Jaky Y.
Yelp
More realistically 3.5 stars but I bumped them up because they're a small operation that's been in San Mateo for years and serves unique food.
We came here on a Monday night and did dine in. There was only one person working, and he handled everything - seating, taking orders, serving food, to-go orders, preparing drinks, etc., which is impressive but also resulted in relatively slow, inattentive service.
Food-wise, we ordered the chicken briyani, paneer momos, and garlic naan. Everything was solid and the chicken briyani was a huge portion, but we felt a bit snubbed when the table next to us also ordered a garlic naan and theirs came out looking significantly better and with a much larger portion size than ours. The momos were great - definitely recommend trying them out.
In terms of drinks, we ordered a chai and a drink (forgot the name) that was supposed to be sparkling water, fresh lime juice, and spices. The chai didn't come until we were literally finished with our meal, to the extent that I asked for it in a to-go cup. For our other drink, we saw the server open a can of Sprite, so we weren't pleased we paid $4 for something that was advertised differently on the menu. Total bill was $50 post tax and tip.
All in all, I'd say come here for a casual dinner if you haven't tried it before.