Bombaychaat

Found my new Indian place! Affordable and delicious ! Very authentic !! I got the butter chicken garlic naan and samosa chaat the bread was soooo good esp dipped into the utter chicken! Samosa chaat was to die for I just loved all the flavors! Def coming here again ! And I love that everything was halal! The only down side is they don’t know fluent English. We got by but I asked for extra cilantro on the side and they didn’t understand but if that’ the price I got to pay for delicious food I’m good !! The restaurant was clean which is also a big plus !! Def coming here again !

Great Indian food that I can find in downtown. Staff can be a little courteous. Buffet is good but it needs refill faster. Chicken roll is fantastic. Pani puri is also delicious.

Yuuum! Food was really tasty. Only 4 stars because the food in the buffet was not timely refilled. Otherwise, highly recommended

I stopped in for the $ 9.99 lunch buffet one day. Until 3pm they only have the lunch buffet — you cannot order off the menu. You seat yourself in the spacious restaurant, pay first, and then help yourself to the buffet and free water that is in pitchers on the tables. They have a cooler off to the right of the register with other drinks too ($).
The buffet was well stocked and replenished during my visit. The food was hot. There was one dessert option. There were no descriptions of the food, but everything was labeled. I enjoyed everything that I tried, and had a few favorites that I had seconds of. One of the things I had seconds of was the Chicken Tikki Masala. I am of fan of this traditional dish and it is my usual go to order when I am faced with an Indian menu. I currently like this dish best at Indian Delight in Gordon Square. I like it better than the one Bombaychaat serves. Bombaychaat’s lacked flavor. Now I know for a buffet where the masses, must be pleased the dish can’t be too spicy, but I think they could have done a bit better.
All in all you cannot beat the value. You definitely do not leave hungry as there is plenty of food and a variety of options to please.
The décor is also a bit off setting. Definitely not cozy or what I think of as «Indian.’ It was very bare bones, not warm at all and painted brightly with neon green and neon pink décor… and many paper seat yourself signs taped to the wall.

The food still remains rock solid, hands down delicious!
A few more must try items
1. Schezwan Hakka noodles & schezwan fried rice. The noodles can be a little oily.
2. Mango lassi… Mmmm good!
Another must know: spicy in their terms is truly spicy!
Still haven’t made it to their South Indian menu… Someday!

tried the lunch buffet, and enjoyed the food. However, 3 – 4 entrees (two w meat), no chutneys observed. Chicken used in the dishes was odd … large uniform square white chunks.
Be aware for $ 10, you serve yourself (water, plates, etc), and you MUST clear/​bus your own table or the staff will yell at you from the back, as you leave! (I had no idea you needed to do this… a first at a buffet for me). Plenty of staff just hanging behind the counter, take pics with other friends that show up and occasionally run some food out to the buffet. Very unfriendly staff. (I also noticed a table of Indians who left all their used steel plates and plastic cups/​utensils at their table … but where never called out on it.)

Critical addition to the Cleveland brown food scene. Chicken 65, chicken tikka masala, samosa chaat, and garlic naan are really great. Two thumbs up (pun intended).

Really nice chaat. Nice ambiance and the favors are close to originals.
Had the dosa, chola tiki and Bhej. All three were very tasty.

Good Indian street food– something Cleveland didn’t have. Lots of vegetarian options. Reasonably priced. Quick service.
They don’t serve all menu items if you go during their lunch buffet hrs so if you wanna try items from their menu– go in the evening.

I LOVE this place. It’s so close to my work/​school at Cleveland State University so that I can stop by for a quick meal.
INDIAN STREET FOOD! It’s a great addition to Cleveland. The inside is energetic and colorful with lively wall murals of street scenes and shiny emerald green facades. When I’ve come in the afternoon for the snacks, they are usually blasting Indian music too! I’ve come here a few times for the street food starting at 3pm. The first time, I accidentally got there slightly before 3 and sat there counting down the minutes until I could eat this delicious food!
I’ve had the pani puri (little puffs with potato filling and sauces that you can put on top), the aloo tikki (croquette), and the stars are the DOSAS! They are amazing and very fun to share with a group of friends. They’re lentil based «breads» filled with a typically vegetarian filling with some sauces that you can dip it in. SO DELICIOUS.
Much of it is very vegetarian friendly.
I’ve also tried the Indo-​Chinese food which is the type of food Chinese people serve in India! I had a cauliflower dish that I grabbed for dinner to go, but it seemed to me to be more of a family-​style shared dish (didn’t come with rice.)
Note –for lunch, they only serve buffet from 11am-​3pm. Like others have said, the buffet is what you might find at other Indian buffets, crowd-​pleaser type of items for the American palette. When they first opened up, I remembered there being more spicy and flavorful items which I really enjoyed, but since then, I think they’ve decided to mellow it out.

This place is a great value and serves some awesome food. The $ 9.95 lunch buffet is a guilty pleasure of mine whenever I work downtown. Only three things keep them from earning 5 stars: variable quality, most days there’s delicous buttery naan and zesty tikka masala but others there’s burnt toast and chicken in tomato sauce. Sometimes the buffet can’t keep up with the lunch crowd. And no carryout during their very long lunch hours.
This place is brand new and has some kinks but is definitely a place to go!

