Moksha

Yuck. Never coming back unless I have a craving for old disgusting meat. Really bad food :(yelp let me down.

Things I always get here: shrimp saag and garlic naan. I get those at every Indian restaurant, but this place is one of two favourite spots I have in SFV. Delicious, doesn’t try to get fancy and fusion with their food. It is what it is and it’s what you were expecting.
From what I hear, this restaurant often has
deals. The ambience is often very quiet. When I go for dinner, there is at most two other parties other than mine. I wonder if they ever get busy?
Parking is a private lot.
Update:
Looks like things have changed since I last went. I am reading things about nightclubs and fusion food? Sad, but wow it’s closed! It used to be so pure, but like I said– I never saw it busy so maybe that’s why???

FOR LEASE, as seen on sign… 12 December 2013

This place used to be very good. Then the changes started. They suddenly began pushing their night club on you as you were eating lunch. They were really excited about it, even though it makes the place look cheap with all the crappy looking stage lights and other dance related nonsense.
Then the changes to the food started. Suddenly they thought it was a good idea to start mixing in what they call Indo-​Chinese food. And that was the last time we had an enjoyable meal there.
Simple concept, an Indian restaurant, should be an Indian restaurant. Not an Indo-​Chinese by day, night club by night deal. K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid)

Cheap, delicious lunch buffet! They bring unlimited free garlic naan! Good service, nice interior.
Lunch buffet was only $ 8.95! The tikka masala was great and so were the other items. The chicken was high quality, tender and delicious. I’d like to see a little more variety though, even if just one more dish out there that rotates on different days or something.

My guy and I have become regulars here. Their garlic naan is wonderful and I find myself alternating between all the vegetarian dishes because they’re all so good. According to my meat-​eating fellow, the meat dishes are also worth returning to again and again.
That said, the décor of Moksha does not live up to its cuisine. There is a big Buddha head that, by its very size, seems to overwhelm the main room. The tables are spread out in a way as to make the place seem less intimate than I think it could be.
I do like that there are little cubbies with curtains behind which you can eat your dinner. On my first time there, my guy reserved one of these cubbies and it was quite romantic.
There is music there on some nights in the other large room, however, I cannot comment on that because I have not attended any shows.

Actually made a u-​turn when we passed by this place to go find something to eat because of the reviews but, it was a huge mistake.
Ambience was maybe a 3
Food was a 2
Service 1
Unilocalers, stay away!

This place is a bit weird. It’s in an odd location, attached to a Motel 6. Doesn’t have any real ambience, kind of feels like a dressed up cafeteria. It does look a bit run down in places.
We were greeted by sticky menus with food stuck to the pages. This is the first thing you really look at in a restaurant, it doesn’t give you much confidence in the cleanliness of the kitchen if they can’t even keep the menus clean.
It was also hard to ignore the super loud music playing through the loudspeakers. Loud enough where it was hard to have a conversation. It was interesting Indian techno, so it wasn’t too bad, until they decided to turn it UP halfway through the meal! :o Thankfully after 30 minutes or so they did turn it off completely.
Our server made a few mistakes – but he was very nice so it was easily forgiven. He did mention that white people always love saag paneer. Interesting stereotype! But I’m white and I like saag paneer so maybe it’s true.
Overall they made up for all of the weirdness with good food. It was very flavorful, and the spices were unique. The garlic naan was very tasty. The sauces were nice and spicy.
We might try this place again, but only if they clean their menus. :)

I think this restaurant is just beautiful on the inside. Unfortunately it is kinda in a weird area. I think the buffet is a very good value and you get a lotto good food. There is a good amt of vegetarian options but they Lao have tandoori and chicken tikka as well. I wish they had regular kheer instead of mango but that’s personal preference. I like that they have Indian «cha» too. No complaints here – always good service and great food!

