More like 3.5 stars. This place was recommended by a friend, and I was craving chaat so thought it was the perfect day to try it out. There's ample parking, though it's hilcroft so even a large lot can get crowded. Inside, it's a clean place, with plenty of seating. Self service utensils and such, you order at the counter and your food is brought out to you. I ordered the sampler chaat- it comes with samosa chaat, sev puri, padpi chaat, and dahi puri. And then they had Khaman Dhokla, which I can't say no to, so had some of that as well. The chaat was.... Not my favorite. The yogurt and chickpeas were so incredibly cold, almost frozen, and that make it not enjoyable. In India and Pakistan, chaat is served hot, but that's not the case in the states. And I understand that. I'd still expect it to be room temperature, not ice cold, almost like I'm eating food straight from the freezer. The Khaman was soft and fluffy, but the chutney it was served with left a bit to be desired. I've brought it home with me, so I can doctor my own chutney and enjoy the Khaman at home. The serving of the Khaman was quite large for the price point so that was nice. read more

Chowpatty Chat - Chaat Sampler - Samosa Chat, Sev Puri, Dahi Puri, Alu Papdi Chat - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Chowpatty is an Indian Chaat chat and Dosa restaurant at Hillcroft. When we visited Saturday evening, the place was already crowded with limited seating available. It was bit of a chaos, seemed like they were severely understaffed. But soon an employee started rearranging tables and chairs to make more seating available and a staff cleaned a table so that we could sit. You have to order and pay at the counter and the staff brings you the food. There is no number or buzzer but the lady at counter made sure all our dishes arrived, not just for us but all the tables around. How she managed it all was beyond me. The food itself was pretty good. Got multiple dishes but pani puri and dahi puri were my favorites. Inspite of the initial chaos and lines to order, it was still a pleasant food experience. read more

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I have been coming to this place for years and the fare is solid and reliable. The interior is open with plenty of open seating tables, and I really like the decorative lighting. When we dropped by there was no one at the front, so we did have to knock on the kitchen door. Someone immediately came out to help us then. We ordered the dahi puri and the sev puri-both were delicious with generous portions. The samosas were also fresh, crispy and just the right amount of spicy. The mango lassi was also very refreshing and fresh. However, the malai kofta I ordered did not taste like malai kofta and instead was pretty salty and tasted more like chana masala. They were very nice however offered a replacement or refund. A nice Chaat Place overall for a quick bite. read more

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The food was decent The standout dishes were Raj kachori Gobi Manchurian Average Pav bhaji-Bhaji needs more flavour Grilled sandwich-Needs more chutney and flavour Jinni dosa Decent one time try place read more

Tried the chole bhature and pav bhaji this time. Both were perfectly made and flavorful without being overly spicy. Bhatura served with chole was huge and crispy and pav served with bhaji was full of butter deliciousness. read more

Some of the best Indian chaats I had in the US. Great food. I would give 5/5 to Raj Kachori and Dahi puri. And 4/5 to Gobi Manchurian. It had flavor but could have been crispier. And the Sev puri was underwhelming - 3/5. The food will be served to the table once ordered at the counter and paid. Can get a little annoying if you want to order in the middle of the meal. read more

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Randomly needed an Indian food fix after my friend made me brainstorm good restaurants in the area .... Great food and restaurant. This place has a exciting ambiance inside and is very inviting. The food was great too and very fresh. I got the dosa and sandwich. Very happy with both When calling in for take out be sure to confirm the order. They accidentally prepared another dish on top of the ones I ordered. read more

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We were traveling from Austin to IAH and thought of stopping at this place for lunch. I didn't realize till I was about to write my review that I had been here back in 2019 and wrote a 5 star review. But today's visit was not worth a 5-star review at all. It was more of. 2.5-3 star rating experience. Tried chaat platter, which came with dahi bada, dahi puri, aloo tikki chat and sev puri. First the 4 compartment plate was not good for digging spoons in. All the compartments were very small. Spoons size too big. Aloo tikki was disappointing. Chola was cold not tikki was not crispy at all. Dahi bada was good, probably because of sweet yogurt in it. Rest two were ok. Next, we ordered chowpatty thali which came with 1 dal, 4 curries, 3 rotis, rice, gulabjamun, salad, samosa, lassi. Roti was nice. Soft and thin. Among all curries, only dal was good. Aloo was also ok but less gravy. Paneer, kofta and chola disappointed us, cold and no taste. We placed order for extra rotis. Separate roti set only comes with 3 roti, you can't change the quantity. First it took very long (probably because it was getting crowded) but also it was uncooked and thicker than previous. On the top of that, there a child roaming around (customer), he came and put his palm on our roti, probably just being naive and his parents didn't even care. We let it go. So overall not a good experience and not coming here again soon. Do note that they provide 5% discount on cash. read more

