Best and only Indian buffet in south Charlotte! Lots of parking. Saturdays and Sundays Noon-3pm and they post the buffet menu on Facebook ahead of time! read more

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Okay - so I have been to this restaurant many times and every time the experience and the food taste differs. However, I'm basing my review here on my most recent visits in last 10 days - Visit 1:- when Dakshin started their weekend buffet, we went on 3rd March - first weekend of buffet. It was chaotic is an understatement. There was no order in which appetizers were lined up - one could literally go left or right after picking a clean plate -- this was creating a HUGE chaos. Also the area where plates were kept was a doorway of some sort so there were people congregating. Food itself was okay - not the best buffet food I've had - but the experience itself made me not want to go for next helping. By the end of our meal, place (esp the entrance) was stinking bad of floor cleaner! Yuck! Visit 2:- I literally tried hard to give this place a second chance by trying their weekday buffet - assuming there would be less foot traffic given a Monday (11th March). Flyers and IG posts all promotes start time of 11:30AM. We reached there at 11:30AM. Staff said they will be ready in 5-min. We were okay to wait. It was then 11:50 and there was no sign of readiness. I had to go ask the staff member why there is a delay and reiterate that it beats the purpose of quick buffet on a weekday lunch if they are taking so long to just get ready! Staff advised us to get started while they are still placing some of their dishes (such a naan/bread). Again - the experience was bad. Food was okay again. Stink of floor cleaner was very much there. I am never giving this place my money again! Worst ever experience. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Mirchi Bhajji - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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The food here is always spot on with complex and delicious flavors. We love coming here and trying different dishes. Today we tried the korma with goat, garlic naan, and bisibelebath. It was our first time trying the bisibelebath, and I will definitely be ordering it again. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - This Bisibelebath was SO DELICIOUS! - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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I realized that I had not tried any Indian food in the entire Charlotte area since I have been here (because I was worried about being disappointed), so I decided to suggest it to my husband and to give Dakshin a try. We came here for dinner and were allowed to seat ourselves right away. Only half of the restaurant was available for customers to dine. The other half was left empty. There was a sign on each table that indicated that we were supposed to look at the menu, order, and pay by phone. We ordered the Chicken Korma Special ($16.99) and Butter Masala Special ($16.99). Despite ordering both as mild, the Korma was definitely spicier than the Butter Masala. I liked both, but the Butter Masala tasted better to me, mostly because it did not burn my tongue off more and more with each bite but also because it had a sweetness to it. I loved that the dishes arrived in cute little cauldrons. I thought it was odd to choose serving spoons that were way too big considering the size of the little pots. The chicken was plump and juicy. I thought the amount of chicken was decent in portion size but when considering the cost of the meal, I would have liked more pieces of chicken. The rice was perfect. We also tried the Garlic Naan (4 pieces for $3.99), which was thinner than most naan that I have tried, but it was still delicious and great for dipping with the sauces. Ordering and paying by phone certainly minimized the need for wait staff. There were only 2 staff members who were running food and drinks to the tables. However, it caused us to receive less service when needed. It was not terribly busy, yet the staff was nowhere to be seen when we needed them the most. For example, I was afraid to finish my water because we had difficulty finding staff to request refills for our water, which is important to have while sweating through spicy food. They were also nowhere to be seen when we were wondering if our order for naan had been lost after waiting a very long time for it. The staff made themselves very scarce. Also, I was told that the Yelp check-in deal would not work because "we do not use Yelp." Thankfully, this was remedied after he spoke with the manager. Overall, the food was still fantastic so the 4 stars is for the quality, presentation, and variety of food offered. However, the service was far too lacking, so I would give them 2 stars for service. read more

Placed a togo order at Dakshin Indian Grill with a friend of mine. Daksin has a very extensive menu with loads of options to choose from. They even have some Indo Chinese dishes. I ordered the Garlic Naan, Korma Specials with Chicken and Papdi Chatt. Level one spiciness for my order. My friend got the Samoa Chatt, Garlic Naan, Butter Chicken, Manchurian Specials with Chicken and Fried Rice. She ordered everything on level one spiciness but the Manchurian Chicken at a zero spiciness. The food was all flavorful. The Manchurian Specials with Chicken was very spicy so spicy that she had to call back and have them remake the dish. The remade dish was amazing. Not spicy at all. I was able to reheat my dishes the next day and everything was better. The pickup process was easy and we were able to use the checkin reward of 10% off. I was impressed with the customer service and the portions of the dishes. Dakshin Indian Grill 16640 Hawfield Way Dr Charlotte, NC 28277 Saturday June 26, 2021 8pm (Review 544 overall, 88 in 2021) read more

