This was our first time at this restaurant, and we had read so many good reviews about their live…read morepanipuri and live dosa. They sell six pieces for around $7.99, I believe. When we noticed that they were serving the panipuri with warm dal, we were both surprised and curious about how it would taste. They also give you sides of chopped coriander, onion, carrots and multiple sauces to customize your flavor. When our turn finally came, I tried it a bit reluctantly... and my goodness, it was absolutely delicious. The puri itself was crisp, and the combination of warm dal, spicy pani inside the golgappa (that's what we call it) was mind-blowing. Suddenly the long line made perfect sense. Totally worth every penny. We also tried their Vijayawada biryani and chicken tikka kabob, which were good too. Customer service was great as well. We would go back for those pani puris!

Was charging my Tesla next to this place.. didn't expect much…read more. I was so wrong. This place has the best food! The bread., nan I think. Season perfectly. Plus, got some chicken. It was so moist.

Great food, nice staff, the owner took care of us, we ordered to go and we are definitely coming…read moreback to dine in!

This place was strongly recommended to me by a friend who is familiar with the nuances of Indian…read morecuisine. I got both of their vegetarian biryani paneer dishes to share with others. We ordered it as a takeout. I don't usually eat biryani and was super delighted by how flavorful it was. Sometimes I find that other places make a drier biryani which is not my preference, but Zaffrani had a nice sauce incorporated into the dishes, without it being too soupy. I wish I lived in the area because I would definitely be a regular customer. I am vegetarian but those who got the meat one mentioned that the paneer was their favorite as well. Highly recommend this place.

This is the place to order in for some authentic Kerala food. Being from the southern most part of…read moreIndia, it is extremely hard to find the food I grew up eating in the US. I relished the beef and Kerala porota. I will be back for the Vishu sadhya (Indian vegetarian meal with 12+ dishes served on a banana leaf to enhance the flavor) with my family. Costs is around $20 per entree with tax. They also do event catering and I highly recommend them for your next event for some delicious meat curries and bread.

I had a very disappointing experience with Sinoy's Kitchen. I placed a catering order on July 15th…read moreto be prepared and ready for pickup on August 2nd. I tried contacting them multiple times leading up to the date, and even visited the shop on August 1st, the store was closed with no notice. When I returned on August 2nd, they told me the food wasn't prepared at all and then argued with me about the situation instead of taking responsibility. This completely disrupted my plans. I was on a road trip from Boise to San Diego and changed my schedule, spent extra money, and went out of my way specifically to pick up this order. The lack of communication, professionalism, and accountability was extremely frustrating. I would not recommend this establishment to anyone.

This was my 2nd time come back here. This time I ordered mushrooms biryani & chicken masala curry…read more Both dishes were good & delicious. It was a bit spicy (mild to me). This restaurant is self served. You ordered & paid at the front desk before seat.

Tasty food, decent price and quantity. I've had several biryanis here (ulavacharu paneer, gongura…read moreegg, vijayawada egg, chilli egg) and the taste is good. The service is fast - I've always ordered online/doordash/uber eats and picked up. The ambience is ok, it is better suited to be a pick up place. In the evenings there are so many people picking up that the ambience is a bunch of people standing around you waiting to pick up their order while you eat at your table.

Vegetarian curry - Owner was super nice to let me try a less spicy version than what I had…read morepreviously. It has a delightful kick to it that never became overwhelming. I was able to finish it this time. It was delicious! Vegetarian samosas - As delicious as I remembered them! I had 3 orders of this, and was very full. Service - Fast, very friendly, and cheery.

Shout out to my daughter's elementary school PTA for setting up some food truck to take part in our…read moreBack To School Night. Without them I would never have known Indian Express existed... Indian Express's offerings for the evening consisted of 4 different kind of curries, rice & bread combos. My purchase of the night was the mango lassi & veg samosas. The mango lassi was good. My only regret was not being able to snap a photo prior to it being devoured by my very thirsty toddler. The drink was sweet and tart- all at the same time. Addictive and easy to drink being that the textures wasn't super thick. The 2pc samosas were great!! The outer shell was crisp and the vegetable filling was piping hot, flavored well with the array of spices. The chutney was sweet with a slight note of spice- tasty to say the least but not exactly necessary IMO. 4 stars. I'd come back in a heartbeat for the samosas and may even try one of the curries if I'm feeling adventurous.

I just picked up my Goat Dum Biryani 11/14/25 -- this is beyond imagination in a disgusting way…read more The whole rice / biryani stinks and not even a single piece in the entire biryani was edible beyond the stink itself. This is a Pulav more than a biryani and a worst one at that!! All this while I never had a bad experience with biryanis @ Ustaads at least not on the weekends-- but this is bad! If this is a one off situation-- it will take me a while to go back (if I ever decide to smell stink like this)

Wow! This might be the best biryani in the Bay!…read more I ordered online and unfortunately the location is in a warehouse type area of San Jose. It is very unassuming, but definitely worth the random location. I tried the Paneer 65 and Gongura Kaju biryanis. Both kinds of biryani were new for me. I definitely preferred the gongura kaju and it was absolutely fantastic. It was perfectly spiced and so so so very flavorful. Paneer 65 was also good, but I'm not very used to fried pieces in biryani. Regardless the flavors were fantastic and portion was great. I would absolutely come back, my new favorite!

Wow. I'd love to leave this review just saying that but it wouldn't do it justice. Got the chole…read morebhatura and OMGGGG this was unbelievably delicious! Def hit the spot! Will be coming my back for sure, Service is also 100%! Guy at the front was so friendly and welcoming and was attentive as well. He was multitasking the register, cleanup, and serving (not in that order )!

I ordered the Chicken Makhni. It was great but came in a small cup. I was expecting more food…read more For me ~$19 after taxes is too much for that size serving. I ordered to go

Review for family pack - fantastic, not overly excessively spiced. Perfect combination of spicing,…read moreflavor, rice texture.

This is my go to Kerala restaurant. I was there on a Saturday afternoon, and I got a seat right…read moreaway. Everything was flavorful and had good amount of spices. Beef cutlet was my favorite. Beef ularthu and kerala porotta was an excellent combination. Kappa biryani and ghee rice was both good too. Kulukki sarbat was just ok.