Food: My mom's sadah dosa (plain) = solid, crisp, and she enjoyed it. But being out of rava batter in a South Indian restaurant was a big miss--it cuts off several menu options. And since they weren't even busy, it felt inexcusable to be out of one of the core batters. My uttapam = a huge letdown compared to past visits; bland and not bursting with flavor like it usually does. Chutneys = weak point again. The ginger chutney was too overpowering, the coconut lacked punch, and I really missed the tomato chutney I usually look forward to. Two chutneys instead of 3: weak sauce literally and figuratively. Apollo Fish = an Indo-Chinese crispy fish appetizer that's still bursting with taste. I've had some better versions elsewhere, but the fish quality here was pretty decent--not the best, but good. Gulab Jamun = highlight for my mom, and I enjoyed it too. Ambience: Major step up--renovated interior feels elegant, bright, and modern. Gold-colored cutlery, nice plates, plants, a private area, and patio seating. Easily the strongest aspect now. Service: Aloof is still the word--better plating and interior don't change the fact that staff is unengaged. Missed chances: not bussing tables, not offering ice water, not being proactive when the restaurant was nearly empty. Not unfriendly, just flat and detached. Verdict: Consistency is still the Achilles' heel--chef-dependent and unreliable. I'd come back for the Apollo Fish, probably as takeout, but overall this is a generous 3-star (more like a 2.5). The décor saves it from being a straight two. This place really should be doing better--it's right by Costco, yet the lot and dining room never seem busy. They shouldn't be out of basics like rava batter when the restaurant isn't even full. And it's clear they need to advertise or update their menu better--another group came in asking for thali, only to find out it was weekend-only. That confusion shows they're not setting clear expectations online or in-house. After five years, even with new ownership, chefs, and staff, the same issues remain. They've remodeled beautifully, but the food and service still feel stuck in neutral. read more

Simply the best Indian food I've had in KC. I'm a big fan of hakka noodles of late, a dish littered with veggies and savory noodles. There's always enough for leftovers, which who doesn't love? The biryanis have always been consistent and tastey with a good amount of heat and spice. And as always with my orders at Bawarchi I must have a samosa! Just don't forget the sauce and chutney! This location has pretty large swings of busy times and lean times but I've found service to be consistently friendly. Till next time Bawarchi! read more

Had butter chicken with naan. You can choose naan or rice (the "or" part struck me as odd), I wish it came with both. I am sure I could have paid extra for some. The food is expensive though. Now, the flavors were excellent. I ordered spicy. Be careful with spice level. It was REALLY spicy. Overall, I found it over priced for what you got, both in portion size and, again, without both rice and naan. read more

Been here too many times. It's consistent, no complaints. I keep it simple with the butter chicken and chicken 65 though, so I can't speak for it all, but I have got is amazing read more

This was a relaxing restaurant to go out to and had great food! The portion size and quality was well worth the cost. Definitely recommend going. read more

Well, this is a south Indian restaurant, which specifically focuses on south Indian cuisine although it's a chain every restaurant has its own taste. Initially, this place was really good, but slowly we have started to see the food being spoiled within an hour of bringing it home. When you go to the restaurant, I need food. They have a great ambience and good service but when you're planning to get food home that's where things go. Really really bad. Literally no customer service. read more

Bawarchi Biryanis - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

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This our first experience in an Indian restaurant. We didn't know what the spice levels were, it would be nice if they would put a couple of flaming fire emojis to let us know the heat level. I ordered the Chicken Biryanis mild and my wife ordered the Chicken Tandori, we ordered the lowest spicy available but received the opposite and put it out us it tears. The only saving grace is as the garlic Naan. Not spicy at all rather tasty. Though we were the 2nd couple in the restaurant the food came about out 30 minutes later. Beautiful presentation (to spicy for us). After eating there we check the the restaurant reviews in Yelp and we were not impressed. We may go back there after learning more about Indian food. The waitress was surprised when we asked questions on the menu on the level of spices, and she suggested what we ordered. We found out later that the chicken Marsala would have been a better choice. Next time. Remember fire emojis to reflect the heat intensity. read more

