I have ordered from here several times from Postmate's and we have never been disappointed. To far for us to travel in traffic, but worth as a takeout We have had the lamb vindaloo, paneer tikka malasa, and chilly paneer. All excellent and fresh as if we were at the restaurant. Highly recommend to anyone. Makes me want to order it right now, later Yelp off to Postmates lol. read more

Hands down the best Indian food place in the valley. My family and I have been coming for years and have never had a bad dish from here. The service is always friendly and the food is authentic and delicious. I've brought many friends over the years and everyone has fallen in love with it. read more

BEST INDIAN FOOD EVER I still can't find a better Indian restaurant. From the Masala to the Lamb Rogan Josh it's all so amazing!

I HIGHLY recommend you try this place out! Their food is amazing and the staff is wonderful. Happy, the owner, is very friendly and will make sure that all of your needs are met. They go above and beyond for their customers. I highly recommend The chicken tiki masala and the vindaloo chicken!!! read more

Passage to India - Indian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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I've been to this restaurant a few times and each time I've enjoyed the meal. Today we (group of 11) went for the lunch buffet and everyone enjoyed the options and the food. Definitely added to our list for another office lunch outing read more

Hands down favorite Indian place in the valley. I've tried many, Indian is my favorite kind of food. I have came back to this one the most. This place has the best prices, because rice is included. Some places make rice a separate charge so the menu prices look cheaper than they are. The food isn't any better than others, but I come back because I feel welcome from the staff and the service is attentive and fast. I can't review the lunch buffet, but for dinner it is excellent. Chicken Tika Masala and Chicken Saag are my 2 favorites. Remember to get Garlic Naan too! read more

The service was fine on the to go order. The food is just not very good, everything tastes like it has been sweetened. The naan is good and the lamb rogan josh had decent flavor but the grilled tandoori chicken tasted it processed. read more

Let me preface this by saying that my first visit here was spectacular, so this is really disappointing to have to write. We came in for a late-ish dinner, 815 on 12/21 (Thursday) and had the place to ourselves... Which should have been a sign, but after a long work-day I was happy for the quiet atmosphere. We were greeted, seated, and provided with water and papadum, which we happily began to snack on... and then we saw it. Among the little black spots on the papadum (the customary ingredients) one of them was moving... a tiny little black bug, maybe the size of a seed bead, crawling across the surface of the remaining cracker in the basket. We called the server over to show her. She looked at it with a horrified expression, but made zero move to bring it to the attention of management. We got up and walked out. Folks, running a restaurant isn't rocket science - the rules can be broken down into 2 main tenets - a) serve quality product and b) don't have bugs. We went to Delhi Palace near the university and had a fine meal, and will not be returning to Passage of India. You shouldn't either. read more

Decided to come back to this gem while I was in the area. I ordered Manchurian Gobi (Deep Fried Cauliflower, sautéed with onions & green peppers) and Lamb Vindaloo. Service was still great and the food was phenomenal. The cauliflower was so tender you could pass it off as meat. The lamb was tender and the sauce was on point, full of flavor & seasoned well. read more

This place lacks flavor and service. This not a good place to eat. All dishes were so flavorless I didn't want to waste any more energy to go back to the Buffett. No dedicated waiter so no drinks were refilled at all the entire time we were here. Do not waste your time coming here. The galub was cold and gritty, not good! Also wife's rice pudding had hair in it. Trust me when I tell you this place is empty for a reason. read more

Passage to India - Indian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

As good as always. Today was the first time I've ever been here during the day for the lunch buffet. All the items were great. It's the first time I have had the goat here, and it was tender and flavorful. The usual paneer, saag, chicken tiki mandala and lentils were all on point. You can't go wrong. read more

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This has become one of my favorite Indian restaurants. Pretty consistent tastes and spices. The lamb has been tender each time I ordered. The Josh Rogan is the best. I couldn't tell you how good the service but I'm assuming it's good. read more

I stopped by for lunch several times. They have very nice selection in the buffet. The lunch time service could be much better...Especially with their memory. I ordered garlic nann, plain nann was delivered instead - no big deal. I have witnessed newly arriving customers getting served before the prior customers. A few little things that add up. The food is good from mild to spicy...something for everyone vegetarians and non-vegetarians. read more

