Pavani Express

Suresh K

Vada is 👌Chutneys are 👌👌. Best coffee and filter coffee in SAT. Tried Puri as well, it’s great

Suhas Parimi

Amazing Telugu place run by some sweet people. Dosas taste exactly like at home and so did the accompanying 3 chutneys and Sambar. Must visit if you’re missing Andhra or Telangana home food.

We were a bit skeptical after reading some of the reviews, but we decided to give this place a try and we’re so glad we did. The food was genuinely delicious, fresh, and flavorful. The service was exceptional from start to finish. They constantly checked on us, refilled items without us even asking, and kept bringing hot dosas right to the table. Overall, it was a wonderful experience, and we’ll definitely be coming back!

Such an amazing experience always. I forget to take pictures here because I’m so busy enjoying my food here. We generally go for Saturday/Sunday breakfast- there are so many options fresh idli vada dosa puri and chai cost extra. I can’t stop eating here. Uncle at counter is so sweet and friendly.

Delicious South Indian food. Worth waiting for sometime to get a freshly made food. Idly was so soft and we ordered for our house warming function here.

The food is excellent and authentically South Indian. There is some room for improvement in cleanliness.

Amazing food and place qas very clean and lady was nice, masala dosa was genuinely amazing and I loved it.

I recently discovered Pavani Express through a message in a group chat, and I decided to give it a try. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much in terms of taste or quality, but I was pleasantly surprised! The food was absolutely delicious, with flavors that reminded me of homemade meals. It was a comforting and satisfying experience that I didn’t see coming. While the wait time was quite long, the quality of the food made it completely worth it. In fact, I wouldn’t have minded waiting even longer if necessary, because the end result was that good. If they offered a daily meal plan, I’d definitely make this a regular stop and skip cooking at home entirely! Pavani Express has really set a high standard for authentic and quality food, and I’m glad I gave it a chance. If you’re looking for a place with exceptional taste and a homely vibe, I’d highly recommend this restaurant. The wait might test your patience, but trust me, the food will reward you. I’ll certainly be back soon in no less than 24 hours!

Breakfast was exceptional and was refilled regularly. Overall, it was an excellent experience.

Navnit Singh

Amazing food and place qas very clean and lady was nice, masala dosa was genuinely amazing and I loved it.

Abdul Kaleem Mohammed

Breakfast was exceptional and was refilled regularly. Overall, it was an excellent experience.

MUZAKKIR HUSSAIN

We were a bit skeptical after reading some of the reviews, but we decided to give this place a try and we’re so glad we did. The food was genuinely delicious, fresh, and flavorful. The service was exceptional from start to finish. They constantly checked on us, refilled items without us even asking, and kept bringing hot dosas right to the table. Overall, it was a wonderful experience, and we’ll definitely be coming back!

Divya Choudhary

Such an amazing experience always. I forget to take pictures here because I’m so busy enjoying my food here. We generally go for Saturday/Sunday breakfast- there are so many options fresh idli vada dosa puri and chai cost extra. I can’t stop eating here. Uncle at counter is so sweet and friendly.

Sankar Maruthachalam

Delicious South Indian food. Worth waiting for sometime to get a freshly made food. Idly was so soft and we ordered for our house warming function here.

Pavan Venkat Kanaparthi

I recently discovered Pavani Express through a message in a group chat, and I decided to give it a try. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much in terms of taste or quality, but I was pleasantly surprised! The food was absolutely delicious, with flavors that reminded me of homemade meals. It was a comforting and satisfying experience that I didn’t see coming. While the wait time was quite long, the quality of the food made it completely worth it. In fact, I wouldn’t have minded waiting even longer if necessary, because the end result was that good. If they offered a daily meal plan, I’d definitely make this a regular stop and skip cooking at home entirely! Pavani Express has really set a high standard for authentic and quality food, and I’m glad I gave it a chance. If you’re looking for a place with exceptional taste and a homely vibe, I’d highly recommend this restaurant. The wait might test your patience, but trust me, the food will reward you. I’ll certainly be back soon in no less than 24 hours!

Ordered Onion dosa and coffee, Dosa provided with 3 chutneys (Putnala chutney, Palli Chutney and Tomato Chutney). Dosa was crispy, Chutneys were good. Coffee is also good. Overall it’s good.

Srikanth B

Ordered Onion dosa and coffee, Dosa provided with 3 chutneys (Putnala chutney, Palli Chutney and Tomato Chutney). Dosa was crispy, Chutneys were good. Coffee is also good. Overall it’s good.

I came here for the food and not for the atmosphere and I was not disappointed. The masala dosa was freaking awesome with the little cup of soup and the chutney. Favorite chutney was the tomato and peanut. The coconut chutney, to me was like a dessert. Highly recommend eating in since you want the dosa to be crispy.

NHB N

I came here for the food and not for the atmosphere and I was not disappointed. The masala dosa was freaking awesome with the little cup of soup and the chutney. Favorite chutney was the tomato and peanut. The coconut chutney, to me was like a dessert. Highly recommend eating in since you want the dosa to be crispy.

Great option for Indian food when you’re in a pinch! The garlic naan is amazing. The butter chicken wasn’t the usual bright-colored, spicy style I’ve had elsewhere; instead, it was creamy and mild, with a more milky flavor. Different, but still enjoyable depending on your taste.

