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    Aaha Indian Cuisine

    4.5 (221 reviews)
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    Open • 11:30 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Chicken 555. So delicious!
    Denzel T.

    I recently checked out Aaha Indian Cuisine with a friend and oh boy was I impressed! Aaha is located in the Mission conveniently off the 16th street Mission BART line. It's a relatively cozy space, but can seat groups of 4 or so relatively easily. Now the food... My friend and I ordered the chicken 555, lamb vindaloo, eggplant, and roti. The chicken 555 was the star of the show with the sauce having a nice mix of slight sweetness and spiciness. Honestly the dish sort of reminded me of getting some battered and sauced chicken at a Chinese-American restaurant. The chicken had great flavor and was moist. The lamb vindaloo was perfectly saucy and meaty with a generous amount of chunks in the serving platter. Our eggplant dish was also super flavorful and complimented the other items well. The roti had a nice crisp to it and soaked up all of our saucy mains quite well. The service at Aaha was great. Our waiter was attentive and quickly brought out some rice when we requested it. I give this spot top marks. I'm excited to come back and try more dishes!

    Jacqueline C.

    Very good south Indian food! I'm no expert in Indian food but I'm very happy with all the choice I made at Aaha! We came here on a weekend evening and there was no one in the restaurant except us and one other solo diner. They do a good amount of takeout. Service was fantastic! The staff was patient and helpful with our food selection. The dosa is a MUST and must eaten hot and fresh! We also got the garlic naan and fried pomfret which was eaten with a mint chutney- the combination of fresh cold sauce and warm fried fish was pretty special! I like this place and will come back for their famous chicken !!

    Mango lassi
    Misa K.

    Amazing Indian restaurant in the Mission! Everything we had was delicious and a great value. The tandoori pomfret was super tender and flavorful. The butter chicken and garlic cheese naan were great, and the Aaha special chicken biryani was slightly spicy and delicious. It's a very low key, no-frills spot, but the food is 10/10 and the service was very friendly and fast. Can't wait to come back to try more items on the menu!

    Chicken Tikka Masala, Pistachio Chicken Kuruma, Garlic Naan, Paneer 65
    Michelle Z.

    Great spot for Indian food in Mission, with lots of unique options you don't see everywhere. The pistachio curry in particular I have never seen anywhere else, and it was fun to try! It didn't taste too much like pistachio but it went well with the rice & garlic naan. I also really enjoyed the paneer 65 with tons of lime squeezed on top. I never thought lime and paneer would go well together but it works! I also liked how fresh and buttery the garlic naan was. Prices were super reasonable for the portions and service was very quick & friendly. They have lots of seating inside. Also appreciate that it's open later at night.

    Butter Chicken
    Allison W.

    Lovely spot! Came here with a friend who said it was a pretty authentic place. At 6:00 PM on a Wednesday, it was nearly empty. We had a big party of 7 people, and servers were quick and on top of it. We got the Garlic Naan, Chicken 65, Butter Chicken, Palak Paneer, Masala Dosa, Vegetable Samosas, and each got a Mango Lassi. Plenty of food for all of us! Garlic Naan: 4/5, very fluffy and buttery. Great chewy texture. Chicken 65: 4/5, great appetizer! Very crispy, and the small sized pieces make it easy to devour. Butter Chicken: 4/5, large chunks of chicken with good sauce! Palak Paneer: 3/5, it was fine but I didn't personally like the finer blended spinach. Masala Dosa: 5/5, wow did this awe us! Its giant size was incredible, plus it was delicious! Light on the filling but it just meant we could use its giant size to dip into the many sauces and chutneys on the side. Vegetable Samosas: 3/5, more dough than vegetables, would have liked a better ratio. Overall, had a good time sharing great food with friends! Would come back.

    Chicken 65 - YUM!  Think, super flavorful and tender Indian karage.  Definite star of our meal.
    Vanessa O.

    As informed by some friends, this is a South Indian spot, which is very different from North Indian. So, dishes on their menu that come from South India are fantastic, while traditionally North Indian dishes aren't as stellar. What to get here? Chicken 65! Unless you've been to Bangalore, you may not have heard of this; I certainly hadn't until recently. 65 is for the certain blend of spices. Super yummy, and Aaha knows how to fry up some crispy but super juicy pieces of chicken 65. Grilled fish: Tandoor pomfret. Very flavorful, tender meat. I tend to avoid grilled fish since many tend to make it dry, but this wasn't too dry and the seasoning and sauce on this would make up for any dry meat anyway. BTW the only excellent grilled fish I've had was in Monterey at Maligne if you're ever in the area. Lime soda (sweet or salty) ($5) is super good. Like, fresh limeade soda. No syrupy 7-up here! Try the real thing. Mango Lassi ($4) - solid, good portion. Dosas are served on a huge metal tray, which has great presentation value, though takes up alot of room on the table lol. Dosa was more spongey like Nigerian Injera. Accompanying sauces were just ok. Cheese naan ($3) - I was expecting paneer. This is filled with cheddar cheese, so it's basically an Indian quesadilla. Good on its own while a bit oily, but doesn't go as well with the rest of the Indian fare. Servers are very nice and gracious. Interior looks more like a grab and go, bare bones spot, and location is a block from the 16th/mission Bart spot, so, I mean, you know. District tea is super close, though, so you can be like me and grab some nice hot boba milk tea for dessert. Prices are super reasonable, with decent quantities. Sooo many delivery guys coming in and out of the restaurant (literally, like every 2min)--looks like alot of people are already in the know. Now that we are, this will be in our regular delivery rotation if we're in range (fingers crossed!).

