This used to be the place I loved for a while.The standards of the restaurant has gone considerably down. We went last weekend to have vadav pav and paneer platter. The paneer platter is charged at 12.99 with only 6 pieces of Paneer BBQ with raw onions, when asked the lady at the counter said , this is not what you think as a platter. Totally dissatisfied with the dish. read more

Sigh. I've tried so hard to like this place. So. Very. Hard. A few years ago we actually made a catering order for a party here and the food was fantastic. We didn't get a chance to go back until recently. First time we tried to go back a few weeks ago. There was a wait. Fine. We waited until we were next to receive the next table when another party came in and was seated in the table that was meant for us. They didn't just walk in and sit down, they were DIRECTED to sit down by a waiter. Um, is our party of 4.5 (4 + toddler) invisible? We were waiting for at least 15 minutes. When my husband brought up the issue with the waiter, he kinda shrugged it off. Not sure if he didn't understand what happened or didn't wanna deal with it or what, but we just walked out after that. Then a lady came out and chased us down and said that it was their mistake and that our table was ready. They kicked out the party that sat down already so we can have it. Well, that's a little embarrassing. We felt bad for the party that already sat down, so we said it was alright, but thanked the lady who tried to make it right. Since they were apologetic and tried to make things right for us, we decided we would give them another try. Fast forward a few weeks later... we decided to come back for dinner on a Friday. To our surprise, there was no wait for a table, so we chose to sit at a table in the corner against the wall (it's better to "trap" my active toddler). I asked for a recommendation for my toddler, who obviously can't handle spicy food (although he sometimes tries). The waitress recommended this kinda pastry thing stuffed with potatoes. Cool, sounds great. We ordered a few curries, some naan, and tandoori chicken. The curries overall were really good, and so was the naan and chicken. My kid is not a picky eater at all, but he didn't want any part of the potato thing. I wondered why and took a bite of it. It was SPICY! Definitely wasn't super spicy, but it's enough to leave a little burn in your mouth. Thankfully he liked the chicken and we just ordered some more naan for him. I wasn't happy about being recommended something that was against what I asked for, but we were at least able to work around it, and in the end my son had something to eat so I won't dwell on that for too long. The worst part is, in the middle of dinner, out of nowhere, a cockroach dropped on my son's arm. He barely noticed, but I saw it right away. As my husband tried to catch it, it started running up and down the wall until he finally grabbed it with a napkin. WTF? Not cool. Instead of making a big fuss about it (which we absolutely could have), my husband brought the dead bug in the napkin to show the owner quietly in the back. She was, of course, mortified, and thanked him for not making a big fuss. They did the right thing and closed down for the night, not taking anymore customers. She said she called the exterminator and it will get taken care of right away. I'm not saying our meal should have been free, but I think she could have done a little more to make our experience a little bit better. Free dessert? A coupon for a small discount for next time? Guess what... she didn't even come out to apologize. Nobody apologized. A bug landed on my son's arm and I was freaking out inside, but hey, that's cool. Nothing, huh? I think I've given Mumbai Chowk enough chances. The last two experiences were lacking, to say the least, and there are a ton of Indian restaurants in the Fremont/Newark area for me to not have to come back here. read more

Hi This restaurant is the worst among all in this area. The good "REVIEWS ARE FAKE" and put up by the owner it seems. Nothing was good about the restaurant...neither the food nor the service, No such people like Jennifer or Keith would visit such a place. Raj read more

The reason I am taking away 3 stars from them is because the owner lady was horrible to me!! There are more than 10 tables in here but only 1 poor hostess! She was so overworked. However, for some reason, the aloo paratha we ordered did not arrive even 20 min later so I went in to ask the owner. She actually was snippy at me and said "didnt I tell you before - it is coming up!" Hello? Are you confusing me with someone else? Not ok lady - learn a thing or two about Indian hospitality. I love the food here. I highly recommend my friends to try this one out and have been there myself more than ten times now. I am unsure if I would like to go here again tho.....I like my head overall and dont like to get it ripped off. read more

