The food is delicious!!!! The menu is massive! I'd you are sensitive to spice then do not eat here lol. I got my food mild. We ordered a DC Chicken sandwich, Butter Chicken w/rice, Afghani Paneer, and Garlic Paneer. Service was very fast and courteous. The ambiance was busy but as you can see in the photos, it's a happy busy. I didn't select 5 stars because unfortunately there are no descriptions for the food items. If you're American it may be difficult if you are new to Indian cuisine. I definitely recommend! read more

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You can find Desi Chowrastha at 3120 Mathis Airport Pkwy Ste 102 Suwanee, GA 30024 - this is sort of a no man's land on the edge of Suwanee, a large shopping center with businesses focused on South Asian cuisine with several options. There's plenty of free parking in the lots surrounding the building. I met an old friend here at his suggestion as I had been working nearby. This is a a smaller chain restaurant more reminiscent of the breakfast shops I saw while visiting India, with a focus on breakfast offerings (they serve up a whole menu but the feel to me is more like a breakfast place). It's fast casual so you order at the counter - the wall behind the counter has a fairly extensive menu of options. The interior is very clean if a bit utilitarian with hand-painted graphics on the walls. Continuing with the breakfast feel of the place, I ordered a Mysore style dosa and milk latte (Indian style so the milk is boiled in the tea). What came to the table was impressive and very authentic, also super filling. My friend Sid ordered a Masala dosa which also looked delicious. As mentioned service is fairly minimal but you are greeted with friendly faces willing to discuss the menu. I'll be returning for sure. read more

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This place is packed and for a reason. They have so much variety of Indian food. The culture is displayed through out the restaurant and you know it's good when brown people eat there. The pani puri station was delicious and I would go again. This is a 10/10 in my books. read more

Desi Chowrastha - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

I've visited Desi Chowrastha multiple times, and the Benne Masale Dose is always my top pick. It's rich with butter, crispy, and tastes very close to an authentic Bengaluru-style dose, something that's hard to find nearby. We've tried other options like the Masala dosa, ghee dosa, rava dosa etc but the Benne Dose continues to be the highlight. Ordering is simple: place your order at the counter and they bring the food to your table. Definitely a place I'll keep revisiting. read more

Desi Chowrastha - Benne masala dose - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

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One of the very very bad food taste, in which angle does this look as "Frankie" Its just stuffed with egg burji ( that too not nicely cooked done ) Very bad experience. Thanks read more

Desi Chowrastha - Egg frankie - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

Our favorite Indian restaurant for take out or eat in. Large portions, reasonable prices, and you can customize your spice level. We love their Dosa, chicken curries, and chowrastha special chicken. read more

Came here with some friends & we ordered of items. We didn't like a single thing we had. It was too oily, salty, and flavorless. We ordered the paneer manchurian, chicken 65, golkonda kodi, and pepper shrimp. I wouldn't recommended any of this. The food took a very long time to come. I also made a to go order for an oreo milkshake and frankie's. We received the frankie after around 30 minutes and continued waiting for the oreo shake. We asked again and were told to bring the receipt to the beverage station (little hole in the plastic wall). If we hadn't asked again then we would've been waiting there for a lot longer. No one was at the station so we had to wait another 15 minutes for someone to come. By the time we received the shake we didn't even want it anymore. It was liquidy and tasted like sugar milk. I would also like to highlight how messy the workstations are as pictured. This made me queasy to see after eating here. Was honestly very disappointed. read more

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I have been here multiple times. Every time I go there the crowd is huge as If they're giving it for free. I donno I feel like the seating is very less. I have tried Mirchi Bajji, Punukulu, Jalapeño chicken, Chicken Dosa, samosa etc. All of the food was ok. Irani Chai is really great. Good that they have Prepaid Tea card or else we have to wait for just the tea in that huge line and crowd. Wish they had little big seating and more parking space. Ambience is ok. read more

