Completely authentic Indian vegetarian cuisine. I ordered paneer tikka masala and a madras coffee and was delighted with the portion size as well as overall quality. I will definitely hit this place again the next time I'm in San Jose. read more

Great food, I would definitely recommend this place for dinner or lunch. I choose this place for Mother's Day and we totally enjoyed the food and service and ambiance. read more

Chaat Bhavan Express - Indian Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Had an average experience here. I got a thali to go which comes with 2 veggies, I chose the paratha, kadhi, rice, raita, 2 desserts and a drink. Well they forgot to give us the drink and one of the desserts. Moreover, we had requested paneer for the veg and we got chhole instead. So we had chhole, dal making and kadhi. No veg. That was disappointing. I'd rather eat in at their full service restaurant and get what I paid for. read more

Chaat Bhavan Express - Thali - Indian Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Server cleaned tables (multiple of them) with patron's used napkins. Super gross and an obvious violation of county health code. I sent an e-mail to the restaurant with no reply, so sharing here. Visit was March 5, 2026 My message to them: I just visited your location on Lawrence Expressway and observed one of your servers repeatedly using patrons' used napkins to clean the tables without following up with proper sanitization. After I was seated at a table wiped down in this manner, I asked for him to clean the table, but he just moved me to another table, and then watched him wipe down the next table in the exact same way. While I am merely a patron, I have my ServSafe Certification and know that this is a gross violation of SCC DEH cleaning requirements (and is frankly just gross). As your employee would obviously have to have completed their ServSafe certification to work in food service, they should know this, as well. You have Clorox wipes sitting on the counter, so obviously you are aware of the cleaning requirements, but your employee is not following them. read more

Amazing service. The server was very polite and friendly. Had the veggie burger which was great. Mango lassi and chai were fantastic. Clean place read more

Sev puri- came with 7 puri for $8. Really tasty but hard to share. Came with a group of 4 and I unfortunately only got 1 so it wasn't worth it for me. If it came with 8, I would've been fine. With it if you're with less than 4 people Hyderabadi bagara baigan - this had 4 small eggplants and the sauce was delicious. I would get this again. Methi paratha - good but I could skip it. Overnight dal makhni with warqi paratha- this would good but could skip it because it was more like a soup. Garlic naan- got 2 orders and it was well made, crispy and chewy and not too thick packed with garlic. I'd get it again. Chana bhatura- this was tasty and loved the puff bread with it. Wouldn't mind getting this again. No pic of this since this was a later order. We were still hungry. Masala paneer frankie- really tasty wrap. I'd get this again. No pic of this also since this was a later order as well. Overall the Hyderabadi bagara baigan and masala paneer frankie were my favorites. read more

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Full chaat bhavan regular menu but in a smaller setting. I enjoy chaat bhavan food and never had issues with their regular restaurant menu. I tried their food at Fremont, Sunnyvale and Mountain View. Catering was a mixed experience though. Coming to this location, I was disappointed for the first time with their food. I got the bhel thali and quality of the curries was subpar. The paneer curry was literally water with a few sorry looking pieces of paneer and peas floating in it. The carrot halwa had enough sweetness to knock a person senseless and had a weird taste. Though the bhel was decent, it had a lot of nylon sev. We also got saag paneer and some naans and they didn't disappoint. read more

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From the outside, this looks like a well run, competent take out place and yes, many people were ordering take out with smiles on their faces, but my boyfriend and I decided to stay and eat in before heading back to SF. The presentation? Superb. The ambiance? Warm. Clean. The service (run by one impeccable professional) was excellent. The food? To the heavens! We were working with a dietary restriction here of no grains and to our delight, there were so many options even with a vegetarian menu. Everything we had was fresh, flavorful, the right amount of spice. We had a feast but didn't leave feeling groggy or weighed down. The saddest part? We couldn't fit in dessert but we did leave with some more takeout for our meals tomorrow. Definitely a place we'll return to. read more

Chaat Bhavan Express - Amritsari Saag Paneer, Dal Dhokli, Methi Poori (2 pcs), Makki Di Roti - Indian Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Good food. Quick service. Ordered chaat items - sev puri, dahi papdi, Chinese bhel, chole bhatura. Most items were good in terms of taste and presentation. My only personal preference would have been to have the sev puri much less sweet for Indian palette. I've always known Chinese bhel to be served a little cool, but this was warm. Tea was ok. Ambiance is also good. Navjot Singh was a good and pleasant host. Thanks. read more

