I am in love with Metro Dhaba/Il Forno. It is such a blessing to eat the food and take in the charm of Metro Dhaba. Inside, the paper signs that declare "Please seat yourself," "Please do not ask for free sauce," and "Please do not bargain about the prices" have been up for several years now. Metro Dhaba stays true to itself. They know what they are doing. It is an authentic place with friendly people that serves amazing food. Metro Dhaba reminds me of the authentic Indian restaurants in Edison, New Jersey. The owner, Joginder, is doing a wonderful thing for Gaithersburg. I usually order the samosas (50 cents each), aloo gobhi ($3.99), and jalebi (an orange, Indian sweet) (half pound for $3.00). The samosas are freshly made, hot, and savory with a little bit of spice. The samosas have greatly improved since last year. The aloo gobhi tastes so good!! It is a mixture of cauliflower, potatoes, and spices served hot. The jalebi are sweet and best eaten as dessert. I always get half a pound (3-4 pieces of jalebi). I really appreciate what Metro Dhaba is doing for the community. I highly recommend becoming a customer here. read more

I adore this place and need to come back more often. The samosas are the BEST. I've never had any as good as these. Usually when I come here, we all order an order of samosas per person, and a large pizza to share, and it's such a great combination. The brick oven pizza is the best I've had since I lived in NYC. The service is really nice - not too attentive or in your face, and the owner is just a really nice guy and fun to talk to. He's told us fun stories about India, and is just a sweetheart. Overall, I'd recommend this place in a heartbeat - especially for a large group with picky eaters, considering you can either get pizzas or subs, or samosas and indian food, or any combination of each! :) read more

We would often pick up samosas for our company picnics from metro dhaba. The owners are so sweet and the samosas are awesome. I personally have never eaten here but I am sure the other food is equally as good. read more

The food was okay, but the service was inconsistent. The first time I came her, the Shahi paneer with rice was $4.00. About two weeks later, I had to pay 1.50 more for rice. One day, the take-out lunch buffet is $6. The lady is very friendly, and gives me hot bread to go once I'm done filling my take-out box. The next time I come for the buffet, the man charges a take-out price that is based on the weight of my filled box. Samosas, which are apart of the buffet, is charged as extra. They obviously charge you based on how they feel about you. read more

Came in here to eat while my car gets serviced next door... and wow what a pleasant surprise! A little dated and kind of weird at first BUT THE FOOD! $6 for probably the best Indian buffet I've ever had. Samosas and chutney totally delicious, and the buffet offers 8 different items. The butter chicken is amazing. I will definitely be back. Also they had ran out of naan and samosas and brought fresh ones to replenish the buffet. And cnn was on a big screen tv with good volume. So you could sit eat and catch up on the news! This place is great! read more

Metro Dhaba - Italian Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

I've had their food once. It was good. This review is solely based on their samosas though. I usually stop by for the samosas before a gathering of friends. Everyone always loves when I bring these to a get together can't beat the price and flavor. read more

Having only had the buffet I would say that it is more than fairly priced. The place is airy and calm at midday, which is a plus for me. Samosas were warm and crunchy, just delicious. I also enjoyed the butter chicken and chickpeas. Everyone was friendly as well. I will definitely be coming back! read more

The samosas and naan at Metro Dhaba exceed expectations. The naan is quite frankly as good as the naan in London. It is so tasty, reminding me of the excellent naan at Amaya and Zaika. The buffet features a variety of vegetarian and meat items, and includes samosas, mint and tamarind chutneys, naan, and pickle. Plus it's only $6. Metro Dhaba is the place to be. read more

They call themselves the Samosa Factory -and they live up to their name. An auntie/uncle team who can churn out hundreds of samosas for you really quickly and they're always good. A bit spicy for some more timid eaters, but a little sweet chutney (or ketchup for the unorthodox) helps calm that spice level down. One or two times they samosas have had that 'old oil' smell - but it's been a pretty rare occurrence. They're generally pretty good about having your samosas ready to go at the time you said (sometimes you have to wait a couple of minutes). I vaguely remember eating here once many years ago, and was not at all impressed by the food (or the ambiance) so I've only stopped in to pick up trays of samosas since then. Nothing spectacular as far as location & decor - but great for that cheap, yummy snack! read more

