This place is fantastic! Went during a busy Saturday night (with 2 kids!) and they were so very kind to us and our children who may or may not have been screaming just a little bit. :) Ordered the Honey Butter Masala (chicken), Korma Sauce (Lamb), Masala Dosa, Garlic Naan, and a Masala Chai...and it was all perfect. Truly loved this food! read more

Ordered a little bit of everything to get the full experience--and honestly, the rice stole the show. Fluffy, flavorful, and they don't skimp on portions. The crepe missed the mark--overcooked to the point of being burnt. I've definitely had better. That said, the sauces it came with were solid. The two entrees that I ordered to be HOT were not spicy at all, which was a bit disappointing. Overall, it was fine--but not quite enough to pull me back for round two. read more

I have no idea how I have lived in the erea for over 12years and have never been here. Was at the bin store and saw this place and I im so glad that we did. The restaurant was very clean. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. I ordered the honey butter chicken marsala with cheese nan and my mother got a spinach cashew sauce with chicken I can not remember the name. Also got the garlic nan. Bolth of these dishes were amazing. You know that they make every dish fresh becasue took about 15min but it was well worth the wait. I also ordered one of their curry/ marsala tea. Iv never has anything like it. Was verry good. Would definitely ordered the drink agen. The staff was on it. Checked on us multiple times making sure our dinning experience was top notch. 5 out of 5. Would give them 10 if I could. They definitely have a regular know. Thank you. read more

Arusuvai Kitchen - Amazing food! The honey butter masala was out of this world! - Indian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

This restaurant was so excellent in every single way. First and most importantly, the food was absolutely delicious, well spiced, complex and interesting. What drew me here is the specialization in Tamil Nadu regional cuisine. My husband and I started with the Kothu parotta, a popular South Indian street food, in Tamil Nadu, made by shredding and stir-frying flaky parottas with spices, onions, tomatoes and ordered it at the highest spice level. We were the first customers at the restaurant and it took a little while to prepare and as soon as it came out we knew it would be good. It was clearly so fresh. It had so many flavors in it and I loved the flavors together with the curry leaves on top. Both my husband and I LOVED the texture of the dish. The texture and the banana leaf on the plate reminded us a little of Puerto Rican Pasteles in banana leaves which we love. I have been craving this Kothu Parotta for the past 6 days since having it! It came with salna- a side sauce also typical in Tamil Nadu. I enjoyed pouring it on the Kothu parotta. They also serve flakey Parotta that's not shredded and stir fried with spices but just served with the salna side sauce. But for our second dish we wanted to try something different and went with the Pan Roast Eggplant Masala, also at the highest spice level. The eggplant masala dish came out quicker than the first dish but was also clearly very fresh and done so perfectly. The eggplant was cooked so well, with a char flavor outside and perfect softness inside and the sauce was so delicious. The highest spice level for this dish was less spicy than the prior but super flavorful regardless. The place got filled up fast by this time. To end our meal we ordered the Sukku Coffee, which doesn't actually have coffee. It is a caffeine-free herbal drink, more like tea made from ginger (sukku), coriander seeds , black pepper and a sweetner. The drink is naturally dairy free. It took a long time for it to come out but given the freshness of everything we realized that just means they are making it completely form scratch on the spot- and when we tasted it we knew we were right- it was clear the ginger and spices were processed to order. It was served hot and was delicious, very ginger forward. Beyond the food, the service was attentive, the staff smiled at us a few times which felt nice, the place felt very clean with a clean bathroom. I really can't wait to go back and try more here and will absulutly proiritze this at future visits in Phoenix. I don't typically repeat restaurants when visiting cities I don't live in unless I find them to be very special and find that they enrich me with new expriences and cuisines I haven't tried. All of the dishes we tried were naturally egg free and dairy free and the restaurant was very good at communicating regarding this both by Instagram before the visit and during the visit so I definitely would recommend this place for vegan, vegetarian etc. I tend to reserve 5 stars for a limited amount of places but this place is an easy 5 star for me. My general rating system: 1 star: I would stay away 2 stars: Has some good things about it but I generally don't recommend. 3 stars: Pretty good. I wouldn't go out of my way to go back but a decent place 4 stars: Great place. I would go back. 5 stars: I highly recommend stopping whatever you are doing and making plans to try it out! An Evie favorite! read more