I’m not a person known to give scathing reviews, however …
This review is for their Indian Chinese menu.
I came here looking for Indian Chinese cuisine, which they claim to offer.
The best thing I can tell you about this place in regards to that cuisine: avoid it. Completely.
It’s awful. Plain and simple. I’ve had amazing IC and mediocre IC, but this tops the list as the worst BY FAR.
Problem #1. The menu item descriptions in no way match what is brought to the table. I believe I ordered Peking Lamb, described and thin, crispy sliced lamb bla, bla, bla. Instead, I was served a bowl of lamb soup. Completely NOT what the server told me what it was. Cilantro fish. Described as sliced, whole fish. What appeared at our table looked like the lamb dish, minus lamb, substitute fish. But wait: not whole fish. Rather battered and then fried and THEN added into this sauce. Again, not what I ordered, according to my menu. Which goes into…
Problem #2. Servers don’t know how to properly describe and sell what they make. He just read the description of what was in the menu, he really wasn’t knowledgeable. He also gave the same description for the Peking lamb…
Problem #3. The prices for the IC menu are highway robbery. If I go to Beverly
Hills, I expect things to fall on the costlier side. You can’t charge over $ 15 for an entrée that is this bad in the VALLEY. Appalling.
I feel badly for saying such negative things but I am being truthful. Did I also mention I’m Indian? Ya, so when I say I’ve had IC before I actually mean IN INDIA, lol. Truth is Moksha doesn’t make the grade.
I’m not reviewing their décor, or parking, or the Indian food. Just the Indian Chinese. However, it was enough that any amount of steals and deals couldn’t coax me to return.

I am not sure what the hype is all about. We got here at the tale end of the buffet. We ordered the Chicken Masala and it was ok. The service was also ok. I don’t know if I would come back. Hmmm…

Came here last night with a Groupon voucher that definitely paid off! First of all, as a other poster mentioned, this is a really nice restaurant in a bad location. It’s between a Motel 6 and Ramada Inn, in a so-​so location within Canoga Park. The inside however is pretty neat– it’s split up into their bar/​nightclub, lunch banquet hall, and dinner section. The dinner section is fancy — there’s a huge buddha head water sculpture and they play good music.
Service was good, they asked how every dish was. We ordered the lamp and shrimp vindaloo with spinach stuffed naan and saffron rice. We also had the clay oven vegetable dish. Everything tasted really good! The portions for the vindaloo looked small but they were larger than other Indian restaurants, and very filling.
Definitely want to come back and check out their lunch buffets.

First time here tonight with a Groupon voucher. our service was very good. i was not impressed with the food though. We had shrimp vindaloo it was overcooked, and the spice was nothing like other indian places I have been to. I didn’t care for their version of chicken tikka either,
My friend liked the food, it was just OK to me. The mango lassi was good
We noticed their carpet is very old and filthy, which does not look good for a place you are about to eat at. The ambience is nice though. Probably would not go back, really gave an extra star for the service.

I met a business associate for lunch here and was very pleasantly surprised! We walked into the restaurant, and everyone knew his name. It’s like a family restaurant, where they really appreciate their customers!
The Lunch Buffet was about $ 8.50 and you surely got your money’s worth. There were nice and quality dishes that were on the buffet — chicken tikka masala, butter chicken masala, paneer saag, and about 15 other choices in the buffet. I liked it that they had a good selection of both veg and non-​veg selection here! My favorite had to have been the butter chicken masala! Very creamy sauce with tons of flavors, encapsulating tender chicken pieces!
Service was outstanding — the servers were very friendly, they delivered fresh naan to the table, and came to check on us to ensure that we had a good experience.
Food Grade: B+/A–
Service Grade: A
Worth the Money Grade: A!
Overall Impression: B+/A–