Lunch buffet was excellent. Butter chicken and daal stood out. I tried and really liked everything. Naan was delicious. They also served their vegetable samosas, which were just as good as I remembered. My friend's mother used to get them for special occasions from Metro Dhaba. It had been over 10 years since I had them. Extremely delicious Indian cuisine at a great price. The owner was very nice and welcoming. I can't wait to go back for lunch. read more

I found this place on Yelp, with four stars and decided to try their lunch buffet. With all due respect to the Aunty and Uncle who run this place, this place has the worst Butter Chicken I have tasted all over the country. Imagine water floating on the curry with shredded chicken that has no taste. That's because the curry has no gravy, just chicken in water. ( !! ) On the brighter side, the samosas are fresh, the chutney and the pickle are good. The naan was soft. Oh don't even think about the rice, it still needs to get the amount of water right. All this for $5.99, and I wouldn't go for it again even if it is still the least expensive buffet around. read more

Don't look for service.. the name itself says dhaba. The food is very authentic and best I have had in the area. Would definitely come back! read more

Metro Dhaba - Italian Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

The butter chicken here is very good, as is the lamb. The butter chicken is slightly spicier than I expected, but my mouth is watering just typing this. The naan was standard, and the mango lassi is good as usual. The only thing I was dissatisfied with is the owner. He stared and made it quite uncomfortable when I tried to pay for the food, as if he was expecting a large check. Got a jalebi to go and it wasn't very good as far as desserts go. read more

Metro Dhaba - Italian Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

Ambience - 2/5 Main course - 3.5/5 Appetizers/Desserts - 5/5 If you are looking for a nice place to sit, this will not be the one. If you care just about good food, you've landed in right place. Owner was so courteous and nice to talk to while I was waiting for my food. Samosas were too good. Seriously, best in MD I had so far. I took main course to-go but it wasn't that excellent. But Samosas, and Jalebi made my day. After so long I had such good samosas that it made up for ok-ok food. Will definitely visit again. read more

Amazing place! The owner is the sweetest and kindness old man. He is so hard working for his age and always such a pleasure to speak with. Their samosas are the best around and everything is so reasonably priced. read more

Go for the best Indian food in southern Maryland! The lunch buffet is insanely cheap and all the prices are reasonable. Yes, the restaurant is a bit worn down. But it's one of those hole-in-the-wall restaurants where you find the most delicious food. The food delicious and the elderly couple that own the place are lovely. read more

Metro Dhaba and Il Forno Pizza -- who woulda thunk that Indian and Italian foods could fit together (and seemingly naturally) in one little restaurant, and a very simple and unassuming place at that? But it is true... from phenomenal prices to good sized servings to well-seasoned and great tasting menu items -- good stuff all around. Tried this place because a friend said how good it was, and was not disappointed. read more

Home cooked taste. You cant get better taste and value for your $. Loved the Jalebi and their daily lunch buffet. read more

Poor customer service. We placed an office order for two separate orders butter chicken which is what i enjoyed from here. When one communicated there is an order for an office, you don't combine 2 orders of a dish into a larger container which is normal regular order. (Portions are very small). I called at office and explained to female owner, she says come back. I did on way home from work and male owner says they gave the correct food and charged tne correct amount and wouldn't honor her statement. I did not receive what she promised. My co-worker said his tandoori chicken was reheated and dry, the butter chicken that the one employee ate said it was good. I was looking forward to it but that male owner had no sense of cust service that the wife was trying to uphold in the beginning. I had been here other times for their Samosas and am surprised at the lack of service he demonstrated. I'll continue to go to the other place near 355 and Shady (Minerva) even though it is walking distance to my home. read more

Price are very affordable at this location. But when it comes to severing size , they are sooo cheap!! Its like a free sample size . The best deal is the buffet for $6. read more

Great samosas. really great. Great Pizza too. I think this place has two names one Metro Dhaba the other is some Italian name, however great Pizza anyways. read more

