If you like spicy delicious Southern Indian, Kerala food then this is the place to be. As authentic as you can get in Bay area !! Go here to try authentic Kerala dishes like Fish pollichathu, Crab masala, Chicken peralan, Beef Ularth, Appam, Parathas etc. Biryani was pretty good too. Parota was typical Malabar parota with layers are thin and crispy and melts in your mouth. The Chicken peralan was tender and very flavorful. Another noted thing is generous quantity. Restaurant is to go only. You have to order via phone since waiting time is 30 to 45 minutes. Little waiting time but worth to get the fresh food. I would definitely recommend Kovalam for tasty and fresh food. Coming here again! read more

Excellent beef roast. The masala in the roast was delicious. Good thoughtful service. The porotta was soft and tasty. Really went well with the beef roast. read more

Great food, I am late to leave review but their service and ambiance was good as well. Will recommend everyone to try this place

If you like Kerala food - this is the place to be. We have lived in the bay for 10 years and haven't tasted this authentic kerala food anywhere else. We now takeaway food every week. Some of our favorites Goat biriyani (we order half tray and eat them the whole week ) Chicken biriyani Beef fry Beef ularthu Chicken peralan Porotta Flavorful, aromatic, authentic - Food is fresh, hot and crafted with excellence. Philip really care for people and the food he serves( he makes food only after an order is received). Sometimes they can get really backed up with orders and may close orders for the day - so make sure to get your orders in early. read more

Authentic Kerala dishes. Quality is consistently excellent. A hidden gem. Would highly recommend to anyone who would like to try Malayali dishes. read more

I like this place because it's one of the only Indian restaurants in Tracy that offers dosa. We've been here twice, and times both times on Saturday night. These were usually one or two tables inside. The service was good, but they were obviously short-handed as one waiter served all the tables while the phones kept ringing. Food: Dishes Recommended: *Dosa (4 stars) - Though these dosa were not the crispiest I've had, they still had a good texture and the potato filling with a myriad of spices (mustard seed, fresh curry leaves, ginger, turmeric, etc.) was very delicous. Especially when paired with the tomato and coconut chuntney on the side. -Spicy arani dosa: if you like spicy, try this one -Mysore malasa dosa: comes with some vegetables *Mutton biryani (3.5 stars) - Indian fried rice with mutton (with lots of bones), cashews and raisins. I wish it was more spicy. The meat was very tender, and the rice was well-cooked, but it didn't have too flavorful. I enjoyed it way more mixing it with other curry sauces. *Shahi paneer (3.5 stars) - I was hoping it would be a thick gravy with a strong tomato taste. But like most curries, it was runny. Good flavor. *Mango Lassi (4 stars) - I got this twice. I enjoyed that it came with some cardamom inside, but the second time it was very liquidy and too much residues. Mediocre dishes: *Chicken 65 appetizer (3 stars) - Fried chicken on hot grill with onion and fried mint leaves. You can really taste the lemon juice. *Okra/ vendakka curry (3 stars) - The curry tasted fine, but the okra pieces were black, doesn't look too great. Dishes to stay away from: *Fish curry (King Fish) Kerala style - The fish was so fish it was inedible. Yuck! Overall, curries tend to be too runny, but dosa and biryani are good. Tip: Check out the grocery store next door while you wait for your food or after your meal read more

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This is the spot to experience authentic North Kerala-style cuisine, and it truly impressed me. Recently, I tried their beef fry, Kerala-style porota, and mutton biriyani--absolutely loved it! The beef fry and porota were outstanding. They provide excellent quality and generous portions, far better than most other places in California. read more

Came for lunch today. After reviewing a menu at your table you order the food at the cash register and get a number. The cashier was friendly and helpful explaining the different dishes. We ordered fish pakora, masala dosa, goat peralan, and kerala porotta. The ingredients were fresh and each dish was very flavorful. Will definitely be returning. Looking forward to trying other dishes. read more

We chanced upon Kovalam Restaurant on a trip back to the Bay Area. To begin with the name has a strong connection to our homeland and the food too connected us to what we would get in Kerala. We had Chicken roast, Porotta, Idiyappam, Egg biriyani and Tea. The chicken dish was authentic kottayam style, Porotta was exceptional, biriyani was lip smacking, rounded them up with a traditional tasting chai. We will certainly visit Kovalam Restaurant more frequently. read more

I tried their goat biryani which was really good. Very different from usual. Had more nuts and raisins and was made out of a granular rice. It was $18 but had many pieces of meat and was quite tasty. Sambhar and dosa were good too. Sambar had many vegetables (unlike typical sambhars which are just lentil soups). Overall an interesting experience. read more

So i tried almost all kerala Restaurants in the Bay area. Hands down the best kerala food. If you haven't tried the food here you need to come try the food. Quality food you need to have patience because its fresh food you might need to wait a bit longer. But its worth the wait. I will definitely come back to this please. read more

