One of the best Indian restaurants I have ever been too! Super flavorful food, friendly people.

Don't be fooled by the simple appearance - Best Indian Food in Cincinnati! The restaurant is small so recommend more for takeout. Very spicy and authentic. So good! read more

Do not sleep on this gem of a place! I lived in Hyderabad for 6 years and Ravis dum biriyani with Chicken 65 is super authentic and took me back to my days in Hyderabad. Pair it with a Mango Lassi and you will absolutely love it. 10/10 recommended read more

Ravis Hyderabad House - Dum biriyani with chicken 65 - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Don't let exterior image fool you, this place has AMAZING food! It's hard to find and on the corner of a strip mall, I actually stopped by because the place I was initially going to go to was closed. I ordered the Rasam Soup and Paneer Tikka Masala. I loved the Rasam soup, it tasted absolutely delicious and authentic. It had herbs and pepper in the broth. I could tell it was made to order. My Paneer Tikka Masala was delicious but it was SPICY!! Most Indian restaurants in the United States significantly under-spice their food and make it more bland. This restaurant keeps it authentic. I thought an 8/10 would be spicy enough but my mouth was on fire! To their credit, I was offered some yogurt and mild sauce to mix in to cool the gravy a bit. This brought the spice level down to a perfect level for me. NOTE: if you like spice, 5/10 is plenty. This restaurant really brings the heat! The employees were very friendly and it's clearly a family business. They really took care of me as a customer. I'll be back very soon, I loved the food! I'll just order a 5/10 spice level next time. read more

Ravis Hyderabad House - Rasam soup, absolutely delicious and very authentic tasting. It was prepared to order too. - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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After an awkward dialogue about what we wanted as far as spice levels, we settled on: Tika Masala Lamb Saag Homemade Lemonade Aloo Paratha It was good, but not epic. They weren't busy, and our server (who looked like one of those teen TikTok dancers) brought us the best homemade lemonade. As far as Indian restaurants go, it was just okay. read more

Food is just as good as the 1st time I was here. The servers are so nice. I ordered the lamb kadai and garlic naan. I still recommend it, everything is delicious, especially the chai tea. read more

Got the Vijawada Boneless Biryani. It was very good, I got it spicy. The flavor was good, the meat was tender and had a kick to it. I would highly recommend it. I also got the Madurai Chikcen Pakoda (spicy). It was also good but a bit expensive. I just go to go, so not sure about the dine in experience. The place looked good. Update: My dine-in experience was bad. The service was not good at all. The place is busy but they forgot to have even water at my table. I would not dine in again. read more

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Everything we had to as absolutely delicious. From chicken tikka to biryani to naan - everything was fresh and filled with flavor. There was 6 of us and everyone was thoroughly satisfied. If they have the Iryani Chai make sure you get it because it is perfection. read more

I eat here all the time and it is fantastic! We had the Hyderabadi chicken and some samosas. The samosas are always on point, and tonight didn't disappoint. We split a couple orders and split the chicken and it was terrific. The house fish has explosive flavor, just delicious and well balanced. We ordered a6 on the heat and it was a little too hot for her. I can't trinken this place enough, always fresh, always flavorful, always consistent. read more

Ravis Hyderabad House - Rear of dining room - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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We stayed in North Cincinnati for one night and found this place on Yelp. Absolutely fantastic food. It's a real authentic place, with a huge range of food, especially Hyderabad food such as Biryani and Sweets. We started with Gobi 65 and then my partner (vegetarian) had Mushroom Masala and I had Lamb Fry, which they added Methi at my request. Also 2 Bullet Naans. Food was fantastic, service was great. We are coming back here! read more

Ravi's Hyderabad House is a hidden gem that often goes unnoticed by those unfamiliar with the area. The restaurant may not have the fanciest decor, but it more than makes up for it with its flavorful and authentic Indian cuisine. From the moment you step inside, you are greeted with warm hospitality and an inviting aroma of spices that will make your mouth water. One dish that stands out among the rest is their biryani. It's cooked to perfection and each bite is bursting with flavor. Another must-try dish is their chicken tikka masala which has just the right amount of heat and creaminess. And don't forget to order some garlic naan to soak up all of the delicious sauces. The Nan is included in the lunch special (sometimes garlic and sometime other from the extensive menu) What sets Ravi's apart from other Indian restaurants in the area is its commitment to using fresh ingredients and traditional cooking methods. You can taste the difference in every dish they serve. Be sure to say Hi to Ravi if he is running the register or delivering the food Overall, if you're looking for an affordable yet delicious lunch option. Give it a try and discover your new favorite Indian restaurant! read more

