This place is a absolute find. The ambiance is a bit strange but don't let that fool you. The food is absolutely outstanding and delicious. From the Samosas to the Dosas this place won't let you down. It is both healthy vegetarian and tasty. read more

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Delightful! I go here every other Friday and have never been disappointed! So many delicious dishes, I love the special vegetable curry, and the Dosas ! Everything tastes so fresh and delicious read more

Shalom! This Indian restaurant is both Kosher and vegan! I called prime minister Modi and thanked him for that. I told him, "that the collaboration and innovation between our two ancient peoples is a true example of partnership and is a beacon of light in a sea of darkness and barbarism". read more

Amma's Kitchen - I invited PM Modi to discuss branching out kosher Indian cousin into Pakistan. Together the sky is the limit. - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Delicious vegetarian food with perfectly blended spices. Try the gobi! Highly recommend.

As authentic as they come! This is absolutely the BEST Indian food in town, especially if you are vegan & gluten free! You can tell they care about the quality of their ingredients, and the true flavor of their food. The southern Indian dishes far outshine the heavy cream masked dishes of the northern Indian cuisine. I keep trying different things, and it's all so good read more

The lunch buffet is worth the money. Go in at 11:30a for a hearty South Indian brunch.

Very authentic! Tried the Spring Roll Dosa (I was instructed to order one here by a fellow lover of Indian cuisine) and it was very different and delicious with accompanying sauces. The Baignan was nice and smoky. The paneer dish I ordered was unexpectedly sweet. I was a little underwhelmed by the curries, mainly because my spice level 8 was not spicy at all! But the naan was FANTASTIC! Interior was nothing spectacular, much like retired family-style buffet - they do have a buffet BTW - and the service was friendly. Prices are quite good. Overall, I wouldn't run back to this place upon first curry craving but I do appreciate the vegetarian only menu loaded with options! read more

Amma's Kitchen - Spring Roll Dosa...order a dosa!! - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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There is a distinct familiarity with Amma's Kitchen's food. The podi-idli is the unsung hero of the appetizer section. Uthappams and dosas are classic. The lunch buffet has a large variety of dishes that change often. Neither the quality of food, nor the service has changed despite the ownership changing several hands in the last several years. I simply wish that the location was in a safer neighborhood. read more

The Rating I gave 2 is for the manager, I went for a buffet and he charged us extra 7 dollars saying, this is for an extra dosa, each person gets only 1 dosa but in real we had only one dosa per head. On asking why it's charged he dint give proper explanation and said the waiter has asked me to charge you extra. On asking call the waiter, he returned the extra amount by cash. Food: I would really give 4 star for the food it is and not for the ambience and environment. They got very good vegetarian food and will like it for sure. The place seems really not that comfortable and restrooms are slippy watery and you don't feel like to use it. read more

Used to really love this place. People are still nice and welcoming but it's gotten pretty dirty and needs thorough cleaning. Buffet lunch seemed old and reheated read more

The sunday lunch buffet was packed. So many families, and even though the thermostat was set to 70 it felt like it was 80. Beside being so hot though, the food was really tasty with some south indian staples that are more rare in cincinnati. For the unaccostumed, south indian food is usually all vegetarian and some dishes are named differently like saag paneer is palak paneer. There was vada(lentil donuts), ildi (rice cakes), sambar (lentil soup), dum biriyani (veggie fried rice), and channa masala to name some of my favorites. They also had chat which is a cold salad of various veggies, noodles, and maybe apples. It is very refreshing and tastes great with all the chutneys that are available. They also have quite a few desserts like gulab jamun (sweet fried dough balls), paak (sugar/butter bars), Payasam (sweet vermicelli), raita (yogurt rice), and rice pudding. Only thing missing is my favorite kulfi! Each buffet comes with one dosa, that is much smaller then the one you buy normally, but they are freshly made and brought to your table. Would definitely come back to eat thier tasty vegetarian dishes. read more

Amma's Kitchen - Must be good when there are so many indians there! - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Hidden gem! I follow a food discipline of not eating onion and garlic. They were willing to find a good number of food options to meet my need. Food was delicious and overall a good service. read more

