Such kind service! Food was delicious, loved the masala chai and mango lassi and veggie pakoras…read more Highly recommend!

I highly recommend this place to everyone. I've visited many times and will continue coming back…read more I've also recommended it to my friends, and they enjoy visiting as well. Whenever I drive to Los Angeles, this is the one place I look forward to stopping at for delicious, homestyle food. It has become a tradition for me to visit both on my way to LA and on my return to the Bay Area. The staff is always warm, polite, and welcoming--they truly make you feel at home. There is usually a bit of a wait, but that's because they prepare the food fresh, and they never disappoint. The quality, taste, and consistency make the wait worthwhile. I only wish they would open a franchise in the Bay Area! Until next time, keep growing and serving the same fresh, delicious food. Please continue maintaining the excellent quality that makes this place so special. My rating of this establishment is 10 STARS

First of all, I've known this place since it was a food truck in the middle of nowhere, and I've…read morealways been a big fan. I moved out of Bakersfield but every time I visited, I had to make sure I go to this place. This time I brought my friends who also live in bigger cities, but everyone ended up falling in love with this place and couldn't stop talking about it. I'm so happy that they moved from the food truck location to a nicer place and more central to the nicer part of Bakersfield (near riverwalk) . My friends who I took to this place, still rave about the food they had here. It's so authentic, delicious, and just special. You ordered at the counter, and during lunch time there are options to get the lunch combo which are two types of dishes with rice or naan. I usually chose the usual, either tikka masala, butter chicken, or curry. But this time I wanted to try something I never got from the menu, which is the Shahi Matar chicken. Oh.My.God, it was the bomb! It's sooo good. The other thing that I always got was the veggie pakora. It goes sooo well with the curry dishes. Amazing. Services were pretty fast, around 10mins of wait during busy lunch time. If you didn't finish the food (which they give you really good portion), they have the lids for everything and ready to take home. Everytime I go back to Bakersfield, I always ensure to come here and bring my visitor friends here too. I already miss all the food here.

I found about Punjabi Dhaba from a recent Los Angeles Times article, and I was excited to try it…read moreduring a recent Bakersfield visit. They have an extensive menu, and it took me a while to figure out what to order. To her credit, the cashier took her time explaining the various options available and was patient in answering my menu questions. I ended up ordering one of the lunch combos with chole masala, chicken tikka masala, and naan along with a mango lassi. I'm happy that the employee steered me away from the a la carte menu, because the lunch combo was quite a filling meal. Both the chole and chicken tikka masalas were well-seasoned, and the naan had an excellently flaky texture. The ambience was casual, and I felt welcomed by the cashier (though some of the looks by other diners highlighted how much I differed from the primarily South Asian customers during my lunch). I would definitely revisit during a future Bakersfield stop.

The food was absolutely amazing! Mohit was very helpful and his joy was contagious. We were large…read moreparty that showed up and they handled our party with such care

Went to Heart of India with my sister a few weeks ago and everything was absolutely delicious! I…read moretried the medium-spice butter chicken, fried rice, cheese & garlic naan, and aloo paratha. ‍ We definitely ordered A LOT of food, but it was all so good! The butter chicken was so flavorful and practically melted in my mouth. I probably would've gone with the spicier option because the medium wasn't quite spicy enough for me, but it was still delicious! The naan was also perfect for soaking up all that sauce. Definitely a spot I'll be coming back to!

Had a great meal here and for such a good price!…read more The paneer makhani was awesome! Definitely a bit of a spicy kick, but I loved it. The pakoras were crispy and light, with just the right amount of crunch. For the mains, I was really impressed with the butter chicken--they used chicken thighs, which made it so juicy and tender. I definitely prefer it over chicken breast. The chicken Manchurian was new to me. I learned that it's a fusion of China being India's neighbor. Might have to acquire that more to truly enjoy the dish. Finally, the tandoori was a bit different from the usual, but I liked it more. Cooked just right so no complaints!

A huge building and I wasn't expecting inside to be/seem to small. Friendly staff. Butter chicken…read morewas delicious. Chow mein type noodles were also very good. I wish they had more variety on their lunch buffet but for $12.99 can't beat it

Butter chicken was fantastic, customer service was friendly. Will definitely be coming back to try…read moredifferent options.

02/01/2026 My…read morehusband and I were driving to Orovill3 and stopped off at the Loves to put gas. I was looking at places to eat and we stopped at this Indian food truck (Taste of India). I read some of the reviews and they weren't glowing. However I couldn't see the name of the food truck and we pulled up. There were 2 guys from the UK and they said it is outstanding so we decided to stop. Oh man it was worth it. We ordered the vegetable samosas, 2 orders of garlic naan and the chicken tikka masala. The vegetable samosas was delicious. Light and crispy dough and the garbanzo beans and peas were perfectly seasoned on the inside. The mint chutney was delicious and not very minty. The tamarind sauce was ok, on the watery side. The garlic naan was soft and warm with a hint of garlic it went perfectly with the chicken tikka masala which was a medium spicy level. The heat sneaks up on you, it was so yummy we will stop again on our way back to San Diego. The cook was super nice and told me the Chicken tikka was dry (which i didn't realize and I'm glad he told me, otherwise I wouldn't have had the sauce to be soaked up the garlic naan which was so good. I think i could have just eaten the sauce and the naan; it was that delicious.)

