Paradise Biryani House

What’s up? This place has closed down too? What is the curse on Indian food restaurants at this location?

I’m completely surprised by the reviews this place has. I love love love the food here. I always get Chicken Tikka Masala spicy style. I have never tasted anything so wonderful. I literally savor it. So good. The people who work here are very friendly and helpful. I have nothing bad to say :) All the different naans are good. My favorite is butter naan. My hubby loves the butter chicken.
Its open till 10pm!

I put one star only because I have to! Please don’t eat here! I’m begging you.
My first clue was that there was just one couple dining during lunch time on a Tuesday. The food is WAY overpriced –no lunch menu option and it is pretty gross.
I got the curry vegetables. The curry itself was kind of bland and I got a whole bowl of it. And no wonder-​it was hiding the fact that the «vegetables» were definitely not fresh and most likely frozen from a bag-​it consisted of brocolli chunks, cauliflower and carrots with that rippled cut-​you know, the kind that comes in the frozen foods section.
Anyway, spare yourself. It’s not worth it. The ingredients did not taste fresh and I felt had.

My friends and I came here for lunch on the way back to the Bay Area after a weekend near the snow. When we walked in we saw a table next to ours with three women finishing their food. When I asked them what they thought of the place, they replied with «everything!» and even offered to share some of their leftovers with us. One woman even said she came out from SF to eat indian food here because of the variety and quality. Good sign.
The food came relatively quickly, and for three entrees we got enough rice and naan to feed 4 people comfortably. Chicken saag was some delicious, perfectly tender dark meat in a thick spinach cream sauce. Tikka masala was also good, and the butter chicken while underwhelming was quite fine.
Pricewise it was a bit more expensive than I would have liked for the entrée portions but with rice and naan thrown in it was acceptable. I’d go here again if I were in the area, but I’m not driving an hour and half to get there.

OK, one of the Unilocalers’ reviews (below) makes me queasy saying that he noticed mice running around. Yuck.
I like the food here.
Appetizers, I recommend–
Veggie samosa
Aloo tiki
Veggie spring rolls
Mirchi Bajji — tried this. it’s basically jalapenos deep fried. flavorless.
Veg entrees–
Malai Kofta (my fav)
Alloo Gobi (if you like potatoes)
I give this place high points because it was clean when I last went there. Staff are very accommodating. And its reasonably priced.

I did not see the lack of cleanliness! The tables and floor were clean (though they weren’t so much, after our 1 year old was done with his meal). :)
The food was all good except for the goat biryani dish! It was hot beyond hotness! So hot, I could barely enjoy the flavor. I also had a big issue with leaving whole cardamon in the food, when you are eating the flavor of biting into a cardamon see destroys the beauty of the meal.
Butter chicken was awesome! Finally the kids could enjoy Indian food without it being hot. The children loved it. I think it was a little bit too bland, but that is probably why the children liked it.
Spinach vegetarian dish was really good. Chicken curry was also very good. Except for that horribly hot biryani (which had way too much rice for the amount of meat.). We enjoyed the meal.
Custard for dessert was also pretty good, though a little too sweet for my taste. And the kulfi ice cream was really really good. Milk and cream flavor! Yummy.
Now the best news, we did not pay a horrible price next day! We usually love Indian food and pay the price the next day.

My mom, who’s not really a picky eater to begin with, dragged me to this place. We entered the empty restaurant where I hesitantly piled on a plate of food. Found some items lukewarm, and others completely cold. But the real reason I give Paradise one star is due to the aftermath of eating here. If only I knew that doing so would induce a series of violent diarrhea, then I would have never taken my first bite. I sat on the toilet for hours dreading the next batch of dismantled tandori chicken to come out of my… well, you know. Anyway, how this restaurant survived the health inspection clearance is beyond me because paradise sure ain’t what I went through.

As long as I don’t see it I can deal with it, but uhmmm mice running around the dining room ain’t cool at all… won’t be back here now… well maybe if it’s battered, fried, and dipped in spicy curry I’ll think about it.

hands down the best butter chicken in the state… no, then world… no, dare i say, the universe! the tomato flavor is so intense, and the spices and seasonings dazzle my tongue like fireworks. it is creamy, but not too heavy. i absolutely drowned my rice in it, and if i could, i would have loved to dive into a pool of butter chicken and swim laps like a happy otter, eating as i float in deliciousness!

I have been ordering wraps from here for about 6 months. The last three times I called in a phone order for two wraps they didn’t make them until I got there and paid for them even though they told me it would be ready in 15 or 20 minutes. The last time, I had to wait 35 minutes and the order was called in more than 10 minutes prior to arriving. They do not seem to start making the wraps until after you pay; so why would anyone call in an order for pickup it defeats the purpose?
I called and said I’d like to speak to the owner and left my name and number. The person who took my messages said he must know what I want to speak with him and I said their customer service and quality of service and delivery has deteriorated over the past few months; he said ‘OK’ and just hung up.
Their food is good, but calling in an order, coming after 20 minutes, and then waiting at least 20 minutes for only two wraps is not worth it.
They have a new person at the front desk every time I come there; this place needs to train their staff a little better.

