Still great tikka, awesome naan, perfect service. It can take a moment, but worth the wait. #spicy

This is my new fav Indian restaurant in the greater Cincinnati area. The food is authentic and delicious. I initially assumed since it's a biryani place, Indo-Chinese or North Indian food might not be that good but how wrong I was? We got some noodles and it was exactly like the street noodles you get in India. Also got the Gongura veg biryani which was amazing. My fav was the spicy Karampodi Paneer. SO GOOD! The service was ok... they were clearly short staffed, the same person was serving, taking calls, checking out food delivery people. I think this is a common theme in Indian restaurants that they just don't hire enough people. So don't be surprised if your server is bringing food to your table while on a call. read more

I love the paneer biriyani. The food was absolutely delicious, perfectly prepared and beautifully presented, and our server was attentive and knowledgeable. Can't wait to come back! read more

All for Hyderabadi dum biryani. Nothing to say just all items are great and very appetizing. Very good taste close to Indian flavors.

A decent place in Mason. The food did not disappoint at all. I got the boneless vijayawada biryani. It was spicy and on point. We also got the Poori Bhaji. Apart from corn in the Bhaji (which we are not a huge fans of) it tasted very good. We also tried the Dosa and Idly. The Dosa was huge and would suffice as a meal. The idly was also very good. The coconut chutney had a nice taste to it as well. They do not have some items on them menu, I was a tad bit disappointed. But over all a very good Indian restaurant around mason with good service. read more

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Although flavorful, their Chana Masala is only presented at one spice level. 4 out of 5. Perhaps the kitchen will not tell patrons this. The butter chicken was served at the proper spice level and is recommended. Restaurant is clean . Service good. read more

This place is one of my favorite spots in town for Indian food. They have an assortment of typical North Indian dishes (tikka masala etc.) as well as several South Indian and Indo-Chinese dishes that are harder to find in town. Everything is made fresh and extremely flavorful with fresh spices like cardamom pods and star anise clearly visible in the curries. I've had several dishes and have never had anything I don't like. I'm partial to the chicken manchurian and gobi 65 appetizers as well. My wife has had most of their biryanis and craves them. I'm also a fan of the fact that you can get naan or roti instead of rice at no extra charge. read more

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Bawarchi came highly recommended from a friend in Atlanta. I was in town for a client meeting and decided to visit the place for lunch. The place was welcoming. The menu was elaborate and have multiple choice for vegetarians... which is quite refreshing. The ambience was alright with Indian music flashing on multiple monitors. We ordered all vegetarian food. The paneer masala ( cottage cheese curry) was awesome, although I thought the gravy could do better if it were less viscous. The tandoori bread was fresh and soft. It sure was straight from the oven. We also ordered vegetable korma which wasn't good at all. It remained untouched from among three of us. The Chana daal was great! I'd say the food at this place was spicier than what I have tasted as 'medium spicy' at other places. So order mild mild if you cannot tolerate spicy food and yet want to savor Indian cuisine :-). Then finally I tasted the vegetable biryani. I will say that this was the best of them all. In summary, I would recommend this place to anyone seeking decent Indian food in the Mason, OH area. read more

Bawarchi Biriyani - a chandelier hanging from the ceiling - Indian Near Me - Mason, Ohio

Bawarchi is one of my FAVORITE places for Indian food in Cincinnati. I have tried them many times and food has never disappointed me. They have a quite an assortment of Indian dishes, represents various regions of India from North to South - Punjabi dishes , Chaat, Veg. and Non-veg curries, South Indian dishes, Indo- Chinese and desserts. Specially, their biryani's are one of the BEST biryani's I ever had. The garlic naan is a must-try as, it is phenomenal. On my recent visit, I ordered Chicken Chettinad, Veg Manchurian, Garlic Naan and biryani. All the dishes were tasty, aromatic and fresh. The spice level was nicely balanced. The service was quick and staff is very courteous. I was very impressed with the consistency in taste, service and flavors. It is my one number #1 choice in Indian food here in Cincy. Please visit them and you won't be disappointed ;) read more

The quality of the food is really good.. I like the thali, where you can taste variety of food in weekday lunch time..

