The owner was so sweet and the food was amazing! He taught us how to properly eat the food and recommended different foods to us, the customer service was out of this world I highly highly recommend going!

Worst service. Worst food. Its a mom-pop restaurant. Super small serving (literally a small bowl) and its overpriced. The updated menu is included in this review. The bread/rice is not included, you have to pay extra. Water is not free. Taste is also bland. Save your money and don’t go to this place. Super tight parking in-front. The owner blamed us for something we didn’t do. THEY WILL CHARGE 15% GRATUITY for parties of 4+. We got billed extra for some reason, very sketchy place. I don’t recommend going here, not coming back. Me and my family went to this place so you don’t have to suffer. This place should be shut down.

The husband helped me order some food and invited me to sit down and enjoy my meal. Such flavor and piping hot food!

This place is the best Pakistani cuisine place near Downey. The place is a mom and paps owned restaurant. It is a small hole in the wall, but do not let the atmosphere deceive you. The food is delicious. Try the chicken briyani , Nehari, chicken Tikka, paya, and of course the Naan. Really good comfort food with a bit spicy and sweet flavor. P.s. It's not the same as Indian food but has similarities 😋

Nov 2023, 2 plates: 12.99tiki masala and 13.50 butter chicken, rice sold separately, garlic naan sold separately, $2 bottle water, 3.99 powder tea, mango lassi small 4.99, I got charged $68 (15% fee) and tax and the prices went up a dollar, but it wasn’t reflected on our menu. Then a sketchy guy showed up and didn’t pay for his meal. I felt bad for the owner, but not cool that he overcharged me. While the food tasted good, I felt the prices were high compared to the portions we received.

The restaurant had wonderful and friendly owners, a great ambience (very kid-friendly as well). The customer service was amazing, and the owner ensured we had any condiments we needed and made sure everyone was having a good time. Moving on to the the food!!! Mannnnn it was so good, this restaurant was literally the first Desi restaurant where we got soft, buttery well-done regular and garlic naan. The dishes were amazing, I personally recommend the Choley and butter chicken. The fries were well fried and tasted great, this is definitely a go-to place.

Customers service is great food is even better. Highly recommend! Fair prices 😁 will be returning.

Food is ok, samosa only comes with 2 even though picture shows 3. It also only has 1 sauce instead of the usual 2 sauces. Tikka masala is insanely overpriced for the tiny portion you get and doesnt even come with rice. The way mine was packaged everything was set on top of the cheap container and it busted all over the bag so I got even less of the Tikka masala. I also ordered 2 orders of garlic Naan and they were burnt.

I came here to pick up an order for my daughter, the smell of the food intrigued me to order something for myself. I've never really been a fan of Indian food it always tasted the same to me... until I came here. This place has flavor!!! I tried the paneer Tikka and the garlic naan and that one thing with chickpeas 🤤🤤 hands down one of the best authentic Indian food joints around. Don't be scared to try it, it's delicious!

Based upon the food.. food was great favorite was chicken tikka masala and the samosas..

This is hands down one of my favorite restaurants. The food is so authentic and delicious! Chicken masala, mango lassi, butter chicken, palak paneer, chicken biryani rice, chai, rasmalai, gulab jamun, garlic naan…everything we order is absolutely amazing!!

A real mom and pop shop! The food was so good. My boyfriend and I got chicken tikka masala, rice, samosa, and regular naan and garlic naan. It was so good. I got mild spicy and my boyfriend got medium. The mild was good, not any spice and still flavorful. The medium had a really nice heat to it. Definitely want to come back.

We tried the chicken biryani with lamb curry and the garlic naan. Everything was so delicious and fresh and homemade. Staff was very welcoming

Really good food! The chicken masala was really good! Also the simosa was delicious! And the Naan was really good too! Will be coming back for more!

First time trying Indian food and was very excited and as I was eating I noticed a hair on the rice it completely ruined the experience was disgusted instantly and stop eating my food that was a waste of money!

This food is made w love! I absolutely loved my experience here. Let me explain, I live in Downey and was about to drive to Cerritos after a long day of driving and running errands w some shopping peppered in. I decided to google a place near my home and I was 5 minutes away from here. I drive up and was greeted by the nicest gentleman who assured me the food would be delicious! Well let me say it was life-changing! Eating food like this makes me want to learn the recipes myself. Glad I got to enjoy your food and hope you have a lot of success in your business!

Zaika grill is a diamond in the rough inside of Downey that hasn’t any other Indian or Pakistani restaurants that I know of. And it’s Halal, which makes it a great option! We ordered chicken Biryani & somosas for a large group of people for holiday meal. The chicken Biryani was amazing, very fresh w just the right amount of spice & chicken very tasty, perfectly seasoned. The somosas were delicious, good size, crispy & golden and the chutney very good also. The chef or manager, very kind and friendly, good customer service. Highly, highly recommend! Stop by and enjoy!

I got the chicken biryani and and tastes goooood . It was just perfectly hot.And the staff /owner was so kind . They are close on Wednesdays though.

Their food is consistently good. I come here when I’m craving curry dishes. From right to left the dishes are eggplant curry, chicken tiki masala, palak paneer, and nehari. This was my first time trying their nehari and the beef was very tender. This was plated at home and I used cauliflower rice.

The owners are wonderful people. They’re very welcoming and will recommend which dishes are most popular. Loved the service and their food was amazing.

We ordered 4 dishes, they charged almost 3 times of the actual value. Pre cooked food Smelly beef kebabs, only 1 kebab cut in different pcs was served as 1 plate Overall very pathetic