Went here couple times and they never disappoint! Love me…read moresome pappadam so I always get that. Their punjbi chicken is the best one imo, so gotta have that one too! All the staff are friendly and nice, they always recommend the best ones. I love their decorations using vibrant color so u won't miss this place from outside too. They only have street parking, so it's a hit or miss.

The restaurant was busy but thankfully we were seated quickly. The server was patient helped us…read morenavigate the menu. We made sure to ask for mild spices (heat) since traditional Indian dishes can be real spicy! I ordered Chicken Ticka Massla and a vegetable dish while my wife ordered a potato stuffed bread. Although we ordered mild spice I have to say it was still a bit more heat than we are used to. It was good but expect to sweat and dive into some rice to curd the heat. We really enjoyed our meal and look forward to returning soon.

Yum! What a great find in this area!…read more All the items we ordered were delicious. The paneer tikka masala was flavorful and creamy, the chili chicken was spicy, perfectly seasoned, and the chicken wasn't tough or rubbery. The samosas were excellent and came with both styles of chutney. Our order also came with a small side of rice which we appreciated. My only critique would be that the garlic naan was a bit flat and bland, but the former could be because it just didn't transport well since we ordered takeout. Overall, would highly recommend this spot and it holds its own against some of the more established spots in Artesia, Long Beach, etc.!

I was looking for a local Indian restaurant and came across Amaravati. When I saw that dosa is on…read morethe menu, I was even more excited! Amaravati is located in a small strip mall. There are usually some parking spots available, however, the spots are VERY narrow. They serve authentic North and South Indian cuisine and are known for their lunch buffet, but I came for dinner where they serve their a la carte menu. For appetizers, we got the Vegetable Pakoda made with gram flour, vegetables, spinach with Indian spices, It comes with two sauces for dipping. For the main dishes, we got the Butter Chicken which was so good! The chicken thigh was tender, and the cashew and tomato sauce was so savory and flavorful. It's served with a small portion or basmati rice. We also got the Palak Paneer which has spinach, Indian cheese seasoned with jeera, garlic, and Indian spices. It's also served with a small portion of basmati rice. Of course we needed some Garlic Naan for dipping into both! I also wanted to try the Aloo Paratha since I've never had mashed potatoes in paratha before! It comes with a white sauce for dipping. They have a variety of dosas, including their Paper Dosa. It was a massive 3 feet long! It's very thin, so it ends up being quite crispy. It's served with sambar and some different chutneys, including coconut, peanut, and tomato. The peanut was my favorite, and the tomato was good as well, however, it was a bit spicy. We also got a Paneer Bhurji Dosa. This dosa was unique in that it's filled with scrambled paneer, onions, tomatoes, and Indian spices. It reminded me a bit of a breakfast wrap. Not bad, but it does gets a bit soggy over time. I prefer the Paper Dosa! Service was friendly!

Manjeet is amazing very sweet,friendly and she reminded of my friends back home. I was in a rush…read moreso only ordered Samosa and Chai. The softest, flakiest pastry filled with just the perfect spiced filling of potatoes and peas. The chutney tells you a lot about the quality of food served at any Indian restaurant. The tamarind chutney was a thick paste of goodness unlike the watered version you find at other places. The green chutney was the rustic version we make at home with cilantro and chilies and spiced just right, not watered down with bottled lemon juice that is too sour. The tea was strong and milky . I was short on time and the food was delivered in a timely manners even though it was closing time I will be definitely back to taste their other dishes and judging by the little Snack, I have a hunch I will I'll be surprised again.

This is my favorite Indian food place in Long Beach! Service…read moreis always kind and on top of your needs! It's a nice quiet restaurant. Family friendly. Tucked in the corner of a plaza, you'd almost miss it. But it's definitely worth stopping by

Simplified version - good quality food, solid portion sizes, and a really comfortable "community…read morevibe". -- longer version below -- The food is great! The butter chicken is my favorite, I know it's the most basic b Indian food but everything I've tried has been awesome. Sangeetha's cooking has made me ok with trying some vegetarian food when I thought I'd never like any non meat-centric dish. Swing by, try something new or enjoy something old. Relevant - it's not super spicy, but that's ok to me, it's more accessible to people that might be turned off by excessive spice - I have some scorpion pepper powder that I add to bring the heat, and it doesn't hurt the flavor that I've come to love. They're not open Mondays, but hey - she deserves time off! A suggestion if I may - grab an extra bowl of butter chicken alongside whatever else you get, and throw a fried egg or two on top the next morning for breakfast. DOES NOT HAVE BANANAS! As a professional simian that is of note, but not a negative ;) There are random snacks I've never seen before, I've tried a few and have been happy with what I've sampled. The bottles of mango lassi are super tasty and for me, it helps my heartburn.

