I ordered 20 samosas over the phone and the person asked for the credit card number since the order was over a certain amount, which I gladly gave. A couple days later I started getting charges for all sorts of stuff. I know this place started misusing my card because the credit card was only 2 days old and of course I shared my number with them. This is how you conduct business?? read more

It's hard to find a good spot in San Jose for Indian food. In this place, unfortunately is not the best. Friends and I came here for dinner one night, and we ordered the butter chicken, garlic, naan, Samosa, Chaat,Kebabs, and mango lassis. We all agreed the samosas chaat was the best thing...everything else lacked flavor or salt...I'm serious. It was also around the time of Diwali and the place was packed, so we were thinking we were going to get some real good food, but this place honestly didn't fulfill our taste buds. Even the lassi didn't hit the spot. read more

Six Dollar Lunch?!?!?! I am having Dal and Rice. Good for my Health, Budget AND it is delicious! I am glad I stumbled upon this today! read more

I drove a ways just for this place. Clean, friendly, and everything seemed fresh and made with care. The Keenan Naan is amazing.

They are quick ordering and preparing your food. It would be nice if they were more approachable about questions; you get quick short answers. Not everyone is knowledgeable of selections have questions be patient and speak slowly versus 100 mph. Greet your customers, maybe offer chai or have cold water available like some places especially during busy time. Overall family enjoyed lamb wrap, chicken wrap, papri chat, and pain puri. For the prices quantity was fair. Give them a try ... everyone's experience is different. read more

We ordered from here tonight, for the first time, with Doordash. We ordered the malai kofta with buttered naan. It was absolutely delicious. My husband loved the sauce. The samosa were fully stuffed with potato and peas and went perfect with mint sauce it came with. We also tried the chicken biryani and the butter chicken. I asked for mild, but they were still a bit spicy. Both were excellent. Lastly we tried the aloo naan. That was my favorite. So soft and fresh. We were very pleased with the quality and taste of all the items we ordered. We will definitely order from here again. It was a wonderful hot meal to eat on a cold and rainy day. So comforting! read more

Got food here before and it was great but second time around was disappointing. I got the very spicy tikka and it was barely spicy at all and the garlic naan was very hard and dry. Place is kinda hit or miss but prices are great for indian food. read more

I really like their Dahi batata sev puri. The curries are also good. They could up their game on other chaat item. Once I ordered pani-puri and that was terrible. Just giving out mashed potatoes and puri is not how you server pani puri. read more

We did a takeout of chole bature and kheer. Kheer was so-so. Not as creamy as I like. Chole bature were good. I'll order again.

Service is hit or miss at this location however the food is pretty good and the food comes out promptly. I always order the chicken tikka masala a la carte which comes with the entree as well as either a side of rice or naan for around ~$11? The meal is really filling but I do notice it is sometimes spicier than other times so it's a little inconsistent but delicious nonetheless. The place is pretty clean the only thing that irks me is that their self serve water is consistently disgusting and tastes like horrible tap water. Otherwise, I like this location and I will be coming back. read more

So I don't know what the low reviews are going on about, this place is great. The interior is lovely and we didn't have to wait long for our take out order. I got the tandoori chicken kabob plate with garlic naan and can't believe how much food I got for $11. The kebabs are thick and juicy, the rice and naan are fluffy and delicious. All in all if you want good food for a good price should definitely check this place out read more

Chaat Cafe - Chicken Tikka Kabob Plate - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

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Decently portioned, and tasty! Love their butter chicken, wraps, and pakora. Appetizers (recommend their aloo tikki, and their samosas are huge!) are filling, but flavorful just like the rest of their food so I find it quite easy to finish off all my food even if I'm starting to get quite full. read more

Ordered from uber eats. They packaged the chutney separately to keep the bhel puri from getting soggy. The chutney container was TINY - just enough for like 10 drops. Basically had raw kurmura with chopped salad instead of bhel puri. The chicken wrap was super bland too. read more

Chaat Cafe - Dry Bhel puri - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

This is a cute little place. Order up at the counter, get a number, and they bring it to you. They have a good variety to choose from: Chaat, Pakora, Wraps and Salads, Naan, Tandoor, and Curries. Very delicious. Clean establishment. Good vibes. read more

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Tried this place for the first time (take out), wasn't rly impressed. We love eating Indian food on a regular basis but this place came out below average. The mango lassi had almost no flavor, just colored yogurt drink. The garlic naan looked really good but did not taste as expected, the seasonings tasted quite unusual and didn't go together well. The butter chicken we ordered was medium spice but what we received was an 8/10 spice level and the sauce was more watery instead of thick and creamy like most butter chicken is served. We will continue to go to other Indian places where we know the food is much better. Also, the cashier had an attitude and didn't seem to even want to help us. Service should always be welcoming. read more

We had been eating in chaat cafe for quite some time (around 10 years). Their chaats are very good and its a great joint for eating a snacks /fast food or a to-go meal. A good value for money, their quantity is always sufficient for the orders that they serve. Apart from their chats, their rolls/wraps and kababs are also very good. Would surely recommend this place for lunch or snacks. read more