Went here for a quick visit to pick up an order my parents had placed for an event at my place. The dorky Indian guy couldn't have been LESS of a help. In the 3.75 minutes I was there... he managed to get under my skin and irritate me. "$20.00 cash for the naan otherwise $20.00 PLUS tax if I may with CC" RIGHT!!!!! So given the stubborn Taurus that I am... I payed with CC because I actually want these types of businesses to REPORT their earnings... like the rest of us. I am going to go CUSS out loud and I'll be back... ... ... ... ... ... ok, I am back! So after he gave me my options and after I paid with my CC... I left, never to return again. If you go here... I wish you a better experience. read more

BAD EXPERIENCE! Horrible service! If I cud give -5 stars I wud. We just got out of this mess called Mumbai Chowk... These people didn't: 1. Take our order properly 2. Show any responsibility to own up to their fault 3. Ask us if there is any problem when we were left in the mid of our meal with nothing to eat. Awaiting the waiter who wouldn't even acknowledge us nor the owner. These people did: 1. Make us wait for our food, btw served in the wrong order. NEWS FLASH: APPETIZERS ARE TO BE SERVED AT THE START OF THE MEAL AND NOT TO BE SERVED AS BREADCRUMBS AS A MEANS TO KEEP THE POOR HUNGRY CUSTOMERS ENGAGED TILL THE REST OF THE MEAL IS SERVED!!! 2. Ask other customers around us and got them customized service. We didn't know that we cud get MASALA PAPAD baked and not the oily mess we were served.(which was served after our chapati and curry, followed by a wait of 15 MINS for the next curry) This was our 3rd visit here. The first time we visited we were asked to write good reviews on yelp for a compensatory cup of tea. The second time we went at 9:10 (closing time is 10) and the board said OPEN but we were refused service saying that they were already closed. If you were closed, then there is a sign outside that should say CLOSED.(wrote a review on Google but looks like they took it down). And this time, for such a horrible experience how can these people earn good reviews??? Suggestions: 1. Please repeat orders if u can't get a hang of it in the first place. 2. Serve all the main course dishes at once so the poor customers aren't left in the lurch and embarrassed to ask the waiter to give them the food they asked for. Who wants to follow up with a waiter who doesn't even look your way and runs off at the back to avoid the consequences. ( the poor guy was sent back during billing since the owner had disappeared) 3. They had put something funny in the tea. Smelt and tasted more like saunf. 4. Please treat customers as they should be treated and don't ignore them or do petty things like running off to avoid their outburst. Not a mature way to handle customer grievances. Never coming back here! EVER!!!!! read more

Not all dishes are authentic...Masale Bhat was more like biryani and unnecessarily spicy. Most of the chat items are good.

When someone told me that the best & "most authentic" wada pav's in the Bay area are served at Mumbai Chowk, I knew I had to give it a try to see if it's true. As a Mumbaikar, I am very passionate about a good wada pav. After all the booyah's about Mumbai Chowk, I still continue to find a good wada pav. Yes, it's probably the best of the kinds that made in the bay area, in that it tastes better than what is made at other restaurant, it does not match my expectations of an authentic one. Sure, their lasoon ki chutney is shipped from Bombay and all that (what?!!?) but no, not what I expect when I bite into a wada pav - Potatoes oozing with garlicky yumminess. We also ordered the following: Chaat (Pani Puri & Dahi batata puri) - For a restaurant that calls itself Mumbai Chowk, the chaat leaves some to be desired. The pani puri can be skipped. The dahi batata puri was good. Indo-Chinese - Very ketchup-y. Please to skip. Paneer sizzler - Oh so good. I could dive into a sizzler and go straight to heaven. Chicken wrap - My friend gobbled this up in a matter of seconds. So, must be good. But then, she's the one that said the wada pav here is the bomb. I'll come back here to try the kebabs and other meat items, which have rave reviews. But I'll come with lowered expectations the next time. read more

