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    Chaat House Sunnyvale

    3.3 (451 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    House Thali
    Arvind S.

    This place is okay. At one stage, I went once a week for a few weeks straight to get their house thali because of the variety they served, but I don't go much now. I particularly went on Thursday because they serve both aloo gobi and Bhindi (okra), both of which I tend to like. So that's the only day I might go on the odd occasion. I don't think they serve amazing food, some of the dishes are good (like the Bhindi) and others are decent (like the aloo gobi). But their other sabjis are just okay. You get a kadhi, I always replace it with channa masala or saag, both of which are okay, I am not sure if it is super fresh or not. You also get one type of dal usually which tastes good. Some days you get one of the paneer curries, they taste similar mostly, and maybe a single piece of paneer. 2 phulkas(thin wheat bread), one cup of rice, that can be replaced with a phulka if you prefer. A bowl of yogurt/curd, and a papad. It is pretty filling. You can also get chai or buttermilk on the side. I like their chai. 3 stars for the food. I also tried their dum aloo once and it was not authentic at all and not spiced right. Their parathas are good though and very filling. Simple ambiance, quick service. They are busy most of the time. The Thali I feel is not great value for money now, especially when you takeout because the portions are lesser in their to go box. They also sometimes close earlier than their listed timings.

    Bhel thali
    Neha G.

    Sharing another picture of their Thali. As always, their food doesn't cease to amaze me with their simplicity

    House Thali, Pani Poori
    Jennifer L.

    My go-to for South Indian! Prices are very fair, ambiance and service is what you would expect for a hole in the wall. The food is amazing every time- I get the house thali which comes with a free drink (I get the chai) and pani poori. The Dahi papdi chat and samosa chaat are also the best I've ever had at this location. I will choose Chaat House for feel good, authentic South Indian food over any other Indian spot in the bay!

    Aloo Tikki with Chana
    Purva J.

    Tasty pocket friendly Indian food - highly highly recommend My yardstick for North Indian food is Aloo Parantha where the filling is even in the center and edges and the parantha is cooked through evenly. This one nailed it! Loved their chaat as well. The ambience isn't much, very underrated with disposable plates and such. But the food is exactly what you'd call authentic North Indian food. Simple and delicious with reasonable quantities.

    Channa Masala
    Carolyn S.

    Such a great place to gather! Eating Chaat House feels like eating a home cooked meal. The food comes out fast and pipping hot and it never disappoints. With a bigger group it's nice to order a bunch of dishes and do family style but the House Thali is a great option for when you're eating alone. As a tip, there's another Chaat House on El Camino so just make sure you're routing to the right one.

    Thali
    Sankit G.

    Chaat House offers vegetarian North Indian cuisine. My friend visits this place often but always orders the same thing - Thali. I asked what else should I try? She suggested everything here is very homelike, the salt might be on lower end but that can always be added from top. So I ordered a thali too, following the queue. The thali contains a bowl of rice, 2 roti, kadhi, dal, 2 veg curries (today they served Saag and Aloo Baigan), curd, papad, onions. It comes with either Buttermilk (chaas) or tea. It's quite a meal and they also accommodate minor changes to it. My friend asked for extra roti instead of rice and they were ok doing it. The kadhi was delicious, proper Punjabi taste with onion pakodas in it. The aloo baigan was also very nice. The daal tasted ok whereas the saag was just fine. The roti reminded me of home or the roti in Langar. There were no floating oil on any of the curry and hence even though the taste was average, it brought it up to very nice. I'd surely come back and probably try something else, if not, then Thali is always a safe bet!

    David K.

    In what appears to be a former fast food restaurant, Chaat House is a casual restaurant turning out stainless steel platters of vegetarian Indian chaats and meals. The setting felt anachronistic with retro fast food furniture (booths, tables, chairs, and even trash bins), a counter for placing orders, and a pass looking into the semi-open kitchen, over which hung a long black sign with the word "Swagatam." My pick from the menu was the daily special thali, a round metal platter lined with six bowls containing the dishes of the day. The masoor dal was a spiced lentil soup; the kadhi was a distinctively sour yogurt soup; and the mix veg was a mixture of peas, carrots, potato, and cauliflower stir-fried with onions and spices. My favorite was the malai paneer, which came with chunks of paneer in a mildly spiced, slightly sweet orange-colored cream-based curry, and the thali also came with jeera (cumin) rice, thick curd, sliced red onions, a crunchy papad cracker, and two freshly made roti flatbreads! Every item on this thali was delicious, perfectly spiced, and made for a balanced meal. The curries and flatbreads were all served hot, and the thali even came with a drink selection. I chose the chaas, a cool, spiced buttermilk, which washed down the flavors of the spices.

    Global Foodie Y.

    An old player when it comes to vegetarian North Indian food. They had a very homely mom and pop store vibe and old Hindi songs playing in the background. I wasn't that impressed by the food sadly. Portion sizes were also small. We got the following: 1. Malai kofta curry - the curry itself was nice but the kofta didn't really taste good. Also there were just two or three small koftas in this curry. 2. The pani puri/gol gappa/puchka - around 7 small puchkas served with imli water that was Really Good! I wish they had served more puchkas. Also came with black chana, onions and boiled potatoes. Pity that portion size was meager. Ive given them three stars just for that imli water. 3. Aalu tikki chaat with channa - could barely see the aalu tikki. It was mostly channa and onions. Seemed pretty sad tbh. Wont recommend. Other places serve bigger quantities for the price. Don't really want to go back.

    Arpita S.

    Great place to get some authentic home made style North Indian food. I usually always get their house Thali which has good mix of curries, lentils, yogurt and bread (usually comes with 2 chapati (bread) and rice but I prefer to just replace the rice with bread. Portion is great and always have leftovers. Tried their dahi sev puri once and it was pretty decent too.

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    Amazing food, great quality and variety. Not for people with zero spice tolerance. It is mild for Indian standards , but still high.

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