Strange location behind the Chevron but worth the effort to find. Great naan and samosas. Lamb…read morecurry was outstanding. Chicken curry was flavorful though it was mostly thigh meat which is not my favorite. Glad we stopped here!

Stopped by on our way to Paso robles from Joshua Natnl park. Location is kind of hidden behind a…read morehuge truck stop. You have to drive by the parked big rigs to reach to the other side where the food truck is. We had to take a to go and orderd roti and Tadka daal. First I was surprised to see the rotis were priced at $1.50. But the size of rotis justified the price. They are huge and not so dainty. Tadka daal was ok, not so flavorful as I expected of a punjabi made food. Didnt have to wait much for the order. We ordered and went to use restroom at ampm nearby and it was ready when we came back. All in all ok to stop if you really are hungry. Will not put it in a must try category.

This place just keeps getting better. I need to see them featured on more "best of" lists for…read moreBakersfield! The food is beyond incredible. I can't stop eating the paneer butter masala (surprising to absolutely no one), and the garlic naan. If you're brave, get it spicy-- it will blow your face off, but in a good way (like a hot kiss instead of a bomb). But be warned-- their drinks come in cans and if it's super hot, you may need to order more than one, lol. I impressed my company by not needing to drink much during my spicy meal, and yes this is a casual heat tolerance brag, I'm sorry! Anyway, the service is really wonderful even if the communication can be a little rusty because I'm a basic monolingual bish. They just want you to enjoy your food and your time with them, so don't be shy and ask questions if you're unsure about something you're ordering. They have vegan and vegetarian options. I've only gone with meat eaters and they have not been disappointed. This is one of the best restaurants in Bakersfield and I'm worried people are totally asleep at the wheel on this one. They deserve your support, they're family run and worthy of your time and money! Other awesome things to try: dal, any breads, egg rolls, any green curry.

I cannot say enough good things about the food here…read more I have not been disappointed in all the times I ate at Indian Village. Today I had the Garlic Naan, ALWAYS great, the Basmati Rice, and the Paneer Tikka Masala. Heaven!!!!!. I am stuffed and happy. Service is always great, they actually know be by name which is nice because to many restaurants I'm just a person. The atmosphere is pure Indian.

Great Little place!!!! Lots of parking…read moreSuper friendly helpful staff Nice and clean Very simple menu Great prices Food was AMAZING! Naan was awesome Must have the chili oil!!!!! Definitely Highly recommend!

This was our first time trying Curry in a Hurry, and overall it was good for a Bakersfield…read moreestablishment.if you have time read this review, do so before you go pay a visit. We started with the mini samosas which came with a sweet sauce, these are very good and it was for two for me two for the lady. 4/5 stars My wife ordered the butter chicken and the curry chicken with vegetables and rice, ans Naan. The flavor of the butter chicken was good, but with the amount of sauce they give you, there was maybe 2 ounces of chicken in the entire dish -- and I'm probably being generous. It honestly felt more like butter chicken soup than butter chicken,my wife liked it alot.. 3/5 stars for portion 5/5 stars for taste . [ ] My wife enjoyed her rice with vegetables and each plate came with a naan serving and we both gave them they tasted fresh they had garlic sauce that complimented the meal.5/5 stars That said, I've had much better butter chicken and curry chicken in Los Angeles, New York, London and Switzerland for the same money or less and with larger portions of chicken. I thought my rice would be dry,(and I was right) I ordered an extra side of butter chicken sauce for it. Had I known just how much sauce came with my wife's meal, I could have saved a few bills and just used some of hers.1/5 stars for costing me extra cash. The rice was... rice. It didn't seem to have any seasoning or flavor and I found a few crunchy bits. Maybe it had been sitting in the pot a little too long. 2/5 stars The BBQ chicken. I ordered the double BBQ chicken, and unlike most places, it came without sauce. Normally that would have disappointed me, but this turned out to be some of the best BBQ chicken I've had from any Indian restaurant or food truck. First of all, it was made fresh to order. The seasoning on this chicken was carefully crafted by the chef to let each spice stand out without overpowering the others. It was genuinely outstanding, great actually. In fact, it was so good that I came back on another day just to order it again to make sure it wasn't a fluke. It wasn't. It was just as good the second time. 5/5 stars just differently amazing. My wife wants to come back, and honestly I was pretty against the idea after the first visit. Still, based on that BBQ chicken alone, I'm willing to give them another full try. If the rest of the menu improves on a second visit, I may come back and update this review with a higher score. Overall: 3/5 stars. There were simply too many lower variables during this visit for me to rate it any higher this time around.