Pista house

Craving Indian food and decided to pop into this joint. I don't eat Indian food often but damn am I glad I tried this place. With that being said I got the lamb masala, loose prawns, palak paneer, spicy goat curry and garlic naan. Portion sizes were huge, so don't get carrie away like we did when ordering. We ended up with lots of leftovers, but that's not a bad thing. As far as taste go it was all amazing, bursting with very rich flavors and mouth watering spices. I had to stop myself from overeating. And the service was top notch! Indira was helpful in answering all our questions and came and checked on us to ensure all was good. She was very pleasant, personable and charming.I will definitely be returning to this little hidden gem whenever I am in this area. Highly recommend!!!

We were looking to cater for my son's marriage related events. We decided to try some of their food, especially their biriyani. We immediately fell in love with the food. They have very wide varieties of biryanis. The food felt very fresh and delicious. We ended up doing some food tasting at the retaurant before deciding to place the order and we loved the food we tried. Because we catered for 3 days they gave us very competitive quotes on all the food we requested. Out of all the food we ordered everyone loved their different types of Biryani's namely Amaravathi Paneer Biryani, Gongura Biryani and Paneer Biryani. One minor complaint I have is one of the days the snack could have been better but I 100% agree we might have confused them about some customizations we requested.  Loved working with staff towards getting the quotes, placing the order and finally getting it delivered. The food was prepared and delivered on time. Every guest who came to our house appreciated all the food we ordered. The restaurant staff strives to keep the food very delicious. They seem to keep adding lots of different varieties of food to the menu from time to time. The restaurant has good ambiance and they maintain very clean.

Great biryani and Haleem in San Diego. Service and ambience is also great.Must try.

This place is a small low key spot with very nice staff and solid lunch specials. Their lunch special will be big enough to feed two people. I would recommend their lamb lunch special as it was very tasty. Keep in mind that their spice level is quite high and I would recommend you ask for less spicy if you can barely handle spice.

Service: Good, you place your order at the counter and they call your name once food is ready. No table service. Food served in compostable containers.Food: The biryani was mild but flavorful. Chili Bajji was spot on, not spicy but crunchy and tasty. Baby corn Manchurian was good taste without being oily. I would have preferred it to be a bit more spicy though.Quick service, good food! Will be back for to-go next time!

Casual dining with high end prices . I order chicken tikka masala and palak paneer . Both the items were below average . This place doesn't have option for plain roti and one single naan is $4.00 which was chewy and had rubber like texture . I arrived 20 mins before closing time on google and they did not let me dine in. I had to take a to go order . Went there after reading good reviews but I didn't enjoy my dinner and it's expensive for casual dining.

Biriyani is one of my favorite dishes to get at Indian restaurants and I couldn't believe the amount of options I had here! It was a bit overwhelming at first. I asked the woman working for some help to narrow it down, but she just told me everything was good. It wasn't very helpful in picking something to try. I ended up started with the Samosas. They had a great amount of filling to them and I loved the green sauce it came with. They paired very nicely together. The spices perfectly added to the flavor of the potatoes and peas. For my entree, I went with the Amaravathi Shrimp Biriyani. At first I was a bit annoyed by how expensive it was. But once I got my dish, it made sense. They give you a ton of food and they don't skimp out on the shrimp at all! It is definitely worth the price for me. I couldn't get over how delicious this was. I wanted to keep eating even after I was full. I liked the green sauce mixed with this as well. While I doubt I'll ever be able to try all the biriyani options they have, I cannot wait to come back and try at least a few more. Definitely going to bring my friends here too so I can try their entrees as well!

I was very disappointed in Pista house. I had heard such good reviews of their biryani and was excited to try it. I LOVE Charminaars Hyderbadi chicken biryani and chicken tikka masala and I ordered the same dishes here. I placed a pickup order over the phone and was quoted a 20 minute wait time. I arrived there promptly on time and was then told the food wasn't ready yet. My total wait time was closer to ONE HOUR for the two items I ordered. It wasn't even that busy so I'm not sure why it took so long. As for the food, it was just fine. The biryani was really spicy and oily. The tikka masala was okay but it was more brown than red, and something was off about it. The food definitely does not compare to Charminaar. Pro-tip: I don't recommend going, but if you do, pay in cash for a 10% discount

The food is amazing. The Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani, Amaravathi Chicken Biryani and Garlic Naan's are must try.

I came here for dinner with a friend, and we were rather disappointed by our experience. The prices are comparable to a restaurant, but the place is rather casual, with food served in disposable containers and only counter service. The counter service wasn't very impressive either. We ordered Goat Biryani, Andhra Fish Pulusu, Butter Naan, Garlic Naan, and Mango Lassi.The Andhra Fish Pulusu was the worst dish of them all. We both agreed it was excessively salty to the point of being inedible. The plain rice didn't help at all; the saltiness was extremely overpowering. We informed the staff at the counter about it, hoping they could fix it, but effectively nothing was done. They just informed the kitchen staff, and that was it. Maybe we should have physically sent the dish back.The other dishes were okay. No complaints there.At the end of our meal, while we were paying at the counter, the card machine didn't work. The counter staff then tried to get us to pay in cash, but we were slightly short and could only pay a portion. It turned out the issue could be solved by restarting the card machine, but we had to suggest this to the counter staff.Overall, it's a little pricey considering the other options nearby in Mira Mesa. I'm inclined to visit other places if I'm looking for Indian food in the area.