Always a good place for takeout. Looks like McCowan Rd. Now has different name? Same good food though.

Got the Roti & Omelette breakfast set which was great value. The roti was slightly moist from being below the omelette but was still decent. There was some flakiness in the crust & richness in the dough. The green chili & onion omelette was decent. The set had a coconut (?) dry dip which was very spicy. read more

Babu - Indian Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I was craving some butter chicken so I decided to grab some at Babu. I do agree with some of the other reviews that the customer service here is lacking, and they're a bit rude to be honest. I arrived and was the only one in the store, and waited a few minutes before they served me. I was literally standing at the counter ready to order, and this one server didn't even bother to look at me or greet me, and even walked by me a few times behind the counter. Finally, another server came out of the kitchen and I was finally served. While being served, another customer walked in, and the one server who didn't even want to acknowledge me, quickly served them... I ordered a small butter chicken ($7). The butter chicken was good, great flavours, and the pieces of chicken inside were big. I do find the portions a bit too small though for the price. At least it was good. Overall, the food is decent, but the customer service really needs work. I'm glad this is only a take-out place and I can just grab my food and go. read more

Babu - a bowl of stew with a spoon in it - Indian Near Me - Markham, Ontario

One of very few South Asian options in the northeastern part of town, this incarnation of Babu didn't impress me as the original on Sheppard in Scarborough. It's the sort of hit-and-miss place where some dishes satisfied me but others fell significantly short. Mutton kothu and chili chicken kothu are solid, but I didn't enjoy the mutton biryani at all. WHAT WE GOT: - Seafood kothu - Chili chicken kothu - Mutton kothu - Mutton briyani The 3 kothu combined cost a shade over $28. I got the briyani on a separate visit. WHAT WE LIKED: The kothu is made to order - and the chili chicken can hit the spot. WHAT WE DIDN'T Mutton biryani was kind of bland Seafood kothu was REALLY saucy Our boxes of kothu were mislabeled WHAT I'D GET NEXT I think I would stick with the Mutton kothu or chili chicken kothu. PARKING/ENTRANCE/DÉCOR/SEATING On the east side near McCowan of the Fresco plaza. There are several parking spots and even more if you don't mind a few extra steps to the grocery store. There's a limit during COVID as to how many people can go in. When you enter, there might be two cashiers and it can be a little bit confusing how you can order. There can be a lot of foot traffic with people getting a lot of snacks it seems, so I wouldn't recommend going in until you decide what you want to get. There are a lot of deals and discounts on the front door, but you might need to check menu pictures on Yelp to determine what you want specifically. DISH BY DISH Mutton Biryani: smells great but honestly tasted really bland. They make it in giant batches and it's possible that the seasoning just isn't evenly distributed and I got a bland portion but there are definitely better options for this dish. Kothu: conversely, this is made fresh to order and I really enjoyed it. The chili chicken kothu was naturally saucy which went well with this, but so was the seafood kothu - and some people definitely prefer their kothu dry. Mutton kothu WAS more dry and I enjoyed it. Solid dish. SERVICE AND WASHROOMS They are friendly enough. When paying, you'll have to specifically mention which deal from the front door you're asking for or they might not process it. Kothu dishes are made to order. It took around 15 minutes for them to make three kothu dishes for us. They ended up labelling the kothu wrong so double check if you are ordering for different people, especially if they have dietary restrictions. Biryani is premade and put in the warming trays. I didn't use the washroom here, so no comment. RATING SCALE 5: I'll be back and bringing friends, guaranteeing that they enjoy it, or it's on me! 4: I'll be back! 3: I'd try again on a special promo or deal 2: Only if a friend insisted or offered to treat... 1: Hard pass. They have a lot of deals plastered on their doors and window which basically entailed buying multiple and getting a ten to fifteen percent discount. This means I would never come here for takeout on my own since the dishes are pretty filling. read more

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I stopped by Babu for some dinner on a Monday night and it was fairly busy. This was my first time here but I've heard great things about this place (mainly that they give huge portions for a cheap price). There were 4-5 people in front of me in line but the line moved quite slowly. The main reason I'm giving this spot 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the slower service. What I thought was going to be a quick visit to pickup takeout ended up taking ~30 minutes (waiting in line and then ordering my food). We got 4 vegetable samosas, 4 mutton samosas, mutton curry, chicken biryani and another dish with a variety of curries that we let the server choose for us. He asked if we prefer spicy or non-spicy and we decided to go with spicy. All the dishes were incredibly flavourful and DEFINITELY spicy. If you're super sensitive to spice or have a lower spice tolerance, choose non-spicy options. Even though my mouth was on fire for most of the meal, I still thoroughly enjoyed each dish. I will definitely be visiting again to try out some new things! read more

