I think Chaat Cafe is often over looked for Indian food. After trying many formal Indian restaurants, I still prefer this sorta semi-fast food. Naan bread, either plain or garlic are nice and crispy while chewy at the same time, good for mopping up curry sauce. My other favorite is the lamb biryani and samosas. read more

Some items definitely better than others. Butter chicken was the best of what we tried. Saag Paneer was meh and chicken tikka masala had a thin sauce, though nice flavor. We got some pakoras too, but they were too heavily battered unfortunately. Decent naan though. Good in pinch and something not expensive and fast. read more

I really enjoy the food at Chaat. I mostly love the place because its convenient and walking distance from where I live. But if you're in the area looking for a good local place to eat, I think it's definitely a great spot to check out! read more

Food - 4 Service - 3 Ambience - 3 There are several reason I like Chaat Cafe -- in addition to its close proximity to our home, Chaat Cafe is a pleasant and filling dining experience. I love Chicken Tikka Masala and they have a really tasting, creamy version here. The dinner comes with white rice, naan and various side dishes, including a cucumber salad (our fave), lentils and a vegetable dish (sorry, I'm terrible with the proper names). We find that it's enough to share between my husband and myself. Another dish I like is the Chicken Tikka Caesar Salad. The portion is enormous - enough to split into two meals. I don't care for their Caesar dressing, so I usually ask them to skip that and instead give me the green sauce, which makes a terrific dressing. A great place for a fresh, casual Indian meal. read more

Every time I come here, this places gets better. It's delicious, inexpensive, quality food-not just fast Indian food. The service is always pretty fast (for what they are making) and everyone I have come across has been really nice and friendly. My "go to" meal is usually the chicken tikka plate meal that comes with naan and rice. I would recommend getting garlic naan if you don't mind garlic. It's amazing! Other things I've sampled are also great as meals were: - Pani Poori - Ghobi pratha naan - Papari Chaat -Raita -Aloo Tikki -Naan (especially, Garlic Naan) They have a large selection of drinks such all types of sodas but also have mango drinks and traditional Indian teas as well. This place blows tandoori oven out of the water- hands down! Bathrooms and general seating area are well maintained and the shopping center is clean/new(ish) looking. Finally, this place is a dog friendly restaurant. read more

Three and a half stars. Tasty Indian-style fast food and friendly service. Many things are made fresh when ordered so you might have to wait while it is prepared. Honestly, it isn't the best chaat I've ever had but it is pretty good for the South San Jose area. We'll definitely be back. And, yes, they have pista popsicles. There are some very Americanized elements (like the wraps and salads) so it is a nice place to bring those folks who are unfamiliar with or don't really like Indian food. The only issue is that naan really isn't the best wrapper for a burrito so you might get some ingredients leaking out. read more

Had my first puri pani here. It was good but my favorite was the aloo tiiki chaat.

The food is really good. I have cravings for it every few weeks. Yes, it's a little hole in the wall where you order at the cash register and the food takes a little longer than you'd expect given the "fast food" atmosphere, but if you're craving some delicious, inexpensive Indian food, Chaat's certainly a pleasant surprise in a little strip mall. I like the chicken tika, my daughter alwasy orders a wrap. read more

I was a Kinkos, making a giant poster for work, and I realized I was starving. I looked around and found Chaat. I asked the girl at the register, and turns out she loves recommending food! She was extremely enthusiastic and friendly. She asked me if I was a vegetarian or not , if I wanted a curry or a dish, and if I could handle spice. I felt like I was taking a survey, but in a good 'I feel like I'm going to get something I like because of the questions' kind of way. I ended up with the butter chicken that comes with rice, dal, a cucumber salad, and naan. I actually liked the dal and cucumber sald more than I did the butter chicken. And not only was it yummy, I had enough for lunch the next day. I'll be back for the wraps soon. read more

Lamb briyani done right! In fact it was excellent! The rice was not soggy and overcooked, as some Indian places tend to drench their rice in curry. It was just the right amount of heat & spice. Restaurant itself was clean and well kept. The staff does a good job of keeping the place tidy and getting food out. read more

OMG, love this place. The taste and quality of their food is the shizzle..But on a serious note they have great food here. My first time ever trying Indian food was here and I was so skeptical but was shocked at how savory it was. Best chicken tikka masala in town. I've tried other places and they always fall short in my book. I invite friends and family and they always end up loving it. I crave this place like a junkie! read more

Chaat Cafe - Chicken tikka masala! - Indian Near Me - San Jose, California

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I always passed by this joint in Berkeley and always wanted to peep it out. A few days ago we were near the Blossom Hill one and we stopped in for a quick bite. The prices are good, the service was good and fast, and the food was good. What else could you ask for in a fast food joint? I had the Seekh Kabob and is was great, so to was the potato salad. Like others reviewing this joint, they did kinda skimp on the sauces, but we were able to get more. Also, the regular Naan was just OK. I would recommend this place to anybody looking for some fast Indian food. read more

