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Shiva Indian Restaurant

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En Shiva Indian Restaurant, te invitamos a disfrutar de una experiencia culinaria india auténtica y relajada. Nuestra carta ofrece una variedad de platos familiares y deliciosos, desde el tandoori chicken hasta el saag paneer y el naan recién horneado. Con un ambiente acogedor y...

Shiva Indian Restaurant

Indian · Houston

4.0 · 812 reviews Google
www.shivaindian.com

About Shiva Indian Restaurant

En Shiva Indian Restaurant, te invitamos a disfrutar de una experiencia culinaria india auténtica y relajada. Nuestra carta ofrece una variedad de platos familiares y deliciosos, desde el tandoori chicken hasta el saag paneer y el naan recién horneado. Con un ambiente acogedor y un servicio atento,...

En Shiva Indian Restaurant, te invitamos a disfrutar de una experiencia culinaria india auténtica y relajada. Nuestra carta ofrece una variedad de platos familiares y deliciosos, desde el tandoori chicken hasta el saag paneer y el naan recién horneado. Con un ambiente acogedor y un servicio atento, te esperamos para saborear los mejores sabores de la India.

What Customers Say About Shiva Indian Restaurant

Shiva Indian Restaurant is a local favorite known for delicious Indian cuisine and friendly service. Many customers praise the saag paneer, murgh makhani, and mango lassi. Some recent experiences mention inconsistent food quality and service issues.

Popular Dishes

saag paneer murgh makhani pakoras Kheer mango lassi chai Lamb Biryani Butter Chicken

Best For

Couples Families Locals Casual

Tip: Consider trying the lunch specials for a buffet-like experience with a variety of dishes.

Features

🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner 🥗 Vegetarian 🌱 Vegan Coffee
🎯 Casual 🛋️ Cozy 🤫 Quiet Trendy 👥 Groups

What to see nearby

Lakewood Church
A 714m

Lakewood Church

iglesia

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Lakewood Church Central Campus
A 776m

Lakewood Church Central Campus

iglesia

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Compaq Center
A 793m

Compaq Center

parque

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Levy Park
A 827m

Levy Park

parque

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Explore the area around Shiva Indian Restaurant

Shiva Indian Restaurant is located in Houston, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Religious Buildings

  • Lakewood Church (A 714m) — iglesia no denominacional en EE.UU.
  • Lakewood Church Central Campus (A 776m) — sabes

Parks & Gardens

  • Compaq Center (A 793m) — park in Harris County, Texas, United States of America
  • Levy Park (A 827m) — park in Houston, Texas, United States of America

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Frequently asked questions about Shiva Indian Restaurant

Shiva Indian Restaurant is located at 5220 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77005, Houston.
Near Shiva Indian Restaurant you can find points of interest such as Lakewood Church, Lakewood Church Central Campus, Compaq Center, Levy Park.
Shiva Indian Restaurant offers indian cuisine.
Shiva Indian Restaurant has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Shiva Indian Restaurant offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at Shiva Indian Restaurant based on customer reviews are: saag paneer, murgh makhani, pakoras, Kheer, mango lassi.
Shiva Indian Restaurant is ideal for couples, families, locals, casual dining.
Shiva Indian Restaurant is a local favorite known for delicious Indian cuisine and friendly service. Many customers praise the saag paneer, murgh makhani, and mango lassi. Some recent experiences mention inconsistent food quality and service issues.
Consider trying the lunch specials for a buffet-like experience with a variety of dishes.
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Shiva Indian Restaurant Houston Reviews

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GiselaHeidi Olvera

We had a wonderful experience at Shiva Indian Restaurant. Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious! We tried the samosas, chicken tikka masala, chicken korma, and malai kofta and each dish was flavorful, fresh, and served nice and warm. The service was just as impressive as the food. Our waiter was very attentive, kept our drinks refilled, and made sure we had everything we needed. The food came out on time and tasted freshly prepared. And the mango lassi was the best I’ve had the perfect sweet and refreshing touch to the meal! We’ll definitely be coming back. Highly recommend!

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Werner Lightner

Really good food. Just popped in for lunchy pooh and e hoped my meal! Even got some Dal to go!

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Daniela Auz

Amazing food! Always fresh, flavorful, and delicious, with excellent customer service every time. The chicken tikka masala is delicious the samosa amazing and the lamb Karahi so much flavor in all the food!

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Susan Robinson

I came almost by mistake but what a great mistake. The food was fantastic. The service was excellent. I highly recommend this little hole in the wall very very, very good.

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Jessica High

This is easily some of the best Indian food I’ve had in the Houston area. I ordered lunch and the meal was phenomenal. Everything was absolutely delicious. Definitely worth trying if you’re in the area. I hope y’all love it as much as I do!

