Priya Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in Rancho Cordova

Saturday, 2/26/2023 - For lunch, we tried Priya Indian Cuisine. Address is 3101 Zinfandel Dr, Ste 134, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. This is located across from the Children's Museum close to HWY 50. It's in a little strip mall with several other restaurants. Upon arrival....

Pros:

1. plenty of parking
2. saw a sign outside their door saying their buffet is now open Tuesday-Sundays, 11am to 2pm. We didn't go for the buffet. But there were several food options on their buffet table. See video.
3. we ordered the Chicken Tikka Masada ($17.99). It comes with one order of rice and butter Naan bread. If you order another 1 order of Naan bread, it's $2.50 each. We love this dish. It was yummy! But this has always been one of my favorite dish and bread from other Indian restaurants. ;)
4. buffet area like clean. I didn't see any stickiness around it.
5. restaurant looked clean, our plates, cups, utensils were all clean. We got 1 napkin each. That was all we needed. This time. 😆
6. our server was nice. He took our orders and even came back later to see if we wanted to order anything else.
7. they provided water for us. Water tasted great. No funky or metal taste. They also proved lemon slices for our water.
8. bathroom is single stall. But it was very clean.

Cons:

1. none

Conclusion: I liked this little restaurant. We only had 1 dish, so the food we had was good. The Naan bread was good. Restaurant was clean. The two staffs we interact with were very nice. We will probably...

When the only person you truly care about comes to visit and take you out for dinner, the answer to “Where’s the best place to eat around here?” is an easy one – Priya Indian Cuisine Indian Restaurant Rancho Cordova CA, 3101 Zinfandel Dr #134, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670! 🌟

As always, @highlight Armany Thammavong enjoyed the Butter Chicken Thali while I went with the Navrattan Korma Thali – both absolutely delicious and bursting with authentic flavors! 😋 The korma especially had that incredible time-release taste where the rich flavors hit you perfectly a few seconds after each bite. And let’s not forget the fresh, hot naan and onion pakoras – simply heavenly! 🙌

What made the night even more special was chatting with the owner and learning that they’re family to Reddy at Pasand Indian Restaurant in Berkeley, where I’ve been dining since 1999! 🤯 Turns out Pasand Berkeley, Kaveri Sacramento, Namaste Concord, Swagat Concord, Priya Rancho, and Priya Chico are all part of the same family – no wonder the food tastes consistently amazing at every single location!

Honestly, my mind is blown tonight 💥 … and my heart (and stomach)...

I work nearby and am a fan of Indian food so I thought I would try the lunch buffet. I originally wanted take out due to having only a 30 minute lunch break and I was advised that the do not do take out on the buffet. That was a first. What's the difference between dining in and take out? Well, I was hungry and already losing precious lunch minutes so I decided to eat in. I wasn't impressed with the food. The saag was runny, the tandoori chicken was dry, chicken makhani was tandoori chicken with butter/tomato sauce. The cauliflower was ok. The goat was ok. I ceased eating when I saw a woman going back for seconds at the buffet with her dirty plate and the staff said nothing. My mouth dropped. I felt nauseous and I said something to the woman that works there. She eventually said something to the woman after she has sat back down to eat. I wondered how many others had gone through the buffet with a dirty plate. You can't blame the restaurant for the woman's disgustingly poor hygiene yet, you can blame the restaurant for not having clean plate signage or being alert to this practice. I was pretty grossed out and I...