PAV BHAJI EXPRESS — Restaurant in Austin

This is the one of the best street food I ever tried in the US I lived in Mumbai for long time I know the authentic test of PAV BHAJI & Vada PAV with Mumbai style chaat I m just impress with how small food truck can offer this much delicious food with amazing presentation front staff is very welcoming & kind this place gone a give you fine dinning experience in food truck price Let’s talk abut all dish I tried

VADA PAV This is typical shivaji park Vada PAV with nice tempered mustered cumin & curry leaves with turmeric with nicely toasted PAV bun I found Vada PAV very yeasty beacouse they put a lot of flavor in one small plate PAV bun apples with mint & tamarind sauce with garlic boondi chura typically Mumbai style serving Five star for Vada PAV AMUL CHEESE PAV BHAJI Very delicious & very deeply rooted taste in the PAV Bhaji I found they use there own spice for PAV Bhaji nice tangy & spicy with buttery fusion of taste this is the one of the best PAV Bhaji I ever tried with a lot of portion size in 10$ Huge amount of cucumber & carrot salad with lime & tomato nicely prepared a lot of detailing One of the best PAV I have tried not too dry & not to soggy 5 star for Amul cheese PAV Bhaji Pani poori Amazing flavor of pani poori Typical Mumbai style hot ragada with nice punch of sweet tangy pani & beautiful presented dish this guys are doing another level work in small food truck they need to open new restaurant very soon 😂😂 5 star for pani poori Sev PAPADI Chaat Sev PAPADI chaat really great taste they add yogurt in Sev PAPADI it give nice balance of crunch with smooth ness to Sev PAPADI 5 star for Sev PAPADI Masala chaas Everyone need to try this drink man this guys made with some twist with minty flavor very light & smooth with nice pinch of cumin & chilli I wan a give more than 5 star to this drink Every one need to go & try this food truck amazing experience staff very polite & kind Prices are also very less with portion in pani poori & Sev PAPADI you will get 11 # each huge portion compare with price thanks to the PAV Bhaji for memorable...

I'm usually skeptical about new Indian restaurants entering the market, as they often face issues that need addressing. A standard operating procedure (SOP) is essential for maintaining consistency across all business aspects, especially food preparation.

During a late-night craving visit at 11 p.m., we noticed that their takeaway packaging requires significant improvement. A successful food business understands its product journey from end to end.

Regarding the food, we experienced inconsistency in taste. Our order included three Pav Bhajis, two Vada Pavs, a Masala Pav, and Dabeli.

Masala Pav (1/5): The Masala Pav was disappointing. Unlike Dabeli, where bhaji is sandwiched between the bread, Masala Pav should have pieces of bread smothered in bhaji, as though dipped in it. Pav Bhaji Express misunderstood this concept.

Pav Bhaji (3/5): The dish was overly watery and lacked the expected sloppy consistency. It was spicy but not in the flavorful way one anticipates with Pav Bhaji.

Vada Pav (4/5): Although good, the dry red chutney added little value, missing the expected garlic kick found in a quality sukha chutney.

Dabeli (4/5): Tasty, but the addition of pomegranate seeds as garnish could elevate it further.

Mango Lassi (5/5): This was the best I've had in Texas, truly exceptional.

The use of plastic containers for packaging, except for bhaji, was frustrating. Paper boxes, which offer better ventilation and are less likely to cause sogginess, would be a preferable alternative.

I would also be willing to pay extra for homemade bread for the Vada Pav. The current bread is too thick; baking a suitable Pav should not be challenging.

Overall, the restaurant is average and somewhat disappointing. It seems its popularity may have been boosted by a YouTube video.

I plan to try their Chaat next time to see if there are any...

--Pricing-- The overall pricing is a little high for all dishes for the quantity they provide.

All these dishes were had by two people.

--Dishes-- --Vada Pau- Okay (Can be ordered)

--Pau bhaji- This was disappointing. It felt quite strong (concentrated) and had a lot of redchilli powder to make it spicy. It should be made spicer without making it feel like the taste of only red chillis. The cheese was just grated/shredded on top. I would not order this again.

--Dabeli was not worth ordering. I feel it could have been better as the filling was not generous, sweeter than expected and less flavourful and less peanuts.

--Mango Lassi's- Did not have much of mango flavour.

--Sev Papdi Chaat was okay. The crispy papdi had some yogurt based topping with a dash of chutney and sev. If you like more of the filling with a light base, I think Dahi puri would be a better choice. The papdi is only for the ones who like more of the crunchy base dominating the flavour rather than the fillings/topping.

--Ambience-- It is a food truck close to the highway/main road, has some tables with some bollywood music being played. It is well lit and has a...