Alan Roqumore
Alan Roqumore

First time eating Indian food. Delicious!!!! My experious there was impeccable. The owner came to my table and gave me some history on Indian food. I highly recommend this place. I'm hooked

Steve Maule
Steve Maule

Love Shiva! The wife and I always treat ourselves when we’re in the area. And we recently introduced our kids to Shiva and they love it too!

Marcus
Marcus

4.5 stars. Excellent food, good portion sizes, and everything was so neatly packed in my order. The only reason I took off 0.5 stars was because there were no forks. The lamb (naan?) was AMAZING

Erin Hawley
Erin Hawley

Great Indian food! The staff is very friendly and there is plenty of seating. There are lots of vegetarian and vegan options. I had the Navaratan-E-Bahar and Sham-Savera, both of which were flavorful and perfectly cooked. The mango lassi was great as well as the naan and patatha. There is a parking lot shared by the strip mall. The restaurant is closed for a period of time in between lunch and dinner so keep the hours in mind.

Rama Santschi
Rama Santschi

We have been eating at Shiva for decades! The food is always delicious. We have had their chef recommended platters with multiple dishes, but our favorites are their saag paneer, murgh makhani and pakoras. Can't go wrong with the Kheer, mango lassi or chai. The staff have always been pleasant. They are knowledgeable on what is gluten free. Right now everything that goes in the fryer is naturally gluten free.

InMotion
InMotion

Clean place, great food and service. Lamb Biryani: Meat was cooked very tender, spices are balanced Butter Chicken: Sauce was not too buttery and taste really good. Chicken was tender as well. Naan bread: great, I would use organic real garlic instead of powder. Vegetable Samosas were good with the sauces. Great place 👌

Karlos A
Karlos A

This place was amazingly super good !!! It was so good that even my wife loved it. The staff was very friendly & very helpful with suggestions. It was our 1st visit & we are planning on going next weekend. Loved it , it is a must try little hole in the wall.

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L

This was the first spot I tried Indian food ever. I came back after literally moving to the other side of the world and back over the last decade and it was still absolutely superb. 🧡🇮🇳🥘 Still my all time favorite poppadom & chutney too. (love my Indian chips & salsa 🤤). I’m a fan of the Paneer Tikka (appy), the Chana Masala, extra spicy (veggie entree), and the Onion Kulcha & plain Naan breads. It really was a fantastic experience. Very attentive and clean. 👍🏼👍🏼

Daniel Avendaño
Daniel Avendaño

This was the first place I ever had Indian food back in November 2019 and I just came back because it was the BEST Indian food I have had and since then I have had about 6 other places and none compare. When you walk in the place just transports you to India with the low lighting, incense and scenery. The food was superb and had so much taste, I ordered the chicken Akbari and it’s amazing. The chicken was juicy and cooked nicely, they give you a nice size dish as well including rice. They give you papadum as a complimentary item. It’s like a crispy seasoned tortilla! NAAN is a must when you go to any Indian restaurant, although the garlic naan wasn’t as good as I hoped, it still hits the spot. My partner had the mango lassi which is kind of like a smoothie and was so creamy and refreshing while I had the Mango Nectar which is cool and quenching with even the smallest sip. I had to resist just gulping the whole cup!

Kat Spofford
Kat Spofford

Love the lunch presentation of the food. Although they do not have a buffet, the lunch specials make you feel like you got items in the buffet. One main entree, spinach, dessert, Naan, lentils and white yogurt for dipping, along with basmati rice. I liked the chicken dishes better than lamb. All food was hot, good temp!

Donavan Phillip Manuel Bailey
Donavan Phillip Manuel Bailey

Great food, great service. Only knocking one start because there's apparently lacking AC- we sat in the front by the window unit, so neither of us melted. People used to this ungodly heat around here probably wouldn't even notice Ordered a full battery of intestinal delights, and was not disappointed... Save one item: garlic naan- who told you it was okay to use Shanti town 99¢ powdered garlic on fresh bread? What on Earth? Dispatch all such things immediate from your kitchen, please. Awesome experience. They even have a see through area to the tandoori ovens!! Will be back and highly recommend!!

Tumo Mabote
Tumo Mabote

I'm a lifelong customer to this place. So I was rather excited to visit Post-Covid. There meals were buffet only....which left room to be desired. I arrived at 2p and the food was luke warm...they did how ever prepare some more curried goat (but it was under seasoned... lastly their Nann was just ok..I will go back again though...they are trying..I can see that.

