Raja Sweets

I visited this place after seeing all the positive reviews, but unfortunately my experience was very disappointing. I bought 8 samosas, and they were by far the worst I’ve had. The filling was mostly plain, underseasoned potatoes that tasted almost raw. The samosas were extremely oily, not crispy at all, and completely lacked flavor. I would honestly rate them 0/10. I also purchased kalakand, which had a sour smell and tasted sour as well. It did not seem fresh, which was very disappointing. What made the experience even worse was the behavior of three Punjabi ladies working there. They were making fun of us and talking among themselves in Punjabi, assuming we wouldn’t understand. Unfortunately for them, I do understand Punjabi, and their comments were very unprofessional and disrespectful. Overall, I had a very poor experience with both the food and the customer service. I would not recommend this place.

We had the goat curry plate with a side of Kadi. It costs $19 and comes with 2 naans or rice. We had the naans. Tasty and freshly prepared, we enjoyed our sumptuous lunch.

I recently purchased sweets from Raja Sweets. I bought Cream Gulab Jamun and Kaju Katli. The sweets were good but not exceptionally amazing. The prices seemed a bit high. It would be great if they had a wider variety of sweets at more affordable prices. 😊 However, the staff had decent customer service.

Excellent gulab jamun shop with fresh, delicious sweets and great variety. Every item tastes authentic and rich in flavor. Friendly staff, clean environment, and consistently high quality make it favorite.

I want to share my experience with raja sweets,we came all the way from Dallas on 12 Feb 2025,bought couple of sweets and pakora,they gave the red sauce with it. When we came home check the sauce it had cockroach in it. I was extremely disappointed with their cleanliness standards and quality checks. To Everyone whenever you buy something do check it. @ Raja sweets please improve your standards and quality checks.

A Taste of Home, A Legacy of Love — Happy Anniversary, Raja Sweets! ✨ In a city as diverse as Houston, places like Raja Sweets don’t just serve food—they serve memories, culture, and connection. For us, Raja has been more than a sweet shop. It’s been a part of our everyday life, our celebrations, and our traditions. With every bite of your mithais, you’ve brought us closer to our roots and reminded us of the flavors of home. You haven’t just built a business—you’ve built a community. A place where generations come together. Even our grandchildren now share the same joy and love for your sweets. Thank you for preserving our culture, for your dedication, and for making Houston a little sweeter for all of us. Here’s to many more years of sweetness, success, and smiles. 💛

Asked them for fresh jilebi for party at my home. They forgot my order and all the three members in the front counter managed to give me old jilebi which was in the display from ages. All the guests gave negative review on jilebi. Taste and crisp is not upto the mark. Service is also low quality same as their jilebi . RIP jilebi and money. Not worth at all....highly not recommended.

First off, the sweets are always spot on so this is not a review again the food. I’m primarily writing this because of the younger girl at the counter. Not only was the customer service terrible but she was down right mean. She basically greets people by saying “yes?” with a mean tone and face. It felt like we were bothering her by just walking in and unfortunately the older ladies there didn’t even really care. Customer service is part of the experience and matters.

Customer service is not good! We went because they have good lassi, they forced to buy something if it’s not more than certain amount. When we order lassi it looks like they put half cup of sugar in it. I would like to give zero star.

I come here occasionally, but recently learned they offer free food to hpd officers. Apparently it’s because they “protect our community”, make of that what you will lmao. Maybe next time I see an officer blocking 4 lanes of traffic or abusing oppressed groups, I'll yell "thank you for the protection!!" Setting that aside, the other low reviews are spot on. The quality of the ras malai (and several other mithai) has gone downhill. You’re honestly better off checking out other shops anyway.

Stumbled on this place one day looking for goat curry, not curry goat. Stopped in this place and was so glad I did. I had an overflowing plate of goat curry, lentils, and rice. Everything was hot and fresh. The service at the register could have been more pleasant, however. I'm big on customer service and making sure everyone is respected, so I notice these things. Yet, I keep going back. That goat curry is a hit!

Raja Sweets is my favorite restaurant for a quick lunch and grab some sweets afterwards. Service was quick. I just wish there were labels on the sweets. I know it has been around for a long time. Labels will help me to get correct item, instead I kept using the website for reference.

It's a wonderful place for vegetarian dishes and for fresh sweets, fresh pakora and fresh tea. In sweets items jalebi and Juli is our best favorite. Visiting them since 2002 but it's first time that I am writing this review. Family owned restaurant since decades and they are trustable for all community.

I have been coming here for decades and the quality has been consistent over time. It has been a while since I have been but the food is still amazingly fragrant, spiced well, and still served on styrofoam plates! Staff was friendly, samosas were fresh, and tasty sweet 💯

Great food. I usually avoid Indian food because of how spicy it's made. But this was made just right. I haven't even begun on the sweets. I don't know what the name of the sweet was but it was delicious and the long line at the counter explains it all. Customer service could use improvement. Each time the women behind the counter are bumping into each other looking confused and are a bit rude. The point is to sell the food when a customer is asking for guidance. We’re not all Indians or Pakistanis buying. We’re trying new foods and would like help choosing.

Authentic food, incredibly good sweets. Their Julie (amongst other sweets) can’t be missed. Super affordable and simple food, had their delicious pakora-kadhi with hot tandoori naan. Wish we’d have found this place earlier. They also have a paan counter, great paan(stuffed betel nut leaf)

Very worst service ever. I ordered mixed sweets from there I clearly told them to put everything 2 pieces, I didn’t check right away because I thought everything was packed and returned home, after I get home and opened the pack sweets are not completely packed and khowa cake are missing. I called them and told them about the package the lady who was answering call was so rude and she didn’t even want to know what was wrong and just hang out my call. I can’t believe how bad service is this.

We stopped at Raja Sweets for a quick Tea Stop. Its a nice Cafe with a lots of sweets variety to choose from. We tried their Qalakand and Kaju katli which was good in taste and less in sugar. Really appreciate it when I asked for coffee in a milk they were willing to make it and it tasted delicious. Love the customer service.

Did not enjoy the snacks they offered. The person microwaved the snacks but still cold in the center and dry. Definitely not fresh or made in the morning as I went in at 11:30am.....

