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    Swaad Stop

    4.6 (80 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Mango lassi
    Lisa N.

    3.5 stars. Located in a truck stop, this place has solid Indian food. There were quite a bit of people dining in and the food seems to be a local favorite. I ordered goat curry, garlic naan, and mango lassi. The naan was soft, fluffy, and super garlicky. The mango lassi was the perfect balance of tart and sweet. I asked for the goat curry to be medium spicy but it came out mild. Good flavor curry but there was more bone than goat meat. Definitely a better dining option in the area!

    Kata Chana & rice

    Definitely, we pulled into fill up at the Holbrook, AZ truck stop. Immediately the air was filled with amazing smells. We had to try it. We did and it was authentic and delicious.

    Lamb curry
    Nicho S.

    Excellent Indian food. I ordered a lamb curry with garlic naan and a mango lassi. Overall my food was full of flavor, well portioned and prepared fast. Clean dining section, easy access of the 40 and the gentleman who took my order provided excellent customer service.

    Goat curry and naan
    Izzy G.

    Yes, I know it's at a truck stop, but don't knock it until you try it. We stopped here because it was recommended to us by some locals. And I have to admit, we were pleasantly surprised. We both ordered the goat curry. It was flavorful, and had a decent amount of heat. The garlic naan was fresh and delicious. The milk cake was flavorful, but might have been sitting in the fridge for awhile. I bet if it was fresh it would be delicious! Service was just okay, and the ambiance could use a little bit of work. I have to say, I would definitely stop by again.

    Dorie H.

    Excellent Punjabi Dhaba in the middle of the desert. The staff are excellent, friendly, and very helpful in deciding what cuisine to choose. The quality Punjabi food is spiced perfectly. The proportion amounts are huge. The prices are right too. We chose vegetable pakora, yellow dal, mango lassi, chai, and naans. FANTASTIC! It's like being back in Gujranwala Pakistan. This is a MUST STOP!

    Chai Tea
    Prada P.

    Must be the authentic and definitely a truck stop for good Indian food. Filled with the natives from India in the middle of nowhere. Both goat curry and daal was delicious. Naan was okay - couldn't taste the garlic as much.

    Laurie G.

    Great aromas, music waaaay too loud, counter service only. Unless you know this cuisine you won't know what you're ordering. I ordered butter chicken...took a loooong time. Good taste, generous serving. To go NOT environmentally friendly.

    Vegetarian dishes...
    Carina F.

    Five star Indian food at a truckstop? You bet! Punjabi Dhaba's have been popping up all over the interstates to bring a taste of home to the increasing amount of Punjabi truck drivers. We were lucky that we found Swaad Stop, because it is one of the most delicious stops for Indian food that you will find! Both times we have taken the food to go, and I saw some posts about small portions, but we feel the portions are generous, and they get a lot of food into those little containers! The garlic naan is the best ever! So light and fluffy with the perfect amount of garlic! So far we have tried the butter chicken and the chicken tikka masala, and both were delicious with tasty basmati rice. For the vegetarian dishes, we have tried the saag paneer and yellow daal, and if all of their vegetarian dishes are this tasty, I may stop eating meat! Luckily, I have occasional meetings in Holbrook, and can't wait to work my way through the menu! Service has always been fast and friendly, and the restaurant is roomy and clean. If you are in the Holbrook area, don't keep on trucking down I-40 without taking a detour to Swaad Stop in the Hopi Travel Plaza. Just look for the dinosaurs! ;)

    Garlic Naan
    jenniffer B.

    The garlic Naan was no good. There was so much garlic on it but for some reason it had no flavor. It was also super burnt. I do not recommend getting it. I'm vegetarian so I got the potatoes balls in a curry (I'm sorry I forgot what's it called). Although that one was very sweet. I liked it. As for the workers they weren't very friendly but I do not expect much from a gas station stop. The place did feel a bit like a club with the lights and music.

    Lamb Biryani, Saag Paneer, Garlic Naan
    Alice G.

    Five stars because the food was amazing, service was friendly, the music vids were fun, and it's so very clean. I'm so thankful that Indians are making their mark on the trucking industry. I'm hoping that more truck stops will be offering Indian food and that means more healthy vegetarian and vegan offerings for us all! Now, that being said, we ordered lamb biryani (slow cooked lamb with seasoned rice) accompanied by a seasoned yogurt sauce (raita)! We also ordered saag paneer (puréed spinach sauce and Indian cheese cubes) that came with basmati rice, garlic naan, Thumbs Up Cola (Indian style cola), and a salty Lassi. We come from Berkeley CA, one of the largest ex-pat Indian communities. We've also visited India and Nepal. We know and love many regions of Indian cuisine! This is Northern Indian food, Punjabi style. The lamb biryani was, bar none, the best I've ever had. The fragrance was amazing. The lamb was tender and delicious! The portion was enough for two. It was garnished with raw red onions, cilantro, and a beautifully seasoned raita. This was a taste sensation! I've never had fresher, hotter, and more pillowy naan than here! Best ever! The saag paneer was not to my taste but it was still very well seasoned. In CA, it's made with spinach only. Here, it was made with all sorts of greens so it tasted mostly of kale and beet greens. In India, it's made with a sturdy green that's similar to a mustard green. I prefer spinach only or the type you get in Northern India. I loved the salty lassi. The spices were great and the salt really brought out the flavor. On every table was a big jar of house made carrot pickle. A meal isn't an Indian meal unless there are pickles! I didn't care for it, preferring a jalapeño pickle or a garlic pickle, but the fact that there was a pickle condiment available was amazing! Gosh, if I lived here, I would be stopping by at least weekly! The menu is HUGE! The portions are HUGE! The cost is so reasonable for fresh and delicious food made on-site. Honestly, I don't know why you'd go to a Pilot or Love's Truck Stop and settle for crappy Subway, Arby's or some other fast food when for just about the same price you can get healthy Indian food.

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    Food and cleaning in restaurant is top notch.staff is good total new renovation building.Good job

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    Amazing food! Traveling west and stopped here and food was delicious. The Naan bread was fresh and so good. My lamb dish was so yummy!

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    Call ahead sign in door said closed today due to staff shortage. Was really looking forward for Indian food.

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    1 year ago

    The Chicken Tikka Masala was amazing! It was incredible to find such great Indian food at a truck stop!

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    2 years ago

    Fantastic food and friendly service :-) portions are quite generous. I will definitely add this to my semi regular stops..

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    1 year ago

    Fantastic service and food. Steady stream of people coming in. Mainly truckers. Good price. Good choice.

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    Biggest surprise of the long road was stopping by Swaad Stop. It is an oasis in the desert. I wish it was down the block from where I live

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    1 year ago

    Good food, good service.First time eaten Indian cuisine.And it won't be the last love.A white family from kansas

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    Delicious food good service. Excellent food and service! . Their servers really care about your experience as well.

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    3 years ago

    Very tasty and fresh food . The customer service is amazing. I try mostly tandoori roti with my order . So always I like all the food .

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    The food was very good and the portions were very generous had a taste of great international food !

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    3 years ago

    Best Indian food I have eaten in years and at an amazingly low price. The Lamb curry, Malai kofta and palak paneer were all excellent.

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    3 years ago

    The food is absolutely delicious!!! And polite service as well!! I would highly recommend stopping in for a taste!!

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