~0.6 miMo-Su 08:00-21:00
+1 951-781-2378Website

Telecommunications

Spectrum

Telecommunication

~0.6 mi

Clothes

Carter's

Clothes

~0.6 mi

Social Facilitys

Visiting Angels Senior Home Care

Social Facility

3610 Central Avenue

~0.5 mi24/7
+1-951-727-4357Website

Swimming Pools

Shamel Park Pool

Swimming Pool

~0.4 mi

Fuels

7-Eleven

Fuel

~0.3 mi
76

Fuel

~0.4 mi
Website
Chevron

Fuel

~0.5 mi
Speedway

Fuel

3570 Central Avenue

~0.5 mi
Website
Arco

Fuel

~0.6 mi

Artworks

Riverside Plaza

Artwork

~0.6 mi
Riverside Central

Artwork

~0.6 mi