Canteen Desi Dhaba

117 Tonnelle Ave, Jersey City
(201) 434-0007

Recent Reviews

N C “N C P” P

Never even go through the menu to order .Worst Experience with type of food they make .I ordered on Uber Eats . Veg Jalfrezi which was sweet with veggies not diced & full of onions & cooked in sweet tomato ready to go purée , where as Jalfrezi is a spicy dish . Veggies 2” to 2.5” round cut salad pieces of cucumber, carrot & onions , few broad beans , 1 pcs of broccoli , 1psc of cauliflower can see in picture . What kind of Indian dish it was , Trying to fool people by serving this kind of food & losing Indian pride . When I called told about it . The lady told they cooking like this since last 20 years .

Amanda J.

Unsure if it's because it's been a long while since I've had Indian food, or if this was really just so impressive. The chopped onions served with the samosa, the coriander leaves chopped on the dal, all of the layers of seed and spice in the curries. I really love the idea of a daily plate meal that is served with two dishes, rice, and naan. I tend to want a thali style of dining where I can taste bits of everything. This is the first time I've tried Malai kofta. It's cheese and potatoes in garlic and tomato sweet sauce. This was surprisingly good to me. The chicken tikka was a nice portion size each piece of meat is tender and swimming in curry. The rice and naan are served generously to soak it all up. Everything was warm and quickly served! Feeling super grateful for this meal. Thank you!

Shaun O.

I have tried Canteen Desi Dhaba and Thai Thai Thai (Uber eats) which is the Thai menu of the same kitchen. Both have been good but inconsistent as noted in reviews here. Sometimes it's great. Sometimes it's off and can't tell why. The yogurt dip for naan was definitely rancid. There are roaches in ALL of these buildings in Jersey City and I am positive rats. There's rats everywhere. Limited options for Thai in area so I may order again when the urge arises. For Indian there are many choices so I would put emphasis on customer service if I were owner.

Devendra Verma

Ordered chole bhature and lazeez panner pakoda. Bhature and paneer pakoda were too oily and tight. You can’t hold bhature in hand they were breaking from everywhere.No onion. Lemon, chutney etc was there in the box.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Josh Wilson

Ordered delivery. The Delhi Pani Puri was completely broken, upside down, and poorly filled. The crispy noodles were plain and soggy. Extremely

Food: 1

Service: 1

Nidhi Tewari

It’s taste pathetic.. don’t ever order mutter paneer from this restaurant.. it’s very taste less …

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 3

Ashish Katariya

I ordered Paneer tikka masala and I got paneer butter masala . Even that was too much sweet.Also, the veg jalfrezi was way below mark. It was just some vegetables mixed with oil and spices. Literally had to throw it out.Samosa chat also had too much oily chole on it.This was my first order. I decided to not order from this restaurant anytime in future.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Shrenik Jain

Never buy from here, rotten, stomach upsetting & unhealthy food. Would definitely have a lot of issues if consumed. Not fresh at all.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Karan Bhandari

Visited here while on our trip to NYC. Food was great and the quantity was generous. We ordered chicken 65, Butter chicken and a couple of indo-Chinese dishes. To our surprise the butter chicken was served with complimentary rice and a butter naan which was great. The girl serving us was very efficient and quick with our orders. The only downside was the small dining area and the heat from the kitchen coming directly into the dining area. But the staff was kind enough to place a cooler for us. Overall had a great time with great food and 5 stars for the service.

Recommended dishes: Chicken

Dee khilall

Visited China Spice recently the food was okay. They have 2 menu, Indian and Chinese. Tried the Chinese menu it wasn't good. The Chinese lollipops was dry, the Chinese fried rice was regular and chicken spring roll was soggy. They are always busy and the cashier had me repeat myself 3 times before getting my order right. The Indian menu is better and next time I will stick with that.

Nathan Bennett

Worst food I’ve ever had in my life. Their Chinese bhel was literally chaat bhel with Schezuan sauce. I have never seen this kind of sorcery before. Other gravy’s had more oil in the container than the gravy itself

Bhakti Dalvi

Would give it 3.5 stars to be accurate. This is definitely not a dine in place, it has just two tables in a very small space with no ventilation. It becomes very hot and irritating there because of all the smell from the kitchen.We ordered pav bhaji and triple schezuan noodles. Both tasted great, similar to Indian street food taste.Pros:- Taste is great- Generous quantity and cheap- The pav bhaaji and noodles were not that oily as mentioned in other reviewsCons:- not meant for dine in- other food quality given the kitchen atmosphere might be questionable

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 4

Rakshanda K.

Great food .. the mix grill is on point and the malai kabab really stand out on their menu. Please is pick up only and a distance but the price point and quality make it worth the drive. Biryani a tad too spicy and chicken korma was a coconut curry. The grill items compensate for it all. Their Chinese options are acceptable as well. Would return and recommend

Shubhankita Ojha

We always get food catered from here for our parties and absolutely love the food. The owner Hanishji is very courteous and pays a lot of attention to the food quality. Both the Indian and Indo-Chinese cuisines are very delicious. Recommend this place to everyone!

Mitul patel

I was skeptical from the beginning cz when i called up the restaurant i ordered 5 items nd he said it will be ready in 15 mins.? So i figured i wasted my money.. still kept hope and picked up my food nd restaurant didnt disappoint me.Surely any dhaba on roadside in india makes better food than here. Like 100 times better.Manchurian is so garlicky and way too much green onion dont let you feel the sauce. Kai chi had same sauce as Manchurian ?. Not so good.You gotta see the "chinese bhel" its the second worst. It tastes like regular mamrabhel on beach. Taste so disgusting. Its not Chinese bhel. Cnt order it thinking it would be Chinese bhel. DontNow the worst se bhi uper wala part, Navratna korma. Man that was real bad broccoli soup with few veggies in it. It taste like sewage water. Terrible. smelled bad even.Only one thing had me survive this sinking boat was goat curry. Not that good but whatever.All in all. I dont think its worth money. Not even if its 5 dollor menu. Many thumbs down????????

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