We very rarely go to the Hilcroft area, but after seeing so many rave reviews, we decided to give this place a try and had high expectations for the food. Unfortunately, our experience was quite the opposite. The first thing we noticed when we entered the restaurant was a strong, unpleasant smell. Since we had specifically gone there to try the food, we still decided to dine in. We ordered chai, Mysore masala dosa, chole bhature, and samosas. None of the dishes really stood out. The food was just average; not terrible, but definitely not worth making the drive for. The chai in particular had almost no flavor, and we couldn't even finish it. Overall, it was a disappointing experience, especially given the hype. There are many better options in the Katy/Richmond area where you can find great food in a much more pleasant dining environment. The smell inside the restaurant was also concerning, as it raises questions about hygiene and food safety standards. For context, we visited on a Saturday morning around 11:30 AM, so it wasn't late in the day or close to closing time. Based on this experience, I wouldn't prefer to visit again. read more

Shiv Sagar - Mysore Masala Dosa - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Shiv Saga has long been one of my go-to spots for tasty Indian vegetarian light bites. Ordering is simple: walk up to the counter, place your order, and let them know the number of the table or booth you want to sit at. When your food is ready, they'll call your number for pickup. Water, cups, utensils, and napkins are all self-serve on the side counter. I ordered the Dahi Puri and the Rava Masala Dosa. The Dahi Puri was excellent as always. This time, the potato filling for the dosa was served on the side instead of inside, so you scoop it into the dosa yourself. Different, but still delicious and very satisfying. The restaurant is in a great location near Hillcroft in the Gandhi District, surrounded by other Indian restaurants and grocery stores. Service is friendly, prices are reasonable, and there's plenty of parking in the large shared lot. A solid spot for dosas, puris, and quick Indian bites. read more

Shiv Sagar - Dahi puri - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This is very solid vegetarian Indian food. You order at the counter and they bring your food to your table. The menu is expansive and varied. I got a cheese dosa, and it was good, but not remarkable. The idli and sambar was well-made and delicious. I could see coming here for some takeout from time to time if I lived in the area. read more

Wonder why this place is so hyped!!!! Been there 4 times in the last 4 years and always been served below average food. Soggy chaat, bland dosa, thick aloo paratha with no stuffing made to feed cows. read more

Shiv Sagar - Aloo paratha with no filling, half cooked dough thick enough to feed cows!! - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

I love Indian street food and am grateful for the Gandhi District's diverse selection of Desi restaurants. Shiv Sagar is one of my go-to spots. This time, I got pani puri and sev puri as snacks--loved assembling the pani puri myself, and the flavors burst in my mouth! Ordering is simple: walk up to the counter and give them your table number. They've also introduced a rewards program, which is a nice bonus. Plenty of parking is available, and be sure to check out the Indian grocery store in the same plaza afterward! read more

Shiv Sagar - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Food was great! The Raj Kachori hit all the right taste buds as it exploded with flavor. The dosa and Bombay sandwich also fantastic. Whenever I'm in Houston this will be my chaat go to! Really clean and had clean bathrooms as well which is also appreciated! read more

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Incredibly cheap yet super flavorful! This vegetarian Indian restaurant was such a hole in the wall gem. My first time trying Dahi Puri and it was amazing. So much flavor it such a small bite - it does get soggy fast so make sure you finish them right away read more

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The bhel puri was a really interesting dish. I'm not entirely sure of all the ingredients, but it had a wide range of flavors that worked well together. The closest comparison I can think of is salsa, it had that same mix of freshness, tanginess, and a bit of crunch. The bhel puri had a taste of sweet, sour, and savory all in one dish. The mango lassi was extremely tasty, the only problem was that I didn't have more! For the price everything was worth it, these two items cost less than $13. The service was great, the cashier was patient with me while I was figuring what I wanted to order. read more

Shiv Sagar - Bhel Puri and Mango Lassi - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Highlight: Bhel Puri ($5.99), Mango Lassi ($3.99) Stopped by for a quick morning bite and the bhel puri was packed with flavor. Savory, with a hint of sweetness and spice, and tangy, crispy, and crunchy. I remember the puffed rice being more crunchy, but the taste itself was delicious. The mango lassi was on the sweet side but overall fresh and creamy. Hospitality: You order at the front and it's self-service. Honorable Mention: Lots of open seating and there's a lot of yummy options on the menu. read more

Shiv Sagar - Bhel Puri ($5.99) - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Shiv Sagar - Always a Favorite Been here many times, and the food never disappoints! Authentic Indian flavors, consistent quality, and amazing dosas and chaats. Feels like a taste of home every time. read more