This place is horrendous. You know that idea that hole in the wall establishments are usually the best? Well that idea went over the head of Metro Dhaba. As an Indian myself, I can't think of a place with worse Indian food. Nothing is cooked fresh, if you pay close attention, you'll see that their food is frozen and simply reheated. They may have the cheapest samosas, but that does not mean they are the best. if you go to any Indian grocery stores, you'll surely have better. And the cleanliness of the restaurant is that of a high school boy's bathroom, I can't compare it to the girl's bathroom as I never been. read more

Unbelievably RUDE owner. I ordered samosa on the phone for a party and since I was serving other items and don't want people to fill up on the samosa, I kindly ask them if they would be willing to cut them in half. They HUNG up the phone! I thought it was bad connection and I was busy with other stuff to do for the party so I send a friend to pick up the samosa from them. When my friend went to pick up the samosa for me, the old lady (I think owner) was rude to him as well and said "who asks for samosas to be cut anyways, we don't want business from your kind of people... " I don't even understand what's the big deal about cutting the samosa in half, if they don't do it, just say they don't do it, but to hung up the phone and saying rude comments to the person picking up is unacceptable. I will never come back to this dump! There are many better options nearby. read more

I have been coming to this place for decades ever since they opened on Rt 355 below Shady Grove, and then moved into the current location after they bought the IL Forno pizza franchize. They still use the wood fired oven. I am not going to repeat what many who have given 5 stars to this place have already said. First, you have to understand there is no pretense here is you know what a Dhaba is. A Dhaba in Northern India is a truck stop type informal eatery. Food often the best. For ambience, think a truck stop in Asia, not in US. This is a few notches up. As once an Israeli American friend of mine said, you can't have excellent food without the smell of a fuel truck nearby. No fuel smell here, but you should get the idea. Don't come here for the ambience, come for the food. Or, just do carry out. Rarely any food is disappointing. Excellent vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Just to mention a couple of our favorites. This place is known as the samosa factory. Fresh out of the frying pan. (Don't expect them to cut them in halves for you, as one disappointed reviewer expected.) Once you have had their bhajias or pakoras, hush puppies will no longer be enough. Curries like lamb Rogan Josh are very good. Some reviewers complained about the buffet. Clearly unreasonable to expect $12 variety for half the price. I prefer a la carte and usually take out. For that, it gets 5 stars. Very reasonable prices. Owned and operated by an elder couple. read more

This place gets an "F" for FAIL. First of all... they bought out il Forno's (pizzeria) and never changed the name, apparently in an effort to keep customers. Please do not let the name fool you. Just ordered through a delivery service, a Napolitana Salad, what I got instead was a bunch of dirty unevenly cut up raw green peppers, soft mushy raw carrots (how is this even possible) and brown shredded iceburg lettuce. Google "Napolitana Salad" and you'll see why this is beyond absurd. I also made the mistake of ordering a large Calzone. Inside of this "calzone" is a bunch of bland ricotta cheese, bland sauce that tastes like it came out of a spagetti-o's can, and some strips of some kind of meat. The meat looks like strips of brown paper. WT_ is this? Seriously. I will NEVER order from this place again, and I highly advise you to not try it yourself. They need to change the name and stop trying to double as an italian pizzeria. From what I understand, their indian food is also a fail. You'd be better off getting Pizza from Slice of Rockville and indian food from Spice Xing. ALERT: I also question the cleanliness of this place. read more

I have never had anything here besides the samosas. And for 50 cents a samosa, there is nothing else I need. They are excellent here! Right amount of spice, not overbearing in flavor. Can't beat that anywhere in the area. It is my go to for potlucks. read more

Yikes!!! I've been going to this place off and on for about 10yrs now and I think today was the last day. It's a run down shack with poor service and terrible food. STAY AWAY from the Lunch Buffet too! The only edible item remaining on the menu is the Samosa. So unless you're in need of 100 Samosas for that office holiday pot luck you forgot about do yourself a big favor and eat somewhere else. read more

The restaurant is very reasonably priced and the food offered is delicious.Samosa and Jalebi were excellent and so was the main course-Malai Kofta, Bhindi and Naan.Loved the Mango Lassi too. Service was good and the owner courteous. read more

