Raj Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in Oakland

If, like us, your favorite indian food place closed, try this place. We called the restaurant and picked up our order about 20 minutes later. The food was not quite ready, so we waited about 5 minutes. Warning, look for the Kerry House awning- the place is under it. We are about 10 minutes door to door. Our food was so hot we had to be careful dishing it out. We enjoyed chicken tikka masala, tandoori grill, lamb curry, and dal makhani. Since it was our first time ordering, we got everything medium. It was hot enough to complement the spiciness and leave some burn in your mouth, very enjoyable. We also had veggie pakora and veggie samosa. We ordered plain naan and garlic naan. The last of the naan was used to mop up the curry and masala sauces. I even got some papadum. We paid $83 for all that Indian food wonderfulness. We will...

I'm a professional chef. The service was professional and patient. One server and three cooks handled an increasingly busy dinner service. To have a full dining room and not rush the diners takes patience and professionalism.

The food was made to order. I watched it with my own two eyes. Vegetables weren't overcooked, curries were delicately balanced, and the fish was juicy. My guest lived and cooked in India for years, raised a family on Indian food, and after eating seven dishes from Raj's even she was satisfied.

The atmosphere was intimate. I could hear the conversations of the other happy diners mixing with the sounds and smells from the three man kitchen.

I wish their large menu was larger. That would give me more...

If there were ZERO star rating I'd give it. This restaurant is 2 miles from my house. I ordered online via GrubHub. Raj Indian Cuisines acknowledged my order, charged my credit card, and gave an estimated delivery time of 45 minutes. After 1 hour and 10 minutes and NO FOOD, I called GrubHub who called Raj Indian Cuisine. After waiting on hold, GrubHub came back to tell me that this place doesn't deliver to my house because "it's too far". Two miles is too far?????????????? Never had a chance to eat this food and based on this experience,...