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Chaat Paradise
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 11:30 am - 9:30 pm
Fri-Sat 11:30 am - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
321 reviews for Chaat Paradise
Review Highlights
"Dahi Bateta Sev Poori from the snacks section of the menu."
(in 11 reviews)
"Bhel puri was bangin and had a wonderful kick to them."
(in 25 reviews)
"And the Baigan Bhartha was heavenly."
(in 12 reviews)
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321 reviews in English
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Review from Game L.
Schenectady, NY
2/2/2012
Nice place to try some authentic north indian vegetarian dishes.
The food is not very spicy unlike some indian restaurants. Some folks request for extra spicy food.
Had the lunch plate with roti and it was good. Will visit the place again for sure !!! -
Review from Neha M.
Seattle, WA
2/8/2012
I arrived at around 4pm. The owner would not let me take a table meant for 4 since he was concerned that bigger parties might need it. I look around and it was all empty! Later he disclosed that he didn't want to take the 3 additional glasses, napkins from the table. Wow!
Anyways, on to the food. I tried the papdi chaat. Terrible! The green chutney's ingredients didn't seem fresh at all, it looks a little dark and not the typical green. I thought that my next order - parantha might be better. It came and it was BLAND. There was no single spice in it besides salt and may be a little chopped green chillies. I painfully finished it (I was hungry and short on time).
The place gets one star only because it was cheap and at least I didn't feel it was waste of money in addition to my time. -
Review from Surina S.
Los Altos, CA
1/25/2012
I love the food here. The paranthas are excellent and the chaat is as well.
The only issue I have is with the staff. I do not want to come here anymore because of them. They are extremely rude. I don't know if they are just rude to other Indians, but sometimes I think that is the case.
Once I saw a son and mother come for dinner. They were seated and for some reason, even after asking people to take their order, no one would for about 45 minutes and then they waited about 50 minutes for food. I remember them leaving without receiving any food. I too would be very upset if I were them.
I also came once and my mom and I were one of 4 guests there. We ordered our food and then the other two people ordered. We waited approximately 30 minutes and some food came out. They gave it to the other table and then they received more food. We waited for about 15 minutes and realized that the other table received our food and the food they ordered!
We told the staff and proceeded to wait another 20 minutes for our food. They were extremely rude about it and we told them that they should make up for the late food somehow as we waited almost an hour and they made the mistake! They told us that because we ate our food, which by the way was two muli paranthas, that they could not do anything and that they were not sorry. I was so upset. They did not even admit to their faults and they blamed it on us for not telling them sooner. I came here once again after this incident and the staff treated me very rudely.
I got catering from them before and was surprised that despite all of my business, they could treat their customers with a lack of respect.
ALSO they for some reason have an issue about seating people.
If the restaurant is completely empty, but you come as a party of two or three, they try to put you on a small little table in the back. God forbid that they give us a table that seats four people, even if I come at 3 pm and we are the only ones!
I have asked them to please not seat me in the very far back corner of the restaurant as it is very uncomfortable and awkward especially when there is so many more tables available.
I have seen a lot of other people have these issues with them and I hope they change them soon.
Start treating the guests with respect.
The food is well made, yet is occasionally inconsistent. Sometimes the chaat has no flavor and sometimes the chaas has no spices! All in all a good place to try but watch out for the staff! -
Review from Angie I.
Redwood City, CA
1/25/2012
Chaat Paradise is definitely one of the better chaat places in the bay but my enjoyment has faded a bit. The menu has plenty of choices from chaat to parathas to sabzi
Dahi Chaat - The chaat contains more sprouted beans and fewer vegetables than I would prefer
Pani Poori - The pani is great and the dish comes with lots of things to stuff into the poori
Dabeli/Toseli - This tasted like what I would get a home. Delicious, comforting, nothing extra special
Main Vegetable Dishes - The serving size for the dishes is not as great as I would hope. You are given plenty of sauce but not as much of the vegetable as I would prefer. The malai kofta in particular leaves you digging through the sauce for more.
