Punjabi junction seems like it's a little out-of-the-way to get much passing by traffic however if you give it a shot it's quite good. Although I wouldn't say it's the best Indian food I've ever had, the food is all hot and delicious, The staff is friendly and polite, and the menu is quite extensive. We've tried several things off the menu at this point and haven't been disappointed by any of them. The prices are very reasonable, and I think they have a full bar but know that they serve beer at least. read more

I had the kadi pakora too oily for me I was looking for something more homemade style since it's just kadi ..disappointing read more

So we have a chef in the family, and we're starting to comprehend the 'why' behind the ungodly tuition for chef school. Besides our daughter's phenomenal cooking skills (and generosity with those skills), she's giving back in other ways. She's in NY, we're in DC. It's Mothers Day. Doorbell rings...surprise Door Dash sent by our daughter with assorted PunJun dishes. Lassi and other treats, most notably a lamb curry that I can't stop thinking about all these months later. We must've done something right! read more

This review comes from avid food lover and by that I mean that this is a genuine review. Ok so Punjabi Junction restaurant is a Hidden Gem in Loudoun County serving sumptuous Indian cuisine. The Chicken and Mutton dishes are delectable to say the least. Garlic Naan is extremely fresh which adds perfectly with aromatic and spices mixed Indian cuisine. The spicy level of food is apt to all taste buds. The ambience a decent. Waiting time for food is below average of most other Indian restaurants. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. I am glad I found this hidden gem. It is definitely better than most other over hyped Indian restaurant in Fairfax, Herndon or in Ashburn areas. read more

My party of 4 came here because our kids were at a birthday party at the laser tag place. We were the only customers at the time, and I was worried that maybe the food wasn't good, even though the other review gave them 4 stars. Well, the food was fabulous. Two of us had vegetarian entrees and two had meat. We ordered the veggie appetizer plate and the bread basket in addition to our entrees. The beautiful hostess/server brought papadum and accompanying sauces and we scarfed them down as if there were no tomorrow -- fabulous. The beautifully plated appetizers came our a little later and were also delicious. Our thoughtful hostess told us which of the sauces went best with which appetizers; even though we "cheated" a little, we appreciated the hint. Since all of us are wimps, we asked for mild or very mild with our entrees. As is the case with most real Indian restaurants, their take on mild is different from mine, so our entrees were a little spicier than we typically enjoy, but the flavor was DEFINITELY worth the burn. Our entrees were lamb saag, bhindi (okra) masals, vegetable korma with garlic sauce added, and chicken karachi. All of the dishes were delightful. Lamb saag -- thoroughly decadent spinach and flavorful lamb. I could have eaten it all night long, but unfortunately, it wasn't my entree. Vegetable korma -- one of the best veggie dishes I have ever tasted. The addition of the garlic sauce was good; however, I want to go back and try it the regular way. Again, unfortunately, not mine. Chicken karachi -- very flavorful and a delight on the tongue. Again, not mine. Bhindi masala -- Delightful okra dish -- even if you don't like okra, you would probably like this one. In addition to the okra, the dish contained onions and tomatoes. Wonderful sauce. This was mine and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The bread basket was great -- three different types of naan, which the chef had thoughtfully cut into four pieces each since he had noticed we were a party of four. The service was excellent, however, the kitchen was a little slow. It worked out perfectly for us since we had two hours to fill waiting for our kids. It took about 1-1/2 hours from start to finish, which meant we had only a few minutes to wait for our kids. Our hostess and the chef both had let us know that that it might take a little extra time to get our food out, which we appreciated. They had just finished catering a 300 person event so had to get things sorted out in the kitchen. However, as I said above, had about two hours to fill so we assured them this was fine with us. Everything is made fresh and to order and we could tell. Even though it's a little bit of a drive from where we live, it is definitely worth it. It's a great place to eat and we will definitely be back. This is a perfect little place to come just for itself or when your kids are playing laser tag. Don't miss this wonderful little restaurant. read more

It's 6:15pm and I called 4 times till someone picked up the phone. But Food is good here. read more

I had lunch buffet at PJs today the food was good The service not so, I would go there again. read more

Stumbled across this place randomly searching for Indian food on Google Maps. Delicious, fairly priced lunch buffet (truly great food, nice selection of rices, curries, samosas, etc.) and very friendly, helpful service. Will be coming back again for sure! read more