Shiv Sagar - Paani puri - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Yum yum yum! This Indian restaurant is extremely accommodating for vegans, given that it is vegetarian, and EXTREMELY reasonable in price. The service is fast and the food is delicious! I got the Chana, samosas, and pakora. Yum! read more

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First of all, the restaurant was clean, well maintained and felt upscaled On top of that, everything we ordered was very reasonable and delicious. My favorites was the Vada Pav, Dosa and Dabeli. Definitely reminded me of home. Spice was pretty mild for the most part Loved how nice the folks were in taking our order. read more

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Shiv Sagar might be the top place I'd take my vegetarian friends visiting Houston to. Maharaja Bhog is good, but pricey. Shiv Sagar is great if you're not quite feeling buffet. The menu is quite expansive. I would say it's a little difficult to decide what to get! Everything is so cheap we split 5 items between the 4 of us and didn't break $10 per person and that's with 2 lassis and a chai! I recommend the chapati bhaji, vegetable biryani, mysore masala dosa (which takes a while to make, FYI), pani puri, and cheese pav bhaji. One suggestion for the restaurant is making it easier to know if your food is ready, since it's counter service and there's quite a few dishes for other tables that can be confusing. read more

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Great food with lost of tasty choices I am not vegetarian but a visiting friend from Argentina is (I thought that was illegal over there) so my Indian friend took us to this place. It was really good! read more

Visited Shiv Sagar after so long, overall experience was horrible. Bad food, worst customer service. Literally scammed my kids by charging $2 extra each on already overpriced vada paav ($7+$2) and paav bhaji ($8+$2) for regular serving - no extra paavs!!!! When asked they showed a small sign hidden on there to justify. It's not there in their price menu at all. Stating that it's Indian paav. Bhatura chola was inedible, yet we did not complain about it. Bad reused oil gave heart burn right away We are never ever going back to that place. They got so popular that don't care about quality or customer's concerns at all. Beware of their malpractices. Better go to honest or Chowpatty chat, far better places. read more

Shiv Sagar - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

We had some errands in the area and got a late lunch at Shiv Sagar. We got Sev Puri, Bhel Puri, Pav Bhaji, and Mango Lassi. We loved Bhel puri and Sev Puri, Mango lassi was good. Pav Bhaji wasn't our favorite it only tasted of tomatoes, missing all the spices. read more

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I enjoyed a nice South I dian Dosa and two Samosas which were flavored quite nicely. One has to go up front to the counter to order then they bring one's food over to you read more

Shiv Sagar - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food doesn't taste good at all, a lot of it just tastes like bay leaves and no other flavor. The only good thing was the mango lassi. Literally as a vegetarian myself it's so hard to find good vegetarian restaurants and this being one of the few, I do not recommend. Not even a bit, unless you like food that is less than mediocre... read more

Shiv Sagar - The chole had literally like five chickpeas, I'm not even kidding... - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Made a quick stop here while we were in houston. Ordered Dahi Puri and Bread Pakoda. You have to order and pick a table and get seated! Food took forever to be served. People who ordered dosa after us was served/picked up before us. We had to ask twice for our food. Bright side of this is that food is very fresh! Pakora and Dahi puri tasted very good! read more

Shiv Sagar - Bread Pakora - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Came here for a casual dinner with the family. We opted for the mix chaat, thali with puri, chole bhature, vada pav, and samosa chaat. We also go mango lassi and rose lassi. They did run out of some items so make sure you go earlier in the day if you're looking for a Frankie or kathi roll. The place is counter service, so you order before you sit down. The employees are hit or miss sometimes on being nice, and I've had some issues in the past with food preparation time. However, it happens. The food is good, I always love the chole bhature and thali. The mix chaat was good, but kind of got boring after a while of the same flavor - definitely share it! The vada pav was good, I do wish it was spicier but still yummy. Additionally, the mango lassi SCHMACKS. However - the rose lassi was not it.. Prices are fair here, swing on by for a casual meal sometime. read more

Shiv Sagar - Chole Bhatura - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Back after a long break, got my fav spicy banana chips to go. They do carry a decent collection of sweets and snacks for sale. It is a rainy evening and the best thing that goes with this weather is mirchi bajji!, we had to get one of that. It came a bit later than expected but it was piping hot, so worth the wait. The other dish we ordered was the special combination, which consists of dosa, idli, vada and a sweet. The dosa can be made masala dosa for an additional 50 cents. The idli was ok but the medhu vada was not, it was dripping oil... not good. The chutney and sambhar that come with the plate is not quite enough, but you can get more at no extra charge. A good Indian vegetarian food stop with decent service. read more