Samosas - Surprisingly the samosas are given in larger quantity than I would expect! They taste good, and they are cheap!
The service at the restaurant is not amazing, and the restaurant is always very crowded but it's definitely an okay place to eat -
Review from Prasid P.
San Mateo, CA
12/10/2011
So my friend took me to chaat paradise many years ago, saying it was absolutely the best chaat anywhere in the bay. he used to come all the way from San Mateo. I came, it was good. Seems just as good as Vik's in Berkeley, but both of them seem to be nothing special anymore. And at least Vik's has recently invested in new interiors, and has innovative items, meat dishes, and sweets on the menu. Chaat Paradise is just plain chaat, in a tiny hole-in-the-wall in Mountain View.
Anyway I don't care. I want good chaat. So I called a month ago to get an order to-go.
They tell me it will be 20 minutes. I come, i'm standing around with a crowd, waiting my turn to pickup my order. I finally get to the front, get my order, and ask for tamarind chutney. First guy sends a second guy, who sends a third guy, who comes back 10 minutes later with a tiny pod just big enough for a teaspoon of tamarind chutney. And it's actually green chutney. I tell him I wanted Tamarind. And I need more than that. Another ten minutes go by. He comes back with 2 tiny little pods. Great. I take it and go - the rest of the food must be cold by now.
Today it took me 3 calls to get my to-go order placed.
"hi - question: do you guys do any chicken dishes?" "No." ::Hangs-up on me::
I call back a minute later
"Hi i'd like to order to-go. I'd like to order dahi padi chaat, chana batura, samosas, etc...." Then as soon as I stop talking, he says: "Ok." and hangs up on me.
I call back a minute later
"Hi can you repeat the order and tell me how long it's going to take?"
"Twenty Minutes. Bye." and hangs up on me.
That's the last straw. I'd rather eat chinese. -
Review from Tansy S.
San Francisco, CA
12/31/2011
Yum! Good, solid, simple Indian grub. The food is tasty, and the owner Anil (?) is a super nice guy.
My recommendations: (please excuse any possible misspellings as I'm too lazy to google the names of the dishes!)
*Koftka Curry
*Malai Paneer
*Aloo Gobi Matar
*Channa Masala
*Samosas
*Batura (!!!!!)
and DON'T forget the pickle! Indian Pickle is the BEST!
I usually order out as service is so so. To all those complaining that it isn't "white linen," STOP WHINING! This is a chaat house. What do you expect for $6 bucks a dish? -
Review from Kabutar P.
Sunnyvale, CA
12/26/2011
3 of us Visited
We Ordered:
Chole Bature
Poori Sabzi
Samosa Chat
Bhel Puri
Cost us $31 including Tip.
Food was Great! Absolutely Fabulous.
Services was great as well. -
Review from PennDesi I.
Sunnyvale, CA
1/16/2012
Overly spicy food....we ordered dabeli and their special basket chat...
there was nothing special abt special chat...will not go back -
Review from Dodi E.
Manteca, CA
11/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
Food: unbelievably delicious! Seriously!
Ambiance: so-so.
Service: alrighty.
Price: $
Will I come back? You betcha. For a quick bite, in late afternoon, where most Indian restaurants are closed between lunch and dinner time. -
Review from Kedar D.
10/1/2011
There are so many cheap Indian restaurants in the South Bay (many of which use the word "chaat" in their name) and they are all virtually identical to one another. Chaat Paradise isn't that different from the rest, but it does stand out in little ways.
1. They have a "capsicum" curry on the menu. Capsicum is just the British/Indian word for bell peppers, typically green bell peppers. This might be the only cheap Indian joint in the Bay area to offer bell peppers on the menu.
2. They have a corn roti on the menu. Again, this is an unusually experimental and rare dish to see. You won't find it elsewhere in the Bay Area.
