Albert Moyer

This was my first visit to Shri Balaji Bhavan. All I can say is, "Wow! I loved it." The food was fresh and homemade and they cover Mumbai to Madras. You can have it super spicy or mild based on your preference. The value is excellent. I'll definitely be back.

abraham george

Returned to this restaurant after a few years. There have been some upgrades to the location. Went with a party of 7 and while there were only about 10 other customers, service was a little slow. They also seemed to pick and choose whom to provide table service for, ie., deliver food to. Had to remind them about stuff that was already ordered and paid for. The food was pretty good overall and served hot. The variety of items available and low prices more than speak for themselves. Definitely worth a visit for authentic Indian vegetarian fare. 09-12-20 Visited today after a long time. Even though we are in the middle of a pandemic, service has improved dramatically. Food was served hot, fresh, and tasty. All staff were friendly and the visit was well worth it. If you haven't, you must visit. The restaurant has all COVID-19 measures in place along with social distancing of the in house consumers. You will not be disappointed, guaranteed!

+11

Regular customer over 20+ years. It's been our family's go to for good dosa. Dined in today but the dosa was kind of tough. Almost too chewy. Makes me think something was off with the batter. Also, I recommend the restaurant start using Amol cheese for any cheese dosas. It tastes more authentic and is actual Indian-made cheese. Using cheddar or mozzarella just makes it taste American and too heavy. Otherwise still a fan of the place. One last suggestion. I hope Shri Balaji and neighboring restaurants advocate to their landlord (during rent increases or renewals) to install EV charging stations in the parking lot. There are already several EVs who come here. I recommend reaching out to local Houston company Pangea Charging if you decide to explore this further. It's a great way to bring in more customers, increase spend, and even create loyalty.

Apurva Khatri

Excellent taste. Tried the following items and they are very good. 1. Allo poori 2. Chole bhature 3. Rava dosa 4. Mysore masala dosa 5. Chai

Food was good, but it was unnecessarily spicy. The flavors were nice, but the spice level was a bit too much and overpowered the dish. Rava Dosa was good.

Samhitha Muppana

I got Mysore Masala Cheese dosa, I thought it was nice, but my mom didn’t like it. She also didn’t like the chaat combo at all. The food arrived to the table very quickly and the place is neat and nice. Prices are good too.

Paresh Motiwala

It is a fairly average restaurant! Nothing super about it! We ordered Samosas which appeared to have been packaged and frozen samosas not fried enough! The inside was still cold and frozen! The green chutney was more water than chutney! The dosa was good though! But Sambhar like most South Indian restaurants in USA was simply pathetic! The Moongdal Kachori were good too.

Anusha Challa

I’m honestly surprised by the number of positive reviews. We ordered Idly, Masala Dosa, Jeera Rice with Dal, and Onion Rava Masala Dosa. This is the first time I’ve been served an Onion Dosa with completely raw onions. They also had only one type of chutney — coconut — with no peanut, tomato, or ginger options. The dal that came with the jeera rice was also not good. Overall, the food was quite disappointing.

Pet Peevs

Portions are decent size, but accompanying sambhar and chutney were not. Sambhar was too watery with only onions and carrot. I am disappointed. I had high hopes of getting tasty south Indian food.

Karthik Vaddi

Food is below average. Tried chat and chapati and not good at all. Coffee is like it reminds me the taste of Indian Railways coffee. Special thanks for that

+2

Supriya Sharma

Got food poisoning!! My husband and I got idli, vada and dahi vada chat. Not sure what wasn’t right but first we both got a lot of gas build up that night, followed by vomiting the next day. The 20% leftover daha Vada chat we brought home, next morning the plastic container was ballooned up too with gas inside it. Not sure what they add in their food- a lot of baking soda?? , but we both haven’t been feeling well since then, same symptoms.

Imraan Ayub

Stopped in recently and ordered pani puri. Unfortunately, the quality was disappointing. The pani tasted flat and not very fresh, lacking the usual minty and spicy flavor, and the puris themselves seemed stale. The filling was sparse and also tasted stale, like it had been sitting out for a while, along with the puri. More concerning, I became sick the following morning with vomiting and diarrhea. This was the only food I ate that day that no one else shared, and everyone who ate the dinner I cooked later was fine, which raises concerns about proper food handling and freshness. With foods that are meant to be prepared and served fresh like pani puri, it was noticeable that proper handling may not have been followed. If something tastes stale here in the future, I would strongly recommend avoiding it.

Pratik Zora

I enjoyed the Mendu Vada, but the Puri Bhaji had uncooked puris with a distinct raw flour taste. The Mysur Masala Dosa was soggy and undercooked, although the masala inside was flavorful.

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