Bukharaa is one of the better Indian restaurants in Gwinnett. I've been several times and it is an comfortably dark and cozy dining room with gracious servers. They have an extensive menu with items from different regions in India. Lots of traditional dishes and a few more unique ones. Be ready for a leisurely experience. They cook to order (which is a good thing!) so the meal can take awhile. Order some tasty appetizers to hold you over and enjoy the fabulous chutneys and relishes. They offer a Thali meal on weekdays except for Fridays & Saturdays due to the length of time it takes the chef to prepare. I did manage to talk my server into letting me order one on a Friday night before they got too busy. If you like it spicy be sure to let them know. The food tended to be on the mild side even when I asked for it to be spicy. I really enjoyed the lamb vindaloo the second time when I got it spicy like I wanted. read more

I've been to this place a couple of times for their $9 lunch buffet and I have not been disappointed. The dishes that they offer at lunch are delicious! There's not a huge variety but that's ok because everything is so flavorful and tasty. I especially love their naan bread. They come around with fresh, piping hot naan throughout your meal and it complements the different curries very well. read more

I really rely on reviews when we venture out, and unfortunately, this time we were let down. We came for lunch on a Saturday and were greeted warmly. There were a few occupied tables, but it was quiet. We were never offered menus, it was assumed we'd be having the buffet, which we intended, so that was fine. Our waiter was perhaps the owner, as he was very ebullient in recommending selections from the buffet. His lively instruction kept coming every few minutes, which was a bit too much for me. Especially considering I had already tasted a number of the items and I was much less enthused. For example, the butter chicken was a gigantic vat of bright orange sauce in which bobbed a number of scrawny, overcooked chicken legs. Chicken LEGS? Only legs? In Butter Chicken? How odd (and what I thought rather tasteless and rubbery.) The sauce, however, wasn't a total fail. It was tasty over the well-prepared rice. The goat curry? We found no goat, a bunch of bones and fat and gristle floating in a rather bland, greasy curry. The best dishes we tasted were the vegetarian offerings. The spicy lentils were as advertised, the pakoras were the best thing on the plate, and desert had better offerings than the mains. Our "waiter" kept checking in, and we kept telling him everything was fine, and yet he kept coming back again and again. Odd that we had to wait for the check, and when we got it I was really, really disappointed. That buffet was not work $13 a person. I can't imagine who would want to pay that, on a lovely Saturday afternoon, when I could've had a $12 meal someplace else that was cooked FOR ME and SERVED to ME directly, hot and fresh. Those two words were lacking from our lunch today, from the entire buffet itself, perhaps it was a bad day. Perhaps it's better to order off the menu. To me, there's just too much good, fresh, innovative cooking going on to waste a single meal, or dollar on half-baked renditions of solid classics. There is so much better out there. read more

Even im surprised how this place manged to get good reviews. I have been to this place twice till now for lunch buffet and for the price they serve decent varieties. But the quality is mediocre, both the veg and non veg appetizer's are cold and mix veg curry was bland. The only good dishes are chicken and goat curry. Last but not least desert was ok. Like someone mentioned I would go to Madras Chettinad which is few miles away and is lot better. read more

I had never been to an authentic Indian restaurant so I had high expectations when I finally got to try this place. My boyfriend and I waltzed in with this idea that we were going to love everything. The restaurant was pretty busy so we were glad we already had our orders in mind. So we ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala, the Chicken Vindaloo, a regular Naan, and a Mango Lassi. We munched on the complimentary papadum and 3 chutneys. Let me just say that we quickly realized that Indian food just isn't our thing. Chicken Tikka Masala: The first bite was alright, but as we ate more, the overly creamy tomato sauce became too much. The chicken was a bit dry for my liking. Chicken Vindaloo: We got it moderately spicey, but my mouth was burning up. Once again, the chicken was on the dry side. We honestly didn't love anything. It wasn't because the food was bad. There were many customers and people were constantly going in and out to pick up to-go orders. I really wish I could have said that I really enjoyed my first experience with Indian food, but I didn't even want to take the leftovers home. We did however love the naan and I really did like the Mango Lassi. The service was mediocre. The gentleman, who I'm guessing is the owner, was very friendly, but his wife was a bit abrupt and rude. She snapped at my boyfriend when he asked for our check...for the second time. She brought out a small sample bowl of the rice pudding to make up for it. I actually did enjoy this dessert, but overall, I didn't find anything to be outstanding. I don't think I'll be coming back, but for those of you who do enjoy Indian food, go ahead and give it a whirl! read more