Ordered: Idli Vada Masala Dosa Everything came with sambar, rasam and chutney. Delicious! Everything was freshly made and very authentic! Really enjoyed getting take out from Babu's! I normally go to the one on Sheppard and McCowan but accidentally placed an order here. Went for pick up and it was fairly busy. The flavours were definitely right! The value for money is crazy! 3 vada for $1.50..wow! It's always great to support a local business! Will come again COVID: 6 customers allowed in at a time and masks on. They have barriers up for partition. read more

Went back to Babu for cheap dinner options.. Sometimes you just want to veg out at home and eat in your PJ. Got the Half Meal ($4.50) taxes in!! Yes the receipt said they pay the tax for us :). Buttery Chicken with rice and veggie. The Buttery Chicken so nice and spicy! Hmmmm Yummmm When I said spicy, trust me is spicy! :) The rice is the long grain rice, a little harder than the usual Chinese rice I have.. but I have to say it is perfect with the sauce! BTW, why not 5 Star... My server was not too friendly, not too interested in my order..and just want to try to get rid of me! Not even a thank you or a smile... But I will still be back just for the food! read more

This is my go-to place when I'm craving for biryani! This is a take-out location; no tables for sitting at. Lunch special from 11am-2pm includes one rice, one meat, and two veggies for $5.50. After 2pm, you can get the same for just a dollar more. What a steal! The biryani is deliciously spiced, and the meats and veggies are heavily sauced JUST the way I like it. They also have a selection of small eats including mutton and veggie samosas, fish pattice, mutton roll, fish rolls, and a bunch of other things I have yet to try. The samosas can be hit or miss with freshness; sometimes crispy on the edges, sometimes chewier. The samosa's exterior isn't like many other samosas I've had in my experience. They're more bready. In the mutton and fish rolls, you'll often find a large half of an egg in them. Very flavourful, delicious combination of spices, very filling, and at only $1 a piece, you can have yourself a hearty carb-ful snack. Or a meal if you eat very little. In all the years I've been visiting this place, I've never had a bad experience. Staff are always ready to help you so you can be in and out in about five minutes! read more

Babu - Lunch special! Biryani rice, chilli chicken top left, channa top right, and cabbage in the middle. Delicious! - Indian Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I love getting take out from Babu if I'm having a night in. The food is inexpensive and delicious. It hits all the right spots when I'm craving something savoury with a strong flavour. Depending on what I get, my less than $10 order can last me multiple meals. My go-to order used to be the chicken biryani but I realized the flavour wasn't as strong as I like. My favourites now are the chicken kothu roti or the chili chicken kothu roti. It's so SO tasty and full of flavour. I can share one between my boyfriend and I. If I'm eating it by myself, lasts for multiple meals! I do enjoy spicy food so I asked for medium once (I almost died) so definitely try the mild first! I also like to get the yogurt salad to go along with my meal. The samosas and roti are also delicious. It can get busy in the evenings so I will usually call in advance to place my order right before I leave the house. I've been to Babu countless times and I've never had any issues. I would 100% recommend it. Try the chicken kothu roti! read more

My whole family absolutely loves this place. I loved it so much, I hate it served on my 16th birthday so all my friends could try the wonderful mutton rolls and fish patties. Upon walking in, I love how the place is so organized and looks like a bakery more than a regular takeout place. They serve a lot of fresh bread and even drinks. It's also amazing how great this place looks inside (quite nice) but has a super low price point! Honestly, I would like to stock up a few of these things for my freezer. Over the years, I've tried many different menu items. My very favourites include stuffed roti, fish patties, mutton rolls. However, I have noticed the quality to decrease. They change their recipes making the food not always consistently delicious. The most tragic was the changing of the fish patty wrappers. They used to be thin, like wonton wrappers and deep fried. Now, they are served in a thick, doughy wrapper that resembles a pizza pocket... I'm not even sure if its fried anymore. It looks completely different too since it is no longer bubbly looking. The new wrapper is too thick and takes away from the deliciously moist filling which also has less fish. Similarly, the mutton rolls also contain more potato. They used to have a lot more mutton!!! If the quality had not gone down, I would easily give this place a 5/5 review. Overall, I don't know of a better place that has it all (this place really is a one-stop shop) and at such a low price point. Therefore, this is a place I would continue going to and to try more menu items. read more