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Desi Chowrastha - Indian Eatery is a new addition to Indian restaurant list in Atlanta area. It's a chain restaurant with multiple locations within USA. The food served here is consistently good and tasty. Among their offerings, chats, snacks, and pani puri stand out as my favorites, satisfying cravings for flavorful street food delights. However, the real star of the show is the Irani chai, a must-try for any visitor. The ambience is decent, providing a comfortable setting for diners to enjoy their meals, while the service is commendable. If you are looking for a quick bite or take-out then only this is a place to come. It is super crowded most of the times and super noisy. Ordered Karam Dosa and Chai. Both tasted really good and yummy. Tried multiple times and tastes the same and best. My friends visited Atlanta and I took them to this place they loved it. Plenty of free parking available in front of the resturant. Self service and nice ambience to dine in. I will suggest this place as the best restaurant to hangout with friends & family only if you are fine with crowd and noise around. Recommended dishes are Masala/Karam Dosa, Dahi Puri, Indian Style Veg Fried Rice, Chicken Dum Biryani, Irani Chai, Chaats, Fried Rice, Goat Dum Biryani, and Egg Frankie. Desi Chowrastha gives attention to the diversified food and culture of various cities in India. With the touch of southern spices, they are trying to deliver "scrumptious food that smack your lips" catering to South Asian, and local and international foodies. Indian quick service restaurant and street food. They are part of the fastest growing restaurant chain in USA and now they are serving Atlanta area now. The prices are affordable and reasonable comparied to others in the area. I will definitely come back soon to try more from their extended menu. read more

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If you are in search of a Spice godown then this is that place. Yet another typical Andhra based restaurant that runs solely on spice and nothing else. No taste or flavor whatsoever but such a huge selection of food and variety. The second highlight of this restaurant is that they serve your hot food in PLASTIC meal prep boxes / to go boxes for such price value. Totally not worth for a dine in experience at all. No one cares either be it the customers or the owner! Food: We went in for dine for the very first time on a Friday night and it's crowded around 7PM. We have had decent to go experiences in the past. So this time we got Chilli Baby corn, Kaju Paneer Pulao, Pav Bhaji and Chikoo shake. Chilli baby corn is such a let down, it was the only thing that wasn't spicy but the oil or batter it was cooked smelt so old and tasted so bad. A big no no! Pav Bhaji was the most pathetic one especially with so much chilli powder spice and nothing else. Just boil a bunch of vegetables, add chilli powder and salt and serve. More like a Bachelor's cooking during initial stages. Kaju Paneer pulao was decent. The paneer was cooked well and the kaju was excellent. I had got this one before so wanted to try this again and it was the better of the lot. This dish is basically like they make the kaju paneer gravy and boil some rice and pour over it. During previous to go experiences I have had Paneer Dosa and it tasted good. The Gobi biryani was spicy again! Someone needs to make them understand that Chili powder is not the only spice we get in the world and that's consumable. Above all they serve these hot food or stale food in PLASTIC to go boxes despite sitting for dine in. Not sure what's the logic behind here. Are they aware of what they're doing, certainly not sure. Chikoo shake & Fruit custard are just amazing. Service & Ambience: The service is very good and the people at the counters are very courteous, knowledgeable on what customers need and respond without hurrying in spite of having a huge line to attend. Great service. The ambience is not so great, it's almost like a normal hotel back in India. And one more thing is that everyone assumes the other person is Telugu and starts talking instantly in Telugu (especially the people at counter and serving). That's there everywhere but this place is too much. BOTTOMLINE: A very average restaurant that serves hot and ONLY spicy and tasteless food in plastic containers. The taste is never there because of overpowering spice which they are not ready to tone down at all. Precooked food mostly. Wouldn't visit this place or recommend. MY PICKS FOR YOU: Paneer Dosa, KajuPaneer Pulao, Fruit custard, Chikoo shake read more

Desi Chowrastha - Kaju Paneer Pulao - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

New indian place in Suwanee. Always crowded. Parking right across can be difficult but plenty of space behind the restaurant. They have a large variety of options from starters, evening chai & snacks, breakfast items, breads/biryanis, street food, sugar cane and other fresh juice, cakes / icecreams, live pani puri. The food seems to be fresh, atleast for now. The service was friendly. We tried the butter chicken, garlic naan, 65 biryani. So far everything tasted good. 65 is def one of the best we had in OTP area. Hope they continue to maintain the standards. Highly recommend to order ahead for togo. They do have text message system for orders. The seating inside isnt huge so expect to wait long times over weekends. read more

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The place was packed on a Sunday evening. The food was decent. It wasn't the best Indian food I've ever tasted but it wasn't bad. It's good enough for a quick meal or grab and go during the week. I like that this place sells fresh squeezed sugar cane drinks. I do not have to drive to Duluth or Chamblee to get this drink now! read more