I can't think of much to say about Chaat Cafe. Their food is not quite as big a kick in the stomach as authentic Indian food, but if you're craving some butter chicken and naan, you're not exactly settling with this place. It's good. It's pretty well-priced. And for those of you who care, apparently the meat is halal. I feel a little ashamed to admit this, but I come here all the time for take-out. I shouldn't be ashamed though. For food that I can order, pick up, and take home almost like pizza, this food is delicious. As a dine-in place I'd probably describe it most endearingly as "casual". Go with a friend or co-worker, not a date. read more

Chaat Cafe is the best Indian restaurant in South Bay! Service:- Prompt and Courteous Food:- Great Variety, Quality ingredients, Delicious, and Fresh Price:- A meal for two cost less than $20 with tips. They have a great deal of family meals. Only Drawback- They don't serve whole wheat roti or brown rice. read more

I would have given it a 3 star but added the extra 4th star for the quantity. We ordered a dinner plate that came with paneer curry, dal, rice, plain naan, cucumber salad and a peas and paneer side- Now that is a huge portion for one person! Loved the plain naan- it was freshly made and very authentic Indian taste unlike the frozen version served at some other Indian places. The curries very good too- medium spicy and good quantiy. The dal I dint enjoy as much as I felt it had extra Turmeric flavor. We also ordered Chole Bhatura Again- The Bhatura was really good- not oily and soft and fluffy. The sweet lassi was good too. read more

Disappointed with the food and the people taking the order don't understand customer requirement and are clueless on customizations

Food was not good at all. Ordered butter chicken and it was waaaaaay over cooked. The sauce was watery and had no flavor. Had one or two bites and threw it out. read more

I really love chaat and am constantly in search of good places. Sadly, after trying this place, I will still have to keep looking. It was our first time here. We had Papri Chaat, Pani puri and Paneer wrap. Papdi chaat was ok (better than most of the places I have had, but nothing in comparison to what you would get in Mumbai :) ). Pani Puri was horrible. Just had to leave the dish. I have had so much better Pani Puri here in bay area. Paneer wrap was ok. The overall idea of the dish is good but was way too bland for my taste! On the positive side, the dishes are very reasonably priced and the place is clean. In conclusion though, I don't think I'll be coming back anytime soon here. read more

Service isn't the greatest however, the food is so good I have to give it 5 starts. Always hot, always consistent, so good.

Ordered for multiple people through door dash couple of times, food tasted good, especially chats and biryani.. Guests too were happy to eat it.. read more

One thing I love about this place is their service which is pretty spot on you pretty much get your food within 5-8 minutes of ordering. Their food tastes fresh and not so oily and spicy. We usually try their wraps which like very much. We have also tried their paneer tikka and chole bhature which were pretty decent too. read more

Worst chaat ever tasted! Dahi vada and bhel puri were horrendous, to put it mildly. Mega disgrace to authentic Indian chaat. read more

Non friendly the won't give samples like other places so you can find out what you want also the nan was cold but the food tastes soooooo good who cares about the restI look forward to eating here real soon. I think I'm going today. Yum!!!!! read more

Been coming to Chaat Cafe for many years! good customer service at the front desk, nice location, and a good variety of food to choose from. MY favorites are the samosa chaat and chicken biryani! read more

Curries - great flavor, fast service, decent pricing. Briyani rice - used to be better. read more

This place is my go to Indian restaurant. I love all their food but fish curry and butter chicken is my favorite. Price is also very reasonable. Garlic nann is a must for extra $1 read more

My family has been coming here for a number of years. Their curries have been consistently great, good flavor and sizeable portions. However, recently, whenever we orser takeout, we have CONSISTENTLY been given less than what we ordered. This evening, we included the potato salad which was left out despite being on the receipt. This has been the second time that this has occurred. Additionally, in previous takeout orders from this past year as well, we have had instances where we were not given naan, including times when we paid extra to have it added on the side. Very poor service, will not be ordering anymore which is a shame since their food is one of the better indian cuisines in the area. read more

This is A Cool Place To Come With Your Friends and Grab A Quick Bite (Maybe even an informal date). The Food is Good and Relatively Affordable. I Find Chaat Cafe interesting in the sense that it doesn't give me the vibe of a cliche Indian Restaurant with the Lunch Buffet. If you decide to come try this place out I personally recommend trying out one of their wraps, especially if it is your first time read more

This is a so-so Indian experience (I am Indian), we found it twice the cost of Sunnyvale and Cupertino foods. Malai Koftas were bland and naans were not quite tasty. But the wraps while not really Indian were probably ok. read more

The menu was extensive, the service was of high quality, but the food... the food was DELICIOUS!