Mr. Anderson
Mr. Anderson

Price was definitely unbeatable. Very friendly welcoming service. We had an order with curry goat ,Lamb and butter chicken . Hints of the flavors was there but didn’t hit the mark on familiar spices we were expecting . Overall still good 😊! Thank you

H M
H M

I was really looking forward to an amazing dining experience, but unfortunately, the food fell short of my expectations. The service was also disappointing - our server seemed disengaged, simply dropping off menus and disappearing without checking in or welcoming us. It felt like they were prioritizing Uber Eats orders over dine-in customers, which was a letdown.

jaziz vasquez
jaziz vasquez

Food was ok. I got a chicken with rice that was supposed to be “spicy” but wasn’t spicy at all. They BARELY gave me any chicken for the amount that I paid. The food came in HOT but very quickly became cold which was very upsetting (I eat quick too). It was an ok experience but I just don’t think $12 for what I ordered was fair in my opinion. The naan was pretty good though and the waiter was very attentive and nice.

Lynn C
Lynn C

This is the second time we've tried this place and I'm pretty sure we won't be coming back. The server didn't seem to know what was in the food. He also never came back to fill our water or even check on us. The biryani had a bunch of grainy sticks and inedible things that we had to keep picking out. When We complained about this to the manager he kind of blew us off. We ended up leaving most of the food uneaten on the table, and we both came home with stomach aches. And we love Indian food so this was a big disappointment.

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Jason George

Avoid this place. To serve food this poor is a disgrace to Indian cuisine. The food was absolutely horrible. I ordered the Chicken Tandoori and it was genuinely nasty—it tasted and smelled like it had been sitting in a freezer for months and then just nuked in a microwave. The aftertaste was unbearable. I’m not sure if it’s just this specific branch or the whole chain, but the quality is nonexistent. I noticed the dining room was full of people who clearly have no clue what authentic Indian food is supposed to taste like (non Indians). As someone who knows the real thing: save your money. This isn’t it. Very disappointed! One star for speed, but zero for quality. While the food arrived almost instantly, it was immediately clear why: nothing tasted or looked fresh. It felt like it had been sitting under a heat lamp or pre-prepared long ago. The only redeeming part of this meal was the Pappad with green and tamarind chutney, which was the only thing that actually tasted decent. Everything after that was a massive disappointment.

Lucy Felix
Lucy Felix

Always door dash from here the store says it close at 9:30 pm I arrived at 9:04 and the lights are off, doors locked and the open sign is off. Online order was already placed. Waste of gas and time

Lori Wilson-Reynolds
Lori Wilson-Reynolds

The lamb was so tough that it was hard to cut with a steak knife. It was hard to chew. Parts of it were burned. This lamb was the toughest I have ever had in my life. I actually got nauseous after eating it and threw up 4 times! Disgusting 🤮 I will never order from them again!

Srinivasan Ganesan
Srinivasan Ganesan

We visited this so-called Indian restaurant & were thoroughly disappointed with the food we ordered here. We ordered a thali with 2 vegetables, malai kofta & paneer tikka. Everything in the thali tasted like instant food cooked in microwave. Both the vegetable we ordered has the same brownish gravy, which tasted sour & odd. The thali had a spinach dish which was a thawed version of spinach with some creamy stuff, which tasted stale. The saving grace was a salt lassi we ordered, which could not go wrong. The sweet in the thali was the only edible stuff. We usually never-never give such reviews on Indian food, since we love to eat them either which ways, but this was an awkward one. We just want this feedback to be given to the chef, so there is an opportunity to do better. Thanks

Milan Patel
Milan Patel

The food here is disgusting. Please don't go here thinking you'll get anything close to indian food. The food I got was filled with food coloring and there was absolutely no flavor. The naan I ordered was this huge pizza dough looking thing and they threw some garlic powder on it to make it a garlic naan. Absolutely the worst possible experience I've ever had at an Indian restaurant. Please don't judge indian cuisine based on the garbage that this place serves it's customers.

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5220 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77005

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Good Rating
4.0/5 stars
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Many Reviews
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Moderate Price
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Services

🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
Coffee
🍰 Desserts
🥗 Vegetarian Options
🌱 Vegan Options
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
🍴 Dine-in

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🍽️ Dine In
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery

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Status
Verified by owner
🕐 Hours Today
11:30AM-3PM, 5-9PM
Rating
4.0/5
💬 Reviews
812
💰 Price Level
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⏱️ Typical Visit
People typically spend 15 min to 1.5 hr here
📞 Phone
+1 713-523-4753
🌐 Website
www.shivaindian.com
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🅿️ Parking
Wheelchair Accessible
🚻 Restroom
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Lakewood Church

iglesia no denominacional en EE.UU.

A 714m
Lakewood Church Central Campus

sabes

A 776m
Compaq Center

park in Harris County, Texas, United States of America

A 793m
Levy Park

park in Houston, Texas, United States of America

A 827m
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