Since this place opened, I've had food from here multiple times in office catered lunches or at a friend's party. Today, i decided to dine in. I can comfortably say, after trying a zillion things from the menu, that this place is a HIT or MISS. I tried their Vijaywada boneless Chicken Biryani, which is served with raita (yogurt based gravy), and mirchi ka salan (spicy gravy) I suppose. It was pretty good. My friend had the Vegetable Dum biryani, which he despised. The other things that I've had here that were good: Chicken 65, Chicken Manchurian, Chicken Chettinad curry. The things that weren't good: Most desserts, vegetarian options are distinctly bad. Also, I'm not intensely critical of this, but I find that their food is a little too oily. Service was fair, no complaints. And the seating and decor were fine. Pro-tip: Go in here if you are a meat eater. You won't be disappointed. read more

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4/5 mainly because I was expecting a super authentic place like the YouTube videos of actual Bawarchi in Hyderabad. I went there with two Indian friends. We expected to be able to eat on banana leaves just like in the pictures to feel super authentic. That was not available or I think it's available as a thali during weekends. Below is a summary of how I got into this rating: Taste 5/5- very delicious for a non-Indian and for Indians too, both Hyderabadi and non-hyderabadi. Also, they said the biryani tasted authentic Menu 4/5- great variety. I'm not very familiar with a lot of menu items, which makes me feel excited to try them :) Amount 3/5- maybe the biryani is very delicious so they don't give you a lot. It's enough for one person but it's not the typical serving for Indian restaurants. We also ordered the paneer tikka kabob I believe is what it's called. It came as for relatively large chunks of paneer, which costed more than $10. I didn't feel like it should've costed that much Ambience 3.5/5- I'm torn about the ambience. While it is bright, which is good and is not like any other typical Indian restaurant, which are usually red or orange, it didn't feel very authentic. It felt like I was at a fancier chipotle. Bathroom 3/5- it's clean but I've seen cleaner. I'm just particular about restaurant bathrooms so pardon me for being but-picky Price 3/5- a little more expensive than what it's worth Authenticity 3/5- while the menu is quite original and offers more hyderabad dishes, I think this restaurant couldn't decide whether it wants to be a true Indian restaurant or an American-Indian restaurant. So far I haven't been disappointed with the taste but the way the food was served was lacking by just a little bit. We ordered chai and Indian coffee and while we expected them to be served in tiny glasses just like in the streets of India, they were served in paper cups where they looked super tiny in quantity. Also, they have chicken tikka masala, which I'm not even going to try because that's a North Indian dish in a South Indian restaurant or if my sources are accurate chicken tikka masala is actually western Overall, without knowing that Bawarchi is a well-known restaurant in Hyderabad, I wouldn't have tried this place without knowing some back story. Though there are many 3s I'd say the final rating is still 4 because the taste has so much more weight :) read more

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Kadai Paneer at Bawarchi is my favorite - no other Resturant got this right. Boneless Vijayawada Biryani is also good at this place.

This is my go to spot for consistently great Indian food. Everything I've tried here has been great. Just had the Veg lunch special today (11.99) which was awesome and I took enough Biryani home for a whole second meal. read more

Bawarchi Biriyani - Veg Lunch Special - Indian Near Me - Mason, Ohio

I have been visiting this restaurant since June 2017. This is the only Indian restaurant in my opinion that has maintained its quality consistently. I loved that they have enhanced their menu to add Indian pizzas and various biriyani dishes. There are many restaurants that l have been where either only the vegetarian or non vegetarian food tastes good. I feel that this restaurant gives importance to both and balances dishes equally. Their famous dish is the karampodi chicken in the appetizer menu it only the spicier side if anyone enjoys spicy food. Their keema biryani on the weekends is another famous dish to try. read more

We ordered mutter paneer. What a wonderful sauce, so full bodied in flavor. I brought home leftovers and don't want to wash the dish- I want to keep that aroma! Service is outstanding. read more

Simply delicious!!! I saw an article in the newspaper about this place being the number 1 place to get authentic Taste!! I am no expert but everything I had was simply the best!! The flavors were so Devine. It was so good it was dangerous because I wanted to keep eating!! Everyone there was so nice and welcoming for which I really appreciate. My hubby and I went for a date night. We will definitely be back!! Next time I will be sure to take more photos so everyone can enjoy!! Great place for the whole family to eat also. read more

this was my third time to my favorite Indian restaurant! my chicken tikka masala was great and my son's butter paneer was sublime, my favorite sauce here by far. I look forward to trying more items from the extensive menu. Marge Graham read more