This place is one of my favorite place to eat Indian vegetarian food. This place is famous for their papadi chat which taste real good. It is located in Hillcroft and they are easily noticed in crowd. They have many sweets option and their food is fresh. We love going to this place. They have pan beside the door which is also one of my favorite. You need to try their food so that you can remember their taste in your life 😊😊

The service was top tier, the gentleman that helped me Sunday was awesome, and patient. They have a large selection of fragrances. We were able to get me 7 scents, we created fragrances to my liking. The gentleman says to me he felt like a scientist, truly he was because we created beautiful smelling scents together. I also found body sprays that leave a statement when you're entering a room. I most definitely will be back, very comfortable environment.

Pretty bad customer service and tasteless barfis. Some other sweets like gulab jamun were better though. Prices were fairly costly also (per lb). Will say the gift boxes and decorations looked nice though.

The samosa was really bad. It was old and not crunchy, even though it was hot. You could tell it was made earlier and just warmed up. The outside was soft and soggy, and the inside didn't taste good. It wasn't fresh at all. There was even a burning smell from it. I was hoping for a yummy snack, but it was just disappointing.

OMG it's about time for real Punjabi food , I've been making hybrid style Indian Thai fusion and I'm sihking chana & daal. And it's not all buttered and creamed out , unless you get the saag or pakora curry , vegan Dehli belly

They have a nice variety of sweet options to choose from, which was great. Their gulab jamun is a must try. The employees also seemed very nice and welcoming, making for a pleasant experience.

Best sweets and food ever! Best Indian sweets and food in Houston!! No wonder it’s famous and the 2 and 3 generation is so hardworking

Houston staple for Indian sweets. One suggestion to help bring in more customers... I hope Raja Sweets and neighboring restaurants advocate to their landlord (during rent increases or lease renewals) to install EV charging stations in the parking lot. There are already several EVs who come here. I recommend reaching out to local Houston company Pangea Charging if you decide to explore this further. It's a great way to bring in more customers, increase spend, and even create loyalty.

Best and freshest Indian sweet and snack in Houston. With quality ingredients!

Sweets are not good! Rasmalai was broken in the box and chamcham jelly jelly doesn't taste as good as it looks! Lady at the front was so rushed attending customers! I won't buy sweets from there

Mithai is too sweeter than it supposed to server said she can’t give us sample so we don’t know it is fresh or not and how sweet it is

This place lives up to it's name. They made a really good thaali/tokraa for us when I asked and they made it on spot too. It's really pretty and their sweets are of course amazing 😍. P.S. pista rolls are a must to try if you're here

If you ever want to eat fried naan at this place, please ask for chole bhature. Never saw in life if someone can even fry naan give them a common popular bhatura name to it.

Lots of sweets but look little dry and some are too sweet. Chats are good. You can try if you love exploring different places and options.

The sweets are excellent. Their Jully, Kala Jamun and Gulab Jamuns are fresh and delicious. Great to have this gem to satisfy sweet cravings.

We've been buying sweets and savory snacks from Raja sweets for almost 30 years now.They are always fresh and tasty!

Good authentic food. I just wish they had chutney for the samosas and more flavor in the pakora dishes.

I bought lunch for my preschool teaching staff earlier this week at Raja Sweets and had the best experience! I was greeted warmly and all my questions were answered regarding what and how much to order. They even threw in a sweet treat as a thank you for my buisness - would recommend it to anyone in the Houston area!

First time in this place, got a pound of habshi halwa as it looked good. Got home tried it and tasted like burnt milk. Very disappointed. I had habshi Halwa from a Pakistani sweets shop in Houston it was amazing, I was shopping in the area so wanted to give them a try. But it was a very bad experience. I don’t like to waste food but it It belongs in the garbage.

This place remined me of home in nj the sweets were so good i will be back for more.

Best sweets in Houston

Everything is good esp the coustomer service, she was able to give me my order in very short notice.. my fav is gulab jamun.. bundi and namak paray... must try..!!!!

Amazing Houston! Raja Sweets is one of the original street food in Houston. It’s not Michelin star! But it is best Desi. Food & sweets in town. Very affordable. Includes a pan leaf ( beetle nut ) after food snack / tabaco shop!

This was my first time buying the sweets here. Very friendly service, prices were reasonable and importantly sweets was fresh and delicious. Definitely recommend.

Found out about this place from my colleague, and I've been hooked ever since. I have brought at least 10 different people here, most of whom have gone back there again with their friends or family because they enjoyed it so much. I still remember the first day I went there- I had to get snacks for a party and my colleague suggested I get samosas from there. And I liked that place so much, I rushed back there after the party to pick up some sweets for my best friend. And she absolutely loved it. I go back there all the time for everything from my random sweet cravings to getting things for parties or someone's house. I went there yesterday to get sweets for a friend and saw the Eid boxes so I had to get some for my family. I flew to a different state to see my family today and I brought them sweets from Raja and they are eating it right now- they absolutely love it. I really appreciate their Ramadan and Eid decorations. I don't know think it's a Muslim owned shop, so the fact that they had Ramadan and Eid decorations made me feel very included. Would definitely recommend this place for both their food and sweets.

We bought sweets from this restaurant and it was old and was change in taste, when we complained they response very badly and didn't help with this, I don't recommend

I live in Dallas. Every time I visit Houston to see my brother, I stop at Raja sweets and grab some authentic Indian sweets with an unmatchable taste and quality.

Good Indian sweets, very fresh. The gulab jamans are my favorite and the jalebi is very fresh

Kalakand was ok. Dahi bara was very different from any other place. It was very plane and a lot of big chunck of potatoes with very rough/dried papdi on top. We wouldn't eat it. They should learn how to make dahi bara.

Picked up some sweets for family here because my aunt said they were pretty good. To be honest I've had better

Always serving fresh Indian Sweets (mithai). Love their Gulab Jaman. Been going there since they opened. Helpful staff.

Best Indian sweets you will have in Texas, the service is great and the sweats and food are amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Having eaten sweets from frozen section all over US, was pleasantly surprised with the fresh sweets. Brought back all taste buds to life.