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Always delicious food. Tiki masala is Devine. So much better priced than most date worthy restaurants. Love the big screen Indian music videos. read more

Reviewing again, we have been here multiple times now and are never disappointed. Today, we tried a spicy chicken appetizer, its not on the on menu so don't know the name. It was so good, beautiful in presentation, and nice and spicy. Hubs had the lamb curry and I had the Mughlai shahi paneer. Both were excellent. The waitstaff is so helpful and always give great recommendations. Our favorite Indian restaurant in Charlotte. read more

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Dirty, Poor Rating of 86 'B' to starters. The plates are dusty (in fact the whole restaurant has cleanly issues - dread to know about the kitchen). Plates are left on the table getting dusty before dining. The Samosas were still frozen. The management seems not to care about the quality of food or the customer. I have eaten Indian my whole life and will never eat here again. Do yourselves a favor and search alternative Indian dining in the area; many and far better. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Dirty spoon on windowsill next to table. - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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We came here for a sunday lunch buffet. It was our first time here. When we came in, someone greeted us and told us we can sit where ever we wanted to and told us the buffet wasn't ready yet. We waited a few minutes and was told it was ready. We looked at the buffet and overall they had a good selection of items for vegetarian and non vegetarian. We got our food and sat down. We still didn't get anything to drink or get offered any drinks.We did see waters that were premade at the bar. We waited a good ten minutes and still no drinks. There were two people working-man and a woman. The man was working hard but the woman was on her phone texting the majority of the time. I finally went up to her and asked her for some waters, she didn't even look up from her phone and said yeah and looked at the waters at the bar. I assumed she wanted me to get them myself so I did. My husband wanted their soup but didn't see any soup bowls. He asked the same lady who is still on her phone if there are any bowls for the soup. She doesn't look up at her phone again and tell him to use a small ramekin. I go to the bathroom and there is NO toilet paper in there. Disappointing considering the restaurant just recently opened. What was even more annoying was they had a large rice cooker and I opened it to get rice and I see immediately a long black curly hair in it. I lost my appetite. At this point our drinks are still not filled up and they weren't even that busy. Service here is terrible and I have no intentions of coming back. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Lunch buffet - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

It was a pain in the rear to order food here. Takeout is better than in person. You have to order from your phone when you sit down inside. When I first pulled up at 5:30pm they looked closed. No visible signs that they were open from the outside. The windows and door were heavily tinted. Even the open sign wasn't lit. There was also a sign that said please wear a mask but no employee wore a mask so it made me wonder why the sign is still up. Once inside, the restaurant was clean and it gave cute Western vibes/cowboy vibes. YOU DO NOT ORDER FROM A MENU but you order from your phone. It made it challenging when it's your first time looking at their menu. I ended up ordering paneer and my wife ordered Butter Chicken Masala. The medium heat was perfect but the mild is not mild enough for those looking for the least spicy. The flavors were good but not quite what I was hoping for. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Seating Area - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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This has become our go-to Indian restaurant. The menu is excellent and offers a lot of variety beyond what most Asian Indian offer. Their categories are non-veg and vegetarian for appetizers and main courses. We found that the only difference between veg and non-veg is the meat. Same sauces. There are many items new to us and we are thankful that the wait staff will walk you through the menu and answer your questions. They are busy with telephone orders continually coming in. Yes, there are Asian Indian families that eat here...always a good sign with ethnic restaurants. Most take out. We call in and take-out frequently when we are tired and just want to have some good, flavorful food. Level of spice is a key item when dealing with Indian food. The lowest level is "no spice," where you get the flavor and no kick. Medium is, to us, just right. The spice gives it some zip but does not burn your mouth. Spicy can be pretty darn hot. Once I ordered spicy and simply could not eat it. I think the cook got carried away. And Indian Spice is ultra hot, like a vindaloo curry on steroids. Surly only the native Indians can handle this spice level. It will blow your socks off. We are hopeful that they will resume their Saturday and Sunday buffets. They are wonderful, with a veg and non-veg section. Same items, same sauces. A great way to try various dishes one way or another. Rice and some dessert items are included. Clean facility, clean restrooms. Come to experience real Asian Indian food. Try some items that are new for you. We have truly enjoyed our experiences here. read more