Let me start by saying this is the worst restaurant experience I have ever had. I could give zero if there would be an option. Here is a little background, there was guy sitting on next table, he had some argument with Manager/Owner and I gave little attention, suddenly customer started saying that Owner refused to serve him a second pair of naan because he did not order it before. We took this lightly, after we completed our meal and asked Owner that what was the issue will the guy next table. Owner confirmed what the guy said earlier. This is total BS. If you are eating and if you want to reorder anything you just have to wait until all the order before you are completed. Even you can't get a second set of naan in middle of your meal. Even after reading this if you are planning to go to this place just remember to order everything the first time around. ** Food Experience ** We ordered Vada pau - It was good not the best but I would give 4 star Pau bhaji - This was not good at all. This would be 2 star from me Hakka noodles - This was little good but seasoning was not enough. I would give 2.5 start Panner tikka masala - Not good, 2 star Garlic naan - average quality 2 start salt lassi - Good 4 star Kala khatta soda - Good 4 star To summarize I would not go back to this place even though I liked the vada pau just because the attitude of the Owner. read more

Apparently they've been open for a year but I hadn't heard about this place until recently. Thanks Yelp! One of my favorite things is how CLEAN this restaurant is. My favorite thing here is the Chicken Chettinad. YUM. It's like a curry infused with coconut. Good with rice, which it comes with, and naan. Sucks you don't get a choice between rice and naan but getting an order of naan will cost you 1-2 bucks. Not bad. And the naan doesn't come with a slab of unwanted butter on top! (Unless you pay an extra 25 cents) The consistency of the naan is kind of odd, once it was thin, once it was fluffy. I don't know how to judge. The samosas are good and hearty. An order also comes with chutney. The baida roti? Roti stuffed with marinated chicken and eggs and onion is similar to things I have had before at Chinese and Southeast Asian restaurants. This is not to say it's not unique or equally delicious though! I loved it but as an appetizer it should be shared. One order will do you in. The mixed meats plate from the Tandoori section is pretty interesting. Kinda like fajitas because it comes on a black sizzling platter. I'm not exactly a tandoori fiend so there's not too much to say except it came with shrimp, a chicken thigh, some chunks of white meat, and what appeared to be chicken sausages atop a bed of bell peppers and onions (hence the fajita reference). I have also tried the chicken malvani (coconut flake curry) and the chicken...something else, wish I remembered because I liked that more than the malvani. But Chicken Chettinad wins, hands down. Wish they had unlimited self serve masala tea here. Mango lassi - tasty but expensive and too filling to down with a meal. The owners / workers are all really nice, it seems like a family owned place. Love it! read more

First time here. Loved the flavorful cauliflower and potato gumbi dish. The garbanzo beans had the perfect amount of heat too

Yummy Indian food and super friendly staff. You'll find most of the usual items on their menu, like Chicken Tikka Masala, but you'll also see lots of things with which you may be unfamiliar. We picked up their take-out menu the other day and could figure out our old favorites, such as Chicken Korma and Tandoori Chicken, but were a bit puzzled by some of the other dishes they were offering. Unfortunately, the menu does not delve into details about what the dishes entail. We really wanted to give them a try so we decided to go to the restaurant and simply ask them to describe their dishes! :) The host was extremely helpful and we were able to figure out what we wanted then - Chicken Chettinad, Veg Kadai Masala, and a Chicken Tandoori Leg. We also got Plain Naan and Rice. We asked for the dishes to be spicy and they delivered. The food was definitely spicy but not "run-to-the-fridge-to-pour-a-glass-of-milk" hot. The Chicken Chettinad was tasty and flavorful - it's chicken in a brown sauce that is abundant with spices. The Veg Kadai Masala had all sorts of veggies in it - broccoli, carrots, zuchinni, cauliflower, onions and maybe more? Also saucy enough to scoop up with some naan but not as saucy as the chicken. Our toddler enjoyed the rice and naan and even ate a bunch of the tandoori chicken leg (he is usually just on the all-carb diet these days). We will definitely go back to try out more of their dishes. We were torn between the Chicken Chettinad and Malvani Chicken, and so next time, we want to try the Malvani. read more