Based on previous reviews in Yelp, I assumed this to be a decent enough restaurant to have a nice indian meal, but its a hyped up restaurant with below average food quality and over exaggerated prices, probably highest for such bad food in Alpharetta. PS: Yelp should get an option of Rating a place with "NO STAR". The lady at the restaurant is too arrogant and should be taught customer service or they will start loosing business soon. We ordered A la carte of panner tikka masala, dal makhani etc and when we informed her that the food was not good, she replies that you should leave the food and leave in that case. I want to save your time and money by recommending you to try some place else for atleast a decent indian cuisine rather than waste your palate here. read more

This is absolutely one of the worst Indian Restaurants I have been to in a while. Stopped here with family - wife, mom and 2 kids, for the lunch buffet on a weekday. Lights dim, food stale, one person working the reception, buffet and the tables. The chicken dishes tasted stale and chicken had lingering taste of being old. Besides the naan, everything looked dried up and cooked/heated multiple times. I was here at 2pm, so wasn't an early buffet, but wasn't late either as they are open till 4pm. The TV was blaring in the background with classic ultra-cheapo Bollywood music, which we requested to be turned off, and got angry look from the one-person super-person. All in all - bad experience. read more

Love everything about this place. I haven't visited this location for their dinner menu but a couple days out of the week, I work down the street from them so I've visited plenty of times and have enjoyed each visit. I tend to introduce a lot of my co-workers to their lunch buffet and everyone is very pleased with their first experience. Their lunch buffet is solid. My favorites are the tomato soup, fresh naan bread served at the table, the cubed homemade cheese dish with the tomato based sauce and their chicken options. With buffets is always hit or miss. Sometimes restaurants are not consistent but with every visit, Bukharaa is always consistent when it comes to their flavors, buffet menu options and freshness. Service is always a pleasure and the owner is extremely friendly. The entire restaurant is kept clean and tidy. Your water glass is always filled promptly and there are plenty of options to choose from at the buffet line. Their food is solid and their sauces are as good as they come. They are located in the Kroger shopping center at the corner of Medlock Bridge Rd. and McGinnis Ferry Rd. Will always look forward to visiting Bukharaa for lunch when working at our Johns Creek office! read more

Took hour for food to come out. It was a Tuesday night. Ordered THREE things. chicken tikka masala, garlic naan, and palak paneer. That's it. A couple that came in after us got their food before us and a party of seven that was there much before we got there got their food minutes after us, they didn't seem to have a problem with it. Understandable that sometimes things happen and things get backed up, but an hour? And what made it worse is that no one came to us to apologize for the wait or explain what was going on. So finally, the guy brings two plates and sets them down in front of us while asking "are you ready for the food?" like it was some kinda joke and we hadn't been waiting a ridiculously long time. I thought the food was ready to come out at the point....but nope. We waited another ten minutes. Alas the food comes out. Again, no apology or explanation. The chicken tikka masala is pretty good, creamy, not too spicy(medium), not too overbearing on the spices, tender chicken. The garlic naan had good texture and flavor, but it wasn't hot! It was lukewarm! At first the palak paneer was really good. I would say even better than lajawaabs. But then a few bites in I could taste that it was burnt. You could taste it you could smell it and if it weren't so dark you could probably see it too. And last but not least, the rice was not light and fluffy like rice should be. It was soggy and just not right.. A whole hour for this?!? I don't think so. I recommend lajawaab on ptree ind blv. Very small and not very busy but food is excellent and consistent and cheaper. Dont let the size and deserted ness scare you. Sweet family biz. Good service. Their garlic naan, tikka masala, and rice is excellent mmmmmmm read more

So after seeing all the great reviews on here I was excited about giving this place a try. I went in with the intention of trying out the buffet. When I looked at the buffet it didn't look appetizing so I decided to get so Etching off the menu instead. I ordered the meat samosas because I heard they were good. First of all I love samosas. I'm crazy about samosas but these were so disappointing. The samosas ( the shell was too thick and overfried and oily and the meat inside was flavorless and bland and to top it all off the meat tasted old). I was really disappointed because I had high hopes after reading these reviews. read more

The owner was really nice and we tried the buffet on Saturday. The food was flavorful, but wasn't fresh since they were about to close. They were missing my faves on the buffet: Saag Paneer, Samosa (ordered some separately; they were ok) and Lentil Soup. The korma pakora was good. Unfortunately, the naan ran out since the kitchen closed. They were kind though we were there beyond the closing time and suggested the rice pudding on the buffet before leaving (good). However, I will check some other spots before coming back. read more

