From the Outside it looks like some random Bakery, down to the faux Wedding Cake in the Window. I walked in and one single solitary tear rolled down my cheek. I smelled Garam Masala. I was home. This is the only place I've found in town so far that isn't afraid to include Flavor when cooking. When the lovely gentleman behind the counter asked how spicy I wanted my food it took everything thing I am to not to reach across the counter and kiss him like we were auditioning for Titanic Part 2: Cruise Control. They have all the Indian Food staples and do them well. I haven't tried the cake, but the cookies go well with the awesome Chai and the Croissants and other pastries are tasty and creative (Paneer Croissant, anyone). If you go around Dinner time expect a bit of a wait because you won't be the only one.... read more

Over the years , quality has been deteriorating steadily. Place is dirty. Hot food is getting less tastier but extremely spicier to the point of being unhealthy and you will feel it at least for 2-3 days. Repeated reminder to make spiciness mild fall on deaf ears. read more

"Hot Breads" is totally not what you'd expect. I'd driven by this place many times without a second glance, as I'd assumed that it was a bog-standard Bread bakery. How wrong I was. If it weren't for a co-worker's recommendation, I'd have never discovered this gem of a place. Upon entering, you're greeted with a standard cake display counter, but the real gems to be had here are not up front - no, they're behind the counter and in the display case to the left. Here you'll find all manner of delicious Indian goodies, and some things which I'd never seen before. Croissants stuffed with keema and Tikka Masala? Brilliant! And incredibly yummy! I shared my findings with a few of my Bostonian friends, and I undertook an occasional part-time keema-croissant delivery service. They're that good! They also have other Indian dishes - sadly, I'm just not familiar enough with Indian cuisine to have made educated decisions on what to order there. Suffice to say, the food there is good, and tasty, especially for the more adventurous. Food: Excellent food, some twists on some familiar themes. A bit greasy at times - but they're croissants, so you've got to kind of expect tha. Value: Good value. Tasty food for a reasonable price. Ambiance: It's just a bakery counter with a few tables for you to stand-and-eat at. They have a small counter with some flatware and a water pitcher too. Functional and relatively clean. Service: Order-counter service. It's really just a bakery with some eating space. Bottom line: Try the keema croissant and the Goat puff. YUM! It was a favorite haunt when I lived in Woburn. read more

Never take late evening takeout of birayani from them, specifically on sunday night. We were returning back home on sunday night after long travel and thought of doing take away from hot breads woburn. When i called them, they said that I can only get the birayani in take away. When i reached at shop, they had ice cold box of birayani ready. When i asked the guy why birayani is nit hot, he explained me that they just kept it in fridge. I asked about the dum, he told me that they prepare the rice and put dum only once in a day. I was surprised at that response, but thought may be thats how it is. When I went back home and opened the box, it was sheer disappointment. it was like they just added up the leftover vegetables on top of pulav and served it as birayani to us. Really had worst experience that night.vv read more

Hot Breads - So call med birayani which we did to go. Worst experience ever. - Bakeries Near Me - Woburn, Massachusetts

Their paneer pastry puff is the best! The chicken tikka masala one is decent. If you're a young Indian female and you come in here with a make, you will get a ton of stares. read more

Would I come back? Probably not. One one hand it is a superbly cheap Indian buffet. At $6.40 including tax, its hard to find a better deal for all you can eat. The downside is that the food was just okay. I didn't care much for the dishes offered. The chicken dishes were bony as shhh. I had to be super careful with each chew because I would chomp down on a shard of bone every other bite. None of the "classic" Indian buffet varieties like Tikka Masala or Korma were offered. Even the rice was loaded with peppercorns which give you the sensation of biting down on a shard of bone. It was just too much of a pain in the A to eat. Also, the heating dishes are inconsistent. Some of the bites of chicken I had were cold which gave me the fear that I am going to be vomiting later on from food poisoning. On second thought, I don't plan to come back. read more