I've been here twice, both within a few days of each other. It is not a fast restaurant; expect to wait (during a non busy time, it was just myself and maybe two others) at least 40 minutes for one entree. The interior is very basic, Chipotle/take out restaurant feeling. It's a huge menu, but each time I ordered, I was told it either wasn't available or they were out. Having an updated/available menu online so I could see what was available to order would be handy rather than playing "well is X available? No? How about Y?" At the register. I ended up ordering the exact same dish both times (Mutter Paneer). They must have different chefs with different recipes because both dishes were completely different. They both had paneer and peas but that is where the similarities ended. One dish had a yellow/orange based, thick cream sauce. The other was like diced onions in a red/brown oily tomato sauce. The rice was the same with both, though. Tasted and looked very different. Pic is of the second mutter paneer. Parking lot is very small. I honestly don't know how they were approved by the property manager. Thankfully I went during non busy times, but I've driven by during a meal time and it was chaos. All in all, be flexible with what you want, have lots of time to wait, be willing to walk from another part of the parking lot, and know that there is not consistently between different days, and you'll enjoy! Food was good. read more

Desi Chowrastha - Mutter paneer #2. Looks and tastes completely different than the mutter paneer #1 I had received a few days prior. - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

A lot of our friends mentioned this restaurant and we decided to give it a shot. We ordered takeout of Egg Fried Rice and Schezuan fried rice along with dragon chicken and chilli mushroom. Let's just say never get Indochinese food from here. It's like the chef has no idea what indochinese food tastes like. The schezuan fried rice literally tasted like biryani along with saffron rice and everything. The Chilli mushroom was a mess of sweet and sour sauce and heavily breaded soggy mushrooms. I am deeply regretting ordering indochinese from here instead of our usual restaurants like Adda and Aachies. You have been warned read more

Desi Chowrastha - Egg Fried rice, Schezuan fried rice and chilli mushroom. - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

Our first visit to this amazing food place Had ordered lot many items Dhaba style chicken Malai chicken Tikki Dragon chicken Naan and all taste sooo good It's my birthday and this birthday appreciation on house chocolate and Black Forest pastry were delicious Mira and harsha were the great in their customer care which will encourage me visit again read more

We went to this restaurant with friends who are big fans. Personally, I do not like establishments that try to offer such a huge variety of food. About 200. My worry is what do they do with leftovers.. Ambience was okay, even on Monday night, it was bustling. I found a table and the cleaner cleaned it well but pushed all crumbs and stuff on the floor. Service was good, and staff was nice and helpful. Food was average, what else do you expect with a place with so many dishes that they are trying to be a jack of all trades. Serving size for apps were huge and small for main entrees. If you go, try and order from the ready to go counter. They were moving fast and looked fresh. My biggest peeve - even though we dined in, everything was served in plastic containers. All plates, cups, cutlery was disposable. We generated so much plastic that I felt guilty. And that was just one table. The restaurant is open from 8 am until midnight so it's environmentally very unhealthy. Not visiting again. read more

New restaurant opened in Suwanee! This is a hidden location on Mathis Airport Pkwy. The menu is huge! We ordered the paneer dosa, mysore masala dosa (spicy), irani chai, and chicken 65. Everything was AMAZING! The paneer dosa has paneer bhurji shredded inside, which is different from a normal dosa. The mysore dosa was a little bit spicy than usual. The sambar given was mild-medium but tasty and didn't have too many masalas in it. The irani chai is the winner here! Chicken 65 had some gravy, and was delicious. As you enter; you order at the front desk and they bring the food to you. Many options from dosa, chaat, indo-Chinese, and appetizers. The only downside is, they serve the hot food in plastic plates, bowls. Which I don't mind, but sometimes people think it's toxic. read more

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I came to this Desi Chowrasta restaurant yesterday with my friends, and we were a group of around 10 people. We tried a few starters and biryani, but the food wasn't that great, Goat pulav was just okay. This evening, I came back with my boy and tried the ghee karam dosa. It was the worst ghee karam dosa I've ever had; the dosa was roasted like a papad. I'm a foodie and try a lot of places, but this was the worst dosa I've ever had. I didn't like it at all and ended up throwing it away. Since I was in a bit of a rush, I asked them why the dosa was like this, and they said they could make another one if I wanted. I just told them, "No need, thanks," and left. read more

