Jyoti Indian Bistro

I've been looking for an amazing Indian restaurant and now I've found it. This is the real deal. Their menu does fluctuate so you have to deal with that - but they are reasonable and very delicious. There are some regular dishes always on the menu: Saag paneer, amazing. Butter chicken, amazing. Chana masala, amazing.As someone who grew up in NJ - I ate amazing Indian food all my life at reasonable prices. Then I moved away and had difficulty finding another place that was equivalent. Up until finding this place, I've had my family bring me Indian literally from NJ. Not joking.Yes this may not be mainstream like a lot of restaurants around here serve (aka with a lot of heavy cream) but this is the closest I've had to growing up in NJ. So if you like your dishes with a lot of heavy cream, not the place for you.Prices - you can't beat it. Taste - you can't beat it.It is a little bit of a hole in the wall and you may need to take out but I don't mind that.

After reading glowing reviews on Grubhub we decided to order from this place. Possibly the worst Indian food I have ever tasted. First, they got our order wrong. Should have been Chicken Tikka Masala and Chana Masala but we received 2 chicken dishes instead. The vegetarian had no dinner!Both entrées were swimming in oil. I have never had chicken tikka masala that wasn't cooked in a creamy yogurt/tomato sauce. This was anything but creamy! The roti was also greasy.The rice was okay, the raita was okay and the samosas were so-so. Both entrées were inedible. There are too many good Indian restaurants in our area to put up with this horrible food. Not sure why any of the Grubhub reviewers thought this was good food.

I absolutely love this place. I'm a regular.There is only one bad experience I've had and I'll get that out-of-the-way right away. Their hours of operation were not clear/or incorrect for a while. Both the sign on the door and website said they opened at 12 on Monday and Tuesday. It still says that on the website actually. On the menu, however, including the printable menu on their website, they show the correct opening time, which is 4 PM on Monday and Tuesday. so there were several days where I was hungry and excited to have delicious Indian food only to pull on a locked door. Nooooo!!!Once I got their hours of operation clear, it's been great.Every employee I've interacted with, is extremely friendly, hospitable, and they definitely remember me now. They are so kind however, that there was an occasion I was a bit short on cash, when their card reader was down , but they gave me the food anyway. One other time I had ordered a drink, but for some reason I forgot to take it with me. The next time I went in, they said "You forgot your drink! Here!" And they made sure I left with it.I am a vegetarian, and I enjoy the handful of vegetarian options. They have every single day. My family and friends are not vegetarian, and they have been happy with the meat options. There is no choice of spice level, but I am perfectly happy with the spice level their food is at. I am pretty middle of the road with spiciness. I can go a little higher than the base level, especially if there is some other flavor with the spice like something, zesty, or tangy. Occasionally, I might be in the mood to have the food a little saltier, but that's no problem, and no different than most any other places.They have a couple tables inside, but really this seems to be more of a takeout location than anything else. They have plasticware and napkins ready to go. They also have canned versions you can take home to make yourself.I've never had to wait more than a couple minutes. The food is always served quick and hot (temperature wise, since I was just talking about spicy heat). The prices are reasonable, a little cheaper than the two other closest Indian restaurants. There are two parking spaces on Germantown Avenue right out front, and plenty more on the side street. You can call ahead, they do GrubHub.I really have no complaints. Other than incorrect operating hours posted. Food is great, customer service is great and I'm a regular, so I know my experience isn't some unusual one off instance.

Very recent takeout order was great value for the money. Samosas were well constructed, not too greasy as can so often happen. Naan (plain) was piping hot, right out of the oven. Chicken saag was reported on by Deputy Yelper as "definitely five star." I loved the Baingan masala (eggplant) and the Saag paneer (spinach paneer) was the real star of the show. Saag paneer was especially pleasing for its mix of spices and rich, satisfying mouthfeel. This is simple, no frills Indian food. Don't forget to order the Raita, I don't know how you eat this food without it. They include very generous servings of basmati rice; we had leftovers for days after. Check the menu also for daily schedule of items.I'd been to Jyoti before for takeout, but now I was happy to try out Jyoti again during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their order pickup arrangement was very smart and reassuring: the glass door to the restaurant is locked, but the staff person comes to check names of people when they arrive (there was another order being picked up when I arrived, so I just waited at a distance). Once you check in, they put the order on a table that stands between customer and staff; everyone easily stays at a 6-foot+ distance. Order ready on time, as scheduled, without need to heat anything up after short ride home. Deputy Yelper phoned our order in, they put it through on the credit card, only then did DY realize she had forgotten a side-order item. Person taking the order said not to worry, they would just include it as a comp item. How nice is that! Five stars all the way. Will be back.

Meh. The reviews are only good because Mt. Airy people support horrible restaurants just so we can say we have places to go. The food is pretty gross. My chicken tikka masala was overcooked and had no heavy cream. The saag paneer was pretty tasteless and also had no cream. The naan and samosas were just blah. Everything was oily. The potatoes and peas the samosas were mashed together like they'd been sitting for days. I should've just went to Saffron on Broad and Allegheny, but I was feeling lazy. Never again.

Jyoti is a take-out Indian spot not far from where I live in Philadelphia. Though it has bistro in its name, there are only about two tables inside.Take-out is its primary business and this of course is perfect during the COVID-19 crisis. Now I have never found the food at Jyoti to rise above the standard ... and don't worry about it being too spicy for you - it isn't. Still I was happy to do takeout from Jyoti the other evening as I was getting tired of home cooking during the 'Shelter in Place' order in response to the corona virus. The Pakora I ordered with a tamarind chutney were decidedly ordinary. In fact I couldn't even decide what was inside - even after cutting it open. The special of the evening - Baingan Bharta - which has always been a vegetarian favorite of mine was better. Though it wasn't spicy at all (you have to add that at home), it was def freshly made and full of flavor. The takeout went smoothly. You order and pay ahead of time and then they will hand your bag of food out to you from the front door. That is the way it should be during these troubling times of the virus. I could assign only three stars to this establishment but if you have reasonable expectations for the food here (def not gourmet), Jyoti will occasionally prove to be handy for dinner. And it deserves an extra star for operating during the COVID-19 crisis in a responsible way.

I saw this place is known for its takeout menu so thought I'd try it out in the midst of a pandemic. The prices for a vegertarian platter were so fair and the proportions were even better. I wasn't expecting much given the price, but that saag paneer and roti definitely hit the spot! Not much more you can ask for.

This is ok Indian food. For the area it's pretty decent. More americanized than I prefer but enjoyable. What I enjoy the most is the size options for entrees. It allows me to pick more than one entree and not spend a fortune, unlike traditional Indian food restaurants.

Always good. Consistently delicious and fresh. Limited menu but tasty and the prices are good.

Portions were small and the order wasn't correct, but the food nourished us and we were thankful.