We've been to Chettinad but always order from the menu with fresh food. Sounds like a lot of the…read morecomplaints are around the buffet which I can't comment on. The menu food is very good! The mild still has a lot of spice! Biriyani is a huge portion and very flavo with a generous meat portion. The fresh garlic Naan is our favorite! Butter chicken is a family favorite. If you're dining in, order the dosa! They are long and fun to eat! It's a huge fresh crepe!

It's been a while since I've had Chettinad, years ago it used to be a weekly lunch thing, and this…read morefeels like a case where the best moments were in distant memories. We came in close to noon, it was empty, and we were seated quickly, while the buffet looks all ready. Unfortunately there were little variety, the food were mostly on the bland side, the naan bread felt like frozen pieces reheated, BUT the tandoori chicken was pretty solid, nicely cooked and lots of flavors. There really isn't much left to talk about. The dirty plates were not taken away for the entire meal, the water jug was 1/4 filled to start with. The people seem nice but the service wasn't there. All in all, this might be the last time here unless I hear drastic improvement from someone else.

We went there for lunch today and everyone was quite hungry after we spend the mod in Washington…read morePark and we were glad that lunch specials had Vegetarian, chicken and goat Thalis for a great price. Portion size unlike typical thalis were huge and we loved every single item was delicious and well prepared We could not finish our thalis and our tummies were more than full for a $15-17 price tag

Came for dinner on a Monday night, so it was not that busy! Got seated right away. Interior was…read moredark and moody, and the tables were a bit sticky. The menu had many options, and we weren't quite sure what to get. Settled on the chicken tikka masala, lamb saag, and a side of garlic naan. Both entrees came with a plate of plain rice. The lamb saag was good, the meat was really tender and broke apart easily. However, in my opinion, the overall dish lacked seasoning. The chicken tikka masala was very watery and even then, the chicken tasted dry. Garlic naan was fragrant, but not fluffy. Overall, I'm sure there are better spots for Indian in the area.

We stopped in for the lunch buffet. Lots of options and no wait. The price point was reasonable at…read moreabout $20 each. The gent working the register was polite and helpful. I think the best word to describe the food today is stale. Not super fresh, some dishes teetering on not so good. The temperatures were just a bit shy of the food being hot. I don't believe that we'll return again. Was the food terrible? Nope. Was it spectacular? Nope. A solid three star, teetering on two stars.

Let's start at the beginning. Went in to order some takeout. Not very familiar with Indian food so…read morethe Cashier was a great help. To make matters a bit more complicated, I am a plant based eater so again, the Cashier was excellent in steering me to some good choices. Now to the food, it was perfect. Not too much spice but enough to let my mouth know I was having a bit of spice! Very flavorful dishes, both plant based and regular! I will be visiting them again. Great Service, very helpful, the food was extremely flavorful and made my mouth and stomach very happy. The hardest part for my next visit will be just what to choose to eat!

Amazing food wow!! The food, service and ambiance were all great. Absolutely coming back.read more

Great food! Spacious, clean dining area. Good for individuals, couples and families. Different…read morelevels of spiciness to suit your particular preferences

Great authentic Indian food! Even better prices... life long customer made! It was very large…read moreportions and the spicing was very reasonable especially if this is your first time trying Indian food! There is even delicious chicken nuggets and fish pieces. Eventually I'm going to go thru the entire menu. I had some trouble with post mates getting everything clear but it's not the restaurants fault I think it's just starting glitches... stay on it and check this place out you will not be disappointed

Authentic Hyderabadi food. I ordered the samosa chaat and love the tangy and sweet tamarind…read morechutney. I ordered the chicken biryani very tasty!! I love how fresh, fast and tasty the food is. Will come back.

This review is specifically about the weekend buffet. The…read moreone thing I like is it opens at 10 AM and when you show up at 10:30 you're pretty much have the whole restaurant to yourself The food is a nice selection of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food I love the chutneys, especially the tomato chutney. It goes really well with the vada and idilli I also like they have more than just nann but also the south Indian Parrotta The curries are all excellent. I do like the goat curry a lot more than the others. The grilled chicken is top notch All of this for 20 $

We liked the price and the food. We went out primarily to escape the heat. It was a pleasant…read morefind. The Lamb Saag and Butter chicken were tasty. The mango lassi were tasty, but came in a plastic take out cup. I don't like being served in take out containers when I dine in.