Unfortunately my assessment of the food here doesn't match with the 4~5 star ratings other people are giving. The sauce bases were overly sweet, and the portions somewhat lacking given the price. Goat vindaloo just seemed to be only sauce and goat with no other vegetables. The veggie korma was just too sweet, overpowering any other taste. The chicken app was also overly salty but the flavor itself was ok with the rice. In some ways I would rate the food 2 Stars but all things considered this would be a distinctly average experience. There is better Indian food in Arizona and elsewhere in the world. I hate to write a negative review but this isn't what you should expect from a 4~5 star rating. read more

I would say the lunch buffet is 3 stars simply because I like my food spicy and boldly flavored, and lunch buffets are much milder and lack that oomph. That said, ordering dinner portions or ordering to-go is a 4 star experience, so that's what I'm basing my review on. When I asked them to make it super spicy, they did not disappoint. On a price-to-quality ratio, this place nails the mark. I spend about $40 on a Door Dash order (the only way you can have food delivered from here) and I had enough food for about 4 meals. Overall, I recommend this place and will be treating it as my go-to for spicy Indian food. I think the other Indian restaurants around here are not as good on the price-to-quality ratio. Example - The Dhaba has really good food, but their portion sizes are really skimpy and they charge too much for those tiny portions. Pro Tip: If you want delivery and you are a 1st time Door Dash user, you can often get a promo code to save some money. I got $7 off when I made my first order. read more

Nice location nice ambience - but poor service and poorer quality food. Not recommended if you are looking for authentic Indian food read more

Excellent quality food. Consistent with freshness and flavor. Happy service. Good servings.

Best Indian food in Arizona. We go once a week for the weekend Buffet. The food is always fantastic, the service is great, the restaurant is clean and the atmosphere is very inviting. The food here is made from scratch and the flavors are amazing! This family business is a true labor of love and definitely worth visiting! read more

Passage to India is fantastic! The food is great both as a takeout option and a sit down restaurant. Service is fast and the prices are very reasonable. Our go to indian restaurant in the east valley. read more

We came here for the lunch buffet on a Sunday afternoon. We did come toward the end around 215 pm. They did have a decent spread of food. The buffet included veg and non veg appetizers. Main course included Lamb curry, tandoori chicken, couple vegetable entrees, chicken tikka masala as well as chicken and vegetable biriyani. They also had a separate salad/desert bar. The food unfortunately seemed like it had been there on the warmer for a few hours. The chicken was dried out. The biriyani rice was also quite dry. We were 8 adults so some of the items ran out. When we called the staff of they could re stock some of it they said the chef had already left and there was nothing they could do about it. This was around 245 so technically food should be kept available since they advertise the buffet being open till 3 pm. Regardless the food over all was average at best. Could use more spice and seasoning. I would recommend that you go earlier in the day if you wanna try the buffet. read more

Very solid takeout. Got the chicken tikka masala (finger lickin' good), garlic naan, and Mango lassi. All were very delicious and perfectly made. read more

Hmmm so I went there with my girlfriend and we had very different experiences... Food - I liked the food... the chicken tikka masala was probably one of the best that I've had in the valley and the garlic naan was pretty good. However, for whatever reason my gal had really bad stomach aches after eating there. I was perfectly fine... I do tend towards the carnivore dishes though where she is more vegetarian. She really didn't enjoy the experience... Service - the service was marginally acceptable, once we got their attention they were responsive but there wasn't the usual proactivity that you would expect. Ambiance - it was fine for a lunch time experience... and there were a good number of people for lunch on a Thursday. read more

Came for lunch and had the typical buffet fare. There was a vast array of food available with curries, dosas, white rice, rice with chicken, salad, some items I didn't recognize, some items I don't remember, melon, salad, mango custard, rice pudding, etc. There was a good mixture of vegetarian and meat options. The nan was toasty. All three of us had one plate to many of food. read more