Desi Chowrastha - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

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If you like acidic, ulcerative, unhealthy and distasteful food with zero nutritional value covered in hot masalas, and msg(?) but you lived, loved unsafe street food from unsanitary places and feeling nostalgic, be sure to check these items out. You probably get clean water and servers wear gloves here. But that's about it. Rest of the practices continue to remain the same. It's trending though, why? The popular trend to abuse this type of unhealthy food is rapidly growing. Hyderabad House in Dunwoody, Hot Breads in Alpharetta, Some chat centers in Patel Plaza-Decatur are some of them. Some of them have real food but offer this junk as snacks/express food. But this one is dedicated to junk food. They are aware of what they are selling, unapologetic and they arent trying to hide it. Place is packed though, why? People you see here are young crowd, students, young couples, mostly either lazy to cook or just here for nostalgia. It takes some time before the junk food starts to damage your health. Why is it bad? The oil burns for a long time. It is literally toxic. Most of this food is deep fried. Not even fresh. They make them in batch and put them under hot displays for a long time to keep it hot, while it dries out, becomes hard while the oil inside these items continues to be slowly burned and becoming toxic. All purpose floor, excessive masalas, besan floor aren't exactly something that your body wants or needs. It's fine if they are oily. We can eat guilty food but if they arent made with love isn't real food. Are they tasty? Taste is subjective. I tried mirchi bajji. Pretty bad. Dry. Hard. Oily. Not fresh. It was sitting in that food display for a long time it seems. Left a very uncomfortable aftertaste. Tried Pav Bhaji. Waited for 25 mins. Eventually found out that they forgot about my order. No big deal. I went to the counter and asked for it. They gave. That wasn't good either. It wasnt fresh either. Excessive masalas. Even the chopped onion served with it seems like it was sitting there for a while and not fresh. Tried the tea. Way too sugary. Too strong. Tried the irani tea in all these places. Hyderabad house in Dunwoody is the clear winner. How about the prices? $8.5 for pani poori is a bit excess. Most items are priced that way. I get the inflation and all. This isn't a biryani. It's just pani puri. There is no way you can justify $8.5 for it. Final Verdict: There are 4 types of food. 1.Healthy and tasty (self cooked food) 2. Unhealthy but tasty. (zyka, Lal Qila, Madras Mantra, Sri Krishna Vilas,some Snacks from Hyd House) 3. Healthy but not tasty. (Wife cooked food) 4. Unhealthy and not tasty. (Like the mirchi bajji i tasted here or the egg bonda i tasted at hyd house)- this is Pure nihilism. If you are eating this, you may need check your sugar, bp levels and mental health. Food: * Service: ** Prices: ** Value: * Ambience: *** It has the potential to become something tasteful. Hopefully they will go from type 4 to type 2. read more

Their irani chai is addictive and the best , love their specialty Jalapeño chicken and Jalapeño panner are must try

The ambiance truly captures the essence of Indian street food culture. The seating is comfortable, and the vibrant colors and street-style décor make it a fun place to dine. It's perfect for casual outings with friends or family. read more

Desi Chowrastha - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

Extremely busy however food is really good, the staff is very friendly and professional, The ambiance is like any other average Indian restaurant... but the quality of food and cleanliness is definitely a 5 read more

Horrible food preparation. Total waste of money. We ordered chinese food the gravy was super dry plus the mix veg was all floating in oil. Never order here read more

This is a very new place that opened in Jan or February 2024. And is very very busy. However if you order takeout the order is ready for pick up at the time they give. Food was mostly good. The biriyani was a little spicy though we had asked for it to be medium- but that's the nature of a biriyani- it's made in large quantities. So I don't think it's possible to adjust the spice level. But a 100,000 people can't be wrong. read more

I've been to this establishment multiple times and personally like the food, but this kind of negligent management with someone's chewing gum in the vicinity of the food is nothing short of terrible. The most important aspect is this issue happened on Sunday, 1/5, and when I reported it to the management and requested a callback from the manager for explanation, there was no response. The accountability is lacking, and such instances (there was a metal bolt in the food based on a prior customer review) clearly shows the scant disregard for safety and cleanliness from this management. read more

