Sai Saravana Bhavan is an Indian Restaurant which is INSIDE THE LOTTE in Herndon at Elden St. When you go inside Lotte, stick to the left and you'll see it sooner than later They have quite an extensive menu and everything I've had so far is awesome! I would personally recommend the Chili Paneer and Singapore Style Noodles. They're truly fantastic you don't even notice it's vegetarian because it's that good The staff is friendly, service is quick and efficient - call ahead and just go pick it up, couldn't be any easier. Especially if you're already planning on shopping at Lotte. This is a hidden gem! read more

This place must need to contact Fairfax health department .. cooks are licking food while preparing Dishwasher packing foods after handling dishes without washing her hands Service staff picking his nose then packing foods Guys that's disgusting read more

This is really an amazing carryout/pickup restaurant that has a unique and tasty approach to Indian cuisine. The cuisine spans all of India and even includes Indo-Chinese. The location is within the grocery store Lotte. There's no seating area, it's literally just a counter with a kitchen in the back. Yet, out of that small, humble, and clean kitchen they prepare some of the best Indian cuisine I've had. The pictures I took really don't do the food justice. The food was hot and visually appealing; unlike the pics I took. The colors of the food were actually vibrant; the palak paneer being a brighter green. The malai kofta was in a yellow gravy not the beige that my camera captured. The naan was steaming, moist and adorned w/fresh cilantro and garlic. The Aloo (potato) had a perfect peppery crust garnished with cuts of green onion. And the mushroom mafia had mushrooms and capsicum blended into a tasty Masala gravy. Everything was prepared and packaged well. You can order online, by phone or through any of the popular food delivery services. Don't think twice, this place is great at what they do and it's shockingly economical. They have some great bulk ordering options like the Family Package and a daily/weekly tiffin bundle. I hope they always stay true to their values, truly amazing food! read more

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One of the best South Indian food I've ever had. The reviews didn't do complete just but for the love of South Indian food, I decided to give this place a try. And bingo, the food was so delicious at such low prices. Obviously, it's inside lotte plaza so the price had to be slightly lower but absolutely no compromise on the food quality *_* S2B combo:Idli, vada, rava khichdi & sweet :10/10 Idli medium vada combo : 10/10 Masala dosa : 9/10 Their sambar and chutneys are so tasty and given in good quantity. Highly recommended place. Do try their S2B combo, their sweet dish keeps changing. I wish they start offering Filter coffee read more

Sai Saravana Bhavan - S2B Combo - Indian Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

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I placed a large pick-up order of samosas and vada for an event. The food was ready when I came in, absolutely delicious, and the staff were very gracious and helpful. Highly recommend this restaurant!! Will most definitely use them again! read more

Ordered take out from this place , really was surprised with the quantity and quality . They have a very good menu and it's a Vegeterian restaurant take out only . They do offer delivery services like Uber eats , Doordash and Grubhub . But if you are shopping in Lotte you should not miss them gem . Everything they cook is made from scratch had a small chat with the chef and he was happy to explain the menu . The price is unbeatable to any restaurant in Virginia as they advertised . read more

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Ordered mushroom dosa, Mysore masala dosa, and masala dosa. The mushroom dosa was good but the other dosas lack flavor. Sambar and chutney were good. Mushroom was tasty. The filing in the masala dosa and Mysore was tasteless. Mysore had no spice. Masala dosa also lacked flavor. I think b the size of the kitchen is problem. They can not make long dosas like everyone else. The price is good but flavir needs improvement. read more

Sai Saravana Bhavan - Indian Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

Many great items some I def never heard of and excited to try. Unfortunately it's a to go place so did not get the dosa bc I don't it personally travels well. Could use more flavor in the channa for example. read more

This place is not noticeable, because it's inside the grocery store. But when I was the line, I thought is should be good :) I was right! We had Chan Masala, Paneer Butter Masala, and Masala Dosa. Everything was super delicious and not very spicy. Highly recommend for takeout. read more

Sai Saravana Bhavan - My dinner! - Indian Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

Sai Saravana Bhavan has lost its charm Food delivery has gone worse to the possible extent I ordered the food - sambar vada and few dosas about 6 30 and went to pick about 7 10 and was asked to wait till 7 45 could see already 7 members waiting about 30-45 mins each of them for the order was not even processed and they will inform they will start to prepare losing interest I have to leave from there . I did go about 15 days earlier and faced similar situation for getting the food for my 3 year old waited for 30 mins along with 5 other Possibly due to staff shortage and not taking care of logistics and lack of coordination internally Please plan to wait about 1- 1.30 hrs in case if u wish to order . I am a genuine customer thought to share feed back here read more

