Lets face it, this is a newly opened restaurant currently experiencing a fad in DFW area. Food is not excellent as many of the reviews appear to imply. I would candidly give it 6, and that was majority opinion in our party of 30. Staff is excellent but short in supply, very courteous, but obviously overwhelmed. But worse thing about the restaurant is the owner. Just Plain RUDE RUDE RUDE. He basically wants you to swallow the food get your ass out of there for the next customer. In party of 30 people, we just wanted to take a group pic, but His Majesty the Owner came to tell us to hurry us and leave so that he could seat next round. In time, the fad for restaurant will be over, and it will become just another restaurant on the block, however mistreatment of customers will have its lasting impact. But at the moment, owner is too busy laughing all the way to the bank. read more

Today I was craving for some nice Indian street chaat and came across this restaurant in McKinney, as we entered we were assisted by a nice guy who seated us real quick. My husband ordered for Katappa Sandwich (sandwich was as fierce as its name) it had a lot of cheese , some potato stuffing , chuntney and veggies it tasted good but was lot on the plate , I ordered for Sev puri and vada pav . Sev puri tasted good but I felt it was a little cold and my favourite was the vada pav it looked pretty good and tasted awesome and last but not the least we ordered for filter coffee a South Indian style coffee that was ok interiors were simple nothing unique except for the coasters they have on every table which gives u a glimpse of streets in India , that was really nice I liked the service it was very quick ! I will definitely make this my to go place for my chaat cravings read more

Food was good but smelled really bad inside and spoon/cup holder had lots of dirt and food at the bottom. Clean spoons became dirty because of this. Also the water picture was dirty. read more

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Our favorite restaurant for authentic Indian chaat style food. We tried some of the Indo-Chinese dishes and they were very good too! Will not be visiting any other restaurant in the Allen/Mckinney/Plano area till I try all the dishes - it was that good! read more

Bland bhaji and stale pav- not worth the trip or the money. Only ok item was their sandwiche- which we could finish. read more

Undoubtedly the best Indian food in the Dallas area. This is as authentic as it can get. Brings back so many memories from the actual Honest. Not only is the pav bhaji immaculate, but loved the pulao and especially the bahubali sandwich. The way they could provide such great service to such a big crowd was even more impressive. Love love it! read more

Absolutely delicious. I can't wait to bring my family back here to enjoy this cuisine. Perfect for vegetarian and vegan. I'm not either and I could eat here everyday! Excellent service to go along with delicious food! read more

Incredible Indian food with flavor! You won't find anything like this restaurant in the DFW area for a couple reasons. As soon as we walked in, we were kindly welcomed by the host Rohan and were seated immediately. Aside from the exceptional customer service, the food was heavenly. The Pav Bhaji is made from scratch and the bread literally melts in your mouth - this is a must order item. We also tried the Gobi Manchurian medley, Papdi Chaat, and finished off with Gulab Jamun a la mode. As a first timer, I will definitely be coming back to Honest and will be taking my friends here. Hats off to Rohan for the hospitality and for the amazing Indian food! read more

My first review of honest was a very good one; this not by any means. We have always visited the restaurant when it's not busy, but today we visited about an hour before it got very busy. Instead of going with just my four year old and my wife, this time we took my parents after giving them great reviews of the restaurant. While the food was decent, the service and cleanliness was far below my expectations. First of all, there was a hair on a clean plate they brought out ( which i said was a one off to my parents ). My mom pointed out that she doubts the cooks where hair nets like they are required to in NY. Then, after all of our food came out and mom waited several minutes for her dinner, it came out with a hair on her dosa (it is very visible that the server should have saw that). We sent that back and waited again several minutes. During this time, i watched the waiters bring and ask several tables if they ordered different dishes to which i saw them shaking their heads no. Finally after asking for my moms plate again, and the waiter saying two more minutes, our waiter brings it out to us about 10-12 minutes later, with the excuse, "im sorry sir, they gave your plate to another table and we had to make you a new one. While it was "Honest", it was terrible. At this time i also asked for three masala chais (knowing my parents love good tea) and our waiter said that will be out in two minutes ( i really thought that would make me feel a bit better of the experience). Unfortunately, they maintained their subpar service as we waited about ten-15 minutes, and i had to remind him again that our tea did not arrive; to which he was able to produce three teas in less than a minute. In my first review, i said my allegiance switched from Saravana Bhavan to Honest. After this experience, id like the owner to eat st Saravana bhavan at any time of the day. Their meals for each table come out fresh and at the same time, and in a timely fashion. While i do feel the dining area is more crowded at Saravana bhavan, the service has never been subpar, regardless of how busy it is. The food is comparable in taste and freshness, but i do not seeing myself returning to Honest in the future. read more

Awful attitude of whole staff, just concerned abt money with no priority for customers. Comment from staff and owner/manager was that since they busy during evening/dinner with lots of customers, they can't guarantee the food quality. Have never heard this kind of response before, was shocked. Was our last trip, and will not recommend at all. Sorry. read more