Chowpatty Chat - Chowpatty thali - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Took a gamble on this place not knowing much about the food. The prices are fair and the establishment is clean and open. I ordered the mini thali and it was a vegetarian dish. It has good flavor and enough portion to make me full. It was a nice experience. read more

Amazing food - the chaat platter was amazing !! One of the best dahi puri I've had. Samosa chaat and Dahl vada were so flavorful too! The jini dosa was - perfectly roasted and crisp dosa w a delicious pav bhaji like filling. Washed it all down w some creamy mango lassi! Will be back! read more

Chowpatty Chat - Chaat Platter - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The worst management Terrible staff Abusive Every 15 min told me 15 more meetings Got the order literally 1:15 min after it was due for pickup read more

Food is good, service is bad , no greeting no thanks , Table are dirty. I don't know who trained these employees . No have no idea what is customer service. read more

Chowpatty Chat - Pani Puri - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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My first time here as I wanted to try some Indian street food. Wow, everything tasted so good that I cannot wait to share this with others and go back!! I wish I could remember all the names so instead I will post pictures instead. Definitely get the "puff balls" - the texture is perfect for poking a hole to put the side ingredients and liquids in. I love all the flavors and spices in each dish! Definitely get the "strawberry yogurt" dessert drink. Beware, there are some thin clear noodles in the drink. It's unique but still tastes good!! read more

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First time to try in here since 2024 new year , the food was very tasty and warm welcome . read more

Chowpatty Chat - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

We order this almost every weekend at the hospital. I have tried any other Indian food but this food is amazing.

I recommend sticking to the Chaat items! Paneer chilli was delicious, the sauce was savory and has that indochinese taste. Whereas the Schezwan noodles was alright. I almost felt like I could taste the msg and the color used to cook this food. The Chaat is amazing, I will keep coming back for that but not a fan of the more wholesome food they have to offer. read more

Chowpatty Chat - Schezwan Noodles - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The place offers a lot many snack option. I really liked the Pani Puri here because they give you option of either getting served in a plate or stand at the counter meanwhile someone makes piece by piece for you. It gives you an original feel of eating Pani Puri in India. Each plate has either 8 or 10 pani puri (I lost the count in nostalgia). The Puri was crisp as required. Interestingly they feel potato chana as filling and also Ragda (white peas curry) both. Usually in India, you get to ask to fill one only. So this was like double bonanza. For people who cannot eat spicy, they also offer to fill some sweet chutney in the Puri. We also ordered a grilled Aloo Matar Sandwich. It took more than 20 mins for the sandwich but it was quite the wait. I hadn't had Aloo Matar for some months now and it tasted really well. It was topped with cheese whereas the sandwich was grilled with perfection. Served with ketchup on side, my friend was hoping if they could also serve it with fries (too much expectations). There was some grilled cheese too in the sandwich which just added onto the taste of Aloo Matar. It had a bit taste of Dabeli masala, so I think they might also be using the same for Dabeli. read more

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Horrible service, no forks available asked the workers twice for a fork, waited 30 min for food and it came out cold.

June 2021. I was looking out for some lunch options and chowpatty grabbed my attention. There was one particular thing on the menu that intrigued me - the chowpatty thali, with 4 different curries, lentils, rice, roti (chapati), papad and sweet lassi along with a desert, wasn't it a mouthful? There I was, on a weekday afternoon, hungry and waiting for my thali to arrive, and my god, was I just blown away by the sheer quantity of food at display for a single dude to devour. I held my head high, took my spoon like a shovel and dug at every curry, one by one. For my curries I had paneer, kofta, chole and potato curry (I'm positive about all of these). The curries had amazing flavor, the curries were rich, creamy and tasty. The lassi was thick and lentils and rice were an amazing pair. The guest of honor was the roti (chapati), so soft, fresh and hot with a pinch of ghee (I'm guessing). The desert (gulab jamun) was yum! I couldn't fathom the amount of food that I just gulped down in one sitting. Everything was just on point. I didn't get the papad that was supposed to come with the thali, and there was no mention for its absence, so negative points for that. Apart from that, everything else was perfect. read more

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This place has been the best so far. We have tried a lot of places. The food here is great.