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We visited the Mountain View location. We ordered a bunch of things for our small group including chaat items and some traditional fare. Everything was done well and tasty. Wait staff was excellent and very helpful. We went at lunchtime and it was very quiet and relaxing experience. read more

I ordered samosa,. Paneer pakora,mixed veg manchurian. Not tasty like before paneer pakora is very rough and dry, hard to chew manchurian is very sour (its good and tasty when i ordered a month before ) samosa smells bad overall i disappointed this time mint chutney also sour taste read more

Chaat Bhavan Express - Paneer pakora - Indian Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Really well prepared food. Seasonal (December) sweet corn soup was delicious. Want to try more of the menu. Had the Bombay tea, which was pretty good. And also their Bombay sandwich, also pretty good very well prepared. Spice was a little on the high side for me with respect to heat. But I also have a pretty low tolerance. I asked for some sweet chutney to balance the heat a bit and that helped. Wouldn't say it's super spicy, just more than I prefer. The fries that came with it were delicious they were very lightly battered very crispy. Menu seems to have a bit of a fusion element to it. All vegetarian. Inside is small but very nice. I would come back and try something else for sure. read more

I've always gone to Chaat Bhavan in Fremont whenever I craved Indian food, but since moving to Sunnyvale, I hadn't tried any new spots. I drive around Lawrence Expressway almost every day and kept noticing this location because the name looked so similar to the one in Fremont. I wasn't sure if it was the same company or just another restaurant with a similar name. Last weekend, I finally decided to give it a try -- and confirmed it's part of the same franchise with the same menu. The food quality was just as good as Fremont's, if not a bit tastier. I went right when they opened, so the service was excellent too. It's such a nice discovery that I can now enjoy the same delicious Indian food without having to drive 30 minutes from my new home. The seating area was bit small so I will go again when they open. read more

Had an amazing experience at Chat Bhavan Express today. specially impressed with service, great customer delight. - Archana read more

I'm not too sure what's "Express" about this place... The menu has plenty of items, it looked like a full size menu to us...almost a bit overwhelming if you ask me. Maybe it's the size of the venue? It was on the smaller side, not a whole lot of seating inside. Perhaps this venue is smaller than their other location. There were a lot of orders being picked up. No complaints: Tasty food, good service, clean and bright on the inside. The place was packed with Indian folks, so we knew the food was going to be good. #DesiEats ~ Aloo Methi Thali - 4.5/5 The Thali is a brilliant value. So much food on the plate. The potatoes were perfectly cooked with a ton of flavor without being greasy or soggy. ~ Bombay Pav Bhaji - 4/5 I didn't know there was an Indian dish that was eaten with a Bun. Very interesting... Mixed vegetables in Masala. Nice kick to it, without being overly spicy. ~ Rajouri Garden Chana Bhatura - 4/5 Very tasty Chickpea curry dish with Paratha. Not too spicy either. ~ Paneer Paratha - 4/5 Tasty paratha with a side of Onions, Lime Pickle and some sort of sauce. I need to come back several times to try more dishes on the menu! read more

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Found this while drinking by, decided to stop by. Food is great and clean. Gurpal singh is the best! Thank you. Will definitely go again. read more

The food is great. Very small place. The service is quick and decent price point for vegetarian food. Do try the vada pav.

Good vegetarian food in Bay Area and the service is excellent they recommend according to your taste and the ambience is decent for small to big groups. We had Thali and chole bhature so delicious. read more

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Best yummiest food! And very clean and fast. We just stopped by and now we just ate too much and ordering extra food to bring home! The BEST!!! read more

Fantastic service and excellent food. The whole staff is incredibly welcoming, warm, and accommodating. Super star treatment! Every dish was thoughtfully, promptly and deliciously served. They made a special family occasion even more memorable and we were so happy with everything. read more

Food - 1/10 - we were barely able to finish eating our order. Zero taste. Dripping in oil. Sad excuse for chaats (missing fillings, they just had chutney). Wait staff - rude - kept banging doors and rushing us. I regret being misled by the high star rating this place has. read more

Excellent food, all items we ordered were great! Service was very good, thank you Deep Singh :)

I was glad to have discovered the Sunnyvale location, as I'm a regular at the Fremont one. The quality is consistently great at both spots. My only minor gripe was being seated at the table near the entrance (at my own request) but I wish someone had checked in occasionally to see if I wanted to order more. I was planning to, but never got the chance since no one came by. Aside from that, the overall experience was wonderful. I'll definitely be back! read more

