Chit Chaat Cafe

We drive by the Mobil station all the time and just noticed a sign showing "Chit Chaat Cafe". What in tarnations is that? Looked on Yelp.... INDIAN FOOD???Intrigued today, we stopped by. Uhhh....where's the restaurant? Ohhhhh..... you order up front and they make it in the back! I always try the samosa and if it'a good, the food will be good. No chicken samosas anymore so I ordered 2 veggie samosas (self service up front). The menus are up front too! Oh no fountain sodas. But they have slushies and since it's a gas station, they have all the other convenience store stuff. I ordered the chicken tikka masala platter & my son got the butter chicken masala both with Aloo Sabji (potatoes in tomato based curry). We got it to go. (*you should eat it there when its hot and fresh & I forgot to order naan!!!!!) When we got home (20 mins later) the food was warm and wasn't as good as it should be. Along with the entree & rice & potato curry, it came with one gulab jamun (very very sweet Indian donut)!!!! The veggie samosa was very heavy and crumbly. The veggie inside was potatoes, onions and peas (I think) with exotice spice filled flavor with a heavy ginger forward taste. The tikka masala and butter chicken were very tasty with spices and smooth sauce. Basmati rice cooked perfectly. SHOULDA GOTTEN THE NAAN TO MOP UP THE SAUCE!!! Gulab Jamun was very sweet eat it with tea or coffee.Overall, it was moderate pricing but for good quality Indian food. Portions are fair. Flavors were there. We really liked it and will be back for THE NAAN & maybe other dishes but hard to stay away from what we like!

We've heard a lot about this place from colleagues and decided to check it out ourselves! When we walked in and obviously looked a little lost, the person behind the register asked "Are you here for Indian food?" Indeed, we were :) We got some samosas, chicken tikka masala, samosa burrito, and some pain puri. All the food is made to order, so we passed the time by playing some (free) video games in the back corner (the only free chairs there, the other little corner with chairs was taken). Like others have said, it's definitely a to-go place (or an eat-in-the-car place).I thought the food was delicious - especially the pain puri! I wish the portion size was a little bit bigger for the tikka masala. Samosas were self-serve and also similarly delicious. I'm not sure if it's mind-blowing Indian food, but honestly it was pretty good Indian food for a gas station pit-stop. It's not a gas station that I would normally frequent so I'm not sure if I will be back, but a solid choice if you happen to be passing by!

The food is a great deal. There's a couple of tables inside the gas station; however, this is a carry out place. It is in a gas station convenient store so it's not a sit down place. The gentleman that was working there was friendly. We ordered butter chicken plate and honestly, it just didn't suit our palettes. For the price it was a good portion and came with saag and gulab jamun. From the many delicious authentic places that we typically enjoy I'd say this isn't one of them. If you're looking for Indian-ish food then you'll love it; however, if you're looking for something more robust in flavor with long simmered flavorful or spicy gravies then this may not be your jam.

Where else can you get fantastic Punjabi food from a gas station around here?! Great prices, fabulous food, and very delicious samosas and mango lassi readily available. I've been here before, but decided to stop by again last night for a quick pick me up. I ordered the butter chicken platter with daal makhani and my husband ordered the lamb platter with the pindi choley (which is supposedly a family recipe). Both platters were fantastic. I try not to order butter chicken, but it does supposedly have Punjabi origins so I decided to try it here and it is soooo fantastic. I also enjoyed the daal makhani but it is more mild than others that I've had. The lamb curry was my husband's favorite and the choley was very delicious as well--a little sweeter than I was expecting, but it was wonderful getting to try this dish. And of course, I can't forget the delicious veggie samosa.Overall, I love this place and the Punjabi options that they have. I hope to try and come back and try their puri dishes and maybe one of their innovative burritos!

Have heard such great things about Chit Chaat Cafe and I've been wanting to try the food out for myself. I placed an order online and it was ready at the time promised. I ordered the butter chicken platter and I was able to choose palak paneer as my side curry. The flavor of the butter chicken curry was delicious, however there was not enough curry for me. I like to have enough to mix my rice in, but towards the end there wasn't any left. The palak paneer was alright. A bit more watery than I'm used to. Overall, I would order again, but probably purchase an extra side of the curry.

Chit chaat cafe is located inside a gas station. If you didn't know it was there you could easily miss it. There is a neon sign in the window with the restaurant name on it, but it wasn't lit up. When I walked into the gas station, there is no additional counter for this cafe, but you simply order with the gas station attendant and check out as if you were buying something from the convenience store. The gentleman I ordered from was polite and quick. He told me it would take about 15 mins to prepare so I just waited in my car. I ordered the sasoma chicken burrito and when I got it, it was steaming hot and clearly freshly made. The chicken pieces were large, but the burrito was on the flatter side. The put it in a press to grill it. It was spilling over with rice and all the good stuff, but not too messy that I had to sit with a boat load of napkins to eat it. The center was very flavorful and quite good, but the tortilla got a little soggy. It wasn't anything that I didn't eat, just didn't like the texture as much on the edges. I would have to come back and try other options to give the full 5 stars, but with my first experience I would say I definitely recommend.

Food: my favorites are the Butter Chicken and the Pani Puri. Butter chicken is one of the best I've had in the area. Pani Puri is hard to find and I was elated when I saw this on their menu.Service: I cannot say enough how KIND and GENEROUS these people are. I picked up so food towards the end of their service and saw some mango lassi were free with a purchase of $30. My order was just under and I was bummed out. My boyfriend was going to pay for 2 of them and they just gave it to us for free. They definitely did NOT have to do that. But I totally will continue to support and tell the community about this incredible cafe!!!EXTRA: They just added some counter seating so you can dine in for a casual quick meal.

After a long evening of shuttling my daughter from activity to activity I was so hungry that I ordered Indian food from a gas station. My husband raised his eyebrow at me as I told him our butter chicken's origin story, but as soon as we dug in we excitedly started making plans to order more every Friday. Our butter chicken was deliciously spiced, fragrant, tender, and plentiful! Naan was a bit thicker than usual but as long as I had plenty of rice to sop up all of that flavorful sauce I was happy as a clam.Next time I'll be a little bit more adventurous I will order the samosa or butter chicken burrito. Food was fast, you can order online, and the cost was fair. This is a family business run with pride. So happy to have this little spot in Vienna! No photos because we ate it all :)

Did delivery to try the lamb curry platter, chicken masala platter and the samosa burrito. The food was flavorful and filling and arrived hot. As I'm sitting here digesting, I don't have anything negative to say besides $80 delivery was sort of a lot. I think I'd go back if I was in the neighborhood and wanted food to go. The platter did come with a side and dessert so good variety. Wish there was paneer naan but garlic was good!

This is definitely a hole in the wall place - it's more of a grab and go but they do have some small seats. I was surprised it's actually in the gas station - definitely took a few turns out of of confusion. Service was fast and I was pleasantly surprised with the food quality and quantity! The samosa chaat was great and the gol gappe were also really good.