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Small restaurant with wide variety of Indian dishes. Service was impeccable and food flavorful and delicious. Waiter gave us a helpful run down on dishes we weren't familiar with and asked about what level of spiciness we preferred. Curries were amazing as were the veggie samosas. Yummy!! read more

We ordered the masala dosa (they very kindly split the batter so that we could have two), the Chetinnad chicken curry and the Rogan Josh. Everything tasted amazing! No notes. By far the best Indian restaurant I have tried in AZ! We got everything with mild spice and it was the perfect combination of heat and taste. The staff were attentive and the portions were generous. Will definitely come back for more. read more

Arusuvai Kitchen - Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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The food is authentic and wonderful! The server made wonderful recommendations. We tried a bunch of new things tonight. It was reasonably priced. They offered a lot of variety. I noticed a lot of vegetarian options. There are several varieties of proteins to choose from. I wish it was a larger restaurant because it's so good. I think it's going to be very popular. It's a casual attire place. Anyone will feel welcome. read more

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Very friendly and good customer service. They checked on us, how's the food etc. we are new to South India cuisine and the waitress explained things very well. They gave us a different curry on the house coz I didn't realize the one I chose was kinda on the sweet side. Thank you and very appreciated! I think it's gonna help a lot if pictures provided on every menu listed (people like me and my friend not familiar with Indian menu ). We spent a bit time on google image hehehe We'll be back to try different dishes. read more

I'd say this was a 4.7. Very authentic in all the ways. The best part was this tasted like genuine Indian food. Not Americanized Indian food. They were quick and rather full of Indian customers which is always a good sign! read more

Food portions are share able sizes and everything we ordered was delicious. The Tandoori chicken takes a little while longer to cook ~20 min, but we'll worth it with a good longer marinade making every bite flavorful. The staff were also nice, and I believe it was the owner and staff that checked in on us to check if the food was to our liking. It is a little smaller with Indian music playing in the background, but the food is what will bring us back. read more

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Food was served warm. Presentation was very nice. The waiter was knowledgeable and helpful. A very good special to try different dishes. It would be nice to have more than 1 choice. I will return. read more

Food was delicious! We had Chilli Paneer- nice heat served with onion & peppers in the sauce, Veg Medley- flavorful creamy sauce, Dal Makhani- nice combination of the beans in a nicely spiced sauce & Masala Dosa- fresh & flavorful sauce accompaniments. Will definitely return on our next return to the area. read more

Everything about this place and my experience was a 10. The food was made to order and the wait time for it was quick. My friend and I ordered samosa appetizer and the masala fries. Samosa was super good we took that home and ate it as leftovers. The masala fries were crispy and had a nice flavor. For our entrees we ordered the honey butter chicken masala the flavor was outstanding and unique, then the aloo gobi and both were medium heat which was good. Good serving sizes and overall would recommend to anyone who wants good authentic food for a good price! read more

Arusuvai Kitchen - Veg Samosa and Masala Fries - Indian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Great lunch special, cool ambiance, Indian music videos on the tv and a great beer selection. Was a perfect place to grab lunch and bias is right there so you can get groceries too. Nice folks read more

Indian restaurant located in Mesa. We took takeout. Dining room is small and simply decorated. Not a lot of fancy decor. Food was prepared quickly. Packaging was good. I thought the malai kofta were good but a bit big and dry and the palak paneer was tasty and not too thin. The aloo gobi was tasty but a little oily. Biggest complaint was the garlic naan appeared to be made with jarlic and not fresh garlic. I will probably try them again because the restaurant is quite close to my work. read more

I give 5 stars for an astounding rendition of a tried and true formula. I also award five stars for a new concept that is really well done Arusuvai Kitchen satisfies the latter requirement . I'm not a connoisseur of Indian cuisine, but I know what I like and that food is really good. I'm gonna go by there soon I'm sure and get some morefood from them I had veggie eggrolls and the guy recommended something I don't remember what it was but I'll look on the menu and tell you about it later it was really good The sauces were of a delicious combination of spices and Ancient Magic. Oh yeah I really really enjoyed that place and I think it's a it a worthwhile replacement to the beloved China express that we recently lost. I'm going to get an education in Indian Food from these fine people. read more

Amazing customer service. The food was awesome. We needed assistance in understanding the food choices and the servers were most helpful. Thank you read more

Flavors good but there was barely any chicken in the entree. Maybe 7 small pieces of chicken. The nan was tasty but that's hard to mess up.

