Food is Kerala-style cuisine. For non-Indians, Kerala is a state in South India. The spice level is moderate and the food variety is different compared to North-Indian style food. This is my 3rd time visiting. Unlike many other Indian restaurants in the Bay Area, this place is clean and does not have a strong curry/spice smell. The bathrooms are also cleaned regularly. About 2 days ago, I went there around 2p and the place was full. Irrespective of that, we got our food within 15 minutes after we placed the order. The food was also fresh and tasty. Over the last 3 times I visited, the food quality has been consistent, and good. I heard the owners of the restaurant are not there to just make money, but also have a passion for cooking. I will highly recommend this place to anyone interested in trying a new Indian-style cuisine.
Chethana C.
We ordered a veg tapioca biriyani. It was stale. This is the second time this has happened. Around 6 months ago, their chicken biriyani tasted stale. Tried to give this business one more chance, but lesson learnt. Their menu claims that the mutton pieces they serve is tender, but NO. Food here is not worth the price they charge. Save your dollars.
Srikanth M.
The food is great. Don't get me wrong. But why 1 star? Read on. This restaurant is inefficient AF. Their ordering system is a mess. You basically sit at any open table. They have menus online behind a QR code that goes to their Square website. It shows your table number and presents you with an option to order. So you order. But it goes to pick up order queue for the restaurant. WTF? Then next time you don't go that route. Fine. Second time around my wife and I along with our 9 YO wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary by having lunch there and booked movie tickets at 230pm. I rode 40 miles on my road bike in anticipation of a hearty meal. We show up at 1pm. Sit at a table. This time not making a mistake of ordering "online" we wait for someone to take order. Full 20 minutes later the only dude who is serving food comes to take our order after I complain. We wait another 35 minutes and we still don't have food on the table. I called the guy who took our order enquiring about our food and 5 minutes later he comes back and says 5 more minutes. 5 more minutes passed and we were famished by that point. I was so pissed off that we got up and left. I am sure they didn't even notice us leaving. It was already 2pm. We went to pacific commons for our movie and it was 215pm. We settled for fast food as we only had 15 minutes before our movie. These guys ruined our day with their inefficiency. As if it was not enough, they were packing a lot of to go orders. It is clear that they prefer Togo orders and are screwing over customers that are seated. Either their kitchen is the most inefficient in the world or their management is the most inefficient in the world or both. I am willing to bet it is both. YOU GUYS RUINED OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND I AM NEVER FORGIVING YOU FOR THAT. Kaikaaryam cheyyan pattiyillengil restaurant business cheyyarudu.
Issac Abraham
Adipolli food!Best mallu food we’ve had in the Bay Area.We ordered 4 items:1. Kerela parotta - 10/10 - doesn’t taste frozen; taste’s fresh and fluffy2. Appam - 9/10 - could be little thicker but taste’s homemade3. Kareemeen masala fry - 9/10 - absolutely loved the tomato onion based masala on top!!4. Beef curry - 10/10 - not very oily, extremely flavorful and yummm!!I know some people might complain about it not being spicy, but they can make it more spicy if you ask for it. For someone like me who cannot tolerate anything more than kashmiri powder ?, it was perfect.The uncle who’s running the place is very nice as well ?Will be back soon to try rest of the dishes!
We savored the parotta with karimeen fish fry and fish curry. The parotta was soft and flaky and complemented well with the fish curry. The fish fry was great with medium spice. We arrived at 6pm, so the restaurant was free with minimal wait time. The service was great and the waiter assisted us with valuable information while choosing our order. After finishing our meal, we were able to easily pack the remaining food in plastic containers. Overall, I enjoyed my experience at the restaurant and recommend this restaurant to anyone seeking Kerala food in Fremont.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fish Fry
Balaji Mohan
It's our first try here, All of the dishes had the authentic Kerala taste.
Food: 4
Service: 4
George Valan
Tasty Malayali restaurant near Fremont. Quantity could have been little more. But tasty though!
We had picked up To-Go order. We tried the pothi choru (Veg rice and curries in banana leaf), karimeen fish fry and fish masala, beef curry and beef roast. The pothi choru was good with everything tasting good from avial, ladys finger fry, pickle, (i generally do not like cabbage thoran so avoided that). The Beef curry and roast were good as well, The karimeen fish fry did not have salt nor did the fish masala. The fry was good though.Good place to try kerala food.