You can find worlds “The Best” Gulab Jamun at this place. 10/10 for gulabJamun. Very friendly staff.

Cheerful staff. Helpful. Great selection

We only picked Boondi and it was so good. It just tasted the same as we used to have in our childhood days as Tuesday prasad.

One of the only places that has Panjiri (if you know you know) Love this place. Always friendly and inviting.

My family placed a big order of $125 for Sweets to be distributed. We are disappointed by several issues in the order. 1. Nothing tasted good, Gulab Jaman was mediocre and everything else is even less. 2. We expected sweets to be fresh especially when we ordered in advance but nothing tasted fresh. 3. You have Rabdi on the menu but you gave us some sort of Kheer. We called right away and was told that you guys are using the word Rabdi for Kheer. Seriously! There is a huge difference in both. 4. Gajar ka Halwa was actually a Mithayi instead of a Halwa. Disappointed.

Pure excellence!!! The food, people, & sweets presentation all phenomenal 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Best fast food Indian food you can find in Houston. This place is sparking clean every time has visited. The service is immaculate. Although lunch and dinner menu is not vast and you pick your selection from a buffet/ cafeteria style steam table but it’s all traditional food which tastes great. On the top they have amazing Indian sweet selection and snacks at very affordable prices.

Absolutely recommend this place for desi sweets. Been there a few times and their mathai is probably one of the best. Service is decent and they serve to make sure you are satisfied.

I love yogurt curry and rice here. Which was also my friends' favorite too. Papadi chat is good. Samosas and jalibi is fantastic.

Plz don't eat their pani puri. Really shocked to get boiled aloo, chana and watery unsour dips. Its like make your own pani puri

I came here for my 1st time with a loyal customer who recommended the hummus. Tried it along with the beef, chicken, and lamb kabobs with FRESH pita and it was astounding! Was greeted and served by Azie who provided phenomenal customer service!

I was searching for some samosa and saw they had great reviews but I guess I was searching for a flavor I had before and they didn't hit the mark. Their samosa are not meat filled and silly me thought the description on the window was for if you wanted to vegetarian option. Didn't satisfy my craving but the sauce for them was good.

Love Raja! Been coming here for 36 years, since I was 14yo. Food is always delicious and the staff are warm and welcoming. I usually get the vegetable plate even though I’m not vegetarian. I enjoy the variety. Speaking of variety, do yourself a favor and get a half dozen variety of sweets on the way out!

Good punjabi sweets specially julie and service from attendant.

Had Rasmalai. They just put rasgulla balls in very sweet milk. The balls were hard indicating that the rasgullas also in the shop are poor quality. Not going back here

VERY, very cheap employees, they will scam you if you get anything more than 1 pound they will put less in the box, if you want to buy more than 1 pound of the same thing just buy it separately otherwise you will get scammed and get less product. I promise you it happen with me… Honesty is not a thing in this establishment. I’m very disappointed…

Love the sweets they carry. The black one if the one we had back at home. The shondesh (rectangle one) is yummy too.

Excellent customer service, they have variety of Indian sweets, we purchased some sweets and savory items, after coming home and we tried the sweets but, we found that most of the milk based sweets are not fresh, savories are good and packed well. It is always advisable try a piece before buying any milk based sweets

Visited with family. We ordered 4 samosa chaats with 2 samosa. They were cold and stale…ended up throwing away most of our chaats. I wouldn’t recommend their chaat/samosa at all!

Sweets are great, no doubt about it. However, their samosas are not good. they are stuffed with big chunks of potato and almost nothing else. Not just one samosa, its the same thing with all 4 samosas we had. Avoid samosas !!

This is such a cozy place! We ordered a pound of mixed sweets which is $11. The staff was extremely nice, and the lady allowed us to add a few more sweets even though the weight was at 0.98 lbs. You can tell everything is homemade in the restraraunt. I recommend you to try it out! ❤️. Will definitely be trying their lunch items later!

The sweets are not the same quality as you find at haldiram or bikanerwala or anywhere near it when it comes to softness or finesse or taste.It seems to be made in-house by the owner /members not trained employees I guess.. like local small scale halwai shop. Like u make it in ur house.. lots of red orange color used.. don’t see any saffron flavors / color etc ..tastes ok.. and yes no sampling or tasting is allowed. The presentation of sweet is average to less nothing special to die for compared to authentic Indian sweets. Ok ok

the worst atmosphere ever. the service was not good at all. just disappointing. we tried to order but the lady kept leaving. the food was cold and we got it in pieces and she kept forgetting parts of our order. never ever ever going back. there were so many unseasoned things. if your desperate and have no options for some reason here is the place to eat.

Like the golap jamun.i alwys buy it from here.

Stopped by for the first time to pick some sweets for the office and being it was Eid day, the place was packed! 5 staff members were working as fast as they could to keep the line moving and it did take 20min to check out. I bought 4.5lbs of sweets and they lasted 20min! That tells you how good they were!! Will be back in the future for more. The parking is tough to find, when busy, so you have to park a way away.

I placed a large order for 500 Gulab Jamun a week in advance. At $2 each (which I found out was a ripe off after the fact) but that's not the issue. I picked up the dessert and when I got to my event I opened the trays to zero syrup and dried out Gulab Jamun. This was so disappointing I had to make my own syrup for them as they were so dry. Raja sweet came highly recommended but idk if it's because I'm not Indian they thought they can get away with it. But I spent A LOT of money for a crappy product. So disappointed 😔

The young woman behind counter was so kind. She explained the pastries really well and enthusiastically. Then filled a 2lb box with great choices. The sweets have been so much fun to eat and are delicious!

I ordered rasmalhai and it was sooo good also the service was good, I told a worker there I was getting so much rasmalai and she asked me if I had a ice chest and she’d even fill it with ice and I was like no and she recommended me not to get it because it’ll go bad on the way home because it was so far away and so I just ordered one and ate there and it was amazing

Absolutely horrible experience! We came from Dallas to try this place, since everyone was recommending it. Samples were not allowed, so we took the sweets back to our room to try it. The Kala Jamun was burnt as well as the habshi halwa. They are serving burnt sweets and this is not acceptable. Too bad! 😠

Horrible food. The food was so bland that it did not deserved to be so overpriced. The service was horrendous. We were trying to give an order but they kept walking away. There are many places that have more flavor and better customer service with the same price. I could make the same food but better. We had to even grab our own water. The lady looked like she did not know what she was doing.