Bawarchi Biryanis - Garlic naan. Delicious - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

My wife and I have tried several Indian restaurants in the area and Bawarchi is the most consistent in terms of quality, taste, and portion size. We are both vegan and they gladly accommodate us. The Chana Marsala, biryani, dolsa, are all excellent. The recent renovations give a good vibe, clean and crisp feel. The service is personalized and always with a smile. read more

Food was SUPER OILY with whole spices still in it, made eating very uncomfortable. There was a small piece of gravel in my wife's dinner. Samosa was average. Ambience was ok, service almost nonexistent. Will not return. Hard to believe this is a chain or how it is still in business. read more

Bawarchi Biryanis - Example of amount of cooking oil in one dish. - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

Absolutely delicious food! As today is Diwali, I wanted to get some Indian food, but understandably most places were closed. Bawarchi was one of the only places open, and as I'd heard lots of good things, I decided to order to go. Let's start with the Gobi Manchurian - delicious, flavorful, and the perfect appetizer. The Gobi (cauliflower) was crispy and yet soft, and the medium was the perfect level of spice without overwhelming chili. The Vegetable Hakka Noodles were a little salty, but otherwise pretty good! The Gulab Jamun - my absolute favorite Indian dessert - was perfect. The jamun were just the right amount of soft without falling apart, and the syrup just the right amount of sweet. I was a bit disappointed because I had also ordered a mango lassi that never came. I'm not sure if this was an error on UberEat's part, but I also didn't receive any utensils even though my receipt clearly said to include them. Overall, I'm really glad I got to try this place and would love to come by in person one day! read more

Bawarchi Biryanis - Vegetable Hakka Noodles, Gobi Manchurian, Gulab Jamun - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

Tandoori baby chicken, a weekend special, came out sizzling and smokin hot! Was fall apart tender, deliciously spiced, and more than enough meal for one person My partner got the goat biryani. It tasted very good. It came out quite a bit later than my chicken, we were worried they forgot about it. Other than that, service was great, it's nicely decorated, and we will be back. read more

Bawarchi Biryanis - Baby chicken tandoori Goat biryani - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

Being new to Kansas City, my mission to find good eats has not stopped and today I have been blessed with a gem. Big flavors and a menu that is FULL of items... I have not counted but I would guess that it is well over 50 different choices. I had the Mutton Mandakini. My dish came out hot and inviting. This creamy, spicy plate of love was everything I was craving and more. But this place has a secret. It has every biryani recipe you could ever want but better yet it comes in a family sized bucket if you so desire. The Thali, the noodles... everything was the same level of perfect presentation and absolutely spot on with the spice level. The restaurant is perfect for your big party, date night or like me... a quick business lunch. It has everything including the best service and music you could ask for. I am so elated that I found my new happy spot. Do yourself a favor... if you love your Indian food and these cravings cannot be quenched by average preparations done big batch style and kept warm in a pot... you must try this Indian paradise. read more

Food is great - and spicy, but it can be toned down if you are not into spicy. Service was very friendly especially Deva's attentiveness to details. Very clean restaurant read more

Service is extremely slow. Be prepared to wait atleast 30ish mins to get your food- whether you order online or dine in. The food also looks better than it tastes - you may want to try other Indian restaurants in the area. They're super inflexible with substitutions. Overall- wouldn't recommend! read more

Made the effort/took the time to download the app, and order three hours in advance, to only arrive 10 minutes before I was to pick up my order and be told that they had just received my order. Then had to wait an additional 30 minutes for my order finally came out... Very frustrating/disappointing. read more

Absolutely loved it here! Our waitress was super friendly and helpful. Food was delicious - some of the best Indian food I've had.

