Located at 500 Americhase Drive in Greensboro, Shukkraana Indian Cuisine offers North Indian fare for lunch and dinner every day except for Monday. Catering and online ordering are available.
My last time rolling the dice on a new (for me) Indian eatery ended in disappointment, but I am not one to be so easily deterred. After looking at the menus for a few places, Shukkranaa seemed worth a gamble. The menu boasts everything you’d expect (curries, biryanis, breads, plenty of vegetarian dishes), and under other circumstances, I’d be all over the chicken 65. However, I wanted to give one of their quick lunch specials a try. Available in vegetarian and non-vegetarian versions, the offerings change daily, but they include an appetizer, two curries, salad, rice, bread, and a dessert. At $13 veg/$15 non-veg, that seemed like a good deal for the money.
I placed
an online order for that day’s vegetarian special (paneer kadhai and daal
makhani), and it was ready when I arrived. Though Shukkranaa’s location (a
strip mall near a motel up 68) screams “nondescript,” the interior seemed more
inviting, and the gentleman at the register was polite.
After a short drive home, I was able to enjoy a better-than-expected lunch. It came largely as advertised with a pakora as the appetizer, naan as the bread, and a piece of galub jamun as the dessert (though the “salad” was just a few assorted vegetables). The rice was fragrant, the sauces creamy, the portion size more than respectable, and to my relief, Shukkranaa does NOT hold back on flavor.
I don’t
know if the dine-in experience would be as impressive, and there are certainly
other Indian eateries to choose from in the immediate area, but for tasty,
convenient takeout, count Shuukranaa as a name to remember.
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