If you are craving authentic Himalayan soul food, the combination of the Veg Steamed Momos and the…read moreStreet Style Chow Mein here is unbeatable. It tastes exactly like the vibrant street food you'd find in Kathmandu or Darjeeling. The Standouts: * Veg Steamed Momos: These are perfection. The dough is rolled thin enough to be delicate but strong enough to hold the generous filling. The vegetable mix inside is finely minced, juicy, and seasoned with that distinct ginger-garlic punch. * The "Momo Achar" (Dipping Sauce): You can't talk about these momos without the sauce. It's a spicy, roasted tomato and sesame chutney that provides the perfect acidic kick to the savory dumplings. * Street Style Chow Mein: This is a nostalgia trip in a bowl. It's got that high-heat "wok hei" (breath of the wok) flavor--smoky, savory, and slightly oily in the best way possible. The noodles have a great bite, tossed with crunchy cabbage, carrots, and onions. This is the ultimate comfort meal. Fast, fresh, and bursting with authentic spices. I absolutely love it!

Authentic Nepali cuisine Must visit if you are craving…read morechicken chow mein or dumplings/momos. Decent ambience great service! Very crowded during dinner times

Authentic Punjabi Food. Family Owned (who were all really nice). Reminded me of food back home.read more

Good service! Haven't had the food but the vibes were great (there was no one inside)!read more

Solid curries and naan! Really nice service and even better dishes! I think they also do buffets,…read morebut we just came for dinner. There are many tables for parties of 4 and a bar area for the buffet. The mango chicken tikka was a little more on the sweet side, but we really enjoyed the lamb skewers and paneer saag. Their naan was also came out fresh and hot.

Found this total hole-in-the-wall on UberEats and thought, "okay, let's roll the dice." Ended up…read morehitting the jackpot. The samosas? Crispy perfection with the exact right potato-pea ratio. The butter chicken was smoky, not cloyingly sweet like everyone else makes it -- the sauce didn't overpower the chicken, it actually let it shine (imagine that). Then came the kheema naan -- mind blown. Soft, flavorful, stuffed like they actually care. The malai kofta was creamy, smooth, and made me question every other version I've had before. If you're hunting for real, comforting Indian food that doesn't taste mass-produced, Delhi Dhaba is the place for you - it's like a warm hug from your punjabi aunty :-) Run. Don't walk

Overall, a great place if you're craving flavorful Pakistani/Indian food. The grilled chicken and…read moreseekh kababs are excellent--juicy, well-seasoned, and definitely worth ordering. The Achari chicken and Achari paneer are also very tasty with a nice balance of spices. The goat karahi was decent, though it wasn't as impressive as the grilled items. The restaurant has a casual atmosphere with okay aesthetics. They bring the food to your table, but you'll need to grab your own plates, silverware, and water glasses, which is perfectly fine for this style of restaurant. Overall, the food is the real reason to visit. Everything we tried was flavorful and well-prepared, and I'd happily return to try more items from their menu.

Honestly, i didn't want to do this…read more I liked shah the first time. Second time was garbage and now third time is even worse. The food is not good. Every sauce is parting, the flavors are not there. The place inside is also strange. You have some guests at a table going into the kitchen and coming out. What? I feel nauseas eating the unknown bits of a chicken leg out of an oily separated sauce. Spend a little more and go to Amber or Zareen EDIT: in bed nauseous on the verge of vomiting

Looked like a new place and we decided tot try it out. Amazing location. Great concept of Indian…read morebowls. Salad, dal, chicken curry, chicken65 on the base of rice and side of rasam. It was fun! Millet upma was amazing as well. Great texture. I'm wary of ordering upma outside for the insane amount of ghee they add, but this had just the right amount. Dosa was thick and tasty! Sambar was our favorite side. Special mention to the complimentary cardamom chai. It was perfect. Friendly staff who were looking for feedback. Overall great place.

***USP: street style Indian food. Seems to be associated with the Indian store next door. The…read moreoutside banner still shows this as an Indian store. ***AMBIANCE: not much. Less than a half a dozen tables. Cafe style and mostly self service. Place an order at the counter, find a table and wait for them to bring the food to the table. Self service plastic cutlery and water table available next to main counter. Food is all served in single use plastic or paper. ***FOOD: though they advertise a chef driven menu, the items all felt more akin to street style Indian food. I tried asking about the use of artificial colors and I was told they don't use any, the red color is apparently from the use of Kashmiri chilli powder. We tried a bunch of dishes- *Chicken lollipop-4/5- this seems to be their star dish. Chicken lollipops are normally made with chicken wings but the version here seems to be made with chicken drumsticks. Flavors were good, reminded me of some of the better versions I had in the past. But, the chilli powder used had a raw aftertaste, it did not bloom completely. Dish came with some masala fries. The fries were limp in parts and the masala had a raw aftertaste as well. *Chicken pulao-4/5- this was recommended by the person at the counter. But this was definitely not a chicken pulao, they topped flavored rice on chicken gravy curry. *chilli chicken-3/5- sweet, tangy, spicy and overcooked!! *spice route noodles-3/5- this had carrot cubes and peas reminiscent of street style noodles. The noodles were soft and broken down. Though the flavors were good, the consistency wasn't great. *lagaram chicken bowl-3/5- bowl came with dal, rice, fried chicken, chicken curry and some salad. They served piping hot rasam or sambar in a tiny plastic container on the side. The heat was sufficient to melt the entire container, forget microplastics, this had macro plastics as well. Neither the dal nor the curry was sufficiently seasoned.

