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    Desi Chowrastha - Herndon

    3.3 (45 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    My meal: dragon cauliflower, rice pilaf, drink
    Marc L.

    Finished a business meeting 6:15 in Herndon, I want dinner before the drive back to Maryland. I see Indian places on the map. I stop at on vegetarian place, not to my liking, so I drive around the corner. Never heard of Chowrastha and (uncharacteristically) did not read Yelp review in advance. Cheerful fun interior. I tell the counter guy I'm vegetarian and ask for his recommendations. We settle on Dragon Cauliflower and I add samosas and rice, and a soft drink. Super efficient. A bit pricey, $22 for that, so not cheap fast food (compare to Chipotle). Food took awhile to come, and worth the wait. Really good. The rice pilaf was good, and the cauliflower was delicious: crunchy spicy , a bit of gooey, really flavorful and well prepared. I will definitely return to try more dishes! Scores: location 4, ambiance 4, service 5, food 4, value 3, for overall score of 4.

    Poori with Goat curry
    Vineela G.

    Ambiance: This is a place you go for good food. Restaurant has very simple aesthetics, and the seating is tightly packed. You pay ahead and this is more of a self service restaurant with disposable plates and cutlery. Food: Posting this review after few visits to this place. Onion pakora: Crispy and freshly made,it's delicious. Chicken 65 : just has too much food color but tastes yummy Poori Goat curry: A must try at this place, flavors are amazing Plain dosa: Very dry and was not roasted properly Rava Onion dosa: A must try, and the peanut chutney is really good. Chicken Tandoori: cooked to perfection; can be a little more flavorful, it was on the bland side Schezwan noodles: flavorful and very close to street style Indian noodles. On our next visit we had the same schezwan noodles, this time they had a strong smell of starch, almost like the smell of soaking noodles in water. We could not eat as the smell was over powering..reported the situation to the staff, they replaced it with a biryani which was very mediocre. Parking: There is ample parking in the plaza

    Chicken Chettinad  Goat Fry Biryani
    Eastie T.

    Tried Chicken Chettinad which was just OK and it's not "Chicken Chettinad". We ordered the Biryani Spicy, it was literally some Mirchi/Spice powder mixed with the meat and added to rice. That said, the Goat was fresh and cooked well, the place is new so would visit again to try the PaniPuri which everyone's raving about

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    Sweta G.

    Ambience - It was okay not a special occasion worthy . Service - self service except pani puri Food - lip smacking food . Loved their variety . Everything was good except pani puri . Guys be ware of tea it's good but really heavy compare to our Indian tea. They got 5 star just based on their food . We couldn't stop eating . I will go their again and will def recommend for a nice , relaxing brunch for weekend .

    Samosa Chaat
    Victoria R.

    DELICIOUS!!!!!!! I fell in love with their Chicken Dosa. I also ordered tasty samosa and I enjoyed an Indian canned soda. Will return a million times ! Close, convenient and professional. Ambiance was suitable for lunch.

    Danny D.

    Dirty! Just bad all around. You ask for extra MILD they give you food so spicy it's hard to eat! They don't give rice with $15+ entrees unless u pay extra, first time for everything I guess. The tables are super dirty with hair and old food particles. Even though you ask to dine-in everything is served in to-go containers. You have to grab your own plastic plate and silverware and serve your own food, defeats the purpose of dining in. This place is ran like a third world country restaurant. Bad and will never return.

    Butter Chicken(Boneless) Curry, Chicken Dum Biryani, Chicken 65.

    Desi Chowrastha in Herndon has amazing, freshly made authentic food. Chef Krishna makes everything to order and it is served very quickly. Definitely the best butter chicken I've ever had. They have so many options and a variety of food choices. We definitely had to get some butter chicken, cashew chicken, chicken dum biryani, chicken 65, and goat haleem to go as well. So many options definitely can't wait to come back and try more.

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    This place is hustling and bustling even after 9pm at night. Great vibe, and tasty food.

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    Only tried one thing which was the paneer pulav but that was a huge hit. We had to get it twice in a week!

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    2 years ago

    Food was great. Service is bit slower, given this is self service and takeout not much preference on ambiance but it is ok.

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    Food is average and tables were dirty. Irani chai is really good though. Pastries are overpriced for the average taste.

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    2 years ago

    Food took forever and taste is pretty average. Ravva dosa we ordered took almost 30 minutes. The chutneys were frozen.

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    2 years ago

    Chicken nawabi biryani - worst... too much oil, portion size of starters is too little. i would not recommend.

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    3 years ago

    By far the best South Asian food in the area. Only place around here with a proper biriyani and chicken curry.

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    3 years ago

    Unclean and unhygienic place. Stay away if possible. Very oily food and had lots of acidity

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    3 years ago

    Never expected this bad for Hyderabad Dum Biryani, just yellow rice with 2 pieces of chicken. Wish there was 0 stars.

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    4 years ago

    Excellent food and must visit for typical South Indian food. Everything including chai is awesome

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