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This is one of the best South Indian restaurants I've been to. This was the first time I went to this place, and I was a bit spectacle, but I'm happy to have been wrong. The customer service and the food were amazing. I Ordered a Masala dosa, which was simply outstanding; the dosa and the sides that came with it were so delicious. I Will be coming back and highly recommend that people try this place. read more

Best Dosas in the whole bay area... waiting for the renovation to complete so that I can again Recommend this place to all the Dosa Lovers read more

Kovalam Restaurant - Mysore Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Tracy, California

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One of the best PAROTTA in the area. Must try for the bread lovers try with any favorite curry (Non veg recommend) Yummy yummy PAROTTAAAA read more

Great food. I have been consistently ordering from there for pas one year including personal and party order.Food is delicious and super consistent.Consistency is something which we miss in so many other restaurants.Someone who like Kerala dishes, they will never be disappointed. Kerala Porotta, Beef Roast, Chicken Roast are some of my favorites.They only do take out and party orders. read more

We moved to mountain house quite recently and looking for good indian resutaurant's in and around tracy. There's isn't many at the list but one which caught our attention was "Kovalam". We instantly reached out to the number and it was answered by one Mr.Philip. He was very humble and kind enough to explain the options they had and what we were looking out on our craving time! We ordered beef, chicken, lamb and some fish and we can't explain how perfect it was in taste and spice. Even Mr.Philip asked us if you want the orders can be less spicy (customized for kids/adults). They have an excellent variety of food at an affordable price and most importantly they also have a Indian grocery store within the same store. More convenient and friendly environment for the entire family. They also take party orders and we got some excellent food for our housewarming party. Don't forget to taste their sunday buffet! I would strongly recommend this restaurant for excellent food and delicacy! read more

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Great food! I tired the chicken masala fry, mutton biriyani, and the beef fry. All of these dishes were authentic and had the flavors of India. The beef fry especially was authentic to its Kerala taste and quality overall was amazing. Service was great and I had a great time. read more

New Indian restaurant on 11th st next to MeiMei. Mrs. Picked up takeout and commented it is a nice place, clean and tidy. Sorry forgot the #foodporn photo, I was hungry!! Excellent samosas, garlic naan & chicken tikka masala. Give it a try, Burrrrpp!! read more

Kovalam Restaurant - The aftermath - Indian Near Me - Tracy, California

Very authentic and delicious Malyali food. We tried Mutton chicken and shrimp with malabar parotta. Everything was well made and appropriately spicy. Biryani is not like Hyderabadi but is good. Cant wait to go back. read more

I had kovalam for dinner today for the first time. I ordered a masala dosa and it comes with two chutneys tomato (nice heat) and coconut. The tomato chutney was delightful, good flavor and spice. The coconut chutney was a bit too runny and the coconut and liquid separate, so that could be worked on for better consistency. The sambar was great, better than the dosa. It had nice heat, flavor, good mix of veggies and on a cold day or with a cold this would be a good choice. Now the dosa. I had high hopes for the dosa based on the pictures and people in the restaurant were ordering the dosa as well, so I assumed good things. The dosa really wasn't memorable, first the Togo packaging. They package in a styrofoam container which causes the heat in the dosa to sweat and makes the dosa crepe soggy. I wish they put in aluminum foil to retain heat and avoid the condensation caused by the styrofoam box. The dosa filling was flavorful, but a few of the potatoes were not fully cooked. I will give this place another chance because I can see the potential in their food. read more

Kovalam Restaurant - Not the most attractive dosa. - Indian Near Me - Tracy, California

One of the authentic kerala food places I came across. I ordered kerala parotta and beef fry we liked the food.

Went here month ago. Best dosas i've ever had hands down. Lovely and hospitable owners too.

Picked up some good kerala food from here when I visited Tracy. Really good beef fry, chicken roast and parottas. Better than the other kerala restaurants in South Bay. Unfortunately the second time I was in the area they were not prepping food for lunch, so I couldn't pick up food. Definitely a must try, if you enjoy kerala food! read more

If you are looking for the real authentic taste of India, either southern or northern , please do not hesitate to visit this place. you will never regret. KOVALAM Restaurant is an excellent place for dine-in and takeout. The spice mix in the dishes is so unique and delicious in this place. we enjoyed the best Indian food after a long time. read more

I ordered Chicken and Shrimp Biriyani today afternoon. The packing was great. But sorry to say that we were really disappointed with the food quality and taste. The rice was not cooked well and was oily too, for both the biriyanis. Overall we are not happy with the experience. sorry. read more

Update after the next order: I have to give 5 stars as they acted on the previous review and it does makes a lot of difference. Not only was I able to reach the restaurant on phone and place my order easily, they also texted me with the pick up ETA and called back to confirm the same. That was a busy kitchen yesterday and I have to give it to Philip and his wife, they had party catering for close to 700 people but they also made sure that my order was not impacted by that. The food was as usual super yummy and was ready to be picked up right on time. I love their packing which is pitch perfect, no leakages what so ever.. my guests loved the food and so will anybody!!! read more

A very tasty Kerala authentic food, every bit of it is finely tuned to richness of Indian spices.

