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Swad Indian Vegetarian Rstrnt
9515 N Lamar Blvd Ste 156, Austin, TX | Map it
(512) 997-7923 | View Website
9515 N Lamar Blvd Ste 156, Austin, TX | Map it
(512) 997-7923 | View Website
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Swad. An extensive menu of South Indian & Pakistani street food, all vegetarian. Very casual, and good for groups.
Best Indian Food outside India. Wow -been searching for memorable Indian food in Austin for 2 years. Had virtually given up finding any place worth going back to. Then we tried some stuffed chillis and samosas at the grocery store next door. They told us that they came from Swad, so we went to the source for dinner. We've made two trips to India, and I can honestly say it the Swad meal is one of the best restaurant meals we've ever had! Ordered several dishes including a thali. We ordered some things extra hot, which didn't seem to work too well, but I think that's normal the first time (they're afraid of testing western palates until they know you personally).Swad has a good selection of foods on the menu. The side dishes were also excellent. I think our favorite main dish was the utthapam. Everything came at a reasonable price. We love to cook India food, but South Indian seems particularly difficult to replicate. We'll definitely be visiting on a regular basis.…
Try Bombay Express!. This place is any day better than Swad, the owners at Bombay Express are very friendly, and the food is real authentic Indian food, I eat there at least twice a week. I am a vegetarian and this is the place for people like us. they also have vegan options. Its at the corner of parmer and IH35 in the Walmart complex…
Pretty Dang Good.. I went to Swad just last night for the first time, and I was impressed. It is a place for folks who just want to go grab some good Indian food. If you're looking for some romantic, overplayed, cultural experience, I don't think this is your place. If you're looking to go to a place just as you are, with friends or family or by yourself, then you should try it out. I tried the Thali Special there, and despite my large appetite and most stalwart effort, I could not tackle the whole thing. The variety plate offered flavors that I have not come by in any of the Indian places I have been in Austin. In addition, the price is right. I came out of there bursting at the seams for right at $12 (with tip), and I think that a person could get away with just as much or more food for less money at Swad.…
WARNING!--Not what it once was. I loved this place, years ago. Then, sometime around three years ago, it changed. The mean old woman who used to work the counter, but knew her stuff, was replaced by a younger woman who is constantly badgered by the old woman when the old woman comes out from the kitchen. It is sad to watch. The food also changed for the worse. It was spicy, if you wanted it that way, but they could also tone things down for a more "Westernized" palate. No longer. All of the food we had, the last two times, was just about impossible to eat because of the hot, hot peppers in it. We asked for mild, and got fire, instead. I don't want to come off as one to judge ethnicity, but the very positive reviews here, in the recent past, appear to come from folks from India, perhaps, as judged by screen names used and grammar in the posts. These folks are used to, and like, fiery food. That's fine. As judged by the crowds that consisted of 99% non native-born US dwellers the last two times we were there, Swad is doing fine. It seems they have decided to snub us non-Indian folks, and that's their right, I suppose. I like tasty Indian food and cook it, as well, but the ultra-hot stuff is not for me and I would guess, as judged by the aforementioned ethnicity of the crowds now, not for many other US-born folks. Too bad. I do miss the old Swad and think about it each time I shop at the Indian grocery store next to it.…