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Being an Indian, It's not difficult for me to distinguish good and bad India food. This place is by far the best Indian restaurant in the entire valley, yes, i have eaten at several Indian restaurant and can easily say this. It's very conveniently located in Tempe. The bar is awesome with wide selection of drinks. The servers and excellent and the owner "Happy" is the best. I have been coming here for 3 years now and the taste has always been consistent. My favorite is Chicken chettinad and Paneer Tikka Masala. That doesnt mean other dishes are not excellent. I am so glad we finally an Indian restaurant where I can go anytime and take my friends and family and not worry about food quality. I wish i could give 10 stars. read more

The food here was excellent. The interior of the restaurant was not very appealing. I feel like this is a home run if you get the food to go. The meal was legitimate Indian food of high quality. read more

Was really looking forward to this place. We came in , restaurant looked slightly empty, 1 or 2 tables occupied. No one greeted us as first, then finally a few minutes the hostess/waitress came out the back to show us a table. Afterwards water and menu were brought out. We reviewed the menu for a good 5 minutes to know what to order. Waited another 10 minutes, no one came by. Another group came in to the restaurant and was unsure if it was opened, since the staff was nowhere to be seen. We were thinking, if they are not attentive to their customers, then what would make us think they would be attentive to cooking our food. With this type of service, we decided to no longer try this place. When we walked out, the server said, bye, hope you enjoyed and thank you for coming. I think she thought we stayed to eat at the restaurant. read more

I ordered the kerala duck curry and it was so salty that even my husband who loves salt had to throw it away. It had almost not heat to it. I was shocked by how bad a dish for $16 was. read more

This place is so good!! Hands down the best Indian food, the tiki Marsala is made from scratch, so savory with all the spices. I will be back to try other dishes!! read more

I've been coming to this place ever since it opened - 4 years or so. I LOVE the food, atmosphere, and the staff is the best! Happy, the owner, cares about his product and makes sure all of the customers are well taken care of. The bar is awesome for HH. Just writing this review makes me hungry. I'll probably stop by tonight! PS - The BS reports of food poisoning make me angry. Their Food Safety score is always an A. They proudly display their inspection reports right at the front entrance (its also public record). If you can't handle spicy food, just let them know when ordering. They will make sure it is mild. read more

We get take out from here often, because everything we have ever ordered is PHENOMENAL. Seriously fantastic, multi-layered flavors, and all dishes are prepared to perfection, including all the sides (rice, samosas, bread). They use large prawns, and they are not stingy with them! We have tried a couple Indian places in Tempe, and nothing else comes close! The only downside is, their website is a bit user-unfriendly. Not easy to use, especially on a smartphone. If you manage to navigate through that, (or just call, they'll help you over the phone), you will be in Indian Food Heaven! read more

Having been to few Indian restaurants, this one is our favorite. Quality of food, service, not too much butter/oil, and still very flavorful are some of the reason this spot gets our vote. Have ordered miter paneer, daal, chana masala, chicken vindaloo and they have all been excellent. Good portions. Good spot for Indian food! read more

Passage to India....has.....indian food, duh...and... you're enjoying this, admit it...a kickin' happy hour! Yes, a get your drink on and go native with naam bread, simosas and tandoori chicken half off appetizers. I know, it's da bomb, yes?! They have a very nice bar which when I hit it up is usually just me and possibly some poor sap who has joined me and a couple dozen engineers from the various software companies around the area. I can't say I do any interacting with any of the other patrons, I have an engineer at home, why do you think I'm at the bar to begin with....! I do chat the bartender up and he is extremely nice and likes to watch a lot of golf and cricket...I'm learning nothing about either sport but we do talk about how little I know about Indian food and culture. Turns out I'm Indian ignorant and I get the impression he runs into this a lot so, he spends time answering a lot of questions that start with, what is this and how do you say? I tip well and he's either very patient or I tip a lot better than I realize. Who knows. I have had dinner here with the aforementioned engineer and we both enjoyed the meal immensely. We explained to our server our complete lack of knowledge when it came to the menu and explained our food preference by saying, "we like curry and we like things spicy but not too spicy". Which I suspect is the epicurean equivalent of saying, I like my food tasty but not too tasty...Our server didn't bat an eye and made a couple of suggestions and we really enjoyed ourselves. The food is very fresh, the ingredients are of very high quality and overall the prices were reasonable, the service impeccable and I truly can't wait to go again. read more