Food: 4
Tessa M
Horrible experience when ordering takeout. Every single time, there has been one issue or another. The most common issue I’ve faced is they miss packing 1-3 items (every time!!). And they always take way longer than the promised time (anywhere between 10-15 mins more than they said it would). I’ve refrained from leaving a negative review thus far since the food is pretty good. But my experience today was the heights of it. I arrived to pick up my order 10mins later since I knew they’re always late. But Upon arriving it still wasn’t ready and after some confusion they realized that they missed putting my order in their system and so none of it was ready. And not only that, they were also now out of 2 dishes (pothichoru) I ordered. After a lot of confusion later they said they can give me all the other items in my order except the ones they’re out of if I waited another 20 mins. Mind you it was already close to 3pm by now! And in the end they offered to give me a makeshift pothichoru so I guess that’s something. They did nothing to make up for their delay in service- no discounts, not even a complimentary chai while I waited there for an extra 20 mins! They didn’t even offer me a seat while I waited!!! And the lady at the front desk that I was interacting with did NOT even apologize!!Overall a very frustrating experience.
Food: 4
Service: 1
Sashidhar R.
Neighborhood Kerala Place- Decided to order an entree for an evening dinner. Wanted to do an egg gravy; there were two options to choose from: Egg Roast and Egg curry - ordered Roast as it sounded more promising; felt like they are going to put some effort. We were utterly Disappointed with the outcome- it was blend of boiled eggs in tomato & onion gravy; tasted below average. Didn't feel like it was coming out of restaurant; some amateur putting it together. While I would love to try their Mappas and Thalassery biryani, a little hesitant after first experience. Ambiance is actually decent for an Indian Dine-in in South Bay (Hence the 3 stars).
We have never eaten in and only ordered takeout. Most authentic Kerala food I have ever tasted in the US. My husband will gladly drive over 20 miles one way from our house to get his fix of Kappa, Malabar porotta and beef roast. Kids love the beef curry. I usually have thoran and avial. Tasty food and quick service.
Dhana Maddipati
I am not from Kerala. May be if you are from Kerala you might like it.staff r friendly. Ambience was good. I don’t like any food biryani is just like cardamom and pepper rice with onion curry. Layerd parota was some what better and paneer is so savor. My kids liked fish I don’t suggest this place for non Kerala people. Expensive too.
Glad Bernard
The food was delicious and so authentic! The service was fast, and the staff were all really friendly. Overall, I'd say it's definitely a great spot to try out some Kerala Indian cuisine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
JOJO KADATHY
Awesome ?Kerala food ? Friendly service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Parul Dutt
One of the best Malabari food. Fish curry is a must try. The owner is very sincere and serves from his heart.
Food is Kerala-style cuisine. For non-Indians, Kerala is a state in South India. The spice level is moderate and the food variety is different compared to North-Indian style food. This is my 3rd time visiting. Unlike many other Indian restaurants in the Bay Area, this place is clean and does not have a strong curry/spice smell. The bathrooms are also cleaned regularly. About 2 days ago, I went there around 2p and the place was full. Irrespective of that, we got our food within 15 minutes after we placed the order. The food was also fresh and tasty. Over the last 3 times I visited, the food quality has been consistent, and good. I heard the owners of the restaurant are not there to just make money, but also have a passion for cooking. I will highly recommend this place to anyone interested in trying a new Indian-style cuisine.
We ordered a veg tapioca biriyani. It was stale. This is the second time this has happened. Around 6 months ago, their chicken biriyani tasted stale. Tried to give this business one more chance, but lesson learnt. Their menu claims that the mutton pieces they serve is tender, but NO. Food here is not worth the price they charge. Save your dollars.
The food is great. Don't get me wrong. But why 1 star? Read on. This restaurant is inefficient AF. Their ordering system is a mess. You basically sit at any open table. They have menus online behind a QR code that goes to their Square website. It shows your table number and presents you with an option to order. So you order. But it goes to pick up order queue for the restaurant. WTF? Then next time you don't go that route. Fine. Second time around my wife and I along with our 9 YO wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary by having lunch there and booked movie tickets at 230pm. I rode 40 miles on my road bike in anticipation of a hearty meal. We show up at 1pm. Sit at a table. This time not making a mistake of ordering "online" we wait for someone to take order. Full 20 minutes later the only dude who is serving food comes to take our order after I complain. We wait another 35 minutes and we still don't have food on the table. I called the guy who took our order enquiring about our food and 5 minutes later he comes back and says 5 more minutes. 5 more minutes passed and we were famished by that point. I was so pissed off that we got up and left. I am sure they didn't even notice us leaving. It was already 2pm. We went to pacific commons for our movie and it was 215pm. We settled for fast food as we only had 15 minutes before our movie. These guys ruined our day with their inefficiency. As if it was not enough, they were packing a lot of to go orders. It is clear that they prefer Togo orders and are screwing over customers that are seated. Either their kitchen is the most inefficient in the world or their management is the most inefficient in the world or both. I am willing to bet it is both. YOU GUYS RUINED OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND I AM NEVER FORGIVING YOU FOR THAT. Kaikaaryam cheyyan pattiyillengil restaurant business cheyyarudu.
