TLDR: chicken tikka masala was delicious, chicken tender…read more I've gotten takeout from this place several times and always thought it was just good. But this past time I got takeout, the chicken tikka masala really blew me away. The flavor was very rich and well developed, without just a surface level flavor of tomato. Each bite of chicken was also very tender. To be fair I haven't had Indian food in a while and was really craving it but I was pleasantly surprised. Garlic naan could've been a bit more garlicky but was very good texturally, nice and chewy. The parking garage entrance is right next door (to the right of the restaurant) and you can get validated inside. If you're getting takeout, they text you a link you have to prepay through before they start preparing the food which is a bit annoying, but I get it.

I went all the way from Marietta to Midtown to experience Tabla first hand as I had heard about it…read moremultiple times. This is the summary of my experience there: 1) Ambiance 3/5: The place from outside looks contemporary and chic. The bar looks inviting but as you enter the dining area, the place is dated. The decor looks shabby and I feel they should renovate for they have a reputation to maintain 2) Service 3/5: This was a hit and a miss for me. Though they are gracious enough to validate your parking, the service was at times good but at times slow and bad. One person was good at suggestions but the other person was really lazy. I went their for my birthday but they took about 10 minutes to get me a candle which was disappointing to say the least. 3) Food 4/5: This is where they excel. Although everything was pricey. The taste made up for it. We had: a) kaala khatta : This is basically shikanji but was refreshing b) mango chili mojito: My wife loved it. It tasted like you were eating raw mango with salt and chili powder. c) palak patta chaat - it was crispy and flavorful d) Chicken curry: Loved the taste. The accompanying rice was so less that it looked like a joke e) Chur chur naan and garlic naan: Pricey and ok f) Carrot halwa with ice cream: The combination was good but carrot halwa in general was ok. Tasted like the heated store bought frozen halwa 4) Value for money 3/5: Really pricey. The taste was look but for the amount, everything was pricey I would only return if I a really craving for Indian food with nothing in the vicinity and someone else is paying. The good: 1) Food and flavor Not so Good: 1) Decor 2) Prices 3) Service

I could kick myself for never having been here before! Where have I been?! It's true what they say,…read moreDecatur where it's greater! This is some of the best Indian food that I've had and I can't wait to go back. The decor and ambiance is beautiful. It's almost like you're stepping into someone's home or sitting out on the patio, enjoying some delicious food and drinks. The service was good and they tended to our needs on a frequent basis. We spent a lot of time talking and catching up so we were pretty low maintenance. We tried a BUNCH of different items, so I'll rank them in order of tastiness ("***can't stop thinking about trying it again" to "*solid dish") because I found everything delicious! ***Gulab Jamun- I know this is dessert but it was so good I wanted to slap somebody ***Samosa Chaat- you had me at potato. SO good, a must try dish ***Kale Pakora Chaat- nice texture, delicious, earthy flavor. I couldn't put this one down **Gobi 65- cauliflower roasted crispy with spices. Nice and light with a slight spice. **Chili Chicken- flavorful and tender chicken, some heat on this one, but I took this one to go because we were too full! *SDSP-really tasty but I wasn't really prepared for it to be cool/cold. Nice crunch though Basically what you should do is, go! Today! Parking: It was a bit of a pain but I found a spot directly across the street. They do have a parking lot but it seemed small.

This was my second time visiting Chai Pani in Atlanta. Last…read moretime I visited this place, they had a buffet for lunch, but now they have one only on weekends. The ambiance was great - well decorated with marigolds, which gave a festive Indian vibe. Service was quick and servers were sweet. They even cleared out dishes as soon as they were empty as we were a large group. Appetizers were amazing. We ordered matchstick bhindi- yum. Kale pakora chaat - yumm. And SPDP was the best. Super refreshing. Oh, and how could I forget vada pav - it was so good! For mains we ordered mushroom uttapam - that was yum, pav Bhabhi was ok. Our friends ordered thali and many other things and everyone liked it. Overall, a fun outing for us with great food.

Came here for dinner recently (no reservation around 7:30pm) and had a great experience…read more Service was pretty quick and nice. Glass was always promptly refilled. The interior is nice, you can watch the employees make naan through a big glass window and the area clearly looks very clean and well-kept. The garlic naan was probably the best I've ever had in the US. I had the lamb tikka masala also, and we got a lot of lamb plus the sauce was delicious. Not as spicy as I prefer , but that's okay. Definitely reasonable food and taste for the price plus service. Overall: amazing Indian food spot in Midtown with top-notch naan, good service, and good food. Would definitely recommend.

I made reservations for my birthday after seeing a previous review that the restaurant is good for…read morebig groups. Our waiter was great taking our orders and giving recommendations. Food: The food was great and the many different options of Naan. I ordered the chili salmon bites, garlic and reg butter naans, and the salmon tikka. All great! Will definitely be back. Parking: Parking garage around the back of the restaurant. They validate parking on the way out.

