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Satkar

Restaurant Indian restaurant Punjabi restaurant

Small & bustling strip-mall find for massive korma & masala dishes in a casual atmosphere. People often mention good, Indian, paneer, naan, chicken, time, wait, area, love, order,


Address

1253 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Website

satkarindiancuisines.com

Contact

(650) 390-0776

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1.1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 4:30 to 9:30 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 4:30 to 9 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11:30 AM to 2 PM, 4:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:30 AM to 2 PM, 4:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Thursday: 11:30 AM to 2 PM, 4:30 to 8:30 PM
  • Friday: 11:30 AM to 2 PM, 4:30 to 9:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (15) Indian (14) paneer (10) naan (10) chicken (9) time (8) wait (7) area (6) love (6) order (6)
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  • 4/5 Varun S. 4 years ago on Google
    It appeared to be a place with some average food, but I was absolutely wrong. The food tastes great, the ambience is kind of cozy, the hosts are excellent. The only drawback is there are no restrooms, and if you are used to washing hands after eating food like me, it is a little inconvenience.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Namrata A. 1 year ago on Google
    Been ordering from here for about 5 years. Best naans in the bay area. Pro tip for calorie conscious people- ask them if they can do the curries without the cream. Reduces taste by a little bit and calories by a lot!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 TheMaddHapa 4 years ago on Google
    One of the best Indian restaurants I have been to in northern California. It gets busy because of size of seating area. Call ahead but always worth the wait.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alicia W. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is great! The atmosphere is basic and gets the job done, but the food is excellent. We come here every time we are in town, it’s a highlight for us for sure! We love ordering the chicken korma, palak paneer and baigan bharta. Be sure to order garlic naan as the plain leaves you wanting a little more.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dharmendra T. 1 year ago on Google
    I and my friends have been big fans of Satkar food. It’s almost always consistent. This time we didn’t find the Naans too good but all the currys were so delcious. We ordered for Baigan Bharat, Daal, kofta, Garlic naans. Their Daal is properly mixed, thick and so delicious like we used to have at home. Baigan Bharta was also very good. Maybe getting their currys and cooking fulkas at home will make the meal super duper tasty if possible.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Neeja P. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to get Punjabi takeout. A small, unassuming place, but frequented by lots of Indians so you know it's good. Family run and friendly folks working there.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Archak 1 year ago on Google
    Ordered Baingan Bharta - one of their best vegetarian entrees as per them. Timely pick up. It was okay in taste but it had a week's worth of my oil consumption in a single dish!! Won't repeat, won't recommend just too much oil in a simple thing.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karthik J. 4 years ago on Google
    I love this place!!! Heavenly delicious food with kind staff 😊 they are proud of the food they cook and do advertise that it takes time to make and boy are they right! The food is delicious, hot and fresh 😄 the place has about 10 tables ... so be prepared for a wait during busy hours. I love their paneer and mushroom dishes. The jamoon is a good delicious dessert 😊
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Kristie D. 2 years ago on Google
    I love mushroom and wanted Indian food. I called for pickup and my food was ready at the estimated time (20 minutes) Pick up was easy. No dine in it looked like. $12 (I didn't need rice) and no option to give tip. What was weird to me is that covid is very high right now due to omicron, and the staff who helped me worry a mask and gloves. However, I can see in the kitchen a staff clearly not wearing a mask. What if they're positive and cooking my meal 😬 I didnt like the thought of that. The food It was piping hot (temperature)! And naan on the side. Nice. Delicious and not very mushroom-y. The portion was great for me and was my lunch and dinner for the day.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sharmili R. 11 months ago on Google
    Yes I found another best North Indian style authentic Punjabi style food .. my search is finished now.. will visit this place again and again . Mouthwatering dishes.. if I have options to give more than 5 stars I will give for sure. So we ordered dahi vada -must must try so authentic and soft juicy yummy 10/10 for this dish. Then chole bhature - the best bhaturas in Bay Area I can guarantee everyone. Tandoori makhni was awesome. Only bad taste I felt is biriyani but does not matter for other dishes I will visit again and Again - please do visit this place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Miguel A. 2 years ago on Google
    Avoid this place. Rude service, they treat you like you are an interruption. I arrive and they are on the phone, you can clearly tell it was a personal call with the relax form they were just hanging out at the back table. They noticed me but instead of greeting me they just look stared at me like I was not welcome. After a 2 min wait I am acknowledge and spoken to like a child. I honestly was not gonna purchase anything after that so I left. The place looks run down, there was no body else there, I was the only customer. The prices look fair but I didn't get to try the food. I will never visit this place again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sankha S H. 1 year ago on Google
    A consistently good Indian restaurant in the bay area. Not overly popular yet always busy. Not a whole of the seating area, but take out is popular. Food is perfectly balanced and priced properly. Not Many options like many other bay area Indian restaurants, but quality is good here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Max M. 4 years ago on Google
    Small restaurant in strip mall. Very easy to miss if you don't look closely. I attempted to go several times but they get packed during lunch time. Show up at 11:30 or after 1:30. The food is good but I wouldn't go far as to say great. I'd like to go back and try other dishes. I found the naan to be ok a bit too cracker like and not enough bread element. Paaner dish was spiced well.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Archana P. 8 months ago on Google
    I ordered take-away, tandoori chicken, asked the person on phone if this was made in Tandoor, he confirmed yes. I asked how come you’re not selling Tandoori roti? He said we don’t have, said ok. I picked the food and guess what the chicken is definitely not made in tandoor. Tasteless and the naan is probably sourced carefully from Safeway store?? Maybe!! Hmm !! Please get some fresh ingredients and believe in giving that to customers.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 vishakha p. 2 years ago on Google
    One of the rare indian restaurants. Their food is the closest I can find to the north Indian food of all the restaurants I have ever tried. Their dal makhani, chana masala, dal tadka and paneer Tikka masala is just awesome.thry usually have long wait time for pick ups but it's worth the wait always.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 rahul s. 6 months ago on Google
    Delicious North Indian fare, especially the flavorful Chole Bhature. Cozy ambiance, attentive service— a must-visit for north indian authentic culinary delights! The tastes feels like homemade food. Even the veg pakoras are phenomenal and crispy with the added spices on it. It might seem the order comes in slow, but sure they seem to be cooked to perfection. Worth the wait.