This is one of the places to satisfy your craving for Indian food. I love their chole bhature and aloo paratha. Everything over here tastes good. They can certainly improve the speed of their service but rest is great. Highly recommended. read more

Chowpatty Chat - Pani Puri - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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My new chat place! Can't decide if I love the food the best or the atmosphere?! Hmm... The entire theme is Bollywood! The walls are decked out with Bollywood movie posters. The menu is also Bollywood themed. The music they had played was also on point. I went with the Punjani thali which was $12, and trust me, it's a lot of food! Two people can easily share the dish. Presentation was beautiful. The service was great too. The guy behind the counter- want to say it's the owner- was extremely friendly and helped us answer all of our questions. Would I go back? Yes! read more

Chowpatty Chat - Front: Shar E Punjab Thali. Back Right: Pav Bhaji Back Left: Veg Manchurian - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Fresh food served by very friendly hotel staff! Ambience is simple and clean! Loved the gobi parathas and the two thali options!

another successful visit. got the samosa chaat again, and wasn't disappointed! I swear, i could live off their samosa chaat. also decided to try their chikoo shake. chikoo is also known as sapodilla, and I had never tried the fruit before! the flavor was .. interesting. if you are familiar with the barfi, the dessert, it sort of tastes like that combined with kiwi. I probably wouldn't order it again, there was nothing wrong with how it was made but the flavor wasn't really my thing. read more

Chowpatty Chat - Samosa Chat - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Amazing! Very authentic. We had the mysore masala dosa and found the sambar, filling, chutneys, and dosa all flavorful individually but even better blended together. We also had the samosa chat and enjoyed the subtle sweetness of the chana masala contrasted to the crispiness of the samosas. Would definitely come back the next time I'm in town. read more

Chaat was good, but very pricey. Not worth paying close to $9 for 6 pieces of dahi puri chaat. However, food came out quickly and service was great! read more

Chowpatty Chat - Dahi Puri Chaat - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

I am giving 1 star because thats the minimum one I could give. On the name of Indian food , some of Indian restaurants in US making people fool respective to food quality. I believe they are doing it because they think Non-Indian people don't know the taste and even they don't care. But let me tell you guys we Indian know our Indian food taste very well and when we go to any Indian restaurants , we go for taste and quality. Today I went to Chowpatty Chat and ordered Chole Bhature , I was expecting the quality one but very disappointed , I will not say anything about the Chole Bhature they served, attaching pics of those, any Indian could judge the quality. I even left written notes there , don't know if they really care about the feedback. read more

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Dai Puri was the best! Didn't like the arak Kachori very much. Will be back to try other items on the menu

I have been here several times and it never disappoints! Their food is delicious and honestly you could probably order anything and it would turn out great! The place is "film" themed which gives cool vibes! We ordered the Gobi Manchurian and it was amazing! read more

Chowpatty Chat - Gobi Manchurian - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place was amaaaaazing. The dining area is clean, crisp, and MODERN. the menu was huge and had great vegetarian options. The food had great portions and phenomenal taste. Service was also quite SPEEDY. read more

Chowpatty Chat - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

I wanted to try out other vegetarian Indian restaurants in Houston and Chowpatty was next! Came at around 1:15 pm on a Saturday with a party of 6. The parking lot was packed but the good news was that there were constantly people going out to their cars. There's only the question of if they would actually leave and if there was already someone waiting for the spot. When we walked in, the decor was something I wasn't used to at an Indian place - it was definitely Bollywood themed with "hip" black and white chairs. There was another table of 6 already seated; it seemed like a group of Indian people taking out their non-Indian friends. We headed to the counter and took a look at the menu. It was quite extensive and even though I had done some basic research, I had my questions. We were vegetarian, but we essentially ate Jain (no onion/garlic) vegetarian, so it required asking what we could have. Jain-friendly items are not marked on the menu - not to mention there are no English translations or pictures. There are some items that can accommodate Jains. She asked if we were interested in snacks or lunch. I was interested in food in general but asked the people I were with. They had their eyes on the thali meal set. They offer two but we could have the Gujarati thali. My non-Jain, omnivorous friend (the odd one out, haha) got the Punjabi one. I got the thali meal and also got the gobi (cauliflower) paratha to go. Good thing I didn't further question about the snacks as there was a decent line forming behind us by then and the Indian girl behind us who had rolled her eyes at one point (she ended up ordering a snack that took 5 minutes to get to her) might have done something more audible at the wait. You get a ticket with a number and find your seat. You grab your own napkins and silverware off to the side. They'll call out your number when it's ready. The thali took a bit of time, but it didn't seem too long as we were talking to pass the time. Once it was ready, you get enough food for two. It comes with buttermilk, a basket of fried puffy bread, and your assortment of curries, rice, cilantro chutney, a spicy pickle side, and two yellow bread squares (I don't know what it's called but I've had it before and these are my favorite thus far) along with a dessert. The Punjabi thali comes with a different set of curries, flat bread, a sweet lassi drink, and gulab jamun for dessert. It was quite good. As a note, they have complimentary sambar soup which is Jain friendly and quite good and not too spicy. Sad that my set didn't have malai kofta (still waiting for a place that serves Jain malai kofta) but what I did get, I liked. I even liked my slightly salted buttermilk (or is it lassi?) and finished my sister's as well). I finished half and got a to go box for the rest. I was automatically given my to-go order when I went to the counter to ask for the box. The paratha was huge and consumed later. It was well spiced and came with yogurt and an Indian spicy pickle of sorts that was rather salty but tasted decent when eaten sandwiched between the paratha and yogurt. I couldn't tell it was cauliflower, but then again, cauliflower isn't strong in taste. The place was clean, the employee was fairly helpful, and the restroom was pretty clean, but note it is just a room. If there's someone already in there, you get to wait outside. I'd love to return again - this time for the chat (snacks). Food was reasonably priced for what you get and they were good. Our dishes were cleared once it was clear we had finished but we're just talking. By the time we left, most all of the tables had filled up. Looks like the place gets good business! read more

