We've been to Chettinad but always order from the menu with fresh food. Sounds like a lot of the…read morecomplaints are around the buffet which I can't comment on. The menu food is very good! The mild still has a lot of spice! Biriyani is a huge portion and very flavo with a generous meat portion. The fresh garlic Naan is our favorite! Butter chicken is a family favorite. If you're dining in, order the dosa! They are long and fun to eat! It's a huge fresh crepe!

It's been a while since I've had Chettinad, years ago it used to be a weekly lunch thing, and this…read morefeels like a case where the best moments were in distant memories. We came in close to noon, it was empty, and we were seated quickly, while the buffet looks all ready. Unfortunately there were little variety, the food were mostly on the bland side, the naan bread felt like frozen pieces reheated, BUT the tandoori chicken was pretty solid, nicely cooked and lots of flavors. There really isn't much left to talk about. The dirty plates were not taken away for the entire meal, the water jug was 1/4 filled to start with. The people seem nice but the service wasn't there. All in all, this might be the last time here unless I hear drastic improvement from someone else.

We went there for lunch today and everyone was quite hungry after we spend the mod in Washington…read morePark and we were glad that lunch specials had Vegetarian, chicken and goat Thalis for a great price. Portion size unlike typical thalis were huge and we loved every single item was delicious and well prepared We could not finish our thalis and our tummies were more than full for a $15-17 price tag

I love the meats they had on the menu such as chicken and goat meat. Both were very good! The…read moreemployee working was very friendly and gave me mango dessert free of charge after I showed her my favorite dessert from the first time I ate here. This is my second time eating here as in the picture of the meal and I look forward to eating here the next time I come to Oregon again.

The more senior management returned and the overall experience of eating here is very much better,…read moreI will be returning again today. Thank you, namaste!

We stopped in for the lunch buffet. Lots of options and no wait. The price point was reasonable at…read moreabout $20 each. The gent working the register was polite and helpful. I think the best word to describe the food today is stale. Not super fresh, some dishes teetering on not so good. The temperatures were just a bit shy of the food being hot. I don't believe that we'll return again. Was the food terrible? Nope. Was it spectacular? Nope. A solid three star, teetering on two stars.

This is legit authentic and delicious Indian food. It is easily the best Indian restaurant I've…read moretried in recent years. The location and atmosphere is nothing special, but that isn't why you come here. Both times I've gone it's been busy, but we were able to get seated right away. The paneer makhani curry is delectable. It's rich, sweet, spicy, creamy, and has a great depth of flavor and spices. The shrimp biryani was the standout dish for me that I still keep thinking about. The rice was aromatic and cooked perfectly, while the shrimp was robust, bright, and very spicy. I would recommend ordering a spice level down from what you would normally get.The mini samosas were packed with flavor and I loved all onions in them. The garlic naan was also solid. All around incredible food!

I was genuinely excited to re-order from this place after a wonderful first experience with their…read moreMughlai dishes. Unfortunately, my second order via DoorDash missed the mark in two significant ways: 1) Spice level not honored: I ordered butter chicken and Mughlai paneer and selected "mild", specifically because my 5-year-old was going to eat with me. What arrived was unbearably hot, even for an adult used to spicy Indian food. I double-checked my receipt and the mild selection was clearly there. Neither dish was edible for my child, and I could barely get through it myself. What's especially frustrating is that my first order at mild spice came out perfectly mild. Dishes like butter chicken and Mughlai korma-style preparations are traditionally on the gentler end of the heat spectrum. It would be great if the restaurant could maintain consistency in honoring spice level selections, as it makes a difference for the person eating it. 2) No rice with the main course: In every Indian restaurant I've visited globally, a main entree comes with a side of rice as standard. I didn't select "extra rice" on DoorDash assuming this was a given, and added only a garlic naan. What arrived was two entrees and a very small portion of naan (two thin slices, really enough for one person), and no rice at all. A heads-up on the menu or at checkout that rice is not included would go a long way. I hope the restaurant takes this feedback seriously, because the food itself is very tasty!

Great authentic Indian food! Even better prices... life long customer made! It was very large…read moreportions and the spicing was very reasonable especially if this is your first time trying Indian food! There is even delicious chicken nuggets and fish pieces. Eventually I'm going to go thru the entire menu. I had some trouble with post mates getting everything clear but it's not the restaurants fault I think it's just starting glitches... stay on it and check this place out you will not be disappointed

Authentic Hyderabadi food. I ordered the samosa chaat and love the tangy and sweet tamarind…read morechutney. I ordered the chicken biryani very tasty!! I love how fresh, fast and tasty the food is. Will come back.

