Taste of India

Owners are super nice! Baigan Bhartha is my favorite. Shrimp Jalfrezi has nice big shrimps; So many Nan options — yum! Samosas, Samosa Chaat, Bujia, and Chicken Chaat are phenomenal appetizers… or as a meal :). Even better, delivery available through Happy Bellies via
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I visit family in Pittsburgh often and we are Indian. We have had dinner at Taste of India several times and we like the food and atmosphere. It’s northern cuisine and while it’s not the best we’ve ever had, it’s very good and this is our favorite Indian restaurant in the city. We like that the food is quality, the service is good and Bollywood isn’t blaring from TVs while you are trying to converse. Definitely try this restaurant out if you’d like a good meal in a pleasant atmosphere.

SUPER delicious! Tried the dinner for 2 and we couldn’t finish it… so much food for a great price!

Loved it! Absolutely LOVED it!
The BF and I went here over the weekend and it was wonderful. We started out with the chicken samosas. I would have probably preferred the traditional potato and pea, but the chicken was still delicious. Delicious enough that I finished mine first and kinda wanted to grab his and run out the door with it. For our entrees he got the Tandoori grill, which is basically an amazing array of MEAT! (when you see this plate, you’ll understand why it cannot be called just ‘meat’.) Now, I am by no means a vegetarian, but when we are taking Indian Cuisine, I usually opt for a veggie option. Simply because they are so good. While I can say his was a carnivore’s delight I prefer something to accompany my MEAT! He suggested I get the Tikka Masala, so I did. Words cannot describe how much I loved this Masala. I would have to create a new word, like fanterrifayummuniciuos… ness. I wanted to lick the bowl, and then ask if I could lick the pot they made it in. He had the kheer for dessert. It was pretty good but I was still obsessing about the Masala, so I’m not sure I got the full effect. The service is mostly provided by an older Indian couple (I assumed the owned it) and is exemplary. Now, it was empty on a Saturday night, (which makes me nervous) so it should be exemplary, but quickly you realize that most of their business is take out. Eat in or Take out, but I would seriously try this place.
*Although we did not get it, I would try the dinner for two. It comes with tandoori chicken, a meat dish, a veggie dish, dal, rice, kheer and a tea of some kind– all for $ 36!*

Just moved from Pittsburgh and I miss Taste of India — this place is great.

Finding a good Indian restaurant can always be a challenge. Taste of India is certainly decent… nothing more nothing less. Figuring out the optimal day/​time to hit the lunch buffet is like trying to find Gujarat on a map. It’s really hard, and you’re usually wrong the first few times. That’s my main complaint with TOI, somedays the food is really good, other days it’s just downright criminal. I think I’ve figured out their system but trying to explain it would be like… never mind, you get the picture.

Great space, and convenient to where we live. Food is on point. We missed out on the buffet. But, either way. The food is great.

I have been to this place this weekend with my fried family. We expected some authentic Indian style food. We ordered chicken biriyani, lamb biriyani, peas pulav and Chicken Pakora, Gulab jam. Biriyani was awful it’s taste less. Full of racines. This restaurants is definitely not for South Indians. Maintainance and service was good but food is completely tasteless. Chicken pakora is at best. Papad is awesome. On Biriyani and pees pulav we Wasted money.

I rated 4 stars only because of my husband. He loves that place and orders take out pretty often. Last time we decided to stay inside and I wanted to taste spicy dish. Usually I don‘t eat spicy food as I often suffer from my stomachaches. But sometimes I crave it so much and that was that time.
I asked about «4» (scale of spiciness between 1 to 10). For non-​indian people 4 is suppose to mean that it‘s a slightly spicy, less then medium. That idea was in my head. But when I got my mango chicken I could barely taste it. It was sooooo spicy. I felt myself like a dragon. For me it was 8 or even 9. I was not able finishing my food. And didn‘t even think about enjoying it:((((
Why do they ask about how do we want our food if they have only 2 option — no spicy or super hot spicy?

It’s been a long time since I’ve had Indian Cuisine this amazing! Kudos! So friendly!