Decent place for South Indian types of food. Great and different types of food. They have meals, appetizers, sweets, drinks and more. But I really love about this place is that you can get a whole Lotta food for a cheap price!! I got 4 spring rolls, 4 samosas, 2 bondas, and a lunch meal (which fills 2 people) for all $12!!! How amazing is that?! The food is a little heavy so it could fill you up really quickly but it's definitely not too spicy. They are super Organized with having two separate lines where one is for short eats and one is the regular line where you can get lunches and dinners. They also have other types of things such as bakery items: bread, Curry bun, patties, and more! All the veggie stuff is separated from the meat stuff which I liked a lot! read more

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I'll be honest. I tend to avoid Indian food simply because I can't handle spice that well (as in not much), but the curry craving can be strong and this was the closest place to me to get super affordable butter chicken and samosas. It's in the same plaza as Freshco and all you gotta do is tell them what you want and they'll pack it up for you. Their samosas are super cheap with a dozen coming up to approximately $5. I also got their butter chicken which they scoop big portions of the chicken and some package. I'd say this place is alright. I love their mutton samosas and the butter chicken was also great, but I don't think there was enough flavour to it. I also found most of their food to be on the oily side. I will probably come back for their food because of the affordable prices, but maybe just stick to their samosas for now. Service was average. read more

Quality of food has definitely gone down over the years while prices have risen. If you are going to check it out, the chili chicken kothu roti is pretty good, but the samosas and patties have gone down hill and the poori is way too thick and over fried to be edible. read more

Babu - Exterior - Indian Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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We came here for some Indian takeout based on a recommendation from someone who lives in this neighborhood. All I can say is that we will never be back as there are far too many other Indian places that can run circles around Babu. The service was fine and the prices were fine but the food quality and quantity were completely unsatisfactory. We ordered 3 different curries - 2 large and 1 medium. It was not great tasting but acceptable. However, we noticed that the amount of meat between their large order and medium order was about the same (both chicken curries). The large portion was twice the price of the medium and container was about twice as big. However, the only difference is that the large container contained a lot more gravy (not much more meat). We also got about 2 dozen of their vegetable samosas. These were the worst tasting samosas we have ever had from an Indian place. The crust (egg roll wrapper type) was extremely chewy and tasted like it might have been re-fried or re-heated several times before several times before we purchased these. Very disappointed with the quality of their food. read more

The mutton kothu roti was really good and surprisingly filling given that it only comes in a one size aluminum container! Also got 4 samosas for a dollar which you really can't go wrong with for the price. This was my first visit to Babu, but not to long after I arrived, it got really busy! I was just happy that I placed my order before the herd of people came in waiting in line. This place seems a bit disorganized in terms of the ordering process because there are multiple employees that can take your order at both ends of the store, but for any newcomer it can be confusing since you won't know which cash register to go to, as there are no signs directing customers where to order to avoid building up traffic inside. Anyway, the food was delicious and the place was pretty easy to find off of Sheppard. I'll definitely be coming back to try their other dishes. Mutton Kothu Roti - $6.95 - 4/5 4 samosas - $1 - 5/5 Overall experience - 4/5 read more

