Annapoorna Indian Cuisine
Annapoorna Indian Cuisine
Steamed rice cake served with chutney and sambar.
Crispy chili pakoras.
Vegetable marinated and deep fried with spiced chickpea batter.
Crispy turnovers stuffed with spiced veggies.
Deep fried lentil donuts served with chutney and sambar.
Deep fried lentil donuts dipped in special yogurt sauce and garnished with cilantro.
Fried shrimp tossed in garlic sauce.
2 steamed rice cakes and 1 deep fried lentil donut served with chutney and sambar.
South Indian spiced boneless chicken marinated and fried.
Cubes of cheese dipped in a delicacy spiced and fried.
Traditional South Indian soup.
Fresh tomato soup mildly spiced.
Corn and veggies or chicken delicately spiced.
Lentils, white chicken, seasoned with herbs and spices.
Lentils seasoned with herbs and spices.
Veggies or chicken delicately spiced in hot and sour sauce.
Dry or gravy. Fried paneer tossed in a spicy chili sauce with diced onion and peppers.
Dry or gravy. Vegetable dumplings in a gravy of ginger, garlic and soy sauce.
Steamed basmati rice, sauteed with fresh vegetable.
Dry or gravy. Fried cauliflower florets tossed in spicy chili sauce with diced onion and peppers chunks of lamb cooked with creamed spinach and mild spices.
Noodles, sauteed with fresh vegetables.
Dry or gravy. Fried cauliflower florets tossed in hot chili and soya based Manchurian sauce.
Dry or gravy. Fried boneless chicken tossed in spicy chili sauce with diced onions and peppers.
Dry or gravy. Fried boneless chicken tossed in hot chili and soya based Manchurian sauce.
Steamed basmati rice, sauteed with eggs.
Steamed basmati rice, sauteed with chicken.
Steamed basmati rice, sauteed with shrimp.
Noodles, sauteed with eggs.
Noodles, sauteed with chicken.
Noodles, sauteed with shrimp.
Noodles, sauteed with eggs or chicken in a spicy Szechwan sauce.
Noodles, sauteed with eggs or chicken in a spicy Szechwan sauce.
Plain crepe made of rice and lentils.
Thin rice and lentil crepe topped with onions.
Crepe stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas.
Crepe spread with spicy chutney and stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas.
Crepe stuffed with spinach and potatoes.
Large paper thin crispy crepe stuffed with potatoes and peas.
Crepe stuffed with cheese and potatoes.
Crepe layered with egg.
Crepe made from rice flour and semolina stuffed with potatoes and peas.
Crepe spread with South Indian spiced paste and stuffed with potatoes and peas.
Crepe served with vegetable kurma.
Crepe served with chicken kurma.
Thick plain pancake, served with chutney and sambar.
Thick pancake topped with onions and green chilli.
Thick pancake topped with mildly spiced mixed vegetables.
Mildly spiced cooked in tomato and onion sauce.
Eggs sauteed in special curry sauce.
Tender chicken cooked in special Andhra masala.
Tender chicken cooked in traditional Tamil Nadu-Masala.
Pieces of tender chicken sauteed in a pan with black pepper.
Boneless chicken cubes cooked in mildly spiced gravy.
Boneless chicken cooked in mildly spiced tomato gravy.
Boneless chicken and vegetables cooked in a mildly spiced sauce.
Boneless chicken, prepared with potatoes in hot spices.
Chunks of chicken cooked with spinach and mild spices.
Chunks of chicken cooked in special kadai masala with onions and bell papers.
Boneless chicken marinated in spicy yogurt sauce and cooked in Indian clay oven.
Boneless fish chunks marinated in yogurt sauce and cooked in Indian clay oven.
Chicken leg quarters marinated in yogurt sauce and cooked in Indian clay oven.
Shrimp marinated in yogurt sauce and cooked in Indian clay oven.
Lamb meat marinated in spicy yogurt sauce and cooked in Indian clay oven.
Combination of Tandoori dishes: tandoori chicken, tandoori shrimp, fish tikka, and Malai kabab.
Mildly spiced cooked in tomato and onion sauce.
Very popular dish from coastal Andhra and Eastern Ghats. Fish cooked in spicy tamarind sauce.
Fish cooked in coconut sauce with south Indian spices.
Shrimp cooked with hearty blend of herbs and spices.
Shrimp cooked closely on low heat with traditional spices and kadai masala.
Shrimp cooked in finely ground chettinaad masala.
Shrimp cooked in creamy spinach sauce.
Shrimp, prepared with potatoes in hot spices.
A traditional goat curry cooked in special andhra curry sauce.
Pieces of goat cooked in finely ground chettinaad masala.
Pieces of goat fried in a pan with spices and black pepper.
Pieces of goat cooked in creamy cashew and coconut sauce blended with mild spices.
Chunks of lamb cooked in special medley of herbs and spices.