My most favorite restaurant...This is the only place in Boston, or rather I would say in entire MA where you would get the kind of food you eat in India...If you ever come to Boston, never forget to drive few more miles to this place. Believe me, it would be worth visiting. Ambience: As far as ambience is concern, its kind of a take-out place but they have few seats. Staff and service: Staff is good and friendly. Service is excellent. Food: As I said earlier, this is the best indian restro in MA. I like each and every dish they offer. Especially chicken biryani...delicious...!! If you are a fan of indian kind of Black forest cake, dont forget to try the black forest pastry here. I would recommend you to eat buffet here so that you can taste multiple dishes... read more

I love hot breads! I could eat buns for days! We recently had breakfast there and it was delicious. Cookies are yummy, dinners are delish, and the buns are amazing. I also love the masala chai and coffee. read more

This place is a bakery chain in India. And hence I was pleasantly surprised to know that they were serving Indian food and some fast food items. If you ever decide to make the drive up there, go for the plain Dosa ... the best bang for the buck. Simple yet so good. Also do not miss out the chance to try out the different types of "puffs" - a type of croissant but can have vegetable, chicken or egg fillings. If you are the adventurous kind, the Andhra Spicy Dosa may suit your palette. read more

I'm not normally a fan of Indian food because I haven't had good Indian food but after reading all these reviews and buying a HomeRun.com deal I knew I had to try it. I had Chicken Tikki Masala with rice, I added a side of Naan and a samosa. It was plenty for my husband and I to eat for dinner. I was pleasantly surprised. I LOVED it, the food had a kick (glad we got the medium) and we are already planning to go back. The food was fantastic. A hidden gem in my opinion ! ! read more

See. The food is bad. If you are fine with Indian college side super local food stalls, this is good for that. In terms of food, I might give a 2/5. Ambience 1/5. Cleanliness and hygiene : (-10)/5. (That's a minus). Decent fast food Hotels in India will be much better maintained. The guy took 50 minutes to serve 4 dosas. That is an epic wait time. Not at all hygienic. I wouldn't go here unless you want a specific tasting food. read more

The four stars are for the food. We had vegetable samosas, which our kids could not get enough of, chicken tikka masala which was delicious, palak paneer that forced us to keep eating even though we were getting full, and the chicken curry which was good, though not the favorite dish on the table. However, people should be prepared for a little chaos on entering the restaurant- we had the feeling we were intruding on a local party. We finally understood that this is a serve yourself, find your own seat kind of place, and we waited in line to place an order. We were told that after we got our food we must wait in line again at the end in order to pay. Not the common way to run a restaurant in the US but then there were only two guys running the place on a Saturday night, one definitely recently immigrated. Maybe this casual vibe reflects the way food shops are run in India? We are not Indian, and it seemed that every other customer was of Middle Eastern descent. That is always a good sign, for good food! I mention the unorthodox atmosphere as some might find it confusing or uncomfortable. I must add that the staff was very kind. We had two restaurant.com gift certificates that had to be used and they split our party's check to make it happen! read more

My best friend took me there and after ordered we request 'please don't microwave our food" and they get upset, two nasty guys yelling to my female friend because our request, I missed 99% of the "chat" because I don't speak hindi, so I decided to take my friend out of the place because they were getting worse and worse. 1 star is too much, it was a very unpleasant experience. Plus the place looks very dirty, thank you but NOT thank you! read more

The wife and I were passing by and decided todo take out. Asked for two goat biryanis along with a couple other items, but when we got home discovered they gave us one chicken biryani and charged us for the goat biryani. This was over confirming multiple times with them, while at the restaurant. The service was very bad. Also we had received a restaurant.com coupon. They refused to honor that as well. The food is OK. Beware of the heat level. When they state medium, it means very hot, based on average standards. Heat level is calibrated based Indian local spicy ratings. All the food items we tried, were ordered as medium, yet were very hot. The cakes are really nice and that is why the 2 stars. I would recommend it mainly for the cakes/pastries. I am going to complain to restaurant.com so that I can get refunded. I would not suggest purchasing coupons as ymmv with the mood of the person at the counter. They first told me that they no longer take coupons and then when I stated that it was issued only a couple of days ago, was told that they would just not take it. read more

Order was not ready when we reached there. It seemed that food was not fresh, inclusive the bread.