What sort of pakoras are these? Which Aata flour do you use? They are dry, tasteless and hard to swallow. At least change your recipe, such a waste every one buys them first time only to know they are disgustingly. Also rushing your customers to embarrass them, it can be their first time so give them time to decide..

I purchased the lassi and it was WORLD WORST Lassi. Cup full of ice. If I needed ice, I could have purchased it somewhere. People were so rude and place was dirty like Trash. You are entering this place at own risk as it will make you sick and vomit. WORST FOOD AND PLACE. **** I purchased jalebi and quality was really bad and worst. It was having bad oil smell and taste was so bad. I will not purchase from this store in the future.

I usually get ras malai here as it's the best I've ever had. However, yesterday (only 2nd day after I bought it), I had food poisoning several hours after eating the ras malai. I'm not sure if it was something else I ate in the day, but it was directly a few hours after eating the ras malai.

Wow, wow, wow! What can I say? An array of delicious sweets to try, amazing customer service and hospitality. This place is to be! Located in the Mahtma Gandhi district in Houston, it’s no wonder why this place was featured on food blogs and Instagrams. Sharon (sorry if I misspelled her name), the lady managing the front, told us all the things my friends and I tried, and we enjoyed them all! I highly recommend this place if you’re in the mood for (or to venture and try) delicious Indian sweets.

Amazing experience especially when we’re helped out by the very friendly Indian young lady at the check out, probably a family member of the shop? Helped recommended types of sweets and most probably gave us a complimentary piece of jalebi (I guess they don’t sell it by piece but she gave it to me happily) 🙂 thank you! Will be back again for more samosas and sweets!

Highly recomended. Everything looks so fresh. Nice kari pkora

Traveling through TX and found a sweet shop, and wanted to buy bulk sweets on our home back. Expected that customer service to be bit professional. But was wrong. The staff behind counter is rude and forget their professionalism. Generally, for Punjabi sweets, it is expected (if they are not aware of it, they should not be in business of selling sweets) that they will have mild samplers so that customer can decide what how much to buy... but the rude lady replied "you have to buy to taste"...These people lost us at the very same moment and we expected nothing more from them. Left with a bland taste. We will not return or recommend anyone this shop.

Tried the following 1. Jilebi - fresh and yummy, made daily, excellent taste 2. Samosa - though it is made fresh, it is very oily, stuffing is no good 3. Pakoda - not that good 4. Ompudi / Sev - no good and over priced

Rasmalai was old and bad, we open it and was bad. The 3 pack was ok, but the 5 pack was bad, you can see it acting like yogurt sticky.

A standout Indian sweet shop with a vibrant ambiance and a wide variety of high-quality sweets like Kaju Katli and Rasgulla. The friendly, knowledgeable staff enhance the experience, and the authenticity and craftsmanship make it worthwhile. A must-visit for anyone craving a true taste of India. Highly recommended!

Bought Ras Malai today and got charged $32.00. All were bad smelling and liquid was sticky and all the pieces were sticky and spoiled. Never buy anything here. Most of their stuff is not fresh and sell the left overs from previous days

Absolutely discusting. The service, the food all of it. There was nothing good. Literally they have no system of taking orders and the lady kept walking off every time we tried to order. Like come on, if as a family we go, I think it works if you take the whole order together instead of pieces. And the food was a joke. Plz I beg you McDonald’s is better at service than this.

I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but have counted on Raja Sweets and their amazing food for many years now. I get the butter chicken and goat or lamb curry and veggie options when I want also. Always consistently good, at a fair price and FAST! I will continue being a consistent customer. You can still get very good Kheer also, you just have to order it one day ahead of time. :)

Phenomenal service and mithai. I called and the owner, Sharan invited me to come make the selection for my wedding. As soon as she found out I would be picking up the night before to take the mithai to my nikah the next morning. She offered to let me come pick up an hour before they even open the store. She went above and beyond to help me make the selections for the mithai that went in the decorative boxes (which by the way they have the best selection of in the greater Houston area). Very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend placing your large orders here specially if they need decorative boxes. They have the best tasting mithai in town as well.

I usually go to bombay sweets or chowpatti chaat, thought i would try the place out, and sadly regret it. Got samosa chaat, and the samosa was old and looked like it was warmed up in microwave. Hot soggy samosa with cold water downed yogurt. The gulab jaamu was ok, but not worth the price. I wont be coming back here.

One of worst shop. Bad attitude, bad taste, worst customer service.

A Houston institution for the South Asian community in Houston, my family has been coming to Raja Sweets since the 1990s. The mithai selection is simply superb and the quality of the taste is simply the best in houston. I personally love having their Gulab Jamun. It’s moist and a perfect balance of sweet and not sticky. The pink coconut laddoo is also very tasty and I don’t think enough people notice it. The Jalebi is a staple. It’s crunchy and bursting with syrup sugar. The color of the jalebi is authentic as it can get. My last favorite is their Julie. Super milky, sweet and moist. Almost like Indias version of a tres leches but in a mithai form. For anyone visiting Houston, do check out Raja Sweets.

Been coming here since I was a kid and when ever I do, it’s like taking a time machine back to the good old days. The sweets are the same great quality and even the paanwala uncle knows how to slap it together as he’s been there for 30+ years . Friendly owners who take pride in their sweets and it’s shows once you taste it. I highly recommend.

My question is, how haven’t I been here sooner?!! IT IS SUCH A GEM!! And it’s the oldest Indian Restaurant in Texas! Perfect little Mom and Pop, no frill, and DELICIOUS. The women who run it know what they’re doing and Sharan is amazing! Their naan bread, which is made in a traditional tandoori oven, is absolutely divine. And let’s not forget about the sweets of course- WOW what a lovely beautiful array desserts to choose from. Perfect for a party platter too. I only got to try 3 of them so far and they were all mouth watering. I will definitely be back for more! Rana Sweets is officially on my favorites list now. It’s a must for fresh Authentic quick Indian food!