Food is amazing here I highly recommend it for first time eating Indian food. The service is great I never gotten my order wrong. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - So good and customer service is great - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

We came here for a team lunch on the recommendation of one of my coworkers. They do have a buffet sometimes, but not when we were there. It wasn't very crowded and we were seated right away. My husband and I split the butter chicken and the goat masala special. Butter chicken is always one of my favorite Indian dishes and this one didn't disappoint. The goat masala was also good, but the goat was cooked on the bone (fairly normal, but I'm not a big fan). We got the assorted bread basket to share as well which came with naan, garlic naan, roti, and butter roti. The garlic naan was definitely the best and I would probably just do a single order of it next time. Overall the service was good although it was a little slow when it came time to get our checks. Definitely a good Indian restaurant worth checking out. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Butter chicken - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Really good Tikka Masala, but NOT that spicy so ignore the other reviews that say it is. Maybe they make it more mild now that they only do take out but I definitely was hoping for more heat. Overall SUPER TASTY though. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Chicken Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Ordered delivery via Uber Eats. Took about an hour to arrive. Ordered tiki masala and chicken vindaloo. Added on a samosa and Garlic naan. The vindaloo was perfect. Not too spicy but def had some fight. I wasn't a fan of the tiki masala. The samosa had some fight in it which was a pleasant surprise. Naan was amazing as it usually is at every Indian spot. Would I go back? Yup. That's my new spot for Indian food. It beat out Tabla. We'll see how long it can hold the top spot. read more

Luv the food. It's spicy but yummy. Be careful about the spicy level. Usually when we order Indian food ( chicken masala) from other restaurants, we have to ask for extra spicy. But here, don't! They warned us when we ordered take out so we decided to get just medium. It came out great for my husband's food. It's still too spicy for my chicken masala. Ordered on Monday and got the food in 15 mins. Service was nice and faster than I expected. Dine in is open and they still have good traffic! That means there are lots of ppl love the spicy food like us. Lol. Just a reminder, watch out the "spicy level" when you order. Don't try to level up if it's your first time here. I'll definitely go back soon. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Chicken masala with rice. Garlic num ( with chili on it) We also order regular garlic num w/o chili . - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

The food was so good and I didn't t disappoint while eating there. The price is reasonable with more quantities. read more

Ordered delivery, Chicken Vindaloo, garlic naan. Order arrived early, and hot! Vindaloo was extra spicy as requested and amazing!! Great amount of chicken! Rice was perfect and naan never disappoints.. No utensils. Lucky find for this traveler! read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Chicken Vindaloo & Garlic Naan - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

The depths of the pandemic are behind us but maybe not at Dakshin? Empty restaurant, understaffed, a fair number of menu items unavailable, not yet comfy with electronic ordering (see Alex N review of 5/19/22), no bartender. What we ordered was tasty enough, except the rice accompaniments were meager. Dakshin could be a truly fine destination with address of these correctable issues, and a good deal more lighting as Alex N also observed. read more

Came for lunch on a Friday. They had the buffet available, but we decided to order from the menu instead. I'm torn on the rating because half of the things we ordered were good and half weren't. The chana batura and Mysore masala dosa were excellent. However, the okra in the bhindi masala wasn't cooked correctly and the shrimp vindaloo barely had any shrimp. Service was excellent, though. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Clockwise from top left - shrimp vindaloo, Bhindi Masala (Okra), raita - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Overall, great Indian food. It's a large menu and we ended up ordering almost half of it. We wanted to try so many things. Only downside to this place is you send your order from your phone even though you're sitting at a table. We had to flag someone down a couple times to ask questions or order drinks. Not a huge deal but if you're looking for full-service, it's not this place. But want great Indian food, give it a shot! read more

Food is great. Once you get it, that is. Kitchen slow and uncoordinated. You get what you get, when it's done and in whatever order they like. Service is slow. read more

This place is fantastic. Authentic food, great service, and a wonderful ambiance. We went with a large group and they were extremely accommodating and helpful as we navigated their menu. The recommendations from Monica were spot on! Everyone enjoyed their meals and a few dishes we really liked were the Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, Paneer Masala, Samosa Chaat, veggie Korma, Garlic naan, and Chicken Methi. I ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala, medium spice, and it was perfect! I also tried the Malai Kofta and was extremely impressed. Such good food that I would highly recommend to anyone that enjoys Indian cuisine. I can't wait to go back with my husband, who has been desperate to find authentic and spicy Indian food in this area. read more