Ashley Nicole

Great option for Indian food when you’re in a pinch! The garlic naan is amazing. The butter chicken wasn’t the usual bright-colored, spicy style I’ve had elsewhere; instead, it was creamy and mild, with a more milky flavor. Different, but still enjoyable depending on your taste.

I normally don’t bother to give poor feedback, this is an exception, to prevent others settling for such low standards. These guys randomly close the restaurant without warning. You show-up for lunch and they are closed, because they have a large catering order. This happened a few times with me. So, I stopped going to PE. Recently wanted to try one last time. Ate some food and got a to-go pack. Took it home and later I realized that the pooran-poli ($4 each) with almost no filling, mostly the tough chewy shell and one side was burnt :( see attached photos. They don’t even have any ventilation or AC running in the restaurant, the kitchen door was open for ventilation. I was sweating like crazy and all this set me back by $20. For a gas-station hole-in-the-wall restaurant, I am not willing to go thru this again. That is it for me. It seems that some other reviews are sharing similar experiences.

Invy

I normally don’t bother to give poor feedback, this is an exception, to prevent others settling for such low standards. These guys randomly close the restaurant without warning. You show-up for lunch and they are closed, because they have a large catering order. This happened a few times with me. So, I stopped going to PE. Recently wanted to try one last time. Ate some food and got a to-go pack. Took it home and later I realized that the pooran-poli ($4 each) with almost no filling, mostly the tough chewy shell and one side was burnt :( see attached photos. They don’t even have any ventilation or AC running in the restaurant, the kitchen door was open for ventilation. I was sweating like crazy and all this set me back by $20. For a gas-station hole-in-the-wall restaurant, I am not willing to go thru this again. That is it for me. It seems that some other reviews are sharing similar experiences.

Indian cuisine prepared by a non-Indian staff member tasted inauthentic. This was disappointing because when we visited a few months ago, we had a very good experience and the food tasted excellent. During our recent visit, the food was overly oily. We ordered tomato rice and garlic rice, and the overall flavor did not meet expectations. We were also the only customers, and the staff member waited outside in the parking lot for us to leave, which felt uncomfortable and unprofessional.

We went to try breakfast The masala doasa was good, Poori was good. Pongal was not good Chutney was made out of old coconut Vada was average or below average I think one was rava upma I didn’t have the courage to try that No water, we have to buy it, trash was full, no one notices until I told them, tables were not suitable for dining it like a table in a conference hall. Overall , I will not try Pavani again

Loganathan Veerabathiran

We went to try breakfast The masala doasa was good, Poori was good. Pongal was not good Chutney was made out of old coconut Vada was average or below average I think one was rava upma I didn’t have the courage to try that No water, we have to buy it, trash was full, no one notices until I told them, tables were not suitable for dining it like a table in a conference hall. Overall , I will not try Pavani again

Vallabha Lanka

Ordered dosa and dosa texture is like papad. Masala dosa has masala curry which doesn’t have any taste. Puri texture is very had to bite. Puri curry color is like neon color and taste is very bad. Location of restaurant is add gas bunk with no name board and security wise I wouldn’t prefer since it is at gas bunk. Also restaurant looks untidy and it’s not clean. Overall Experience very bad. I would suggest restaurant owner to move the place clean n neat place not at gas bunk. Also suggest to cook tasty food.

We came here for the breakfast buffet and it was a disaster. The Buffer had only a few items (idli, vada, poori, bonda, and dosa on request), and most of the time the food was gone. Whenever they refilled, it was only for 6–8 servings, which disappeared instantly. We asked for dosa as soon as we arrived, but it wasn’t served for over 30 minutes despite repeated reminders — and when it finally came, the chutney was empty. Same issue with poori: after waiting 15 minutes for a refill, there was no chutney for another 20 minutes. At that point we dumped the food and walked out. The maintenance and service are terrible. Only one person is handling everything — refills, billing, and even receiving guests. Instead of taking care of customers already seated and waiting for food, he kept allowing in new guests, rearranging tables, and making the situation worse. Completely unorganized, understaffed, and not worth the money. Avoid this place if you actually want to enjoy breakfast.

Dinesh Sanga

We came here for the breakfast buffet and it was a disaster. The Buffer had only a few items (idli, vada, poori, bonda, and dosa on request), and most of the time the food was gone. Whenever they refilled, it was only for 6–8 servings, which disappeared instantly. We asked for dosa as soon as we arrived, but it wasn’t served for over 30 minutes despite repeated reminders — and when it finally came, the chutney was empty. Same issue with poori: after waiting 15 minutes for a refill, there was no chutney for another 20 minutes. At that point we dumped the food and walked out. The maintenance and service are terrible. Only one person is handling everything — refills, billing, and even receiving guests. Instead of taking care of customers already seated and waiting for food, he kept allowing in new guests, rearranging tables, and making the situation worse. Completely unorganized, understaffed, and not worth the money. Avoid this place if you actually want to enjoy breakfast.

Viraaj Tomar

Hi guys, It’s 8:10 am and I swear I couldn’t sleep the whole night because I had my dinner at Pavani Express, last night. It truly made me sick. The oil that they used to prepare our order was stale, (not at all fresh) and even the mango lassi wasn’t good. (I’m not talking about the taste here, just telling you all about the quality). Please consider any other place for your lunch/dinner in San Antonio but avoid going to the Pavani Express.