Overpowering spicy. Cafeteria style. They could try a little harder with replacing most if the diary items with coconut milk/cream.
Manish Danani
Amazingly tasty, not oily , not spicy, just right and falvourful, highly recommend!
Lily Sofiani
I’m not sure who or how this place got 5 stars but I went with 3 people and all of us threw our food away. It tastes like prison food, there is no flavor and everything is watery. I spent $18 and threw my entire food out it was so bad. The white rice is stale and old and dry :(
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
amy kamala
Not safe for celiacs despite claims of “gluten free”
M Hernandez
All vegetarian Indian cuisine, ready-made, and delicious! We got two entrées each, plus soup, and either chapati or rice. The jackfruit had great texture, and the sauce was good. The pho – chicken meatballs were amazing! Chickpeas were really good, as well as the mixed veggie. The soup was a little bit spicy, perfectly balanced!
My favorite Indian restaurant ever! Everything is always DELICIOUS!! It’s all vegan and vegetarian but that doesn’t make it any less yummy! My favorites are the jackfruit, veggie chicken, charcoal smoked cauliflower, aloo Gobi, masala dosa, and mango lassi! They also have really yummy popsicles! It has a super nice and chill environment with beautiful art as well!Dietary restrictions: All vegan and vegetarian
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Paper Dosa, Aloo Gobi, Jackfruit, Roti, Papri Chaat
Michael Kim
I really did enjoy the meal I had. It was very hearty and simple in a good way. It was different in preparation to most other Indian restaurants I’ve been to. I’m wondering if the ingredients were fresher and there was less seasoning? Best way, I can describe it is if Whole Foods’ hot food bar did Indian food the right way, this is what it would probably taste like.Other things I would like to point out:-the mango lassi seemed to have a more deliberate fermentation that I actually enjoyed-I saw no meat dishes whatsoever, which made me think the food was even more authenticVegetarian options: Mostly if not all vegetarian selection
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jason McCracken
Really enjoyed dinner here. I stopped in after walking by many times and I'm glad I did. Very affordable for the quality and variety.I enjoyed all the main courses, the only thing that was just ok was the yogurt dish at the end. I would try the soup next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christine Langmayr
Love this place a lot, food is excellent! On warm days it is also lovely to sit outside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Samosa Chaat
Silvia Y.
Super delicious! I'm impressed by the naan specially. They make it right in front of you and it's just delicious. Also the food is warm and many options to choose from.
I only had the masala chai, which was great, but would return to try the food because it looked good. Service was very friendly.
J J.
What happened to this place? Did they get a new cook? I just ordered my usual samosas and they were disgusting, super deep fried and greasy, and the dough was really bad too. Can someone running this place check the quality of food please?
Uma S.
Came for a quick bite and had amazing Samosa chaat and Chhole bhature! Very tasty and reminded me of India!
Harikrishnan U.
First time at this place, even though I used to work at Santa Monica for few years, few years back. We went for just buying samosa. However, when we saw their menu we thought we get some to-go curries along with Samosa. We ordered the veg khorma and the paneer butter masala. We ordered few chappathis as well. The guy helping us at the counter was very helpful, patient and welcoming. The food came out in about 15 minutes. The Samosas were very good. The kids and the whole family loved the Samosa and the kids said that they would want to buy at this place again in the future. The curries were also good especially the veg khorma. I will look to go to this place again in the future for sure to try the other food that they have. Will certainly look to dine it at their place rather than taking a to-go. I saw that the restaurant was half occupied when we went and the portion sizes seemed decent. They have combo options for meals.
akhil shanbhag
I had their combo plate. Meal was very satisfying. Very generous portions for the price. You get rice, 3 sides, raitha and a naan bread. I couldn’t believe they had the jackfruit curry which is a special dish from coastal Karnataka. Couldn’t resist the mango lassi. All items tasted good. Wish I had some more space for the Gulab jamun but may be next time. Service was quick and the staff are very hospitable. Other group which was there were having chats and they seemed to enjoy their meal too. Only improvement I would suggest is for them to provide Steel spoons rather than plastic spoons to have the food. Highly recommend!