3. They serve their food on actual plates, rather than styrofoam. This might sound like a strange thing to point out, but Indian restaurants that serve food on styrofoam are pretty embarrassing and unabashedly disrespectful to the environment. Unfortunately, there's a lot of them.
I came with my family and we ordered a bunch of dishes. The menu is a bit confusing and also difficult to read, as it's made with small font placed on a picture background. Also, the menus are unwieldy and excessive in size (couldn't they have fit things onto a normal sheet of paper?).
The capsicum curry ($6) was a competent dish. It wasn't great, but I liked the generally bold flavor of this dish (nice levels of spice) and the fact that they offered bell peppers rather than the standard potato/spinach/chickpea/cauliflower stuff you see at most Indian restaurants.
The corn roti ($2) also tasted fine and offered a respite from the usual wheat and white rice that you normally find in Indian food.
The chana masala ($5), however, fell flat. For one thing, it tasted stale, and the spices didn't stand out at all, making the dish a bland mess.
The service was terrible. Unhelpful, curt and rude, and disorganized. That said, I don't really care about service too much, but this could be an issue if you're looking to place your order with a friendly face.
All in all, Chaat Paradise is decent and has a few surprises. It's not great by any means, but it does attempt to distinguish itself from the masses, which I respect and applaud. -
Review from Nikhil B.
Mountain View, CA
12/5/2011
Horrible horrible service. Their food us good, but the service makes you feel deprived of human dignity
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Review from j t.
Santa Clara, CA
9/15/2011 2 photos
My first time eating chaat was at Chaat Paradise, and I fell completely in love. I've since come back for more, but its so damn healthy that my intestines can't handle too much too often. I have to clog up my system with some steak the next day to get back to "normal'.
Even though I've been there quite often and I've ordered many different items, I can't tell you what I ate because I honestly don't have a clue. They all tend to have the same ingredients: potatoes, crispy things, yummy flavors, and something green. I feel so culturally incompetent. But this is the only vegetarian food that I love and crave.
Prices are fantastic and portions are decent. You can't go wrong ordering a bunch of savory snacks to photograph (they're really beautiful if you like colors (not everyone does)) then gobble down. -
Review from Sanketh S.
Mountain View, CA
11/12/2011
Atrocious service. Decent food. I've waited an hour for a set of rotis that were supposed to be ready in 20 mins. No updates from the owner or any of the staff. Not a hint of apology or regret. There are significantly better places for the type of north Indian fair they serve here. The other chaat palaces or lovely's for example. Skip this place if you can.
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Review from Melody C.
San Jose, CA
8/7/2011
My god how I love this place
I came here with Disha and Matthew.
We ordered chaat
Gobi Paratha
Aloo Gobi
Chana Batura with lentils
Diet Coke
Coke
Excellent service,
Excellent food
Chat was crispy and fresh, LOVE LOVE LOVE the chutneys.
We will return. -
Review from Ankita N.
San Francisco, CA
5/31/2011
So as I sit in chaat paradise right now, let me write the most annoying experience I am having right now.
The service is bad. To the point where they have no order in which food arrives. No specific waiter so don't know whom to ask for anything.
I ordered bhindi masala and it was hard and dry. Just bad. And after I complained they took it away and yet charged it on the bill!!!
I mean really?!?! I asked the owner why it Is on the bill when you took away the dish, did not ask me if I want anything else, and then charge me for a bad dish. He tells me because you returned it after having some of it..!! What in the world does that even mean?!? Where are these people from? The villages or the boondogs where they have never heard of manners?!? Why would I return a dish without trying?!! Will I dream of it being bad by the way it looks?!? Of course I am going to have a few bites and realise it's just impossible! And how does that change anything when they took it away saying they will fix it. Are they serious?!? It's not about money at this point it's just bad food and bad experience.
