Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
11 chicken tikka masalas across San Jose, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
10 dish-specific mentions · 90% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Rich, creamy and well spiced with tender chicken, consistent across both branches and a favourite with garlic naan. One diner finds it close to the kitchen's own butter chicken.
HAJIS Restaurant · San Jose
26 dish-specific mentions · 81% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Full of flavour with a creamy sauce and a good spice balance, generously portioned and tasting homemade. Consistent order to order, and a regular pairing with garlic naan.
Rusi Indian Cuisine · San Jose
6 dish-specific mentions · 83% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Tomato-forward and not oily, with big fresh flavour and a generous portion. A must-try for the diners who found it, and good with garlic naan.
New Indian Cuisine · San Jose
19 dish-specific mentions · 79% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
A standing order and a house favourite, generously portioned and good value with garlic naan. A minority report hard, frozen-tasting chicken and a thin sauce.
Punjab Cafe · Downtown San Jose
26 dish-specific mentions · 73% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Called the reason to come and the best in San Jose, buttery and flavourful at a gentle heat, and consistent. Some meet it on the lunch buffet and find it not creamy.
The Mynt · San Jose
7 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
A hit with a thick sauce that diners loved, though a few find it fine rather than memorable and a little pricey for what arrives.
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Thin but consistent: fresh, flavourful and called top notch. Sold on a protein axis, so it has to be ordered with chicken.
Chaat Cafe (Blossom Hill) · San Jose
7 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
A regular order here, called consistent and good value, with one diner naming it the best they have had. One report of a plate that came back not right.
Naan & Curry · San Jose
13 dish-specific mentions · 62% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Good value and generously portioned, and the best of the order for some. But dry, oddly textured chicken and a thin, watery sauce come up again and again.
Haveli Kabab & Grill · San Jose
8 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Split down the middle. Some find a tasty curry with soft chicken that is not oversweetened; others call the flavours flat and the plate unremarkable.
Dawaat Indian Cuisine · San Jose
5 dish-specific mentions · 20% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Recommended by the house, but the diner record is thin and mostly about the order: a wrong dish handed over, a missing rice, and a plate too hot despite a no-spice request.
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