I'm told this is authentic Bombay. All I know it's awesome food that happens to be vegetarian The menu is different from anything else this Meat-and-potatoes guy has ever tried. The sandwiches look like thick patties on biscuits, but the bread is light and tender. The curry was very spicy, but it stopped short of burning away the other flavors. That said, you might want to consider asking your server to explain how spicy things are The service is attentive -which is good because I found the QR code menu confusing. I like being the only Caucasian in a busy restaurant. It's my go-to Indian lunch restaurant read more

Big fan of annapoorna for their maharashtrian dishes and mumbai street food. Bonus points for being all vegetarian place! They have a bunch of Jain options as well. This restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating. The service is pretty prompt. I love their Kokum sharbat, green burger, bombay frankie with amul cheese, veg grilled sandwich, puranpoli and pav bhaji! read more

Annapoorna Authentic Indian Cuisine - Bhel Puri - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

We ordered satori basket chat which was ok ( I will not recommend ); thecha vada pav was good ( really spicy and expensive) ; Maratha veg entree sabji was less than average ( again will not recommend); masala buttermilk was good and mango lassi was too sweet (again ll not recommend) . Service was very slow I had to wait 20 mins just for bhakri too come while they got the sabji that was waiting and went cold . Ambience is very normal not fine dining but prices are high for food quality and quantity I probably ll not go again. read more

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I have loved this place for a long time, so writing this as a feedback for the owners: The outdoor seating is fine, but frankly I think the restaurant shouldn't be charging for water. With the spicy food and outdoor seating, it is a huge expense to buy bottled water, which is seldom cold It is in general not in bay area culture to charge for water. A very simple tap water cooler with a few disposable classes for free should do the trick . The restaurant is absolutely great btw! read more

I recently went to Annapoorna and got a few friends as we were craving thalipeeth and this time the thalipeeth was very different it was strangely dry and brittle, like stale bread - no crispness, no chew, and no flavour, we even got the thecha and butter with it but it was still not good . Honestly it was very disappointing because what we had last time was really good. But we also had their 1.Chura Vada Pav 5/5 2. Kothimbir vadi 5/5 3. Kolhapuri misal 2.5/5 4. Thalipeeth 1/5 :( The service was really good, they were very polite and attentive, and the ambiance is good as well. We got seated in 10 mins read more

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Decent food. Have tried most of their dishes and would say their chaats are better than the curries etc. The vada pav is really good when hot and the dahi batata puri and Katerina bhel are to die for. Reasonable prices for bay area. read more

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Well food is still good but their practices are misguided. Ordered their 4oz vada pav chutney along with a few other items and they completely shorted us. Gave us 4 tony containers of the chutney. Questioned them and they showed attitude and said its proper and it is 4oz. Came home and measured on our scale and it is 1.75-1.8oz with the weight of the 4 containers included. Pathetic practice. read more

Annapoorna Authentic Indian Cuisine - Lied about what we paid for - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

I've lost track of how often I've visited this joint, from the time it was located off Dixon Landing to its new location here. And in all this time how I missed tasting these two items, lord knows. Can I just say - reminded me of my grandma! 'Nuff said.. Bhajni Thalipeeth (4.5/5). Right level of crispness and a taste that would make my grandma smile. Now the things about Thalipeeth is that the proportion of the different grains that make up Thalipeet is critical to taste. Annapurna has nailed this. The only thing I missed was fresh homemade butter to go with this. Zunka Bhakar (4.5/5) another gem. I will forewarn that authentic zunka bhakri is slightly spicier, but to my mild taste buds, this was PERFECT. The thecha was generously served to add zing as needed. My only feedback is I needed more onions on the side. And as If there weren't other reasons to visit, now there are two more!! read more

Annapoorna does the best dahi batata sev puri (puffed puri) and the veggie sandwich! The sandwich tastes straight out of the streets of Mumbai with the same exact flavors and filling. I love their shrikhanda and alu bhaji also. Haven't dined there in a while and mostly doordashed my orders but will definitely visit since it's just minutes away from home. They have combo thalis and puran polion their menu which I'm most excited to try. When we dined there some years ago, the hospitality and service was great as was the food. They have ragda puri instead of pani puri which has matar as pani puri filling and not alu. Tastes great though. Can't wait to dine in! read more