I came here in a happy mood and left pissed off..!! Thanks to chaat paradise for ruining my Sunday brunch! -
Review from Mark P.
Mountain View, CA
5/24/2011
Oh, Chaat Paradise, why you gotta be like that?
The food here is wonderful. Chaat places in the Bay Area are a dime a dozen (and, on average, that seems to be their decorating budget too). But Chaat Paradise stands out with its spicy, flavorful renditions of well-known dishes. The Chana Masala (spiced garbanzo beans) is one of my favorites, and the Vada Pav (I call it Indian In-N-Out because it's a little burger made of potatoes with a spicy sauce that I think of as Indian ketchup, all served on a bun) is the best I've had. They also have a bunch of different tasty parathas (breads). Having only eaten here about 5 times, there's still plenty more I haven't tried.
But... *sigh* the service sucks. I always get take out, so the bad service begins with the phoned-in order. The person on the other end of the phone is rude and abrupt, often cutting off the call before telling me the cost of the order or giving me a chance to confirm the ordered items (which is kind of important since there's a language barrier and my pronunciation of Indian dish names may be bad enough that I'd like to make sure we're on the same page).
Just before the call ends, the guy on the phone will bark out a wait time, usually 20 to 25 minutes. Lies! On my last several visits I've arrived on time only to have to wait an additional 20 minutes or more. I don't mind if it takes 45 minutes to make my food, but how about telling me this so I don't have to stand uncomfortably for half an hour in the white-walled, fluorescent-lit box you call a restaurant?
The counter service is just as bad. No greeting, no "how may I help you?". Just an exasperated, borderline hostile, "NAAAME?" like I'm dealing with Dolores at window 11 of the DMV. Last time, I told him my name and he looked at his screen, wrinkled his face, gave me a haughty shake of his head, and flatly said "No," as though maybe I was trying to pull one over on him. Is it really that hard to pretend to care about your customers?
Alright, final analysis. The food rates a solid four, the service rates a pathetic one. Three stars would be fair but I'm going to give them two just in the faint hope that someone will actually notice and make this better. -
Review from Ian L.
Mountain View, CA
7/22/2011
Food was meh. Service was rude.
Already forgot what we ordered -- something with palak and something with chickpeas, can't remember. What I do remember is the snippy service ("Could we have some plates? Excus... uh.." and she was gone) and longish wait for the food.
There's better food -- and service -- elsewhere and close by. -
Review from judy n.
7/14/2011
The girlfriends always talk about how YUMMY this vegetarian indian place is... so I finally was able to try it for lunch one day.
Great appetizer to try - Chaat basket. it's like Nachos but indian style but refreshing.
Sag paneer. - average tasting. it's never been one of my go-to dishes, but it's alright for here.
Malai paneer - YUMMY! will definitely order this one again.
Chana bhatura - fave - this is the fluffy puffed up bread dish. awesome. great with just about any of the sauces. -
Review from Josh K.
Palo Alto, CA
6/1/2011
The Jews describe paradise as large flat plot of desert that you have to walk to after traversing through even more desert for 40 years. That being put on the table, I did not feel I had reached the promised land when I fell through the double doors at (Insert name of restaurant). Instead of the only appropriate song one can hear when entering a paradise, y'know... that Green Day song... "Boulevard of Broken Dreams!" That's the one! I was welcomed with throat yelling and kling-klanging of barbaric proportions. As I began panicking, frantically questing for a hostess, a man approached me and showed me to a table.
That's where the journey began!
I spent the next several minutes watching television of the grand design, some people think, it's even harder to find. I thought to myself, well, there must be some magic clue, inside these gentle walls. It turns out the clue was not to be found, as in I had NO clue how to order from this menu that reads like a map of a beautiful woman, one who won't return my calls.
I ordered the right half of the menu and it was okay... it felt very "left half of the menu" if you catch my drift. They did not accept my food stamps, and so I stormed out leaving the "requested amount." If this is paradise*, then it's a sinners life for me!