I would give it more stars if I could. LOVE this place. Very casual small place but the food is just fabulous. We have been regular customers here. Our favorites are wada pav, Dabeli, Saag Paneer, Kolhapuri Chicken, Malvani Chicken, Goan fish. It is owned by a couple from Bombay. Very friendly and warm personalities. We always have our 2 yr old with us whenever we go. Before even ordering the lady brings the daal and rice for my 2 yrs old. We even catered from them for a get-together. The food was fresh and tasted awesome.The lady also called me the next day to know how the food was. Very courteous owners. We go there at least once in 2 weeks. We were there on Eid. As it was a festival day for the owner's family they offered free dessert for everyone. read more

Not authentic at all. Don't waste your time! Hate giving poor reviews to family run establishments... but we were shocked to order Butter Chicken and be served creamy tomato soup with chicken SHAVINGS. These weren't pieces of chicken. No kidding, they were processed shavings of chicken! The fried fish was nice, but had no masala or taste :( The naan was fresh and delicious. read more

I cannot believe some of the 5 stars for this place! Veg Kolhapuri - full of masala and coconut oil - the weirdest thing I tasted in a while. Bharela Baingan - OMG I have no idea how to get rid of the after taste that is still lingering in my mouth because of the questionable gravy, and the saltless baingan. I bet these people pressure cooked the brinjals and slipped them into some common gravy. Nans - saltless. This restaurant should be closed down for calling themselves Mumbai Chowk. read more

Definitely not worth spending your money there ordered a schezwan fried rice and gobi manchuria by far the worst manchuria i had in bay area no salt no flavor and the schzwan fried rice is tomato sauce rice couldnt eat it . I felt bad the whole day wasting my money read more

The vada pav and dabeli is very good. So is the balti paneer and Ragada Patties

I liked visiting this place. To start with, they were really good at start; with the right spice levels in all their delicacies. However, recently, their taste has largely deviated from Indian spices levels. Currently while writing this post, we tried their sev batata puri and ragada patties. Both of these items lacked the required spice and salt levels. From Indian spicy food perspective, both items were very bland. When we informed the staff, they added more spice to the dishes, but that was done only by adding additional chilli powder rather than spices. The next order misal paav was even worse. Red curry made purely from red chilli powder and no spices whatsoever. I would never visit this place again. They have destroyed their food quality. read more

Mumbai Chowk - Misal paav made only from finely grated red chilli powder. - Indian Near Me - Newark, California

The food here is not good at all. I am from Mumbai and I went there coz I was craving for Mumbai food. Their food did not even a bit resemble Mumbai food. This is definitely the worst Indian food I have had in Bay Area: Vada Pav was cold, stale and sweet ?? Franky - the owner should really go to Mumbai and try frankly there to understand the difference between franky and some untasty sabji inside Uncooked roti. read more

I had no idea about this restaurant in our neighborhood. I walked about and was not sure what to order. It looked like a new place , no one was there and it was certainly not an impressive setting by any standards. The only way in which they can survive is if their food is awesome. I asked them what is good , and was told that their Kathi rolls are good. Now, I have just returned from a trip to India and had the rolls there. I asked them to go for it. I ordered to go , and took them home. They would rank at the bottom of the rung of any rolls I have had in the US , forget India. The food smelled like it had been cooked a while ago , the kind of stuff that makes me not want to go back again. I am surprised to see the high ratings for these guys. read more

Good and saucy curry but the meats were all overcooked. Every entree says it come with rice so when we asked them if it was individual or family style, they said it's only enough for 1 person. Lies! The dish is just like the oval kind at every other Indian restaurant. I should've checked Yelp beforehand but for the price, it's a lot of food so I will stop complaining. I do like the actual liquid part of the curries so it'd be perfect to just eat that with naan. And even though the meats are a little tough, they're not unbearable. With Malvani Chicken, you can taste the roasted coconut throughout so you get what the menu says. If you get dishes with medium spice, it will taste mild and if you get with spicy spice, it will definitely taste spicy. My favorite might be the chicken baida which I haven't had anywhere else. It's basically a stuffed roti with a side of really fresh and minty chutney (remember to ask for this in case they forget) and is good to share among 2-3 people. I don't know if this is the best plaza because there weren't many people when we came in on Saturday night at around 7pm. Maybe people eat later? read more

