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Chaat Bhavan - Sunnyvale

3.8 (1.7k reviews)
ModerateIndian, Vegetarian, Vegan
Open • 10:30 am - 10:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
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Garlic Naan
Aswad K.

Even though the place was packed and plenty of waiting, we got our table quickly. This was our first dinner time visit (been here several times for snacks and chai). Orders were taken quickly and appetiser arrived immediately. Sabudana vada were a little on the small ish size for just 2 per order. Everything else was fabulous - kofta was soft and curry was nutty and creamy. Daal makhani 24 h was mind blowing. Naans tend to be little bit on a thicker side here. Roti were soft and hot. Noodles though not really hakka style, tasted really good with chili garlic, hot sauce taste. Chai was hot and perfect! All in all good vegetarian food one stop shop for to snacks, chaat items and family dinner.

Katori chaat
Apex S.

So good! When we dined in, we ordered: - the chaat combo which included two chaats of your choice along with a beverage of your choice plus papad. We got the hara bhara bhel and the sev batata dahi puri along with a chai - methi poori with aloo bhaji While the chaats were great, we were blown away by the methi poori and aloo bhaji. We inhaled the dish so no photo! I've never had it elsewhere but I wish other restaurants would serve this tasty dish. One star off for their service. They sat us in a corner and no one came to take our order. I flagged someone down and even then it took them a while to send someone and no one acknowledged the long wait.

House Thali
Bindu A.

It has been a while since we visited Chaat Bhavan. Bhel thali used to be a default order on most visits earlier. This time I ordered regular thali. So underwhelmed with the items on the thali. Except for dal and dal makhani, not a single item tasted good. Previously we used to see khadi/chole/paneer dishes on the thali. The rest two curries were aalo stir fry and another aalo curry. There was a halwa and another namesake dessert, seemed like diluted version of rabdi with nothing in there. Completely disappointed with this when I was hoping to eat their nostalgic thali. Samosa chaat too lacked chole. Disproportionally more samosa than chole.

Pretty tasty and delicious Indian food, all three dishes are great, will definitely come back and order again, the best okra.

Interior
Ranjan P.

Whoa, I'm a sucker for anything methi--and this place does not eff around: they have methi roti and methi parotha and methi this and more methi thrown around. Bring it on, because I cannot get enough. That flavor of slightly bitter and savory with a tangy underbite to it. Such a delicacy. Mean. It's everything. That was easily my favorite thing we gotZ: leavened what paratha with methi. If I could ask them for anthing, it would be to tone down the other spices in it and let the pure methi shine. But it's a minor quibble and no biggie. We loved their pani puri and bata puri--with fgarbanzo beans, potatoes, yogurt, tamarind chutney and cilantro water ... Wow. If my mouth was bigger, I could pop the entire thing in my mouth, as it's meant to be eaten--and as my husband does it. In my case, it falls apart on the plate and I resort to scooping up the rest. But it all tastes fire. The sabudana kichdi is an incredible take on what my Mom used to make: and they put attention to detail with curry leaves and peanuts with vagar. Savory and complex without a ton of chillis floating in it. The ambience is sooooo beautiful, so warm and comforting, much like their other locations and far far away from a dive and a typical chaat place. What a helluva treat this is, and if onlynit was close to my home. The customer service also bomb, warm and friendly, effiicient. The prices excellent. No gouging going on here.

Udyot K.

Heard a lot about chaat Bhavan and decided to give a try. Service was pretty good and servers were attentive and quick. Place was clean, and organized. Now coming to food, ordered dahi batata chaat (very good), hara bhara bhel (average), veg lollypop (pretty good) and a sandwich (average). Overall food was ok but I have had better in the Bay Area.

Chana samosa
Pranathi B.

I have been here more times than I care to admit. Catered almost 3-4 times as well. Food used to be excellent, this was the gold standard to compare against other restaurants. But over the years the quality has fallen down. I catered for an office event as well and it ended up being disastrous. Our most recent dining experience was literally eye opening to make us realize this place wasn't what it used to be. I have a hunch that their best/star chef keeps moving to their newest location leaving behind the other branches with recipes which the cooks can barely replicate. Anyway, this time we got Chana batura, chole kulcha, Chana samosa and, just for kicks, Hakka noodles. The dishes were bland across the board and the Hakka noodles were floating in oil.

Chole Bhatura
Sangeeta P.