Sunday evening we enjoyed vegetable samosas, chicken saag, "(spicy chicken mix)", and some garlic naan. Everything tastes very good, 5 star flavor. The service was mediocre at best. They leave a water pitcher on the table which was helpful, but we eventually had to flag someone down to refill the pitcher. Slow to take the order and bring the check - but out order case out 100% accurate and the paying process was efficient. read more

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I came from CA. And my son insisted that I should try this restaurant because I was looking for an Indian restaurant to dine. I checked on Yelp and saw it has only 3 stars where others had higher reviews..To my surprise, the food was amazing. Spices were perfectly flavorful and aromatic. Perfect with the garlic naan or rice. The staff there were friendly and provide great service. I ordered Mutton Marsala with level 4 spice. Wow! Amazingly delicious! I would come back again when I'm back in Ohio. read more

Bawarchi Biriyani - Goat Korma and Mutton Masala - Indian Near Me - Mason, Ohio

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Solid 5. I ate with my friend who is from New Delhi, so he knows good Indian food and he loves this place. The spices are excellent, the portions are good and the presentation is beautiful. I think some may be worried or judgmental that it's a chain but that is part of why it is more consistent. Even the details of the water on the table, glassware and fennel seeds are all done better than an average Indian restaurant. They may have had issues with backing up because they do get busy but our service was good. I like busy places. read more

It is great that this place has serviced the pandemic. I don't know much about Indian food, but my Chicken Mandakini was a mixture of taste and hot (not too hot). My son is celebrating his birthday, and thinks the food is banging. Perfectly seasoned with a good mix of vegetables. Top shelf. My daughter-in-law is a regular. She always gets food from here. read more

One of the worst restaurants in Cincinnati.... I might have give less than this if I have an option. We got wrong order and when we called the person at desk who took our order and handed to us at restaurant reaccepted it was mix up and handed over the phone to owner who was really rude and deliberately stated that you got your order with out checking. read more

One of my top 3 Indian food places. Great flavor out of the ordinary Indian regional cuisine.

I absolutely love Indian food, and was looking forward to trying this place. Sadly, I was incredibly disappointed. Service was very slow, and they seemed more focused on filling DoorDash orders than attending to the actual live tables in the restaurant. The server also had a bit of an attitude, and rolled his eyes when I asked if I could have a bag to carry out my to-go containers. Not a big or unrealistic request! The food was okay, but nothing to write home about. The garlic naan had a few over cooked pieces, and my chicken saag had what was either a burnt vegetable or piece of spinach that was an unpleasant surprise to bite into. Other than that, it was passable, but not enough to make up for everything else. Try Raja India or New Krishna if you are looking for good Indian food in the northern suburbs of Cincy. read more

I did not read the review of this place until I was already inside and seated. I started thinking maybe I should have when no one came to take our order for 15 minutes. Our food did arrive one hour later. Yikes! It was a Saturday night and the line for door dashers was a constant cross traffic pattern blocking any view we had of the impressive-looking dining room. Door dashers were coming in and out for the entire time in a steady stream. Information, eye contact, and common courtesy was lacking the entire visit. We weren't waited on by any stretch of the imagination. It's a shame because the food was delicious, hot, fresh and well-presented. We paid the bill by getting g in the door dash line and left. No we didn't leave a tip. Big sigh. read more

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Horrible and extremely unreasonable service!!! and really poor taste to boot. Avoid at all costs. Dont waste waste your time and money!!! Went in and ordered 2 mango lassi, just paid and immediately requested if it could be changed to Chikoo (another fruit) milkshakes and were willing to pay for the difference. The extrmely rude person behind the counter said NO and that once an order is given - no changes. The whole thing was less than 45 seconds!!! and the mango lassi was C minus taste and quality.. read more

This place is great Indian food!! We've had curry multiple times, tikka masala, chicken vindaloo, and hyderabadi chicken biryani- all delicious- garlic naan is always warm as well :) read more

My husband is from Andra Pradesh and found this place. We've been there twice. It's a good option if you would like to go for South Indian food. All the biryanis and andra specific food was great. Ulvacharu Biryani was on point (husbands words). I was very excited to see indo-Chinese in Cincinnati but we ordered multiple items and none of them were good. It was one sauce for everything kind of deal. Worth checking out if you are craving good South Indian food. Update: we have been to this placE three times post this review of mine and I had to update my review! The food quality has diminished so much in the last year. The food was stale and had hair in it. It's such a disappointment because we were really excited about finding this place! read more