This place was a very good dinner experience and great value for the money.
Located next to the Motel 6 on the east (right) side heading north on De Soto, just before Sherman Way. Not on the corner — just before it. There’s a big, red, square sign that has their signature picture of a hindu girl meditating. Plenty of private parking.
Comfortable chairs. Cloth tablecloths and napkins. A small candle on the table. Nice instrumental music. Hindu artwork, including a large fountain in the dining room of the meditating hindu girl. The bathroom was clean, with ice cubes in the men’s urinals.
There’s a private room with white leather couches, a coffee table to eat off, and a TV. Another private room has a regular table and can seat four.
They bring you crispy cracker bread while you wait, along with two spice sauces.
We tried the sizzling lamb platter and the lamb mango curry, along with saffron rice (with vegetables). The lamb was tasty, cooked in a tandoori oven. The curry was nice and sweet with a little spice, and came in a brass hotpot. We didn’t ask for more spice but will next time. For two people it was more than enough food, and we took some home.
The servers were very polite and professional.
We had a
$ 25 certificate. The cost was $ 27, including the tip. The server said they also do Groupon — $ 10 for $ 20.
It was a pleasant experience, so we will be back to try the goat curry.

Moksha is located in the valley. That being said, I think this is a really nice restaurant stuck in a crummy location. They share a parking lot with Motel 6 and it just doesn’t have a really great setting outside of the restaurant to just walk around in. I think this restaurant would thrive it was moved somewhere else; prices for this place are a bit higher compared to most other things in the valley, so it probably explained the lack of people there on a Friday night.
This is the 2^nd time I’ve been to Moksha. The first time was with a group of maybe 6 or more a while back (I remember they gave us one of those cubby-​hole rooms, which was a great experience on it’s own! It was pretty exclusive and it made it feel more lounge-​y. The second time (yesterday evening), I went again. I was surprised that beside one other group of two people, we were the ONLY ones there (on a Friday night!)
I bought a Groupon Now deal ($ 20 worth for $ 10). We got the tandoori chicken wings, the chicken korma, a vegetarian eggplant dish (Sorry, can’t remember the name!), rice, & garlic naan.
The tandoori chicken was amazing! It’s marked on the menu that it’s spicy, but I think you have to let them know that you’re okay with it being super spicy because ours came out really mild (which is A-​OK with me!!). It was delicious– full of flavor & tender– it came out on a sizzling plate with onions and bell peppers. A little pricey (I think it was $ 9?). In the middle of eating the wings, the waitress asked if we wanted our food at that moment or if we wanted to wait a couple of minutes to finish the wings. I appreciated that she asked, as most places do not, and I thought it was really considerate.
The main dishes were brought out– elaborate and visually stunning! They placed the korma and the eggplant on decorative metal holders on top of lit oil candles. They were also very delicious! I think the korma was $ 14? And the eggplant was $ 11? I could be off by a few dollars. Anyway, the chicken was really tender and flavorful and the sauce was amazing (this IS sweet, so if you’re not so into sweet-​tomato sauces, I would stay away from this). The only complaint I would have is that the chicken-​to-​sauce ratio was a bit off. It was a GIANT amount of sauce with a few pieces of chicken, but otherwise, flavor was all there. The eggplant was also sweet, but really good! I know we requested REALLY mild, but it had a little kick to it.
We got the garlic naan and rice– rice was good (but expensive?! $ 4) and the naan we just got because they up-​sold it to us. (They will offer things to you that you didn’t order, and sometimes it works!) The garlic naan was decent. It wasn’t oily, which I appreciated, but I felt it was a little lacking/​a bit dry/​thin.
We had a lot to take home, but the food was really good. The service was great; everyone was so attentive (maybe because there were only two parties there?), but the décor inside was also EXTREMELY nice. It looks like they have a lot of space for banquets or large parties. I would definitely return, but because it’s a little pricey, I would only return if I had a groupon/​coupon to use.