Dosas are SOLID AND HUGE. Highly recommend getting any of the vegetarian based dosas, they’re like Indian savory pancakes or crepes.

Full Disclaimer: I’m not an expert on Indian food, I can’t speak as to whether this place is «authentic» Indian street food, I can’t remember the names of what I ate or tell you if it is North Indian or South Indian food.
What I can tell you is that for $ 10, I left here with a very full and happy stomach and eager to return. I chose the buffet because I was a little overwhelmed to choose something from their expansive menu. I wasn’t disappointed with the buffet, they seemed to have a decent selection for lunch: two different rice options, two different vegetarian options, two appetizer/​snacking items and two chicken options. They also had fresh naan. The curries weren’t mind blowingly flavorful, and to be honest I have had Indian curries I’ve liked better, but it was good, stick-​to-​your-​bones food and you could fill your tray with whatever you liked best. The naan was better than I’ve had elsewhere– very substantial and chewy and soaked up the sauces well. Service was friendly and there is plenty of seating inside.
If you need a quick lunch and you’re really hungry, I think this is a fabulous option, and I love that we are getting more diverse options around the CSU campus other than hamburgers and pizza. Would definitely recommend to others to stop by if you haven’t already!

Mmmm good Indian street food.
Upon recommendations from friends, we ventured to the new Indian street food restaurant at about 9pm one night. Thank goodness for places that stay open later at night!
The restaurant is nestled off of Euclid, right on the corner. We easily found parking at the meters on the street perpendicular (this also was the case later in the week, when I came for the lunch buffet).
The restaurant has an interesting menu– Indian street food, regular dishes and then Indo-​Chinese dishes. We chose the chole bhatura– puffy bread with a chickpea curry– so delicious! That puffy bread was so good. We also got the paper dosa which was gigantic, but also good with the sauces it came with. Mmmmmm…
Later on in the week (upon recommendation to my coworkers), I was sent to pick up some dishes to bring back for lunch. However, I found out that between 11am-​3pm they only serve the lunch buffet and ONLY the lunch buffet. Bahhhhhh. I mean the buffet is ok, but I really didn’t think it was that great and that the meal dishes were much better. The buffet had an assortment of different dishes– paleek paneer, spicy gourd, butter chicken, etcera. But I really honestly prefer the meal dishes. Don’t bother with the buffet… Plus it was kind of pricey (for takeout it’s $ 6.99 a pound… Probably the last time my coworkers send me out to pick up the food!)
Luckily, after much asking (and me, being Asian and not giving up), they did make some chaat food for me-​some Bombay bhel, samosas, and tikki. It was sooo good.
I’m a huge fan of this place– just skip the lunch buffet, come after 3pm and order the meal dishes. Good spice level and quality food– can’t go wrong! Next time, I really want to try those Hakka noodles!!!

FAR better than ANY other Indian restaurant in NorthEast Ohio. Scratch that. It’s far better than any other RESTAURANT I’ve tried in northeast Ohio.
Their lunch buffet is fantastic and certainly a great value. All you can eat for 9.95. The food is high quality and they offer a great selection. It’s actually such a good value that I wonder how they make a profit… lol.
They serve Chaat after 3 PM and before then it is buffet only. The Chaat is pretty decent as well, but chaat isn’t really my thing.

I hail from Bombay and this is my go-​to-​place whenever I am craving some spicy chaat and other delicacies (which is quite often). I have savoured the papdi chaat and khasta kachori in the chaat section. These had the right mix of the unique ingredients and the spice level. My suggestion would to be to go for the highest spice level possible (if your palates can handle it ie!).
The dosas are hard to miss and I have simply enjoyed having an onion rava sada dosa and still craving for more of it along with the coconut chutney which they offer. Most recently I had the vegetable biryani (highest spice again!) and it was sumptuous and completely filling.
I have also tried the Gobi Manchurian in the Indo-​Chinese section which may need a little bit more spices depending on who you ask. Overall, a restaurant you must visit, especially if you wish to try different cuisines from India all under one roof.
Finally, a shoutout to the friendly staff there who always accommodate my requests for something off the menu even during busy buffet hours.

The chicken 65 was good the first time. Mild has enough heat, any higher spice level is too hot for me. Chicken was a bit too oily and spicy the second time. Dosa is inconsistent. Sometimes the filling is separate sometimes inside the dosa. The onion masala dosa was loaded with a bunch of barely cooked onions. I liked the onion rava dosa better. Maybe ask for onions on the side instead.
The bombay special bhel was delicious. I want to try the samosas, hakka noodles and chana batura next.
Things ive liked:
Bombay special bhel
Chicken 65 mild
Onion Rava dosa
Things i havent liked:
Onion masala dosa
Chicken 65 medium spice level