I am a regular customer of Raja sweets and a big fan of their Chiana Julie. It was very unfortunate that the milk sweet i bought from them caused severe allergy to me and my son. I know i was getting the last pieces from the tray , but I did not expect a bad one. I also bought a pack for my friend and she immediately throw up taking one of the pieces. Be cautious when you are buying sweets from them especially milk sweets which can easily cause allergic reactions. I will not even give a star to this place. When i called them about the bad quality sweets I got, they responded that they will take care and give me a fresh batch when i go. But when I went there they had a very bad response saying that I was the only person complaining and I do not know why a person should lie about the quality of product they buy. They had worst customer care i have ever experienced. The manager and the store ladies were so rude. I will never go back.

Not sure, how samosas are being rated so high. Tried samoas with my friends, all i can say is please stay away from it. Too oily, absolutely no flavor, felt like it was stale/ gone bad..maybe it used to be good. Not today 19 Nov 23.

My favorite stop when I’m in the Harwin area. Always delicious food, many vegetarian options, desserts are amazing!

Wanted to celebrate new year with sweets. Found very high reviews on Google for Raja Sweets. The place was packed with people and had to wait in the queue. Bought my wife's favorite Jalebi's. Big mistake. I usually like to taste before I buy anything from the Indian bakeries or sweet shops. Because of rush I forgot. The Jalebi's were cooked in old oil used for cooking Samosas. Instead of eating sweet for new year, the Raja Sweets Jalebi is going to trash. I don't think I will ever visit this place. This is my first review with a very poor rating on public web site.

Went to buy sweets for Eid today, Spent close to 95$. Every single lady behind the counter is so rude, Giving me & my grandma dirty looks, & talking to us VERY rudely. as if she is doing us a favor, Never again will i support these people. Go down the street to bombay sweets instead!! Atleast they appreciate your business & don’t look at you with a dirty look & RUDELY SERVE YOU.

Felt like the person helping us with the mithai was doing us a favor. Mithai was exceptional. Julie was amazing. I would give this place 5 stars on any given day, but the service shouldn't get affected no matter what.

We went there today with family. I asked for a plate and told the serving lady to not give me too much yogurt curry. Then I realised the liquid was less. So I asked har if I can have one more spoon if liquid in my take out bag. She rudely declined and said they charge 3.50 additional. Hello.....we are regular customers and had just sent 33 dollars and you are freaking out over 1 spoon of sauce. Not only that she we n.v t and told other ladies including the owner and starting gossiping. Terrible service, worst ever attitude and soo cheap. They use to be good. But, for sure we are never coming back here again. We almost spend 150 dollars or more a month. No more.

If sweets needed at any family occasion I go to my favorite place which is Raja Sweets where I find different verity of freshly daily made Sweets.They definitely deserve five stars *****

Excellent service im vry regular to this place & the sweet made here are so delicious that it reminds me bck home my country India. I personally recommend everyone to visit this place & u will see the difference of taste here & buying sweet frm other place.

One of the oldest restaurant of Houston, their gulab jamun and Julie were very delicious and the best part of their sweets(mithae) is that they have very balanced level of sugar..waoo amazing,you should try because you won’t find this here.Jalebi and pakoda were awesome too. Prices are very economical. Service is good the young lady behind the counter was very helping and attentive. Ample parking space.

Great place for fresh Indian sweets. Kala Jamun and Chhena jelly are.my favs

Very bad customer service. We were going there for the first time, so we took some time picking out the sweets we wanted and instead of explaining things to us, the ladies behind the counter were laughing out loud at us. They kept talking to each other in Hindi about how we don't know how to order anything, thinking that we couldn't understand them. We understand Hindi very well; even if we didn't know Hindi, that is no way to treat a customer. They have no manners, no respect towards outside customers; overall very bad experience.

I came to get some gulabjamoun and I was a little bit skeptical if it would be too sweet because some places make it too sweet, but this was the perfect gulabjamoun I had better than Bombay sweets. it was really not soaked in heavy syrup it was light and I didn't feel heavy after eating 3 pieces I was not feeling the sugar , it was perfect and I highly recommend everyone to try their gulabjamoon very light syrup

I’d like to say that I’m Mexican and do not know a lot about Indian sweets. I was watching an episode of Bizarre Foods and I watched the episode of Houston and I was intrigued when Raja Sweets was visited by Andrew Zimmern. Curiosity brought me here after that episode. I’ve tried about 5 different sweets and I can honestly say my favorite is the Julie. What was once a curiously visit has turned in to a frequent trip for more Julie sweets that me and my family enjoy with coffee. Side note: My last visit was during Diwali and the line for sweets was literally out the door. The women working were not only beautiful dressed but cleared the line within minutes! I waited no more than five minutes for my sweets. I love you Raja Sweets! - Liz in Katy

We had samosa's, it was too good. Having best samosa's after long rime in US. Golgappe were so good, it's water tasted perfect 😋👌.The fresh desi masala Punjabi tea was very good. We also tried chaat papri and samosa chaat. It was very tasty. Highly recommended place if you visit Houston.

Not so good. The sweets are not tasty, I feel like I am eating raw or undercooked flour.chat is also bad...people there are so intense and always try to cheat. Prices are so high and worthless spend. No loyalty towards customers. If no customer comes, I wonder what else they could do for living. 😊 …

Best Sweets that I have tasted in the US!!!!..the milk sweets have an authentic awesome flavor and taste. I have driven from Dallas twice just for these sweets!!! Please open a branch in Dallas🙏🙏🙏..I know you will be an instant hit!!!!...I am frankly SICK of the fake waxy taste and corn syrupy flavors of the Royal sweets and other desi sweet shops in Dallas. Until the time you decide to open a store in Dallas, thank you for a reminder of the taste of sweets from back home🙏

Raja Sweets has THE BEST gulab jamuns on planet Earth! I have frequented this establishment with my family since childhood. The service, the taste, the freshness & quality - always go beyond expectations. Great place to stop by for a variety of Indian snacks and even a whole proper meal! P.S. Try the Gajar Achaar & thank me later!