Babu - Indian Near Me - Markham, Ontario

One could say that my reviews are somewhat one-sided, and in all honesty I probably wouldn't disagree. The reason why is because I have a tendency to only review things that sweep me off my feet, things that blow me out of the park, things that make me want to write about it to so others can share in the surreal moments. Well, it's happened again, and here I am drooling over my keyboard. The name is Babu Catering & Takeouts Bakery & Sweets. This take-out/delivery only restaurant brings warmth to my ora. I have not felt this compelled to drop a review since I ate at Pizzeria Libretto (221 Ossington, T.O.) One of the key selling points of Babu's is the exceptional spread. For a restaurant like this to offer so many fresh dishes along with tons of sweets and fresh baked goods is overwhelming. Overall the food is spicier than the average Indian food because of the Tamil style of cooking. I would recommend asking for moderately spicy dishes if you're sensitive to spicy style food, and do not be afraid to ask the staff, they are kind and helpful often letting you taste dishes before selecting. Babu's offers all kinds of dishes both Tamil and Indian. Dosais & sambars, various kothu roti's, malaysian noodles, roughly a dozen meat curries, a dozen veggie curries, and tons of other greats such as biryani, chili chicken and both tamil and Indian, just to name a few. They boast the largest menu of fresh food that I have veer seen, the list literally goes on and on. All the curries and dishes I've tried thus far are all outstanding, exploding with flavour and spice. In one section of the storefront you will find many classic vegetarian Tamil and Indian dishes such as: Dal makhni, kadhi, shahi paneer, mattar paneer, payasam, chutney, sambal just to name a few. The mushroom curry and channa is delish here as well. At any given time they have 6 different types of rice going and many variations of delicious and moist biryani. After conversing with staff members, I began to learn that the individuals in charge of the various types and styles of cuisine at Babu's have all been hand selected and some have even come from abroad to do what they do best. The tandoori chicken, seekh kababs, and chicken tikka are all cooked in a tandoor operated by an individual who has mastered the art of cooking in this clay contraption of magic. The gentlemen in charge of kothu roti's as well I'm told is the best of the best, when he gets to chopping up the meal there are pieces of egg, meat and roti flying everywhere. By eating the food here you will come to realize these chaps are bang on. So long story drastically short, this whole experience becomes even better when you go to pay. On average each dish costs roughly $3-4. Today I had a lunch take out container with 2 meats, 2 veggies and basmati rice + bottle water, $6.69. On other days I'll order a beef Kothu Roti w/ 2 pieces of chicken tikka + bottle water, $9.40. Did I mention the Kothu Roti feeds 3 people?? I could sit here and write about Babu's until my fingers go numb, this place is a must. Not only is the taste and quality of food outstanding, not only is it cheap as chips, but the Markham storefront is cleaner than clean. I feel a great sense of pride ordering food there because of how immaculate they keep the place. The restaurants I frequently go to for my Indian/Asian food fixes could not hold a candle to Babu's. The counter tops are all stainless steel and the venue has a sleek organized look to it. By far the cleanest venue I have ever ordered Indian or Tamil food from. A must for the food lover. Below is the hardest "Ideal Order" I have ever tried to draw up. Simply because there is too much to eat. Nonetheless, ordering the below will have you hooked. Ideal Order -Veggie/Chicken/Beef/Mutton Kothu Roti (feeds 3 ppl, very spicy) -Roast Mutton Curry (spicy) -Butter Chicken -Pakistani Biryani -Chicken Tikka or Tandoori Chicken -Naan read more

Babu - Mr. Kandiah Rajakulasingham (Babu) - Indian Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I walked in and saw directions for TWO doors, blue pill red pill scenario so I choose the left door which lead me inside closer towards the Drinks/Bakery/Snacks/Desserts which meant that I had took the LONG ROUTE having to walk back towards the right end where the Mains are. I have to say I love the setup of this place even though there are no seating at all but everything here is DISPLAYED in under heat lamps or warming trays almost like a buffet/cafeteria. There was clear glass separating the serving counters and the back KITCHEN so you can see everything that goes on in the open kitchen. It's somewhat disorganized though as if you are actually at a T&T trying to order meat at the Meat Department and they IGNORE the numeric system as I walked behind others wondering where the line begins and which patron I'm suppose to be behind. Actually it is exactly like ordering Meat/Fish at an Asian Grocery Store. Many of the items no longer have name descriptions on them so a GROUP of Cantonese people were asking the staff EVERYTHING and ANYTHING, and I had to do it too but the staff didn't look enthusiastic at all and completely lacked expression which I didn't mind but to other patrons it might hit them the WRONG way. Amazing value as I ordered a Tandoori Chicken Leg($2.95), 3pc Chicken Wing($1.25), 3pc Veg Samosa($0.99), Fish Patice($0.99), Ginger Beer($1.00). The receipt even says WE PAY YOUR APPLICABLE TAX! So what you see on the menu is what you pay. Tandoori Chicken Leg was good with Tandoori flavour noticeable but maybe I'm used to Chicken Leg being juicy, its a take-out place so I'm just being picky I guess. Wings tasted like a bit of Jamaican Jerk but it is definitely done in the Tandoor because it had a HOLE through each one. The Veg Samosa was OK too but its a bit mushy and soft on the inside as everything was mashed with less spices than I usually notice at other places, and also I like it when some places leave a piece or two of CHUNKY Potato as texture contrast. That's just a personally preference until I get more Indian food in me. The Fish Patice almost tasted the same as the Samosa, maybe they gave me Veg Patice instead and they might even have got it CONFUSED as there are no specific labels on that end of the counters. Ginger Beer was good and SPICY as it almost burned off my mouth and taste buds. It definitely took all the other spices away from the food and it's as if I had Raw Garlic which I'm a fan of. read more