This place probably has some of the best Indian food for a buffet, problem is that it’s just damn far. Came here for a baby’s birthday party that had rented out the large room next to the bar area. Quite a large area and gave way for many of the party games that were held.
The food was buffet style with damn good mutton curry, paneer and chicken 65. Meats were tender and juicy. Curries were flavorful along with the naan. Top it all off with the pista kulfi and the gulab jamun.
Wish this place was closer, but a darn good experience here.

DREAM CUISINE. The best Indian restaurant in Los Angeles is actually in… Canoga Park. Like all great Indian restaurants, it combines the indigenous best of North and South India cooking, with that rare Indo-​China secondary menu which includes first-​rate spicy chow mein and a spicy shrimp appetizer with thick onions (mild is in option on every item). Great starters, but you must of course include one of their 15 different types of Naan. I suggest Garlic Naan.
CHICKEN MAKHNI is the best you’re going to find anywhere, that’s a buttery chicken in tomato cream sauce dish.
LAMB KORMA isn’t for anybody who doesn’t like lamb, but if you try it anywhere in the world it must be here. Savory herbs and spices submerged in a thick curry sauce.
SHRIMP VINDALOO has the right amount of ginger mixed in with the potatoes and is a healthy option. Ditto the SHRIMP TIKKA MASALA which will have you speaking in tongues — you’ll walk out with a red-​painted tomato tongue. SHRIMP COCONUT CURRY is so wonderful as well, you’ll finish the shrimp but take the curry home.
CHICKEN SAAG is for spinach lovers like myself, the base is creamy perfection.
When it comes to sides get your LENTILS. One order of BASMATI RICE is enough for two, maybe three people.
«MOKSHA» will sizzle your senses and beguile your imagination. Upscale dinery and banquet hall club; a perfect place to reserve a party. My better half, Ribhalin from Shillong, India, agrees with my endorsement. She says you have to go to San Francisco to find this quality, and even that, it doesn’t capture half the fun as «Moksha.» Next best thing to eating in it would be to theoretically bathe in it.
Complimentary valet requires tip only. Street parking optional. Dress smart and pretty.

Thank you to Groupon for my $ 1 (for $ 20 worth of food) lunch!!! Woohoo! But here’s the run down…
THE GOOD:
— Meat samosas with minced lamb came to us nice and hot. Mmmm… yum! :)
— Wow, they have different kinds of naan bread. We chose garlic. Yum!
— Chicken Vindaloo (asked for it medium spicy) — it was yummy & I love that spice!
— The servers are very attentive
THE BAD:
— You get only 2 pieces of garlic naan for $ 3. Kinda steep if you ask me. The bread is not that big (about the size of your hand).
— The portion of chicken vindaloo is soo small. I kept saying to my friend… This is the portion we get for $ 13!!! WTF!
— Parking sucks because it is soo small. You might think you can park next door but it is Motel 6 parking.
THE UGLY:
— The outside of the restaurant looks a little run down.
— The inside is décor is okay but it could use an update.
— The bathroom feels icky when you first walk in because the door is suppose to be white/​off white but it looks like it’s stained with dirty hand prints. Also the bathroom stalls could need a little update too.
They have 2 other locations. I wonder how those locations are since this location kinda disappointed me. Even though we got $ 20 worth of food for $ 1, it was still pricey and the portions are small — with tax and tip we still ended up paying $ 10. It would’ve been nice if the dishes came with naan or basmati rice but you have to order the sides. BOO! This is a dieter’s paradise so I guess that leaves me out of it. LOL Maybe next time I will try their lunch buffet for $ 8.95 instead. :)

I was gonna give it 4 stars for their great buffet but this restaurant has some really nice ambience because of the décor. Giant Buddhas. Fountains. Giant Bar.
Had to give it a 5 Star. The food was pretty good too.
Can get alittle pricey at night but you have much more choices. They have these little secluded tables which makes things more special and I heard they also have have belly dancing on some nights.
Never been here when they are clubbing but I have driven by to see lines and fancy cars pulling in.