Used to come to this exact place when before the owner ship changed. I think that it was better when it was Tabla, but I’m not saying this place is bad. As Middle eastern foods go, its a pretty good place.

It’s still nothing fancy to look at, but the food is good. It seems like the portions got smaller when it switched from Tabla, and the spices aren’t as deftly used, but overall it’s one of the better Indian restaurants in the area. I like the samosas with green sauce, but the pepper chicken is way too spicy now, it gives everybody firebutt.

This place is not good anymore. Tandoori chicken size is reduced drastically. also when I ordered chicken biryani for take out, they took the order for dine in. also, there were hardly any chicken pieces in Biryani. there were bones in it. looks like someone had eaten the chicken and left the bones. horrible…customer service is bad too.
Except for friday lunch buffet, I wouldn’t recommend this place.

We thought this place was actually Tabla’s because of a generic search of Indian restaurants on Unilocal.We came for dinner. So, first off… there was trash on the outdoor patio and no chairs, so I wonder how long it had all been there. Inside the place needs some serious cosmetic updates. I can forgive a lot, but this place is pretty funky. The tables were all dirty, lots of crumbs, streaks, and stuck on goop. My paper napkin had something on it too. However, the staff were very friendly.
I ordered chicken tikka masala. We got samosa appetizers. The samosas (2), arrived on a dirty plate, with 2 sauces in covered to-​go cups. But they tasted fine. We were served water, straight from the tap. Ugh. It was warm city tap water.
My food was incredibly bland, although ordering it mild will do that to you sometimes. But I think that you shouldn’t hide behind spicy food. My chicken was so dry that I almost spit it out. It was inedible. My husband ordered paneer murkani, but he liked his. The rice and naan were ok, nothing to make up for the bad entrees.
I won’t be back.

This place is pretty bad. Ownership has obviously changed and the food is now bland and all tastes the same. My family ordered the chicken saag, shahi korma, dal, mushroom matter, and aloo gobi. I could not actually differentiate between any of the sauces as they all tasted alike. No depth of flavor whatsoever. The dal was the only tasty dish, but also had a gummy/​slimy texture. I don’t even get the impression that they use a tandoori oven since none of the chicken had that wonderful smoky taste that you hope for. The décor has changed for the better but food pretty much sucked. I’m terribly disappointed that the former Tabla/​Curry Leaves is now gone. although the new owners improved the décor, the food does not cut it.

Went to a packed house on Sunday, Chef is from Paradise in Hyderabad — well known for dum biriyani. Had goat biriyani (awesome. but no sauce), Andhra Chicken (average). Definitely will go back. Easy to find — Shares lot with Trader Joe’s.

Yummy biryani !!! The right spice levels and the right amount of chicken :-) we tried the madras chicken curry and the paneer makhani too — those were quite good as well. Recommended for sure — this place

When did this place become a «new» restaurant? Tabla and Curry Leaves listings are still up on Unilocal,and the Curry Leaves website is still up. The menu and pricing is also identical. Very confusing. Anyway, I came to this location super long ago for Tabla, didn’t like it so much, and finally years later decide to give it another chance; ever since Masala Indian Fusion in Danville closed, I feel we will never find another Indian restaurant as good.
So we drive up for dinner, and I am surprised to see the sign for Paradise Biryani House. Whatever. We order up some of our usuals: bhindi masala, butter naan, tandoori chicken leg, mango lassi. Instead of samosa we order aloo tikki — which we never have ordered anywhere, but as suspected, were more kind of a patty form of samoa. Three, small, but tasty enough patties were fine, but could do without the wilted, red around the edges, lettuce thrown on the plate. I don’t need sad, old garnish! Bhindi masala (okra) was good but not quite like Masala, being more tomato-​y and saucy. Maybe I’m should have ordered the Bhindi Fry? The funny thing was that those two items didn’t have a description but I felt confident enough about ordering them without asking for an English translation for confirmation. There’s a picture of a tandoori chicken leg on the window, but I know that’s been up for years. The order looks nothing like it. The plate came with three, possible pieces of a leg. Butter naan was good. Is butter on naan standard? There’s a plain naan for the same price. Mango lassi was cool and thick with a strong mango flavor.
There were only a few tables occupied, but there must have been three times as many called in to go orders, and we were the only non-​Indian people. Good sign right? A no-​frills place to satisfy your Indian food craving without busting the wallet.

Whoa. This place is off to a great start. The lunch buffet is about $ 11, and they do have a lot of dishes. This place was packed when I went there on Thursday. The butter chicken was yum. Also some of the spicy dishes were actually surprisingly spicy. I hope this place stays around for a while. I wish I could remember the name of some of the other dishes I had. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to go back to get some more!