I was craving Chole Bhatura and found this place close by on Uber Eats. I compared the price for the same dish at a couple of other places and this place seemed reasonable. The place is in a small strip mall in Sunnyvale and has ample parking, when I went to pick up the food, it was later in the afternoon and it was not too crowded. This place is vegetarian and has an extensive menu - chaat and regular dishes. You can ask for spicy or not spicy and I picked spicy and boy was it spicy! I got a good size container of chaat and 2 bhaturas. I asked for some mint and tamarind chutney and they gave me 2 small containers without any question. I was prepared to pay but didn't need to. There is only inside seating and the place was not full. The tables are well spaced out and service was prompt. My food was ready when I got there and it was piping hot. The bhatura itself was soft and chewy and the chole was very tasty but watch out if you ask for spicy, it may be too spicy for some people to handle. It was too spicy for me but I still enjoyed the food. Looking forward to exploring their menu more!

Dianna H.

Stopped by Chaat Bhavan for dinner and it was popping Saturday night around 8:30 when my friend and I dropped by. We snagged one of the last tables. It's a vegetarian restaurant with a large selection of chaat and snacks as well as curries. Please note that a large number of items on their menu are starred as Jain, which means no onions or garlic, so keep that in mind when you order. My friend and I shared one of our favorites - chana bhatura ($12.99) - as well as one paneer bhurji roll with plain paratha ($13.99). We liked the bhatura, but the chana / chickpea curry tasted like something was missing. We thought it might've been because it was made the Jain way with no onion and garlic. Neither of us liked the paneer bhurji roll. It was super bland, for one, and incredibly oily. Would recommend skipping this.

K G.

the food is super good!!! there's so many options, and a ton of bread ones which is great. lots of vegetarian options which is great. the prices were very good and so were the serving sizes! we went on a friday afternoon, and it wasn't busy so we got sat super quick. our server was sukhmandeep, and he was great! he was super helpful and polite, our food got out fast and he checked to make sure our order was right and everything was good. because we lack spice tolerance, we ordered everything mild/no spice and he was very accommodating and nonjudgment with that.

Sevpuri

Quality is slowly slipping away. There a lot of difference in the taste from before. Feels like someone is cooking with measurements

House Thali
Andrea Y.

Food, service and ambiance is always great! House Thali is one of my go-tos since u c get little of everything. We are usually the only non-Indian people dining (so u know it's authentic and good)

Masala soda
Pranjali S.

Decent food. We mainly came here for chaat. They have an extensive selection of food. We got the vada pav, dahi batata sev puri, the sabudana vada and the mixed veg pakoras with masala chai and masala soda. Everything was well-made but we would have liked the sabudana vadas to be bigger. They were more like small patties. The chaat isn't out of the world mind blowing but it is good enough. Their servers need to coordinate or at least look up orders before approaching tables. We were asked twice if we wanted to order something when we already had.

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Chile Kelch's. Kelchs is not really a Kulcha but rather a tandoori roti / naan hybrid. Chole are watery

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Never a bad dish here. Loved all the dishes - paneer, dal makhani, Indian Bhel, everything. Fast and good service.

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Excellent authentic North Indian food. Service was quick and perfect. We are regulars on Saturday.

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Excellent vegetarian food. Love the food every time I go. The variety of the dishes and freshness of the food is amazing

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Rusi Indian Cuisine

Rusi Indian Cuisine

4.2(69 reviews)
4.2 mi•West San Jose
•$$
Vegan friendly
Vegetarian friendly

Food and service were good! Been there a couple of times and both times I was quite happy with the…read moremeals. It can get busy, depending on when you go, though I have never had to wait for a table, which is a plus. Tikka fish was delish, butter chicken, eggplant dish, nungu dessert, chili cauliflower. The restaurant is clean and prepped well for meals. Will definitely return- this maybe my new go to place!

Updated review post the name change after several take out orders and one dine in experience…read more Rusi has deals through DoorDash and we ended up trying several dishes because of that. Though they have a lot of BOGO offers, the quantities are very less making the deal far less attractive than what it seems. Coming to the food itself, it's pretty average, the dum biryani had tandoori style red color chicken topped with flavored rice. Not dum biryani from any angle. The mild chicken curry we ordered for take out was literal fire and burnt through my tummy. We then saw a post for unlimited Thursday night chaat and made our way there inspite of being a weekday. After getting seated we were told they decided not to have it due to lack of sufficient patrons. Needless to say we were disappointed but ending up ordering a few dishes. We got chowmein, parotta and some chaat. All the items were good and well made. They also gave us a Bangalore style peas chaat on the house, it tasted exactly like the version my grandma makes. So this was a very decent meal. Overall lot of inconsistency and mixed experiences.

