Radhika Modern Indian — Restaurant in South Pasadena

I've dined here multiple times and always leave impressed with the quality of the food. My go-to dishes are the Kerala Fish Curry and Chicken Tikka Masala—both are simply excellent! The Saag Paneer is incredibly flavorful, and I can't recommend the Radhika Tropical Salad enough; it's a refreshing blend of sweet and fruity that's perfect as a starter or side.

The service has always been good. We’ve never had to wait for a table, and the staff are attentive and friendly, making sure we’re well taken care of.

While the ambiance is fairly standard and could use a bit of enhancement, it doesn’t detract from the overall experience, especially with such delicious dishes. Portion sizes are just right—not too big, not too small—and the prices are very reasonable considering the high quality and incredible taste.

There is convenient public parking underground just around the corner, which makes getting to the restaurant hassle-free. Plus, we’ve never had to wait for parking or a table.

Overall, Radhika Modern Indian is definitely a must-visit for anyone looking to enjoy flavorful and well-prepared Indian cuisine. I'll keep...

I wanted to love this place, but pretty much everything went wrong. Arrived with 4 employees at the door, but no one seemed to think it was their responsibility to seat us. We got waved to a table. Ordered a lassi (yogurt beverage) and it was incredibly salty to the point of undrinkable. Our server said someone might've mistaken salt for sugar when it was made and brought another but in a different flavor. The brussel sprouts tasted strongly of mustard seed or spice in that flavor range. Entres took forever to arrive and only one of two bread orders was delivered. No one ever came by to check on us, so we had to actually stand up to get service. When the bread did arrive it was wrong, but again no one server ever came back to our table until they brought the check. The salmon was over cooked and tasted like spicy chicken. The tandoori chicken was fine but nothing special. Overall the "modern" twist here is poorly executed. It's not good Indian food and their Asian fusion take on things isn't good either. This was pretty much a waste of $65. Service was terrible,...

tl;dr: bad service (wrong order, forgot to order), no tangible apologies, maybe just a bad trip

They ran out of paneer, while my vegetarian friend was there, and offered to replace it with tofu! Sacreligious! They offered ground paneer instead, which was suitable. Then when they brought the dish, they put tofu anyways! When they brought a replacement, it wasn't spicy as first ordered! The waiter tried to remember everything. Of course, he forgot one item that we ordered. When we reminded him, he told us it was on the way. Truthfully, he had forgotten to place the order! The last dish didn't come until we were done eating everything else. Disappointing. Typically, when a restaurant does one egregious thing (much less multiple), there is an apology in the form of a discount, free entree, etc. They offered NOTHING. No apologies, no discounts, no free dishes, nothing.

On a side note, the restaurant is badly designed. The manager's table (where he calculates bills and whatever) is the first table when you enter...