While Koyla Pakistani BBQ, just down the street from the Florida Project motel, is short on looks, there’s real beauty in its fare. To the side of the restaurant, under a tent, sits a long rectangular grill with hot red coals beneath dripping skewers of beef and chicken, scenting the air — but only on Sundays. Try the bihari kebab, plush chunks of eye-of-round beef marinated in papaya paste and a bit of yogurt overnight, lending them a soft, almost creamy texture with a crusty charred exterior. A “treasured family recipe” is used for the seasoning blend, but garlic, ginger, chilies, poppy seeds and nutmeg are basic elements.
4990 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, koylabbq.com
This article appears in Best of Orlando (R) 2025.