Boy, what a bonehead I am: Just a few weeks ago, I was lamenting in a review of Udupi Palace, an excellent Chicago restaurant serving vegetarian Southern Indian cuisine, that it'd be a long time before I'd get to have such food again, because Cincinnati ain't got it. But I'd forgotten about Amma's Kitchen in Roselawn, which I'd heard about a couple of years ago but which had slipped off our radar screens. Unfortunately, the essence of my thought about Udupi Palace is still valid: After a single visit to Amma's Sunday buffet, I think I can still say that it may be a long time that I get to have such food as I had at Udupi in Chicago. By comparison, Amma's was a disappointment, or at least a mixed bag. Some of the stuff on the buffet was terrific, e.g., the sambar and a spincah-mushroom dish. But too many other items were a bit bland, especially the green and mint chutneys, and some of the food seemed a little warmed-over. The medhu vada was a little dried-out. The naan was lukewarm, and flaccid in texture. On this day, at least, service was pretty poor. On our arrival, a very pleasant lady showed us to our booth and left us with a pitcher of ice water. But after that, we were pretty much on our own. Although a sign on the buffet said that you could ask for a complimentary dosa to be brought to your table, we never were able to get anyone's attention. Meanwhile, we could see a couple of employees standing around across the restaurant, not doing much of anything most of the time. Getting the check was a chore. Prices are a little high, at $11 for a vegetarian buffet. (The Northern Indian places around town, which all offer plenty of meat, usually charge only $8 to $10.) For vegetarians, construe this as a higher rating: In a town like Cinci, it qualifies as a veritable vegetarian smorgasbord. And for anybody except cave-folks who have to have slabs of flesh with every single meal in their lives, the number of the selections on the buffet is impressive. (The restaurant even offers a vegan buffet on Wednesdays.) I want to get back to Amma's, but this first experience dampened my excitement. In any event, take this review with a grain of salt, if not the whole shaker, b/c the Indian reviewers here seem to appreciate Amma's and the restaurant does a healthy trade with the local Indian community. read more

I really enjoy this place. My wife recently had to change her diet, due to health issues. We both decided to eat vegetarian 80% of the time. The food is good. The employees are nice. Everything is fresh, and there is a diverse menu. Two thumbs up. read more

I love that there's a vegetarian Indian restaurant in Cincinnati. And, even better, they have VEGAN WEDNESDAYS! I went today with a friend for the lunch buffet and there were so many delicious vegan dishes! My favorite was probably the vegetable korma made with coconut milk instead of cream. The chana masala was good too and I was really surprised by a savory cream of wheat dish that was awesome (I got seconds of that one). You also get your choice of fresh made dosa as a part of the buffet and that was pretty darn good (get it spicy). There was only one yellow green bean dish that didn't do it for me, but I tried almost everything, so that's not bad at all. The buffet was $8.99, which is kind of pricey if you ask me, but there's a $1 off coupon on their website! read more

Amma's Kitchen - Vegan Wednesday - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Delicious dosa! Definitely the best (If not only) dosa spot in town! Also great Lassi and vada. Was a big fan!

YES! An Indian restaurant that specializes in vegetarian cuisine (South Indian cuisine, to be exact)! I cannot speak on its authenticity, but to me it is delicious. I go for the lunch buffet and I typically get a little bit of everything. The variety is great as is the food quality; they've got a great selection of main dishes and sides as well as salads and sweets. The restaurant itself is clean and the staff are very friendly. If you do get the buffet, ask for a complimentary dosa! It's a thin crepe made from lentil batter, stuffed with potato.. so good. Especially if you are vegan or vegetarian, you will not be disappointed! read more

Really good! I'm dairy free so knowing which items have dairy and don't takes the headache out of dining out for me. It's so nice to see a place that CLEARLY labels things. I got the buffet and sampled a lot of things and enjoyed it all. There was a cauliflower dish I really enjoyed and hope I can find it again the next time I go! read more

Had rava masala dosa and onion chilli Uttapam. Good service sambhar was very good . Madras coffee ended the deal with good review

Very vegan friendly and the food tasted great. I got the Goni Manchurian and samosas. Whatever seasoning they put on the samosas is really good! Will be trying other things on the menu in the future. read more

