Zareens in Mountain View

Some important things to note about this location of Zareens:Its takeout style so all your food comes in Togo containers. You order on a kiosk so you cant really customize some things like spice level. The only human interaction you get it when they call your name to come get your food. Theres also NO bathroom. Im not sure how thats particularly legal but is a pretty big inconvenience. Also the few outdoor tables that are there (no indoor tables at all) tend to be really dirty.The food though is pretty good, definitely more on the sweeter side. Pretty decent portions for the thali/meal. We would definitely go to the other 2 Zareens locations again, probably not this one.

Really good lamb combo and grilled chicken Thali combo we had. Meat was very flavorful with perfect amount of spice. This place is to go only. They do have limited open space seating outside. Really good indo-pak food joint. On weekend they cook biryani and Nihari as well. I will try those and report back.

No seating, slightly long wait times but decent food. Would recommend coming here only if you order beforehand for a quick pickup and the California Avenue location if you want to sit down. Food-wise it tastes pretty much the same across the locations.

Plastic containers for warm food, that’s what I hated the most about this place. Just a hyped place, there’s no difference in terms of food containers being used if you do take out, order through DoorDash or go there to dine in. We went to dine in and saw they pack everything in plastic containers and use plastic bags for same. Talking about food, we ordered a thali with paneer tikka masala and the Quantity was below average. Quality was okay but I was surprised with the quantity of paneer cubes they put in the curry. Samosas were amazing in taste, that’s the only thing we liked the most. We also tried madras paneer wrap which was supposed to be spicy as mentioned by restaurant manager and it was mild.

Surprised that its just a to go place; You order, you pick up and you have the option of eating outside on uncomfortable chairs at mismatched and dirty tables. Not too impressive if you invited someone for lunch! Different from most of the online pictures. Other than that, the food was OK, spicy for me. Chicken Masala was good. We didnt like the special-recipe samosas. The bread was served in a closed paper bag and must have been bagged a while back, taste was ok but it was moochy. Not sure we will be back.

Didnt know it is a to-go place. But theres tables and benches outside. The food is very delicious. We ordered thali. However realized that the thali order doesnt contain as many dishes as most other Indian restaurant, no rasam, for example. But the food is still very good.

Great Indian/Pakistani food in Mountain View. Very tasty and flavourful! A bit too spicy for my liking. Would recommend their lamb gosht (lamb stew), grilled chicken boti sizzler and beef chapli kebab sizzler!

Chicken Silver spoon paratha roll was epic.The best roll Ive had outside the subcontinent.Flaky paratha and packed with delicious kebab 🥙 thank you for such lipsmacking food.

It’s a tiny place you go in and order and they have few tables outside and a tiny patio to use when you want to eat your food right there, food is not bad but I have tried better places for sure. I think I still come back if I’m in the area

Ive been here before and each time I come they’re always very busy! It looks like they recently did some rearranging in the restaurant. Or maybe they renovated? Something looks different. Inside there are not many tables maybe like 5 or 6? There are outside seating but not good when raining like the last time I went. I’d say it’s best to order your food to go.This is great great Pakistani food! Love all the curry flavors. And I love that you can get the chai tea up front any time you want. It’s always not and hot. The employees are always very nice, always smiling and friendly. Depending if they’re busy, your food can take up to 10-15 minutes to come. But I’d say it’s worth it.