House of Lakshmi

Everything was good, the wait was almost 30 minutes. I was coming here for almost a year, and never had to wait. I usually take it to go.

Food is ok. I ordered lunch from here. It was decent but not great and a bit over priced, may be due to the delivery option.

The delivery service appears to be suspended. I have not been able to order for over a month.

I have ordered from HOL several times and have been completely satisfied with the quality and taste. Reminds me of food that my mom makes. Ordering and delivery is easy. Food is healthy… like the concept of a salad, yogurt based dish, rice, lentil based pairing for the rice, curry+2 phulkas. More importantly these are unique items you will not find in any restaurant. I will add a comment on the quantity… I don’t over eat by any means but there have been times when I wish there was a bit more food… perhaps more rice or roti. A couple of hrs after the meal, I’m thinking of food again. maybe because it’s so yummy! Keep up the good work!

I was very excited to find authentic south Indian home cooked food that is seldom found in restaurants around the United States, on the House of Lakshmi menu. I live out of state and was not sure if I could place an order for my family in CA as a surprise. I contacted the owner Pallavi — who very was so polite and sweet and told me I could place the order on her website.
The ordering process was very simple and the delivery map was also very clear. Luckily my family lived within the delivery area. The delivery was done on time without a hitch. My family absolutely LOVED the flavors.
I had ordered their family packs for Wednesday and Friday. My family mentioned that the Bisi bele bath was «out of this world», the Tindora thogaiyal rice and Amla thambuli was something they had never tried before and was delicious! HOL is now going to be a regular feature at their home now. I only wish they would send pre packaged packs to folks like us who live away from their delivery area Really looking forward to my visit this summer, to try HOL in person!
Would definitely recommend all to try this place for fresh, authentic, home cooked meals. I hope they will open up a restaurant in the near future!

Awesome home cooked meal ! Worth the money. Pallavi takes feedback seriously.

My office tarted using House of Lakshmi for delivered lunches. The food is AWESOME — and super fresh. The only downside is that they use a lot of cilantro and I am not a huge fan of cilantro. But there are usually 2 – 3 days a week with menus without as much cilantro.

Ordered food for delivery to my office and it was delivered on time both the days. The food was mild and tasted like regular homemade food. The spice, salt levels were just right to the palate and was aromatic. The price is $ 12 for a meal so it may cost a bit to order daily. But it is worth it since it is way healthier than any indian restaurant food with comparable price.

Delicious homemade freshly made indian vegetarian food delivered to your office during lunch time for $ 12 with taxes & delivery included ! How amazing is that :-)
My favorite part and what I am amazed at is they provide office delivery during lunch time made right out of their kitchen !!
Ordered lunch for office delivery today.
— easy online ordering system with email confirmation
— the person who delivered called me on cellphone and politely requested to come down to pickup the lunch at my office building lobby or asked permission to keep lunch box at building lobby reception. Very friendly person.
Lunch food:
— 4 whole wheat homemade phulkas (chapati): great quality & fresh.
— 1 cup of South Indian style rice
— 1 cup of South Indian style vegetable curry
— 1 yogurt based salad
— 1 special recipe salad
Suggestions :
Give user an option to add desert for another $ 1. I am sure people will add it to the shopping cart while ordering the food.

I am a regular for their daily delivery. I loved the food so much that I decided to ask Pallavi to cater for a family function, which took place in Cupertino. The menu was completely south indian.
Pallavi took personal interest in the menu and got back to us with many suggestions on what would make the food taste better. The delivery was prompt and well packed.
Needless to say, everyone loved the food! I’m sure a few others would have been added to Pallavi’s delivery list as regulars.
I’d recommend House of Lakshmi for both personal and catering orders.

Ordering here is a unique opportunity to get food that for the most part, you wouldn’t be able to order in a restaurant. If you don’t have good food options near your work, or you just want something different, this is an excellent option. I’ve ordered twice so far and the food is very fresh, with good ingredients. It isn’t heavy at all. It tastes fresh and healthy (which would be pretty unusual for me to think about restaurant Indian food). I like trying different foods and to me, being able to get things that are different on basically a daily basis is awesome.
No problems at all with delivery and the website is very easy to order from. Another thing that is a plus for me is that there is no styrofoam packaging. There are some plastic containers but it’s thin and recycle-​able. No plastic bags. I am so glad that I happened to find the website.

Good and the food was yummy and delivered on time

House of Lakshmi is so good! The portions are huge and not expensive. The meals have variety, spice, and are generally healthy. Definitely order from here!

This is the second time I’ve ordered lunch from the House of Lakshmi and I am pleased with the consistency of their delivery, the quality of their food and their customer service. I have some dietary restrictions and Pallavi has graciously accommodated them.
For me, prior to this experience, South Indian food consisted of dosa, idli and uthappam, but they have exposed me to authentic home-​cooked southern Indian meals and I am just delighted! One word of advice for newbies ordering through the website — they tend to get sold out real fast (a good sign!), so make sure you place your orders over the weekend for the following week.
Thank you, House of Lakshmi, for introducing me to another aspect of South Indian cooking and for helping me eat healthy, without any effort, right in the comfort of my own home.