Felt like eating good Indian food and tried this place.Soon realized that I made the worst choice ever. Baby corn Manchuria - It was stale and not eatable at all.Definitely it was made days back.Just heated up in oven and gave it. Gobi Manchuria - Was stale as well.Definitely not fresh. Palak Paneer - Tastes awful. Gulab jamun - Ok This place is turning out to be the worst Indian restaurant in the area. Advice - Ignore this place. read more

Ravis Hyderabad House - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Lunch buffet does not disappoint. Dinner portions are enough to share unless I'm REALLY hungry. We get two meals and eat one for lunch the next day. Ravi is always making sure things run smoothly. My fave by far!! read more

The service is great and staff is very friendly. But the food is very spicy so be warned unless you can handle the heat! Last time we asked for a 1 which we never do thinking it will be too bland but it was still too hot for us. read more

Stopped in bc the place I planned for lunch was closed but I really wanted Indian food. I did not take pictures of the menu but it is extensive and no descriptions of the food. Either have an idea of what you want to order or be prepared to google/ask a lot of questions. This was probably my only complaint. While I was waiting for my carry out order to be prepared, there were a number of diners eating in. They all appeared to be getting the lunch special, which looked awesome but wasn't what I was craving. You get the lunch special served to you cafeteria style at the far end of the counter. They have a drink station that is serve yourself, with pitchers available for the table. Then clear your place at the trash cans where there is a bin for the trays/silverware. I ordered the Palak Paneer (spicy level 7/10) for myself. This was tasty AND spicy. I love spicy and I don't know that I would go much higher than maybe this or an 8. Wish it had more spinach but the flavor was good and the paneer had good texture. I ordered the Butter Chicken (spicy level 5/10) for my husband. Neither of us have had this dish before so not sure how it compares to other places. It was flavorful and the chicken was tender. I would probably order again. Oddly enough, at a spice level 5 with this dish there was very little spiciness. Would definitely bump up the spiciness next time. We also ordered plain Naan that was adequate. read more

Ravis Hyderabad House - Butter Chicken (left) Palak Paneer (right) over rice - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Quickly becoming by favorite Indian food in Cincinnati. And for sure my favorite for lunch. It's def no frills for dine in but I don't care about Devore when I'm just trying to grab a lunch. They constantly impress me. read more

If you look into my posts I rarely leave any reviews. But I was so appalled by this place that I had to say something. I ordered Chicken Tikka, Goat Biryani and Goat Kadai... The picture says it all! I seek attention to the owner and/or the chef....my Mom always says...."when you make food and it turns out shitty....just do two things...1. Add extra salt or 2. Add extra Mirch" so when guest eats your food they will never say that you are not a good cook. Instead, they will say 'it was too salty or too spicy'! Your establishment is the perfect example of that! Their goat biryani was mediocre at best. It was nothing but goat bhuna mixed with rice. Chicken Tikka's were fresh but has no taste as they just did dry spice rub on top of chicken breast meat without any marination time therefore no spice went through the meat resulting in very dry tasteless piece of meat. Also they charged $11.99 for 7 half cubic inches of dry meat. Please charge a few more dollars and give enough pieces... Goat Kadai: Just no comment.....frankly it's not even worth my time!! I'm really surprised to see that this place has 4 star rating.....then again... 88% of worlds population Eats to Live and only the 12% Lives to Eat!!!... read more

Ravis Hyderabad House - Where did the chicken go? - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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I ordered from here because they offer Halal meat. The taste is amazing, I dont like that the Rita is so liauid like water and such a small amount. I will still gove 5 stars cause its Halal read more

