Karikku Cafe

Paulose Mamman

6 months ago · ★ 5

This place feels like a little slice of Kerala in the Bay Area. We make it a point to eat here every single time we visit, and it never disappoints. The flavors are so familiar and comforting — the kind that instantly bring back memories of home. Don’t miss the prawns tawa fry, beef cutlet, pothichoru, Thalassery biriyani, beef kappa biriyani, meen vattichathu, and the chicken roast with appam. Even the porotta is quite good. If you’re craving real Kerala food and that home-style taste, this spot is absolutely worth it.

Charles Scudiere, PhD

a year ago · ★ 5

Some of the best South Indian food I've ever had, full of tasty spices and delicious powerful flavor. We ordered enough for double our party and loved every dish. Brought back memories for my partner living in India. Wonderful food and friendly staff. We especially liked their Porotta, Gobi Manchurian, Mutton Pepper Curry, and of course their special Mango Lassi. Can't wait to go back!

Brian Cox

2 months ago · ★ 1

Overall I have to give this a 1 because the atmosphere completely ruins the experience. They burn INCENSE! I find this completely repulsive as an American. Especially while I'm trying to eat. Understand, I LOVE Indian food. I travel to Fremont for work regularly and when I do I literally eat at Taste of India every evening for dinner. But I will not ever eat here again until they change this practice. The good here is good. The service is a little slow. It takes the a while to come out and help people at the counter. But for me the biggest thing is that the correct amount of smoke one should inhale for optimal health is ZERO!

Nikhila Hinge

a month ago · ★ 1

We had very high hopes for this restaurant and were excited to try its South Indian cuisine, but unfortunately the experience fell far short of expectations. The food quality was disappointing, especially considering the price. We spent nearly $80 for two people and left feeling that it was money poorly spent. The Chicken 65 appetizer was excessively oily and overly charred. The chicken curry was unusually sweet for a non-vegetarian dish and lacked balance in flavor. The Malabar parotta and appam both seemed over-fermented; we could smell the sourness before even tasting them, which made them difficult to enjoy. Beyond the food, the atmosphere was extremely noisy. We also did not find the restaurant to be as clean and hygienic as we expected. Overall, this was a very disappointing dining experience that did not justify the cost. I would recommend thinking twice before dining here.

Trisha P

a year ago · ★ 5

Delicious and authentic I like the chunky fish dish, it was pretty spicy The appam was like enjira it was really good. The fluffy roti swirl was also pretty solid but the appam tasted better with the entrees. I also liked the yogurt they served with the chicken biryani. The chicken was also really spicy I’d get the gobi (tempura cauliflower) again, it was fantastic altho it had maybe a little too much sauce The prawn coconut curry was ok I didn’t like how sweet it was. It tasted like sweet tomato sauce Stewed beef curry was pretty good as well but I prefer the cauliflower, fish curry, and appam more Lots of Indian American families with their young kids