Taj Indian Cuisine

Unfortunately no picture because we devoured our food before remembering to take one Taj is fantastic! My husband and I shared the tandoori mixed grill, which has 2 types of chicken, lamb, and salmon - absolutely amazing flavors, tender and juicy, good amount of food for the price ($23), and comes out on a sizzling platter! Their garlic naan is some of the best I've ever had and I could literally drink their mint sauce, and the rice pudding is also delicious. Service was great - everyone working there was polite, friendly, and attentive! This is a family-owned restaurant that is new to the Richmond, and we feel so lucky that they're only like 200 feet away from our apartment lol!

My wife and I had a nice quiet dinner here.Family run and super friendly staff.The mixed grill was perfectly cooked. The lamb curry was rich and tender. Highly recommend for anyone looking for authentic Indian cuisine!

My family and I (6 people) had a wonderful dinner tonight at Taj. A new restaurant that opened 2 months ago where Sakana Bune used to be . We had the following dishes and thoroughly enjoyed them all. Come here for a lovely meal with excellent food and wonderful staff! We will be back- Samosa - Chicken Momo - Mix grill- Chicken Tikka Masala - Goat Curry - Lamb Curry - Aloo Gobi- Saag Paneer- 5 garlic naan- Baingan bartha - 3 Mango lassi

This place was so cute! Came here on a Friday evening and it wasn't busy at all. We were sat down immediately which was nice. I got the butter chicken, the paneer naan, and the mango lassi drink. They also gave out an appetizer which was nice. The drink was perfectly sweet and had a hint of yogurt which I liked! The paneer naan was delicious as well; I wish there was a bit more cottage cheese in it. The butter chicken tasted very tomato-y and was super flavorful but didn't have as much chicken or sauce in the dish as I would've liked. I definitely enjoyed my time here and would come back again in the future!

Congrats on your new 1 month business.This business replaced the sushi boat business, sorry forgot their name.Quality/Quantity - Complimentary "Bread" - Salted perfectly. I didn't really need the "spinach" or sweet red sauce. But I really, I mean really, liked the sweet red sauce. He told me what it was, but I was not able to write it down fast enough.Tandoori Roti - Not naan, but roti! Very different from naan in my opinion. I really liked this. If I was going home rather than spending the night in SF, I would have taken the leftovers.Chicken Momo - My order; nice plump juicy momos! Not sure what the sauce was, but it was okay. Coconut Chicken Curry - My guest ordered and liked this. I felt the chicken was a little dry, nothing the generous sauce could not solve.Chicken Mushroom - I enjoyed this more than the coconut chicken curry. Also, the ginger in this dish was very pronounced, in a good way.Two Bowls of Rice - I should have reminded my guest that I am not much of a rice eater. She ended up taking the second bowl to go. BTW, there were four of us, so I guess none of us are rice eaters. Well with all that good bread, who needs rice. Actually the rice was pretty good, fluffy, etc.Atmosphere - Decent size location. Well, once the sushi boat bar got pulled out.One clean unisex bathroom.Street metered parking, but if you are willing to walk, free residential parking a block or two away.Service - Good. Gave us everything we asked for. Friendly, etc.Price - $60 + generous tip.My guest offered to pay, but then she forgot her wallet... LOL.Owner Comment - Congrats again on your success and this new 30 day business/restaurant. Wishing you much success.

Went the second day of opening but looks like I'm the first to review! Taj Indian Cuisine is a new Indian/Nepalese eatery on Geary at 21st replacing the Sushi Boat place that went out of business when COVID hit. Although it is in the hard to park restaurant corridor of Central Richmond district there is a parking lot across and if you don't insist on trying to find a spot right on Geary, it's not that bad. First, the menu looks very good and spans traditional Indian fare along with Nepalese dishes like Sekuwa (roasted / skewered meat), momos as well as Indo-Chinese dishes like Chow mein, Gobi Manchurian and Chilli Chicken. 5/5 for bringing this menu to the Richmond district. But my litmus test is generally the bone-in goat curry for any Indian/Nepalese place. In fact I prefer the Nepalese version which uses less spices and is lighter than Indian/Pakistani preparations. Also ordered a Tandoori naan with it and they threw in some complimentary Papad. The chutneys accompanying the Papad were a disappointment to be honest. But the staff did say they are working on tuning the flavor. The goat curry was a solid 4/5 for me. The goat itself was cooked very well but the gravy lacked the amount of flavor I was expecting as well as the heat I had requested. I was the only patron even though it was rush hour for dinner. They're still not on Google (should be there soon according to the owner) and it was just Day 2 for the restaurant so I'm sure things will pick up soon enough. Meanwhile, I intend to come back and try some of the other items.

Food tasted great. Perfect amount of spice. Service was prompt and the place was quite clean and new. Would recommend

This continues to be my favorite place to eat. Today I had the lamb skewers. I like the quality, the price and the service. Practically everything here is delicious.

The foods are good. The complimentary "cracker" is a good starter before the meal. We ordered coconut rice, chicken Tikka masala, coconut chicken curry, tandori salmon and garlic naan. All of them are tasty. The waiter is very nice and polite as well. The place is clean with comfy chairs. There're not many people in the restaurant and I think it's because it's a new restaurant and not many ppl know this place yet. I'll definitely come back when I want Indian foods.

This Indian restaurant somewhat recently opened up on Geary and I'm surprised it doesn't have more reviews. The food is delicious-- developed flavors and balanced spices.I started with the palak pakora and was very pleasantly surprised to see that it was made with a higher ratio of spinach to batter, making them extra crispy even on takeout. These felt light and fresh and appeared to be made with fresh spinach. A nice touch! Chutneys were also delicious. For the main, I got the chef's special lamb curry. It was a touch sweeter than expected (due to the coconut milk) so if you enjoy spice, you can certainly order the spicy and you won't be suffering. The spices in the sauce were well-balanced and kept me coming back for more. Absolutely delicious. I do have to knock one star here because the lamb could've done with a minute or two less of cooking. It wasn't as tender as I would've liked, but still very tasty. I highly recommend it and will be putting this dish on my frequent flier list. I also ordered gulab jamun but definitely do not have room for that right now. I will update my review once I try it!