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    Cafe Namasthe

    4.5 (234 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Bekah C.

    What a surprise & delight! We were not expecting much from Cafe Namasthe strictly based on the storefront but they taught us a lesson in judging a book by its cover. You may think you're going to get a fast-food version of all your Indian food favorites but it turned out to be some of the most flavorful Indian food in the valley. We shared the Chicken Tikka Masala Combo, Butter Chicken Combo, a Mango Lassi, and the Butter Naan and Cheese Naan. For literally no wait time and service to the table in less than 10 minutes, this place should absolutely be on your list for Indian food the next time you need your fix.

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    Josh F.

    Great little Indian Food Restaurant. We came here on a whim last night and we left full and satisfied. The service was great, the inside was clean and well maintained but the one complaint I had was the amount of time it took to get our food. We were already hungry when we arrived and after we ordered it took 25mins to receive our food, mind you there was only two other couples in there so they weren't busy, so we were starving when we started to eat. I ordered the Chicken Korma and it was delicious, I don't really know good Indian Food but this definitely hit the spot and tasted great to me. I would say this is a great take out spot but not a great order and dine in type of place if that's what you're looking for.

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    Taylor R.

    Ordered takeout on a Saturday night and it was ready very quickly after placing the order. The employee was very helpful and kind over the phone as well as the one who gave us our food when we picked it up. We have had Cafe Namaste before but it has been over a year. We were really looking forward to giving it another chance since it has been so long. This place has great reviews and I am personally a little confused as to why. I ordered the chicken tikka masala with the medium spice level. There was not very much chicken at all in the masala. It also did not have a ton of flavor in my opinion, and seemed very watered down. After putting some of the masala over the rice, there were piles of water that were surrounding my rice. It was definitely a lot of liquid. It just tasted like it was lacking seasonings and flavor overall. The rice was fine, it's rice, and there were no complaints there. The garlic naan was decent, but there were quite a few pieces that were pretty chard and burnt so we could not eat them. Unfortunately, I do not think I will be returning to this establishment. In my opinion, there are better Indian restaurants with a lot more flavor very close by.

    Beverage

    Great service! A+ Food!!!!! Clean Casual Ambience. Special requests welcome. Highly recommend.

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    Hannah H.

    Okay. I'll be honest before eating my food I wasn't very impressed with the wait time of my food and the location. But that's mostly because I didn't do research on the place before showing up so the environment is definitely not what I was expecting. Here is a tip. This isn't really a sit down restaurant. Most people do takeout orders and they will make the food as the order comes in so you will have to wait for you food after to go orders are made. I would suggest just ordering takeout. Although there are spaces to sit. This food is made sooooo fresh. It's amazing. The butter chicken was my favorite but I don't think I ate anything I didn't like. The mango lassi was great and the naan was made right in front of me. I seriously loved the food. So next time I will order to go and see if that made my experience better. I will update my review when I do.

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    The food was top notch! Highly recommended. I got the Butter Chicken and the Chicken Tikka Masala and both were excellent.

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    Jus what u want from takeout!! Tender tender chicken, fresh rice, large serving! Chicken Korma was en pointe. Rinse and repeat!

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    Super Chix

    4.2
    (343 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    We love super chix!! We honestly never had a bad experience here. The lady at the register was…read moresuper nice & told us if we downloaded the app, there's a coupon for free fries! & we could also start earning points so of course we did that, I love a rewards system. The restaurant was pretty clean even though it was a little busy. I also love that they have a sauce station, you can get all the sauce your heart desires! & most importantly, they have good ranch. I ordered the buffalo ranch salad with grilled chicken and it was good! Although, I think it's better with the breaded chicken. My husband got the Nashville hot chicken tenders. & we shared the rosemary fries, super yummy!!

    It had been years since my last visit and we were in the area and decided to stop by for lunch. The…read morecashier was kind but it did feel she was rushing us, despite nobody behind us. It didn't feel natural or genuine. I ordered the Asian salad with grilled chicken. Very generous on the chicken portion which I really appreciated! It was cooked and seasoned to perfection! I loved all the flavors in the salad - especially the cashews and peppers. The dressing, which I got on the side, was very sweet and I couldn't really eat it. Would love to see some type of wonton chip on top to add texture and I wish the salad was romaine and not mostly iceberg. My husband enjoyed his tenders and said they were juicy and hot! We shared a salted fry and I enjoyed them very much. I had a good experience and will definitely be coming back soon.