Decent place. If you are from southern part of India you can ignore this place. I ordered chicken curry and tandoori roti. Curry is above average Just chicken with tomato sauce and the bread is decent. Ignore this pace if you have other options near by read more

Love love lovvvved the paneer tikka masala. Some of the best paneer I've ever had. Went for the buffet, which was great. They bring the naan directly to your table so it doesn't dry out under heat lamps. Would definitely come back here again if I lived closer. The waitstaff was awesome and friendly. My only complaint was that the women's bathroom was kind of dirty and one of the stalls was out of toilet paper. read more

We've been meaning to try this restaurant for awhile and we decided to come the other night. After our meal I'm glad I did! Once we walked in and sat down I felt like I stepped into a restaurant right in India. It was kinda dark in there too but added to making this place a hidden little gem/ "hole in the wall" golden eateries. I usually like coming to Indian restaurants with a larger group so i can try a bit of various dishes. It was not super busy when we went but service was very good. The husband and wife that runs the restaurant were both very attentive and ensured we were well taken care of and that our food needs were met. We started off with some vegetable samosas and the two that came out were huge. We also got the Chicken 65 and I loved it! Great portion too for an appetizer. After traveling to India last year I got hooked on that Chicken 65. I really like this restaurant's version because the chicken pieces were all well sized and it wasn't very heavy or greasy feeling since they were deep fried and dry like some of the other restaurants I've had it had. There was also a nice spiciness to it that creeped up the more I had the chicken pieces. It came with some yummy grilled onions and tasted great with some naan and curry that was recommended by the owner's wife. *mindblown* I will definitely be pairing that for future visits to any Indian restaurants. For our entrees we ordered the shrimp vindaloo (medium spice level), chicken tikka masala (medium spice level), rice, and naan. Wow! We loved all of it! Especially the shrimp vindaloo (we agreed it was the best we've had in Atlanta) and naan. Their naan was AMAZING!!! Seriously. It was pillows of goodness. The tikka masala was also creamy and good. Great flavor balance in both of our our curry dishes. We finished our meal with kheer (rice pudding) and it was sooooooo good! Again, seriously. I'm picky on my Indian desserts and this was on point. Creamy but not overly thick, perfectly balanced sweetness, and just plain good! Job well done and keep up the good work. read more

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had a to go order and sat in the parking lot for an hour waiting for it. the lady at the counter had an attitude for some reason. food was good I just wish they had better customer service read more

The best Indian restaurant I've been to in the Gwinnett area. The decor gave us some doubts when we first walked in, but as soon as the food started coming out, we were very pleased. The grilled chicken wings for appetizer were amazing. I'll have to order them every time I go. Naan was superb. Piping hot, crispy bottom, and moist inside. Rogan Joshi tasted great. My kid ate too much of it so I didn't get enough. I forgot the name of the dish my wife ordered, but it was very good, too. I ate most of hers since my kid ate most of mine. I'll come back again for sure. I'd give five stars, but I'm still not completely over the cheap looking decor... read more

As a white American, I'm not entirely sure sometimes what great Indian food is, which is why I typically stick with the Americanized dishes like Chiken Tikka Masala, veggie samosa and garlic naan. I've been to many Indian restaurants around, some good, some blah and some not so good. I base my review on service and consistently fresh food. I've been here on several occasions and everytime, I'm warmly welcomed and promptly attended to. I live about 15 minutes down from here and the food always gets home hot. I've also been here for their lunch buffet and for $7.99 you can't beat it :) read more

My family stopped in here because it was close to where we were staying, and it seemed like it had a lot of recent good reviews. Despite some of the other reviews on here about rudeness, we decided to give it a shot and had a wonderful experience. The people were nice, and took time to go over some of the menu choices with us. They had a fairly extensive menu, offering a variety of both meat and vegetarian dishes. They even had 6 different kinds of naan bread for you to order. We tried the garlic, cheese, and chicken naan. We liked them all! Next time we try the onion, bullet (spicy), and plain naan. . . They serve the meals family style, so you will get a dish of rice and a dish of entree, which was perfect for us, because we got 4 different dishes, and it made sharing and trying multiple things so much easier. Our family likes Indian cuisine, and this was a very solid offering that seemed to measure up as 'authentic'. Based on the variety of spices and flavor blends, it would be hard not to find a dozen things you would like to try, so narrowing down your choices becomes the hard part when eating here. We got the lentils, chick peas, chicken masala, and several orders of naan. Everything was great, and each dish had its own unique flavor. You know how sometimes you find that Indian restaurant were they use the same 4 spices for every dish? Not here. Unique flavor, and distinct separations between each dish. After our meal, we were pretty stuffed, so when they asked if we wanted dessert we had to pass. But that didn't stop one of the owners from delivering a small sample of their rice pudding to each of us. It added just that little bit of sweet, and was a great finish to a solid experience. I would have no trouble recommending this place to anyone who is looking for a solid Indian dining experience. in particular, those who are looking to try Indian food for the first time. This will give you a great variety of options and a good look into what Indian cuisine has to offer. read more

