
Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–10 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 4918 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94555
Phone: (510) 894-0111
Website: https://balajimess.com/
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Reviews
The first batch of vada was decent. Chutneys weren’t fresh, sambar wasn’t fresh, and we had to wait for almost everything. Dosa was just okay. Puri was soaked in oil — at least an extra teaspoon. Idli wasn’t hot. Chai was good.
Most items felt frozen, thawed, and served.
The non-veg breakfast thali is a joke — tiny portions only if you ask, and even that wasn’t fresh at all. Yes, it’s around $13.99, but it still didn’t feel worth it. We’ve had their thalis and other items before and those were good, which makes this breakfast even more disappointing.
The staff was very pleasant. Definitely a go to spot for south Indian breakfast. For non veg palate they surprisingly they also served fish and chicken curry for breakfast.
They have a lunch thali that I now look forward to after tasting their chicken curry. So more to come 🙂
Just using Seeraga Samba rice does not make it Ambur Biryani. The style of cooking, spice balance, technique, and overall recipe are what define a regional dish, not just the rice.
If a dish does not follow that style at all, it feels misleading to customers. More importantly, using a regional name without respecting the actual style and recipe feels like misrepresenting a culinary identity and passing off a false identity of the dish.
Restaurants can create their own biryani and use creative names, and that’s completely fine. But when you use the name of a specific regional dish, there should be some honesty and responsibility in representing what it truly is.
If you are looking for anything close to Ambur Biryani, this is not the place. On top of that, the biryani that was served was also below average in overall taste and quality. Their Chicken 65 was also so bad that we had to send it back to the kitchen for a replacement because it was under-seasoned and missing salt.
The highlight was definitely the biryanis – the jackfruit biryani and the Ambur biryani.