Super spicy food with no flavor. Giving 1 start as that's the least I can give. Goat curry had just bones. The very little meat it had was super chewy. They serve pre-made food buy just warming in the microwave in the plastic to-go container. It was worse that the frozen food. I am looking at the positive reviews and they surely look made up. Vada pao was no way like vada pao. Just spicy potato with garam masala and fried earlier in besan batter with too much eating soda in it. No what so ever flavor. Even the uttapa looked premade Goat biryani was soggy with typical previously frozen taste. Pavbhaji was the same no flavor just spice. My MIL who loves spicy didn't like it either. And trust me I can handle heat if the food has flavor. The worse mean of our vacation. Almost got me worried that it will spoil my rest of the 2 days of the trip. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this shady place. read more

Good Indian food...cheap. Really odd to see indian-style pastries, croissants....you name it. But the authentic Indian flavor is a great combination. Traditional dishes also available. read more

Nothing was fresh on a Saturday morning, stopped to try this place on our way to Boston, big mistake! The man at the counter was unnecessarily unfriendly. Service definitely gets 0 stars! I usually like to support local Indian places, but the food was horrible, extremely greasy, had to wipe off grease with napkins, they don't have a clue regarding the spices, seemed like they dumped an entire box of spice mix into the dish without checking for proportions. read more

Not worthy of a trip outta my neighborhood, but good enough for a quick stop. I did not try the sweets so I can only comment on the other offerings. Fair warning, the savoring buns are spicy and hot! I have been to hell night at East Coast Grill, and these little buns are just a step or two behind. I got the paneer bun, the guy at the counter described as a "little spicy". I though my mout was going to explode. Definitely the spicest of the three I tried. The bread reminds me of a chinese bakery, light, airy, with a hint of yeast, not oily or greasy. The croissants look like French like, but hidden under the delicate flaky exterior lurks the creation that the devil could only dream up. I got the chicken tikka and chicken curry. To tell you the truth, there was very little difference in taste between the two. Tikka was red from the paprika and Curry was well, curry colored. Both spicy and and heavy with the chili and coriander. They also offer fried rice plate and grilled sandwiches which looked good, but I was unwilling to try after I asked the guy at the table next to me how hot was his dish and he turned to me as he wiped the sweat from his brow. "HOT, like in India, perfect." read more

My husband and I loved Hot Breads. In fact, we were constantly telling people to go there, and it was our go-to Indian place. We usually order chicken korma, naan, and samosas. Usually the korma is flavorful and full of very tender chicken. However, tonight our korma was disappointing. About 50% of the chicken was actually bones, and it was not tender. The worst part, however, was that there were jagged bone shards throughout the entire thing. Picking them out does not make for a enjoyable meal, and frankly, had we missed any, it could have been painful. We both just stopped eating it because there were so many. We are very disappointed as we go here often, but honestly, I am nervous about going back after tonight's experience. (The naan and samosa were still good, though!) read more

There are few things on the planet that make me engage in honest-to-goodness happy dances --- The promise of a stop at Hot Breads is one of those few things. To put it succinctly and crazily, I love Hot Breads so much that I would marry it if I could. The ready-made lunch options are vast and impressive; the case beckons with a dizzying array of vegetarian and non-vegetarian vegetarian puffs, croissants, buns, mini-pizzas, and more. Since picking a mixed vegetable over paneer or vice versa is like Sophie's Choice for this Indian food obsessed vegetarian, I make sure to get one of each. The pastry encasements range from the hearty chewyness of the buns to the buttery flakiness of the puffs to the orgasmic lushness of the croissants, and are all honestly to die for. If the lunch offerings are the stars of the show, then the sweet pastries are the over-achieving supporting actors of the production. If you find slices of mango cake, strawberry cake, mango mousse, or Devil's Food in there, do not leave without taking home at least one. You can thank me later. As if Hot Breads couldn't be anymore freaking awesome, the staff are sweet, helpful, and friendly, and the prices are dirt cheap (as in 'finance your lunch with the change in your sofa cushions' cheap). Go there. Right now! read more

3-star for: - lack of bad planning on my cake order - cake didn't turn out to be the one that I ordered When ordering huge 12 lb cake, we assured over and over again that it needs to be ready by a specific time for pickup. When we went to pickup, it got delayed by at least an hour. Reason that was given was that they had too many orders. #1 rule of demand planning, plan accordingly :) Ordered black forest cake, was not the one. Of course we only found out after we did the cake ceremony because icing masked entire cake so couldn't tell. This is second time I ordered this cake (granted that it was 4-years apart), same result when it comes to timeliness. It appears they operate on IST. It was a graduation theme, told us over phone that it will have hat, fake diploma, balloons. It was missing balloons :). read more

