Tikka Lounge

This place is the only Indian restaurant in Poway. It has everything and affordable. A variety of selection for vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Plenty of parking, indoor dining and tables outside. I got vegetable korma, tikka masala samosa, vegetable samosa, garlic naan and roti. Both samosas are fried and comes with mint and tamarind chutney. The vegetable one is stuffed with potatoes and come in 2 large pieces. The tikka masala samosa is layered in sauce and stuffed with vegetables and potatoes. It comes in about 6 small pieces. I got garlic naan and roti. Both are breads. Roti is unleavened and naan is leavened which means that it uses a raising agent where as roti is not so it’s flat. Both came out flat and tastes the same. The naan wasn’t puffy anymore and came out flat. Vegetable korma came with rice. It’s creamy and you could taste the nutty flavors. Had a bunch of vegetables, potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, and snap peas.

My experience in this restaurant is bad!! I ordered with my family and he refused us to sit inside, after some time there is another family came and he allowed to sit them inside what the haxx? However the food was too oily and worst thing is in the curry accidentally some stone came into my mouth when I took out it was piece of glass!! Vety disappointed the food quality and the cleanliness. Wasted my money. This restaurant need to check by the food authorities.. Next Day: I called the owner and was very polite and nice person. I explained him what happened and he apologized and offer the best service once I come again. Because of his attitude I changed the star to 4. Thank you AB.

We have only ever ordered carry out food from this place. Tried it for the first time last month and the food was ok. A little heavy on the spices but nothing too bad. So we went back the following week and it was a nightmare. The cottage cheese was chewy and stale tasting, food was way too heavy on spices and low on taste. Had to eventually throw it all away ! We ordered everything vegetarian so can’t review any meat items. Do not recommend and will not be going back.

Ordering up front. The guy was super nice and helpful when I asked for vegan options he pointed them out for me. The stuff I got turned out to be way too hot for me. It’s my bad though I should’ve known Indian food was spicy. I went back up to front desk and asked if there were anything that’s not spicy at all & vegan. He was figuring it out with the kitchen and recommended me a lentil dish, even offered it to me free of charge. This man a goat I really appreciate him. Only downside is everything served in take out containers and plastic everything sadly :- (. Other than that it was dope.

Took a detour to grab lunch here on the way back from La Jolla - was a 15 mile ride to Poway and generally easy to find. As of date of posting the restaurant was only open for take out so we found a few tables by the side and ate there. It took a while for the food to be prepared, more than I had anticipated. However, the food was really good and we all enjoyed it, so well worth the wait. The naan was good sized. The entrees come with a large serving of rice. The paneer was soft and fresh. Overall, good meal.