Amma's Kitchen - Gobhi Manchurian, Veg . Samosa - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Excellent departure from the typical Indian found throughout Cincinnati. Do yourself a favor and get out of Clifton and try something different! Ambar is fine, I guess, but Amma's is much better. Their southern Indian food is well-prepared and they offer a diverse selection of vegetarian options. We have been here a few times, and always try something different. Our faves: Gobi Manchurian, Chili Bajji, onion dosa w/chutney (comes out like a balloon). Nice service, low-key dining room. read more

Amm's Kitchen literally means Mother's Kitchen and that is what it is! I was here for my dinner and it was fabulous experience. They are very authentic about their south indian dishes. Food is spicy but just like it would have been in a south indian home. I was very happy to find an Indian place which does not have altered the taste of their food so much that it almost tastes like the chef has mouth ulcers and he can't tolerate the real spicy food. I have recommended this place to many people since then especially for south indian food like Dosa and Idli. read more

We ordered from here because we live extremely close and the pictures on grub hub all looked good. We got the malai kofta and the gohbi Manchurian. Listen, I didn't know vegetarian food could be so good. Everything is so flavorful and the consistency is just perfect. Like im the type of person that certain textures will gross me out, but this place is so good and I would highly recommend if you're looking for a flavorful, vegetarian meal read more

Best Indian in Cincinnati! Everything is so flavorful and fresh. Not greasy like some Indian places can be. You will not be disappointed

A friend of mine has been raving about Amma's for months now, specifically the Wednesday lunch buffet. Amma's, as I'm sure you know, is always vegetarian, but on Wednesday they go full Vegan. While I do love my veggies, I also want some protein, so my excitement was a little tempered by the knowledge that there would be NO animal products for me to rebuild my muscles on (muscles I wish I had :'(. Hopefully, I thought, they would use soy milk, tofu, nuts, etc. to add some polypeptides to the meal. Regardless, there's a given excitement I get when trying anything new, and especially when going out to eat at a place that was named one of the 10 best restaurants in the city by Cincinnati Magazine. It's a little out of the way, and the very unassuming location between a bank and a gas station sets a very low bar for the aesthetics. Inside, it's pretty well lit, with plenty of seating, and the buffet set up is in the back of the room in a little L shape. When we first arrived at about 1 I was surprised at how many people there were, the buffet was wrapped, and a number of items were emptied out on first pass. They did have a pretty good assortment though - two types of lentil soup (the one I tried had a deep brown color and a really great spice to it) plain brown rice, brown rice flavored with tomatoes and onions (making it pink), puffed whole wheat bread, steam riced cakes, eggplant curry, spinach and coconut milk uhh sautee, potatoes and garden vegetables curry, beets with diced onions and spices, deepfried lentil "donuts", stir-fried cauliflower in szechuan sauce. and then a little spread of cold condiments and "salad veggies" - cucumbers, iceberg lettuce, jalapenos, carrots, and the typical chutney and spreads (including a coconut milk rakhita sauce that was pretty impressive considering there was no yogurt). Additionally they offered a single dosa fresh made for every customer, spicy or regular. Everything had a little placard to explain what it contained, including flags for allergens. I don't have any food allergies, and very few dietary concerns, but I can really appreciate the level of concern they're showing to customers who do. The only problem I had? Nothing was really that amazing to me! Everything tasted good, literally everything. The soup, the flavored rice, the curries, the spinach sautee (god I do love me some spinach), nothing tasted bad. But nothing blew me away. Maybe it's because this was the buffet, but everything was coming out fresh and hot regularly, maybe their individual plates are closer to what I would enjoy... I would say that the spicy dosa was better than anything else they had on the buffet. But outside of that I didn't have a single bite that made me think "this is worth driving 20 minutes for," let alone "this is one of the best restaurants in the city!" The price was reasonable ($9/person), the service was... okay (one guy was running the whole front of the house, so while he was very friendly and trying hard there were issues with dishes and empty drinks), the food was refreshed quickly and warm, the to-order dosa came out fast, and it's definitely a unique dining option (don't see a lot of vegan buffets!). I really do respect the fact they're conscious of the dietary restrictions of their customers, and they manage to make some pretty tasty food despite those limitations. But all of that said... I'm not nearly as impressed as everyone else. I might have to try ordering off the menu, give this a re-evaluation. read more

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Do not be dissuaded by the neighborhood or Spartan appearance. The food is very good, and well priced. The employees, and it seems like a family business, are all gracious and accommodating. I'm grateful for this oasis in the middle of a food desert. read more