Omg the best. Event four children loved. Family run and owned. The best small family run business I know. Could advices , fresh fresh food and great service. read more

Bukharaa - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

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I'm vegan. I travel frequently for work and I'm often limited to salad or trail mix. It's rare that I can visit a restaurant and have much from the menu. To my delight, Bukhara not only has many vegan options - they also make substitutions so I can enjoy the specials! I get the veg thali - it is delicious and tastes like home cooking. I have also gone to the lunch buffet. It's actually two buffets - one veg and one nonveg. The veg buffet is about 2/3 vegan so I can stuff myself at lunch too. It's worth noting (for the omni readers of this review) that Bukhara keeps their meat buffet stocked with many chicken, lamb, and goat dishes. All those choices for $7.99 is insane. Vegan or not, this place is a bounty. You really should try it out. read more

First thing that stands out about this place is their lovely decor and hospitality. Bukhara, primarily is a North Indian food, which isn't too spicy like south-Indian dishes( I like both depending on what I'm in mood for). They really do make one of the best tandoori chicken and naan here(When you are here do ask for butter naan or garlic naan to go with your curry). Food here is delicious, spiced just right - not too hot, not too sweet. Their weekend lunch buffet is just $7.99 and it's pretty good deal considering you get to eat their best dishes for that price. Dinner is good too, we usually order non-veg thali or veg thali that comes with variety of meats cooked in kabob and curry style and vegetables. If I should point out something negative, they at times take longer to bring food out, especially when it's bit crowded. But then that's still not too bad, they are very polite and apologetic when that happens. Overall, I will definitely recommend this restaurant for anyone. We will keep going back. Four and half stars. read more

The food is always fantastic. Chicken curry is to die for. The staff is always friendly and helpful. This is my "go to" lunch place when I have a few extra minutes. read more

I AM NOT A VEGETARIAN... I don't know where to start. One of the best foods I have ever eaten. Period. From any ethnicity hands down this restaurant knows what they are doing. The owner, the lady taking care of customers; very nice and amicable. I would love to go again. I'm not a local though. Go try it. Thank me later!!! Best ever and I am very demanding with food. I can't say enough read more

Bukharaa - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

I love Indian food! I stopped by about 3 weeks ago for the lunch special and the food was everything I thought it would be. The meat and veggies were great but I loved the naan bread best, so soft, fresh and tasty! I will definitely be going back especially on those cold work week lunches. Keep up Bukhara!!! read more

Great consistent food. Awesome owners. Wonderful people. Our favorite Indian restaurant. Please stop by and try for yourself. You will not be disappointed. Our favorites are white chicken makhani and paneer shahi. They finish every meal with delicious rice pudding. Love this place. read more

I have been to Bukhara twice. First time for the pick-up delivery and the last time for dine-in. The place is ok in ambience. The food was pretty good. I liked there Dal Bukhara and Malai Kofta. This place serves pretty big sizes of Naan. I would definitely refer this place. I haven't tried their buffet, but heard mixed reviews about the buffet. It is good for small and large groups. The prices are fairly in the range. Overall 4/5 place to go. Do check out this place. read more

This place is great! The folks here know service from begining to end and the food is outstanding. Dining alone as I do when I travel for work you tend to feel neglected at most places, but not here. They cater to your every need to make sure ou feel right at home and they don't miss a beat. I ordered the lamb saag and it was very delicious with a nice spice level to it. But the star of the night for me was the naan, it was house made and very buttery. There was a nice crisp bottom while the rest was perfectly soft with just the right amount of chew. At the end of the meal they served a nice rice pudding to ballance everything out! If I find myself staying in this neighborhood again I will surley be back. read more

That's the rating for the buffet offered there..Not as tasty as the ordered menu. I had the weekend buffet for $12 Weekend Buffet here is a joke... Forget that... I ordered a to go Mutton gravy and naan, when I requested for more gravy and added I wouldn't mind less # of mutton pieces, the owner was so rude, asking me to pay another $15 for the second order! Wow, a little extra gravy for $15? They are becoming greedy and proud... read more