Ravis Hyderabad House - Rita sauce - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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I'm a flavor junkie. White bread, mac-and-cheese, fettucine alfredo, food-service-style french fries, and their bland-o-rific ilk are my culinary enemies. I like my flavors big, bold, and powerful. Acid, salt, sour, bitter, smoky, spicy-hot, umami, fatty, you name it--although not too much in the way of sweet--and multi-layered. But they've got to be well-balanced, too, and that's the tough part. Nobody wants to chug a canister of salt for dinner, or at least I don't. So, when you're firmly into middle age--and you've lived for a decade or so in a not-exactly-diverse metro like Cincinnati--you don't get all that many opportunities to experience "culinary discoveries" like you did when you were younger. For me, Hyderbadi cuisine is a recent discovery (at the defunct Kadai, which happened to have been located next door to where Ravis is now), and it brings the flavor like a locomotive, or at least Ravis Hyderabad House does (and Kadai did) at dinnertime. (We actually visited several months ago for lunch, and it was quite good, but not at the level I describe below.) Now, as far as I know, these "65" dishes--chicken, gobi (cauliflower)--are not actually Hyderabadi in origin, but the Gobi 65 here is a flavor blast of the first order: red chili powder (or ground chiles?), curry leaves, garlic paste, garam masala, coriander, lemon juice, onion (?), oil from deep frying. It's pretty damn spicy hot, but not too much so. The flavors just detonate, and you want more and more. Hyderabadi cuisine is most famous for biryanis, that fragrant basmati rice dish that can bring some gigantic, deeply layered, and complex flavor. I'm a total amateur with this stuff, but that the goat dum biryani at Ravis certainly seems to get the job done. Totally addictive, and goat was plentiful and tender. Great dish. Also on our table were mirchi bajji (fritters with serrano peppers, not quite like anything I've had before, and excellent), a mughlai mixed veg (smoky and subdued and quite good, but probably the least interesting item we got), and mughlai chicken (smokier and bolder, a bit different flavor profile from the veggies, with very tender chicken, and pretty great in its own right). Garlic naan was easily better than average, too. The food was right up there at about five stars. Anything bad about Ravis Hyderabad House? Well, the decor and atmosphere are pretty bleak. The shabby shopping-strip location itself is pretty depressing; empty storefronts abound. Inside, harsh industrial lighting and stark, hard-looking furnishings and colors aren't exactly very calming. (Kadai next door was quite a bit nicer.) Not surprisingly, the restaurant was doing a lot of take-out. The servers were pleasant enough, and one of the guys was helpful about the menu, but they were not terribly attentive overall. There were a few things listed on the menu that the kitchen did not have. Food-wise, though, one of the more satisfying meals I've had around these parts lately. read more

Update: I've come here for lunch, and they have a pretty good special during that time. For $7-9, you can get a side of rice, two curries and half naan. The price will depend on veggie vs chicken vs seafood/goat curries. It's a very generous portion too for the price. I've tried a few more curries on my multiple visits, and I've been very impressed with the chicken tikka masala. I know that CTM is the pad thai, the general tso's of Indian food, but it's seriously the best I've ever had. It's so creamy and rich, I've never had anything like this. I've also been impressed with the Indo-Chinese menu, especially the chicken manchurian and noodles. Though be warned, this is hella spicy stuff. The kadai goat and achari goat are other favorites read more

If you looking for a good deal on biriyani and entrees, this is the place. They have veg/chicken platters where you choose one veg and one chicken entrees, with flavored rice and a naan as side. The mutton/fish thali is the same way. Its about a dollar more than the former. They also have lunch portions of chicken biriyani etc which is huge. I got the chicken dum biriyani off the menu. It wasn't spectacular or anything. The mango lassi was good though. read more

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To start my review, I have yet to give a 5 star review. This is the first place in Cincinnati I feel like I was very close to giving said review. I would rate it at a 4.5 star pending my next visit. This place is hidden up in the burbs but was recommended to me by my good friend @adilQ. The chicken 65 is outstanding. Even all my Punjabi friends were amazed by this place. Unfortunately we got there too early and they didn't have the special chicken biryani ready. Instead, we ordered the goat biryani which was good, but my friend had already warned me low on the goat portions. I'd say that was the main drawback of this place. In addition ordered some delightful samosas with tasty chutney. The spiciness level is something that would be difficult for those who cannot tolerate some heat. We also ordered the garlic naan and aloo paratha which came out piping hot. Unfortunately they did not have the house made roti available at this time. Overall best Indian place I have been in the area thus far. Recommended by both northern/southern friends from India. Will probably try again to see if around dinner time prior mentioned dishes would be available. Absolutely will be back! read more

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Our orders usually take longer than estimated but it's so worth the wait. They're slammed every day for a reason. We've ordered takeout several times and tried multiple different dishes each visit. Be careful when requesting the spice level. This is Indian hot and most Americans don't know the difference. My oldest asked for "very hot" and was warned over the phone. It lit him up but he ate every last drop of the lamb saag. We've yet to be disappointed by anything here. read more

The lunch buffet here is one of the best lunch deals in Cincy. Generous portions & fantastic bold flavors. Rice, 2 entrees, naan, and dessert for $10. Honestly cannot be beat, especially when you consider how expensive fast food options have become. Highly recommended. read more

The food was amazing, fresh & well cooked & packed. The service & warmth by Ravi was on point & he even offered tea. I'll be regular to this place. read more

Ravis Hyderabad House - Speacial Lamb Biryani - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

