There's a good variety of food to choose from for family members of all ages and appetites. Our all-time favorite is the Paneer 65 -- a good portion fried Indian cheese coated with tangy house-made sweet and sour sauce. Even kids who do not have an Indian palate love this. Another dish that kids are open to trying is the Bahubali sandwich. Though there's some curry paste in one of the layers, the overall look of this slightly grilled sandwich along with the jam immediately caught their eyes and it did not disappoint them with the first bite. It may be a super large portion for smaller kids but for our teenagers or for sharing it is just right. As a long time oriental vegetarian, we love that Honest provides Swaminarayan version for most dishes. Without having to emphasize to the waiter about our preference for no onions and no garlic for each dish, they can accommodate it perfectly by just mentioning Swami. The dining environment is open, spacious, and welcoming. There's booth and long table options if you have a larger family. We just simply enjoy this place as our new favorite family dining place. read more

So let's be honest about Honest Restaurant Review: I've visited this place over the course of a year from the soft opening to as recent as yesterday and weekend before. Overall the ambiance is well suited for location. Cleanliness is 5 star Service: 5 star Now let's talk about the food. Which I have ordered over and over. Appetizers: Paneer Tikka and Paneer Pudina Tikka is to die for. If you don't order this you are missing out in-house made fresh Paneer. Which is made to perfection for a paneer lover. Punjabi curries: my all time favorite is Paneer Tava Masala. I couldn't emphasize the flavor and smoky tava feel the dish has. Hands down 5 Star Now let's get to Bahubali Sandwich which has a tangy kick and served with chips. That is filling if you are having for lunch or dinner. 5 Star When it comes to Pav Bhaji we ought to have a broader understanding that it's made in Gujrati style as made in India. Most people when ordering it have an understanding that it would be made in Mumbai style but need to understand it's Gujrati restaurant and fits perfectly with the local norms to its original location in India. So if you want to expand your palette it's Honest Special Pav Bhaji is good. To put cherry in top they serve it with fresh Amul Cheese which brings back fond memories to me. I did visit the store during peak rush hour between 830-915 PM and got excellent service and amazing food. Overall the food has improved from soft opening to current day and taste to bring you back to their doors again. read more

Honest Restaurant - Vegetarian Near Me - Irving, Texas

This place is great! I went after picking up some stuff at the market next door. The staff was super friendly and gave me a recommendation. I have an adventurous palate, so I like asking for something new to try. I got the Punjabi Thali and I loved everything in the combo. The naan was fresh and delicious, and the spice level was definitely to my liking. The decor was clean and visually appealing. I feel like I've found a fun place to try something different every time read more

Not sure why we had such a bad experience besides all the good reviews . Of all the items i ordered , kaju pulav has kaju and kismis on top ? Is that how it has to be ? Biryani and raitha is all salty , pannera tava and panner tikka masala both of them tasted just the same .. not a hint of difference . And then comes the vada pav , which is absolutely dry bun with no salt vada . I literally spent 106$ in vain , not a single item upstanding . read more

The Honest Restuarant is one of very few restaurants in the area that is not only good in service but also food quality. The food at Honest reminds you the tastes of "Home" as they source their food straight from India. The restaurant environment is a "busy chaotic" with lots of servers running to fill up your water, fun music, and always running into one of your family members. Go Here! read more

Honest Restaurant - Serving area - Vegetarian Near Me - Irving, Texas

Food is tasty and decent. Ambience is okay and the service is great. Restrooms are really bad. read more

Honest Restaurant - Vegetarian Near Me - Irving, Texas

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So happy they brought the Honest franchise to Irving. The food here was great. My family ordered the Cheese Mysore Masala Dosa, Pav Baji, and Chole Puri. All of the dishes were great, but my favorite was the Dosa. When ordering the Chole, I would suggest getting Puri instead of Bhature. The Bhature at Honest are more thick. I noticed this location has a Kattapa sandwich. Would love to try it the next time I go to see what's the difference between it and Bahubaali. read more

The food here is amazing and very reasonable. Jay recommended a lot of great dishes and the service was prompt and he was very attentive. We ultimately had the dahi puri, Manchow soup, paneer 65, and Gobi Manchurian. Everything was delicious with a perfect blend of spices. read more

The only good thing from our rather large order was the kattappa sandwich. Everything else tasted the same with extra high amounts of salt that made it inedible. Chinese bhel was basically noodles which I know isn't what it should be based on my other visits to honest. Won't go back ever read more

The food is osum, the price is little higher but the quality is pretty high as well.