Original review: I am South Asian myself, but I was not overwhelmed by the food. I felt like it was…read morejust fine. I could've cooked it at home. I probably will not be returning, but it wasn't bad. I think non-south Asians would really like it. Edit: I was going to delete my review, but I got a private message from the owner with a ton of attitude, asking me to take this down, but I don't feel like that's ethical. I don't think three stars is bad. So just to restate. The food is not bad. But I'm not going to take this review down because I don't feel like it's appropriate for the owner to message you privately with an attitude and try to strong-arm you into taking down the review. I have left plenty of reviews about restaurants in Little India, and not once as anybody messaged me with the tone that you have used with me. So I'm leaving it up. Live and learn. Edit: I got a notification that the owner continued to add to her comment, so to answer her questions, I don't remember what I got because it was several months ago, but I remember that it was just okay. It wasn't bad but your approach to dealing with your customers is. I don't think that Yelp has the option of messaging people so you can come at them with a shitty attitude and strong-arm them into trying to change their review. You're honestly just making yourself look worse.

If someone asks where to go for South Asian food, I always suggest The India Restaurant. The food…read moreis great, the service is friendly, and the restaurant is cozy. Diving into the details - the restaurant decor is quite formal and has always been kind of surprising to be given that I often come for casual meals. The staff are well dressed in white button ups and always very polite so it's good vibes all around. If you know me, I'm nothing if not predictable. I always get the butter chicken and unapologetically so. IT IS SO GOOD. I refuse to be shamed into trying other things and if that makes me basic, so be it. In case you haven't guessed, I'm also always getting their garlic naan as well. I've tried other dishes before but nothing beats the chicken. One thing I will say is the spiciness fluctuates every time even though I always ask for medium so do with that what you will.

The India Restaurant is located in Artesia on the block with all of the amazing Indian restaurants…read more My boyfriend and I were somewhat in the area, and we made a slight detour to explore the area. This was such a great spontaneous discovery. They have a small parking lot in the front where we parked, but then we saw later on that they also have additional parking in the back if you don' see spots in the front. Upon entering the staff was welcoming. The gave us a few tables to choose from that were cleaned and appropriate for 2 people. I just want to say service was impeccable our whole time there. Everyone on their team took turns checking on us, making sure our waters were refilled, and that we had everything we needed to enjoy our meal. So nice!! As we explored the menu, we saw the combination dinners that allowed us to get more variety, which we love. We both picked a different combo so we could share and try more things. My boyfriend enjoys tandoori so he went with the Mix Tandoori Grill ($26.95) that comes with an assortment of Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Seekh Kabab, Chicken Tikka, Fish Tikka served in a sizzling platter on a bed of onions with naan, rice, and gulab jamun. So much food! I picked the India Special ($24.95) which comes with chicken tikka, the choice of lamb or chicken curry which I opted for the chicken, veg, korma, raita, rice, naan, and gulab jamun. What a FEAST!! For the naan I asked for the garlic naan and it was INCREDIBLE. Wow! Might be THEE best Indian food I have ever enjoyed. Between the two of our orders I felt like I had the variety I have when I go eat at Indian buffets. My boyfriend loved the tandooris platter. All of the proteins were cooked perfectly. I assume they were prepped separately to get to the right cooking temp. So funny because my boyfriend was eating the rice while I was indulging in the naan. Dipping the naan in the curry and the korma. Nom Nom Nom! So fun and so delicious. My boyfriend was even saying this is one of the best meals he had in a while. I was so full when the gulab jamun dessert came out at the end but it was so delicious I still ate all of it. Without a doubt the best execution of this dessert I have ever had. We will definitely be back when we find ourselves craving Indian food.