Finally.... a good Dum Biryani in Tempe. Been to this place twice and twice I was place a couple of time and both times, I had good experience. Dum Biryani, Mirchi Ka Salan were great. Pakoda and Manchurian were good. The food was really good and I hear that their happy hours are good too! Should try it sometime soon! read more

Went here for dinner tonight. Service was terrible and very slow. We ordered several main dishes from the menu all of which had no flavor. They had a terrible aftertaste too. We only ate part of 2 of the 4 dishes we ordered. Naan was very dry too. When we expressed our concerns to the staff they had a very rude response. We asked them to remove some of the dishes from the bill as we did not eat them. Manager proceeded to storm away after reluctantly agreeing and came back to toss the bill on the table. About 30-60 min later many of our party members complained of sickness and stomach pains. Do not think this was food poisoning but the food certainly did not make us feel good. I would never return to eat here in the future read more

My husband and I decided to give this place a try even though it was a little far from our house and we were glad we did! The food was great and it's not expensive at all! I don't know who would call this restaurant overpriced, it's cheaper than Olive Garden and the food is waaaay better. We got Chicken 65 for an appetizer and were pleasantly surprised. It was a good amount of food for an appetizer and the chicken was really yummy, spicy but with lots of flavor. Then, I got Korma chicken and asked them if they could combine chicken with the vegetarian option (I really wanted veggies in my dinner that night:) and they did, no problem. I thought it was pretty good, could've been a little more flavorful but now I'm just being picky. My husband got Lamb Rogan Josh which he said was really good, the lamb was tender and the whole dish was delicious. We also got an order of cheese stuffed Naan bread which came out hot and very tasty. The service was very quick, our waitress was polite and accommodating, no complaints there. We'll definitely be back, even though it's a little bit out of our way, we had great dining experience there! read more

I love coming to places like this, only because it's family owned and it helps out our local restaurants. Stopped by here with a group of friends and the restaurant was empty. Two lovely ladies greeted us with smiles and were very nice. I ordered the Aloo Gobi and rice. I am on a vegan diet for the moment so I had to ask questions to ensure the meal was dairy and meat free and the server though wasn't confident my specific meal was, but she ensured that everything is cooked to order and not mixed in advance, so whatever I would want they can make it the way I want it. The aloo Gobi was delicious and it came with rice, and every thing tasted very good. One of my friends ordered the chicken biryani but he got the veggie instead which the server noticed as she brought the meals, so she took it back immediately and the correct dish came out shortly after that. Everyone enjoyed their meals and naan bread too. Would definitely recommend it to everything. read more

Passage to India - Delicious Aloo Gobi - Indian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

They no longer have a lunch buffet. I ordered Matar Paneer, medium spice level. It looked good but was very bland.

Over priced and below average food. There are better Indian restaurants in Tempe. Mango lassi that we ordered was salty and watery, it was the weirdest mango lassi that I've had so far. The other dishes that we ordered were chicken tikka masala, malai kofta and chilly pakora. The chilli pakoras were soggy and not crisp at all and the other two were average. All and all I would give this place a miss for the next time. read more

I've been to Passage to India a few times at this point, and I have to say that I've been amazed by how consistent the quality of their food is. Consistent in the fact that it's terrible, that is. Passage to India is a pretty standard Indian buffet, largely in the fact that it's awful, but different tasting enough from most 'American' fare that most of this venue's patrons are going to be none the wiser. The food served in the buffet is often bland, stale, and the ingredients are generally third-rate. The service is about as bad as the food, and every waiter I've encountered at this place is either unhelpful or unfriendly. In short, this place is to Indian food what Taco Bell is to Mexican food. Take your $12 elsewhere and you'll probably be guaranteed a superior culinary experience. read more

Went there a half hour ago on 12/23/2016 at 5:30PM and found the restaurant CLOSED! That destroyed our family meal out! On yelp it was stated OPEN 5PM to 10PM . Sign by door stated closed for kitchen redo. I suggest calling them first as it will be closed for a week or so. Just checked online: http://www.passagetoindiaaz.com to find no notice of closure. I sent them this message: Many, many thanks for not posting ONLINE that your restaurant would be CLOSED. So great to arrive and then observe others who also arrived but found it CLOSED. The sign by the door was of great help AFTER many of us arrived. WOuld have been great to know before hand! read more