Hooray! A genuinely refreshing addition to our West Midtown rotation is here - and it's de-licious!…read more We planned our visit to give time for any opening friction points to smooth out, because we wanted to love this place right from the start. An Indian fusion tasting menu? Yes please! I'm glad we did, because our overall experience was really good. Firstly, in addition to the tasting menu, they have a great range of dishes and some happy hour specials too. The only less-than-awesome moment was our arrival. We were first in line at the host stand, at the very beginning of dinner service, with a reservation. However, we had to wait as a group behind us was welcomed and seated. The host was the only person all evening who wasn't warm or welcoming - it was a chilly arrival experience, with parking validation friction and would have put me off from the start if the servers hadn't saved it from there on out. We were seated close to the pass, which was a fun spot to watch both the kitchen and front of house teams at work, as well as a comfy booth from which to observe the rest of the space (including snooping at other diners' plates - for inspiration, of course). The server seemed surprised that we (as first-timers) went straight to the tasting menu, but quickly got organized and the drinks were with us within a few minutes. She was very present, explained everything really well, and handled my weird ingredient questions and preferences super well. The food was ahmahzing. 13 dishes in just over an hour - phew. Favorites and standouts included: - Green Papaya Salad: fresh, tangy and crunchy - Crispy Broccoli: vegetables never tasted this good. - Potato Dosa: too filling for a tasting menu, but the second-best bite on the menu - Dal Makhni: black lentils, creamy-dreamy and the best dish of the night. - Turmeric Fish: no idea what fish it was, but it was shockingly good. - Sticky Date Cake: yes, this is the British-originated sticky toffee pudding of my dreams, and beats anything I've had in the UK. Huge compliments to our server (Brett - she was amazing), the kitchen and to the management, who were very present all evening, checking in with subtlety and never overdoing it. I'm going to have to wait a few weeks to stop feeling so full, then I'll be back for a tour of the rest of the menu. I can't wait to bring out of town visitors; Ghee has brought West Midtown the type of southern-hospitality-meets-global-cuisine moments I have been hoping for. Welcome to Atlanta, team Ghee!

I'd heard this place is highly rated in Miami - which can be a tough food scene - and I LOVE Indian…read morefood, so I was really excited to try it. The food is... interesting. Our server prefaced taking our order with the fact that the food is more fusion style and non-spicy. And I think what he meant was more that it might have spice in terms of heat, but non-spiced in terms of having the typical boldness of Indian flavors. 3 stars for food overall Everything is served family style. We opted against the 13 item $65/pp tasting menu because it didn't have a lot of the stuff we wanted to try specifically. The green papaya salad, which I'd consider more a fusion item, was excellent 5/5. The charred corn 3/5 was kind of like an elote with south Asian spices and the potato samosa 4/5 was standard but unremarkable. The chicken tikka masala 2/5 lacked the previously mentioned rich Indian flavors although it had a bit of a kick. Garlic naan and rice were fine. Friends loved the smoked lamb neck, which had an osso buco style preparation. They were less impressed by the duck biryani - which is served in an enormous casserole dish of the rice and two duck legs sitting on top. Cocktails were fine but unremarkable. 2 stars for service - this was bizarre. Our server could never keep track of what we were trying to order - when a friend tried to order a glass of Malbec (red wine), he asked if it was a specific type of cocktail. They were very eager to clear plates that clearly had food remaining, but when we were finished and asking for takeaway containers, the guy basically walked away (after saying, anything you need, I'm here for you) and we had to ask a busser - who struggled to find them. While we were finally packing leftovers, the original server took plates that still had food in them. Service makes all the difference in many dining experiences. Ambiance and location were both just fine 4/5 - right on Howell Mill next to the Sweetgreen. They validate parking in the garage, for which the entrance is kind of on the back of the block and may be a bit confusing at first - just drive around the building!

Really enjoyed this restaurant! Came here with my husband and tried malai kofta, chicken bhuna,…read morebullet naan, and a mango lassi. All of these were really good and the spice felt accurate (malai kofta ordered hot and chicken bhuna ordered medium), when sometimes it feels like some Indian restaurants tone spice down. Service was friendly and the atmosphere clean. A solid stop for Indian food in Sandy Springs!

I came here for lunch with a friend. Place was nice and clean. We ordered our food right away but…read morehad to wait quite a bit for it to arrive. The cauliflower appetizer was really good and my friend got vegetable coconut curry which was flavorful. But my chicken curry was a bit lacking in flavor. Other than that it was a pleasant experience

The service is always great. The waitress are friendly and very patient. This is important to us…read morebecause my wife has hearing problems so she doesn't always understand what she is told. The food is always well cook and wonderfully prepare.