I've eaten both at the restaurant and again for delivery. Having lived in London for a number of years, we were spoiled rotten for great Indian restaurants in the city and had yet to find a decent restaurant in the South Riding/Brambleton area to fill that niche. After reading the reviews here, we decided to give it a try. We were not disappointed. I ordered completely vegetarian - even though I'm not, and my husband ordered a chicken dish. We split assorted Veg platter. My main dish - Malai Kofta Curry, was spot on to what I remember it should be. My husband loved the Raita, and the papa dam and chutneys on the side had just enough kick/spice, we loved it. I didn't want to write a review until I tried their take-away service. I ordered online and it arrived in good time...I say in good time because I expected traffic coming from Overland Drive to South Riding to be slow at the hour I placed the order online. Arrived hot and was just as great as I recalled from our restaurant visit. The best surprised was I didn't know I could adjust the spicy-ness for the main dishes. My smile widened. I wish I knew I could have ordered the spicy-ness level in the restaurant. Now I know for future visits. Great in restaurant visit, and confirmed with the delivery too! read more

Never disappointed with the quality of their food and service. Punjabi Junction is one of the very few perks of living where we do. Every interaction with the staff has been a pleasure. Our family orders take-out often from PJ, and we're on a mission to work our way through the entire menu to see how they hold up. So far, SO good. We've enjoyed almost all of their vegetarian fare. If all you've experienced of PJ is their lunch buffet, you are really missing out. The quality of the buffet (some items too oily, others have flavours deadened from time and overheating) cannot be compared to the freshly prepared dishes. A tad more pricier than I would have liked, particularly for the vegetarian dishes, but as long as the quality never wanes, we're committed regulars for life! read more

The buffet is different in taste and spice each time I have visited over the last 3 years. When they first opened my family and I would visit at least twice a month now my husband gets the carry out and brings me home McDonalds. read more

The food was great, but the service wasn't all that great. We waited a little before we got to order our main dishes, but in all the food was great! I just hope that the service got a little better cause we waited for a some time before we got to order and our waiter just was playing on his phone while he was waiting for someone to ask him for something but was not paying attention. read more

I decided to try the lunch buffet today instead. Their service was awesome... even when I dropped lentils on the floor. (Crap.) They assured me that it happens and not to worry. The naan was very fluffy, and they asked me if I wanted more. They were quick to clear the table whenever I finished a bowl. Many bowls were enjoyed. It was hard to stay awake afterwards. As for the food, I do wish that they had more naasto (snack) items and just a few more mainstays like at least one of pav bhaji (Indian sloppy joes), golgappe/pani puri (the balls that you puncture and fill with snacks and sauces), and butter paneer masala. I often like getting salad (and then covering it with yogurt and the brown tamarind sauce) or fruit salad at Indian buffets, too. Separating the veg and non-veg sections would be optimal, too. I can't ding them though because the service was awesome. Dessert was nice. I would go again. read more

All four in our party loved it. Flavors and spice level made to order. Had the Samosas and Pakoras to start: wonderful. Two curries ordered with different degrees of heat, goat and lamb, both perfect. Chicken Tikka Masalla was tender and succulent. We ordered the Daal Makhani to share as it is a dish we share at every Indian restaurant and can quickly indicate the degree of fresh herb seasoning used in preparation: it exceeded expectations. Service was attentive and punctual. Special requests were not a problem. We live in Herndon and had to drive by 7 other Indian restaurants to get to Punjabi Junction. It is worth the drive. read more

Ehhh not that great. Started with the order. I placed the order through yelp via grubhub for home delivery. My confirmation indicated pickup ready by 804. It was about 745 at this time. So I called and left a message. Waited called and someone answered. Told them my issue and he said because they recently changed the delivery amount which was not indicated on the site. So he said he would change it however the delivery time is about an hour and a half. Whaaaatt??? So we said we would pick it up. Got there on time. Food was not ready for another 20 min! Alright so the food was underwhelming. The butter chicken sauce was good, but you can tell then chicken was overdone and maybe a day or 2 cooked. I don't eat lamb, my husband does, he said it was ehhh. Again the meat was ehhh. The rice was not cooked that day. The aloo chaat was not that good either. read more

