Not Just Snacks — Restaurant in Providence

Last visit not good. Very different than what we expect from them. The service was slow and very inconsistent. I asked for my dish spicy and it came out with cinnamon sticks innit and tasted like sugar. They made it sweet. Not spicy. It was awful, but didnt have heart to tell them. Why would spicy come out super sweet. Unedible sweet. It was my wife and I 5 year wedding anniversary and it was bad. We love their food we wanted them for that meal. I should have showed them and let taste. It truly made em question going back beacuse that is a huge mistake. I said hot and spicy. Not Vindaloo spice but hot. And they made it sweet. Wow!! The gentleman taking care of us seemed like he did not know what doing. Maybe we go back. Unsure. Amazing Indian place on Hope St that is 100% authentic. I'll let you know a secret!?!? We were on our way to Rassoi, which we often frequent, but stopped here instead and wow were we impressed! They also have a spice place across the street, where they are actually able to deliver authentic spices across to Just Snacks to make authentic, tasty and clean Indian meals. My wife and I had stuffed Aloo Tikki, lentil soup, garlic Naan, Chicken Vindaloo and Tikki Masala. All very good and some outstanding and a few best I have ever had in life. The Naan was the best Naan I have ever had and their Stuffed Aloo Tikki was the best I had ever eaten. My wife said her Tikki Masala was outstanding. My Vindaloo had all the right spices and just the right amount of Vindaloo heat. Some places want to kill with you heat, but forget the flavor of the dish and others vice versa. Not Just Snacks hits the flavor profile and heat perfectly! If I had to give something back it is the Lentil soup. It is not that it wasn't good. It was, but out of everything else it wasn't the best as everything else was. Wonderful meal. We can't wait to be back !! Thanks Not...

I don't know how I feel. Was dragged in by reasonable prices and wanted to like it, but I guess it means the price comes at the expense of other things. The Malai Kofta was just mind-boggling. Weirdly sweet, no color, just pale and milky as if they'd forgotten to put tomatoes. The dumplings also tasted old and/or reheated. The samosas (veg and meat) were decent but the meat ones were cold. Goat biryani was just ok. The spices were dialed way back (as well as hotness), had no fragrant spices aroma and muted flavor profile (I expected cardamom, fenugreek and other whole spices). Was plenty ghee-ey though. Goat meat was half decent. Tender bits and flavorful but a few stray boney and gelatinous bits. Garlic Naan was acceptable albeit a little chewy and lacked char. Lassi was good, although I like it a little thicker and sweeter. I'm not mad for the price (it is cheaper than other Indian places and maybe caters to students?) but not sure I'd order again. Can't weigh in on atmosphere but service was alright, maybe a little curt. The person who rang me up wasn't rude but came across as a bit frustrated overall (I understand how food service can be). I had to ask to leave a tip and wasn't shoved a tablet in front of my face with 25% suggested tip?!?!? Haven't found THE Indian restaurant in PVD (India restaurant is not it). Too bad Jaya's Kitchen in East Providence closed. Ok I'm...

Food was poorly prepared, cooked, seasoned, portioned all not done favors by the lack of clarity in the menu; this was possibly because the food also came out extremely quick, which screamed frozen, microwaved, or pre-prepped items. This would all be fine if the quality was there, but it wasn’t:

The Chicken Tikka Masala has little to no flavor or sauce, with dry chicken portions no more than maybe 5 chunks of meat. The Dal Curry was in a bowl (extremely mall portion for $10) and was bland — for such a normally cheap and flavorful dish, this was the worst. The Mutton Biryani was redeemable; it was oily and tasted good, yet not in any way meaningful. There were boney and fatty pieces throughout the meat that cut the size of the perceived size considerably. The Masala Dosa tasted frozen, noted by oily, yet dry, cold and a rough texture. The potatoes inside were fine, and the sambhar was okay. The coconut chutney was poor. The naan and jasmine rice were cooked relatively well, and had no particular flavor or quality to them.

Servers were attentive and kind, as much as disconcerting; there were several servers that would be looking at our table through the service, but felt more pressuring and uncomfortable.

Prices were good when the portions were, which helped me feel much better about the quality that I didn’t have to pay a lot to dislike it. Total was...