*Also if not paradise. -
Review from Rolandis h.
Cortland, NY
8/20/2011
The food is ok, but the cleanliness, ambiance and service, while friendly was also terrible.
Let's just say it feels like a cafeteria, there was a hair in my food, and no single waiter took our order causing mistakes. -
Review from Diane C.
6/20/2011
My husband and I have been ordering from here for years. For some reason I thought I wrote a review only to realize that I hadn't.
We typically order curry, dall, naan, samosa in what ever combination we crave that particular day. It's never disappointed us. The food is prepared as you order and always fresh.
Next to Shalimar (my fav since they serve meat), this is my favorite.
For the food I have to give 5 stars.
The cafeteria feel and at times rude staff 3 stars. -
Review from Navish J.
San Jose, CA
11/13/2011
Chaat is good. Ambience is just OK. Wouldn't recommend for punjabi style food.
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Review from meera h.
Santa Clara, CA
11/2/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Simple yet tasty fare! Love the thalis and chaat....reasonably priced and good service!
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Review from Bianca L.
Mountain View, CA
5/8/2011
Food is great - curries, baingan bhartha, saag paneer are very smooth and creamy. Dishes are strongly spiced and full of flavor.
While I hate to be one of those people who rag on a place b/c the service is bad despite the food, I've had three horrendous takeout experiences in a row, and I'm now off in search of a new Indian place.
The first time, on a Friday night, I waited over an hour to get my food, even though when I called in the order, I was told "15 minutes." The only reason I actually got my food at one hour was that I basically started agitating after waiting for 45 minutes and I think they actually started to *make* my food.
The second time, they couldn't find my order because they didn't have my name correct and they just gave me any order that seemed close. (This time I only arrived at 35 minutes because they told me 20 minutes over the phone.) This would've been fine if this had been my only bad takeout experience, since it was
And finally, this last time I ordered rice with the order, and lo and behold, no rice. Admittedly, I should've checked before I got home. But really, I'm a busy person. I'd rather waste my time looking for a new Indian takeout place than constantly battling this one. So that's it, 3 strikes. -
Review from Parisha S.
Sunnyvale, CA
3/22/2011
The fact that I am Gujarati, and my Guju family comes here whenever we go out proves the authenticity of the food. The minus 1 star is for service, and not all of the their dishes are good (some of them are pretty awful) but the ones that are good, are GOOD.
My family loves their bhel puri or varations (hara bara bhel or sprout bhel) becuase they have come up with the perfect mixture for good flavor and not to soggy. What is even better is they are consistent with the mixture everytime we have bhel. For those are you who are new to chaat, bhel is puffed rice mixed with chutney and other various things. If you want a good deal and a traditional meal the bhel thali is cheap for a lot of food!
Usually I stick to the chaats when I come here, which makes their snack combo a good deal (2 chaats from the list and a drink) You basically get a free drink with your meal. Little tip: The menu says you can get tea or soda, but you can ask for chaas instead which is good. (Chaas is buttermilk with spices WARNING: not sweet, so if you aren't Indian it might taste kind of funky, but if you are daring, try it!). I enjoy all of their chaats, but my favs are dahi bateta sev puri and dahi papdi chaat.
Finally our family favorite is methi paratha which is simple bread with yogurt, but tastes almost homemade and fresh. I've take friends Indian and Non-Indian and haven't a found a person who doesn't like it, but like most yelpers have warned, service can be mean and rude, just have to be patient with them and tip them less. If you really don't want to deal with it order to-go! (They separate the chutneys so you can mix it at home so it doesn't get soggy!) -
Review from Nit C.
Belmont, CA
6/16/2011
Went to lunch with a coworker and this was my first time trying out this restaurant. Our server was really nice. I told them that we were not quite sure what to order and he told gave us really good choices.
