Banana Leaf

South Indian restaurant · Palms

Banana Leaf

South Indian restaurant · Palms

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10408 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232

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Casual restaurant offering a sizable menu of classic and progressive Indian cuisine.  

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10408 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 Get directions

bananaleafla.com
@bananaleafla

$10–20 · Menu

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10408 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 Get directions

+1 310 838 2130
bananaleafla.com
@bananaleafla

$10–20 · Menu

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"Banana Leaf in Culver City has 20 different biryanis on their menu, and if you feel the need to try every single one, that’s a journey that’ll result in eating 20 very good biryanis. That said, if you only have time to try one, we recommend the Chicken 65. This spicy, deep-fried chicken dish was first invented at Buhari Hotel in Chennai in 1965 (hence the name), and while it’s a delicious dish on its own, when mixed with herb and spice-filled basmati rice like it is at Banana Leaf, it’s taken to new levels of excellence.  " - brant cox, sylvio martins, nikko duren, garrett snyder

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"Banana Leaf Restaurant in Culver has 13 different biryanis on their menu, and if you feel the need to try every single one, that’s a journey that’ll result in eating 13 very good biryanis. If you only have time to try one though, we recommend the Chicken 65. This spicy, deep-fried chicken dish was first invented at Buhari Hotel in Chennai in 1965 (hence the name), and while it’s a delicious dish on its own, when mixed with herb and spice-filled basmati rice like it is at Banana Leaf, it’s taken to new levels of excellence. " - Brant Cox

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"Banana Leaf in Culver City has 13 different biryanis on their menu, and if you feel the need to try every single one, that’s a journey that’ll result in eating 13 very good biryanis. That said, if you only have time to try one, we recommend the Chicken 65. This spicy, deep-fried chicken dish was first invented at Buhari Hotel in Chennai in 1965 (hence the name), and while it’s a delicious dish on its own, when mixed with herb and spice-filled basmati rice like it is at Banana Leaf, it’s taken to new levels of excellence." - Brant Cox

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Saniya Khan

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The Chicken 65 biryani was flavorful and spicy, satisfying my taste buds, but the Gobi Manchurian's tangy flavor didn't quite hit the mark for me. Overall, a mixed experience with highlights in the biryani.

Vshali Sanas

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The most authentic South Indian food I have ever tried! I believe this is the best place for Dum biryanis in the entire California or May be US! They have 15 different types of Biryanis. Loved it!

S Kandra

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The food at this place is a delightful combination of simplicity, flavor, and authenticity. The ambience is rustic and original, allowing you to fully concentrate on the food without unnecessary frills. We had the roti here, and I must say it was the best and nearly perfect roti I've ever tasted, priced at just $1, which is unbeatable. So, without a doubt, try their roti along with a curry from their menu. We also sampled a few other dishes, and they were all incredibly delicious.

gerry furth

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The best biryanis anywhere, both dum biryani (made in a pot sealed off with dough) and mandi biryani (where the protein and veggies are cooked separately. We go in every week for the southern style saag paneer, the stuffed eggplant and tindora (little gourds) alone. The goat dishes are excellent, fall-off-the-bone tender meat and cooked with the bones (be careful for shards) for more flavor. Friendly but very casual service since this is a takeout kitchen that was made into a restaurant by popular demand. Open late on week-ends.

Swapna Madhan

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I ordered online and the food was ready on time for pick up. Thalapakati mutton biriyani quantity was less. Gulab jamun and Rasmalai cake are definitely worth trying.

Shweta Satish

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Quiet, unassuming place with some delicious food. A great option, especially for late night food. Really enjoyed the spicy boneless Chicken Biriyani and the soft rotis with ghee on them.

Vinoth

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Worst exp with these items. May be more I am not sure. I ordered Chilli chicken and veg biryani. Chilli chicken is worst in taste and I can smell very bad and spoiled chicken. I ask for dum but they season the vegetables on top of the rice. Highly recommended not to go there again.

Adarsh Pradeep

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Thought I would give the less crowded/popular South Indian restaurant in this complex a try(the other is Mayura). What a horrendous mistake I made. The “cook” asked us if Venkkai meant eggplant…that is YOUR responsibility as the cook to know whats on your menu, not to ask the customer lmao. Can you imagine if you ordered kung pao chicken and the cook asked you what kung pao was? The dishes themselves were extremely oily, the tindora fry had zero salt, and the dishes were all very undersized relative to the prices asked. And the quality was extremely bad. So bad we even found a piece of plastic in the Tomato Pappu dish. To top it off, we’d gotten a dosa batter to go(this was on day of Ugadi in mid March) and turns out the batter’s best buy date(as listed in photo attached) was expired by a month. The best takeaway I had from this restaurant was not my takeaway but the terribly upset stomach that lasted for days after. I have never had South Indian food upset my stomach like this, I am South Indian. What a disgrace this establishment is to the entire region. How can a restaurant be this incompetent and horrendous on all fronts and still keep its doors open? It boggles my mind.