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    Desi Bites

    3.3 (31 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Eastie T.

    The Biryani was a little oily and the portions are a little smaller than expected. Will give it another try sometime

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    Looks like take out has been the issue with Desibites and still continuing. We picked up family pack mutton biryani on 11th Aug based on the description it should have egg included but it was missing and we thought it was a mistake. Today we picked up Natukodi and Desi Bites special Biryani's but again they were missing eggs. Either they should be true to their description that they have mentioned on their app and website and include eggs or modify the description to remove the mention on egg. Not sure if anyone else had a similar experience.

    Crystal W.

    While it lacks in ambiance, their food, is incredible! The best I've had in Richmond and we've been trying for 6 years. I wish their location was closer to the city, I'd eat here multiple times a week! Looking forward to going back and ordering takeout or delivery!

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    Rupal P.

    Please keep your place clean if you are running a restaurant/ fast food place! Chairs tables floors are always always always dirty! Been here over 5 times and I always see this place dirty never cleaned they only clean in the morning when they open. The key pads where you place the order is dirty.

    Aloo paratha it was just okay.. not bad but not great.

    Two months ago I had seen significant improvement in taste and quality of everything I got from here and have been ordering pretty regularly. However lately ( last3-4 orders) have not been as great. Both quality and taste seems off. Disappointed and not encouraged to go back.

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    10 months ago

    Good variety for Telugu foodies. Good portion sizes. Spice level is to the point. Order gets ready timely.

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    3 years ago

    $15 for a small tandoori chicken and it was undercooked and raw in the middle..

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    The masala dosa was good but the paneer in the spicy Hakka noodles was hard as a rock.

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    4 years ago

    Great value, very good food. So many options! Chicken kadahi is amazing! As well as the chicken biryani

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    I haven't tried any other items on their menu, but their Irani chai alone is worth a visit.

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    Came here for a celebratory birthday dinner…read more--------------------------------- Food: pretty good Indian food and may be better than some of the places in downtown Richmond; we ordered about ~10 dishes including lamb rogan (pretty good), fragile chicken, paneer (so good), butter chicken, saag, cauliflower 65, various naans; food was very fresh with lots of spices and flavor; the dosas were huge too! Recommendations: dosas, saag with mozzarella (may be named something else), vegetarian dishes were better than the meat dishes; people liked the cauliflower 65 Affordability: good, well-priced Ambiance: lots of tables, accommodating for large groups & let us bring in an outside cake for the celebration Service: attentive, frequently checked in Good for: large groups, large menu (vegetarian options)

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    4.1(12 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    This is one of the Desi restaurants in this area. Like other reviews, if the Restaurant is empty,…read morethat is a red flag. Of course, most of the time, the restaurant will be empty. I regularly buy food from all the Desi restaurants in this area. I buy here for change and order Beef Biryani once in a while. Last time, a few weeks ago, I bought Beef Biryani to go. At home, when I tried to eat the Biryani, the meat was hard like charcoal. I was very polite, called them and I told them, I did not ask for any refund, but what I asked that lady to let me know which day they will cook fresh biryani, so if i wanted to buy biryani i will come on that day, usually butcher shop, fresh produce grocery shop they have certain days of the week where they get fresh produce, meat etc. But that lady was very arrogant, as if they were the only people cooking biryani in this world, and she said it depends on cook, meat might have been cooked 2 or 5 or 7 days no certain time frame, then i asked her that is Ok at least tell me while ordering so I will decide if i wanted to buy or pass on to next time. I am the one who was supposed to be upset, but she was very arrogant; I don't need to talk about Biryani, as she has the copyright for Biryani and said she will not know, only the chef knows ever after I politely asked to verify with the chef and tell me, she was angry. I made a mistake; I should have taken the biryani with the meat and reported to the county health inspectors. They should raid this restaurant, issue a citation, and shut it down. This type of attitude is not going to help. You can see relatively new Desi Bites, Market Cafe, and many other Indian restaurants, mostly crowded and Al-Medinah Restaurant is mostly empty, which speaks volumes

    The weekend buffet is a great opportunity to try new items you wouldn't normally try. The facility…read moreis clean and the staff is very welcoming. The food is delicious and very good quality. Definitely will be returning, this is a real gem most places ended buffet in my area so stumbling here really made my trip!

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