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UlavacharU Indian Restaurant - Chicken 65 wet

UlavacharU Indian Restaurant

4.1(2.4k reviews)
0.9 mi
•$$

When I'm flying in on a Sunday morning for work, this has become my first stop -- straight from the…read moreairport to their lunch buffet! The food here is seriously top notch. I've eaten here multiple times and honestly can't remember having a single dish I didn't enjoy. One of my favorite things about the buffet is getting to try a little bit of everything, especially dishes I probably wouldn't think to order on my own. I've discovered quite a few new favorites that way. They also bring fresh naan right to the table, which is such a nice touch. Give me warm naan and a plate full of Indian food and I'm a happy girl. The ambiance is probably the one area that could use a little love, but when the food is this flavorful, I really don't care. The pricing is incredibly reasonable, especially considering the quality and variety you get with the buffet. Work travel isn't always glamorous, but having places like this that I genuinely look forward to visiting makes it a whole lot better. This one has absolutely become part of my routine whenever I'm in town.

I entered the ring at 6 pm. There were so many contenders at this buffet, I could hardly wait to…read moreget my hands dirty. The food had to compete to make it onto my plate. It was a free for all, where I had picked no favorites. I had no favorites- I stuffed my plate with food in which had names that I had never seen before. The spicy tandoori chicken met with the crunchy okra, washed down with the creamy cottage cheese, along with the fluffy bread (not naan). Oh yeahhhhhh I sat down and the food sat me down. I looked at the food and the food looked back at me. I was ready to pounce, the food was ready to put me in a coma. I dipped the tandoori chicken in the cottage cheese and delivered my first blow. The spiciness then hit me, the sweatiness blindsided me. It was a full body experience, head to toe. It put me on my toes figuratively, but I was sitting physically. I was out of breath, but when I could finally catch my breath again... I got back up and I went for round 2. More tandoori chicken pulled up, but this time with his brothers, buttered chicken and some chicken curry. I was cooked. I wanted to run. I wanted to hide, but house's rules say that I had to finish my entire plate. Fine. Whatever. EZ. Long story short: And so I finished my plate. It wasn't easy, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. I am still feeling the aftermath as I retell this encounter a day later atop my porcelain throne. 10/10. Would go toe to toe again. Scene: dinner with my team $23.99 (pretax) all u can eat buffet

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Sankranti - Serving healthy home style food

Sankranti

4.1(1.7k reviews)
1.1 mi
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I grew up in the Middle East eating biryani, so I've always had high standards. After living in the…read moreBay Area for the past five years and trying just about every Indian restaurant around, I can confidently say this: Vijayawada biryani at Sankranti is hands down my favorite. I don't usually write reviews--never believed in them much--but this one has been long overdue. I've driven all the way from Tracy twice just for this biryani, the perfectly caramelized onions, and a warm cup of chai. I'm absolutely obsessed.

I can't believe I've lived in South Bay for over 3 years at this point and only just now tried…read moreSankranti. We came on Saturday evening and they had just run out of biryani which made me SO sad but it's a good reason to come back! It's spacious with plenty of seating so would be great for bigger parties too. My bf has a nut allergy so we could only order the andhra chicken curry and the goat curry (which are the same, btw just different meats.) The flavor was truly flavor-ing, and it had just the right amount of kick. I loved the spiciness!! Only note, there were quite a bit of bones in both entrees and I'm taking off a star for this. In the chicken especially, it seemed there were more bones than actual meat which was sad because the chicken was SUPER tasty. Tender and juicy and held the curry just perfect. The naan was also delicious as I prefer a thinner, flakier naan and they delivered! Also you MUST get the mango lassi here, they didn't skimp on the mango and it's the perfect reprieve from the spicy meal Will definitely be back to try their biryanis.

