India's Restaurant

I just read my old review that I wrote in 2012 with a certain degree of sadness. It used to be a very good restaurant back then. Alas, it is a thing of the past.Let's start with the service. It used to be efficient and friendly. Not anymore. The waiters look glum and grouchy. I agree with another reviewer who mentioned that they looks as they are being forced to work there. In the past, they used to come to my table and ask if I wanted tea of coffee. In fact, one of the waiters even taught me then to drink masala tea as it reduces sleepiness after eating Indian food. Now when I asked one of the waiters to bring me masala tea he made a face as if I asked him for hundred dollars while saying, "But I would have to prepare it." Well, no masala tea for me since then. Despite the said above I continued to come there now and then because I liked their saag paneer. Alas, my last visit there, and I sorry to write it had been a really LAST visit was recently, on May 31, 2024. On that dreadful day I, as usual, ordered salty lassi for me and my wife. Instead, the waiter brought us sweet lassi. After I complained about that, the waiter made a sour face, took our glasses and in a few minutes brought them back. "Here's your salty lassi," he said with a certain mocking tone. It turned out they just took our sweet lassi and added a huge amount of salt to it. It was not drinkable and I demanded to take it back and asked to see a manager. Meanwhile we went for the buffet to try their lamb dish. I was taken aback by its very offensive smell. At first I thought that perhaps it was due to a new spice they were trying and put some of on my plate, even though it smelled horribly. By tasting it I quickly realized that it was indeed a rotten meat that was cooked and still being served to the customers. I wish there was an inspector from the city hall present in that day. They would have closed that restaurant on the spot. Even though we tried just a small amount of it, we were suffering with stomach problems for the following two days. The manager offered to make us new lassi, which we declined as we had enough of that place. When a waiter brought us a check I noticed that they still attempted to charge of for the lassi that we did not drink. Only after I complained they removed that amount. I give it two stars instead of one because they still have good saag paneer and tandoori chicken. We have been eating at that restaurant since 1988 and it pains me to write that we most likely won't come back there.

This used to be my favorite place in the early 2000. But then Houston expands with more options to choose for Indian cuisine and I haven't been back for a long time.They now serve buffet for lunch at about $20 and a là carte but the menu price is about $20 too. I'm not a big fan of buffet so I was willing to pay the butter chicken from the menu but I asked the server if it comes with naan ,he said it didn't come with anything. That's odd bcoz at other restaurants they do serve with naans.Therefore I decided to eat the buffet options.Food wasn't that great anymore and services definitely was awful. There were a lot of servers but not friendly. They all looked so grouchy like they have to be there to work, so weird. To top this is a buffet so literally they don't have to do much of services.The place used to be packed and now it looks so empty. Hopefully the owner will look into it and makes some changes since the competition is quite strong these days.I'm a bit disappointed bcoz I brought 2 friends with me and bragging about how wonderful was in the early 2000.

I came here Thursday and Friday for dinner ordering Chicken Saag - light cream with rice on Thursday and Chicken Korma - medium spicy with rice on Friday. Both were amazing, so rich and very delicious in every bite with very juicy, tender hunks of chicken that wouldn't surprise me at all if they were organic. The saag was very well spiced, thick in texture and a little earthy. The korma was a bit nutty, a tad sweet and nicely savory with some heat due to my medium spice request for it. That is one curry here that I highly recommend people get at medium spice for extra flavor without covering up anything, just a great, contrasting compliment to the mild, sweet vibes in its dense gravy. These are definitely a couple of my favorite curries here along with the butter chicken, chicken tikka masala and daal. Great, warm service as usual too.

I was craving for Indian food and saw that India's is supposed to have the best lunch buffet and offered a variety of popular dishes. It was not very busy when I came in. There were people sitting at the booths by the windows but empty otherwise. Ordered soda and found out later they charge per glass (non-refillable). It wasn't even good with no fizz. They didn't put ice on it so not cold too. Suggest they provide a can of cold soda with ice instead. They do have ice tea that is refillable.My first plate consists of butter chicken, saag paneer, fried onions and tandoori chicken. Thought the fried onions were good esp with chutney. The butter chicken sauce was tasty but the chicken itself was dry. The tandoori chicken was dry too and would have like it with more spices. The saag paneer was different from what I remember... thought it should have more taste to it. Also tried the rest of the entrees. Lamb curry has a tasty sauce. Lamb was not chewy but not tender. There was a cabbage dish and another chicken dish which were ok.I like the sauces more than the meats or vegetables. They served fresh naan on the table. Ended the meal with mango pudding and rice pudding. Wish they had fresh fruits or traditional dessert like gulab jaman.Overall, if you want a variety of Indian food to try, this place is ok but I have tasted better. They displayed a lot of the awards on one wall. Maybe they do better for dinner? I'll let others be the judge.

do not eat here!!!!caught staff not washing hands after urinating. reported to management and they didn't care.

Invited here for a team lunch presented to us by one of our executive directors. They have a buffet style set up or you can order off menu. There is a variety of items including vegetarian items. Everything was delicious. They had the basics you think of with Indian food - tikki Marsala, chicken tandoori, curries, chutneys, cabbage balls, basmati rice with peas, salads, etc and naan. I may or may not have had 2-3 plates Everything was very good and the staff were super friendly. At the end, he ordered ice cream - mango and pistachio. And omg they were soooo good.

We had a craving for a good Indian buffet and India's filled that need nicely. They have a plethora of offerings and we tried everything, butter chicken,, sag paneer, chicken tika masala, Kheer, fresh nan brought to your table. Amazing service. Priced a little high but worth it. Wifey and I ate here at least 18 years ago, it was great then as well as now. A lot of people were ordering off the menu but we wanted to try everything. Friendly people. We'll be back.

Food - average Indian food in houston, average price. This is my first time here and we ordered a few dishes the servers recommended including the chicken tika masala, lamb Rogan josh, Manchurian fried cauliflower, chaat, naan, rice. The curry needs a little more depth in the flavor. Meat wasn't particularly tender. Wouldn't recommend the Manchurian cauliflower it's like orange chicken or general Tso chicken but cauliflower version and it's not even crispy. Service - friendly Ambiance - nice clean organized, love the booth areas

The parking lot feels pretty narrow. There was a cat sitting in one of the spots, so watch out for stray felines. The interior feels like stepping back into a fancy restaurant in the 90s (wood ceiling fans, mirrors, tablecloths and wood panels). There are tables or booths to choose from. The lamb curry is highly recommended by others, but I didn't like the spices it. The lamb itself wasn't tough. The chicken pakora was hot and a little crispy. The onion salad was spicy and different. The butter chicken and saag paneer (slightly salty) were good. The dishes were all tasty, though I really liked the bean dishes they offered. The black eyed peas and daal had different ingredients, flavors and textures to enjoy. The Navaratan Korma was fun and tasty too. The naan was hot and toasty but needed a bit of salt. The rice pudding (super soft yet fluffy) and mango mousse (thick yet airy) slices were fun to try and sweet. The staff were nice and attentive.

I don't know very much about Indian food, but if India's is representative, it's a very good start. Pulling into the parking lot, the restaurant is partially hidden by the larger buildings beside it. Don't let this stop you. Before we got to the door someone was there to help us inside. We were there with iBUG Today for a group dinner. The smell of fresh spices emanated out into the parking lot.We had the chef's platter which was a sampler of the different appetizers available. I shared it with my husband. We had lamb biryani followed by some mango ice cream. I guess this was very basic fare but this was our first try of Indian food. The lady on my other side was vegan. We will be back for more. Service is quiet and attentive, decor was colorful and neat. Yes, I enjoyed the food and ambience.