Chaat Café (CC) has quickly become my go-to spot in the South Bay for quick, inexpensive and good Indian food. They serve a wide array of Indian cuisine from Indian street food (chaat); Indian dinner plates (e.g., Tandoori, curry, briyani, etc.); salads and wraps. I've tried quite a few things so far and it's all ranged from pretty good to great. Here's a quick summary of my favorites: Chaat- These are primarily meant to be served as appetizers, but be warned they can be pretty huge. Our current favorites are the Samosa and the Samosa Chaat. The latter of which is big enough to be a meal and is pretty spicy; which I like. 3.5* Main Dishes- Their dinner plates range from good to very good, but nothing really stands out to me as excellent. My favorites are the Butter Chicken, Tikka Masala and their Tandoori Chicken. If you plan to order the Tandoori Chicken I would suggest calling ahead, because it seemed to take an inordinate amount of time for it to come out. I also wish they would give you less rice and more meat on the plate in order to achieve the proper ratio. The Naan is also pretty good. 4* Wraps/Rolls- This is my current favorite menu item here at CC. They're pretty cheap ($6-8), very good and they are very generous with their portion size; you could almost share one if you were so inclined. I'm currently partial to the Chicken Tikka Masala Roll. For your edification: the difference between a "Wrap" and a "Roll" is the Rolls are served on deep-fried bread. 4* Beverages- The Mango Lassi is pretty fantastic. It's got great Mango flavor, nice texture and isn't ridiculously sweet like Lassi's can sometimes be. My 3-year-old loves them and it's a good way to sneak in some fruit into his diet. 4.5* Desserts- They have a little freezer in the corner that they sell Asian-flavored Ice Creams and Frozen Juice Bars. They're all pretty good but I particularly liked the Lychee Ice Cream. **Allergy Alert** All of the Ice Creams contain Pistachios so if you have a tree nut allergy be aware. 3.5* Service & Ambiance- This is not a waiter service type of eatery. You walk in; order at the counter; pony up the dough; take your number; grab a seat and wait for them to bring your food out. I've found my dealings with the staff here to be somewhat strange. There always seems to be a different person working the front and they can range from being coy and sheepish to a little blunt. Not exactly sure what to make of them. However, I do like the decor of the place and I really dig that they always have Bollywood musical numbers playing on the TV; they're always good entertainment. 3* This is a really good spot for a quick lunch or a nice stress-free sit down dinner. I've mostly used it for the latter as some days I'm just feeling too lazy to cook dinner but want something quick and good. The value factor for this place is outstanding. I highly recommend the Family Dinner special for around $25 (I'd get into it more but my boy, Räv V, did a fine job already explaining it; I'd suggest reading his review if you want to know what's up) While CC is not the best Indian food I've ever had, it is certainly good enough to satisfy my cravings for spicy goodness. read more

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This place was super packed when I came & now I know why! I had ordered the chicken curry dinner which included dal, cucumber salad, rice & naan. Super huge portion, I ate half & definitely taking the other half home. Food came out fast even though there were a lot of people here, the chicken curry was a tad bit spicy but it was perfect for me! The rice was long grain & cooked in a little of salt, super delicious. The naan itself was fresh & warm when it came out. Love it! Overall I give this place five stars. Definitely coming back... Next time I'll try their seekh kabobs. read more

Chaat Cafe - Chicken curry. - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

Be careful of what you order there! Our meal was horrible last night!!! The driest, hardest chicken tika kabob that I have ever been served! Totally unacceptable! Maybe 6 miserable pieces with no redeeming qualities! For over $11.00, some kind of rice or side would have been appreciated! My husband's order of Salmon tandoori mixed grill was no better... Both were "over the top" spicy hot, not warm from the grill....like made last week!! We'll be thrilled never to enter your place again!! read more

Chaat has some of the best Indian food in South San Jose. I have tried their butter chicken, saag paneer, garlic naan, pesto naan, veggie korma and chicken tikka kabob are my favorites. This is my go to place for good and inexpensive Indian Food. read more

A good solid place for chaat. I got the papri chaat which was really yummy. Not too fond of their curries but their naan is good.

Food was quite tasteless. Used to order from here prior to Covid and food tasted much better. Maybe the kitchen staff changed or they are trying to cut costs. Curries were watery instead of creamy. Quantity has been reduced as well read more

The rating mostly reflects the food quality and flavors, since it's a self service place so not much to talk about the service. Our friends took us here because they offer quick service, when one is on the clock. The main reason of a quick service, is their items are pre made or they serve warmed up food, coz you can't cook and serve an entire meal of four along with a separate take out order under 5 minutes. That being said, on that particular day, after spending 40 minutes during travel to n fro, we were done, ordering, eating and leaving the place in under 25 minutes. Anyways, for me the flavors of their roll were pretty ordinary. Although I did like the cucumber salad as it was refreshing. However the potato salad wasn't. I didn't like papdi chaat at all, coz of the odd texture of the yogurt. The food/gravy of my takeout was too watery for the flight and so it ended-up in the bin. Being a frequent flyer with the package food is common to me. However, this one was the first where food wasn't thick enough to qualify. Clearly, below standard gravy. They may be quick, but for me unless one's flavor are spot on, I wouldn't recommend them. So if you are not on a clock just like we were on that day, find and visit a different place. read more

Good chaats, the samosa chat was amazing! The chola bhatura was very good. And the service was very quick. Good experience overall!

