Kabab & Curry's in Santa Clara, CA

1498 Isabella Street
Santa Clara, CA
408.247.0745
M: Closed
T-F: 11:30 - 14:30 (buffet only) / 17:30 - 22:30
Sa/Su: 12:00 - 14:30 (no buffet) / 17:30 - 22:30

Another lunch place in the area. Since I have a lot of Indian coworkers, I've been enjoying many great Indian restaurants in the area.

This place, although marketed as "Indian and Pakistani", is a Pakistani/Muslim restaurant. That is, they serve halal cuisine. They are located near Scott and El Camino Real in Santa Clara off the main streets where you wouldn't normally expect to find a restaurant. But they seem to be doing quite well.

This affordable lunch buffet ($8 per person including tax) menu is quite simple and vegetarian friendly, I think: pickles and salad, dal, a couple of vegetable curries, lamb curry, tandoori chicken and a dessert. Nans (bread) are brought out by the servers.

For me, the favorite is the nan. Most restaurant nans are quite greasy. Here, they are not. Also, they are always hot.

Other items are less greasy, so they are more like everyday menu. Also, the food goes pretty fast, so every dish is brought out from the kitchen constantly and kept fresh. I usually do not like lamb dishes, but I like it here (although often times you find more bones than meat).

The service is... okay. You need to actively ask for more nans and stuff. And during the peak time, you may need to remind them more than once. :)

But otherwise, this is a great quick lunch place. I've only been here for the lunch buffets, but I've heard that non-buffet items are also not bad.

Of course, if you want an authentic Southern Indian (vegetarian) cuisine, you can go to Saravana Bhavan, but that's another story. :)