My go to spot for homemade South Indian food.There specials are so low priced you will be amazed Lunch for two people -two plates of idli and bada combo-$7. Food and service was excellent which always is. read more

There are few restaurants that gives a great feeling even though the ambience is average and this one fit that well. The name, picture of JJ and overall decor brings some native feeling and DeJa'Vu moments. The restaurant has its private parking as you enter backside of another store/restaurant along Oak tree road. The interior is okay with lot of tables to dine in and then you can see they do have outdoor dining during warmer months. Staff is friendly and welcoming. As I got here was handed over the menu and seated. The have a robust menu with lot of platter options and ala carte. The Vegetarian options are definitely comparable to the non-Veg options. I ordered the Goat, Parotta and Kushka combo platter. The Seeraga samba Kuska tasted amazing and so is the parotta. The Sukka came with platter was amazing too. Definitely order their Biryani and their Appetizers you will not be disappointed. I also ordered pickup for Veg Kothu parotta and vada. Both of them tasted amazing as well. read more

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The breakfast buffet was well priced and all items were very tasty. The place isn't sophisticated or fancy but the food is home style and good. The service was excellent as well. read more

As I was at work ending a 10hr day I knew I needed to snag food. I was in the middle of great aroma as the Oak Tree center has amazing food, pastries all around. Just a couple hundred feet away settled in the back of building lays a gem hiding in plain sight. The Parotta with Chicken Curry took my taste buds for a spin! Perfect amount of spice served hot & ready! read more

This place is hidden from the street and you actually need to drive to a back of a parking lot to find it. Despite this the place was packed with local diners when we were there Saturday evening. The menu was quite expansive and filled with South Indian and Sri Lankan delights. The prices were fairly attractive. The offered selection included foods even I, who is well familiar with Indian kitchen, was not recognizing. The spicing was just right, not mouth burning on the one hand, and not milquetoast aimed at the average local American diner. The flavoring was pretty good, though I have had better in the region. The Parotas (known as Parathas in most of India) were awesome and reminded my very much of Malabar Parathas (if you are familiar with Yemenite Malawach there is a strong resemblance between the two). The fish combo was Good, but the Pomfrete fish curry was very boney and difficult to eat. The fried tilapia was pretty yummy. The Kushka rice was ok. My friend who ordered chicken curry got the curry but it contained mostly bones and barely any meat, but this was rectified after he made the staff aware of this. All in all the food was good. The Rava Dosa was a good portion and the person who ordered it was satisfied. The service was a bit choppy. Perhaps it was due to the influx of dinners at the same time. We were 4 diners and we had to wait for about 15 minutes after 3 of us already got our food, for the last diner to get theirs. By then our food was mostly cold. The ambience is very basis, like a Dhaba. It was no thrills dining, suitable for a popular whole-in-the-wall joint. It was clean but not a tablecloth dining establishment. The metal trays the food was served in were cool though. read more

This review is for the place ammas kitchen : Newark branch I don't know why it does not exist on yelp .If should and the other ammas kitchen franchise must consider closing this one down First of all , This place should not be called ammas kitchen . I dont think this name suits the food or service This place is an abomination in the name of food . One of the worst places I have been to. We ordered fish meal , gobi65, baby corn 65, onion Rava dosa , idle sambar , Vada sambar and filter coffee It took 1 hour for us to get the food after ordering . We were almost about to leave the place .They didn't have that much of a rush . Maybe they were understaffed Only good thing here was the menu which is enticing enough for you to order . All Food is inedible Gobi 65 was just fried gobi. I have had better gobi 65 with some flavor elsewhere Baby corn 65 had too much flavor to the extent that I could not taste the baby corn itself. Tasted like bhindi fry. Ridiculous Fish meal was very bad . Fish masala had to much salt . Felt like they gave me stale preserved fish from months ago . But at that point the damage was already done . I had already eaten 4-5 bites . And I was in a super hunger state . So even if I get food poisoning I thought I might as well eat at this point Sambar did not seem to have sambar masala . It was just daal . So basically dosa was bad Idli sambar and Vada sambar looked like dal.Having tasted the sambar I could not get myself to taste that The menu has selective good pics and I wonder if they even serve that here They missed giving the filter coffee till the end and they had the audacity to ask us if they missed serving anything At the end I felt like i was already scammed so I went to check if they are billing me correctly . Because at this point the food was not good and that's the only thing I had control over after being hungry for 2 hours . To my suprise that person missed adding 2 items to the bill . Given the bad level of food quality I kind of felt bad correcting it . When I went back to wash my hands I saw that they use canola oil . I don't think that's healthy .i don't think they use any flavors too . I think they just use canola oil and salt and sell old food for days . My honest advice if you didn't get it till now : Never go here . Even if your life depends on it read more