We had a samosa which were alright. It wasn't too oily and the sauce was pretty good. The parathas are very good. As well as their Baigan Bhartha. We had the Saag Paneer as well. At least I think these were the items that we ordered.
The best part was the price. We ordered so many things and the bill only came to ~20 dollars. That is pretty good considering we couldn't finish everything.
The place looks really busy and that is always a good sign to a restaurant. I can see why other people had to wait a long time before they got seated. -
Review from Amruta-Manas T.
Mountain View, CA
6/18/2011
Good food, bad service. Check your bill, else you'll get charged for stuff you didn't order (or worse, stuff you ordered that never got to your table.) I've ordered take-out exactly three times, and every single time, one or two items have been missing. When you let them know of their mistake in hopes they'll be more careful next time, you'll receive surly looks and a defensive attitude.
Try their Masala Poori, or Spicy Misal. It's a great place for Indian street food, and most of their dishes are pretty close to being authentic. I usually go for the chaat dishes (you'd find better Punjabi dishes St other places.)
TL;DR: Worth it for the food, but expect absmally poor service. -
Review from Ron K.
San Francisco, CA
2/22/2011
----------------------------- SCAM ALERT -------------------
Make sure you carefully review the charges on your credit / debit card.
Do not blindly sign that piece of credit card paper. We had a bill of $19.xx and we were charged $193.xx.
Does this SCAM work? I have a receipt of $19, do you think I cannot dispute with my CC company? Food that costs 4$ - 8$ can add up to $194 for two people, really ????@@@$$$%%%!!!!!!
The food was OKAY. "Kashmiri dum aalo" tasted like any other curry. -
Review from Pma e.
Seattle, WA
9/18/2011
food and price is pretty good. but i did get pretty gassy later. would take my friends there anytime.
customer service was great! -
Review from Scott H.
Santa Cruz, CA
10/26/2011
Good cheap vegetarian-only Indian food. The Thali is a nice variety and the yogurt, pickles and bread are all great. Lunch is busy but no lines, and the service level is very high considering. No frills tables/seats and no buffet so don't expect to hang out too long or to overeat but the volume is OK and price is very cheap. Why go to Burger King when you can eat here?! Next to Nijiya Japanese supermarket making it a convenient eat and shop combo.
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Review from Stacy B.
San Jose, CA
9/16/2011
frickin' delicious. and i can get out the door fully satisfied for $10 including tip. hell yeah.
update:
now i'm a regular, and sometimes I spend a little bit more. my favorites so far are behl poori, chaat basket, kofta curry, baigan bartha. sag paneer was also good. kheer is subpar, and i'm not a fan of the roti. -
Review from X Y.
San Francisco, CA
10/20/2011
LOVE it! Everything tastes good. It does get busy at lunch time, but you can normally get in
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Review from Eliza C.
San Francisco, CA
2/3/2011
my bf and i come here regularly bc it's close to his place and it opens late. we usually order the same things and so this review is based on the Bhel Poori, the Saag Paneer, their rice and the mango lasee. The food always came out quick and the food's always good for us.
The service is so so but we don't mind it much as the food is good and cheap. -
Review from Srikanth M.
Sunnyvale, CA
11/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
Worst customer service ever. They don't wash the glasses that they serve water in. we got a glass that had some left over food. We asked for replacement and three guy said the glass was ok. They are very rude. They make you sit on a table that is already occupied with done strangers. No kidding. Oh did I mention there were ants on our food. We ordered chole batura and there were ants on the batura. How are we supposed to eat it? This place must be reported to the authorities. Skip this place. Not worth a penny.
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Review from Gurpreet S.
San Francisco, CA
4/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
One of the better chaat places in south bay. Nay, one of the best. Love their parathas, and the chaat. Tea is meh, a-ok, so dont go there.
The vada pav, was a disappointment too, so stick to stuff they'll know, not what u want. :-) -
Review from Papi M.