Annapoorna Authentic Indian Cuisine - Dahi batata sev puri and veggie sandwich - both delicious! - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

This ended up being a slightly disappointing visit. - dahi sev bata puri puffed: this was decent. But not as good as it was the last time we'd come in - Bombay Frankie with Amul cheese: simply too spicy and stalks of green chillies in your bite simply isn't enjoyable. This had happened before - I chalked it up to an accident. But for it to happen a second time and ruin the experience, has completely put me off. The menu has lots of good options - but if small errors like the one with Frankie occur there, then I wouldn't even want to try it out. I do want to give a call out for the Vada pav. A couple of weeks ago we picked that to go and it continues to be well executed! It's the only reason I keep giving this place another shot. read more

The food was absolutely delicious, and the owner, Meenakshi, was incredibly gracious--so warm and friendly! We ordered the Thecha Vada Pav, and it was super flavorful--spicy, but just the right amount. The balance of flavors and textures was spot on. We also tried the Misal Pav, which was quite good, but the highlight for me was the Bharli Vangi with Bhakri--so rich, comforting, and perfectly cooked. I'm definitely coming back... pretty sure I'm going to become a regular here! Meenakshi also mentioned their other restaurant next door, Asian Bowls, which they own as well. The concept sounds really interesting, and a few items on the menu (especially the Khao Suey) definitely caught my eye--I'll be visiting soon! The service was great too--the staff was friendly, and the place was clean and well maintained. As someone who's a big fan of Maharashtrian food and holds Indian cuisine to a high standard, I can say this place truly delivered. Thank you, Annapurna and Meenakshi, for a wonderful dining experience! read more

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Bhel puri was extremely sweet and not at all authentic. I couldn't take more than a few bites. I am from Mumbai/Bombay and this bhel puri was an utter let down. Vada pav was really good and the masala chai was strong and flavorful. The ambiance is basic, nothing fancy and prices were ok. Really disappointed about the Bhel. Suggestion to the business - cut down the sugar in the Bhel. read more

*Vegetarian Foodie Review* We went here during the Gudi Padwa (Indian festival) weekend and they were super busy. However, wait time was not bad given the situation. Ambiance is average, more like a casual dine in spot. This place is small with very few tables indoor, however outdoor they have multiple seating options. We had to order directly from the scanned menu. Service was a little slow that day. They tried their best to serve items as they got ready. We ordered: - Misal (Kolhapur) Paav - 5/5: Best Misal Paav ever! Authentic taste and a nice spicy kick, very close to the one you get back home. - Paav Bhaji - 2/5: It was below average. Taste and flavor was very basic, I would totally skip this dish - Sabudana Vada Plate - 3/5: Texture and taste was good. I have had better elsewhere. However, the sweet curd offered as a side with this dish is yum. - Paneer Paratha - 5/5: It was mild yet flavorful and perfect for my 4 year old. She loves paneer in any form, she ate half in the restaurant and other half in the home next day. read more

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Visited this Maharashtrian restaurant for Saturday lunch at 2 PM and had a wait time of 20-25 minutes. Ordering is done through a QR code at the table, and there is no table service--if you need anything, you have to call someone and then wait for them to come. We ordered sabudana vada, Amul cheese pav bhaji, Mumbai misal, and a veg grilled sandwich. The food arrived as it was prepared. Unfortunately, the taste did not live up to its appearance. The vada was crunchy on the outside but dry inside, the pav bhaji's bhaji was served cold, and the misal lacked flavor--it felt more like a basic curry with poha and potatoes. The veg grilled sandwich had overly large pieces of bell pepper and was quite mediocre, nothing like an authentic Mumbai sandwich. Overall, the experience was disappointing, and after the meal, we felt bloated as well. Wouldn't recommend it. read more