    Our dinner bill. Reasonable price.
    Irene X.

    One of the best Indian restaurants in the Mission! I've been here a few times and the food has been always consistently delicious. The Vegetable Pakora was very crispy, it's a great snack before starting eating the main dish. Normally I don't order fish in Indian restaurants but wanted to give it try here, do I ordered the Tandoor Pomfret which was surprisingly delicious and the meat was very tender. The Tandoor Chicken was also taste delicious and perfectly cooked. Service was great but sometimes a bit slow. During lunch hours when it wasn't that busy I got full attention from the owner, which was great. This restaurant is located son the 17th Street & Mission and the walk here wasn't feel that pleasant, but as soon as you walked in you feel very welcomed. The ambiance is great for casual dining with friends and family, and solo dining as well.

    Tandoor Pomfret. $18. Great value, great flavors, flaky & fresh. Get this!
    John N.

    Aaha is a great option for South Indian cuisine in the Mission. I feel your experience here is somewhat dependent on what you order, and I've tried quite a few of their dishes. Some of my favorites include: Tandoori Pomfret, Masala Fries, Paneer 65, and Malabar Fish Curry. All of these are tasty, cooked to perfection, well seasoned, and consistently fresh. They are also all extremely reasonably priced, ranging from $4 for a literal basket of fries, to $18 for the entire pomfret (it smiles back!). I'm not particularly fond of their biryanis, as I find the meats to often be over cooked (too soft) and over salted. Same for the tandoori meats. The dosas here are also good, but not quite at the level you might find in the South Bay. For what it is, though, they execute well. Come here if you are looking for good bang for your buck and have a hankering for nuanced Indian flavors, balanced spices, and food that is clearly cooked from the heart.

    Chicken Tikka Masala
    Taylor K.

    Almost every dish has nuts! But nuts are NOT listed on the menu!! Bc I have a nut allergy (embarrassing ik) I'll probably never come back. The cheese garlic naan was really good, kinda like a garlic quesadilla. The fries were solid too. My friends liked the tikka masala the best! (It had nuts BOOO)

    Vy T.

    I've heard so much about Indian place from friends and had to bring my Indian friend who's very opinionated about his food.... And we have a winner! The good: - vegetarian butter curry, my friends favorite - we tried their special biryani with egg and it was very very unique. Full blast on flavor but if I had to do it again, I'd probably get the bone-in goat biryani as suggested by my first friend - service was top notch. Owner made us feel so welcomed and the place was well maintained. - mango lassi - lamb vindaloo was also good lol - pricing was fair, maybe even affordable The meh: - honestly nothing

    Pistachio vegetable korma
    Sydney J.

    I stopped by to try the pistachio vegetable korma They estimated 10 mins but it was done in 2 minutes. The food doesn't come with rice by default (costs extra). It was a little bit spicy (by my standards; I'm someone who has very low spice tolerance). But it was nice and flavorful, and salty but not in an unpleasant way. I was happy that there's some paneer in it. A little on the pricey side for my preference, but the food was still good.

    Mango lassi
    Eden C.

    Casual spot for grub with friends, small little spot off Mission. Easy public transit. Staff is very friendly and nice, they definitely watched me choose the tip amount LOL but whatever. Food was okay. Mango lassi was thick, creamy, and a bit tart (in a good way). Chicken 65 was like Indian boneless wings-- quite good with the green sauce & lime, but the flavor wasn't outstanding. Chicken tikka masala was probably my favorite dish but it was really sweet compared other tikka masalas I've had, almost too sweet. Pistachio chicken kuruma was a unique flavor, I'm not sure I'd pick it out as pistachio, but it had a nice heat. Got the garlic naan and garlic & cheese naan. I personally preferred the plain garlic but the one with cheese was almost like a quesadilla. Probably will try to look for other Indian spots in the Mission first before coming back, but definitely nothing wrong with Aaha!

    Vijayawada chicken biryani
    Jason K.

    Good spot for quality Indian food. Had the masala dosa here. I liked that the potato masala inside was mashed and creamy rather than chunky. Also tried the vijayawada chicken biryani and it was delicious. Good flavors and decent portion size. We tried the bagara baingan and didn't like how they include the top of the eggplants. We had to spit out like three eggplant tops. Otherwise it was pretty solid. Beware, medium spice level is pretty hot. The inside of restaurant looks a little chaotic towards the back, but it's generally tidy otherwise. Service is friendly. Would definitely come back again.

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    Great tasting South Indian spicy food. Amazing ( and different ) biryani with boneless chicken , awesome prawns and chicken dishes.

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