Authentic Tasty Food. Good Service. Will go again. . . . . Authentic Tasty Food. Good Service. Will go again. read more

This place literally reminds me of home, normally most indian restaurants are north indian, although tasty, there is a whole other cuisine that we tend to neglect, its beyond the butter chickens and tikka masala. South indian food!! a whole new level of authentic, comfort and flavorful soul food. This place nails it in the center, do try chicken varutha kolambu, chilli chicken, onion pakoda, malabar parotta and paal parotta(desert) read more

We walked in late after visiting the children's museum like 15 min before closing they were so nice and did not rush at all we had three hungry kids made sure their food came out first food was delicious I usually prefer sambar over rasam but it was so good i finished mine and kids! read more

Wonderful food and service. Our second meal here and we will return! Large portions for the price and Pavan knows his menu! Chetinad vegetable curry and layered bread was a great combination. So many vegetable options! read more

It's been a very long time to see such a wide varieties of menu from down south of Tamilnadu . Not only the menu but the taste as well. The chef's from Nagercoil has brought out the flavors of Salna, parotta ( very happy to taste a handmade) , kothu parotta , mutta lappa ( 6 yrs before ate in India) , the most tastiest and flavorful Mutton thalapakatu briyani, juicy chicken 65. You can for sure go here for that authentic tasty down south of Tamilnadu Seeraga samba Briyani which you rarely get it in anywhere in Arizona and the Salna which elevates the taste of any parotta dishes it accompanies . The idiyapam and mutton stew is delicious as well. The Noodles we ordered bring our memory of our street food taste in Chennai . Kudos to the Pavan who is very detail in helping to pick the order and Surendar a lovely owner to go every desk and take a personal care. We will surely coming back to this restaurant as they use to change the menu now and then. All the very best to maintain the consistency. read more

not my FIRST recommendation for that area, nor is it really the biggest bang for your buck. You can definitely find more cheaper places with better tasting food. read more

Loved the sambar! Masala dosa was very good, I could have used chopped bits of curry leaf as well as it mashed up in the masala. Masala fries were good but I thought it could have been spicier (to be fair though, I'm comparing it to masala fries I had in Mumbai). Definitely recommend giving this place a try! They've only been open a month and I expect it will be very busy soon! read more

Arusuvai Kitchen - Masala dosa - Indian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Very small seating area so had to wait very long despite there not being too many customers. They seemed understaffed as they forgot to bring some items and needed multiple reminders. Food was oily/creamy while taste was nothing great. I wouldn't go there often. read more

Food was amazing!!! We got the lunch special with chicken chettinad and chicken biryani. Everything was great! Will definitely go back!

Good service. The staff is very helpful and friendly. They are very eager to make your meal comfortable. The food was great, my group had the chicken korma and the lamb curry, which was on weekend special. The dosa is a large fried, tortilla-like batter served with sauces which were varied and unique to try. The prices are to be expected from a new small business, so be aware of that ($10-$20). I do recommend for a new Indian place in the area! read more

Arusuvai Kitchen - The plain dosa - Indian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Great food and service. We had a masala dosa, veggie biryani gobi Manchurian. All were top notch!

We decided to try this place on a Friday evening. Let me begin by saying the food is delicious and authentic. We ordered medu wada and onion pakora- both were as good as ones we make at home or in some of the best Indian restaurants in India. For entree we ordered the veg version of the chettinad curry - this was truly delicious and authentic and brought back memories of my travels in S India. We also got the veg biryani and a masala dosa. All of them were really good. Highly recommended is you are into good S Indian food. I ll be visiting many more times read more