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We went to Shiv Sagar craving for some chole bhature and this place hit the right spots! The food was very delicious and fresh. We ordered Chole Bhatura, rava dosa, vegetarian Biryani and pav bhaji along with some refreshing thums up. Everything was delicious. The biryani contained corn which was unusual, didn't taste like Biryani but was quite flavorful regardless. They were also kind enough to give us achaar for our food. Yummy achaar too. I do wish they would've provided some onion and chutney with all dishes. The service was kind of slow because the lady at the counter seemed very tired. I do understand they had a lot of customers though and were trying to get to everyone. Would definitely visit again for the food! read more

Shiv Sagar - Chole Bhatura - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

After having discovered chaat for myself at another restaurant, Shiv Sagar was recommended to me by a friend who is more familiar with the cuisine. Shiv Sager is located in a plaza with many other businesses and the parking lot was packed on a Friday evening. The inside of the restaurant was no different. As I walked in I was greeted by the hustle and bustle of a busy staff and clientele. Everything is fast paced here. There was a long line at the counter to order but it was moving fast. The menu is vast and it can be overwhelming if you are not familiar with the cuisine or are unsure of what you want. There is a large menu posted in the wall behind the counter to look at as you wait but there are also menus that you can grab and look at. Just be ready to order something when you get to the front of the line because it moves quickly. Never one to let fear of the unknown stop me, I dove right in and started ordering whatever came to mind. Was it the best strategy? Maybe not but until I can return with either a friend who knows the menu or I do more research on my own, it will do. I ordered the 3 piece Dosa, Manchurian, Frankies, Aloo Tiki Chole and Salt Lassi to begin with. After you order, you can take your seat and they will call you to pick up your food further down the counter on the left. Everything comes out separately, so you will make multiple trips. The samosas came out first. They were delicious. I really liked the aloo tiki chile as well. The salt lassi was very tasty too. The Manchurian was okay and the Frankies did not stand out to me. I would probably order everything but the Manchurian and Frankies again. As I was sitting there eating, I started noticing that a lot of people were eating a particular dish, so I got up and asked the lady at the pick up counter what it was. She said it was Thali. There are two versions, Chapati or Puri. I chose the Chapati. I can see why so many people order this. It was very good with a variety of dishes you eat with the Chapati. Overall, the atmosphere was upbeat and vibrant. Service was quick and efficient. The food was delicious. I can't wait to return and try more chaat. read more

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The food is excellent, and waiters with great character and service surely make this place special. ( A really good vegetarian restaurant).

Today for us: masala dosa, mini thali, mango lassi. Although I miss the old days of the buffet, everything here is always fresh and tasty, with friendly helpful service and a clean, spacious environment. It's a regular stop for us in this area. The mini thali was exactly the right size for my wife. read more

Mango lassi: this was so good! Would defiantly order this again Samosa chaat: was expecting a bigger salsa with the amount of sauce they put. I would pass on this next time. Dahi puri: this was good. Each one was filled with chickpeas and sauce. We would get this again Service: this was decent, they call your number out as each dish is ready. read more

I hold very low expectations of this place But it turns out to be pretty great Me and my friends getting together and tried out Like the dorsa paneer etc pretty good Many people during the weekend Service is pretty much self served The vibe was like a dining hall read more

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Indian street food is a specialty here. Tried the chole bhature. It was very good and made like we requested. Not too oily and not too spicy. Also the dahi puri was perfect for the 90+ degrees weather. read more

This restaurant serves some of the most authentic Indian vegetarian dishes at surprising value with great efficiency and truly amazing speed. During my visit to Houston I went there couple of times and both the times it was jam packed with tons of orders for delivery pending. They have a system which tracks the order and how long it's pending and the cards are color coded. They try to make sure you are not sitting for a long time hungry and frustrated so they try to get at least one of your items on order out to you and while you finish eating that you can expect other items to be ready just in time. We ordered Vada Pav and Kaju anjeer shake in our first visit. Vada Pav tasted really good and authentic. Kaju anjeer shake was a little too sweet and watery for my liking. I would just order food at this restaurant and skip any shakes or drinks. In my second visit I ordered Surti Mysore masala dosa with Amul cheese, papdi Chat and chole bhature. All 3 dishes were really really good and taste was on point. Best was Dosa. All their dosas are really good so I would highly recommend ordering at least one dosa during your visit. Just one small complaint for management would be that they usually run out of Frankie regularly by lunch time so maybe they can try to increase the stock. On both of my visits at this restaurant around late lunch hour (2pm) they were out of Frankie. read more

