Viks Chaat,

2390 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

"Viks Chaat is one of the more well known Indian food restaurant and markets near the Berkeley area. They have a huge indoor food hall and dishes are served canteen style so they come out one by one as they are ready from various counters around the place. Make sure to listen for your name! Food wise the flavors are great and everything is made fresh so it comes out hot and ready to eat. The menu is extensive so order a few dishes and share them family style. Depending on what you get the dishes might be a little heavy on the fried / potatoey side so try to balance out what you order. The dosa and the samosas definitely tasted legit and came with a variety of sauces to pair nicely. Don’t skip on the mango lassi as well to wash it all down."

"You always know the food will be good when it's located inside of a grocery store. It took over 30 minutes for us to get our lunch, but it was definitely worth it. While you wait you can watch them make food over the countertop. The chicken curry lunch special was spicy but nothing I couldn't handle, and I can't handle a ton of spice. Tons of dog friendly outdoor seating, some of it is covered too. If I found myself in the area I would definitely come here again."

"Went in for late afternoon lunch. Fish Thali was pretty disappointing- everything was lukewarm! Probably prepared earlier in the day. Could have at least reheated before serving. Chana and rice were both awful. Dosa was good but their sambhar and chutneys seriously need to be upgraded. They are probably known for their chats and even so, papdi Bhalla chat was not the best either. Too sweet and not fresh yogurt; wasn’t too friendly to my gut. Would skip everything else, and go for their other chats when in area! Sweets do look appetising."

"They forced me do put down the stars I bought 3-4 chocolates and it was expired in September. So they are bad for giving expired. Viks chaat has good food and it has very good looks and tastes good and has good customer service they are nice and helpful there area is good like they have a grocery store in there as well And there bathrooms are very clean they also can give you boxes and bags there tables are very clean they have a water place with cups and a fountain and the way you get your food is by them calling out your name from the speakers and you go there and get your food. They also have many types of food like Dosa,Papri chaat and others."

"Very good place to have Indian food. It's well maintained, spacious indoor seating and there are benches outside too! Even though the place is crowded they have an organized ordering system. The food is served in steel plates which is definitely a PLUS! We ordered Sev Puri, Pani Puri, Vada Pav, Chai and Sitafal milkshake. Except Chai everything was good! (We have very demanding requirements for Chai so we hardly find the perfect Chai outside). The Sitafal milkshake was excellent. After many years I tasted this fruit and felt HOME. They have a grocery shop too so you can have two things at one place. MUST TRY INDIAN RESTAURANT In the north Bay area. Only con is they are open only until 7.30 pm so most of the time, we cannot make to place because of the timings."