Tandoori Grill

Tandoori Grill is Siddiq Ashraf’s Pakistani halal restaurant at 12247 W 87th St Pkwy in Lenexa — opened mid-October 2025, the first restaurant of its kind in the corridor. Ashraf chose Lenexa specifically for its central position within KC’s Pakistani and Desi communities. Chicken chatkahara (spicy BBQ-grilled chicken) is the most-ordered dish; all meat is halal, hand-slaughtered. First three days open drew approximately 1,000 customers. Johnson County Post ran a full profile in November 2025.

Description

Tandoori Grill is Siddiq Ashraf’s Pakistani halal restaurant in Lenexa — opened in mid-October 2025 at 12247 W 87th St Pkwy, adjacent to Pak Halal International Foods in a corridor that already draws the KC Pakistani and Desi communities. Ashraf, a KC-area resident who said he had to travel out of the area to find authentic Pakistani food, chose Lenexa specifically for its centrality to that community. He took over a space previously occupied by Queen of Mediterranean Kitchen. All meat is halal and hand-slaughtered. The chicken chatkahara — a spicy BBQ-grilled chicken — is the most-ordered dish; biryanis, beef korma, palak paneer, chicken tikka masala, and a weekend brunch buffet (Saturday–Sunday 11:30am–3pm) complete the menu. The Johnson County Post ran a full profile in November 2025; the restaurant drew approximately 1,000 customers in its first three days, confirming the unmet demand in the area.

Tier classification

Siddiq Ashraf is a Kansas City-metro resident of roughly five years and the hands-on owner-operator, who sited Tandoori Grill in Lenexa specifically to serve KC’s Pakistani and Desi communities.¹ Under the vault’s current tier doctrine (the tier doctrine), Tier 1 turns on the owner living in the KC metro and staying actively involved — birthplace is a preference, not a gate — so an immigrant or transplant who has made KC home and runs their own single-location restaurant clears Tier 1. (His specific birthplace / immigration year remains “, but no longer bears on the tier.)

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-29 · Source: Johnson County Post (Nov 2025)¹ · menu_status: partial · Confidence: Medium (signatures confirmed from press; full menu)

Pakistani Signatures

• Chicken Chatkahara — most-ordered dish; spicy BBQ-grilled chicken¹
• Biryanis¹
• Beef Korma¹
• Palak Paneer¹
• Chicken Tikka Masala¹

Weekend Brunch Buffet

• Saturday–Sunday 11:30am–3pm¹

Pricing

• Price tier: low (Pakistani halal)

Links

• Official site: https://tandoorigrill.net/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tandoorigrill_/

Sources

Footnotes

1. Johnson County Post — “Tandoori Grill brings authentic Pakistani food to Lenexa, serving halal dishes with a community focus” (November 13, 2025) — https://johnsoncountypost.com/2025/11/13/tandoori-grill-lenexa-274026/ — Confirms: Siddiq Ashraf (owner; KC-area resident; chosen Lenexa for KC Pakistani/Desi community centrality; took over Queen of Mediterranean Kitchen space); 12247 W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS 66215; mid-October 2025 opening; all halal (hand-slaughtered); chicken chatkahara (most-ordered), biryanis, beef korma, palak paneer, chicken tikka masala; Sat–Sun brunch buffet 11:30am–3pm; ~1,000 customers first three days. Yelp — Tandoori Grill Lenexa — https://www.yelp.com/biz/tandoori-grill-lenexa — confirms active listing. tandoorigrill.net — official website. (Accessed 2026-06-29.) ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