Thanks to Yelp for letting me know this place has great food, and they definitely do! And at a very reasonable price. SSB has some of the best sambar in the region. Great flavor and a very nice undercurrent of heat in the soup. The idli and vada still arrive fresh when I order online, this has quickly become one of my favorite dishes in Herndon/Reston. Other delicious dishes to try here: Chana masala, mysore masala dosa, and the veggie korma. I look forward to trying more and more of their menu, while always getting some of that sambar! read more

Fast, fresh and delicious? We enjoyed the soft idlis, cheese dosa, masala dosa and bissi belle Baath! They were open on Christmas morning which was AWSOME! read more

We catered through Sai Saravanan Bhavan for an event, and had requested a South Indian menu that had ~15 items. They were punctual with the delivery, and the food was absolutely delicious. Fresh, fragrant and ample quantity. They show high integrity and pride in their service - one of the trays came through in a smaller size than what was ordered, and it could have easily gone unnoticed. Unbeknown, they came back 30 minutes later with the promised tray size, leaving me puzzled on why? Later in conversation I was told the reason. Sharing to say, you get value, quality and high degree of trust with this team. Thank you for making our event very memorable. read more

So tasty. Wish I could eat there but bring it home and be blown away. Menu includes North Indian and South Indian. The flavors are just amazing. read more

Very tasty south indian food. Have ordered many dishes multiple times . Great prices. But they take at least 30 mins to prepare. Tip: If you're ordering multiple dishes, it's better if you have all of one type like south indian. So you get good amount of condiments like chutneys, sambhar read more

It is a rip off for being a hole in the wall kind of store. 5/6 pieces of small plantain (Vazhaka) bajji cost $10 + tax. Better quality and more quantity will cost you less at A2B or Chennai Express. S2B pricing does not match up with their profile and quality. Pricing is not an issue if they were matching up with the profile and quality of their competitors. read more

Authentic South Indian hotel sambhar and mouth watering vegetable biryani! Brings back childhood memories- a must try!

Best place for comforting South Indian food.. tried many dishes - always authentic. And great service too even though it's only take out. Only issue is multiple times they forgot one of the many items probably because we order too many items. And would be nice if they had a good delivery option. Despite this I give them a 4 star cos the food is 100% amazing read more

Authentic South Indian flavors. We ordered the mini tiffin combo, and it really brought back memories from Madras! Sambar especially was out of this world! Reasonable price, great food! read more

Wow wow wow. I just had this food for the first time and it's so delicious that I only took a few bites of everything and I had to stop to write this review right away. I had the plaque paneer, some he's and carrots in a sauce. I can't remember what I asked for. The third thing I ordered I don't even know what it's called because he recommended it but it has a white coconut curry sauce and it is amazing. It may be the best thing I've ever eaten. I will definitely be back here, this is my new go to Indian spot. Yum yum yum read more

I've been here a few times and I am always pleased with the food. The ingredients are always fresh and tasty. I would recommend ordering in advance as only two people are doing all the work. I am reserving one star because the rice, which they give you ample amounts of, could be improved. When I put leftover rice from an order into my refrigerator, which I keep Just above freezing, the next day I found it full of water and dried up rice. It probably froze a little overnight and then thawed but this indicates is that this the rice absorbed A LOT of water. Perhaps a longer grained Basmati could be used? read more

Best vegetarian restaurant in North Virginia! It's the very first thing that comes to find when you think about Sai Saravana Bhavan. We went there this Diwali and it was a bit hard to locate since they have a pretty small establishment inside Lotte Plaza. But do not let the size fool you. What this joint lacks in size, they make it up with exquisite taste and generous portions (seriously a lot of food). We bought the Diwali Special Dinner and it was hands down the best Diwali meal I have had in a long time. It costed around $26 for 2 curries, 4 chapatis, 1 large fried rice, 2 rice bowls, 4 gulab jamuns, papaddum and payasam! Every item was super tasty! I am going to make it a habit of visiting this place often because it is that good. The owner is super nice too! read more

Sai Saravana Bhavan - Diwali Special Dinner! - Indian Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

This is a hidden gem. The Saag Paneer was delicious and not too heavy like some other places, and the Cauliflower and Paneer 65 - basically lightly batter-fried and spiced was amazing!!! read more

Sai Saravana Bhavan - Cauliflower 65 and Paneer 65 - Indian Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

Pretty much everything tastes great here. Our constants that we order every time is masala dosai, Sambar vadai, poori masala, cauliflower 65 amongst others. Great value for money read more

This really is a gem tucked away inside lotte in Herndon. Kinda surprised that it has very few reviews. Kara kuzhambu is really good and so was the veg biriyani and the Singapore noodles read more

