A Desi Cafe - San Francisc

Delicious, very homemade tasting Indian food. Less oily than the Indian restaurants we're used to. Ordered for pick up. Really nice gentleman at the counter.

This is the definition of a delicious Indian hole in the wall restaurant. I can’t understand some of the bad reviews I eat here all the time, and tried some great Indian food around the world (Europe, India, Thailand, Singapore) and all the “best” Indian restaurants in SF. This is definitely in the top 2 3 in SF and recently finally getting recognition in some of the local foodie articles. It’s family owned for decades and serves authentic Indian food with a homemade style. Great thing is it’s not doused in oil and butter, like most places, it’s really clean and more flavorful without the added fat. Inside its no frills cozy and service is great. You can customize the spice for all the dishes and they got Indian beer with sports usually playing quietly on the TV’s. Butter chicken is the best, it has a deep red sauce full of flavor and isn’t over poweringly buttery like other places it’s almost like a hybrid tikka masala and butter chicken. I wish it had a bit more chicken though. Mixed vegetable and saag paneer are also delicious. Samosas are also really good perfect size, crispy slim thickness, and nicely full flavored with spices. Tikka masala is pretty good but not as good as the butter chicken. Don’t sleep on this place definitely a must try and easily can become your regular go to joint