Chowpatty Chat - Gujarati Thali (no onion/garlic). - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I often visited here in order to pick up our UberEats customers. I found "$4.99 lunch special". I tried it. It was so good! I love it! read more

Chowpatty Chat - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food is bland. The gobi Manchuria is all bread and no cauliflower Disappointment all the way They subbed a cauliflower dish and it was rotten read more

Unimpressive food. Nowhere even close to Chowpatty chaat. Pav Bhaji tasted like tomato paste. Pay not crisped. Falooda was ghastly sickening syrupy. Masala dosa had no masala, onions or tadka. Just boiled potatoes. Not recommended read more

Chowpatty Chat - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Didnt like the flavor at all and too pricey. The thalli didnt have any flavor and the chat I ordered were very plain and with leas yogurt. Not going again read more

Chowpatty Chat - Chawpatti thali and samosa chat. - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Very good chaat. The wait was okay but the chaats were all different flavors and very enjoyable. The dosa was very big and filling as well. Noddles were hot and mango lassi was also good. read more

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I eat at Shiv Sagar (down the block) all the time. Unfortunately this place doesn't even come close.. and more expensive. Pav Baji no real taste or spice (looks great in pics) Chaat Sampler such a RIP off. Can't believe I paid $10 for such a small sample of items And was also bland. You need to be more generous.... seriously this is a rip off. Chole Bhature was also bland. However their Bhature was amazing (bread). They have the smallest foam water cups, which requires you to keep getting up for a refill. You cheap ass owners need to get proper cups!! Service was fast and prompt. I WILL NEVER RETURN read more

Chowpatty Chat - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Apparently this place has gone for a big expansion recently and that has affected their quality adversely in my observation. The Indian street food is still decent but my favorite Indo-Chinese options on the menu have fallen big time. Hakka noodles were very basic when I recently tried them and both times I've tried Gobi Manchurian recently, it's been over spiced, over-sauced, and a far cry from its flavorful version from a couple of years ago. Prices are alright but I can't justify giving them another chance anytime soon given the dropping quality. read more

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We have been coming to this spot for over a year or so and now we love it even more! The new owner is extremely friendly and even took some photos of us when he saw us taking photos of each other in their newly designed interior. There's a nice corner with wall greenery and a wooden wall that is just so picture perfect with great lighting! The food has our usual favorites like dahi puri and masala dosa, and also some new additions like the jinni roll dosa! Omg so amazing! It's got some Indo-chinese flavors in there and is full of spicy deliciousness. We ordered the cheese paratha as well and the Bombay veg burger for takeout! The lady up front was very attentive and had lots of good recs for us from the new menu. read more

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It's just not good anymore. Their chaat's are bland and dry. It had none of the fixings that were listed on the menu. The yogurt is also way too sweet. Most of their menu items are pretty overpriced for what you get as well. Got the sandwich, which was literally 2 pieces of bread with some lettuce and a slice of tomato, grilled, for $10 bucks! I could've make it myself at home. The customer service is terrible to boot. We asked for a non-spicy recommendation for someone in our party because of a medical restriction. She pointed out a couple items that they could make non-spicy. It turned out to be extra spicy, even for me! We told her and she just shrugged. read more