It used to be the best biryani place in Cincinnati. You name a type of biryani, and they have it, and they make it better than anyone around. But..... Things changed, days passed... their biryani now, is horrible. Yes, horrible is an apt description of its taste now. When I ordered an extra spicy biryani, I got an oily buttery rice, without spice and without SALT. There is no salt in the biryani. The taste is disgusting and I am not going there again. Period. read more

Biryanis and starters are delicious. Coming here from almost two years now and taste has never changed always. Biryani quantity is enough for more than two people. Staff is really friendly and restaurant itself is clean. read more

I used to love this place for their food till today. Served wrong order and when asked, the server didn't even respond to it. Me and my friend used to love the masala idli here. Ordered masala idli and instead were served chili idli (Picture attached). Asked the server to confirm the description in the menu. As per the description Masala idli is dipped in yogurt, served with cumins and cashew-nuts. The chili idli's description is idli dipped in a sauce. The dish served (picture attached) was clearly chilI idli. Make sure what you are ordering and what you are getting in the plate is the same. read more

Bawarchi Biriyani - Indian Near Me - Mason, Ohio

Fantastic, my wife loved it. I enjoyed all of the dishes, I bought way too much, good for me. Chicken Korma, chicken tikka masala, Spring Dosa, Samosa, Garlic Naan, Chicken Biriyani, mango lassi. Wonderful party!! Eat well. read more

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This place is an absolute joke. Both times I went I tried to order the chicken Tikka masala and they said "sorry we don't have it." Then why is it on the menu you clowns? I just walked out and said "lost business for you." I guess they don't need my business. read more

This place is horrible! Placed an order was told it would be ready in 30 minutes, showed up at the place and waited another 50 minutes just to be told NOTHING. They could not find my order and everyone was running around like a chicken with their heads cut off. No one could give me an answer what was happening with my order. Multiple people walked in after me and got theirs and even then their orders were messed up. The staff is unprofessional and did not try to remedy the situation or provide any courtesy of information. I gave up and walked out without my order after waiting 1.5 hours. If you want horrible service, go to this place. If their service is awful, it probably reflects on their quality of food. Wonder what happened in the back at the kitchen. Don't waste your time. read more

Wanted to like this place, had high hopes when we walked in and saw Indian families dining. But unfortunately not good, way to spicy, no questions about spice levels which makes me think everything is sitting in back already made. Other than the garlic nahn, just not good, place needs a paint job, they sell cans of coke, service was fine. read more

I had dinner on the day it opened. It was a disaster! I had such high expectations and this one went straight to the gutter! Fortunately family pack when ordered a carry out wasn't as bad or maybe by then my expectations were already dead low. Better to avoid! read more

Perfect spot for lunch! The service is very friendly and fast. The restaurant is very clean and bright. The food is awesome- I got my standard chicken tikka masala dish with garlic naan. The veggie and chicken chunks were larger than I've had at other places, which I personally loved. Everything was fabulous! read more

Bawarchi Biriyani - Indian Near Me - Mason, Ohio

There are signs I look for when I go to a restaurant. Restroom cleanliness is one big factor. If they can't take care of the bathroom, I wonder how clean the kitchen is. I was also less than impressed with the cleanliness of the whole restaurant. The Bruegger's Bagels that was in that location earlier was so clean. It's sad to see what happened to that place. Please make sure that the place gets wiped down, there is paint on the walls, the restroom and kitchen has a cleaning schedule and the menus are wiped down regularly. I visited once and will give the place 2 more chances to do well. After the third strike, I will no longer frequent the establishment. As an Indian American, I want to make sure that foods from Indian states like this restaurant has do well. They would do well to review what I have written and make some small, but useful changes! Good luck Bawarchi! read more

I had a very good biryani and veggie pakora. I wish they had more descriptions of the dishes so I could more confidently try some new to me dishes. I would also like to suggest they start spraying cleaner carefully into a cloth for wiping tables rather than dousing surrounding eating customers as they profusely sprayed tables. I did appreciate the cleanliness but I don't think I would choose to eat in again due to this. Service was friendly. read more