Chaat Paradise Folsom

Very delicious vegetarian Indian food! Every dish we tried had bold flavor and spices. We went on 2 different Sundays around noon and were served immediately. We ordered the food at the cashier register but paid there after we finished the meal. Both time, the friendly owner came out to greet us and explained the menu for us. This is our new favorite Indian restaurant in Folsom that we will surely visit frequently.- Samosa: very crispy. The fillings were nicely spiced and delicious. - Thali: every item tasted delicious! I usually don't like daal but their daal was tasty! (Not too salty & thicker soup). The paneer tika masala was very good. My kid finished it all although it was a bit spicy for him. Their thali is different every week that is perfect to try out different dishes in small portion. - Gobi manchurian: delicious bold flavor! The cauliflower pieces were perfectly cooked & not mushy. My only complaint was that it was a bit too salty.- Paneer tikka masala: delicious creamy gravy with a hint of sweetness & mildly spicy. There were generous amount of paneer pieces. This is my kid's favorite- Bindhi masala: this is the dry version of okra which is my hubby's favorite. It's quite rare to find the dry version at Indian restaurants but this one is SUPER GOOD! The okra pieces were perfectly cooked. They were not slimy nor too dry so that they could hold on to the spices. This spices were very balanced and has bold flavor- Basmati rice: perfectly cooked and supple. The portion was quite generous.- Naan: toasted perfectly and still had chew on it

I came back and needed to add some pictures! Would definitely still recommend the vada pav and dahi puri Both are so delicious! And the staff is very wonderful :)

I recently visited this place. Looks pretty unassuming from the outside; seating is ample inside but nothing much to write about in terms of decor. But their chaats and some food items are truly the authentic Punjabi flavor... and not the South Indian that other places sell. We ordered: Dahi papri: 5/5Papri chaat: 5/5 (taste was great but size of papri was minuscule) Gol Gappay: 4/5 (mini gapay) Aloo paratha: 5/5 (awesome size and filling) Vada Pao: 5/5 Gobi manchurian: 3/5 (overly spicy and the gobi didn't taste that fresh) Thaali: 3.5/5 (the phulkay were great. The choice of sabzi wasn't that great.. with almost everything dry. Raita was too runny. Shahi Tukray were not good) Tea: 2/5 (I'm a tea snob and their tea was too heavy on adrak/ginger) Mango lassi: 4/5 Overall, the taste was Punjabi and I'll be retuning just because of that!

Great spot for authentic chaat! Restaurant is clean and has plenty of seating. Service is quick and accommodating. We ordered multiple chaat items! Highly recommend the chole bhature. Bhature is freshly fried and warm; chole has a delicious flavor and is spicy. Vada pav also tastes authentic and has ample chutney. Pani puri / dahi puri is some of the best I've had in the Sacramento area. Highly recommend and will be back when in Folsom!

Thali was very good. Particularly liked the dal and Mohan thaal. Sev usal was good and probably authentically spiced, but I found it a little spicy for me. We also packed chili paneer and bhindi for the go. They both tasted good but were way too oily and spicy. Will certainly highly recommend the thali. Staff is very friendly.

Food was very tasty. We also ordered bhindi which was so good. Sometimes when places ask spice level they don't really cook per what we selected. Here we said medium and we could actually taste the spices. It was amazinggg. Def coming back

I'm really not happy with my experience at this restaurant. Hours: great hours. Food: incredibly delicious, but they messed up my order. Ambiance: feels sterile, boring, and the TV is playing very loud high treble music in mono causing huge headache. Time waiting: at least 20 min til I got the food.The details: I wanted a relaxing meal, and I love Indian food. I also love Mexican food topped with Tapatio, so I am no stranger to heat in a food, but it's more important to me to be able to taste it. So I showed up and ordered channa masala with garbanzo beans, MILD. 20 minutes later, I get my food and I dumped the rice onto the plate and then I dump the supposedly mild Chana masala on top and proceed to eat.Right off the bat it was hot, but not too hot. Spicy. I thought to myself that I could handle it, and that it is probably just the way the mild version of the dishes prepared for them, and the medium and spicy must be incredibly hot by comparison.So I'm eating for about 15 minutes, and I have barely gotten halfway through it, because it was so incredibly hot. I had to keep drinking water. The waiter comes over and asked if I ordered spicy or mild, I said mild. He told me it was spicy and cook made a mistake. So I had to wait another 10 minutes for them to prepare my food and by this time, I'm not hungry anymore, no appetite, the spices feel like they seared my tongue, and I just want to go home, and by this time I realize I already been at the restaurant for Farr longer than I should've been and I'm just really irritated at the amount of time wasted, and the discomfort of the experience , annoying music, incredibly spicy food, a headache, not even being able to taste the food, because it was so hot, and a receipt that clearly stated mild.So I get the replacement food to go, and they offered me a free drink, I declined, because I just wanted to go home Bottom line: I will recommend the place to people, but I'm really pissed off about this experience. I didn't get the experience that I want in my tongue still hurts and I still have a headache and now I have a stomach full of incredibly spicy food and a crap load of water to counter it, and I'm just miserable. The chef's kiss to all this? THEY DIDNT EVEN GIVE ME A SPOON FOR THE TO-GO REPLACEMENT FOOD. It's like being slapped in the face.

Delicious, authentic, well made, home cooked feel Indian food. The owner is nice and accommodating. Excellent spot !

Just Wow on so many levels!Came in first first time, with a friend, we were not sure what to order, how to order etc. All the staff were so helpful, so knowledgeable. They gave us sample after sample. Then asked us spice levels. We took a seat (unknowingly) by the main entrance where cold air blew in. One of the staff had been watching us take a seat and after our first cold blast went and cleaned a table off, offering us warmer seating arrangements. Food was beyond amazing, correct temperature, correct spice level, flavors and taste so so good. Reasonably priced. We both said we'll be back!!!

For anyone craving Gujarati and Punjabi Indian cuisine, this is a great additionWe stumbled upon it on our way back from lake Tahoe, and enjoyed the great food and service Many Gujarati dishes to try, which is always hard to find