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Dunks in oil, floats in oil, if you want to increase your fat %, COME HERE. Ordered Samosa & Poori/Bhaji - Should be renamed to - ( OILY ) Samosa/Poori in the menu. Floor is smelly, ambience is awful. read more

Great food. Veg biryani is best in town. Balti panner all time favorite They are super accommodating. Even make jain food on request. Thry can make a lot of food in jain style. Our go to place read more

First of all, the people here are suuuuuuper nice. We live close by, so we ordered our meal over the phone. They said it would be 15 minutes, and when we arrived our food was there waiting for us. They are are super, super friendly and we were happily on our way home. Until our car stalled on us. :( So we went back in and asked if we could eat there since our car stalled until we can call a tow. They said we could, and they even offered to jump our car! Wow! So happy! Thank you! They put our food onto plates and we were treated so well. The food was really yummy too. When we were there three other families arrived and it was really cool to see that everyone was being well taken care of. I would definitely come back for more, try their other dishes and recommend to others. Service is top notch! ;) read more

I ordered the Fish Mahi Mahi Wrap to Go. Spicy- like we Indians love it. It was delicious ! Can't wait to try the other items on the menu.. it was .under 6 bucks . Not ginormous but big enough to fill you up. Next time I'll tell them to slice it in half. Their door was open and has the specials written on a advertisement. read more

Love this place! The food was so flavorful and full of spices. i would recommend eating here. I had a pick up order and the food was so aromatic that it took over my house I order the chole bhature: the bread was so fresh and crispy and the chickpeas so well seasoned Chicken tikka masala: very generous with the meat. A lot of place just load up on sauce, not here! I highly recommend this. Garlic naan: so fluffy and garlicky! Nomnomnom. I need to make a blanket size piece of this! I will def be returning! read more

Oh this place is a rare find. It is amazing. The waiters/owners are very nice. They pay very close attention to making sure your glass is always filled, you have enough food, and that you enjoy it. I was also impressed that on my 2nd visit there, the waiter recognized me and recited what I ate the first time I was there, nearly a month prior. It's not like that place is empty or not busy. I've seen them very busy, yet they always remember us. We have ordered the samosa chaat, vegi byriani, chicken tiki, tiki masala, butter chicken, garlic naan and mango lassi in our past visits and all the dishes have met and exceeding my expectations. I look forward to trying some of the other dishes the other yelpers have suggested. Mmmmm. just writing about this place makes me crave their butter chicken! Delish! read more

I'm from Berkeley and occasionally go to the Newark area to birdwatch at Coyote Hills Park. I've been to lunch at this restaurant 4 times, and I keep coming back because: 1. The staff is exceptionally friendly and make good suggestions for me. 2. The lunch specials are a great deal (about $8) and consistently delicious. 3. Prices are very reasonable 4. The food is Bombay street food, different from most Indian places I've been to. If I lived closer or stayed at the park till dinnertime, I'd give the rest of their menu a try too. read more

This place reminds me of pune food corners. Very tasty food. 5 stars -2 stars for staff. People are not only unattentive but rude too. Note for indians: if u like food spicy ask explicitly read more

I've been there 3 times now and I've yet to be disappointed. The Tandoori Chicken Legs are my favorite, but the Chicken Tikka and Butter Chicken were also very good. Service is always friendly and the prices are affordable too! Lovin' it. read more

Their vada pav and Kashmiri soda are out of the world. We also tried the balti paneer which was also good. This place is known for its Chaats. The Dahi puri was good as well. The Frankie's here are exceptional. read more

Can I say this is one of the best Indian food places I've ever been to. The curry selection was really good and the two we got were the Lamb (Mutton) Kolhapuri and the House Chicken plus a bunch of Naan/Roti. The Lamb dish was really really good and it was on the spicy side which was exactly what we wanted. The Buttered Naan was amazing but I think the only critique is that they give you a very small Naan compared to other places that I've been to so you probably have to buy more than you normally would. Really good service and good clean well lit atmosphere with all the pictures of different places in India. Loved it, would want to come back. read more