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Mutton rolls and Kothu rotis is always good, sometimes too much potatoes in the roll and less mutton sometimes. But when it's served fresh, it's amazing and always taste good the next day! read more

Terrible service! They literally helped their own kind before assisting another ethnic individual even though your in a line to served! I even stated we were in line first they justed rolled their eyes at me.... People of other ethnicity be warned, they will treat you like shit at this location. Recommend going to another place! Zero stars but this app makes you give one...... read more

The best description of my experience would be that Babu is the fast food version of Indian food. There are plenty of ready-made food choices laid out under head lamps for you to choose from. Just point to what you want through the glass and it will be ladled out for you, bagged appropriately and a receipt number will be given to you to tell the cashier for payment. It is only for take out, there is no place to sit down so expect to grab your food and go somewhere else....like maybe your car. I would recommend the mutton curry if you like spice, and the paneer is always good choice also. If that isn't enough, pick up some veggie samosas at 4 pieces for $1. Their samosas are different than the usual, instead of the dough being fried to a hard crisp it retains more of a bread-like texture. Still delicious and well seasoned though. The only downside is that the none of food is hot enough (temperature wise), which is to be expected since the food isn't cooked fresh per order. So prepare of room temperature-ish food, or to heat it up yourself at home. read more

True Gem in this neighbourhood! Great Value! We had lunch special (rice, 1 meat item with 3 veggie options) for only $5.95 + Tax! Super delicious! the staff is very friendly! Definitely will come back! read more

Babu - Lunch Special - Indian Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I've been to this bakery / take out place on two occasions now. Was there today and disappointed again! The only reason I came back is because they have a lovely Sri Lankan bakery. The breads and stuffed buns are fresh and delicious. The stuffed veggie and mutton buns are tasty and spicy as expected. They also on occasion have buns with a sweet onion and boiled egg stuffing (called seeni sambol and egg buns) which are great for breakfast or a filling snack. A tint of sweet and sour. They're great. The reason I give this place a 2 / 5 is because their food take out side of the joint severely lacks quality. They give you a lot, yes. No complaints about portion or price here. You get a lot for the little amount paid. However, the food is very oily and salty, and doesn't seem fresh. Everything just floats in oil. It makes you feel bloated and thirsty for the rest of the day. They have a lot of variety but the quality of the food feels so "cheap fast food" like, it's a lousy option for a quality dinner takeout. So don't expect that. Might as well have McDonald's. Mutton biryani has chunks of lamb but all very fatty parts with little meat compared to lots of bone and lard. I've had much better at just about any other Indian restaurant or take out. I won't eat the takeout food here again and just stick to the bakery instead. read more

My visit was 6 pm on 27 Nov 2022 and I have lost the image and standard that Babu had maintained over the years. Its time to look for another South Asian restaurant around my home in Unionville. Mutton curry and Saambar was thin and watery with uncooked meat. The yellow dosas which are now 1.95 each have shrunk in size by 1/3. The Mutton Kuthu Roti didn't seem to have the classic babu flavor. Overall I was very disappointed with the direction Babu Markham has taken. Our family used to love the food here. Prices have shot through the roof on all products, so it seems we are being hit both from quality, size and prices. My masala dosa was requested as filling separate and they had put the filling with the Dosa, so a lack of attention to the order. Maybe because the server had airpods. One of the girls who looked after my order was wearing airpods all the time and was a bit rude when I joked with her about wearing and handling customers. Please do not visit the location since it is only now name with poor food quality read more

Good quality, consistently good food and service. Been here 4-5 times and have tried the kothu roti (spicy and wholesome!), biryani (the meat is juicy and the rice was awesome), the tandoori chicken (not coloured as other restaurants... But very flavourful). And guess what - the food is cheap! The service and the entire setup is quick and efficient. The place is ALWAYS crowded... But you will be in and out in 10 min. One tip - the bread that they bake in-house is really really good! read more