Adipolli food!Best mallu food we’ve had in the Bay Area.We ordered 4 items:1. Kerela parotta - 10/10 - doesn’t taste frozen; taste’s fresh and fluffy2. Appam - 9/10 - could be little thicker but taste’s homemade3. Kareemeen masala fry - 9/10 - absolutely loved the tomato onion based masala on top!!4. Beef curry - 10/10 - not very oily, extremely flavorful and yummm!!I know some people might complain about it not being spicy, but they can make it more spicy if you ask for it. For someone like me who cannot tolerate anything more than kashmiri powder ?, it was perfect.The uncle who’s running the place is very nice as well ?Will be back soon to try rest of the dishes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Curry, Malabar Parotta, Appam
We savored the parotta with karimeen fish fry and fish curry. The parotta was soft and flaky and complemented well with the fish curry. The fish fry was great with medium spice. We arrived at 6pm, so the restaurant was free with minimal wait time. The service was great and the waiter assisted us with valuable information while choosing our order. After finishing our meal, we were able to easily pack the remaining food in plastic containers. Overall, I enjoyed my experience at the restaurant and recommend this restaurant to anyone seeking Kerala food in Fremont.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fish Fry
It's our first try here, All of the dishes had the authentic Kerala taste.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tasty Malayali restaurant near Fremont. Quantity could have been little more. But tasty though!
Food: 4
Recommended dishes: Beef Curry, Malabar Parotta, Mutton Pepper Fry
We had picked up To-Go order. We tried the pothi choru (Veg rice and curries in banana leaf), karimeen fish fry and fish masala, beef curry and beef roast. The pothi choru was good with everything tasting good from avial, ladys finger fry, pickle, (i generally do not like cabbage thoran so avoided that). The Beef curry and roast were good as well, The karimeen fish fry did not have salt nor did the fish masala. The fry was good though.Good place to try kerala food.
Food: 4
Horrible experience when ordering takeout. Every single time, there has been one issue or another. The most common issue I’ve faced is they miss packing 1-3 items (every time!!). And they always take way longer than the promised time (anywhere between 10-15 mins more than they said it would). I’ve refrained from leaving a negative review thus far since the food is pretty good. But my experience today was the heights of it. I arrived to pick up my order 10mins later since I knew they’re always late. But Upon arriving it still wasn’t ready and after some confusion they realized that they missed putting my order in their system and so none of it was ready. And not only that, they were also now out of 2 dishes (pothichoru) I ordered. After a lot of confusion later they said they can give me all the other items in my order except the ones they’re out of if I waited another 20 mins. Mind you it was already close to 3pm by now! And in the end they offered to give me a makeshift pothichoru so I guess that’s something. They did nothing to make up for their delay in service- no discounts, not even a complimentary chai while I waited there for an extra 20 mins! They didn’t even offer me a seat while I waited!!! And the lady at the front desk that I was interacting with did NOT even apologize!!Overall a very frustrating experience.
Food: 4
Service: 1
Neighborhood Kerala Place- Decided to order an entree for an evening dinner. Wanted to do an egg gravy; there were two options to choose from: Egg Roast and Egg curry - ordered Roast as it sounded more promising; felt like they are going to put some effort. We were utterly Disappointed with the outcome- it was blend of boiled eggs in tomato & onion gravy; tasted below average. Didn't feel like it was coming out of restaurant; some amateur putting it together. While I would love to try their Mappas and Thalassery biryani, a little hesitant after first experience. Ambiance is actually decent for an Indian Dine-in in South Bay (Hence the 3 stars).
Restaurantji Recommends
We have never eaten in and only ordered takeout. Most authentic Kerala food I have ever tasted in the US. My husband will gladly drive over 20 miles one way from our house to get his fix of Kappa, Malabar porotta and beef roast. Kids love the beef curry. I usually have thoran and avial. Tasty food and quick service.
I am not from Kerala. May be if you are from Kerala you might like it.staff r friendly. Ambience was good. I don’t like any food biryani is just like cardamom and pepper rice with onion curry. Layerd parota was some what better and paneer is so savor. My kids liked fish I don’t suggest this place for non Kerala people. Expensive too.
The food was delicious and so authentic! The service was fast, and the staff were all really friendly. Overall, I'd say it's definitely a great spot to try out some Kerala Indian cuisine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome ?Kerala food ? Friendly service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best Malabari food. Fish curry is a must try. The owner is very sincere and serves from his heart.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5