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    Slim Chickens

    Slim Chickens

    3.4
    (158 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Slim Chickens is very, very mid…read more The highlight of every meal is the sauces. Good fry sauce equivalent, great ranch, plenty of other options. Aside from that, I'm always left disappointed. They used to have more wrap options on the menu, which I always enjoyed with their grilled chicken, but everything else is no bueno for me. The fried chicken is tough and very stringy? I'm no expert but I think it's likely cause of how it's being frozen. I may be wrong, but whatever is the cause, the chicken is honestly always a let down. If it weren't a chicken joint, I wouldn't be so bothered by this fact, but alas. If you lather everything in their sauces, it's alright. On its own, very mid. Seems like slim chickens was pretty solid a few years ago when it opened, but nothing spectacular nowadays. There are other chicken joints around at a similar price point and I would have to recommend just about any of them over slim chickens.

    There were only a few people ahead of me in line, but I had to wait 25 minutes for my meal, and…read morethat's not the main problem for me; I was disappointed to find that the fries weren't even hot when I got them after waiting for such a long time. Same with the toast--it's already not the special kind of toast that's soft and buttery; if it's not fresh & hot, then it tastes pretty bad. It looked like it was just made from regular bread. I feel like I could make better toasts at home. The chicken tenders were average. The Slim Sauce was pretty good. It's kinda like fry sauce but on the sweeter side, which I liked. The fries portion given was generous, though, so I was happy about that. The place is pretty big and clean.

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    Bonchon Lehi - Orinda Drive

    Bonchon Lehi - Orinda Drive

    3.8
    (42 reviews)
    4.7 mi

    Quick friendly service Fresh food made to order…read moreBright and flavorful dishes Casual dining with family or friends

    We stopped by here on our way home late afternoon on Sunday. There was two other small families…read moreeating there. I was confused because they had big menus on the wall in front of us but then on the ordering kiosks they didn't have all those options available, for example, the chicken tenders or combo plates were not on there. We had to wait a while for our food to go but was still good when we got home. We got 10 piece wings half soy garlic half Korean Bbq. I don't know why but we only got 9 wings/drumsticks. They had the option for just wings, just drumsticks, and mix of wings/drumsticks so I was confused when we got the mix when we ordered just the wings. Be sure to check your order before leaving. The two flavors were great! My favorite wing flavors I've had. Since we couldn't find the chicken tenders on the kiosk menu we got our kids the boneless wings classic crunch and those were good. We got the seasoned fries which were amazing but don't come with any dipping sauce besides fry sauce. I made fry sauce and home to dip them in and it was perfect! Plenty of seating indoors. Bathrooms were clean. Update 2/22: I did go online and fill out their survey about my experience and received an automated response back on 2/13 saying someone will reach out to me but I haven't heard anything yet.

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    In-N-Out Burger

    In-N-Out Burger

    3.9
    (196 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    This location is honestly in one of the worst spots. If the drive thru line is long and backed up…read morenear the intersection, it's a nightmare trying to get into the parking lot. We came on a Friday evening, which didn't help, but this location is never not busy. The food hits the spot every time. The fries aren't my fave fast food fry (controversial?) but they're good enough, especially with the spread. We ended up getting our food to go because it was pretty overwhelming inside, but everything was still great by the time we got home.

    I always love in-n-out and crave it often, as I'm sure many others do! The constant long lines are…read moretestimony enough. The drive through line was long as usual, so we went inside and there was only one group in line in front of us. From ordering to getting our food, it took about 10 mins. If you can afford getting out of your car, it might be worth popping inside for a possibly shorter overall wait! My bf got a double double and fries, and I got a regular hamburger with onions, fries, and a vanilla shake. Of course our burgers were delicious and perfect. My only qualm was that they had accidentally put chocolate into the bottom of my shake, and as a weirdo who doesn't like chocolate, I wasn't a fan. That's the first time that's ever happened though, so I'm sure it was a one-off! Ambiance is casual, service is polite. Seating at 4pm on a Sunday was plentiful.

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