This is a gem of a place tucked away at the back in Lotte @ Herndon. We loved the dosas and the roti-sabzi combo meals. The prices are reasonable, though the wait times are on the longer side. The food was overall delicious though rotis became hard/crispy by the time we ate them. Dosa, sabzi, sambar were all yummylicious! My pro-tip if you are ordering from here is -- check your order. Both times we ordered, we were missing items. Hoping these are opening pains and mgmt gets in the groove soon enough. read more

Best spot to grab your food while doing grocery shopping. Awesome "Sambar Vada". Will try more items in near future. read more

Sai Saravana Bhavan - S2B Sambar Vadai - Indian Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

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Very bad stuff and service Derry no mask very expensive no 1 speak English food test bad

We ordered below items: S2B Sambar Vadai (very good) Singapore Murtabak (fantastic!) Cauliflower 65 (very good) Samosa Chaat (okay, could have been better) Kola Urundai Kuzhambu (very good) Gutti Vankaya Koora (good) Bindi fry - no onion no garlic (okay... okra pieces were chewy) Spl vegetable curry - no onion no garlic (very good) Pineapple kesari (very good) S2B special thali (good.. they could have given an extra chapathi & some curd or raita) Hot & Sour Soup (good) S2B Spl Veg Manchurian (okay... little salty) Penang Fried Noodles (good) Chennai Kothu Parotta Veg (not so good - very spicy) Mughlai Paneer Mutter Masala (very good) Jeera Rice (very good) Garlic Naan (good) Mango milkshake (good) read more

This is not about the food, it's about their delivery and I decided to stop ordering food. They are not dependable to serve a hungry person. Would like to share the experience I had at this location. I do have a different business and rarely share my bad reviews like this as it impacts the business. This is the third time out of several orders I placed earlier. I did a phone order(I was at Herndon at the time of order) at 11:48am for the S2B special Thali last Sunday(8/22/21). They said it be ready in 10-15 minutes. I was there at the counter around 12:05pm, checked outside if my food is ready. Not yet. Waited. I was standing few feet away and no one care to ask me if I need any help. Then at 12:10pm, I asked the status of my order as no one bother to ask me if I'm waiting for my food. A lady checked and said, I see your order and we will pack it for you. Give me about 5 minutes. In this meantime, they serviced few orders. I waited few feet away right in front of the counter and i could see each one of them. No courtesy in sharing any update as they are busy with their work. It's 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes past. At 12:40pm, my food isn't packed yet. For a Thali, in my simple logic, it should be a matter of assembling the already packed smaller items and no other preparation like dosa or curry preparation. There is a chappati, not sure if they heat and provide or cook after getting the order. To pack these items should it take over 50 minutes and still not ready? Sharing for your awareness and please make your judgement read more

Literally one of the best restaurant discoveries I've had this year! This is a small restaurant towards the back of the Lotte grocery store in Herndon. Food is SO GOOD, and incredibly affordable. Very friendly service that is always there to offer the best recommendations for a newbie like me trying to navigate authentic Southern Indian food. You can definitely taste the love and expertise of the chefs here, cannot recommend enough. read more

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Tucked away in the back of Lotte grocery market, this take out location has amazing fresh South Indian cuisine that's made to order. Try the Chennai dosa with vada curry. Great dish! read more

Delicious, extensive menu for a place in lotte, complex flavors. They do good work here.

Food in restaurant is very tasty. Service was decent, needs improvement. Ambiance is poor.

The best south Indian food in NoVA, hands down! Quite an unassuming place inside a Lotte. Their S2B combo meal with rava khichdi, idli, vada and sweet has become my comfort food that I can't get enough of. The food is always freshly prepared, is reasonably priced and tastes amazing each time! I hope they continue to maintain the quality and never let go of those cooks they've got, coz boy they are doing a great job! read more

Awesome food, being a south indian , my expectations were very high and every item i ordered exceeded my expectations. Will definitely be my go to place for all my future cravings. read more

Excellent is the one word. We ordered many items for my house warming party. Excellent: Bisibella bath Sambhar idly Vada Sambhar Vada SINGAPORE MURTABAK Naan Good: Pineapple kesari Naan Their sambhar is out of the world Price wise - normal. Instead of A2B , you need to try S2B Thanks Petta Perumal read more

I recently found this inside of Lotte Market in Herndon. The portions are generous and the food is delicious. I like spicy food and this fits the bill. I usually order the chana masala and the vegetable biryani. For the price, the portions are super generous. It's my go to for Indian food in Herndon now. read more

Food was pretty low quality, no salt, and not fresh. We ordered idlis and rava masala dosai. This is located inside of Lotte Herndon. We will not be back. read more

Great food, we ordered Mysore masala dosa, 2 other dosas, uttapam and idli, all of them were great. The chef was very accommodating with our requests as well. read more