Overpowering spicy. Cafeteria style. They could try a little harder with replacing most if the diary items with coconut milk/cream.
Amazingly tasty, not oily , not spicy, just right and falvourful, highly recommend!
I’m not sure who or how this place got 5 stars but I went with 3 people and all of us threw our food away. It tastes like prison food, there is no flavor and everything is watery. I spent $18 and threw my entire food out it was so bad. The white rice is stale and old and dry :(
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Not safe for celiacs despite claims of “gluten free”
All vegetarian Indian cuisine, ready-made, and delicious! We got two entrées each, plus soup, and either chapati or rice. The jackfruit had great texture, and the sauce was good. The pho – chicken meatballs were amazing! Chickpeas were really good, as well as the mixed veggie. The soup was a little bit spicy, perfectly balanced!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chana Bhatura Plate, Chapati, Samosa Chaat, Jackfruit
My favorite Indian restaurant ever! Everything is always DELICIOUS!! It’s all vegan and vegetarian but that doesn’t make it any less yummy! My favorites are the jackfruit, veggie chicken, charcoal smoked cauliflower, aloo Gobi, masala dosa, and mango lassi! They also have really yummy popsicles! It has a super nice and chill environment with beautiful art as well!Dietary restrictions: All vegan and vegetarian
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Paper Dosa, Aloo Gobi, Jackfruit, Roti, Papri Chaat
I really did enjoy the meal I had. It was very hearty and simple in a good way. It was different in preparation to most other Indian restaurants I’ve been to. I’m wondering if the ingredients were fresher and there was less seasoning? Best way, I can describe it is if Whole Foods’ hot food bar did Indian food the right way, this is what it would probably taste like.Other things I would like to point out:-the mango lassi seemed to have a more deliberate fermentation that I actually enjoyed-I saw no meat dishes whatsoever, which made me think the food was even more authenticVegetarian options: Mostly if not all vegetarian selection
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Really enjoyed dinner here. I stopped in after walking by many times and I'm glad I did. Very affordable for the quality and variety.I enjoyed all the main courses, the only thing that was just ok was the yogurt dish at the end. I would try the soup next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place a lot, food is excellent! On warm days it is also lovely to sit outside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Samosa Chaat
Super delicious! I'm impressed by the naan specially. They make it right in front of you and it's just delicious. Also the food is warm and many options to choose from.
Restaurantji Recommends
I only had the masala chai, which was great, but would return to try the food because it looked good. Service was very friendly.
What happened to this place? Did they get a new cook? I just ordered my usual samosas and they were disgusting, super deep fried and greasy, and the dough was really bad too. Can someone running this place check the quality of food please?
Came for a quick bite and had amazing Samosa chaat and Chhole bhature! Very tasty and reminded me of India!
First time at this place, even though I used to work at Santa Monica for few years, few years back. We went for just buying samosa. However, when we saw their menu we thought we get some to-go curries along with Samosa. We ordered the veg khorma and the paneer butter masala. We ordered few chappathis as well. The guy helping us at the counter was very helpful, patient and welcoming. The food came out in about 15 minutes. The Samosas were very good. The kids and the whole family loved the Samosa and the kids said that they would want to buy at this place again in the future. The curries were also good especially the veg khorma. I will look to go to this place again in the future for sure to try the other food that they have. Will certainly look to dine it at their place rather than taking a to-go. I saw that the restaurant was half occupied when we went and the portion sizes seemed decent. They have combo options for meals.
I had their combo plate. Meal was very satisfying. Very generous portions for the price. You get rice, 3 sides, raitha and a naan bread. I couldn’t believe they had the jackfruit curry which is a special dish from coastal Karnataka. Couldn’t resist the mango lassi. All items tasted good. Wish I had some more space for the Gulab jamun but may be next time. Service was quick and the staff are very hospitable. Other group which was there were having chats and they seemed to enjoy their meal too. Only improvement I would suggest is for them to provide Steel spoons rather than plastic spoons to have the food. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilli Naan, Jackfruit