The best Indian and Pakistani sweets and desserts in the central Houston area. Fresh and reasonably priced. They do have cafeteria style pre-made food , at reasonable prices , but the quality and taste it's not the best available compared to restaurants nearby. I recommend it highly for the sweets, but not the food.

So good!! I'm coming back :)

Lately I wrote a review from another google account about being rushed and bad service. The owner assumed it was weekend and replied they are in the business from some years and we were rushed because it was a weekend. It wasn’t a weekend and there was no one expect 2 of us.My friend said she had the same experience earlier also and that’s why she stopped going there. The owner is free to mend the bad replies the way she likes. A constructive feedback is definitely not their cup of tea. I wonder the other reviews are real or not??? Not sure why I was blocked on the original thread?

Sharon and her mother are delightful as well as the ladies and gentlemen in the kitchen. We have a lot of history as our family has been eating Raja chicken curry and sweets since the early 1990s. Enough food to feed our family of 7 low cost and delicious! We we're new to Indian dining but over time we came to know them and they us. Now it is a family reunion when ever we return. Getting to know this Houston Icon is well worth your time and effort.

Probably the best place for many North Indian sweets in Houston . The vegetable pakoras are just awesome. If you have not tried some of their Indian curries- you definitely should. The Punjabi Kadhi is to die for- as good and probably better than home made Kadhi!!!

The mithai here are certified, an established Indian sweets place in HTX. The prices per lb at 8.50 for an assorted box of indian sweets is legit. I didn't know what to get as I didn't bother with the reviews beforehand. But the eye test and trust placed with the ladies at cash, I told them I needed 10 boxes for the occasion of the birth of my nephew and they delivered. I knew they made the right choices because all my friends and families loved their sweets. You can't go wrong here.

The most authentic Indian food I've had in Houston. A simple mom and pop cafeteria style restaurant. Although I didn't get any bakery items the food was absolutely divine. Cheap prices for a huge plate. I needed a doggy bag! Flavorful and satisfying. Anyone who loves Indian food should check this place out.

Great selection of fresh Indian sweets

I love their sweets and I live half hour away and I just called to confirm if they have jalebi before driving out and the staff were very rude.

Been going here with my parents since the 80s. I can't trust anyone with my Desi sweets. Amazing and consistent service!!!

Need to learn customer service!! Rushing the customers left and right without any reason. No courtesy, loud and rude and edgy! A young lady may be in her early 30’’s who attended us! Don’t waste your time. Find a place where you feel welcome and relaxed and notice that the shopkeeper is happy to see you! Good they are old in business but bossy nature won’t last long. Word if advice. Ppl remember the restaurants for 3 things 1) Welcoming happy staff 2) Food should be served in timely manner 3) Taste, can bypass above 2 if the flavor is exceptionally good which wasn’t the case here.

A quite Indian Sweet House, run by three ladies. Very very fresh, milk based sweets, few, which will have to be eaten same day. It's a great place to visit, if you love the original sugar dipped confectionary. Also, they have few dishes which can help you snack your tummy Though the service is slow but fresh, hot, Indian food taste better, when eaten off the fire.

Come here every week to get my yellow curry and saag paneer! Friendly staff that have been there for years. They treat you like family. How can I not mention they are amazing sweets!! I can’t wait for my Diwali box of sweets… number one in Htown!!

First and Last: this was our first time driving around 1 hour to the store. First of all the Customer service lady was very rude and disrespectful. Also the sweets are not authentic desi sweets. Never again! Very bad experience, the parking is bad and no handicap accessible.

Disgusting place to get sweets from, they have zero sense of customer service, flies were all over the sweets, completely unhygienic, I guess that’s where the taste comes from. They have horrible stench in the store. I don’t recommend anyone going there.

Very over hyped place we had come from Austin….. the samosa we got was worst samosas has ever tried in US….. the service was very slow they were taking their own sweet time to attend the customer…. The store looked like I was in 90s in India it m😂😂 overall pretty bad experience

Lovely place to get delicious Indian food. Love the ladies who dish you up. Very friendly. Chicken curry, naan and chick peas, more please! So yummy! The homemade Indian sweets are top shelf! Hurry! Very highly recommend.

Best Gulab Jamun West of the Mississippi! (Actually, probably the best I've ever tasted...) And their tea tastes just like the stuff I used to be addicted to in Queens, NY, which is delightful. As someone who spends lots of time in Dallas and Austin, this place is my number one culinary destination when I come to Houston, because you can't get Indian sweets this great anywhere else in Texas.

The woman behind the counter for service serves in a pretty unhygienic manner even after we’ve all lived through a deadly pandemic which is still very much present around. She was touching the sweets with her hands instead of using a serving spoon or tongs. The worst thing on top of that was she was unapologetic about it when confronted and simply lied about not touching the sweets. Nope not coming back!

Service is really bad… the women in counter thinks that she is offering free food. Her attitude is not at all good. We came all the way from Austin to get fresh sweets. Some of Sweets taste horrible. Toss in trash

The food and service here are very good. I had vegetables in a delicious yellow curry sauce with rice, my friend had chicken with naan (a baked flatbread) I had a mango drink, and my friend had chai tea. I had seen this place on TV a few years ago, and I wanted to try it. They have many varieties of sweets, but my favorite part was the food. You order and pick up your food at the counter here, and the staff were very nice about answering questions. My only disappointment was that their chai tea is not available as a cold drink. I don't think that they have cold coffee, either.

One of my favorite lunch spots in Houston! The sweets are amazing always but if you come for lunch they typically have 6 to 8 dishes prepared (that you can get with naan or rice), some vegetarian some meat. The woman working the counter will show you what they have that day and you pick from those options. Hint: It's all delicious

Great Indian Punjabi home style food!! Not so good for dine in experience, but all 5 stars for great food and friendly people....they serve you more than you can eat so remember to say stop !! Else they keep filling your plate.

Definitely not Fresh sweets for me. I tasted multiple sweets and could tell that it's been days old. 3 stars because owners were nice and also because one sweet was fresh and soft and delicious.