The GOBI Manchurian was the worst we've had. It was like a bowl of hot ketchup and bits of deep fried flour. We were hard pressed to taste or detect a sizeable piece of cauliflower in the whole bowl. And the GOBI portion was like a small appetizer. The Nan bread and Samosa's were pretty good. Expensive for what we got. Also- I bought carry out but sat at the bar. The place smelled and looked filthy. read more

The food is what counts, right? For that, Dakshin's food gets four stars from me; the service is where the experience goes slightly awry, but let's start with the food. I ordered the butter masala special with chicken. My picture doesn't do it justice, but I thought the presentation was actually quite nice in the steel pots. I enjoy a little heat/spice in my food, but I learned my lesson the last time I went medium at an Indian restaurant. For the sake of not looking like I ran a marathon before dinner, I ordered my meal with mild spice. For me, it was just enough. It allowed the sweet savory flavors to shine through with just enough kick to remind me that I'm enjoying Indian cuisine. I scooped the rice onto a plate and then poured the butter masala over top. The sauce and rice was delicious enough, but with the tender thick pieces of chicken (which they didn't skimp on), the dish was top notch. I didn't want any of that sauce to go to waste. After I finished my meal, I had to order some naan (oven baked flat bread) with garlic, which I used to soak up all of the remaining sauce. Nothing was left behind. What I didn't love: 1) There are no menus. I understand we lived through a pandemic and all, and this is a personal preference, but I'm a little tired of sitting in a restaurant and placing my order the same way I would with DoorDash. 2 )I won't hold the mobile-menu against Dakshin, it's that you literally have no contact with a server that bothers me. You place your order directly with the kitchen on your phone and they bring it out when it's ready. In an area where Indian restaurants aren't plentiful, being able to chat with a server can be beneficial for those who aren't as familiar with this cuisine. 3) Keep the water coming...please 4) Check in on the table every once in a while I really liked this restaurant and I'm sure to be back. I think with just a few service related touches, this eatery can be at the top of its game. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Naan Special $2.99 - Garlic +$1.00 - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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When seating a group of 6 with separate checks and the 18% is charged, how dare there be a tip line on the bill without the surcharge being clearly visible. I tipped the waiter 20 more % beyond the 18....... Food was good but not great. Way too spicy when "not spicy" was requested. read more

Nice looking restaurant with good, although slow service. They also have easy parking which is always a huge plus for me. They have a full bar but I didn't see a cocktail menu so make sure you know what you want/like. We ordered the chicken majestic to start and it was really good. My husband had the lamb chettinad and I had the methi chicken. Both were excellent. Of course we also had some garlic naan because you can never go wrong with naan! read more

Well, this is a sad update but we had not been back since the Pandemic. We were the only people in this establishment and I think that the Waiter was also the Chef on this day. It was a Weds day and on Weds day they didn't have half of the items that were on the menu, Weds days fault I guess. Service was very very slow. We asked for Condiments and we were told at first that they did not have any and when I questioned him he backed off and said yes he could get them? Food was just okay, the Dal was very watery, the Eggplant I ordered was not what was described. Our bill was 135.00 so we spent a lot for nothing that was good. I will not be returning to Dakshin again. read more

i loved the garlic naan so much! it was very fresh and not greasy. definitely will order it again. service was great

TakeOut - food was good but the timing was over promised and under delivered - almost an hour difference.

Food is good, but there is very little meat in the dishes. There are a lot of menu items that are indicated as not being available. Prices has risen to the point of me questioning whether i will do takeout from them in the future. Value is no longer there. read more

My dining mate and I came here for lunch. A big comfortable dining room, a bar, several tv's , clean restrooms. A gracious hostess greeted us. We had the buffet, cuisine to include several chicken dishes, a few rice dishes, several fruit based desserts, a variety of sauces, typical tandoori chicken, good nan bread , idly , and one fried appetizer amongst a few other typical Indian dishes such as sag paneer. No soup or salad greens on the buffet. Food was displayed nicely, most of it to spicy hot for me. The goat biryani mostly rice and a few goat bones with very little meat. My dining mate enjoyed the food more than I. I liked the chili chicken the best, ironically not as spicy as some of the other dishes. The tandoori chicken was moist and not dry. Many of the dishes in very soupy sauces so we had to fish out pieces of chicken. But we both admitted we enjoyed other Indian buffets. better elsewhere . read more