What a great place! Friendly and the food tastes great. We met the owner and since I mentioned my meal was very spicy, he said he could make it milder and took it back to the kitchen and did that. He also gave me a free dish of another type that I could try that was milder then brought me a free mango lassi to also help tamp down the spice. He was very thoughtful and wanted to make sure we had the best experience possible. This was one of the best dining experiencing I have ever been to. Highly recommend. read more

I'm not a fan of Indian food, but damn this place is good. Best I've had outside of India. read more

I have to say I was impressed by the number of Indian people that were eating lunch here the day I visited. I always take that as a good sign. I thought the food was good but not great. Maybe I am just so used to New Krishna which is down the street and my favorite in this area for Indian takeout. I did like the fact you could choose two items at lunch. The portions were generous and the price was reasonable. I will give this place another try. read more

I wish I could give them 5/5. They're out of mirchi ka salan every time I order a biryani. This time I called and had them verify if they had salan. This time also they were out of salan and didn't tell me. They added so much water to salan that Salan became water. I guess they added water to increase the qty of salan. Biryani was blend and tasteless. read more

One of the best Indian restaurants serving authentic Hyderabadi food in Cincinnati! The good thing about this restaurant is that they haven't Americanized the recipes. So they exactly taste like they do in Hyderabad. I get food from here almost every weekend and I absolutely love it. Must-Try: Special Chicken Biryani Andhra Chilli Chicken Goat Haleem The place looks ok for Casual dining but not a date night. Well maintained though. The only negative thing I noticed is that as they get busy, the quality and quantity of the food decreases. I think this is going to affect them in the long term. Give it a try. Definitely recommended. read more

Have been going to Ravis for years now.We ordered Chicken 65 and nuggets for the kids.Was recommended Biryani and thought of trying it and turned out to be the best recommendation.Biryani was amazing the kids loved their nuggets and tried the biryani and it was so good we had to order another one.You should try the biryani at this place. read more

I was really impressed with this place. I went last weekend and they had a serving station set up where you could try two dishes for the price of one. I chose the chicken 65 and ginger paneer and both were excellent. Hyderbadi style is a little different than the usual Indian food around so that was a nice change. Ordered a dosa and it came with different chutneys than I am used to and I kept asking myself where has peanut chutney been all my foodie life. read more

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One of the most filthiest place to get food for. Placxe order at 6.13pm today & was told 30 min & its 10pm they forgot our order .. saying short staff. Nest when we came home find half order missing & its not staff's fault as they gave the slip to RAVI the owner. When called to speak to him, he can barley speak English & hard to understand. They he said come back next order. ARE you seriously thinking I will go to pick my food or even get anything from that place. He was sitting in the store & perverting with young girls coming in & out that my daughter felt disgusted & came to take her sister to go with her. No wonder a OHIO state patrol was parked across this store & watching the store as no other store is open there then barber shop. Ravi told me her will credit me my order which he has not done. I will be sure to send OSHA & State health department as the place is filth! read more

Just avoid! We ordered Chicken Hyderabadi Biriyani and Chilli Chicken on Sunday night. Both were super hot because for some reason they decided to add chili powder to both the Biriyani and Chicken even when I asked for 'mild'. The chili chicken - Indo Chinese in origin - had no soy sauce, and was a just fried chicken nuggets with chili powder and bell peppers- shocking! Friends had recommended this place, so we were really disappointed at the quality and taste of the food. read more

We had their Chicken 65 Boneless Biriyani and special Chicken Biriyani. They were really amazing in taste and price. Their family pack for Boneless Chicken Biriyani was $29.99 and with additional appetizer and some sides. The food was fresh and hot. The staff is friendly. Another to add, they serve Halal meat. read more

Excellent customer service! Tons of seating and parking. Our biryanis were prepared quickly and fresh. We had their gobhi 65, chicken dum biryani, and chicken 65 biryani. Tons of food for a great price. read more

Ravis Hyderabad House - Gobhi 65 - Indian Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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The biryani was tasty. But the service was not good. We did not get water until the end of our meal. The counter was so busy with carry out orders that the dining experience was lacking the very basics like water or to go boxes. If we try the place again, would do carry out only. The price point was comparable to other places but with the lack of service it could be lower. read more

I ordered chicken 65 briyani family pack.. it was like plain rice with deeply colored chicken.. We travelled 50 miles to get the order but finally very unsatisfied.. read more

I came three times in the same week Excellent food great portions Probably the best Indian food in the area.

Best Indian I've had in the Cincinnati area. I was introduced by a friend who grew up in that region and he said it was the closest thing to home. Wife and I like the Andhra chili chicken curry and the chicken 65. (It is spicy) read more