Good stuff... interesting, mainly due to the fusion-ish nature of the concept... coming from northern Cali where you practically trip over south Asian fusion joints on your way to the post office, this place wasn't too much of a surprise. What was interesting though was the fact that it was relatively affordable. Most fusion places go high end and inflate their prices a bit... this is definitely an old school bakery crossed with a take-out Indian place. I got an assortment of buns, puffs, and croissants as well as a chicken curry. Overall, very satisfying. The naan didn't seem very authentic for some reason... a bit wheat-y and the consistency wasn't quite what I remember, but it was still very tasty. Overall, I'm stuck between 3 and 4 stars... it was good, and if I don't find another Indian place in driving distance it will probably become my go-to for those Saturday/Sunday afternoon curry cravings... but overall it didn't necessarily stand out aside from its novelty pastry value. read more

Finally got the chance to return here a couple of times to try more things, and brought a friend to help me eat more. We were very happy to see that they serve many of our favorite harder-to-find street foods, so on different visits ordered pani puri, vada pav, pav bhaji and medu vada. All came in generous portions with bold flavors. Pani puris came pre-loaded with fillings including sev and boondi in the standard premade puris. The pani was nice - it was missing something but I couldn't put my finger on what, exactly. Still, it was tasty. Vada pav was pre-pressed like a little panini, which was cute, and was nice and spicy. Pav bhaji had a slightly earthy flavor and was fabulously hot and spicy, leaving my tongue tingling happily. Medu vadas came with chutneys and sambhar, and were light and fluffy with nice flavor and texture, with some crunchy dals inside. I like the sambhar here - not too spicy, not too salty, a nice accompaniment and they use curry leaves. There is a good variety of Indian cookies here, as well, many of them eggless. We tried a half-dozen different varieties and especially liked the cardamom cookies. Fruit cake and mango cake both were light, refreshing, and not too sweet. Service is really friendly and courteous. Order at the counter, have a seat, they'll bring you your food or you can go up and get it, and then pay when you're done. You'll leave full and not broke. They do a buffet - standard mix of vegetarian dishes like dals, and meat dishes. I didn't order it but could see that it was being refreshed and tended to, and there were customers enjoying it. read more

We ordered a birthday cake and it is so yummy ...all the guests liked it so much.. Indian Snacks here are not that good.we ordered samosa chat which was too spicy and we couldn't enjoy the snack read more

Good value for money. The food are reasonably priced. It might sound like a bakery, but it is mini-restaurant. read more

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I'm a fan of Hot Breads, although I can't dispute the criticisms in the other reviews. This is a weird place, indeed. However, if you are going for the Chicken Tikka Panini, then go and enjoy. $7 including tax gets you a nearly frisbee-sized circular grilled sandwich filled with spicy chicken tikka masala, onions, lettuce, and extra spices for good measure. Add some good cardamom-spiked chai to the mix and for me, it's comfort food. Sometimes when 3pm comes on a weekend and we haven't had lunch yet, my better half and I will split one. It's probably too much food for one and good for two as lunch or a snack. read more

Went there after reading the yelp reviews and rating. This was the worst eating experience I had in a long time. We did not try their pastries, cookies or bread and those may be still good. We ordered Mirchi bhaji (chillies dipped in batter and fried) , pani-puri, chicken tikka and naan. Well bhaji was pre-made we knew when we ordered. So did not have a big expectation from it. Pani puri was ok. The filling was good, but the pani was just made from the store bought pani-puri mixes. Chicken tikka and the naan was a big let down. The chicken did not seem like they had cooked in a tandoor oven. It was just sauted with big chunks of bell peppers and onions. So big that I one chunk was half a bell pepper, they didn't even bother to cut. Ginger and garlic was still uncooked and gave a bad taste. On top of that it was soaked in oil. read more

This is the best Indian restaurant for biryani in CT and MA. The ambience is not really super classic but who cares when the food is great and people are nice ... I'm coming every month .... it's a 90 min drive for me but like I said food is great and I don't mind driving for the great biryani .... read more