Delicious food and fantastic service! Pallavi was outstanding, she came through for us at very short notice and worked with us through a very hectic and difficult time with utmost professionalism, kindness and flexibility. And then the food arrived — it was fragrant, fresh and tasty. In the words of my cousin — best South Indian food she has tasted in North America.

Really awesome indian food in San Mateo ! Delivery right on time at work as promised was really sweet ! All this for just $ 9. Can’t ask for more.
Lots of different items to eat for lunch. All of them look really fresh and really healthy. Light on oil too unlike most of the food we get in some indian restaurants here.

We couldn’t be happier with House of Lakshmi. We’ve ordered the meals for dinner on a busy week night and been delighted to receive food that’s tasty, fresh and extraordinarily authentic.
We were impressed by how «home cooked» the food is and how pleasant it is to work with Pallavi. We were so pleased, we decided to have House of Lakshmi cater our house warming brunch. She was so helpful in helping us put together a great menu. The food was declared to be superb by anyone’s standard and very reasonably priced. Even my very discerning/​picky mother loved all the dishes and was surprised that nothing was greasy or restaurant like.
We’re so happy to have discovered House of Lakshmi and look forward to enjoying more delicious meals in the future!

The attention to detail and the authentic flavors blew me away. We have enjoyed every meal catered from House of Lakshmi.
The ordering process is a breeze and the food was delivered was promptly.

Holla! I am the FIRST Non-​Indian customer of theirs! Woooot!!!
I wasn’t that big of an indian food fan previously. But when I was pregnant, I wanted to eat indian food ALL the time. The spicier the better. However the pickings for indian food around San Mateo though are pretty slim. And I know it’s all terribly americanized and greased up. The way to go is to have home cooked indian food. Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of close indian friends that I can hit up for home cooking. And I have yet mustered the gall to ask indian co-​workers to cook for me either. I lamented about this recently to some friends about how I wish I had an indian grandma to cook for me. Well, I found the next best thing — House of Lakshmi (HOL).
Every time I crave indian food (basically every week), I hopelessly look at the selection near me in San Mateo and each time I get depressed by it. One day I noticed House of Lakshmi with just a few reviews. Ok, I’m willing to give it a shot. Sounds like it could be really awesome. However, the first few attempts on trying to order they were always sold out. I’m not timing this right. So determined I decided to try on a Sunday and contact HOL via email. Responses to emails were very prompt and I was able to order food for 2 for Wed. So far, seems too good to be true.
On the day of the order, Pallavi, the lady I corresponded with over email, delivered my food and told me I was their first non-​indian. She also explained that this food is south indian and very different from what you might get at a restaurant which are typically more north indian. Got it! I also shorted her by $ 4 because I didn’t have proper change and she said I could just give it to her next time. It’s like we are family already! LOL. I mentioned to her that I sometimes have a hard time getting my food as spicy as I want it because of my pale face and even paler husband. She said they did not change the spices for my sake. THANK YOU!
Ok so on to the actual food, it was DEE-​licious!!! It’s so fresh, has nice flavors, and really tastes home cooked. This is the type of indian food, that you can eat everyday. Healthy but still yummy. I do have to say, I still prefer my food spicier, but I think my spice tolerance is definitely way higher than most people.
Definitely going to be ordering from HOL again.

I crave two kinds of foods mostly: my mother’s cooking (Oriya food) and south indian food. The craving for the latter is now fulfilled by this fabulous new find — House of Lakshmi. I have been ordering meals from HoL for the past 3 months and what has struck me most is the consistency of excellent quality, focus on health (low oil and masala) and the food that takes me back to my best friend’s mother’s kitchen — AUTHENTICITY. If you love South Indian food or are simply curious to see what it is all about, this place is it. I usually place my order by email and pay by Paypal (it is such a streamlined and simple process). I simply take a look at the Menu on Sunday and make my meal plans based on the Menus I see published on HoL. My cooking efforts at home for the week have gone down 50% (not a bad thing given that it was the source of angst with hubby dear ;))
I have had the pleasure of trying new dishes — Bajra Rotis, Akki Rotis and Ragi Rotis… all super healthy grains and very conducive for the gluten free lifestyle. I have had my favorite veggies cooked up in such a way that they take the spotlight (be it cluster beans (guvar), bhindi, beetroot…) HoL does magic with the vegetables. Portions are more than adequate… I order the office lunches which HoL delivers at office for me on time with a smile (what can beat that?). The orders have 2 rotis, a good portion of rice, a yummy yummy salad (my favorite is the Moong Dal Sprouts…), an amazing poriya/​Rasa and a raita.
HoL packages the food so beautifully and thoughtfully — No styrofoam… Thanks so Much.
Final Thoughts — Home-​cooked Authentic Healthy Meals at a reasonable price delivered at your doorsteps… AMEN TO THAT! HoL you got yourself a customer for life.