Great place for Indian snacks/​appetizers! Finally, CLE has a chaat shop! Had a number of Indian friends (from India) recommend this place to me, so I had to check it out. The place is located on the corner of Euclid and 21^st street. It’s clean and large, so it can accommodate groups of friends. **TIP: skip the buffet, the other dishes are more worth filling your tummy with!** We began our lunch with aloo tikki, which is similar to croquette… where potato (aloo) is fried to crispy goodness, and on top yogurt and mint sauce is added. The potato was seasoned, and fried well; I just wish I had more on the plate to eat! We also tried the pav bhagi, which is a vegetable curry served with buns. The bhaji was cooked well, with lots of spices and chunks of vegetables. It’s the best bhaji I’ve ever had, but solid. My friends got the dahi puri, which if you’ve ever had pani puri… uses the same crispy shells… but they add yogurt (dahi means yogurt). This is a great snack to try when you want something light to munch on. This is also the only place I’ve found in CLE that prepares it for you. Usually they sell the crispy shells in the Indian stores, but you have to prepare the fillings and water/​sauces. We also tried the chole bhature, which is chick pea curry eaten with a fried puffed bread. The chick pea curry was seasoned well, although I would’ve preferred the chick peas to be softer. This dish is very fulfilling because the bread is actually thick despite the deceiving light look of it. My friend also ordered the masala dosa, which was a little disappointing. The aloo filling inside was under seasoned. The exterior was crispy which was good, but I found the inside filling to be bland. Perhaps it was an off day for dosas? Lastly, my friend ordered the Hakka egg noodles to try. Usually I’m quite hesitant to eat any sort of Chinese food outside of Chinese restaurants (yes, I’m a bit of a Chinese food snob),
but we were pleasantly surprised and enjoyed their stir fried noodles. I do have to say though, not a Hakka dish (the Hakka in me had to say so ;p). Overall, great place to eat, especially for vegetarians and those looking for great Indian snacks! I’m so happy though that CLE has a chaat place! And everything was priced fairly well! Finding street parking wasn’t too hard, and most important… no one had bathroom problems the next day! I call that a great dining experience!

The art of creating and serving Indian street food is as comparable to the delicate ratio of ingredients that go into pani puri water. Any Indian will tell you that it’s generally the secret ingredient of sweat that makes authentic Indian street treats so delectable (as nasty as that sounds!)
So will you taste the sweat at Bombay Chaat? It’s unlikely. But there’s hope for some hard work here. You’ll find that it’s nestled in a great part of the CSU campus. I’m not a local but it was easy to get here and fairly easy to find. It looks like they’re working on signage, but they’ve got a great location. The insides, from what you can see in the other photos, are fairly modest and have the potential to have a cool vibe when there’s more business.
On this afternoon, there was just a trickle of business with me being the first to step in. A menu on the wall greets you in foyer to see if you really want anything there. You order your food way in the back (as you pass the buffet if the time is right). Luckily they have a menu on their website with prices, so I definitely appreciated being able to peruse before going.
OK GREAT… you ordered and the wait is minimal. There’s no system really on how you get your food. I just sat and expected I would be served… perhaps I expected too much! But your food is given at the counter à la fast food. When I was alerted to get it by a kind employee, I was both excited and slightly dismayed by the sight. I ordered the pani puri and dahi puri (check out the pictures).
The pani for the pani puri was sloshing on the tray, which can be messy, I’d have preferred it was served in a more controlled way. The puri did not get soggy under the water which is good, but I found the filling to be lacking. It was opposite for the dahi puri, as there was a lot of yogurt, but equally less filling like in the pani puri.
Let’s do some math, because other reviews have already touched on portions. You get 8 pieces of pani puri and dahi puri per order, total of 16 pieces. At $ 5 per order, it comes out to be roughly $ 0.62 per puri. My inner Indian is screaming at the poor value of this. Any sensible, regular Indian street food eater knows that this stuff never fills you up for how much you can eat. 8 pieces for $ 5… is laughable when you can find other fares that give you similar per piece meals that go for 10 – 20 pieces for $ 4 – 5.
In a word, Bombay Chaat was underwhelming and I only go with the three stars because there’s plenty of work to be done. They have great potential though with that location. Maybe implement some better pricing, especially for the street fare (think increasing per piece meals, 8 for $ 4, 10 for $ 5, 12 for $ 6 etc… or even mix and match chaats). I would give it another chance just to see if they get the ratio of the fare/​service right like their pani.

I generally love this place and was excited when I saw they were coming to Euclid Ave.
Here’s a short summary of what I like and what I don’t like:
LIKES:
— Great buffet selection
— Up to one pound you can get it for $ 6.99
— I got quite full from spending $ 5 today
— Very delicious savory foods
— Great location across from CSU
DISLIKES
— Portions on non-​buffet menu items are ridiculously tiny
— Customer service is hit or miss. Ive been there five times now and the service was great three times, once was so-​so and another time I had to ask to be served
— The slush flavor I had (strawberry) reminded me of robitussin. Disgusting and threw it away.
My recommendation is to stick to the buffet and select what you like. It’s priced at $ 6.99/lb. The butter chicken and naan are delightful. There’s a spicy potato dish that tastes pretty freaking awesome too.