"Beets poriyal? Exotic!" - My Mom That's my mom's response to the question, "What should we say in the review?" She ate them for the meal, then ate more for dessert. This is not our first trip to Amma's and it won't be the last. Besides being all vegetarian, we love that everything on the lunch buffet changes every time we're here. And it's all good. Best Indian in Cincinnati? Absolutely. read more

Amma's Kitchen - Lunch buffet carnage - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Delicious, affordable, and great service! Came here on recommendation for a vegetarian menu. Got the dinner for two and wow did it expand our taste buds to south Asian food--might I add, without breaking the bank. Can't wait to go back for more. read more

Amma's Kitchen - All the masala you get with dinner for two. This doesn't capture the two courses prior, and the desert afterward! - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Honestly when I tasted the poongal, tears came to my eyes because it was just like my dad made it. Some dishes are spot on and others are just ok. But the value and authenticity you find when you get the buffet is superb. read more

Delicious vegetarian Indian food, good people, and they were all wearing masks! We tried multiple items. The saag was a bit too heavy on the cream, but the okra was probably the best I've tasted. read more

Amma's Kitchen was delicious! A friend who grew up in India recommended it, so I knew it was off to a promising start. The menu was huge with plenty of options. The server was great about answering questions and making recommendations. We started with the vegetable cutlet, which was tasty and came with a few different dipping options. We split two entrees -- aloo gobhi and the special vegetable curry. Both were delicious and perfect portions for leftovers. "Medium heat" was accurate. I noticed the sign about the vegan buffet on Wednesdays, and I'm excited for an excuse to go back to try that. read more

One of the best Vegitatian restaurants to go in cincinnati for awesome food. On Sundays they have more options on the buffet read more

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Hands-down -- by far the best Indian restaurant I have ever been to. The menu options are amazing, AND very vegan friendly. They take any food allergies very seriously. I go once a week for lunch (near work) and try something different each time, it's beyond delicious every time!!! If I lived closer, I would come for dinner also If you are vegan, this is a must go to place. My non-vegan co-workers love this place too. read more

If you want authentic food, this is one of the very few places in Cincinnati to go to. I asked for a specific potato item thats not on the menu, and yet they made it for me. It was fantastic. I highly recommend this place read more

Before our first trip to Amma's, we debated. Two family members didn't like it; ratings of Cincy's Indian restaurants put it in the top 10. Luckily the ratings were spot on. Amma's is not fancy but it is simply good. Our service was friendly and helpful. We shared the dinner special for 2, which was a great way to try some new things. We liked everything and loved the paneer butter masala and the dosas. The paneer was "lick the bowl good" according to my husband! Total was about $34 for enough food to feed at least three adults. There are many other items on the menu I'd like to try on another visit. Tip: if it is cold outside, try not to sit near the front door as there is a draft every time it opens. read more

Amma's Kitchen - The mains that are part of the dinner for two. - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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First time in Dayton looking for vegan Food, found the perfect place. Great food I loved it!

I will gladly sell my soul for the bread puffing. Ever have a life altering experience with food? Try this restaurant! Each and every item is item is made to perfection, and it's all vegetarian. They have a buffet with 16 items, salad, fruit, a 6/8 differing chutney and seasonings for the main courses, and a complementary dosa (like a crepe with mashed potato like filling). By far the best Indian food I have EVER eaten! read more

Not your typical Indian restaurant. This place had some different things on the menu than you would sweat other Indian places. I believe it is southern Indian so more tropical fruits. All vegetarian. Wednesdays the buffet is all vegan. Atmosphere is less than desirable. Very basic. Nothing special. But the food is great and the service is pretty good. read more

This is hands down the best Indian in Cincinnati. Be prepared - it's South Indian food, so if you're used to the North Indian you typically find in Cincinnati, you may not find the sauces as heavy, etc. I love this place! The food is fantastic, authentic, and super-fresh. It is all vegetarian. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because I think the atmosphere/location could be a bit better. However, a FANTASTIC meal. read more

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This is one of the best Indian restaurants in the city. Poorly vegetarian, but should not be avoided by meat eaters. The menu is different and more expansive than other Indian restaurants in the city which is great because you can try new things. We've been long time Indian restaurant goers and this feels like a brand new experience. The detail and depth of the food is also pretty amazing. Just try it!! read more