San Francisco, CA
11/2/2011
The food is great - authentic and fresh, but if you're ordering takeout, don't wait till you get home to open up the package and check all the stuff you ordered. I've been cheated out of some items on the bill *every* *single* *time* I've ordered takeout from here. Caveat emptor.
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Review from Glenn H.
10/31/2010 1 Check-in Here
If you overlook the largely un-smiling service, cafeteria atmosphere, and the unnecessarily fast-paced, trance-like, thumping "dinner music" this place does really do excellent vegetarian food.
The Best: Start first with the Dahi Bateta Sev Poori, a deviously designed mix of crunchy, open-top mini puris, topped and filled with an amazing mixture of cold, sweet, spicy crunchy threads, yogurt and so many other party-for-your-mouth flavors that it is hard to describe but instantly addictive.
Then the Saag Paneer was deliciously thick with large cubes of paneer and spicier than most that I had. We also had a stuffed whole wheat Roti with sweet yellow dal that I also found myself liking more with each bite.
One of the things that I look for each time I go to any Indian restaurant is the Ras Malai and if I am lucky enough to get it, it is not always up to my expectations. Such is what I got tonight. The Ras Malai was creamy and nicely textured but did not taste as good as the perfect versions that I've had before; no rose water flavor at all. But they described it as saffron-flavored, so maybe it was just my expectation rather than the execution.
I do agree with Molly N. that maybe they don't have a good attitude towards non-Indian clients because I am clearly not, nor is my wife. It is very obvious and off-putting if you are expecting a nice atmosphere and is the first thing that greets you as you enter, so just be aware that these are not the friendly waitstaff that I expect from good establishments. -
Review from Ziyan C.
1/2/2011 4 photos
Brisk service, decently authentic Indian food. The Bhel and the Chaat we had were really good, but everything else just wasn't very impressive.
*Masala Chaat - Good flavors, good crunch from the wafers & noodles. Only complaint is that the tomatoes weren't diced properly (there would be giant chunks and then you'd have a bite with way too much tart flavor). On the sweeter side, but I like that.
*HOUSE THALI - II (Two Vegetables eggplant & rajma/ kidney bean* 1 Plain Paratha * Kadhi * Rice * Raita * Papad * Choice of Soda or Chhas) - Decent, but my boyfriend thought the flavors didn't really pop. I haven't had too many dishes like this, but I DO know my kheer, and the kheer that came with this dish was like sugar water with old soggy rice. Based on that, I believe my boyfriend when he says the flavors aren't that great. The paratha was pretty good, slight crisp and filling, but a little on the oily side. I also thought the Chhas (buttermilk) we got was disgusting. It tasted too salty.. not exactly what I'm looking for in a yogurt drink. My boyfriend & his brother (they're Indian) said it was pretty authentic. I don't care.. I still didn't like it.
*BHEL THALI (Bhel * Two Vegetables * 2 Rotis * Dal * Raita * Choice of Soda or Chhas) - The bhel was really good. Crispy & good flavor. The rest of the little dishes that came were really disappointing and just didn't pop in flavor, just like the House THali above. -
Review from A J.
Palo Alto, CA
11/15/2010 2 Check-ins Here
The food was excellent. I particularly liked the Matter Paneer and the Malai Paneer. The Paneer Paratha was also good.
Restroom was clean with no nasty smells which is always a plus and the entire place was clean in general.
My only negative comment would be the service. They ignored us when we got there and we basically had to beg to be served. Since we were in a big group they still ended up getting a good tip which is even more annoying but alas...the food is good. Typically an Indian restaurant isn't going to offer other Indians good service so such is life. -
Review from Ash A.
San Francisco, CA
9/11/2011
Go in without expecting ambiance or more than cursory service. But the chaat is good - especially the dahi batata puri and chaat basket which comes in little cup shaped crisp puris and is loaded with chutney, sev and other yummies. Generous portions. The channa bhatura is good as well. As a frequent customer I have tried many menu items but have my favorites now.