Chunks of lamb cooked in special kadai masala with onions and bell peppers.
A moghulai delight creamy sweet and spicy with the delicate flavor of cardamoms.
Fried cauliflower florets tossed in hot chilli and soya based Manchurian sauce.
Boneless mutton, prepared with potatoes in hot spices.
Boneless lamb, prepared with potatoes in hot spices.
Garbanzo beans cooked in mildly spiced onions and tomatoes.
Fresh spinach cooked with Indian cottage cheese.
Green peas and Indian cottage cheese cooked in creamy onion and tomatoes sauce.
Indian cottage cheese cooked in tomato sauce.
Special Indian cheese cooked in herbs and spices with creamy sauce.
Special Indian cheese cooked in herbs and spices.
Okra cooked with special spices and tomatoes.
Eggplant cooked in a clay oven with tomatoes and Indian spices.
Mixed vegetables cooked in mildly spiced gravy garnished with dry fruits and nuts.
Peppers cooked in special Hyderabadi gravy.
Refried dal delicately spiced.
Creamed lentils delicately spiced.
Mushrooms cooked in a special blend of spices.
Fresh grated vegetable fritters cooked in a creamy tomatoes and onion sauce.
Cauliflower and potatoes sauteed in mild herbs and spices.
Rice flavoured and seasoned with tamarind.
Basmati rice cooked with peas, herbs and spices.
Basmati rice cooked with delicate spices and lemon.
Basmati rice cooked with fresh mixed vegetables and garnished with fried onions and cilantro.
Basmati rice cooked with and garnished with fried onions and cilantro.
Basmati rice cooked with shrimp and garnished with fried onions and cilantro.
Basmati rice cooked with shrimp and garnished with fried onions and cilantro.
Basmati rice cooked with chicken and garnished with fried onions and cilantro.
Basmati rice cooked with lamb and garnished with fried onions and cilantro.
Basmati rice cooked with goat and garnished with fried onions and cilantro.
Basmati rices cooked with cheese and garnished with fried onions and cilantro.
Thick plain pancake topped with vegetables and cheese.
Cone shaped plain crepe made of rice and lentils.
Cone shaped plain crepe made of rice and lentils topped with mozzarella cheese.
Freshly made bread cooked in a tandoori clay oven.
Freshly made bread cooked in a tandoori clay oven topped with fresh garlic and cilantro
Freshly made bread cooked with tandoori clay oven stuffed with spiced onions and topped with cilantro.
Freshly made whole wheat flour bread cooked in a tandoori clay oven.
Freshly made whole wheat roti cooked on tawa.
Freshly made layered whole wheat bread cooked on taw.
Whole wheat bread stuffed with mashed potatoes and a special blend of spices.
Puffed bread served with garbanzo beans delicately cooked with onions, tomatoes and a medley of spices.
Snowy floats of sweetened milk.
Deep fried plum colored dumplings of dried milk and refined flour soaked in sugar syrup.
Carrot and milk pudding with the touch of green cardamom.
Rice in sweetened milk.
Ice cream assorted flavors (pistachio and mango).
Choice of flavor.
Choice of flavor.
Masala tea.
Samosa & French fries
Butter Chicken & Chilli Garlic Shrimp
Interior
Salad & various sauces
the dining area
Chicken Tikka Masala, goat curry, and dark meat chicken curry
Interior
Andhra Goat Curry. $17.95.
Large side of rice with curry.
the dining area
Gobi Manchurian. $14.95.
This is the only table available outside, they set it up when they don't have enough tables inside.
Side of rice with curry.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Goat Biriyani. $16.95.
Garlic Naan
Tandori chicken
Goat Biriyani. $16.95. Generous portion. Tender meat.
Sambar, samosa, paneer curry.
Lunch buffet
The inside
Nagi T.
Dec 4, 2024
This buffet is the one I always go toThey curry goat meat is crazy good Clean restaurant and staff
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Betty G.
Dec 1, 2024
We came for lunch and were surprised Annapoorna was not busy at all today. There is usually a long line to get in.Food always fresh and delicious here. Especially the naan bread. Soft and chewy. I mix the tikka masala sauce with their tamarind sauce and some fresh chilies, and dip the bread in it. So good!Goat curry is good. But it would acquire taste. If you're not used to it, it could be gamy.I also like the chicken tikka masala as they use the white meat. But since it is chicken breast, meat is a bit dry but I don't mind.The other chicken curry is made with dark meat, so it not too dry,, if you would rather have the dark meat. Love the cauliflower dish. So yummy.Since they were not busy today, we had excellent service.Now, ventilation is not so great inside the restaurant and your clothes will have this lingering smell of Indian foods and spices for the rest of the day! ;)
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Nicole H.