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I have ordered Take Away from here a couple of times and also tried their Banana Leaf meal recently, and overall the experience was pretty good. Most of items we tried tasted good. Service was not bad and definitely a good option for South Indian Cuisine in Edison. Decor and atmosphere is just average. read more

Amma's Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Always gotten take out from here and my go-to order is the fish fry (king fish/pomfret). The fish is lightly coated with spices and fried, reminiscent of something I had growing up. Pairs great with steaming white rice. I haven't tried their other fare but it's very pocket friendly and I know some people who swear by it. read more

Amma's Kitchen - King Fish Fry Special - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

We reached at 3PM for buffet lunch over weekend. The food was too chewy and hard especially the non veg starters chicken and fish. May be their ala carte is better option. But the taste didn't satisfy my buds at least. The vegetarian fair was better. read more

Love the food! Biryani is very much Karnataka style rather than andhra style. Chicken curry is awesome and with bones. Loved the medu vada and idly. Not much of an ambiance but very good food! read more

Amma's Kitchen - Vegetable Kothu Special Chicken Curry Special Egg Biryani - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Food was great, we had 8 people we all enjoyed the food. I hope they open up the outdoor area.

Very testy food reasonably priced too. Delivery should be free around 2 miles. They must tell or write, what kind of OIL they are using. This will help heath watcher too. read more

Visited the new ammas kitchen restaurant and we just loved it .. 5/5 overall :) Absolutely awesome food. Cheap and best . We love the breakfast combo and all items here ... Especially the chutneys . The red/ peanut chutneys were out of the world. Vada. Could be better . It was kinda hard .. chapati kuruma was good . Best was the breakfast combo and Ghee dosa .. . Amazing and fast service ... parking is a little smalll as compared with other restaurants . Overall a very good experience.. read more

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The waiters were judgy. Food was alright but I came for masala dosa. Not there. The place was a little dirty.

I started this review even before I tasted the food here. Seems strange right? Actually .....no for a change. We ordered idli (rice cakes) and medu vada. Medu comes from a Kannda word meaning soft and vada meaning fritters. The vada is made of black lentils. Spices and curry leaves. The 2 dishes are served with chutney and sambar. These south Indian delicacies are hard to find even in India for a $1 each. The have other dishes like the paratha for q dollar too. I'm not sure how the restaurant is making money and what the background is here other than I seeing the picture of Amma..Honorable late CM of TN...Jayalalitha, who has helped and served the people in state she served. I wouldn't be surprised if her foundation is subsidizing the process here. Don't worry, I did taste the food and they were good. Just make sure you eat it hot or get creative by converting the medu vada to dahi vada if you take it to go. Note that idli was voted the most healthiest breakfast. read more

Amma's Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

We went on a Saturday afternoon looking for dosas and found a buffet of mostly vegetarian South Indian vegetarian food. The place doesn't have much ambiance; but it was packed with families which made it kind of fun for people-watching. It was nice to able to sample a lot of dishes. There are tons of spots in this area, and I can't say how this one compares to others ... but it was good! Double-check the address before you go (it was incorrect in a few places). read more

A solid Indian spot with very good value for the cost. I tried the idly and they were a great value at $3 for 3 pieces with chutneys and sambar. Flavors were typical and above average. I also had the lunch chicken meal which included 2 chicken dishes with rice, bread, a few sides and a desert, almost like a Thali. Everything tasted very good and a great value. read more

Amma's Kitchen - Idly (3 pieces) - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Absolutely love Amma's, reminder of our time in India, great South Indian fare idlis dosas thali on a banana leaf. Loved the buffet too, delicious each dish! Fast paced, crowded restaurant with dining space available outside under a tent. Loved it! read more