Outstanding food - some of the best momos I've ever had in the US. Authentic, flavorful, every…read moresingle dish made me think of home-cooked food. The momos definitely shine. Divey interior despite being a restaurant and they were playing FIFA matches. I'm sold.

Great experience. Simple decor, but amazingly delicious food at reasonable prices with friendly…read moreservices. All the dishes were well prepared and accompanied by sauces that enhanced the flavors. But do need to watch for hidden peppers. It's in a strip mall and there was plenty of parking when we went.

Some of the best restaurant discoveries happen by complete accident…read more We were actually on our way to AnnachiKarahi when gps informed us it had moved and been replaced by Charminar. While my husband drove, I quickly pulled up the Yelp page. The menu immediately caught my attention, but I'll admit I was hesitant. There were only a handful of reviews, and the ratings didn't quite match the ambition of the menu. Still, Hyderabadi cuisine is one of India's great culinary traditions, and it's surprisingly underrepresented in the Bay Area. Curiosity won. I'm so glad it did. Having visited Hyderabad, I know it as a city obsessed with food, a place where recipes reflect centuries of Nizami, Mughlai, Persian, and Telugu influences. While many restaurants here advertise themselves as Hyderabadi, they often stop at biryani. Charminar embraces the breadth of the cuisine, with everything from mandi and gongura specialties to chicken sukka, Mughlai curries, and, on weekends, freshly made rumali rotis. That alone made me stop and take notice. The restaurant itself is warm and inviting, with tasteful artwork celebrating the Hyderabad cityscape and the iconic Charminar. The staff matched the atmosphere: genuinely welcoming, knowledgeable, and eager to guide us through the menu without ever rushing us. The meal began with refreshing drinks before quickly moving into what became one of the highlights of the evening: the kebabs. The Lasooni Kebab and the Malai Kebab were exceptional. Both were astonishingly tender the kind of tenderness that only comes from patient marination and careful cooking. The Malai Kebab, in particular, was outstanding. Delicate notes of ginger and garlic layered into a creamy marinade, finished with the unmistakable whisper of charcoal smoke, created a kebab that was elegant rather than heavy. It was one of the finest versions I've had in the Bay Area. For the mains, we ordered the Chicken Sukka and Lal Chicken alongside the weekend rumali rotis. Paper-thin, almost like silk, they arrived impossibly soft and stayed that way throughout the meal. Anyone who has searched for authentic rumali roti in the Bay Area knows how rare that is. Too often they become rubbery within minutes. And it's rare to find it on menus so get your hands on it (weekends only!) The Chicken Sukka was my favorite curry of the evening. Layers of roasted coconut, deeply caramelized onions, warming spices, and beautifully cooked chicken came together in a dish that was both rustic and deeply satisfying. The Lal Chicken surprised me. Given the name, I expected assertive heat, but instead found a curry that leaned sweeter and tangier than anticipated. Not a flaw, just a different interpretation than I had expected. And then came the dish that reminded me why Hyderabad occupies such a revered place in India's culinary landscape. The Gosht Dum Biryani. If you visit on a weekend, don't overthink your order. Get it. Anyone can pile onions and masala onto rice and call it biryani. True dum biryani is a lesson in restraint. Every grain of rice should carry the perfume of saffron, whole spices, stock, and meat, without relying on excess seasoning. The rice itself should be compelling enough to eat on its own. Charminar gets this exactly right. Every spoonful was fragrant and beautifully balanced. The lamb was meltingly tender, yielding effortlessly from the bone, while the mirchi ka salan added earthy warmth and the raita brought just enough freshness to complete the experience. It was, without question, the standout dish of the evening and among the better Hyderabadi biryanis I've had in the Bay Area. The most exciting part is that we barely scratched the surface of the menu. Finding a restaurant that doesn't simply borrow Hyderabad's famous name but genuinely celebrates the diversity of its cuisine is rare. Charminar feels like it was built by people who understand what makes the city's food so beloved. What a wonderful addition to Sunnyvale. I sincerely hope the community gives this restaurant the attention it deserves. We'll certainly be back Congratulations to the Charminar team.

Unlimited pani puri is a joke here. They donot want u to breath or sit while they serve so u eat…read moreless. They use chat curry as stuffing and only one type of pani. Very rude service Adding samosa chat is another joke. Please do not waste time and just enjoy pani puri at apni Mandi

The food was delicious. We got the Manchurian to start, then two paneers and garlic naan and butter…read morenaan. Everything was yummy and the portions were good too. It was a little expensive though. The service was great here. It wasn't crowded on a Sunday evening. The ambiance is nice inside although it's a little cold.

We got the unlimited option which allowed us to try many different dishes including:…read more- the Peshawar Chicken Tikka 6.5/10 - Lamb Seekh Kabob 7/10 - Cauliflower Bezule 9.5/10 - Chicken tandoori 9/10 - veggie kabob 6/10 - Fish curry 9.5/10 - Palak paneer 8/10 - Miloni Takari 7/10 (spicy!) - Dal bukhara 8/10 - Naan 8/10 - Gulab Jamun 6.5/10 - Mango lassi 9/10 They managed to seat our very large group. Service was good at first but then it took a very long time between the appetizers and mains to come out. The servers also did not check on us much between that time. I liked the food and the variety. I would get everything I rated an 8 or above again. The menu they gave us said we could pick any dessert but the didn't do that and instead just gave everyone Gulab Jamun. Technically we could have had unlimited plates and ordered more of all the other food but the servers didn't come back to ask if we would like that. It was ok though because the amount of food that they brought out was plenty for our group and I appreciated that they brought out boxes for us to take back leftovers.