Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Haji Biriyani


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The result was keep. Davewild (talk) 10:50, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Haji Biriyani

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This article does not appear to meet WP:NOTABILITY criteria. The subject is a restaurant with only three local branches, and the references are largely food reviews and a YouTube video. Helenabella  (Talk)  05:50, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Dai Pritchard (talk) 06:17, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions. Dai Pritchard (talk) 06:17, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:57, 1 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete - Simply not notable at this time, a News search found results but nothing significant as well as Books. Precautionary searches at Highbeam and the freelibrary found nothing which I suspected. SwisterTwister   talk  17:47, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - From what I can gather from the sources I found, it's pretty well known for specializing in a single dish, mutton biriyani, since 1939. I found enough sources to satisfy WP:GNG despite the obvious language barrier:
 * feature in the Daily Sun
 * feature in Dhaka Calling
 * feature in the Daily Star
 * Lonely Planet (I can't remember if this site is ugc)
 * Prothom Alo
 * Dhaka Tribune (link is to the cached version)
 * little blurb in this travel guide mentions it's an "institution"
 * Qatar Airways guide - brief mention doesn't really contribute to notability but "Old Dhaka renowned for its Haji Biriyani" just makes me more confident there are even more sources out there &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 01:39, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * are these enough to reconsider? &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 01:41, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi there; I think that's a question for the administrators to make - they're best placed to make a call based on the evidence. Thanks for putting all the support in your comment - I'm sure they will find that useful.   Helenabella   (Talk)  02:13, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 23:51, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Tentative keep Yes, the article has issues and is an orphan, but the Daily Star article seems enough to establish notability, stating that it's very well known, significant, etc. I'm not a foodie but I am guessing restaurants are not businesses that tend to get a lot press outside of reviews and profiles on their chefs. I also imagine there are sources in the local language (which I am guessing is Bengali).  —Мандичка YO 😜 05:42, 9 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep – Passes WP:GNG: The New York Times, Daily Sun, The Daily Star, Dhaka Calling. North America1000 08:07, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
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