Desi Chowrastha - Chewing gum stuck between two boxes of chutney. - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

Long list of choices and the food is tasty! Right quantity and great quality! Only place open until 1am on Saturday enabling a late meal or a midnight craving! read more

Parking is a nightmare. They messed up parking of the entire complex. Food is below average for anyone who knows what South Indian food tastes like and Service is just okay. The place is usually packed with people who need a break from cooking. Interior is just average. Order at counter and food comes to you. read more

Recently went to Desi Chowrasta and ordered hall noodles with Keema, and 1masala chai along with couple of items these 2 items hakkaniidles with Keenan is smell bad what we ordered to go and very unhealthy to eat , and masala chai is not atall chai it is lot of milk and very less tea and didn't taste like tea atall , told this to the people at cash counter and they don't have any response and I had to leave without even drinking tea what I ordered read more

Good tasting Indian breakfast. We got plain dosa, paneer dosa and moong daal dosa- all very flavorful. Medu vada was decent and masala chai was good too. read more

Worst food and ambiance! It was super crowded and waitresses didn't know how to manage the orders.. it was pure chaos. Never will I visit again! read more

Best food ever!! So many options to choose from and it was a great vibe as well. The service was also great. read more

Goat Rara and Pulavu rice are a MUST try! I highly recommend. Ofcourse we'll always try Chicken Biriyani!!

The tikka chicken dosa was tasty and so filling that I saved the yellow dal tadka and shared it with some pals a few days later. It was a hit. The aloo gobi was less popular, perhaps it travels poorly and would have been great fresh. All were ordered Medium spice level. I like the big menu and the large space. I've never had trouble getting a table. I do wish they used less disposable plates, bowls and cutlery for dine-in and gave folk the opportunity to tip on payment card but overall it is great. read more

Tea time ..., amazing choice tea and tiffen shop , good to hang out with friends family friendly place ., fresh dosa and chole my kids favorite read more

Folks in our party ordered the chicken frankie, jalapeño chicken, dosas, butter chicken, chinese fried rice etc.. Everyone enjoyed the taste. Excellent Irani Chai as well. Busy & lively atmosphere. They work through the ordering line efficiently & service is quick. read more

The lack on smiles on staff and how shitty their life is, says it all. Food feels Indian. yay!

We ordered via online an order of paneer butter masala and they sent us chicken butter masala. One of our guest was pure vegetarian and she had the gravy with rice. Total embarrassing moment for us and she was emotionally upset. Chicken 65 was full of food color. I called the restaurant and explained them and they processed the refund for one dish. Just watch out when u order online. read more

Desi Chowrastha - Indian Near Me - Suwanee, Georgia

Amazing food. Loved masala dosa, Andhra Goat, jalapeño chicken, naan and Irani chai..I cannot say enough of how much we loved the food. Great environment, great service. Definitely recommend!! read more

HORRIBLE food i went more than 10 times to this hotel as each time i ordered different dishes to taste as thr and as a proper hyderabaadi,i rate this hotel as one disgusting hotel with pathetic dishes and rude staff hard mysore bonda with filthy smelling and cold chutney horrible vadas horrible samosa(half cooked) palli chutney is pathetic to taste few examples irani chai seems to be good though i avoid due to too much sweetness and milky i asked for strong chai,lady gives with extra milk ,no sense at all read more

I ordered in bulk ( 1 Jalapeno chicken and Jalapeño Paneer long trays) for a party. When I went in person, it was good. with the same expectation, I ordered in bulk. It turned out pathetic and all the guests were disappointed. More than half of the food went into trash. The paneer dish, usually a highlight in Indian cuisine, was unfortunately disappointing. The paneer itself was oddly soggy yet strangely hard, indicating a lack of consistency in preparation. This inconsistency detracted significantly from what should have been a delightful dish. Similarly, the chicken dish failed to impress. Despite high expectations, the chicken was exceedingly dry, lacking the juiciness and flavor one would expect. This not only diminished the enjoyment of the meal but also highlighted a lack of attention to detail in the kitchen. Although the restaurant presents itself well and the staff were polite and attentive, the issues with the food quality overshadowed these positives. For diners seeking a reliable dining experience centered around Indian cuisine, Chowrastha Restaurant might not be the ideal choice until improvements in food preparation are made. read more