Came to give it another try for my dad's birthday and were told the kitchen is closed and only a small portion of the menu is available even though we arrived almost an hour before closing time. Once again, disappointed and they need to update these things so that people don't waste their time driving out there to be told there is only a small portion of the menu available. read more

We have a great experience at this place with a quality food, test, service, and reasonable prices of the food. Must recommend Indian restaurant in the Kansas city. read more

We ordered and carried out approximately $500 worth of food on September 19th for the last time ever from this establishment. The mutton Biryani was so salty, the manager/owner apologized and said that they used too much tenderizer. Half of the adults got sick with the contaminated food and we had to throw the leftovers the next day. When I called to complain the manager/owner took my number and promised to call me later and never did. I tried calling him several times without any luck. He did call my nephew and apologized and told him that he will make sure this will not happen again. Serving bad food is one thing but how they responded to this is not acceptable. Plain and simple. It pains me to leave this review but felt that I had no choice. PERIOD Thank you for your response but my allegations in my review are so serious, you could have reached out to me personally instead of writing a response to my review for public consumption. By your own admission, used too much tenderizer in mutton Biryani, had been cooking mutton for decades and never once used tenderizer. The mutton you guys use is so tough, had to use tenderizer. You addressed not getting back to me but nothing about salty and poor quality of food and people getting sick. I don't expect to hear from you or your support staff anytime soon. BTW, I am not in the business of writing negative reviews on businesses, this is my first ever negative review. read more

This has to be the weirdest restaurant with weirdest service. No service standards, staff acts like they have no clue My friend and I walk in, sit down at the table. The server brought us a pitcher of water and two plastic cups. We both ordered a beer and placed my order for chicken biryani, the server walks away without taking my friends order. What surprised me as soon as he rang the order up; here comes our chicken biryani within a minute and a half ( wow , this is a world record) when I questioned the server, all of a sudden he is clueless and started mumbling and tries to walk away. I asked him if he can take my friends order too, he finally did. That bowl of biryani arrived in 20 mins. The bathrooms are nasty, no paper towels, supplies and chemicals in a plain sight. Food was kinda okay and i could tell by the taste was probably cooked days ago. The staff doesn't care and it shows. read more

awsome food...! especially mutton biryani. I will recommend mutton biryani. good service..! & nice ambiance. read more

I had food here multiple times but after the 1st time I was not happy, stinky place and not great food. Service is too bad they take too much time to bring food and it is for no reason. They don't interact with people great. Too much ignorance. The fear I have is is food safe as the place is stinky and drippy most of the time. Tip : Don't go. read more

Greatest Indian food in Kansas City! Excellent atmosphere and upscale location! Great attentive service! Very authentic!

Food is amazing!! Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. I had the Andhra Chicken Biryani and my friend had goat dum Biryani. Both were delicious. Both were plenty of food so luckily there are leftovers. read more

An indian coworker brought me here for lunch. I did not get the biryani. This time I did. Excellent temper goat biryani. Excellent service! We will be back. read more

Had a very very bad experience with this place. I ordered nawabi keema pulav and when I went to pick up the order I was given keema biryani. When asked the person at bawarchi was so harsh and sarcastic. I really don't know how in the world you can confuse pulav for biryani. He was mistaken and still was not willing to change the order and instead was forcing to give the food I didn't order. Food quality being bad is one thing but being so harsh and sarcastic to a customer is too bad. Note: I DID PAY FOR THIS ORDER WITHOUT GETTING THE FOOD. Just wanted to let everyone know how they treat their customers. read more

this place is incredible! the food came out steaming and so fresh. the flavor of everything was spot on. the service folks are so nice and attentive. they are rebuilding the inside so we can't wait to come back and see how it all comes together. read more

Nice flavors of biryani's. Portion is pretty good. Takeout process is easy to navigate.

Update: They have not kept up with their initial quality. The biryanis lack spices and flavors. Their servers will ignore you. The masala chai was so light it was almost like having water. read more

Im only giving this place a 2 because the goat biryani is good, everything else including service not so much.in fact they are declining every time we been there with last visit being the last visit ever. There are many indian restaurants around the area Godavari, Kurry leaves and Shagan's to name a few. In comparison, Bavarchi is much better than Godavari hands down but far far behind Kurry leaves and Shagan's. If you want to taste the best chicken beryani of your life,go visit Kurry leaves. Their chicken beryani is like magic as with every spoon youll be asking how could so much flavor fit in one spoon! and for the best home made butter chicken ever, my go to is Shagan's where not only the food feels like home, the people working there feel like family as well. read more