We ordered chole bhature to go and when picked up they charged us for chole bhture plus gulab Jamun... when asked as we did not order GJ they said we give chole bhature as combo so it comes with order which is no where on the menu. The bulb Jamun was tasting like Bikano gulab Jamun straight out of the tin so we paid $3 for a gulab Jamun that too uninformed. read more

My "honest" opinion of Honest kitchen : Food is good, service , what's service? Food- it was good. Bahubali sandwich- very tasty, didn't like the cold cheese on top, but the rest was great. Info Chinese items... I've had better. So the one thing I was overly hyped about was their pav bhaji. It was greasy, good consistency, just like pav bhaji should look, but the flavor was lacking, it needed spices and salt! Service- YOU WILL NOT GET SERVICE HERE As soon as we sat down we watched everyone else eating for a good 15 minutes before we even got silver ware, I had to get the menu on my own from a counter. Another 10 minutes later a waiter comes to us after we flag him down, and he takes our order. We decided to order everything we want because we had a feeling he wasn't coming back ( good thing I was in good company) finally our food comes out slowly, and of course still waiting and waiting on pav bhaji. We finish all of our food, flag down a waiter and ask where the pav bhaji is ... he finds it... and begins talking to another waiter while we watch and finally comes and gives us the pav bhaji. Again we flagged him down for the check as well. We were there from 8:00-9:30 to have desi street food( defeats the purpose ) Wait time- we waited 20 minutes before we even got to the table. read more

We frequently eat at Honest since their first week of operations. In-spite of long wait times, for a decent vegetarian restaurant, I personally have referred this restaurant to many of our family members, friends, clients, colleagues at work, neighbors, visitors/travelers looking for a quick bite. Issue with service: Yesterday was not a pleasant experience, to say the least. When we asked and ordered for "a" dish, they served completely different dish. When we spoke to the manager, the same person who spoke to us on several different occasions friendly, refused to change with correct order. For something that should have been a pleasant dinner for us, our family was extremely shocked, dejected and disappointed with manager's rude behavior last night. Manager continued to blame our family, in the middle of chaotic & noisy surroundings, for not being attentive when they were repeating orders. Issue with to-go order: For their to-go orders, they frequently forget to pack all orders and get away by a simple "sorry". This would be extremely painful when you realize it at home and you are miles from the restaurant. Unless you insist, they wouldn't offer to give return credit on the missed orders. This is a mess. All-in-all, for such an expensive restaurant, their service is pathetic!! read more

Nothing taste like street food. It looks like restaurant is over hyped. Everything from pizza to chaar has jam. Does not have all the variety of Indian street food. read more

Very bad restaurant that i have ever visited in usa, the way they treat guests is very bad and owner itself does not know how to take care of customer. food was very bad, not properly cooked. probably they might have hired an intern chef or may they were thinking that people will eat what ever that is served. they ruined my entire day With their service. read more

Very disappointed with the dine-in experience today. Inspire of making reservations in advance the table was not set for us. They got us seated after making the arrangements and the floor was very dirty with multiple bugs/flies flying over our food. After serving us with appetizer they didn't take away the plates, we kept waiting for them to clear the used plates. No napkins were given even after requesting multiple times. And yes it was not a busy night there, only few tables were being served. Food quality was disappointing as well. Bread served with pav bhaji was stale. Ragda pattis had pattis that smelled bad. Would not recommend it again. read more

Food quality & taste has deteriorated.. I did share this with server & he suggested May be my taste has changed

Great Service and food; we had to wait for 30 minutes but it was worth the wait.. awesome pav bhaji and sandwich read more

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We've heard about this place from our family that lives nearby. I'm so glad we came and tried this restaurant out. The food is so good! We ordered pineapple juice, kesar pista falooda, and rose falooda for drinks. All of which were great. For the main, we ordered a bhajji pav with extra pav, dahi poori, and the Bahubali sandwich. All of the dishes were great. Can't think of anything negative to say. Will definitely be coming back to Honest the next time we are in Texas. read more

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Very poor server, make sure you give order in one go. If it comes in one hour you are lucky. No one will come again to check. You have to go to counter to ask for them to come to your table. I am still waiting or food more than hour, other comment I will add later read more

Liked this place before but the food these days are greasy and less tasty than before read more

Honest - That's the oil that I drained out of the kadai vegetable . - Indian Near Me - McKinney, Texas

The food is delicious here. My husband and I keep going back for all the chaat items and Pav bhaji. And they all can be made vegan! Having recently turned vegan, it was a welcome surprise to see all the items on the menu, that can be made vegan, clearly indicated. read more

This was a 3.5 for me. The food was fresh and tasty but there are limited options for little ones as everything is kind of spicy. We ordered the cheese pizza and the kids didn't touch it. At least they liked the naan bread. We had the dosa which was good and some fresh squeezed juice. Overall my husband and I may return if we were craving Indian food and in the area, but we're not vegetarians so it's 50/50. read more

Had to wait for 30 mins to taste the best Cheese Pav Bhaji in USA. Don't forget to try Mango Falooda. read more