  • 4/5 Swarali Pramod A. 5 months ago on Google
    Need ventilation system and restrooms. Food tastes good. Service is bit slow as they prepare food after you order. We tried Chole bhature, Garlic naan, Daal and rice. Menu is all vegetarian Edit - our 2nd visit - Tried Samosa Chaat, aloo Kulcha, Mixed veg masala , garlic naan, and rice. Everything was wonderful, especially Kulcha!!! Got to know that they recently turned all vegetarian menu.

  • 4/5 Gourish 10 months ago on Google
    We went on a Saturday evening for dinner.. didn't realize they are majorly a to go place but looks like they have dine in over the weekend.. Not a lot of seats, probably can fit 15 people between 4 groups We ordered the pakora(excellent), Malai kofta (was good), Shahi paneer (was good), dal makhani (was ok) n naans (was ok).. service is good.. Was nice when they enquired about any allergies

  • 1/5 Vivek A. 10 months ago on Google
    Ordered a kadai paneer dish. It was terribly bland and tasteless. Chewed on a whole big piece of ginger and had to spit it out. On complaining the owner gaslights you to believe that all their guests love having these whole pieces of ginger in their dishes. Apparently, she doesn’t know why these are supposed to be finely chopped. I’m left wondering what kind of Aliens they cook for.

  • 5/5 Sambhav K. 11 months ago on Google
    Tasty food, nice and humble staff ☺️

  • 5/5 Jiahui C. 11 months ago on Google
    I love the food here, it’s also super affordable!

  • 5/5 Charanpreet K. 11 months ago on Google
    Best North Indian food in Sunnyvale/ Mountain View area. Super fresh and delicious. Extremely affordable you really can’t beat the price. Super nice owners/ staff.

  • 4/5 Jagan A. 1 year ago on Google
    Food takes like 30minutes once you order. Naan and chicken tikka masala was good, malai kofta tasted more turmeric.

  • 5/5 MB M. 6 months ago on Google
    This restaurant is pure veg now and has the tastiest food in Bay Area. Their shahi paneer is out of the world imo. If you have not tried this restaurant yet then highly recommend you should soon. Subji comes with complimentary naan or rice. Food is authentic Indian and if you prefer mild spicy then tell them when ordering.

  • 5/5 Ankit D. 1 year ago on Google
    Can’t praise this family-run spot enough. I lived in Sunnyvale for 3yr starting in 2018 and must have eaten from Satkar at least 15 times. Our go-to was shahi paneer, palak paneer / mattar paneer, and chicken tikka masala / chicken makhani with garlic naan or chapati on the rare occasions they had it. We learnt that you HAVE TO call literally hours in advance — I’m talking before 6pm in order to get food before 9pm. But it was always worth it, even with it almost always being a takeout experience with COVID and the size of their restaurant (couldn’t seat more than 20 people).

  • 3/5 Harish N. 1 year ago on Google
    Good food options with decent quality except for veg biryani which turned out to be really pathetic (sweet, no salan etc). Please take it off the menu.

  • 2/5 Gaurav M. 1 year ago on Google
    I ordered dal makhani, chicken Tikka, samosa chaat and garlic naan. Samosa Chaat was the only exception in an otherwise very very average food.. the chicken Tikka was dry, naan was Afghani naans and felt they were undercooked.. Dal makhani was nothing to talk about as well.. Very very average Indian food..

  • 2/5 Sakshi A. 1 year ago on Google
    So below average taste. Nothing like good north indian food. We ordered Dal makhni, seekh kabab, tikki and chicken tikka. Nothing was worth eating.

  • 5/5 M G. 1 year ago on Google
    Best place in Sunnyvale CA to enjoy North Indian food. Must try Naan. Quantity is apt and tastes super yummy. Tough to control, if one loves north Indian food.

  • 1/5 Vikas M. 2 years ago on Google
    You will be lucky if your call will be picked and you get your food in 2 hours.

  • 4/5 Ian T. 1 year ago on Google
    Love this place! It does take a while and there's limited seating, so I normally just call (an hour) ahead to order then pick up! But every time I've gone, food is always solid and flavorful. Definitely coming back to this place.

  • 4/5 Sudhee D. 1 year ago on Google
    Had chole bahtura and paneer wrap. Paneer wrap was almost authentic Indian. Both of them were nice flavorful not “spicy” (aka not dumped in red chili powder) Only callout would be for bhature. It was like a big poori not really a bhautra. Tasted good so I didn’t mind.

  • 5/5 Jeremy E. 2 years ago on Google
    This is the best Indian I've bad in South Bay. Because it's so good, wait times are often extremely long, but this is a natural consequence of having such fantastic offerings at a surprisingly low price for Sunnyvale.

  • 5/5 Sammy Z. 3 years ago on Google
    I like really spicy curry. It's hard to find a place that can make it as spicy as I like it, but they nailed it on my first time there. Friendly family and great food. Glad I stopped in.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Counter service
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout

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