I bought burfi along with other sweets it was amazingly delicious. The samosa was authentic punjabi fesh and tasty. I have noticed this is the only desi place where I keep on adding things to buy and when I am done the bill is so so low. Meaning they don't RIP you off. Very very good prices. I gave 4 stars and not 5 because the lady tried to sell me one samosa which was burst open, they need to be careful with that. But overall best place to buy sweets and samosas plus I really like their tea. I haven't tried the other things but definitely will try. Thanks to raja Sweets for serving delicious food. Keep it up and I will keep up giving you my business.

Overall, the food was pretty lousy, especially given how much they charge! The chana masala and goat curry were mediocre. The naan was pretty good, and a couple of the desserts were okay, but I’m definitely not coming back 🙅 …

These guys are known for their sweets, especially the besan laddus! My favorite is the Julie chum chum, which is a white soft milk based cake with a small tutti fruit gummy on top. (I'll update with a pic soon!) This is my go to spot for my sweet tooth!!

Your restaurant is open since 1986. Why haven’t you changed lame masala to some little spices. There’s no taste on your food. The only thing is good is the karahi. Hope you will add some taste to your spices.

One of the few Indian places in Houston which is close to real food. The cafeteria style dining is great for people who don't want to wait. You pick up two curries of your choice with rice or naan and salad. I wish they could improve the quality of their naan. The restaurant is very clean. Service is good too. Best of all I get a pan after my meal right there. love this place.

Delicious mithai but my rasgulla was a bit dated. I wish it was a bit more fresh. I still enjoyed the taste and will try a different menu item next time.

The Methai and owner were both really sweet and awsome I make a 4hr trip each way Just for the their sweets thankyou for bringing the Authentic Punjabi sweets to Texas

As a disclaimer, I don't have a very nuanced taste when it comes to Indian desert. We asked for an assortment. I would say everything was good, but nothing was amazing. I still enjoyed the experience, but don't feel the need to go back immediately.

OMG, I got indigestion from one of the square sweets. I'm sure they use margarine or some unhealthy oils. On top of that they are rude. It's like I bought myself a prescription for tummy ache lol Dear owner, Please use healthy ingredients!! Also it doesn't matter if you've been in business for 100 years to get away with rudeness. At this rate you'll be out of business in 1. Good luck.

I have been visiting this restaurant for several years . I always enjoy fresh delicious Indian cuisine, big variety of sweets and good customer service. The restaurant is always very clean and sometimes they play music videos there . Very relaxing and pleasant atmosphere there . I highly recommend this business.

To be clear, we did not try their food. We came to try their desserts to see if we wanted catering for a party. The desserts were okay. They did have a lot of guests so that's a good sign. We did decide not to order but the food was still good. Just not what we wanted for the event.

Nice and friendly staff been going there every now and then but never had any issues, much cleaner environment compared to other desi places. Although they have boxes everywhere but they keep them in a good manner. They sweets are best😍 …

Don't be fooled by the understated simple look of this place - it has AMAZING sweets, fresh and full of flavour. If you manage to get past the sweets and the aroma of the freshly fried Bhajjiyas and Samosas flowing in from the kitchen, you'll also find that they have some lovely simple home made style food too - try their Thali to sample a little bit of everything. This place has a strong fan base for their Gulab Jamuns!

Food here was okay. Portions were generous, but if I'm going to pay $10-$12 a person, I'd rather do Bombay Sweets down the street for a buffet (granted it's vegetarian, but it's like $8/person and delicious).

They are special in making Jilabei, Pakora and July (sweet). Others sweets does not taste good. Their mothichoor laddu tasted horrible. Their somosa is subpar.

Yes, the classic Punjabi fast food restaurant. Authentic food and Punjabi portion sizes. No other local restaurant comes close. I didn't give it a 5 star because the restaurant needs to be renovated as its been the same since I arrived in Houston in 2008.

We picked up samosas that were delicious.

Great Indian place. We were visiting from smaller town (with not much of Indian places), we loved it. We loved it so much we went here twice in two days. The place also has some options for Indian food. Not many variety for food but still great food. This place would be on our radar whenever we visit Houston.

I have been coming here since I was 8 years old. For the first time in over 15 years I have come back with my family to have chai and chaat(we moved away to a different state). It is a family run business and the food is just as delicious as I remember. This is THE chaat place to go to in Hilcroft.

Always a reliable destination for south Asian snacks! The samosa chat is my default choice, along with chai and mango lassi. The staff is very friendly and prompt. There’s a homely atmosphere and self service model works well.

Food is delicious. Sweets are amazing. Service is a bit awkward and everyone in the restaurant stares at you if you're not Indian.. But the food is really great. My go-to place for a large variety of sweets.

5 stars for their huge selection of fantastic & delicious Indian sweets, minus 1 star for the savory food (vegetarian plate) which was way too bland for at least my current taste with heat just utterly barely detectable and jusr not much flavor. Not the way I remembered.... this was the first place I ever had Indian food (veg or meat) 'back in the day' (90's)... well, not counting the Hari Krishna temple!

Just now tried the Kadi Pakora and Saag Paneer- Swad HOSHIARPUR DA - WUD HAVE LOVED EVEN MORE IF THODA TIKKHHA HONDA - You get to eat a Very Good meal for just $12 - AMAZING - ALSO Good place for Authentic Punjabi Sweets - Love the Julie- It's So Delicious 😋😋

Am new to US i tried raja sweets recently its too good. The price also reasonable. Its better than other sweet shops. Am not sure about the foods. I tried only the sweets, the sweets are good and fresh they are not keeping the sweets in the cooler. Best place.

Super nice people. Great veggie samosas

Cafeteria style Indian food picking a main, two sides, and rice or naan. I'm a massive fan of the chicken curry and the mutton. Tandoori chicken was microwaved and I would stay away from that at all costs. All of the sweets are authentic and on another level of delicious. This is my favorite spot for Indian food.

We are new in this town and after checking google reviews & stars we went to Raja Sweets but we found that it was the worst Indian Restaurant in Houston. My husband got Tandoori Chicken which was warmed up in a microwave on the paper plate, when they took it out it was stuck to paper plate. I ordered a plate of Pani poori and it was the worst pani poori I ever tasted in my life. Really bad Service by the staff and our bad experience of eating out.

