We just ran into this this little restaurant. We ordered palak paneer, daal maharani, garlic naan, veggie samosa and kheer. The food was great. The kheer tasted a little dated or stale.
Update: Their food quality has improved tremendously and very delicious! Tried chicken curry, garlic roti, vegetable samosa, daal maharani and vegetable byrianni. The price is steep, which would prevent us from dining their frequently; other than that I would recommend this restaurant to others to try it out.
4.5 stars
I love this place the owner is such an awesome guy really cars about the food he puts out and the service. I know it's hard for some being the "lack" of service but it's a small location and like many places it's really hard to find people to work. Every time I have gone here they have treated me great and the food was great even if I have to wait. It's worth it. They do spicy well!. Undoubtedly one my favorite Indian restaurants in the area. The chicken tandoori it fantastic and the lamb is so tender!
Placed a takeout order and our food wasn't quite ready (SHORT WAIT) but we were offered refreshments immediately and enjoyed the atmosphere. Will be coming again strictly for the EXCELLENT customer service we received. Food was made FRESH too. Will be coming here again. It felt so good to support a business like this.
The BEST Indian food in the valley!! 🏆
We have been here a few times but last night really was outstanding! I placed an order to go in person and went next door while we waited. They ran low on lamb so had to replace part of our order with chicken (fine by me!!). The owner was SO apologetic and even threw in a tikka masala for the trouble!! AND gave me a free glass of wine for having to wait an extra few minutes! Amazing staff and food, absolutely a 12/10
All the food was so flavorful and delicious!!! Chicken and lamb was juicy and well spiced. We asked for 7/10 spicy and it was perfect!
Recs: Tikka Masala (SO FIRE), Chicken Korma, Vindaloo, Garlic Naan 😍
Please stop by and support local business!!! Great things take time so be gracious of the wait times, it’s worth it!!
Maybe the best 🇮🇳 food I've ever had. The lamb saag was out of this world. The garlic naan terrific. The chicken pokera excellent. And the Tikka masala sauce perfect. I'd return any day. Taj Majal 🍻 is great too. I highly recommend Star of India. Oh PS, the owners are fantastic people.
From the presentation of the food to the most authentic taste I have experienced in America!! I’ve been to 13 countries and this experience took me like the cartoon Ratatouille back to the very Indian restaurant overseas where I first experienced curry.. Amazing!!
First time at Star of India. I came during lunch, so I decided to try the lunch buffet. Really good variety of meat and vegetarian options. I really enjoyed the The Chickpeas in Marsala and the Chicken Curry and both rices. Tried a mango shake it was super creamy and delicious. Staff was kind an friendly. Restaurant is clean and nice atmosphere. I’ll definitely come back to try something new.
We stopped at the closest Indian food restaurant to us on our way home. I am so glad we stopped! The spicy curry chicken, spicy chicken tikka masala with the amazing rice was delicious. Great appetizers and desserts! I’ll be back!
Emmanuelle Caumont (Ask Frenchie - Realtor)
+5
I have been going to Star of India for years Food has always been consistently good and their service as well. For sure their lunch buffet is the way to go for a quick and inexpensive meal. It costs about $25 for two, tips included. Their buffet has a decent selection of vegetarian dishes (cauliflower (Aloo Gobhi), spinach (Saag paneer), garbanzo beans (Ghana Masala), rice, potato (Aloo Maatter, lentils (Daal Maharni...). Buffet also has lamb, beef and chicken dishes for the carnivores. So there you have it, there is something for everyone. Freshly baked bread (Naan) of your choice is served by your waiter. Of course, buffet also includes fresh greens, tomatoes, onions and more to compose a salad. Lastly, there is a dessert area with pasty balls deep fried in simple syrup (Gulab Jamun) and Rice pudding (Kheer) and complimentary Chai tea. We enjoy Star of India and hope you do too!
Our current favorite for Indian cuisine. We had the shahi paneer and vegetable korma and they were delicious as always.
Possibly the best Indian food I’ve ever had in my 42 years! I can’t believe we’ve lived in Ahwatukee this long and haven’t tried it until tonight. If I felt comfortable enough to lick the plate, I would have. Went with my husband and 12 year old son. We all got something different but shared, everything was wonderful! The staff was friendly and attentive. Will definitely come again!
Our servers name was VJ. He was very polite and patient with us as we explored the menu. We ordered chicken curry, mixed grill, butter chicken, garlic naan, and another type of bread but I forget the name.
Every dish was delicious! The flavors were so fresh and aromatic. The owner (I believe he was the owner) checked on us and my 11 year old son couldn't wait to tell him how much he enjoyed all of the dishes. My son talks about this place every day. We're going back this Saturday. Such a warm and inviting place with amazing hospitality. If you haven't tried it yet, you're missing out on a gem of a place!
My family loves this restaurant! The food is A-mazing. The atmosphere is lovely, cozy, and clean. And the family who owns it is absolutely wonderful. They are so kind and gracious.
Highly recommend.
100% authentic Indian food. The best I have had in the valley and all made at the moment by authentic people. My husband and I come when we get the opportunity to have dinner out. Dining in the restaurant is quiet, and if its busy it could get backed up and take a moment for plates to come out. But if we understand the making of all these dishes from scratch, and using a traditional clay oven for baking naan, I'd like them to take their time making my delicious meal. The waiters and waitresses are all polite, which means they are respectful and timely, but aren't very chatty, which is not a necessary item for us, but some customers just like to be tended to in that way. Otherwise, the people and the cuisine is amazing and deserve 5 stars and more.
Great experience, super super nice staff, long wait but worth it! We had the butter chicken it was amazing!!
Food is awesome, Appetizers, main course all good, quantity is bit less, dessert should be served fresh, overall good experience.
Wanted to support some local probably less hyped restaurants tonight. We ordered to-go from Star of India. Not only was everything done in 20 minutes.... it tastes SOOOOOOO good. The owner said they have been very slow as they usually have more people for their lunch buffet. Obviously thats not an option currently... so do them a solid and check them out!!
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