Shri Balaji Bhavan

Authentic South Indian restaurant

8 / 10
72
ratings
Address

5655 Hillcroft St Houston , TX 77036 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Comments / 24


Keywords:

samosas spicy food great value yogurt good for a quick meal chai casual Puri dahi thali chutneys sambar lentils parking cilantro tangy red onions tomatoes fresh food town
Eater

Cheap , delicious, Indian vegetarian food . Popular among local chefs for dosas , samosas and rice dishes. [Eater 38 Member]

Tasting Table

You will discover fanciful puffs of dahi puri , with a riotous array of chutneys , yogurt , sev (fried noodles ), cilantro , tomato and red onion stampeding across the top like a circus troop. Read more

Houston Chronicle

Don't miss: Samosa chaat ; dahi puri (stuffed lentil puffs with yogurt and chutneys ); rava dosa (semolina crepe ) with sambar and chutneys . Read more

Houston Press

Nestled between sari shops and South Asian grocery stores on Hillcroft, this popular spot offers fresh and fiery-hot vegetarian fare in the tradition of South India. Read more

Ashok Gunasekaran

All items in the menu priced less than $10. Delicious and fresh food . Absolute value for money .

Houston Press

2010 Best of Houston® Winner: Best Indian Restaurant : The supremely authentic cuisine here is also supremely delicious, form the delicate dosai and spicy samosas to the tangy bhel puri !

Houston Chronicle

Inside track : Don't fret if your food comes out in fits and starts. Read more

Chefs Feed

Anita Jaisinghani, chef of Indika, eats here on her nights off. She loves the Masala dosa w/ onion . Read more

Drew 5

Delicious Thali

Gagan Singh

Dosas and chaat are good. The food is spicy .

Laura Chan

Best of Houston 2012 - Food & Drink - Best Indian Restaurant

Amanda Martinez

Chile bhature and veggie samosas are vegan !

ᴡ Zindani

Pani puri is good flavourful treat

Kirby Trapolino

best thali , best dosas , best chai in houston

Ayeshah Alam Khan

Samosa chat was amazing !!!

Venkatesha Rao

Avg place. Mysore masala is good

Luc Wissink

Try the Dal Batti Churma

Ghanashyam S

The best place for dosa 's in Houston.

Aditya Ambadkar

Tea and wada sambar were really nice but bhel was really bad.

Priya Shivangi Kurup

Cheap veggie food!

Aziz Gilani

Call in your order ahead or be prepared to wait 20 plus minutes.

Dj Dholi Deep

Best Restaurant in town !!!

Aziz Gilani

Call in your order ahead or be prepared to wait 20+ minutes

Joshua Williams

Hair in my food! Also saw a member of kitchen staff digging food out of his teeth....

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