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Utter disappointment. Ordered via door dash - the chicken Tikka masala and gulab jamun. The rice container was only half full, the chicken while piping hot when it arrived is DRY, and the desert is some creamy thing with chunks rather than gulab jamun. I don't like the taste of whatever this is. No pics because it went in the trash. read more

Loved everything my family ordered. The Chicken Tikka Masala, Malai Kofta,Paneer Butter Masala and Dal were excellent. I had it the next day for breakfast read more

I was looking for Starbucks and I ran across an Indian restaurant. I unexpectedly ran across. She which means South in Hindi . I was pleasantly impressed with the covered patio and lighting . The Eatery boast high ceilings, a great looking bar and plenty of TVs. I ordered an Indian tea and samosas. The maitre d was extremely friendly and helpful. The ambiance is exactly what I would want if I was taking a client or a good friend out to eat. They have spared no expense in terms of the decorations, and the overall look and feel of the restaurant. I was in a rush to get to work and my bartender Preti was very cognizant of the time constraints. She made sure to bring out my appetizers early as I waited on the tea. Botth were extraordinary read more

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My wife took the kids out to the movies last night (they went to go see the new movie M3GAN and they knew better than to ask me if I wanted to go see a movie that looked that silly). As soon as they hit the door to leave, I sat there in front of the TV contemplating watching football or playing some Fortnite(don't judge me, I'm an 80s child that was raised on video games and Fortnite is my favorite). Just as I was thumbing through the TV channels and about to get up to go turn on my Xbox (Fornite usually wins), the cooking channel came up and they were making some Indian dishes. Since Indian food is my 4th favorite ethnic food and I hadn't had it in a while, I only knew one restaurant in the area where I can order it using Doordash....Dakshin. Dakshin is around my old neighborhood and though I know I was ten more miles away since I moved and Doordash would take forever to get to my house, I knew it was worth the wait. I ordered some Chicken 65 as an app, main dishes of Chicken Marsala, Boneless Briyani, and a Curry fish dish for the Mrs. for when she gets back in from the movies. Food finally came via Doordash and a ripped open the bag. I guess I didn't have to rip open the bag, but I was tapping into my inner caveman since I had the house to myself. All I can say when I started eating was DAMN, DAMN, DAMN that food is great!!!! The aroma had me salivating. The taste of the sauces, the tender chicken, the garlic naan....oh my!! Dipping the naan into the marsala sauce was absolute heaven. Portion sizes were really good too. Now my only downfall was that I thought I was going to be a real man this time and order the medium hot spice...wrong move. I started sweating like a sinner in church and my stomach system eventually made me push out a ham sandwich I think I ate back in 1996, BUT, the taste was undeniably good. If you are looking for really really good-tasting Indian food head over to Dakshin. Next time(and there will be one soon) I will waive the white flag and order mild...how real men do it. read more

Let me start with the food. It was all delicious. They dont have some of my favorite plates like chicken saag or the mango lassi. Maybe they were out. You have to order your food on their website. Not difficult. Their restrooms were clean and had all the toiletries necessary. The employees were accomodating. I am not from NC so it does shock me when i enter most restaurants here. Our tables were dusty. The floors were not picked up. I seen a few employees waiting around, but this is something i find at most NC restaurants. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Samosa - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Food is flavorful and satisfying. They remember my order every time I come in. Love the food. My go to. read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - While I waited. - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I definitely wrote this place off for a while, thinking it didn't look like much, but boy was I wrong! The food was super flavorful and very reasonable for what you get. I got the butter chicken, which was really flavorful and rich. I got it at the 3rd spice level out of 4, and that was probably the perfect level of spiciness for me (I love spicy food, so your mileage may vary). All entrees come with rice, but a piece of quartered naan is $2. The naan is crucial, though, and can be split with another person. All together around $13 with the naan and easily made two meals (and I eat a lot). When you ask for to-go containers, they give you multiple sealed containers, which let it stay fresh for a while. I cannot recommend this place enough for a filling and reasonable dinner! read more

Dakshin Indian Grill - Plain Rice, Naan Specials - Indian Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Firstly, the food was good but the service was terrible. We ordered and paid using their app - no direct service. We received our appetizer quickly but our entrees took 65 minutes and these were just normal menu items. We did notice certain customers received preferential and quicker service. The place was cold - we kept our coats on and was not clean. As I said the food was good - it's just everything else that needs to be fixed read more