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Delicious weekday dinner and first time having chaat! Came with a friend who knew what to order. You may have to wait a little while in line to order at the counter, but once you do, food comes out pretty quickly. The pani puri and dahi puri were really tasty- I liked the colder dishes as a little appetizer and they were all full of flavor. Pani puri is like a build it yourself puri while the dahi puri has yogurt. The samosas are excellent and freshly cooked. The pastry dough is flaky and the potato and pea filling is so savory. It pairs beautifully with the two chutneys. I could have eaten and entire order myself. The pav bhaji was very tomato forward but tasted nice with the buns and onions. I preferred the chole bhature- the fried dough is so buttery and flaky and the chickpeas are hearty. This is a wonderful casual dining option near Hillcroft and I'm so happy I got to try it! read more

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Delicious, casual spot for Indian food! My boyfriend & I always have a great time coming here. Our favorite dish is the papdi chaat, but we also really like the sada dosa and pav bhaji. The last time we were here we bought some parathas at the front to take home as well, which were great to have throughout the week. We will for sure be back again! read more

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Great food, quick to come. Kaju anjeer shake is delicious and dahi puri is always my favorite. The dosas are always on point. read more

Shiv Sagar - Dahi Puri Chaat - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Indian food is my weakness. I wanted to eat Thali. However, thali was good but not great. Chapati was a bit dry. We also ordered sev puri and rava dosa. They were so good! Chai was okay. This place is self service. You have got to go to the counter for ordering and to get your food. This place is tucked in between many other desi restaurants. read more

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I hate to do this because my previous review was 5 stars but I was so shocked at the abysmal service that I don't know if I'll come back to Shiv Sagar again. I ordered some food over the phone and was told the food would be ready in 15 min. I got there around 30 min after placing the call to a long line. I asked about my food to find out that it hadn't been prepared. I said I could wait and it wasn't a huge deal--but then was aggressively pressured to pay immediately for food that wasn't there yet. I said I'd prefer to wait until the food was ready, but the lady yelled and said she was very busy and I could just get into the huge, long line and order again. To clarify, I had placed the order on the phone. The attitude of the employees here was aggressive, impatient, and rude. Though the food is good and reasonable prices, I do not know I would come back. read more

Shiv Sagar - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

Very good indian food and affordable! Lots of people in and out that's how good this place is. I def recommend the chaat here it's amazing! Spice on the main dish was on point. Love their chai extra karak (strong) the way it should be. read more

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I often picked up food as an Uber driver. Today, I tried Thali. I ordered it, then had to wait for 40 minutes. I asked a lady who worked here. She said" the cooks might forget the order'. LOL. Anyway, I got chai tea and checked my smartphone. I got Thali. It was great! I I know Indian culture" It's wasteful if you don't eat all of your food'. I ate all of it! Namaste! read more

Shiv Sagar - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Tried masala dosa, Thali with poori, thali with roti, cutlet, cheese dosa, sabji roti and lassi with family. Extremely disappointed with taste and dried dosas. Staff is not friendly or little rude. Cutlet is ok and bhindi sabji was good. Sabji roti had same aalu sabji as fillings in masala dosa!! They add too much salt to the food. Restaurant and rest rooms are not clean. read more

I'm so glad I found my favorite South Indian food restaurant in Houston! Everything we ordered tasted yummy!! read more

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We had lunch here after driving in from Dallas for a wedding. We tried a variety of items and enjoyed them all. I loved the Bombay sandwich, but could do with out the potatoes in it. The bread is buttery soft, but has a crunch from being toasted. The thali, papdi chaat, and masala dosa were all good. The pani puri filling is a bit lacking in flavor, but the pani is so good! The mango lassi was a little to thick for my taste, but I loved the falooda. The thali had a good variety of items and it comes with rice, and your choice of roti or bathura. It was packed when we went but the line moves quickly and food comes out quickly as well. read more

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You really can't complain about the price and portion sizes of the food here. $7.49 for the chole bature and it will definitely fill you up if you can finish the whole thing. The bhatura was nice and fluffy and the chana masala was very flavorful as well. I honestly started getting full after eating one of the bhaturas. It felt very filling to me. I love the dahi puri. I could have eaten 20 of these. It was like a flavor explosion in my mouth with so many flavors and textures going on. Loved the flavor of the potatoes and all the sauces that were on this. It's a must-try if you go here. Service isn't the greatest. You go up to order and my friend ordered for us, but the woman picked up a few phone calls while we were standing there so we stood there awkwardly for around 5 minutes. She also got annoyed when my friend asked questions about the items on the menu. The food here is great though and definitely worth it for the price. read more

Shiv Sagar - Chole Bhatura - Indian Near Me - Houston, Texas

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