Been coming here for years, this is the last Gaithersburg staple (RIP Ricky's Rice Bowl). Inside an Italian restaurant that makes dank wood fired pizza is actually a really good Indian restaurant. They have a super cheap lunch buffet with options for vegans and meat eaters alike. The best thing by far here are their veggie samosas. 50 cents a samosa and they are large potato filled pastries with peas and spices. They have a few at a time available during the lunch buffet but you got to have them refill it. Also they have sweet brown chutney or spicy green chutney that goes great with the samosas. read more

The ambience isn't the best - agree! But you can always take away and enjoy their delicious food. I that heard they have been in business for 30 years now and the prices haven't increased much. They have Chicken Biryani for $6 which tastes much better than biryani from any other Indian restaurant 30 miles around Rockville. Arguably, it is the best place in town for samosas. read more

This was a wonderful surprise. Excellent buffet for six dollars per person and excellent variety. Very authentic Indian food

We saw 4 stars and were fooled to step in. The food was really bad quality. Not bad tasting, just plain stale and old food was served. The salted lassi jar smelled like some foul odour. I understand it's cheap but cheap doesn't mean serving stale old food to your customers. The place is decent for just sitting. The old couple who runs the place are sweet. But sorry to say it's not a place where you should eat food from. read more

I would best place to eat at cheap and they have decent quality food with good taste. Their samosa's and bread are really nice. They make it fresh in front of you. read more

we ordered bhature over the phone, he said will be ready for half an hour and after waiting for one hour and ten minutes the order was ready and the food was not tasty, bhature were too thick, too much oily and hard. By the way, this place is so unhygienic. I'll not go there again and do not recommend this to my friends. read more

We went there to try the samosas after reading all of the reviews on yelp. This is a family owned business setup in what was originally a pizza restaurant. Not the best ambiance and while it smelt delicious we did not order any food, but purchased a dozen samosas as a carry out order to take along with us to a party. The samosas were delicious and were a big hit! we can't wait to visit this restaurant the next time we are in Gaithersburg. The sweet tamarind chutney is not included and while there is an extra charge for it this is still one of the best deals around. The credit card machine didn't quite work so keep cash handy just in case. read more

Been looking forward to trying Metro Dhaba since we moved offices to the area, I was not disappointed. Ordered take out and the food was very well prepared and in decent amount of time. Had the Chicken Curry, Bengan Bartha (Egg plant roasted), rice, naan and some Samosas to share with co-workers back at the office. It was very tasty, perfect amount of aromatics and spices but not overly done where you can't taste your food. The owner, she was very friendly and went above and beyond to make this first timer feel welcome in her restaurant. Will definitely be a regular there! read more

My wife and kids love this place, the Mango Lassie is to die for. The place is very clean the the owner is very friendly. The food are awesome and retain their Indian authenticity. read more

This place is awesome. The owners are so sweet and the food is authentic. You can't beat their prices. Will definitely be back.

I'll start by saying I didn't try the pizza here although the menu looked good and prices reasonable so I will come back to try. First, the place is not aesthetically pleasing. It looks clean but run down, tacky, and the dishes were in view. But if you get past that the prices are low, like really low. Their food is very, very affordable. I ordered the lamb curry and rice thinking if they were so off the mark that curry would make it apparent. It actually was good, as well as filling. Now the rice, eh. It was really bland even with the fennel seeds they had in it. I wouldn't expect food here to be fresh cooked when you order, my lamb curry was out in several minutes. No lamb cooks that fast, and the rice bowl was really hot. The fact that the bowls themselves were so hot suggests it was reheated in the oven but honestly, for the price you can't really complain at all. It is fast food indian and in my opinion they should market it as such. My lamb curry and rice were $6.50. Yeah. And it was tender lamb. This isn't the place if you're looking for an aesthetically pleasing environment but for a chill lunch or take out I would recommend. I love indian and frankly it's not a cheap habit, with a dish usually between $12-16 dollars. This is fast food indian and for that, good! read more

Excellent food in such low price. Took daal and bhindi and just loved it.The chapati was great too. It's like home food.Would have given 5 but didn't like veg rice biryani but overall great experience and will definitely visit again read more