I was so very pleased with Taste of India, the service was friendly and very helpful. They assisted us in picking out our meals since we didn’t know what to order but wanted to try out Indian food.
The price is very reasonable and the food was full of flavor and just mouth watering.
I am looking forward to going back.

I asked the waitress what she recommended. She said they were all good and it’s hard to make a decision. I was going to be the judge of that, and she was indeed telling the truth. So good!

Probably ‘the cleanest’ Indian restaurant in Pittsburgh. Their presentation is immaculate, and their décor is friendly and inviting. The pakora offerings here are some of the best for hundreds of miles– it’s a yellowish breading, that’s light, not that dark brown usual fried offering. Many of their dishes are great, and they have a good chutney. They’ve been in business more than 20 years and the people who own it are so nice! So glad they recovered from a kitchen fire a few years back. It just keeps getting better and better.

I got with the tandoori dinner. 18 $ for a full meal from appetizer to a nice small desert. Level 7 of spice, it was spicy but if you enjoy extra spicy kick it to a 10. The tandoori dinner was perfect size including the lamb saag I got as my 2^nd meat pick. I also got king fisher Indian beer. A Good lager. It was a cold Monday night so I ended up eating my meal and chatting with the guy working the front of the house. It was rather nice since I went alone.
In the end good service and a relaxing meal with a nice hot cup of tea at the end.
It was all very good but I have had better lamb saag in the past.

I’ve drive by, seen the neon sign and the dark windows and have been very skeptical. But I finally went inside and it was delicious! Clean, yummy, and the BYOB!

We love Taste of India. Unlike some other Indian food places, when I leave here, I feel great and as if my meal choices were not as unhealthy as they could be. I always seem to opt for the Tandoori chicken and some naan… But the Tikka masala is another goodie.
The space is nice and clean, the lunch buffet also appears to be kept in good shape and clean too… A huge plus where buffets are concerned. I always get the same few things here and everything has been good, and service has been quick and friendly.
As I write this, I am being reminded that I am due for a dinner here. If you haven’t been here and like Indian food, I suggest checking it out :)

Comparatively mediocre to other indian restos. Not very flavorful. Naan is really thick and dense. Channa masala just tastes like it’s chick peas soaked in tomato sauce instead of masala sauce. And daal makhini is similarly too saucy and not in a yummy sauce way. Kind of a bummer since there aren’t many indian restaurants in the east end area. So my final thought post-​dinner is «meh.» And I’m not even excited for the leftovers tomorrow.

I absolutely love tikka masala, but I’ve been struggling to find one without chicken. This is the first time I’ve ate at taste of india. I ordered take out and got the paneer tikka masala and it was incredible! The sauce, paneer, everything. My friend ordered the chicken tikka saag, I tasted a bit and it was wonderful too!
Only thing I wasn’t the biggest fan of was the aloo paratha nan. It seemed to lack flavor and was a bit rubbery in texture. However we ordered regular and garlic nan as well and they were both wonderful-​totally made up for the aloo paratha!
Needless to say, this will now be my go to for Indian food in Pittsburgh. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

I would have to say that this is some of the best Indian I’ve had in pittsburgh so far. The staff were friendly and attentive.
The chicken korma was delicious. It had almonds and raisins in it, which complemented the sauce nicely.
The check comes in a tray with candy coated fennel seeds. We didn’t know it was edible until our server said to try some. I liked it because I like black licorice. Also, our server explained that it helps to cleanse the palette after a spicy meal.
The prices were on point. The seats and tables were new and comfortable.

I propose that Taste of India get a new, fresh Unilocal!review site. Taste of India is dead, long live Taste of India!
The new, post-​fire establishment is completely new and different. The space inside has booths, nice tables, a new and improved kitchen, even better bathrooms. I cannot overstate how much better it is than in the past.
Most importantly, the lunch buffet has catapulted from kind of bland if serviceable, to downright excellent. I hate to say it, but it’s my new favorite buffet for lunch.
I’m serious, Rachel, you should close their old reviews and have them start fresh (with my review). And for all the people who went there in the past and maybe didn’t have a great experience (or did) you need to go again!