Gave these guys another chance....BIG MISTAKE...asked for white meat only...got dark meat AGAIN! tikka masala had 4 chicken chunks....$15 for a quarter of a chicken breast..you've got tk be kidding me....never again.... read more

I am always a sucker for a good Indian Lunch buffet and Punjab did not disappoint. I thought the flavors were much better than 99 percent of the Indian buffets I have tried. No bland food here, just fresh and nicely seasoned food. read more

I met a coworkers here for lunch and they had very good food, but be extremely cautious because (as should be expected) when they say "spicey" it is really, really hot. However, the wait staff offered some yogurt sauce to dull it down some for the people in my group. The prices were good. We will return! Mark my review as useful, friend and follow me! read more

We found this place accidentally and we are glad we found it. This place is located near Panther Laser tag off Old Ox Road. For a Friday night it was very quite just handful for families. FOOD- LOVED IT!!!! we had ordered Methi Paneer which was spicy and good. Dal Makahni - I had requested not too spicy and it was prefect. Do try their carrot pickle. They serve with the papad. SERVICE- GREAT!!! The staff was well attentive to our special request. Decor was Okay but overall a clean place. read more

First off, Forgive me for not remembering exactly what we ordered. I'm not sure it matters though, everything was phenomenal. The service was fantastic. We showed up thirty minutes before closing and if we inconvenienced them they didn't show it. They were enthusiastic and gracious hosts even serving us at closing time on a week night. As an appetizer, there were these two roll things with chutney and chick peas... they were extraordinary and flavorful. Bold and savory. I can't remember the dishes we ordered but trust me they were fantastic. It was my first time Indian Food experience so I withheld a review until I had tried a couple more. Now that I have I can say this is by far the best of the four I've tried and the most affordable. I'm looking forward to future visits. read more

We did take out with another couple and split 4 main dishes: lamb vindaloo, lamb rojan josh, chicken tikka masala, chana masala. All medium spice. Added garlic naan and veg pakora. The food was ready quickly and staff were very accommodating. The spice was a bit hotter than we were used to but overall everything was delicious. The men were sweating by the time we finished. My favorite was the lamb rojan josh. So good with perfectly tender lamb. read more

Overall, very good dining in experience. Food was fantastic. Ordered the chicken tikka masala spicy and was prepared very well. I noticed the sliced onions and peppers in the curry which was very nice. Spice level was just right. Chole were prepared Punjabi style very creamy and flavorful. Portions were not small at all. Will be back. read more

For starters,the samosa chat was really good. Chicken 65 was made from the tikkas i believe(was expecting a more crispy one but it tasted just good) Butter chicken and naans were just like you get at another indian restaurant! We went there after seeing five star ratings,but there was nothing special or exceptional about the place here! read more

This place is very close to my workplace and has awesome Indian food. One of the best places I've eaten at. The staff and waiters are really friendly too. read more

I've given this place a few more tries. Like I said before channa masala is still weird tasting- better if you order it spicy. Naan has improved in my opinion, not as overwhelmingly buttery. Salmon is still great. If you order online, don't expect to be able to pick it up at the time you requested. Since my first time, every time I've gone I've arrived at the time I ordered for pick-up and had to wait in excess of 20 minutes to receive my food (and it's not like I only gave them 15 minutes to make my food before I asked to pick up). They're usually apologetic about it, but that can still be frustrating.. especially for a punctual nazi like myself. read more

We went there this weekend, food was very Delicious. We went after 2 years and we were happily surprised about taste, and environment. Beware of slow service and small portions. Size is smaller then other Punjabi restaurant with similar cost. Overall good food, slow service, and smaller meal portions. read more

We ordered two orders of chicken tikka masala (medium spice) and one order of chicken korma. I specified the korma was for kids and to please make sure it was mild. It wasn't. Korma is not spicy to begin with, and it seems they went out of their way to add spice. My kids couldn't eat their food and we have eaten Indian food regularly so they know what to expect and this isn't just a case of kids not wanting to eat something out of their wheelhouse. Also, this is not the only place we've ordered from where they've put jalapeños or some other pepper in the tikka. Jalapeño does not belong in tikka masala. This is a cheap way to add spice. There's a big difference between spicy peppers and spices. For $80, we were pretty disappointed. read more