If there was a zero star option I would give it to this restaurant. Let me say my family and I were extremely hungry when we found this restaurant, so we were willing to eat anything. I got a butter chicken and my cousins got chicken tikka masala. They also ordered mango lassi and I ordered chai tea. 1- We got the mango lassi after we had to remind them to give it to us. 2- The butter chicken was very sour and the chicken was dry and poor quality. It literally tasted like Taco Bell chicken. Also the naan was stale and chewy. 3- The chai and mango lassi tasted sour. 4- The chicken tasted like it was spoiled. After trying to finish the horrible meal I felt sick and nauseous....so did the rest of my family. We all had ended up throwing up everything we ate.... WORST RESTAURANT EVER!!!!! read more

I haven't had a lot of experience with Indian Food aside from Curry and Samosas. After seeing reviews for this place, my girlfriend and I wanted to try it. Let me start off that their portions are fairly big. We ordered their Samosas, Aloo (Potato) Naan and Tikki Masala Rolls with Cucumber Salad. The Samosas nice and starchy, as were the Aloo Naan. The highlight of the meal was the Tikki Masala Rolls. The were served on Bhaturas, which are equivalent to a light and fluffy Chalupa shell. The chicken had a niced grilled flavor to it, and the Cucumber Salad balanced the heavy Tikki Masala Rolls. The server was very helpful, as we mentioned to her that we aren't cultured on Indian Food. Service was quick, and the meal was fairly inexpensive. Trying Chaat Cafe was a great find, and I look forward to trying them again, as well as other Indian Cuisine. read more

Ok, so I've never officially had Indian food until I came here. Originally my friend and I were going to go for Thai food, but the restaurant wasn't opening until later. We weren't going to wait. So around the corner is this Indian restaurant. I thought to try it since I've never really had Indian food. I didn't really know what to get since this was all new to me, but I guess it's a good thing my friend has had Indian food. He knew what was good. The lady behind the counter was even kind and helpful enough to guide me on what to get. I ended up ordering the chicken tikka masala, which came with rice, cooked veggies, cucumbers and this other thing that was served in a bowl that tasted like spices. And I believe my friend got naan and this circular potato thing (I don't remember the name. Potato pancake?) And some meat dish that looked similar to my chicken tikka masala - I think his was beef with a different kind of spice. Overall my first experience was alright... I suppose I don't have the tastes buds to enjoy Indian food. It was okay in the beginning, but towards the end I felt like I was eating a whole bunch of... I don't know, stuff covered in spices. I didn't know what I was eating anymore. The cooked veggies was covered in spices, so was the chicken, and the stuff in the small bowl. And I tried some of my friends potato and WOW that thing is bursting with spices. The spices are all just too overwhelming! My favorite part of this meal was probably eating the naan with my chicken tikka masala. It was crispy. And I think the only thing that balanced out all the spices was the cucumbers. Those weren't covered in spices. In the end we still had a lot of food leftover. A whole box! We also had some pistachio ice cream, which they sell to the side of the restaurant. Yummy. Oh, and I also tried some sauces too. Meh, didn't really care for them. One was mint/cilantro and the other was tamarind. I don't think this is something I'd ever crave for... though I'd try it again just to try something different. read more

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The salmon wrap is so good! But they are not generous with the chutney sauce! it feels weird every time I ask for extra chutney sauce read more

This place was a huge disappointment. We ordered the fish pakora, which was alright. But the paneer wrap was terrible. The wrap was very bready because they used a naan instead of a lighter, thinner bread. There was only a thin sliver of paneer and the rest was potato, lettuce and mayonnaise!! The bhelpuri was very average too. read more

Been going here for years, and usually the quality is consistent but I got super sick from today's meal. Chicken tikka meal with potato salad. Will not go back again. read more

Some friends brought over to-go menu items from this fab place. I don't know why I don't go for Indian food more often. This food was HOTT and DELISH!!! The samosas were finger lickin' good! The Paneer Tikka Masala was the bomb, with its rich and perfectly spiced taste. I even had 2 servings of the okra dish--a vegetable that I don't usually eat!! So I'd definitely come back for more!! Afterall, you are what you eat!! read more

I've been to the one on Mowry in Fremont many times and this one only once. I have to say, it was good, but it's not the best in San Jose by a stretch. Service is friendly and the place itself was clean, but the word that keeps coming to mind when I try to find a one-word descriptor is "bland." The location is excellent, though, and that should help them along. All in all, I would go back if I had a craving in the Almaden area, but I don't see myself making any pilgrimages specifically for this spot. A-Ok, indeed. read more

I like it here a lot. The food is good and clean, the wait time is appropriate. Recommend it to everyone.

Came here for the first time the other night. My first impression when I walked through the door was that it felt like an Indian fast food joint. The food was all very reasonably priced and came with a fair amount. The naan is outstanding and is the one thing I would probably come back for. I ordered the veggie plate and my husband had chicken tikka masala. Both of the dishes had decent flavor, but were both overly salty. The more we ate, the less we wanted to eat because it started to literally taste like each meal had about a bucket of salt in it. The dishes also were both slightly more on the mild side. The facilities were very clean and the workers seemed friendly. It was also pretty crowded with people when we went so that's always a good sign. All in all, I felt it was a pretty average dining experience, with average Indian food. If I was in need of a quick Indian bite to eat, I would probably go back but would definitely try different items (the wraps looked good). If you're looking for a quality Indian meal, this probably isn't the place. read more