Babu - Kothu roti - Indian Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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We have been going to Babu for a long time and the quality has steadily decreased...today was the last straw. My hubby ordered dosa and instead of rice batter dosa we got wheat dosa! We live far away so didn't bother to drove back in. There have been incidents before where the food was spoiled or ordered had been mixed up and we have called and complained but nothing seems to have helped ... we will never go back here ! I would give 0 stars. read more

Very bad customer service. The people at the shop shall shoo you away without a second thought. The reported timing for the restaurant is till midnight, but the waiters out there start closing the place by 10 pm. Even if you reach at 10.10 pm (like I did), they behaved very rudely and tell you to get out. The food was available, but still they will not entertain you. May be the owners need to take a note and set the timings straight for the place. Misguided website and unprofessional staff. I shall always be away from this place from now. read more

We came here for dinner and got 2 mixed rice lunch combos ($5.45) and a milk hopper ($1). The total came out to $13, including tax, so highly affordable for 2 people. The combo came with biryani chicken rice, a choice of meat and 2 choices of vegetables. I chose the mutton as my meat and chose eggplant and spinach as my sides. For the other combo, we changed things up a bit and got chicken. I personally preferred the chicken over mutton. The mutton was more hard/dense. The flavour was good though. There wasn't much eggplant in my eggplant as 80% of it were onions, I was quite disappointed by that. The spinach was alright, it isn't how i would normally eat it and I found it to be too mushy. In the end, it was a lot of food and neither one of us were able to finish all of it. The hopper (appam) was like a crepe with this creamy coconut milk on the inside. It was my first time trying it and it was very good! I highly recommend. Service here was alright. The line moved quick, but they were a bit disorganized in the end as they lost our order number and weren't sure how much our order was. There was also a bit of a wait for our hopper. Overall, good food with large portions at an affordable price. I will come back to try their other menu items and for more hoppers! read more

Babu - Off their all day lunch combo menu, mixed rice with your choice of meat and 2 veg. ($5.45). I chose the mutton with spinach and eggplant. - Indian Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Went here yesturday after the renovation of the store for the first time. Ordered a mutton kottu, have to say was sub par. It was soggy and not as spicy. I had better here before. Maybe a one off will give them another shot. Place much smaller than before but very busy. read more

Babu is another resturant for quick take meal. Prices are a couple dollars more than Silver Spoon. The curries are very well done to perfection. Samosas are tasty as well. What I really enjoy eating on a regular basis is curry. I've had chicken Biryani at Babu. A few times and couldn't take it anymore. The chicken was always not well done. So then I tried mutton Biryani. It was good the first few times and then one morning i ordered mutton Biryani and there was just so much onions in there i couldn't eat it...just really bad.... What I like: Curries and samosas are amazing. What i don't like Biryani is not good. read more

Mostly order Idli + Vada from this place. Very professional staff. This place run by Sri Lankan Tamils so food tastes matches southern Tamilnadu flavours and style. They open at 9 for breakfast. It will be good if they can open a little early for breakfast. read more

Glad this place reopened. It has recently become my go to kothu roti place. Staff has always been really friendly. Recommend ordering items that are made to order. read more

My review has nothing to do with the food quality but it has got to do with business ethics. I ordered dosa from the menu, egg dosa and masala dosa. On the menu displayed it clearly showed 1.95 for egg dosa and 5.45 for masala dosa. However at checkout, he punched in 5.45 for both. WHen I asked about the price displayed, he said it was a pricing error and do not offer to correct them. This is not ethical and is wrong. There is no way to contact the owner or to raise this. Its not a big sum, but again, being a business, you need to be honest. This place is not. or at least the young man checking me out is not. I love the food btw. read more

OK I live right around the corner to this take out joint, so I drop in every now and then. It's really clean inside and everything is fresh, including all of their baked goods. You know it's clean when the kitchen has windows... I'll be honest with you that I don't really understand how to order anything here and I really don't know what the heck I'm eating, I just know it's tasty. The only menu item that I can pronounce is the lampri. This thing is only like 7 bucks and can last for 2-3 meals! Basically, they fill a massive banana leaf with the rice of your choice, then douse it with 5 or 6 of your choice of "curries". I have no idea what they are, so I just point and hope for the best! Then they add some fried fish and a boiled egg in the center, fold it up and then steam it! 7 bucks!!! My only gripe is that the menu items should be labelled a little better and their pricing system a little clearer. Other than that, no complaints here! read more