Blissful ambience and tasty food. Have been to all the indian cuisines in Kansas city, i would rate barwachi to be one of the delicious food stops. It was the opening day of the restaurant, the finest service and the hospitality made our day. We have ordered veg ulavacharu biryani , tandoori roti, paneet tikka masala, hyderabad chicken dum biryani. All the dishes were delicious. Thumbs up for the chef and people. 4.5/5 for food. Ambience 4.75/5 and service 4.75/5. read more

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I have visited this place for dinner and ordered hot and sour veg soup,special kaju pulav with guthi vankaya and a panner sizzler as a starter. This is the first restaurant I tried in Kansas City which turned out as a very bad experience. Hot and sour veg soup- I think chef doesn't know how to make a soup it' was a disaster just water some veggies and a spice(Karam) .I think even rasam/ sambar would taste better than this.,I don't even say this a soup. Note- They have replaced it with sweet corn soup but this is also a super flop It had lots of veggies so I completed it Panner sizzler- No spices it was like just a roasted panner not even salt or a pepper.I have asked some salt and pepper and tried to complete it but I couldn't. Note - They have ordered chilli peppers corn which was good. Special kaju pulav was Okie when compared. Note- 2 star is given for the service . read more

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my wife and I stopped in for lunch today and everything we had was great. while I'm not an expert in Indian cuisine I do know good food. I ordered chicken tiki marsala spicy. My wife ordered a rice dish that I honestly can't remember the name of but it was really good. The tiki marsala that I ordered spicy had a very nice level of spice that was not overpowering. Everything seemed very balanced in the dish. When I order pad Thai at a Thai restaurant, I often order it Thai hot and it was nowhere near as hot as that but if you're not accustomed to spicy food, it might've been too much but they ask what spiciness level you would like. We also ordered extra naan bread And that was tasty as well. We will definitely be back. read more

The food is amazing! We recommend the butter chicken and butter paneer and the kids got fried rice. Kind service and very kid friendly. We will be back! read more

Initially, I wasn't sure what to make out of this restaurant because the reviews are everywhere. I will say that it's nice to have an Indian restaurant so close to where I live! Overall, the food was okay. The samosas were, unfortunately, the frozen kind you can bake at home (I'm obsessed with samosas, FYI). Which at 2 for $5 is a huge bummer. I don't normally get biryani but wanted to try it here. The portion was big (2-3 nights of leftovers) and the rice was flavorful but I wasn't a huge fan of how they marinated the chicken. My friend ordered butter chicken but received tikka masala (she wasn't mad about it) but that was a drawback. I would try this place again as it's nearby where I live but there are other places I'd recommend first. read more

Bawarchi Biryanis - Indian Near Me - Overland Park, Kansas

Had Hyderabad goat dum biryani it is very good loved their tandoori chicken it is very delicious

This place doesn't deserve any stars. I would rate them as the worst restaurant anywhere. The last two times we have been there, it's been horrible. The lady who is supposedly the one to seat you down always makes up an excuse saying they are out of food. If they don't want to care for dine-in just cuz it's too much work then they need to close the restaurant for everyone. We don't have time to waste by planning dinners at a place that doesn't have the courtesy of treating customers with respect. The lady I am referring to is usually running around all over the restaurant, she's not even paying attention to the people standing waiting to get seated and eventually when she does attend you, she says, sorry we have no food left. This is mere rubbish and I have had it. I will never go or recommend anyone to go to this place again. read more

Excellent lunch options. Portion sizes and variety are great too. Food has been really fresh and tasty for the past few times we have visited. Better than the competition around here. read more

Food was amazing, and the staff is friendly. Mango lassi was delicious! Their mango lassi and butter chicken is a must try.

The worst restaurant and worse service. The Food is less then okay! Waited 30 min then they said sorry we don't have that order and gave us another option and said ok waited another 10 min and she came back and said sorry we don't have that either. Will never ever get there again and will never recommend to anyone. read more