Dec 27, 2024
This place was so good, so yummy, so adorably dainty with the cloth napkins and tablecloths! We came for the lunch buffet, and I was just a little bit nervous because of some bad reviews on Yelp, but I'm not sure why some people rated this place so low. The whole experience was really nice for a Friday lunchtime buffet. Everything was warm. They had all the favorite staples; the chicken tikka masala and cauliflower were very good. The tandoori chicken was a bit dry, but not to the point where I can't eat it. I ate it fine. They had plenty to choose from. The samosa was very good too. The mango pudding was good and so was the coconut milk rice dessert. I got two heaping portions of their salad that is dressed with a refreshingly light dressing of oil and apple cider or red wine vinegar (?) not sure, but it was tasty. I want to try the soup next time. The naan comes out to the table warm in a basket. The servers were very attentive. It's quiet. I would love to come back with close friends because you could catch up with them there because it's not that loud at all. Next door, there is Paris Baguette, Ralph's, CVS, Daiso, Mitsuwa, and several other eateries and restaurants. Lunch buffet was $17.99. I highly recommend!
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Rick S.
Oct 30, 2024
Delicious Indian buffet with variety of options plus a great value ($15.95 per person for lunch buffet). Service was good as they quickly bring you the Naan and refill your water. Ambiance is casual, comfortable and cozy with ample seatings. Highly recommended!
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Avishek C.
Aug 15, 2024
I hate giving such bad reviews. But Annapoorna deserves this. So here it comes.The food is really disgusting. I went for the buffet with my non-Indian teammates are work and I was shocked at how bad Indian food can get in Southern OC. The Tandoori chicken tastes like the chicken was almost rotten when they baked it with some tandoori paste. And I doubt the paste as of good quality. The rice was stale. The chicken tikka was like eating carboard tofu. The halwa was nasty. The naan was old and gross and doughy. Even the choice of food is a dead giveaway that this is a money grad for people who are unfamiliar with Indian food. They have rubbery idly and bad sambar alongside tandoori chicken and tikka masala. I was surprised the water was drinkable.The service was ok. It's not like they did much as lunch is buffet. And dinning room is small and cramped with the waiters doing kitchen tasks in the middle of the dinning room.Just avoid this place if you want decent Indian food. Please. don't make my mistake of walking in here.
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Anuja S.
Nov 14, 2024
Nice and cozy ambiance, quick and friendly service and decent food. Ordered dal fry, mirch ka saalan. Will come back again to try other dishes
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Senuri P.
Jul 23, 2024
Due to the high ratings we decided to give this place a go. I will say the dosa dish, garlic naan, and aloo ghobi dish were good. The butter chicken and spinach dish (palak paneer) were sub-par. The chicken was dry and cut into strip like pieces. Usually the butter chicken is very soft and tender with pull away chicken so this was disappointing, since the chicken should be the star of this dish. The spinach dish was lacking flavor and missing the chunks of cottage cheese it usually has, there were very few pieces. The service from our main server felt a bit rushed, as if he did not want to be there himself. The two other servers that greeted us seemed kind. Ambiance was good, it was quiet as it was a Monday night with some light music to enjoy. I personally will not be coming back here due to the service and food quality.
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Colin O.
May 12, 2024
Usually come here for dinner. Haven't been here in a while, came back for dinner this time. We got the lamb curry, chicken korma, masala dosa and chicken biryani. Great portions, ended taking the lamb curry home. Some of the best Indian food i have had, and i have had a lot of it, including some of the best Indian spots in the UK. Great food here and at a reasonable price, u like a lot of the other restaurants in Irvine. Service was very friendly and on the ball as well. Definitely need to remember to come back here.
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Vivian H.
Apr 17, 2024
I've only ever come here for the lunch buffet because I think it's the most worth it if you're looking to try a variety of Indian food. What's even better is that the buffet is open Monday thru Sunday from opening until 2:30pm.This place is located at the corner where Paris Baguette is. I'd recommend to just park towards the Ralphs because the spots near the restaurant are more limited.Lunch time can get busy, especially if you come on the weekends during peak hours. Inside is pretty tiny and doesn't house a lot of people. Buffet size is not huge, but enough for you to get a good variety of items.My favorites are definitely the goat curry and tikka masala. Their naan here is AMAZING!! By far my favorite naan ever. It always comes fresh and pipping hot. It's super soft on the inside and doughy. Perfect to dip with the tikka masala or anything really.Food here has never been bad. Flavors are always consistent and everything I've had tasted good. They have a few items for dessert as well but my favorite is the rice pudding. My friend loves the rice pudding combo with the galub jamun, but it's way too sweet for me to handle. But if you're a sweet tooth I'd recommend this combo.Pricing is very fair - especially for this day in age. It comes out to roughly $18 or so with tax? Recommend if you prefer a good variety!
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Jason Y.
Feb 28, 2025
Lunch buffet currently 17.85, amazing deal for California standards. Everything tasted great and I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food because of the cheap price and it was a AYCE.Only complaint was the chicken in the chicken Tikka was slightly dry but the tandoori chicken made it up for it for being juicy and tender
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