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This place used to be good. Something has changed over the years. Today I ordered a vada pav. Got a box with a very lukewarm aloo bonda (the vada portion) and a cold pav along with a tiny container of masala powder. A sort of a make yourself kit I suppose. And this was for eating there, not for take out. - The pav was stone cold not even warm or toasted. - The vada ( aloo bonda) was probably made a while back and probably just microwaved to serve For a place that prides itself on serving authentic maharashtrian food this is a new low. No chutney on the pav or for the pav A vada pav comes with a warm toasted bun smeared with very flavorful chutneys enclosing a fresh hot vada. What they served me was not this, it was like a make yourself kit you would pick out of a freezer. And this was during lunch on a Friday. No excuse to not serve fresh food. read more

It is THE place for authentic Maharashtrian / Mumbai street food. Got their chilli cheese toast which the waiter recommended (over their grilled sandwich). Also loved their sabudana vada and kothimbir vadi - both were excellent. Plenty of other dishes I'd have loved to try! The staff was very friendly and helpful. Ambience is alright. All-gender, clean restrooms. Free parking in the lot outside. read more

Annapoorna Authentic Indian Cuisine - Chilli cheese toast - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

Authentic Marathi Food. This place is usually crowded on weekends; but every item on the menu is worth the wait. I have tried most of their items on different occasions. Sabudana Thalipeeth, Sandwiches, zunka Bhakar are my favorites. We had Thaali today which we felt was a bit costly though. Also Methicha Ladu as a dessert was such a big disappointment. Anyway, even though costly food tasted really good. read more

Annapoorna Authentic Indian Cuisine - Suki Batata Bhaaji, Bharali Vangi, Amati, Bhaat , Poli, Tup, Loncha, Methicha Ladu - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

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I recently ordered to-go Vada pav and ragda pattice and somehow thought the quality is not the same as before. The ragda pattice was extremely dry and vada pav came with only lasoon chutney and no other sauce. Been from Mumbai, this has always been safe place for us for maharashtrian food in Bay Area, but not anymore!! Hope they focus on improving the food quality in the future. read more

The bhel puri and Veg grilled sandwich are must try options. Never came to this place although it's close by to our home, they got lots of varieties for evening snacks, dinner items. Coming back for sure and trying other items. Parking is plenty on both sides of the restaurant and got to see the beautiful sunset by sitting outside, check the sunset picture posted with this review. read more

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Silicon Valley is home to a large Indian population, and with this diaspora comes restaurants offering authentic regional Indian cuisine. Annapoorna specializes in the bold, spicy, vegetarian eats of the western state of Maharashtra, all with an outdoor seating area (shared with two other restaurants) in the midst of office parks in Milpitas. The menu included classic Marathi street foods like Vada Paav, a carb-on-carb sandwich made of a crispy batata vada fritter (mashed spiced potatoes thinly coated in a chickpea flour batter), served on a soft bread roll with red garlic chutney and a green chili for extra spice on the side. In addition to street food, the restaurant also offered harder-to-find Marathi meals, including Bharli Vangi, made of Indian eggplant in a thick, spicy paste made of ground peanuts and coconut. The earthy mixture was served with Bhakri, a dry flatbread made of jawar bajra (sorghum and millet) flour, along with ghee and thecha, a condiment made of ground garlic, chilies, and peanuts, which added a pungent, fiery kick. The combination of all the different components worked together nicely, and the flavors were bold, pungent, and authentic! read more

Annapoorna Authentic Indian Cuisine - Vada Paav; Bharli Vaangi, Bhakri, Thecha, and Ghee - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

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This place seems to be in the middle of a lot of commercial properties. It was a long weekend and plenty of parking was available not sure how it is during. A regular weekend or when employees from nearby building are around as well. We ordered three things for pickup- Vada pav, grilled sandwich and the Frankie roll. The Vada pav was the best. The sandwich got a bit soggy when we got it home. Think it was packed hot in the box. I liked the flat bread used for the Frankie which is basically a roti. Unfortunately for our choices all 3 had potatoes and I got potato fatigue. I expected more julienne veggies in the Frankie not mashed potatoes. The garlic or the sauce - something was overpowering in the Frankie and it was my least favorite. I loved the other two dishes and can't wait to try more items from the menu. read more