Concept of Amma's Kitchen came from Tamilnadu, India when Jayalalita start this concept to provide good food at cheap price (especially to cater poor ), That's why price in India is always very minimal.. Same we're continue in Edison, NJ.. As both me and my wife enjoy South Indian food, we thought to give it a try.. Overall, very good experience.. Food was amazing and very authentic.. Also portion size was more than enough.. I personally enjoyed Veg combo meal and it's must try.. They have outside seating but we sit inside as it was cold .. so something to try if there is a nice weather .. Highly Recommended!! read more

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Wanted to love this place, looks really cute but the food was honestly so mid tier and not worth the price, could definitely get it cheaper somewhere else. Hopefully it was just an off day. Service was fine nothing special had to wait a little longer than expected for my food but that doesn't bother me. read more

This was one of our go to place when we craved for Tamil Nadu style food. It has always been hit or miss. No consistency in the flavor. Seafood please don't serve if it is stale. read more

food is bad quality and low value. chicken tikka for $23? it came in 4" bowl with 2 small cubes of chicken. tanrooi chicken was aweful. $4 for an order of paratha finally very poor customer service and food service. dont waste your money supporting this business. read more

I was extremely disappointed in the experience at this location of Amma's Kitchen. I cannot give this place a single star. In terms of the food, we only tried the parottas with chicken curry and goat curry. The parottas tasted stale, as if they had reheated frozen parottas and both curries were just salty with absolutely no flavor. In terms of the ambiance, the cleanliness was questionable. It is located in a plaza with a shared space with other vendors. There is dust all over the floor and the tables are "self clean." I saw a group of people leaving a table and it wasn't cleaned by anyone before another family sat down. In addition, there were countless people walking through the main area with onion bags and sacks of vegetables. The service was actually decent. I had no complaints about the workers there - they were pleasant and the food was out in a timely fashion. read more

Sorry but must say they food was not good!! Ordered the dosa/Sambar & an uttapam. The Sambar had no vegetables, wasn't even tangy, it was just not good! The uttapam, was raw, I tried a quarter piece & vomitted on the ride home!! It was very disturbing! Thought we would enjoy some Indian tea, tasters as though it was made at 8am & re-warmed a number of times! Definitely not a place we would go for South Indian food! read more

BEST South Indian food in NJ.We went here just before closing on a Saturday night.We weren't sure if they'd be a able to serve us,but they did with such warmth.They did not rush us at all. For the food....Everything in the menu was tempting .We ordered parotta with chicken curry,chicken pepper fry and chicken kothu. Chicken pepper fry-Perfectly spiced and delicious. Parotta with chicken curry-The parottas were absolute perfection.The chicken curry was one of the best i have had in a while. Chicken Kothu-It was very very tasty.It comes with chicken curry and raita. The food and the service here deserve 10 stars. This is a small fast food sort of place in a food court.So do not expect any fancy seating area and waiters. Definitely worth visiting. read more

Amma's Kitchen - Chicken Kothu Parotta - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Went for dinner on a Saturday. The location is in Edison, where we have many options for Indian food. My family likes Southern Indian cuisine so this place was it for us. We liked the food we tried (banana leaf). read more

Amma's Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Fantastic weekend buffet with numerous items for vegetarians and non vegetarians. Really enjoyed with family.

It is a very causal place . It's food is not costly and uses disposable cutlery. The service was good , the lady behind the counter was handling everything gracefully . The non veg dishes were really good. It is attached to the other chat joints . They should really get a better presentable restroom. read more

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The new location is tucked away at the back of the little plaza, it's roomy but by no means a fancy interior. It's simple and functional for a happy sit down. The girl was extremely polite and had to tell us they weren't doing meals which was what the Mrs had her heart set on, because it wasn't 12:00pm yet. We ordered chicken curry with paratha, a vada plate, masala dosa and a breakfast combo (dosa, idli, vada with sambar, coconut chutney, tomato chutney and peanut chutney. All the dipping chutneys especially the coconut was delicious and the sambar was the epitome of home cooking. We couldn't resist and ordered a fish meal to go since it was 11:40 by the time we were done. The curry was very good and although we brought it home, it would have been better to eat at the restaurant on the thali plate just for the experience. The fish pieces unfortunately were just the filets that you'd get in the frozen section but still very tasty. I'd prefer to try the goat or chicken next time. Definitely looking to go back and try the unlimited meals. Value for money is also excellent and can't be beat on taste. read more