This review is specifically about the weekend buffet. The…read moreone thing I like is it opens at 10 AM and when you show up at 10:30 you're pretty much have the whole restaurant to yourself The food is a nice selection of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food I love the chutneys, especially the tomato chutney. It goes really well with the vada and idilli I also like they have more than just nann but also the south Indian Parrotta The curries are all excellent. I do like the goat curry a lot more than the others. The grilled chicken is top notch All of this for 20 $

We liked the price and the food. We went out primarily to escape the heat. It was a pleasant…read morefind. The Lamb Saag and Butter chicken were tasty. The mango lassi were tasty, but came in a plastic take out cup. I don't like being served in take out containers when I dine in.

This is a review not only of the restaurant, which is of course great, but the CATERING, which was…read moresimply magnificent. Vanakkam brought an absolute feast down from Portland to Eugene for our wedding. They not only transported a huge buffet, but also did live dose (dosa) and even added a live appetizer station last minute, fearing that the appetizers would be soggy. That means they were cooking on a huge griddle, cranking out crispy dose, frying paneer 65, wok-tossing gobi manchurian, all on the spot. Every single dish was SO GOOD. Our guests said it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding. People are still raving about it. We had many guests from India who were thrilled as well. Ganesh at Vanakkam was a pleasure to work with throughout the process. So responsive, kind and understanding, and his staff worked incredibly hard. It honestly blew us away. You should hire Vanakkam for your special event. 5 stars is not enough. 20 maybe. (This event just happened, but I'll update this review with mouthwatering pictures as soon as I have some...)

We are blessed to have a number of excellent Indian food options in the Beaverton / Hillsboro area…read more While searching for a lunch buffet option, we came across Vanakkam PDX and decided to give it a try. This restaurant, located in a strip mall area, doesn't really seat that many people, but for less than $16, you can experience a really amazing lunch buffet option here. Seriously, for the price of your average food cart entree these days, you can have an all-you-can-eat, high-quality, high-variety lunch. And this restaurant doesn't just churn out the basic stuff, either. You might get a bhindi masala, or goat biryani, along with some of the more typical plates like butter chicken. They mix it up, which is the sign of a great buffet. Honestly, they do something truly special with their tandoori chicken. I'm normally pretty lukewarm on that entree, but Vanakkam's version is a really sensational one. Samosas, Naan, Raita, etc. all available too. I hope they can keep this going at this price, and if so, we'll soon be a regular, no doubt!

We just had our 2nd meal here and it was fantastic! How is their butter chicken and naan so good?!…read more We have tried a lot of Indian restaurants over the years and based on flavor, quality and naan, this might be our new favorite! Definitely try their butter chicken on your first visit. We tried their butter bombs and they were excellent as well. Customer service was great! We were well taken care of. We will be back!

I simply love this place. They are one of the very rare chaat houses in the uses which combine…read morehigh quality homemade chaat, with authentic taste and excellent customer service. Their vada paav, chole bature, paratha and chicken curry are something I just can't have enough of. Thank you for being there! The ambience is fun too with good outdoor sitting

Excellent food. Authentic and all level of spices from kid friendly to hot. Our favorites are pani…read morepuri and amritsari kulcha along with malai chicken kabab

Updated in April 2026…read more We came to Desi Bite's new location for lunch. The dining area is much smaller than the previous location. The shop was quiet with some customers picking up to go orders. We went to the counter and ordered two non-veg (chicken) thali plates, a mango lassi and a chai masala. I also asked to confirm that they don't have their buffet anymore. While we were waiting, we noticed that most of the tables were dirty with food smudges and left over trash presumably from the day before since it had just opened. I tried to clean our table with paper napkins and water with little effect. So we decided to just deal with it. My husband went to the restroom to wash his hands and told me the restroom was in need of cleaning as well. As our food came. We noticed the sides on the thali plates were different too. They used to have two side dishes with cucumber, tomato, onion and crackers. The new plates were more plain, not bad, but not the same variety. The food tasted pretty good, I noticed the curries were spicer as well. That makes us wonder if there was a change of ownership/management once Desi Bites moved. It's such a shame the Desi Bites we remembered is gone..

Absolutely delightful! Great food and fantastic service! Also, easy to get to in the downtown area.read more

Cute spot, with friendly but slow service- drinks came out after appetizer and we had to ask for…read moreour check 3 times, seemed like they'd forgotten. The items were hit or miss- one cocktail was pretty good though sweet and the other (tamarind margarita) was bad- not sure what was wrong with it but it tasted very odd. The sliders were the most flavorful items but chicken was quite tough, and butter chicken was not very flavorful, while the shots appetizer was probably the best item with garlic naan second. Would give them another shot if a friend wanted to go but wouldn't choose to go again myself.