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    5.0 (1 review)
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    5 years ago

    Fantastic service, great food, reasonably priced. Highly recommended. Will definitely go again.

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    Udupi Palace - Vegetable biryani

    Udupi Palace

    3.9(838 reviews)
    0.3 miDowntown Berkeley
    $$

    Absolutely love Udupi Palace, have visited many times with friends. A solid favorite and the…read morequality never dips. Service is polite and efficient, the space is no frills but clean. My favorites include the spinach paneer dosa, paneer burji dosa, medhu vada, dhai vada, and tomato omelette. Always such a treat - I definitely need to go back soon!

    UDUPI: The name is widely believed to originate from the…read moreSanskrit words Udu (meaning "stars") and Pa (meaning "lord"). Combined, it means "Lord of the Stars" Near the corner of MLK and Shattuck Ave- across from Trader Joe's is this nice little vegetarian Indian restaurant. A recommendation from a client I had today directed me here before my trip home over the San Rafael Richmond Bridge. I found a parking spot right around the corner. One space from the corner is Udupi Palace and the Corner space is a Turkish restaurant that once was a breakfast spot that I used to frequent back in 1984. A memory jolt from times long ago when I worked for a minute across the street at a modern furniture store-"The Apartment Store." Chrome, glass, and marble home furnishings that took several months to deliver and required a 50% deposit. A strange business model indeed! To my delight, my meal came much quicker. A nice portion for my curry entrée which came complete with rice, Poori: Deep-fried, puffed whole wheat bread, and I believe a piece of Papadum: a thin, crisp wafer made from lentil flour. VEGETABLE KORMA: Fresh vegetables cooked with cream and mild spices.(Served with rice, poori or chapati pickle, raita and papad.) $15.95 Friendly service as well and I was offered extra rice, complementary.

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    Noor Indian Fusion Kitchen - Crab samosa

    Noor Indian Fusion Kitchen

    4.6(298 reviews)
    1.0 miWest Berkeley
    $$

    Noor Indian Fusion Kitchen opened awhile ago in Zazzi Foods' space. Interior totally renovated with…read moresemi luxurious allure including a structure showcasing kitchen ware & ceramics. Greeted, seated soon after entering. Ordered. Food came in 20ish minutes. Soft music in background. Meter & street parking iffy. Offerings (India): shareable, breads & rice, mains: vegetarian/meats, sides, drinks. Bite: Chicken Changezi (22) -few eateries offer this as elaborate prep. Time needed. Origins from Mughal Empire (Islamic). -prep. Involves bribing, marinating, frying, then slowly simmering chicken pieces with ghee, tomato, chili paste, garlic, ginger, onions, milk, cream, aromatic spices. -skipped the chili part. Very tender chicken parts, velvety smooth unami rich curry. Good to the last drop! *lighting not too bright. Pic came out darkish. Lacha Paratha (6) freshly made Indian flatbread made with whole wheat dough. -fluffy, soft, thin charred bread made with ghee, great for soaking up curry. 5 stars: service: great. Quality: fab, made to order Quantity: reasonable

    Neither my wife nor I will be coming back to Noor…read more Today was our second time visiting Noor after having dined in several months ago, and we remembered enjoying the food. We arrived around opening (4:00 PM) today, August 29, 2026. Our server failed to mention that the crab samosa was unavailable until after we ordered it. The person who poured and delivered our drinks wrongly gave each of us the other person's drink. My wife was then mortified to discover two unmistakable drops of blood on her glass, and after reporting it to the waitstaff, she was gaslit by being told that they were instead wine. We ordered four dishes total. They delivered three of them correctly and a fourth dish that we hadn't ordered. We immediately informed our server of the issue, but they repeated the name of the dish and left. We called them over again to clarify if this was the dish that we had ordered, as it looked nothing like what the menu described. She said that she made a mistake because both dishes started with the same word. We then told her that we didn't want the wrong item nor did we want to wait for the missing item. Instead, the server left us with the wrong item and then delivered the missing item a few minutes later and charged us for it. In short, the food is good, but the staff at Noor are inattentive and irresponsible.

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    Himalayan Bite - Sunrise Himalayan traditional Curries.

    Himalayan Bite

    4.6(57 reviews)
    0.6 miTelegraph Ave

    Came here for an impromptu dinner with my boyfriend!…read more Good: - Super nice staff and they checked in us a ton despite this place being fairly casual - Loved the Himalayan burrito - the paratha wrap and the paneer inside was so delicious - The noodle soup was pretty good too - sweet and savory - Portion sizes were great - super full at the end of it Bad: - The wait time was a bit long for our two entrees - A bit more casual and self-service Overall this was a good find after a long day of walking around and was the perfect thing to get us energized for a long night.

    Himalayan Bite opened within the year where Delhi Diner was. The interior and seating hasn't…read morechanged much. The eats have. offerings (Indo-Chinese, Indian, Himalayan): biryani, tandoori, momos, Himalayan soup/salad/bentos, curries, small bites, breads, drinks. Ordered at counter, pd, got food 10ish minutes. Bites: Butter Chicken with rice (14.99) -originally wanted Himalayan food. Menu too big to decipher. Went with butter chicken. -lotsa white fresh fluffy basmatic rice to soak up sauces. -butter chicken made with tandoori chicken mixed in creamy tomato gravy/curry, cumin, yogurt, Indian spices, red chili powder... -probably 2d or 3rd having it. Had plenty of heat which I had to adjust to + drinking some water. -10ish pieces various sizes tender chicken meat. -so fun mixing butter chicken & rice. Everything fresh & yummy. Had to slow down eating to avoid choking & coughing.

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