Vijaya Vilas South Indian Cuisine

We accidentally came upon this restaurant while looking for a South Indian restaurant for mother's day. Let me start my saying that the food is of really good quality. Most of the dishes we ordered were very tasty and brings back memories from home. The owner was very friendly and we had a pleasant lunch. I would however personally recommend this place for take out only. It was an unusual experience for us to walk into a restaurant with untidy tables and chairs, an easy chair, a blanket and cup of coffee in the middle of the restaurant. We called the previous night to reserve a table, so they were infact expecting us yet didn't feel the need to clean up the place and set up the restaurant. First impressions are very important for the service industry and though we ended up having a tasty lunch, the restaurant didn't leave a good impression. Everything took a while to get ready because they literally make everything from scratch fortunately for us, we were not in a hurry to be anywhere. Also not everything on the menu was available to order. We had to work with what they had in the kitchen. So bottom line is, this is a great place for tasty, fresh, authentic South Indian food but not for dining in. Well not unless you have the day to wile away. I will definitely be ordering from here again to take home and enjoy some fresh home style food.

The food is really good. One can tell that they make everything fresh and use fresh ingredients. All their south Indian dishes are top notch, however the sambar tends to be a little underwhelming. And their biryani fell a little flat as well. The online menu is confusing, so it's hard to tell how much a particular order will come out to be. I have had surprises on a couple of times I have ordered from them. Overall good food, but a little pricey!

Very authentic , fresh , tasty, high quality food in NJ. I have tried other so called premium restaurants in NJ but this restaurant beats in food quality and taste. I haven't seen any use of the preservatives or food colors. I have tried both dine and take out. Even better, if you call them 3 hrs ahead, you can even order the items that are not on menu and they will prepare it. The only con is when we ordered take out, they gave in foam and plastic containers, I would rather prefer paper/ environment friendly ones and am ok if they charge extra for these containers.

If you want really authentic south indian food, home cooked and fresh check this place out. Family run place, cooked with a big heart and lots of warmth. Try the filter coffee, parotta korma, and their meals you won’t be dissapointed!

Very authentic Tamil foodEverything was made fresh and the taste is authentic homemade tamil taste- first time I have had such satisfaction after having lunch hereThe paprupu vada was so good I ordered a to go as wellThe owners are simple people and serve you wellOverall excellent!