Pakwaan: Morton Grove's Indian and Pakistani food destination

Pakwaan is owned and operated by the Sharif family who work together as a great team. The Mother is the chef (and an unbelievable one at that!!!), the son Razi is the manager and his brothers help in the paperwork, insurance and all of the other responsibilities that come along with running a successful operation. Their ingredients are hand picked from Devon Avenue and are all Zubiha Halal. The food is absolutely outstanding!!! It's so fresh and you can tell that it's absolutely homemade. Their clientele consists of people who come from all different walks of life including the Indian and Pakistani communities. The restaurant also caters and will soon be cooking for a 500 person wedding.

Some of their specialties include biryani which is rice and you can add in lamb, chicken, shrimp, vegetables or order it plain. They also offer Pakora, different types of Daal, Paneer, Samosas, Naan and desserts like Kalandri Kheer, Rabri, Double Ka Meetha, Gajar Halwa, Gulab Jamun and Milk Shakes.

Pakwaan also has an off premise catering insurance policy where they can cater events off site and with any item on the menu. Smartly, they have opened Subhan Zabiha Halal Meat Market right next door so you can shop for all of your Indian and Pakistani grocery items.

During Ramadan, they will offer a free Iftar and will also have items on the menu available for ordering.

Pakwaan will be be on GeoNews which is viewable on a Pakistani News Network.

I had the privlege and pleasure of trying the lamb biryani which is rice mixed with spices and lamb. I also tried the vegetable samosa which has mashed potato inside with spices and peas that is wrapped with a great flaky dough that is fried. Along with the vegetable samosa, I also tried the beef samosa which was flavorful, well cooked and would recommend it for any event. For dessert, I tried the Gulab Jamun which is a fried dough that floats in a syrup which was light and great for after dinner or lunch.

The Sharif's are a wonderful family who have an outstanding operation and food in Pakwaan and with Subhan. This is an oustanding restaurant run by some outstanding people.


Pakwaan Restaurant
7947 Golf Road
Morton Grove, Illinois 60053
Tel: 847-965-2422
Fax: 847-965-1018

Subhan
Zabiha Halal Meat Mart
7955 Golf Road
Morton Grove, Illinois 60053