I've been to Babu's many times since they opened (which, by the way, is not anywhere close to the 20 years they claim - they're closer to 2 than 20, more like 5), and I have to say that their food is subpar. I don't even go to them for naans because they are so bad. Unfortunately, my family and I would keep dropping by since they're so close to FreshCo, but the food is just as bad or worse than we remember. The flat breads are not the way they're supposed to be (I won't go into comparisons of their naans and rotis) and their vegetable and chicken curries have the wrong spices in them in that they don't taste good. I don't know if it's because they have South Indian or Sri Lankan chefs but their North Indian is sub-par. If you're going to eat there, stick with South Indian / Sri Lankan dishes. Even though we're based in Unionville, my family and I will end up making our weekly Indian food pick-up run to Samosa King at McCowan and Finch or Mistaan at Victoria Park and McNicholl. That says it all as we hate crossing Steeles and we hate standing in long lines, which the former has. read more

Disappointed with Babu recently. I used to have better experiences and better food previously. My recent visit wasn't so pleasant. Their queue system doesn't make any sense. I went to get some take out for dinner. I had to line up once to order food and line up again to pay at a separate line up. It took a really long time just to get take out (I was there for 20-25min and it wasn't even that busy at the time). They seemed to serve people who weren't even in the line-up, how is that fair to people who are waiting in line. Food quality seemed to be going downhill as well. Overall, cheap take-out, just okay quality food, slow service; took a long time to get food and q system didn't make sense. I don't think it's worth the hassle. Likely won't come back here anymore. read more

I love dropping in to this place to try some new (for me) Sri Lankan dishes. The prices are very low but everything I've ever tried here has been absolutely delicious. The only thing I don't recommend is the samosas. I've had better ones. These are small and the dough is not flaky or crisp the way I usually like it. Babu has a huge variety to choose from. The smell is great the moment you walk in the door and the people there are friendly and efficient. Even when there's a big line up, you get in and out of there quickly. If this place were a little closer to me, I be in there all the time. read more

"please don't let this place be your lasting memory of Indian food" I always look for good Indian food. Markham has a large Indian population and I expected this to be with good and tasty given its fast food style concept Vs made to order almost. If you live anywhere in the area you'll notice the flyers they place in your mail about this place. Looks like good value, and good selection but when ordering take out from here I was less than impressed. Items were dry, flavourless, and made somewhat cheaply. The samosas were tiny, and had nearly nothing in them. Also, they charge a premium for the food they sell, ordered a staple, butter chicken, and didn't get anything even resembling that as an order. It was a really spicy curry with 3 pieces of chicken. Not authentic indian at all. Will I go here again? Sure if someone else is paying. read more

Hmm.... where to start.. Honestly.. I would never think I would try Babu... but one day running through yelp reviews and so on.., I had a craving to try biryani rice and omg.... I'm so glad I came across babuuu ;) !! Seriously guys... if you love spicy food... COME HERE AND TRY THEIR LUNCH SPECIAL .... I ordered butter chicken biryani rice and omgggggggggg sooooo delicious.... BUT SO SPICY... its so spicy that I couldn't take more than 3 spoons of rice/chicken every 15 minutes.. but seriously.. its so good.. the chicken is so soft and falls apart easily ... the rice is so yummy... the bad thing is i got a stomach ache afterwards.. Not sure if its the food or its from something else but... I will get it again! Because it's honestly so worth $5.... I had to split the rest of my lunch for dinner cause there was just TOO much... read more

Love it! Place is very clean. Staff very friendly and will let you sample anything. Food is amazing with large portions and inexpensive. I'll be back next time I'm in the area.. Great Indian restaurant, don't hesitate..! read more

Probably the shortest yet one of the most effective reviews I've written! The food here is fannnnnnnnnntastic! I love love love the samosas and 3 or 4 for $1..... game changer right there! So goooood the curry is so delicious you could eat like $10 worth not even joking! I don't even care that this place is a takeout place. I'll just order my food and eat in my car all day! I've also tried the lemon rice and yummmm. I've yet to try the other food as samosas are my life at babu. If I order other food I feel the samosas will be angry at me so samosas all day! Anyways the place smells like curry heaven and the other food looks amazing! Definitely give this place a try! read more