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Great Food. The ambience can be better - the seating area feels crammed and only a few people can dine in. It isn't good for large group of people. The service was excellent and so was the food. If the seating area was better it would be 5-stars! read more

Positives- the shrikhand is yummy, bit too sweet though. Dahi sev batata puri, Pav bhajji was ok, bhajji was not spicy so the kids could eat it. Negatives: could be because I am not maharashtrian but I was not expecting the food to be this spicy!! We ordered the bombay Frankie - so spicy we had to throw it away, zutke- super spicy. My kids ended up being really hungry and we had to go grab something else. Overall: I'll not come again since the food was pretty dry and spicy, not to my taste. But it could be just me and I didn't know. At best, I'd recommend this for a snack stop not lunch or dinner. Hope this helps. read more

I have been to this place multiple times and I just keep going back. Love their marathi dishes: sabudana vada, pav bhaji, vada pav, dabeli, shrikhand puri. They have some Nice Bombay sandwiches too. read more

Great wada, ok pav and ok mirchi.. Suggestions to the owner: 1. check where Swaraj food truck gets their pav, it's more authentic Mumbai style pav. 2. What's ur with that fat chilli? Why not serve thai chilli? read more

I really enjoyed the food here. Granted I might've been hungry like super famished starving before I got here and it was also not lunchtime or dinner time. My friend and I went here around 4ish. What I really liked was it was less greasy and very homemade style. There is a bit of a wait time but nothing too crazy. There is seating outside, the food they give you is in to go containers so you can eat there and take the rest to go. The sabudhana vada was super crispy and the sauce it came with was delicious too, it had yogurt in it. The eggplant curry was delicious too. My friend said it was pretty close to being authentic Maharashtrian food, very simple, a lot of flavors and definitely a healthy option overall. Would definitely visit again and try other options. I must say the drink options are pretty great too. I tried the kokkum drink which was delicious and refreshing. read more

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Horrible customer service and rude staff.never going here again. Entitled owners and gave away my order to someone else and won't budge.

My husband and I went to Annapoorna for lunch today. We ordered Chura vada pav, sev puri ,thalipeeth and bhelpuri and Puranpoli and chai. We had our puppy so we sat outside. There were a lot of seats available with huge canopies. The place was clean with adequate amounts of trash bins. Our order came in 10 minutes. Sev puri and bhelpuri reminded us of the streets of mumbai ( but super clean) It was first class.The thalipeeth had very less oil. It felt like your mother's cooking. The puranpoli had no oil and it came with ghee on the side.It was thin with a lot of stuffing.The chai was great too. We were so stuffed with the chaat and we brought the vada pav home.We ate it after about a couple of hours and it tasted wonderful . All in all, great ambiance, super great food , good customer service .Will go back there to try more dishes from the menu. They have a sister restaurant called ASIAN Bowl. The menu looked great.Will go there soon. Now i found ,my new favorite maharashtrian restaurant! read more

Excellent vegetarian food. Fast service. Ambience was also nice especially in their new location. Really enjoyed the dinner.

Tasty, consistent food. We've been going there for a few years now and everyone in my family has their own favourites. We have also catered for house parties and they were great with additional instructions on those orders. They have a good location and pleasant outdoor seating. The only thing I wish they'd do better is to reduce their use of plastic. Everything they serve outdoors is in a plastic box. I wish they had reusable, washable plates and cutlery. read more

I placed online order today , I ordered Bombay Frankie with amul cheese , paneer sandwich and few other stuff ! Bombay Frankie was like aloo paratha with amul cheese stuffing and tortilla was uncooked , I called them and I explained that it doesn't taste like Frankie , it's more like uncooked aloo paratha ! The lady kept giving explanations that their Bombay Frankie will be like that only , I requested to exchange the frankie , she clearly says no and was pretty rude to me ! Highly disappointed with the customer service .. "BEWARE of BOMBAY FRANKIE " rather go to a different restaurant and eat better fully cooked aloo paratha ! Checkout the pictures before trying this restaurant! read more