My family rarely eats out at Indian restuarants since we can just cook at home, but we loved Honest! The dahi chaat was delicious, the dosa was perfectly cooked with good aloo and the mango lassi wasn't overly sweet. The paneer tikka was our favorite, and it had a little more spice to it. Most food we ate was missing smoe of that Service was fairly quick and friendly and the portions were huge, especially at the price point. read more

Excellent food and superb services. We have ordered about 10 dishes and all them very delicious.

I am mad because I had high hopes for a sandwich. I took a takeout today and got burnt sandwich. How can they give such a burnt sandwich.. read more

Honest Restaurant - Vegetarian Near Me - Irving, Texas

The sandwiches except for Bahubali and Kattapata are overly priced. I find it's better priced at Bombay Chowpatty for the same kind/quantity. chaats are good but pulavs are again overpriced especially when there are tons of surrounding South Indian restaurants serving pulses/biryanis/fried rice for reasonable price. Attached photo for the quantity. Honest is actually a dhaba back in India(affordable by truck drivers and open all night), here it's just a rip off. I would prefer going to Bombay Chowpatty for similar items and reasonable pricing. For rice varieties, any nearby South Indian authentic restaurant works. read more

Honest Restaurant - $10+tax) for this small box of pulav with no raita is a rip off. - Vegetarian Near Me - Irving, Texas

I love this vegetarian restaurant. Which says a lot because I am a hard core carnivore. I was amazed at their really large menu. I love their rava masala dosa. This restaurant can even make dishes for my friends who follow Jain where they do not eat onion or garlic. I would definitely go back read more

food is cold and bland, waiter even refused to atleast heat it, one of the worst pani puri i ever had

Honest restaurant was 'honestly' delicious. It was great comfort knowing it was vegetarian so sharing plates was not an issue for us. The manchow soup and Chinese bhel was very comforting full of flavor. It tasted like the indochinese plates from India. I would highly recommend the sandwiches as well and ask for the two top rated ones. If you like spicy--go higher than medium as their spice level is not as high as I would expect. The Dabang dosa was a great sharing option and paired well with the soup highly recommend! The service was great as well! read more

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Overpriced and take forever, but really good food. unfortunately it's not consistent. Sandwiches burnt, samosas burnt & dripping in excess oil, like old ones refried several times. When they opened, the food and service were awful so I keep hoping to see the improvement. Really love the authentic tastes, when it's done we'll. I would be weary though, as they most recently had a D rating in the Irving Restaurant Inspections this year. read more

If you want to eat there don't do it at all! They take 10-20 min to come to your table, they don't give you a menu or silverware and I had to go to the front to ask for a menu! Ridiculous! Food is great but their servers don't do a good job. I don't recommend anyone going to this location read more

Found a metal piece in food. No appologies no nothing. Biggest drawback of eating food at Indian restaurants...customer service is 0%. Used to eat here atleast 2 in a month. Will no more be heading there and urge you guys to look at other options or if you eat food there be careful of what you eat. read more

Pav bhaji was so good! Chinese was already, could be better. Will be back to try chat and South Indian!!

We love the chaat and pav bhaji here-very authentic and absolutely yummy! Good service too.

This place is just so hit or miss. Sometimes the food is fast and it could be crazy busy. Sometimes it's empty and the food never even comes out, until you hound them. Quality of food is great, operationally the place is a mess, service is so unpredictable. read more

I have been a patron of honest restaurant in McKinney for a long time. I love the food. I was very excited that they opened a branch in Irving because it would save me a long drive from Dallas. But I was immensely disappointed by the quality of food and the service. They didn't have Dabeli on the menu at all. We ordered Bhel. It was dry, soggy . It seemed like it was made hours ago. So no stars for the bhel for sure. We also ordered 4 plates of bhaji pav, dahi puri, vada pav and Honest special sandwich . - Dahi Puri was nothing compared to the one in McKinney. It was a disappointment. - Vadapav had thick sev ( crunchy noodles) in the bread. This is a big No No for vadapav. - Honest special sandwich is offered only as GRILLED in their menu. The sandwich was not served for almost an hour. 4 different people came and asked us and we told each of them that we are still waiting on the sandwich. Each of them told us that it should be served in a few minutes . 30 min later, here comes the sandwich . But guess what - it's not grilled !! So we told the server it's not grilled . She says ' can I take this back?' (It's Covid time. Why would you want to do that? ) So then she brings her Manager in and he initially offers to grille the one that they served us . The thought of them taking the food back into the kitchen was disgusting . We asked to remake a new one . So he told us ' that will take 20-30 minutes more' . He seemed hesitant but since we were already waiting for almost 2 hours, we said that's fine. As a courtesy he even told us that the non grilled one will not be charged . We appreciated the gesture. Then we waited another 10-15 minutes for our check. And guess what?! We were charged for the sandwich twice!!! So now we again wait to get that sorted . It was almost as if I went for a French dinner that takes hours. Lol . But it was worse than the mediocre food on chowpatty in India in terms of quality, taste and service. For the amount of time i spent here , I could have gone to McKinney twice and eaten the good food that Honest usually delivers. TL;DR - Honest Irving is not the same as Honest McKinney in terms of food quality and service . read more