Amazing food I love this place One of my favorite Indian…read morerestaurants and great place to take a date

Use to come here often a long while back. Hubby and I needed a to swing by an Asian market to get…read moreingredients for shabu shabu and thought of this place. It is still a great value at 21.99 for Saturday lunch buffet. There is a good selection of Indian staples, chicken tikka masala, paneer sag, Muton stew. All very tasty though some of the chicken in the tikka masala and the pepper chicken were a little dry. They also had gulab jamun and other sweets. Being so busy, food is constantly replenish from the kitchen. It's one huge open room and quite hectic at lunch time. There were a lot of servers and they were good at clearing out plates, refilling water and overall vein attentive. The interiors are neither here nor there, not basic, but thankfully not garrish either. The sound level though, quite noisy. It you're craving Indian buffet in the Cerritos or Long Beach area this place is still with a visit.

My daughters and I had been craving for Indian food. It just so happens we had an opportunity to…read morego so we search Yelp and found Flamin Curry 2 in the Long Beach area we were at. The Yelpers didn't disappoint with the high ratings and reviews of this place. We were excited to see that Flamin Curry 2 had a fast food option in which you can choose 1, 2, or 3 combo as well as Ala carte. We were able to choose what we wanted to eat and sample each other's choices. I was doubly elated when I asked if any food contains any nuts as one of my daughters is highly allergic to some nuts. I was told that in other restaurants, usually the sit down full service Indian restaurants, there may be nuts, but not in this "fast food" Indian restaurant. Our server said all the food in their restaurant has no nuts at all. All 3 of us chose a 2-choice meal which had basmati rice and naan bread included. All of the food we chose were tasty, flavors were authentic, and had satisfied our cravings. I especially enjoyed the naan bread and thought it was the best one I've ever tasted. It tasted so fresh. I loved the texture and butter flavor in my mouth. I chose chicken curry and tandoori, one of my daughters chose butter chicken and black pepper chicken, and my other daughter also chose butter chicken and palak paneer. My daughters also ordered mango lassi (which we were told were made by hand at the store even the yogurt used for the drink) and I had coconut water. The service was wonderful. The servers were very friendly and helpful especially as they found out it was our first time there. They were very open and patient answering our questions. They also seemed to have hand-made and delivered the best naan bread I've had to our table. The ambience of the place is very casual. It was a small place, but had enough tables that people can sit and enjoy the freshly-cooked meal. There was also a TV in which a FIFA World Cup Soccer was playing, so I was able to enjoy the food fresh and even watch the soccer game. What a winner!!!! I would definitely eat there again when I get a chance to and will highly recommend it to all my friends.

Woe! Just stopped by after 8 months in the neighborhood! What a great find! Delicious authentic…read moreIndian Food! Their fast food steam table Indian food that tastes fresh and clean. Love their butter chicken with rice. The combos comes with a garlic Nan. $12- $15 combo plates. Prices are a bit higher than what I'm used to at a fast food Indian takeout place but the flavors are good. Shout out to May. She was very kind and patience with me. Great customer service from her!

Did we just find another gem in Long Beach? My partner and I were honestly in awe of how delicious…read moreand flavorful every dish was. We'd been wanting to try Kamal Palace for a while since it had been on our radar, and of course we decided to go on Mother's Day for lunch -- fully expecting a long wait. Kamal Palace is tucked away in the Marina Pacifica shopping center in Long Beach, right along the Los Cerritos Channel. Even though it was pretty crowded when we arrived, there were still plenty of tables available, and we were seated within about three minutes. We specifically came for lunch because they offer a lunch buffet seven days a week. When it comes to Indian food, I always want to try a little bit of everything, and when we order à la carte, we usually end up with way too much food. The buffet was perfect because we got to sample a variety of curries and different dishes without overordering. I can't even remember all the names of the curries they had, but every single one we tried was flavorful and delicious. My favorites were definitely the shrimp curry and the mushroom curry. Of course, we both ordered mango lassis, and they paired perfectly with the meal. The ambiance was lovely, and the customer service was incredibly warm and welcoming. We're definitely adding Kamal Palace into our regular lunch date rotation.

I really wanted to love this place because the food was honestly amazing. It's buffet-style, and…read moreeverything I tried was flavorful, fresh, and clearly made with care. There were plenty of options, and it's the kind of place where you want to keep going back up to try a little bit of everything. Unfortunately, the service completely took away from the experience. Our waiter brought the bill while we were still eating and in the middle of a conversation, and then kept coming back to rush us to pay. It felt really uncomfortable and unnecessary at the time--especially since no one had mentioned that they were closing. If we had known, we would have been more mindful and wrapped things up sooner. Great food, but the lack of communication and rushed service made it hard to fully enjoy the experience. I'd consider coming back for the food, but I really hope the service and communication improve.