Sarithra Indian Grocery and Restaurant

Decent place though not that great Indian food. Good if you wanna try Indian sea food but wait time could be long.

Ordered food online, food was not ready on time and they skipped 2 items completely. Lucky we found it and asked, they prepared it but took lot of time for cooking. Ordered mid level spice biryani but it was too spicy. Dosa n idli were good.

This is only the second time in writing hundreds of reviews that I am giving a restaurant a one-star rating. It is the worst Indian fare i have ever had anywhere.We had Gobi Manchurian (called Gobi 65), Chili Paratha and Onion Uthapam. Each item had major issues.Although billed and priced as a main, the Chili Paratha was served first. Paratha are a work of art: fluffy, airy breads that were killed by cutting them up and the refrying with chunky onion and bell peppers. The masala was f8ne/interesting but the paratha unrecognizable and the veggies underdone. The dish should (if you insist on killing paratha, idles would work much better) be halved in size, combined with pre-cooked veggies and rgen served as an appetizer.The cauliflower appetizer was served next. It was relatively dry when compared to traditional Gobi Machurian but that was not the problem. The spice coating had no chance of infusing the slightly underdone cauliflower, which should have simmered in the sauce to acquire the flavors. As it was, we were served warm raw florets with spice coating that had no personality. On the side, we were presented with what was called tomato onion chutney but recognizable as such. It was light brown in color, reminiscent of onion, ground into a fine paste without any tempering. Literally the worst chutney in my life.Talking of worst: the other side was "raita". I put it into quotes because it certainly was not. Instead it was yogurt water with large pieces of onion and nothing else. No seasoning whatsoever! And with that we come to the highlight of our dinner:The onion uthapam was passable, as was the sambar it came with (I actually had worse elsewhere). And surprise: the coconut chutney was good! Still, the onions where too big and hence underdone and the tomato chutney as bad as previously described.We didn't finish any of the meal items (left plenty of the paratha, supposedly a house specialty), and were never asked how we liked the food or why we left so much behind. In other words, the service was bad as well. We left slightly hungry but not daring to order anything else.Rounding out the impression is a poorly lit, tightly spaced parking lot and entrance on a dodgy looking block with massage parlors and homeless people.In short: avoid this place; even if you are Indian and are yearning Desi food. You won't get it here.

This is located in an old Japanese restaurant. They kept a lot of the same fixtures. It appeared to be a small family run operation. They also have a mini Indian super market inside the restaurant.Although it is family owned and run -- I didn't really get too friendly of vibes. The staff didn't seem like they wanted us there. I even made a joke like I don't think they like us very much. We all kind of laughed about it but it wasn't really my vibe.The food was flavorful but honestly everything was too spicy for me. I hope they can attract the crowd that they want.

The maximum I could give is 1 star, wish i could give NEGATIVE. First of all,They have parking issue. The restaurant people and next door foot massage store share parking lot and they fight for parking. Second, they took 30 mins to give me one DOSA. It was not even crispy...RAVA DOSA IS WORST i ever had. I cant understand how do they survive in business. They have shortage of staff as well. DO NOT RECOMMEND. Have SUBWAY instead but dont try this place ever.

Delicious south Indian homemade cooking.Yummy paratha with chicken curry.Very authentic tasting. Parking was no problem.Indian Grocery store is wonderful with every thing from cardamom cinnamon lentils Indian pickles... Love this place!❣️??

We got the Podi dosa, idlis, medhu vada, chicken 65 and mutton biryani. Found out the chef is Tamil and the food reflects that. The vada was authenic with whole peppercorns. My favorite was the sambhar which is hard to get right. I would skip the gulab jamun though. There were a bit hard to cut through but the rest was good.

Aloha!!! If you are in ohau/Waikiki and are craving a typical South Indian treat - this is the place to be! We dined in two consecutive nights and the food was nothing short of excellent! It was consistent and a very family friendly place. We happened to meet the owner and he is a great person to meet and chat locally about everything food and Hawaii!!Particularly if you’re visiting Hawaii from india or if you’re an Indian in usa who’s craving for some good Indian food, traveling with kids or parents or elderly, this place will be your definite go to everyday !!! Definitely give it a try and enjoy your food there ! Mahalo!!