Honest - Cheese Pav Bhaji - Indian Near Me - McKinney, Texas

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So my friend and I came across this place typing in Indian "food near me." So we decided to give it a try, and let me tell you we are glad we did. Our waiter was spectacular, I wish I could say I knew how to say his name, but I don't. He was so friendly and explained the whole style of Indian cuisine that we were about to try (Indian street food) We love Indian food, however we never knew there was a different style in southern and northern cuisine. Apparently we've been eating southern cuisine for years, so this was our first time with the northern cuisine. Everything was vegetarian I believe, but they had so much to choose from. Our waiter explained they were also know for juices, so of course they had a juice bar as well! We went with our waiter's personal favorites and ordered three dishes. I'm used to spicy with Indian, but this was more sweet and some savory. The food was delicious and I can't wait to go back for dinner to try another part of the menu. Our experience was excellent with food and service and presentation. Thank goodness we got there a tad early for lunch, because as we were leaving there was a line out the door! ( I've attached some photos, but unfortunately I couldn't tell you what the names are ) read more

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Very good taste!! Restaurant's ambience is very nice, cleanliness is on point. Staff is friendly too.

I being from Mumbai always crave chaat, pav bhaji and grilled cheese sandwiches. This is a frequent spot for me and my husband when we want to get some Indian street food. I like their pav bhaji, it's very close to what we get in Mumbai. They serve good Indo-Chinese too. Most of their items we tasted so far were good. I am, however, disappointed with their pani puri, vada pav and dabeli. I am rating this restaurant 5 stars for their overall food options, taste and service. All their servers are very friendly. But I want to specially mention Martin who works here, he stops by our table to say hello even when he is not serving us! read more

Food was decent. Read the reviews and ordered mostly what was mentioned and lucked out. The service on the other hand, was very poor. Our food was served then came our waters. Which is a great compliment for people working the kitchen since they were so quick but the person serving, didn't think to bring our water out first. Then any time we needed something, we had to look for someone and literally call them to order something else, or to refill, or any napkins or anything else we needed. Now to the dessert, sitafal milkshake was pretty good but their kulfi sucked. It tasted like it was expired. It was prepackaged and one of the guys without washing his hands, cut it and placed it on a plate for us in bare hands. Besides the virus that's going around, I DO NOT APPRECIATE my food being touched after the person (I saw) touched his hair and god knows what else was he doing with them. Then added a syrup that made it taste worse. If I do EVER go back, I might order takeout because the service sucked so much and I'd rather stay ignorant as to who touched my food rather than seeing that, and having to pay for it. Nobody checked to see if we were doing ok or if the food was good. Either they're overconfident that they only serve excellent food or really don't give a crap about what the customers think. read more

Amazing food and atmosphere! My wife and I had initially tried Honest a few weeks ago and loved the food so much that we went back with my parents yesterday. They have a vast menu which includes traditional vegetarian South Indian food along with Punjabi dishes and Indo-Chinese. No matter what you order, all of their food is made fresh to order. Not only is their food great, their service is exceptional as well. read more

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The food is good, interesting, and they have a long menu. Ambience is very nice. Service is great and helpful. The only complaint is we have to wait to get a seat and is always crowded. May be it's less crowded during off-peak times. That's probably because it's new and hyped. Overall, it's ok and I don't think it's that extraordinary. I love their desi flavors of ice creams, and shakes read more

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We went to the restaurant for dinner last week. The cleaning guy used the same gloves to remove the leftover from the soiled dishes and tables and wore the same gloves to wipe/dry the clean cutleries and plates. He didn't bother to change the gloves between cleaning the dirty dishes and the clean cutleries/plates. It's disgusting!! read more

The best Indian restaurant. Quality and tasty food. The staff is very friendly. I ordered two types of falooda, hands down to the taste, it was the best falooda in DFW town. read more

Great food but the service is slow. Must try the pav bhaji for which it is famous for and it does meet the expectations. read more

Good taste, good service... lot of butter & cheese in everything, does not feel healthy at all

Despite all the challenges surrounding Covid-19, Honest and its staff have upholding a high standard of cleanliness and service. Their food remains as it should, reasonably priced, vegetarian comfort food, very reminiscent of the kind we find in restaurants of this kind in cities in India. Kudos to the management and staff read more

Had the sev puri here - it was delicious! Taking off a star because their serving time is too long and none of the servers were wearing masks read more

Great tasting Indian food. I'm especially impressed that they will make almost any of their dishes vegan if you ask them to. It is good to have great tasting vegan options when you need them and Honest didn't disappoint. read more

Omg the best Indian street food in Dallas. The pay bhaaji was on point as was the pani puri. Can't wait to go back and try the sandwiches and the rest of the menu. Great service too read more

This place has pretty good South Indian dishes and Bombay sandwiches. In fact, I would rate their idlis and dosas to be better than Saravana Bhavan's or A2B's. In addition, given the current COVID situation, their safety protocols are excellent for dine in option. A special shout out to Martin for providing great customer service. read more

Honest - Aloo Paratha - Indian Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Ok food. Food is quite oily and some of the most famous dishes are super spicy. Naan bread was thick and undercooked. Will nit recommend. read more