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Mylapore - Sunnyvale - Gajar halwa

Mylapore - Sunnyvale

3.9(194 reviews)
2.6 mi
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My second time here. We came around 5.30 and ordered a mega tiffin. I came with two kids ages 9 and…read more3. At first I thought that tiffin will be enough for us but then my kids quickly gobbled the idli and mini dosa and wanted more. So I ordered another plate of only idlis( has 3 big soft fluffy ones) and also took advantage of the happy hour to order a masala dosa for me. I am not the kind of mom who eats kids leftovers all the time. So I wanted my own dosa. For drinks, I did a medium strong filter coffee ( they make it to your customization and I was surprised to see they even had jaggery). My 9 year old took a mango lassi. Food was incredibly satisfying. Servers are very attentive and they came three times to our table offering more chutney and sambhar. We already had enough but if you like more sambhar and chutney with your food, this is heaven. One server even came with ghee for my little ones for idlis. I was so grateful. He was genuinely sweet to my kid. Felt a connection than just a business! Ambiance is classy and relaxed at the same time. Nobody gave me the side eye when my three year old was a little noisy. Have a corner for takeout containers for leftover food, very generous. I would highly recommend this place for its delicious food, relaxed atmosphere and friendly service. Prices are reasonable. They have happy hour daily from 3-6 pm and when we went at 5.30, the restaurant was more than 70% full on a Thursday. Eat early and save money too. We really had a very good time! PS- when you pay the bill ( you have to order and pay the bill before you eat at a room next to the dining area), do enter your phone number at the end and enroll in the loyalty program. I already redeemed an award today!

We went here for a weekday lunch this week. The ambiance…read morewas good. Very lively and bright, The service was pretty quick and we got what we wanted quickly. The food quality was good but it's not without its issues. First it was a lunch thali and there was no Sambar as part of the thali. Strange! When we checked with the folks there, we were told that since we had Mor Kolambu as part of the thali they don't give sambar. More strange ! Next the appalam. It was not warm and it was stale and it was soft like roti. We complained and got another appalam and it was no different! Though no complaints about quality the variety seemed very blah. The quantity was more than adequate but they could have reduced it and given more variety of items. We had white sundal and also black sundal in the veggies. Why ? Also no roti or poori included with the thali! So overall we liked the food, but don't think we will come here for thali. There are far better options around the bay.

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Puranpoli - Palak Paneer

Puranpoli

4.6(1.3k reviews)
3.2 mi•Newhall
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Puranpoli was completely packed at 2PM, which was a great sign!…read more They have mostly indoor seating, with tables pretty close together. There is a patio in front by the parking lot as well. You go to the counter, they present you with menus and tell you where to sit, then you come back up to the counter when you're ready to order. Service was welcoming and helpful. We got the lunch special, which has pre-selected items for the day. One of the items was an item i was going to order separately, but decided to switch it out when I heard it was going to be in the special. The employee helpfully offered some popular alternatives. The food was absolutely delicious! A good amount of spice and not like some of the places more local to me. (I'm from Sac.) We ordered the following: Special Lunch Thali, Pav Bhaji, and Puranpoli. The only time I could've done without was the Puranpoli. I didn't care for the flavor of the spice/sweetness, but that's just me personally. I've never had that dessert before from anywhere and knew I'd regret not having the menu item that is the same as the restaurant's name. Definitely going to be craving the food from here! Wish I lived closer.

I'm a huge fan of Maharashtrian food, so while visiting San Jose we had to stop and try the…read morePuranpoli Sharing some thoughts on everything we ate (even though we forgot to take pics of half the dishes!) Misal Pav & Vada Misal - Absolutely loved the Misal! Authentic flavor, perfect spice level, and so hearty. I especially appreciated that it wasn't just sprouted moong--there was moong, matki, yellow peas, black-eyed peas, and green peas. A true protein-packed bowl. Two thumbs up Vada Pav - Another hit! We devoured it Sabudana Vada - Crispy outside, soft inside, and just the right size. Didn't care much for the chutney though. Sabudana Khichdi - This one didn't work for me; it leaned a bit too sweet. Ukadiche Modak & Puranpoli - The stars of the meal! Highly recommend both. The modak was soft, pillowy, and melt-in-your-mouth with a great dough-to-filling balance. The Puranpoli was super soft, ultra-thin dough, and perfectly flavored stuffing--excellent in both taste and quantity Sol Kadhi - Just okay for me; not something I'd return specifically for. Kokam Sharbat - Loved it! Overall, a wonderful spot for authentic Maharashtrian flavors with warm, welcoming staff. I'd definitely come back!

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