Back to my most favorite place to eat. Thanks to you Mr Abdul Aziz and your wife, you were upto the best as always. I have been coming to this place for last six years.Best authentic and food that tastes just like made at home. Hopefully I was staying near. I would go there every day. Thank you to Mr and Mrs Abdul for keeping this place a great one. read more

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First of all I want to thank the owners for opening up such an awesome place ! 2nd -I'm giving a 5 star even though the lady gave me dal instead of garbanzo beans , I'm not disappointed because everything has such an intense flavor 3rd-I for the lunch combo or special I think and it came with rice,naan,palak paneer,dal and kheer. The rice was nice and fresh and fluffy perfectly seasoned Naan was great nice and hot Palak paneer had the perfect ingredients and the paneer wasn't too soggy like some places The daal was nice and mildly spicy and was a great consistency and the Khmer was not too sweet it was just right Overall I had a great experience and the customer service was great beside the fact I had ordered garbanzo beans and for dal . Highly recommended ! read more

Stopped by with a large group on a Sat afternoon. The food was tasty, prices reasonable, and the service is friendly. Be aware that they do not serve alcohol. :( I was impressed by how tactful the waiter shooed out some bums that wandered in. read more

The food is okay, taste is eh. The service could have been better, the person who answered the phone to take our order was not polite. We asked for no onion, and this preference was completely ignored. The Gobi Manchurian was low in quantity and uncooked. read more

What a hidden treasure! My friends and I came across this place through Yelp since we didn't know what food options were around Newark and we were craving some Indian food. In times of confusion, just turn to Yelp =) We got there around 9 pm, so the restaurant was empty. The staff there warmly greeted us and was more than attentive with our questions regarding the menu and recommendations. Our food came quick and they checked on us frequently. I ordered the butter chicken with plain naan, and was extremely happy with my order; so much so that I attempted to eat every last bit of it and gave myself the worst food coma ever...it was worth it. Side note: Check in and get a free mango lassi! read more

I really wanted to love this place after reading all the reviews, but unfortunately it failed to impress. We ordered a number of items to test the variety. The Dabeli was excellent, very savory! However, the gobi manchurian looked terrible and tasted even worse. It was flavorless and gooey. The veg fried rice indo-chinese style was more like basmati rice with a few veggies, again no flavor and not at all Chinese tasting. The garlic naan was hard and slightly burnt and the methi malai mattar was just average, nothing worth returning for. This place is not somewhere you come for a good ambience but I do have to commend the polite and prompt service. The owners are very nice and the staff is friendly. That being said, their apps are priced well but the Indo-Chinese is over priced for the quality. I may return for the dabeli and to try more of the Bombay dishes, but nothing else. read more

Everyone we have taken to this place wants to go back. The food is delicious and the owners are very kind and friendly- they know us by name now! In particular their appetizers are delicious - try the Cut Mirchi (fried jalapeños). They also have jalapeño naan which is a clear advantage in my book. For someone who likes food spicy, they will always cater to order; whatever you want in whatever heat you want (even for a capsaicin addict like me) is readily available. My favorite dish is the Achari Chicken. You really taste the peppers.. my mouth is watering just thinking about it! My wife likes to try different things each time and I always get to taste; I've not been let down yet, not even once. I read some of the negative reviews and I really don't get it, and haven't shared that experience. It's been 100% positive in our many times visiting. read more

Its too bad that yelp does not have a half star else I'd have given that. There's nothing Mumbai like in this place. Kala khatta was neither kala(black) nor khatta(tangy). Pav bhaji was way below average. I can make better bhaji at home. Portions r small for the chats. Service is very very slow. They gave us the drinks which were on the daily specials at the very end of the meal. By then we were so dissapointed that we just left them behind. Hope they noticed. I have had better chat in bay area in a regular chat bhavan or the chaat truck in sunnyvale. Dont sweat to come here if you r looking for chaat items. Main meals could be good. We did not order anything else. We just left. Big waste of time. I'm picking pizza before going home. read more

Mumbai Chowk - This is kala khatta soda. Neither kala nor khatta (like at all). - Indian Near Me - Newark, California