My family and I have come here two times and have really enjoyed the food and the staff are professional and friendly! What an amazing concept. read more

Awesome restaurant with amazing service. Clean and tasty food! I liked the Katappa sandwich and Pav bhaji there!

Stopped by for lunch and received one of the best services. Food was absolutely amazing and tasty. Very friendly staff. Would highly recommend to everyone!! read more

This has become a weekly regular. A little expensive compared to the other Indian restaurants around but the food is very good. I really like the dosas, chaat and indo-chinese. read more

Ordered through doordash, kattappa sandwich and Schezwan fried rice. Sandwich was tasty and good. While the fried rice was extremely tasty, portion was too less. For $10.99 its not enough portion. I have a small appetite and I almost finished the fried rice only if I hadnt ate the sandwich. Hope they make the portion of fried rice worth the money. Over all good taste. read more

The price is compatible to highway robbery with food quality is mediocre. My first time and of course and my last!!!! You can find some great vegi restaurants in Irving with great quality food and price. I don't recommend this restaurant. read more

Please avoid this one and go to MCKINNEY branch. I really loved the food of Honest. I think food from Irving is not up to the mark if you compare to Mckinny branch. food was utterly atrocious and had to leave uneaten. I would never go back to Irving branch again. read more

Food is good. Service is good. They have no sense of social distancing and it is not covid safe. They seated us right in between two other families when there was plenty of room at the restaurant. Five kids without any masks were running around and one was crawling on the floor. One of the fathers of the kid was walking around without a mask. Again, the food and the workers and service was good but they reallllly need to socially distance their tables and actually enforce the mask policy. read more

Poor food Quality did not delivered as per standard set by other honest restaurant like Chicago and NJ We ordered Bhaji Paav and Munchow Soup The bhaji was too oily and lack of taste , the pav does not Appears as Fresh Munchow soup had crispy noodles those were souggy Other Honest food is much better that this one read more

Good quality food, except chineese. I'm still giving 5 stars because I love their thali and I eat there almost everyday

We ordered North Indian, the curry is bland and greasy. Naan is hard and pretty much inedible. Only vada pav was decent. Special pulav has only chili powder, no other taste or spices. Food was much better in McKinney. Irving is only good for chat and sandwiches . read more

Went for Dinner on 12/7. We ordered some indian chinese, Schezwan fried rice, and 2 noodle dishes. First thing you notice the serving size is ridiculously small for the price they charge. I would be forgiving if the taste was out of the blue, but you probably can watch a youtube video and make better dishes. I wouldnt recommend eating indian chinese. We order a Dabbang dosa as well, which was fine. The guy asked if we would like bottled water, we said yes. It was not on the menu, so our mistake we assume it was complimentary. They charged $2 for small water bottle. Umm.. really!! read more

This place did not serve us when we got there at 8.45 pm. They said kitchen closed. The restaurant timings say it closes at 9.30pm. Why don't they change the board to say they close at 8.45 pm? read more

I stopped here for lunch with a friend and was super excited. The waiter warned me it could take a bit of time because the food was made fresh. This was the best Indian food I've had since I moved to Texas and it definitely did not disappoint. Excellent, home made quality, perfect blend of spices. I wish I lived closer so I could be a regular but I'll definitely make the drive to come again on occasion. A+++ read more

The restaurant is spacious and clean. Service was great as well. Staff was attentive and able to answer our questions - especially since the menu isn't very descriptive. A tip though - they bring out the food as it's prepared. There is no concept here of bringing everyone's food at the same time - though I suppose you could make the request. The best approach though is to order family style so everyone can eat at once and try different things. We had the dry Manchurian which was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside - just how it should be. We ordered the Honest special pav bhaji - it was good but a little too rich with the cashews/raisins and butter. We prefer the regular pav bhaji. The Bahubali sandwich was easily the winner from our table order. Everyone loved it. It's a surprising list of ingredients but the flavors balance out really well. We have been to other Honest locations in McKinney and Houston. This is easily the best one! read more

Good food and friendly staff. Good selection of vegetarian food. Service could be better. Would visit again.