Ruchi Indian Kitchen

This is an Indian restaurant located inside the chevron Gas Station on the southbound Bruce Downs side just a hair north of Bearss Avenue and Chik fil A and Cracker Barrel.It has been open for a month. You will see a red trailer in front of the gas station. The actual business is inside the convenience store. I called the number to order Chicken Biriyani after looking at their website.They have appetizers (samosas, bhaji), curries, biriyanis, and some beverages and naan. Their prices are similar to the Taaza Indian grocery/cafe near BJ Wholesale near the I-75 ramp in New Tampa. I ordered 1 Chicken Biriyani for $14 (Taaza is $15)They asked me the level of spice on the phone and told me 15 minutes. I went in and paid. Since it is a gas station, there is no seating of any kind. I assume it will be a mostly takeout place.The Biriyani was pretty good. Fragrant rice and a good spice level. It came with yogurt and curry sauce on the side. It was a plastic tupperware type of dish with lid.The flavor reminded me of the now defunct JaiHo restaurant on Fowler that closed in 2020. It is similar to biriyani in most Indian restaurants imo.Cons:The amount of chicken is a little low. I wished there was 10-15 percent more.They don't have as wide an assortment as a traditional sit down restaurant.Most of the curries are chicken based or vegetarian. They do not have any tandoori options either.Still for those who don't want to drive far from Bruce B Downs /Bearss, it is a convenient option.

The food wasn't very favorful. When you walk in it smells lovely. However, the smell doesn't match the taste. I wish I could have given a better review but honestly I wouldn't recommend this restaurant based on my experience. The staff was nice and I really thought I was going to enjoy the food. They could have had a bad day, idk but I'm not tying them again to find out either.

Butter chicken*, rice, and naan via UberEats. Great flavor! Naan looked and tasted like the same naan available at grocery stores, so not worth the price.*Serving size was a pint size plastic container.This is a low 4 stars. 6.5/10

This is what I ordered based on the photo on the website and and this is what I got.... It was not good. Do not recommend.

Ordered Ragada Chaat, Naan and Paneer Butter Masala. 1) Garlic Naan is not worth the price, these naans are the frozen ones which are available in Indian Grocery stores. They just defrosted it and heated it up. Avoid ordering Naans. You can get a pack of 4 naans for the same price of 3.30 dollars for one naan you are paying it here.2) Paneer Butter Masala tasted fine. Ordered for spicy, but it was not. Can be improve3) Ordered Ragada Chaat, which was not available so they substituted with Samosa Chaat , to which I can give 3.5/5.

I pre-ordered quarter tray of Veg & Chicken biryani each to take out for Super Bowl party. Requested to be ready by 4pm. Picked up food at 5pm. When started serving food at 7pm(only two hours after pickup), chicken biryani tray smelled bad and taste changed as well. I ended up throwing entire tray. I was pretty upset about the incident. I have reached out to owner Srikanth next day, he vehemently denied that he personally packed chicken biryani tray and said that it shouldn't go bad(He said that I should have checked food when picking up - who expects food to be bad when picking up). I have offered to show the picture of full tray in trash bag with spoiled food. He didn't even offer to refund or replace. He offered to give something else next time I order. Awful experience. Neither will go again or recommend to anyone.

Goat biryani & chicken biryani was awesome, we got mild spicy butter chicken for my daughter, she loved it!! Highly recommend this place for anyone who loves Indian food!!