Tried the following items Tokri chat - it had chilled aalloo..felt like they just got it out of the freezer. Taste was good though Tika paneer - good Mooli parantha was on the menu but they did not have. Tried gobhi parantha instead. It was ok. I generally like crisp parantha. But it was very soft, and gobhi felt crunchy and undercooked Sprouts chaar - it was ok. Nothing too good. Not bad either read more

Medium spice, more portion, delicious taste. Would definitely recommend trying the sizzling panner tikka. read more

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Again my friend Gurjut surprised me with his mastery of spices and chaats from the subcontinent! Never get enough of their chanabathura and their makhluk cheese kulcha! read more

Went here on a Saturday evening with a party of 13. Ambiance was beautiful & spacious. Table was readily available. Food came out quickly. Food was fresh, flavorful & tasty. Paneer paranthas, paneer tikka, bhidi, sabudana vada, dahi bata puri all were goood. read more

Excellent corn cheese paratha and amul cheese pav bhaji. Pair it with masala chai on a rainy day and enjoy your fresh food.

Excellent food and very nice people! Quick service and delicious selection of Indian cuisine!

I've only ordered takeout, but their thalis are such an excellent value! Satisfying variety of mostly bean- or lentil-based dishes and the spice level is not too hot. My order is usually prepared fast and I appreciate that the chaas is included, love the cumin. I'm forever screening restaurant health inspector scores with Santa Clara County's "SCCDineOut" app and I appreciate that this restaurant maintains a high score (92/100 as of April 2024). read more

Good excellent food.Vegetarian thali is extremely good value with tasty dishes. Drink is included with the meal. read more

Excellent food and service. Had appetizers and chai. The Bombay Cutting Chai was authentic.

Chaat bhavan doesn't disappoint but I prefer the Sunnyvale/mountain view location due to more variety in the thali.

We came here on a weekend, hungry and tired. The food came out quick and was delicious! We ordered chilli paneer wrap, methi puri, spinach puri and bhindi masala. Everything tasted perfect! The restaurant has a small seating area so it may get challenging to find a seat during busy hours. They also accepted gift cards (when chaat bhavan Sunnyvale gave me a lot of trouble redeeming chaat bhavan gift cards!). I have also catered from this location and would highly recommend! read more

This is a great new location for Chaat Bhavan. We tried the Dahi Sev Puri, Aloo Tikki with Chana, Hara Bhara paratha and a bunch of other items. Everything tasted great. Our server was Mr. Gurupal Singh. He took good care of us. read more

The food here is exceptional.. Their Parathas are really tasty and soft. The curries also taste great! The prices are also reasonable.

I ordered methi aloo thali. It was so tasty and fresh. Great flavor, great portion size read more

We tried Thali and Pav Bhaji. Good decent food at reasonable price. Good service. Will visit again

I was invited to Chaat Bhavan Express a couple of days ago. We shared the tandoori paneer tikka, and pani puri. I ordered a paneer tikka wrap and masala chai for myself. Very yummy food. A couple of days later, I returned to try more. We had a Snack Combo with Dahi Papdi Chaat, and pani puri, plus a Chana bhatura. It was actually a lot of food and we ended taking leftovers home. There was a gourmet touch in the dahi papdi chaat with pomegranate, and the Chana had halved Cherry tomatoes. Nice touches. Again, the food was delicious but the thing I realized was that the atmosphere was very nice with silverware and proper dinnerware. There was jazz Muzak in the background - at the perfect volume too. Even the menus were fancy looking like at a classy sit-down restaurant. Quite the contrast to other fast-food and food truck Chaat places around here. And the prices were the same. Better yet the staff gentleman who served us was attentive and friendly. Wow. So while I will still usually go to the Chaat truck near me, I would recommend Chaat bhavan express for Chaat with friends and a sit-down experience in comfort and with friendly ambience. read more

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Wow. Delicious, fresh tasting food. I got the saag paneer thali, and every dish in it was fresh, light and tasty. Even the rice! Perfect spice level (not dumbed down for the white lady). Sometimes saag can taste overcooked and homogenized. Theirs seemed as though it had just been cooked, and I could taste all the ingredients. Also great service. Our server Gurkirat was polite and attentive and remembered that I wanted my tea after the meal. Gary welcomed us with namaste hands as we arrived. Calm and quiet atmosphere with pleasant decorations. Also, portions are more than I could eat in one sitting. We will be going here again. read more