Excellent south Indian experience. Every dish they make is from scratch. ONLY place that makes dosa idli vada pakoda samosa. Everything on the menu is super delicious super tasty! It transports you to Andhra Pradesh. I'm obsessed with this food!!????? Goat curry is soooo excellent with paratha bread my favorite ??

A place where you can find good South Indian food. We ordered plain dosa, masala dosa and idli and all three were really tasty. It came with two types of chutneys and sambhar and I love their green chutney. Sambhar was little spicy for my taste but still flavorful. Definitely visit there again to try other new things ?

We tried idle and Biryani ,both are delicious . Check for kitchen and grocery store timings before planing, both got different timings.

Did you know the area known as South India is made up of 5 states? They are of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. The peoples of South India comprises about 20% of India's land area. We are lucky to have been steered to trying this regional cuisine by several Yelp Friends as we do enjoy the exotic flavors of Indian cuisine. Sarithra's chef is from Tamil Nadu and excels at his curry spice blends. The Indian State of Tamil Nadu is home to several historic buildings, multi-religious pilgrimage sites, hill stations, and three World Heritage sites.There is a small parking lot attached to this location but it's a shared lot with a couple of other businesses and we've seen the lot being quite full throughout the day while passing by. Still, it's good that they do offer free parking.Before being seated, our temperatures were taken at the door and we were escorted to the dining area. We completed the contact tracing form and were provided with disposable menus. The server told us that they weren't serving the meals listed in the middle of the menu but everything else was available.FOOD: Both lunch plates included 1 parotta (a layered bread), vegetable curry, and white rice.-Paneer butter masala (paneer makhani) lunch plate: house-made cheese cubes cooked in onion, tomato sauce with spices and cream. The butter flavor and aroma was evident as it enriched this mild curry. $12.99-Chicken curry lunch plate: tender chunks of chicken cooked with onion and tomato sauce with spices and herbs. At first taste, I thought the sauce was going to be too spicy for my taste buds as I could feel my lips tingling and beads of sweat form on my forehead. My husband offered to trade his mild paneer makhani with my chicken Madras as he didn't see me "suffer". Instead, I just tore into the parotta and scooped some rice with spoonfuls of the curry to help quell the spiciness. I chose the chicken curry over the Chettinadu chicken curry option after reading more about Chettinadu curry being spicier. $10.99-Vegetable biryani: this was a huge bowl of basmati rice cooked with biryani masala with tender cooked carrots, onions, potatoes, and cauliflower(?). The rice was cooked to perfection as rice is the diet staple. This biryani was very tasty, exotically and mild-medium spiced. The flavors of curry leaves, coriander seeds, ground cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, and other indiscernible spices infused the rice. A small side dish of raita (yogurt sauce) is served to cool down spiciness. $13.99-Mango lassi: this sweet yogurt drink flavored with mango was thinner than what I've had at other Indian restaurants but tasted like a glass of "tropical sunshine". Each sip further cooled my palate from the spiciness in the curry and biryani as I got accustomed to the spice level. $4.99Oh, as usual, I do give a rating for service as it's an integral part of the experience... I subtracted a star because both female workers seemed sort of indifferent towards us. When we asked about the difference between the chicken curry and Chettinadu chicken curry, the server told us that she couldn't explain the flavor differences...just that they're both curries. Now, it would have been helpful if she could've just said that Chettinadu curry is spicier and made with coconut but instead, I had to look more deeply into the menu while googling it. Also, when we inquired about the chef's background and what the highlights of South Indian cuisine were, the server just told us " you have to ask the chef". Thankfully, the chef did come out of the kitchen periodically to chat with us. The chef did explain that it's not usual to make South Indian dishes mild spice level as it would render them to be bland. He suggested that eating the accompanying bread, rice, or raita condiment to help tame the spiciness.We enjoyed the flavors and would return for their more extensive dinner menu.We dmore so we'd probably return dinner menu as t

We spent money for lunch and the owner had our car towed when we stayed for a massage at the place nearby. The parking spots are unmarked with no warning. This is very bad business practice, and feels like a scam.

Food was ok in taste.But a simple to-go order took 45 mins.

Waited for 1 hour and got Worst chicken briyani I ever had. I would not recommend this place for briyani.