Food was delicious the spices were blended with each dish so flavorfully that even though we were stuffed we wanted more. The dosa, tandoori chicken and the chicken tikka masala I could eat them daily. Their friendly staff provided great service explained the menu items that we were unsure of with a smile. The atmosphere of the restaurant doesn't feel like a restaurant it makes you feel like you're at a best friend's home having dinner with everyone enjoying conversations and great food. read more

This time it is BAD Food & Horrible Service Food smell & tastes Stale & Sour , A major dip in Quality, Pathetic Service - the lady taking orders at the front has bad bad attitude, Rude & Abusive, do not care what & how she is speaking .... Not sure if this is intentional to get rid of customers, have been observing this since last few months, initially thought she might be going through an odd day, however this is repetitive, you will Loose your customers the way you treat us, I prefer to take my Business to other place. You are not doing a favor or serving me Free , I am paying fr the food & you better behave well . I will avoid both your Old & New Location Thank you read more

Amazing spot. They have Indian cuisine from the Tamil regions of India. 1) The parotta with chicken curry was top notch. 10/10 2) The Tamil style goat biryani came with 2 sauces. 10/10 3) Chicken 65 was 10/10. 4) The mutton sukka was 9.5/10. read more

Service wasn't great. The food was ok. If I do go back I'll try the Thali. Expected more for South Indian food

I ordered idli sambhar and other things for my father and requested to make it with very little or no spice. During pick up i asked again, no spice right, he said yes mam no spice. Ate it 20 min later, my mouth was on fire and I'm comfortable with spice, my father is not. Drove all the way and took it back and said pls give me a non spicy sambhar. After some arguing he said okay. I tried it right there and it was exactly the same, except he watered it down. I also asked for yogurt to mild the sambhar down. I brought it home, mixed some yogurt and I noticed in the small bowl of sambhar, there were 3 red chilies. Which part of no spice, made him think I should add 3 chillies.??? Just be honest and say, we can't make it mild, take or leave it. I appreciate that more than misleading us. read more

amazing food very well seasoned biryani and very tender meat. very good deal regarding the buffet

I stopped in for lunch , the food was taken out of freezer in front of me, half warmed up This was a nightmare, I would not suggest this to anyone, from paratha to mutton curry everything was stale read more

Meals in banana leaf is worth for the feel and diversity of dishes. Individual dishes are decent but not amazing. Service is prompt and courteous. Ambience is alright. read more

Onion rava dosa and all the chutneys were great. Not a big fan of completely mashed potatoes in the masala dosa. Fish fry was tasty but fried in ground nut oil. Acquired taste, somewhat. read more

Recently tried AMMA's Kitchen new restaurant behind pooja hut in oak tree road. We were there for lunch and tried their unlimited food trial( we can order anything from their menu) this meal is served in a Banana leaf. We were served with starters mutton pepper fry, Goni 65, chicken 65, chicken fry all their starters were excellent and moderately spicy and brought my chennai memories. For the entree, we were served with mutton Thalapa katti Briyani and chicken Briyani. They also served us with fish fry and shrimp Masala they all were awesome. We also asked for 1 parotta and Dosa to taste those as well and they were excellent as well. Food was excellent and service was little slow but it was understandable that it is a new opening and they need to streamline things. Overall a great experience and good homely food in Oak tree road read more

Desi Galaxy (1700 Oak Tree Road location) is now the home of Amma's Kitchen, a South Indian (Tamil) restaurant with the best dosas in NJ. Get the dosas. This is the kinda place that makes you want to shout from the rooftops about. Among the endless strip mall highway that is Oak Tree Road, you'll now find Amma's Kitchen in Desi Galaxy (the one at 1700 Oak Tree Road). The menu mostly reflects that of Tamil / and Chettinad Indian cuisine: Malabar parottas, fish fry, chicken 65, sukka chicken, mutton curry, goat curry, or malabar fish curry. Biryanis: goat, mutton or chicken (thalapakati) Most recommended are their pillowly idlis, the perfectly crisp vada, the heavenly dosas with a flavorful masala, and delicious chutneys, or the sappadu when it's available (a thali meal served off a banana leaf). read more

Amma's Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Edison, New Jersey