They did it again. Masti is the absolute best Indian "Street eats" restaurant in Atlanta metro area…read morehas impressed for the 4th straight time. It is rare to have a fellow chef/cook to be impressed by food. I have spent the last 30 years preparing and creating vegan/vegetarian recipes and when you have done it for so long it is hard to impress me. Masti has impressed me again, again and again. Masti Indian Street Eats in John's Creek, Ga is by far the best at executing Vegetarian Indian Street Food. Do not be put off by the name "Street food". In Indian culture Street Food is a term designated for simple hand held food sold in the streets of busy Indian cities. Masti does it the best. The dishes that I had this time are a tasty surprise. Vada Pav is a potato based veggie patty that has a buttery overtone. Savory and delicious. The best dish of the night is Palak Chat, a dish that excellently combines fried spinach in a cool salad format with a Tamarind dressing. Absolutely delicious. They have freshly made naan bread that is delicious. My wife ate the Chicken Alfredo and she said it the best "alfredo" that she has had. Of courses, it is with a South Indian taste. The saag (spinach) paneer is fresh and IS the best Indian spinach dish in Atlanta metro. The spinach tastes as fresh as the spinach that I have tasted from any farm. Their prices are fair and reasonable. Do yourself a favor and try their food. Excellent area, near movie theaters, Whole Foods, and coffee places so make a day of the experience.

Botiwalla is one of the fast causal restaurants on the main floor food hall of Ponce City Market…read more You order at the counter, and can sit within their space, or "to go" if you sit in the main hall. The rest of my group had ordered from another restaurant, so I picked my order up from the counter space. The menu is a good length, sandwiches, salads, sides, sodas, and a couple alcoholic drink options. I had the smashed potatoes, the fish sandwich, and their raspberry/lime soda. Everything was fantastic, very flavorful, ingredients balanced. My niece had not wanted to order as she was unsure about whether she'd like the flavors, and she does not do spicy. She loved everything. The potatoes have a light kick of spice, I would put them in the flavorful category over spicy, Could not be happier with my food hall choice.

I'll be genuinely sad to lose access to Botiwalla when I return to California. This place provided…read moreone of the best bites I had during my time in Atlanta. You order at the counter, receive a number, and seat yourself. The decor was bright, and combined with the upbeat music, the atmosphere was lively. FOOD: Maharja Lamb Burger (5/5) - Two lamb sliders. So wonderfully seasoned and juicy. No gamey taste that is usually associated with lamb at all. Crispy Masala Fish Roll (5/5) - Fish perfectly cooked, wrapped in a soft, hot naan. Excellent flavors. How could I complain? No notes. SERVICE: Food came out pretty fast after we ordered, even though it was pretty busy in there. The person who brought out our food was also super friendly and struck up a conversation with us. TLDR// Easily one of the best meals I had in Atlanta. Sad that I can no longer eat here when I leave. Highly recommend.

Food and service were amazing. I placed a to-go order and took it back to my hotel room. I will say…read morethe vindaloo was the least impressive. It didn't really have much flavor. The chicken wings are phenomenal with th hot sauce. The butter chicken was spectacular, as was the chicken korma and naan. Staff were super nice and packed a nice bag of plates and silverware for me. Highly recommended!

I love Indian food! This place popped on Yelp today for locations near where we are staying and we…read morehad to try it. Wow! The experience was wonderful. It's a cozy sidewalk cafe that had great music. We barely made it through the door before they brought us water and an appetizer. They were delicious! The waitstaff and everyone made sure every need was attended to. Wonderful service! And I save the best for last, everything we ordered arrived piping hot and was so delicious. We ordered the garlic naan, pakoras, mango lassi's and butter chicken and the chicken korma. All of it was so yummy. We even had leftovers. Thank you for making us feel so welcome! Can't wait to come back.

Sankranti Kitchen is a celebration of Indian food and beverages, making everything from scratch…read moreusing fresh ingredients and whole toasted spices. The Sankranti Kitchen food truck is located near Sydney Marcus Road in the parking lot next to Vision and across from The Peninsula at Buckhead.The truck is within walking distance of the Lindbergh MARTA station. Sankranti Kitchen has brick-and-mortar locations in Perimeter Center, Emory Village, and Tech Square. Their sister restaurant, Sankranti, is located in John's Creek. Customer service was great. I was provided with suggestions and a complimentary dessert. Food was served within a reasonable time frame. I ordered the Chicken 65, Goat Curry, Fruit Custard, and Limca (Lemon-lime flavored soda produced by Coca-Cola). The complimentary fruit custard was delicious. It reminded me of a thicker mango lassi with fruit chunks. Resembling chicken nuggets, the Chicken 65 was crisp on the outside and juicy and tender on the inside. I was looking for more flavor and spice level. The goat curry was very good with a nice hint of spice. I appreciated the portion size - the curry was super tasty as a leftover. The garlic naan served as a tasty vessel for the curry. I would have liked more garlic flavor. I will be back to try the lamb chops bowl and other main dishes.

Bought 3 chicken dinners, Tikka Massala & Butter Chicken. Ended up with containers filled with…read moregravy & rice. Meat was so scarce we had to 'go fish' to find any. At least the gravy was good!

I go here every week -- service is super quick and easy (order at the front). ambiance is cute and…read morecasual. parking is free! here's what you need to eat: - chicken tikka leg - nihari (it's spicy but so good) - bihari boti (think of thin cuts of steak) - chicken 65 (their most popular dish) - raita (yogurt that helps alleviate the heat) - biryani (delishhh) - mango lassi - malai kulfi for dessert - add buttery naan recently they changed their hours so they're never closed in the middle of the day anymore!!