Thanks for replying. I would like to update my review, I have been to chaat cafe for years, I have always enjoyed the food and wait times have always been less. It wasn't fair to write a review just because this one time it was late( however I still don't appreciate the snapping) . Visit this place, the food is delicious and homely. read more

UNHYGIENIC! I ordered Lamb Biryani today and it came with some left over chicken pieces which makes the food very suspicious. I am not sure if these are left over chicken tikka pieces from someone else's plate because generally chicken tikka come in bigger chunks. This is very concerning especially during covid if the restaurant is doing malpractice with their leftover overs. read more

Chaat Cafe - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

I ordered Lamb biryani after finding out the giant "lunch specials" sign at the entrance wasn't actually in effect. It was tasty, though spicy!!! Wow. Chutney are served in thimble-sized cups. I went through 8-10 of them and felt bad over the number of cups being thrown in the trash from just my use alone. Tables were clean. Staff was friendly. read more

Chaat Cafe - Lamb biryani - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

Food is pretty good here! Briyani is good, their wraps are good, samosa chaat and papri chaat is bomb . Overall I give 3.5. This is coming from a brown person . read more

Great Indian Chaat. Great main dishes and snacks. Great meat and veggie dishes. Great for take out and eat-in

I read the reviews on yelp and should've listened. The staff are incredibly rude and barely spoke to me. No hello, goodbye, thank you, the rest of your food is on its way, nothing. But the guy at the register did point to the "add tip" part of the transaction. Why did I tip you? E everything is self serve. You guys don't even say where the water is or to grab silverware or even show you where a to-go bag is. Food was ok. The raita was the best part of the meal if that tells you anything. Not going back. 100% based on service. read more

Modest menu. Food on the spicier side. Self-serve, select items from the menu. Food delivered to your table rather quick, hardly any wait. Ambiance, very plain. Tables and chairs small dining area, clean. read more

Went for Chicken tikka masala dinner. Asked to have Chicken on the side an curry sauce in one container was told No. kind of rude to not respect customers dietary restrictions. It would of took them no more than 10 seconds to put the chicken that was already coming with the meal on the side instead of in the sauce. No busy line,No dinner rush. Just plain laziness. they just wanted to Upcharge for a simple fast. read more

Some of the best Indian takeout in the South Bay. My dad always gets the family meal that feeds 4 because he can't resist a good deal. Honestly everything I have tried is good: butter chicken, saag paneer, garlic nan, and chicken biryani are my go tos. Keep doing what your doing! Praying it survives covid. Been going here for at least 10 years and still crave it!! read more

Food was great, I paid $15 and I got a full plate of flavorful food and rice with two large pieces of garlic naan, amazing food to price ratio. Chances are you will be satisfied when dining here read more

Chaat cafe was a pleasant surprise! We were hungry n in south San Jose n happened to find chaat cafe! We got bhel puri, paneer tikka rolls and dahi vada. The bhel was so good n so fresh! The paneer tikka tasted good after we added their green chutney into it. Dahi vada was not too bad. It was missing some garnish like boondi and cilantro. The portions were enormous for a very reasonable price! Its a pretty rare find in south SJ! read more

Chaat Cafe - Paneer tikka rolls - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

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Worker accused me of stealing the food after another worker had given me my online order.poor management and rude customer service

Landed as an the only closest indian eatery post watching movie at nearest mall. Ordered malai kofta dinner plate (with upgrade to Garlin naan for $2) and papdi chaat. Kofta dinner came with Malai Kofta, Rice, ofcourse Garlic naan and black dal + aloo mutter. Both were mediocre taste. only garlic naan stood out for us. Rest didn't seem value for money nor for the taste. Friends ordered paneer dinner, chole bhatura, paneer wrap. Those 3 also turned out to be mediocre as well except the bhatura which was sure delicious if you eat by itself. Summary - not worth the price (value for money). However, I will order just the garlic naan and bhatura on the side if that's the only need. Pricey as compared to the quantity and food quality / taste. read more

best butter chichen in the bay area. naan is so fluffy. very good price. honestly i dont go there for much else

My boyfriend and I tried this place for the first time and had a great experience! We have come to love Indian cuisine and are always willing to try new, local spots. We ordered the butter chicken and paneer tikka masala with rice and naan. Both were very tasty! We definitely plan to try more things on the menu. Will be returning! read more

We love their preparations and have been customers for many years. Love the wraps and garlic naan/palak paneer etc.