Ordered samosas which were too salty and too oily. The man at the counter did not offer us a receipt, we paid about $4.66 and he didn't bother giving us back change for 5 bucks. I was like wow, lol.. not going back here again just for the sheer lack of manners. read more

I am scared to come back here. I got ill from eating here. I won't come back again because getting gastritis and stomach cramps and you know what , is uncomfortable. read more

The chicken biryani is really tasty but spicy for american palate. Its better if you don't visit the bathroom because its a bit dirty. Take out is a good idea if you wanna eat in a clean place. read more

Remember Tickle-Me Elmo? A few years ago that was the biggest thing out. Spoiled kids wanted it so badly that their parents stood in line for hours, sometimes days, waiting for the next shipment to arrive so they could satisfy little Johnnie's tears. Before he forgot about it and moved on to the next thing, anyway. It got so bad that people spent thousands, if not more, on these chinese vibrators dressed up as a kids toy. And that level of excitment -- that media craze -- that's what I felt about Hot Breads when it first opened. Finally, a place I can get my chicken tikka masala wrapped in a puff pastry served with some chai by a fat Indian woman. Oh, how it brought back memories of malaria, pickpockets, and New Delhi. So I finally went. And there's where it all went wrong.. Remember the first time you had sex? That incredibly awkwardness.. not sure where to put it, still not sure if you're gay or straight, and thinking to yourself.. man, jerking off is so much easier. Finally you climaxed.. two seconds in.. but it was all a big let down. And that's what Hot Breads was like. The pastries were soggy, minimally filled, and old. The dosa was spicy, but underwhelming. The vegetables, same. The only saving grace was the chai. It was milky and thick like a girl in Ohio -- but unfortunately this too was a let down as it was served in a cup so small, you'd think you were in Africa. So on the whole -- would I go back.. maybe, to give it another go. But all said and done, this place suffers from the same problems of most things Indian -- great concept, terrible execution. read more

Awful Masala Dosa. Myself from Southern part of India, I can really make it if Dosa was made from today's dough and masala is fresh. When I had dosas served, it was half baked on one side and the masala was almost spoiled. When I had to complain about it, there was no regret from the person who took money and charged $6.99 for the same. read more

1)Terrible hygienic practices ( for example - the guy was cleaning and mopping and handling food without gloves). 2) Bad oil - my stomach was upset after eating their bajji 3) Poor customer service. read more

I am still searching for that friend of mine on whose suggestion we went here to eat biriyani. I dont blame the people running the kitchen. If ghee rice and chicken/mutton mixed together is what they call biriyani and thats the best that they could do, hey you simply cant blame them. I was hurt deep in my heart on seeing what they served us and had the courage to call it biriyani. And my friend said it was the best that he had..lol. Poor soul living in US he has lost the understanding for biriyani and ghee rice! Never mind, we dint get to try anything else here except pastry. It was decent enough. But yeah never ever coming back again to try kitchen cooked stuff. Thanks guys! read more

The chicken biryani has gone to dogs ...the last two times I bought biryani it was so bad I have decided to change my place now.. Going to try something else from now read more

One of the best place to visit for cookies, cakes and India snacks. Its an small place still the taste is always same.

This is such an awesome and different kind of bakery. They have Indian bakery stuff and also the western options. A definite must visit. Try the paneer masala croissant and bun. They also have vada pav which is this potato mix with a fried chick pea batter smooshed between 2 buttered buns. So good. The pav bhaji is also good and very spicy. It's like a curry sandwich. And the prices are great. read more

The reason this place is getting 2 stars instead of 1 is the fact that their mango cake was absolutely delicious and we will be coming back for that, no doubt. However, I will not be having their food again. I ordered chicken kabob, and the cashier had asked me if I wanted what looked like ready made Chili Chicken and Chicken 65. I asked if my chicken kabob would be fresh and he muttered that it was and so I just went with that. When I got home and ate it, I realized that the chicken kabobs used were the same ones I buy from a local indian market FROZEN for whenever I want a quick meal. The kabob was not fresh and it was swimming in grease and onions. Needless to say, I will not return for the food but will always be back for the cake as it is still very delicious. read more