Al Eisner wrote:
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, dank wrote:

I ate at the Shalimar Indian-Pakistani restaurant on Polk Street
in San Francisco last night.

[etc.]

The Chron (i.e., sfgate.www.com) lists a Shalimar on Jones St. Is the
above a different place?

Same owners. The one on Jones has been called an Indian version of the
soup Nazi but that is an exaggeration.
When i worked downtown I went there regularly. Loved the Chicken
Saag. You walk in place an order at the counter,help yourself to soft
drinks and 5-10 minutes later the food arrive. You return to the counter
to pay.
I would call the service brusque not rude.