New Indian restaurant coming to Rocketts Landing from owner of Noorani

The space previously housed The Bombay Co., Urban Farmhouse and Besos. (Mike Platania photo)

The owner of a longtime West End Indian restaurant is bringing a similar concept to the other side of Henrico. 

Shagufta Sajid is preparing to open The Biryani Corner at 4821 Old Main St. in Rocketts Landing. 

The new spot will be similar in concept to Sajid’s Noorani Kabab House, which has been open at 2757 Hungary Spring Road since 2011. Sajid was also once a co-owner of The Mantu, an Afghan restaurant in Carytown. 

In addition to its namesake mixed rice dishes, Sajid said Biryani Corner will offer Indian fusion dishes such as a type of meatballs called chicken kofta, sliders and loaded butter chicken fries, as well as many of Noorani’s most popular dishes, including lamb chops and tandoori chicken. 

“I’m putting in a few dishes that are home-cooked; not the traditional dishes that would be in a restaurant,” Sajid said. “It’s Indian food, so you can’t really do too much to change it, but it will be somewhat like Noorani.” 

She said a major difference between the two restaurants is that while Biryani Corner will be open for lunch, it will not have the lunch buffet that’s been a staple of Noorani’s menu for years.

Biryani Corner also will be a sit-down restaurant with a full drink menu, including cocktails like a guava spritz, Thai martini and lychee margarita. 

It’ll be the second time the roughly 3,000-square-foot Rocketts Landing space has housed an Indian restaurant. It was previously home to The Bombay Co., a concept from the owners of Lemon Cuisine of India. It was also previously Besos Mexican Kitchen & Cantina and an Urban Farmhouse location. 

Sajid said she’s renovating the space with plans to open late next week. Biryani Corner will be open Tuesday to Sunday from noon to 10 p.m. 

The Mantu, meanwhile, has continued to grow within the region, adding The Mantu Market off West Broad Street in 2022 and The Mantu Express, a fast-casual concept in Short Pump, which opened earlier this year. 

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