This is a review not only of the restaurant, which is of course great, but the CATERING, which was…read moresimply magnificent. Vanakkam brought an absolute feast down from Portland to Eugene for our wedding. They not only transported a huge buffet, but also did live dose (dosa) and even added a live appetizer station last minute, fearing that the appetizers would be soggy. That means they were cooking on a huge griddle, cranking out crispy dose, frying paneer 65, wok-tossing gobi manchurian, all on the spot. Every single dish was SO GOOD. Our guests said it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding. People are still raving about it. We had many guests from India who were thrilled as well. Ganesh at Vanakkam was a pleasure to work with throughout the process. So responsive, kind and understanding, and his staff worked incredibly hard. It honestly blew us away. You should hire Vanakkam for your special event. 5 stars is not enough. 20 maybe. (This event just happened, but I'll update this review with mouthwatering pictures as soon as I have some...)

We are blessed to have a number of excellent Indian food options in the Beaverton / Hillsboro area…read more While searching for a lunch buffet option, we came across Vanakkam PDX and decided to give it a try. This restaurant, located in a strip mall area, doesn't really seat that many people, but for less than $16, you can experience a really amazing lunch buffet option here. Seriously, for the price of your average food cart entree these days, you can have an all-you-can-eat, high-quality, high-variety lunch. And this restaurant doesn't just churn out the basic stuff, either. You might get a bhindi masala, or goat biryani, along with some of the more typical plates like butter chicken. They mix it up, which is the sign of a great buffet. Honestly, they do something truly special with their tandoori chicken. I'm normally pretty lukewarm on that entree, but Vanakkam's version is a really sensational one. Samosas, Naan, Raita, etc. all available too. I hope they can keep this going at this price, and if so, we'll soon be a regular, no doubt!

We just had our 2nd meal here and it was fantastic! How is their butter chicken and naan so good?!…read more We have tried a lot of Indian restaurants over the years and based on flavor, quality and naan, this might be our new favorite! Definitely try their butter chicken on your first visit. We tried their butter bombs and they were excellent as well. Customer service was great! We were well taken care of. We will be back!

I simply love this place. They are one of the very rare chaat houses in the uses which combine…read morehigh quality homemade chaat, with authentic taste and excellent customer service. Their vada paav, chole bature, paratha and chicken curry are something I just can't have enough of. Thank you for being there! The ambience is fun too with good outdoor sitting

Had one of the best palak paneer, jaipuri kofta, and veg Manchurian here!…read moreAmazing job by the chef and entire staff! Keep it up please - will come again soon to try other stuff I had a takeout but the ambience for dine in seems pretty decent too! Thanks

Updated in April 2026…read more We came to Desi Bite's new location for lunch. The dining area is much smaller than the previous location. The shop was quiet with some customers picking up to go orders. We went to the counter and ordered two non-veg (chicken) thali plates, a mango lassi and a chai masala. I also asked to confirm that they don't have their buffet anymore. While we were waiting, we noticed that most of the tables were dirty with food smudges and left over trash presumably from the day before since it had just opened. I tried to clean our table with paper napkins and water with little effect. So we decided to just deal with it. My husband went to the restroom to wash his hands and told me the restroom was in need of cleaning as well. As our food came. We noticed the sides on the thali plates were different too. They used to have two side dishes with cucumber, tomato, onion and crackers. The new plates were more plain, not bad, but not the same variety. The food tasted pretty good, I noticed the curries were spicer as well. That makes us wonder if there was a change of ownership/management once Desi Bites moved. It's such a shame the Desi Bites we remembered is gone..

Cute spot, with friendly but slow service- drinks came out after appetizer and we had to ask for…read moreour check 3 times, seemed like they'd forgotten. The items were hit or miss- one cocktail was pretty good though sweet and the other (tamarind margarita) was bad- not sure what was wrong with it but it tasted very odd. The sliders were the most flavorful items but chicken was quite tough, and butter chicken was not very flavorful, while the shots appetizer was probably the best item with garlic naan second. Would give them another shot if a friend wanted to go but wouldn't choose to go again myself.

I have been curious about this place. I walked in around noon and ordered the tikka sliders to go…read more It only took ten minutes and the space is very inviting. I would consider coming back to dine in with friends. The sliders were so good! My coworkers were not impressed by the looks due to the simple looking buns and American cheese but I can vouch that the taste was 5 stars. Check them out!