Another good Indian Resturant. It started as a very casual Resturant but over time owners have changed a lot of things including food got much better. I have done few small catering orders through them and everytime they did an awesome job. Good food + good customer service = good experience read more

Awesome! Probably the best Indian food I've ever had! The owner takes such great pride in his food and is so appreciative of his customers. I won't go anywhere else for Indian food; it is that good! 6/16/18: still the greatest ever. read more

Very nice welcoming restaurant and staff. I was greeted almost immediately as I walked in the door around 11:30 or a little after. The buffet lunch had a multitude of items including vegetarian, chicken, and goat if I remember correctly. Some items were spicy but some were just right. I enjoyed the simple decor and the music went with the food choices. Everything was classy down to the real plates, real silverware, real glasses and glass bottled water for my table of 1. Definently recommend and will go back: not to costly either. read more

Good Indian food for veggie lovers and freshly made. Though I found prices a bit steep for the portion size served. Appetizers were amazing. Nan bread were one of the best I ate in this country. read more

This is a great spot in an area that is really lacking good Indian food! My husband and I have had both vegetarian and chicken dishes and they were all excellent! The naan is really delicious too! I'd definitely recommend this place to people who are currently traveling to Fairfax or Centreville or Ashburn for Indian food! We will definitely be back! read more

Appreciate the owner reaching out and promising to a better experiences on my next visit. Ordered some take out last week. The dal tadka was great as usual, pakora weren't as over cooked (wish there were more), and the paneer tikka was plentiful this time around. Btw I didn't ask Yogi or mention the previous negative experience. Glad the things I had previously brought up in my previous review were addressed for the most part. We'll be back. read more

Punjabi Junction is seriously THE BEST Indian food NoVa has to offer! Everything was made so carefully and to the most utmost perfection! I have never been disappointed and am ALWAYS satisfied. We had Punjabi Junction cater our wedding as well! Everyone loved the food and still raves about it today. Not only is the food incredible, but the service and staff are very pleasant and professional! I'd also like to add that Jogi, the owner, is nothing but wonderful. He's very passionate and more involved than any owner I've ever seen. He made sure that our visits and our event were the best of the best. AMAZING!!10/10 100% would recommend to anyone! read more

I was driving through the area and stumbled upon this restaurant, thanks to Yelp. I agree with others, the naan is out of this world. Super garlicky, which I like, fluffy, and ample portions. The butter chicken was good, not the best I've had, but good. However, my "medium" spice was far different than my friend's "medium" spice on his biryani. I had a bite of his biryani and it lit up my tastebuds. I get that the two dishes are very different and a good biryani may already have its spice level defined. It may catch some off-guard so be aware of this. The staff did seem to struggle with English but all of our orders were correct. They were very friendly and very attentive. *** Don't change your biryani!!! Keep it authentic. read more

Tried the buffet here, they had a good spread of veg and non veg and the food also looked fresh. The staff was friendly and made sure we were well taken care of. Dal makhani, kadhi pakoda were some of the things i liked however, every dish was very very lightly spiced and that for me was disappointing. The goat curry according to my husband was very average and the veg.biryani was more like veg.pulao. also. They should have a little more variety for dessert. Overall an avg.experience. read more

Really grown to love this place, and close to home too! Attentive service, brings out fresh made to order nan bread, food is fresh and hot, and all their food are not over spiced which are always good for my kids. Weekend buffet are always a treat read more

I recently ordered chole bhature one Sunday. Trust me, those were the same taste like India. It came with onion salad and pickle with raita, this combination is to die for. One order comes with two hot bhature which is sufficient. Thanks. read more

It has a really nice lunch buffet. They hit the sweet spot of hot, fresh and not overcooked, even after the main lunch rush. The bread is hot and cooked fresh for each table. It's nice and evenly soft, too. My particular favorite was the goat curry. Be warned that it is boney, but goat curry always is, but if you are willing to work for your food, it is the best I've found around here. The decor is nice but not extravagant. They have some really nice touches, but also some things thumb tacked on the wall, too. If you are coming for the food, this is the place to go, though. The spices are fresh and pop on my tongue in a way I haven't experienced in a while. read more

Great food , fast service good value and used feee dessert coupon will defiantly be returning