This is one of the best places to eat in Johns Creek. Authentic Indian - they don't tone down the spiciness for Westerners at all (unless you ask them to), which I love. The Channa Peshwari is one of my favorites. I've also had the Lamb Vindaloo which is equally delicious. They serve the entree with a choice of rice or naan - go with the naan! It's delicious and soaks up all the sauce nicely. The service is pretty good, though it can get busy. The lady who waitresses (one of the owners I assume) is such a sweetheart. It's a family business so it's nice to see them doing well. I highly recommend this place to anyone who likes Indian. For those who don't, this place will change your mind. read more

Holy hell was it spicy! I came here for dinner last week. My dad ordered extra hot chicken vindaloo, I ordered medium lamb rogan josh, and my boyfriend had medium chicken tikka masala. We were all mixing our dishes with the masala to cool our palettes. Don't get me wrong it was all delicious, including the Mango Lassi that our burning tongues forced us to order, but a word to the wise for those who dislike extremely spicy foods, go with the mild rogan josh and regular hot vindaloo. The medium chicken tikka wasn't too bad. Will be back! read more

This place is really nice inside, much nicer than expected after seeing the strip mall location. The staff was very nice and friendly. The food was great and we were all able to order everything as spicy as we wanted and since we all like the hot stuff we were pleased with the mouth burning experience. My girlfriend and I both had spicy vindaloo. Lamb for her and shrimp for me. Both were excellent and left us sweating a little by the finish. Good naan and we had a great appetizer sampler split with another couple that let the four of us get an idea of the offerings. We would definitely all go back. read more

I've only ever come here for lunch, so I can't speak to the menu offerings. I'd like to see more options/rotating options on the lunch buffet. The Indian lunch buffets along Windward put this one to shame, but this is the only game in this area of town. It opens at 11:30a, but don't expect food to be available on the buffet until 11:50a. I've lost count of the number of times I've sipped water for 20 minutes. For the price, it's ok. I'd give it five stars if they had food available when they opened and had a better selection, or at least one that rotated out. read more

Bukharaa has to be one of the best and most authentic Indian restaurants in the country, the food is always fresh and made to order. Myself and my wife frequently travel 30 miles (one way) to dine in this fabulous Indian restaurant. I am very familiar with authentic Indian food as I am from Ireland where Indian food is very popular. I would recommend Bukharaa to anyone. It also has a great atmosphere and we always go on our anniversary. from David and Caitlan O'Keeffe read more

Awesome Tikka-masala spiced to perfection. Very good and friendly service, even brought me complementary rice pudding. Only complaint is the garlic naan had too much garlic for me but other than that I was very impressed. I don't know if they have the fun Indian music videos playing all the time seemed like just a night time thing but it added a cool late evening atmosphere. I will make a point to go back next time I'm in town even if it's just for lunch. read more

Bukhara is one of the long standing restaurants in the area. I have been there quite a few times, and the quality of food at buffet has been consistently average. Good food but not lip smacking delicious. A la carte dinner food has better quality than buffet though. It feels like the place could use a facelift and extra helping hands. read more

We went for our anniversary. The atmosphere was pleasant. Food was tasty, price was reasonable and food came out on time. The owner was very friendly. Great experience. Will definitely come back soon. read more

Food is delicious but service is beyond amazing! I called for a pickup order and realized when I brought it home, the order was wrong. Upon calling them, they told me they would give me a whole new order on the house due to their error. So surprised and impressed. They really care about their customers! Will be supporting this restaurant monthly :) read more

This is a good Indian restaurant. The owners run the place themselves and are always good at taking care of the customers. Food choices are good. Love the lunch buffet which I have tried on several occasions. read more

The words "indian lunch buffet" actually terrify me however I found myself here with a few of my co-workers and really enjoyed it The staff was so helpful - I am lost when it comes to indian food and they steered me to the right choices for a beginner. The food is prepared fresh daily and it was delicious! Will definitely have to go back again soon. Nan nan nan I love nan (spelling?) read more

Good quality NORTH Indian food..if u don't mind it mild for lunch buffet; 'mom & POP' spot that it rated fairly high..excellent menu @ dinner. I'm Indian & I haven't had this in such a long time (b/c I live in w.ky) so came over to check it out while on vaca & it was decent. Apparently they have champagne on the weekends w/ brunch..a classy Indian cuisine which sets the bar high. read more