:) love their chai and sweets. My go-to place for chai, snacks and sweets. The aunties at the counter are just like mom figures and the service is great. I love chillaxing with my hot chai and realign my soul for a few minutes here. Only place with a huge selection of desi sweets. Parking is okay most times. This is the heart of hilcroft. Everything you desire is a stone's throw away from here.

Great food. We always do take out. Excellent value. Great taste. Have also ordered food in larger quantities for parties. Can't go wrong. Best Samosas in town.

It has one of best Indian Deserts. Should try Gulab Jamun and Kala Jamun for sure. I have never tried savoury dishes so cannot comment on that. Staff is quick on their feet and courteous.

Their "Julie" mithayi has to be the best one they have! We only come here for it, literally a must-try and it always tastes fresh.

Their mithai is decent but one of the worst customer service experiences I have had dealing w a restaurant. I called in twice to find out about how shipping or purchasing process would work over the phone. First time some lady answered and when asked about shipping, she immediately said no and hung up... I called back and asked how I could pay over the phone and I spoke in Punjabi bc she seemed to prefer Hindi/Punjabi, told me to come in and hung up again. I have purchased mithai from them in the past when I was visiting Houston, the person serving me seemed 'standoffish'. You could tell they didn't handle stress of multiple customers well. Having said that, if you can handle that food tastes much better than your desi grocery store stuff!

Their Mithai is the best, Lucky to have them in Houston, me and my wife love the yummy taste of kala jamuns and pink khoya sweets!! Always fresh and amazing, Best Sweet Shop in Houson Handsdown.

Just went there today, asked if I can get the huge tray of fresh jalebi's from back, that is clearly visible from the outside counter. But the lady refused to give me from inside, insisting the tray on the outside is from the same batch. Even after I asked her politely twice. She still refused. So I bring it home and of course not fresh jalebi( 50% was soggy) it's from yesterday. Reason I asked to get it from back was because I saw the outside tray of jalebi was almost finished, hence the request. Why do desi businesses not respect customers' wishes? Even though I am paying full price for the product. Definitely not going back with that kind of attitude and dishonest disgusting service!

I bought some sweets from here, and the taste was good when we bought it the first time, but today, gajar halwa was extremely disgusting. It tasted like it was expired. It smelled like it was full of chemicals.

They have good food alright but the attitude of the staff and owner leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Only the daughter of the owner seems to know service. The rest makes you feel like they're doing you a favor by letting you eat there. Not once did I ever hear a thank you and the owner is always frowning.

Sweets are very dry, definitely doesn't have an indian touch. Sorry if this hurts but bombay sweets is much better.

We went there to buy sweets (Mathai) only nothing else. Meethai was fresh and soft.

Raja sweets more like really neat!

Stopped by to have tea and some snacks. Their tea was good. Snacks were... meh! Cold and you could tell that it was cooked much earlier. Pakora and samosas have to be crisp and warm at least. What I had was the opposite of it. Apparently Andrew Zimmern has visited this place. I presume he didn't have "cold" snacks.

The fried street foods were amazing and crunchy. I love crunchy, which is probably why all my crowns are chipped..but I digress. I tried them all.. I have had tons of samosas in my life time but these were perfectly crispy and had unique balance of potatoes and spice. The Pakora was scrumptious, there's nothing like some good ole deep fried vegetables. Makes me feel like I'm getting back at the system when I eat fried, healthy stuff. I sampled a piece of the Chaat, which is a deep fried, mildly spicy wheat flour bread. I could have easily just eaten these 3 things but that's totally not how I roll. We tried 2 meals: the Chicken Curry with Rice and Chick peas, and the Lentils with Naan and Cauliflower. The chicken was juicy and flavorful, the lentils were perfectly seasoned and the rice was tender and had the perfect hint of jasmine.

Excellent customer service, great Indian sweets at a reasonable price. They also serve lunch and dinner. I have always been very happy with my experience here.

They have the worst sweets I have ever eaten. I took Malai barfi and it seems they have used very bad quality milk and the sweets smells pungent and taste stale. I also took Milk Cake which might be lying there for many many days, so please avoid. so Please go to some indian grocery store to buy sweets if you have sweet tooth.

Best sweet shop in town! Fresh and lots of variety

The staff's behaviour was so rude. They did not have the patience to explain about the unknown sweets to us. They literally had Attitude problems! But the sweets were good.

Bought some samosas and pakora, which taste awful and the stuffing inside was off and smell spoilt. Had to trash everything and it’s waste of money. Please watch out and before u buy to see if it’s freshly made.

very good value for the money

This place is a gem when it comes to getting fresh Punjabi sweets specially laadu, and light colored jaamin, freshly made amazing taste not too sweet just right … this place gets really busy even when it’s raining outside… inside is nice too to sit and enjoy ur food n sweets with family n friends… so worth the drive so it enjoying with my coffee just great😀😀😀😀definitely would recommend everyone to come n spend time with friends n family and when it’s busy u just have to wait in line a little because it gets really busy inside and the wait it worth standing in line.😀

Please let someone who moves a little faster at your front counter, those aunties can hardly walk 10 feet before standing and taking a breath not that i am complaining you definitely need younger generations which can manage the coustomers faster, the line got built till the door and the ladies were still moving slow

Small, clean Indian restaurant that serves a limited amount of home cooked North Indian food. Sweets and snacks also available. The owners (bunch of ladies) who also serve food at the counter can be a bit rude and brusque at times. Please note that they don't serve food 15mins before closing time as the ladies serving there show extreme keenness in cleaning and closing down the place for an early rush to their residences.

Lot of desi sweets variety

Bought sweets here by mistake. They are stale and taste like they mixed some chemicals. Very rude staff. Surprised to see 4+ rating. Definitely many are fake reviews. Avoid this place.

Long time favorite for butter chicken and curry vegetables. Love the pickled carrots and onion on the side! Variety of traditional Indian desserts, great!

Food is great. Sweets are awsome, especially kaju katli. I like sweets, its really fresh & home style one. This is the only indian restaurant which has paan shop....Typical Indian style. Paan is delicious. The Vendor can make paan of your choice but i normally like sweet ice paan....