Annapoorna Authentic Indian Cuisine - Amul Cheese Frankie - Indian Near Me - Milpitas, California

First time visiting and this place was really good on multiple dimensions terms from the breath Of items, taste of food, and efficiency of serving. Really enjoyed all the items which is rare for most places. The one area they could improve is the ambience as externally it's in a nice looking shopping but internally the setup inside looks a bit amateurish. That said, the place redeems itself because the food was delicious and has some menu items you can't find anywhere and executed at a high level. read more

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Food is fine, there are some good dishes and some ok dishes. Their dabeli is great. However, they've recently started a policy of not offering water if you eat outside at the benches. My dad asked for water and they just rudely refused. That's just stupid. read more

Came in to get something on my walk and wow I don't know what was more disgusting the man's attitude or the WARM mango lassi. not to mention it took him 5 minutes to even acknowledge me! I had to literally toss my beverage because of how warm it was. Waste of $5!!! I feel like it's a health hazard to have a warm dairy drink sitting in the "fridge" all day and then serving it to customers. I'm so so glad I didn't order a snack because who knows what the temperature would have been. If you are someone who values customer service & your health please do not come here. Even the inside looked awful. There are so many other Indian places to get a simple mango lassi. read more

I have tried their sandwiches, sabudana thalipeeth one of my favorite .offers a wide variety of dishes , and the food tasted good as well.

Very busy on Friday night, too much wait time. Service was ok as it was very busy but the food was good. We ordered Mumabi Misal Pav, Pav Bhaji, and Manchurian Frankie. All were good in taste, but we ordered spicy, and it wasn't spicy. Was tempted to try Thecha Vada Pav, but next time, overall good experience and will come again in weekday to get good service and spicy food. Many sat outside but I would prefer inside as ambiance is ok, but it was cold outside. read more

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Food is excellent and authentic. No comments on service as it is self service. We just order and pick up our food. One downside is that they don't provide drinking water to their customers. That's why I took down two stars. It's better for take out and not for dine in. You'd rather DoorDash than face poor service and be stuck with no drinking water. It does feel nice though to sit outside and eat on a sunny day . read more

Absolutely awful. The food tasted bad, stale, and carelessly prepared. After eating, there was severe stomach pain, which is completely unacceptable. This was a total waste of money and honestly concerning. On top of that, the menu on website is completely incorrect. The Veg Maratha entrée was listed as mixed vegetables with paneer, yet there was no paneer at all. The menu on the website shows different items than the in-person menu, and prices are not clearly listed. Charging for ingredients that aren't even included, combined with food quality this poor, is unacceptable. We will never recommend to anyone. read more

There was a long wait but thats ok We sat and the water they served had ants crawling on a water jug. Yikes!! Hygiene is questionable Food was stale, chole were not eatable at all. Vada usal was smelling-so strong badly that couldn't dare to taste second bite Misal pav had coconut milk in it. Its questionable to say its authentic food. Overall very very bad experience with food. We tried to talk to owner but he never showed up. It was not just one dish that went wrong but all of them. Ambience is ok. But do get difficult to move and get around once sited. Or anyone beyond your table need to cross by your table you need to move. I would not recommend this place at all. Like 0 star read more

I went to this place twice and was disappointed both times. Food quality and taste was not good. I ordered a few things. Raj Kachori was very dry, it didn't have enough yogurt or chutney that typically comes with it. Raj Kachori is supposed to be very 'chatpati' (tangy, sweet, sour and salty at the same time). However at Annapurna, it was very bland. I also ordered an aloo paratha. It was $8 as of writing this review. However, it was very disappointing for how expensive it was. My friend ordered Paratha meal for $17. He got the same paratha and about half a cup of curry. He was very disappointed by the quantity. Overall, not recommending this place for good tasting food. read more