BADMAASH Downtown LA
3.4 ★ average from 5 reviews
Indian gastropub serves street eats, burgers & beers amid high ceilings & marble-topped counters.
Location
Hours
- fri
- 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
- mon
- 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
- sat
- 12:00 – 10:00 PM
- sun
- 12:00 – 10:00 PM
- thu
- 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
- tue
- 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
- wed
- 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
Recent reviews
- ★★★★★Aisha Thapa
Please don’t listen to the negative reviews I absolutely loved this place, the food was amazing and our server was so sweet, They were accommodating and the service was quick We ended up loving every dish we ordered Butter chicken samosa was top notch, regular samosa was as expected Coconut curry mussels was our absolute favorite, fish moilee was flavorful Definitely order the rosemary naan Desserts were good, must order is the Alphonso mango 😊 Will be coming back for more
- ★★★★★farhana anwar
The food is delicious. It’s not your traditional Indian restaurant. The food tastes more like Bangladeshi cuisine for some reason, which is a big plus for me. The beef reminds me of the yummy, slow-cooked, low-effort (I mean free from too much stirring, frying, oil separation, and tons of spices) qurbani beef from my childhood. My husband loved the ghost pepper lamb vindaloo. It was too spicy for me, but really tasty. He also liked the yogurt appetizer. I absolutely loved the poutine. This is the best poutine/loaded fries I’ve ever had. The spices in it remind me of iftar chickpea curry. I used to love a lemon crème blue mussel dish from a Bangladeshi restaurant back in Bangladesh. I searched for it everywhere in the US but couldn’t find anything similar. The blue mussel gravy here is really close to that. The mussles do have a rawish taste/ flavor which I didn't like that much, but the gravy is soo good that I can overlook that. The kheer was good as a vegan, non-dairy dessert. I also loved the mango mousse. Happy belly, happy me. Atmosphere was ok at best. Upstairs was dark, music was too loud for me.
- ★★★☆☆Arnav Kulkarni
The wait time was very fast, we got our seats quickly however as a party of 8, they did not offer that big of seats or tables so we managed. The service was very fast with food coming out within 10 minutes. We got the onion fritters with chutney, which was very good however the quantity was little. There is no spice levels however which is kind of disappointing but, manageable they said. There was not a lot of salt in the food and provided salt and pepper and in the butter chicken, there could have been less tomato in the gravy and the chicken could have been less chewy. The naan was good but, it could have been softer and less crunchy.
- ★☆☆☆☆Amit Naik
Someone recommended this restaurant after seeing it on Instagram. I was skeptical from the start because many social media videos are basically promotions. But let me share my direct and honest experience. Last week, on a weekday afternoon, my family and I were nearby and hungry, so we decided to give it a try. The place immediately felt clumsy, with odd, mismatched décor & not at all what you’d expect from a “fancy” restaurant. We were greeted with the coldest smile and shown to a table. The server looked disheveled, uninterested, and acted like he hadn’t showered in ages. From the beginning, he seemed totally disengaged. When he brought water glasses, he banged them on the table, and when he served plates, he literally threw them down in a way you wouldn’t even treat someone in jail. That set the tone. We ordered samosas first, but they were terrible: just bland potato and peas stuffed inside, neither fried nor baked properly. Easily one of the worst samosas I’ve had. The sev puri was just okay. Then came the entrées Butter Chicken and Chicken Tikka Masala. Both dishes were drowning in cream yet completely lacking in flavor. To make things worse, the chicken wasn’t properly cooked, and each dish tasted like it had been doused with 10–20 lemons. It was so sour it was inedible. Same was the case with Saag paneer ! The spinach wasn’t cooked properly and it didn’t have any taste !! We couldn’t eat the food and felt sad that we had to let it go to waste. When I mentioned this to the waiter, instead of apologizing or offering to fix it, he snapped back, “So? What do you want me to do?” I simply asked him to tell the chef, but he just muttered “OK” and walked away with no apology, no solution, no care. Paying $25 for one Butter Chicken entrée at a place like this is outrageous for such poor quality and service. Honestly, it’s not worth the price—or even worth eating if you were starving. If you’re curious and still want to try it, read this review first and decide for yourself. I’m shocked that places like this take customers for granted. I genuinely feel bad for anyone who spends good money here expecting a decent meal. Hands down, this was the worst Indian restaurant experience I’ve had in Los Angeles. Good luck if you want to try!
- ★★★☆☆Dharmesh Mistry
Food was great; service was amazing; the atmosphere not all that great. Let’s start by saying parking is not pretty. Then again parking downtown LA already sucks. We ending up parking 2 blocks away. The atmosphere might seem great; but when you have to pull out a flash light to read the menu, then you know the lighting is a little low. Oh by the way, we were on the upper level. All that aside, the food was delicious!! It looks like the infamous butter chicken sandwich was replaced with spicy lamb burger. At least they still had the butter chicken poutine 😍