Please be very careful when buying the fish from this store because they sell overpriced, rotten fish. In the store, you cannot touch and feel the fish and you cannot choose the specific one you want because they will choose it for you from the tray. This is how you get deceived by getting bad fish. In the WhatsApp group they will put the pictures of the fish and they will display the good fish on the top and put the bad fish on the bottom and when you go to the store, they will give you the bad fish. The owner should follow some business ethics and the money which the customer pay is hard-earned money. read more

Really disappointed with the food here. Went in here with recommendations from yelp reviews since I was craving for some south Indian food and I must say the food here doesn't taste good at all. We ordered only 2 plates of Dosa - and it turned out to be don't know if I would go so far as to say that this is the worst Indian food I've ever had, but I'm fairly close to saying that , aloo masala filling was completely stale.(Can you imagine?). Chutneys - all strange tasting. Somehow they managed to mess up even plain coconut and Tomato chutneys. All in all, I literally don't have a clue what these reviews are talking about. If Kovalam wants to move into the business please do check your food quality before serving to customers. read more

The place looks pretty run down and is inside a meat place that was not clean at all. The food was terrible and the prices are not as in the menu listed. I would stay away from this place. read more

Really enjoyed the food. They bring the authentic south indian (kerala) taste and their quantity is the more than any other Indian restaurant. read more

I'm a frequent customer of Kovalam Restaurant and the Kerala food is always good here

Kudos to the staff to put effort not only to make a quality food but also to make sure food is packed properly. I was really impressed with the way dosas were wrapped in thick foil with glazed paper inside. Everything showed effort.. I would not say it is the best food but I think the staff deserves appreciation to try their best. Will eat here again: read more

Out of all Indian restaurants I've been to in the Bay Area for past 2 decades, this restaurant has the best mutton buriyani I've ever had. Just writing about it makes my mouth watering. Of course there are different kinds of buriyani like Andhra, Hydrabadi, Pakistani and so on but nothing could beat this one. It's funny I'm praising this small Indian restaurant in Tracy and unlike Sunnyvale or Fremont or San Jose, there aren't that many Indian restaurants in Tracy. Yet, this place has exceptionally great buriyani. They earned my 5 stars. One word of advice for those of us mortal souls, ask for medium spicy. When they say spicy they mean it. read more

Been trying to place an order on phone and called over 10 times in 40 minutes and no one picks up the phone. When finally someone picked up, I did tell them that I was trying to reach and was the restaurant closed that no one is picking up the phone for this long and the guy was just plain rude, and said "I am not here to answer your question, just tell me why you called" in a very rude way. I just kept the phone down. It has happened to me before and I have bought food from them before and food was good (bit oily) but tasty. This is how shops screw up their reputation. read more

The food is amazing!! Probably the best Indian food I've ever had. I recommend the Kerala porotta, the poori, the garlic naan....I cant choose honestly haha read more

Kovalam Restaurant - Indian Near Me - Tracy, California

Being a mallu , it has not been easy to find a restaurant that serves food like home. Kovalam is the only place where my husband and me travel 40 miles to eat Malabar food when we really crave the Kerala touch . In the last year, we have gone many times and not once have the taste disappointed us. The porattas are so fresh and so tasty, they remind us of the food back home at thattukadas. Beef roast is the best. Kudos to the chef for personally making each dish and this kind of service makes us feel so good about eating here. They recently have started limited seating which is great so we dont have to sit in the car and eat (which is what we do when we can't wait to get back home to eat fresh poratta and curry) We recently took our friends from Chennai there and they too loved the dishes there. We tried the Idiyappam too and I was so touched by homely taste. Will definitely be going back there. read more

Best spot in Tracy for Dosa! We ordered Mysore Masala Dosa and Andhra Spicy Masala Dosa -- both were spot on! Delicious food and friendly service. read more

My family and I went there for their weekend lunch buffet. Unfortunately, the buffet was awful. If anything, it has to be one of the worst buffets I have ever been to. The buffet had limited options and there was not very many meat items. The only meat item that was at the buffet was the fish curry. But the fish curry was very bland and there was not many fish pieces in it. I was hoping to see at least chicken curry, fish pakoras, and chicken biryani. But there was none at the buffet. My family and I have eaten South Indian food many times and we were even hoping to see idli and sambar. There was sambar at the buffet, which tasted okay. I've had better. But no idli. My father asked one of the employees about their food choices for the buffet and he told him that they switch the menu items all the time for the buffet. I can understand switching menu items here and there but at least have better variety of food that everyone will enjoy. If my family ever decides to give this place another chance I think we'll be better off ordering off the actual menu than eating the buffet because of how limited the food choices were. Overall, we were very disappointed and hope that they impress me the next time my family decides to eat here again. read more

Good to see a variety of indian dishes in east bay. A different taste and style of indian cusine is all we were looking for since we moved here read more