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Mastring delicious food for your taste buds * since 1997

(2025-Present)
Welcome to India Chaat House
We are thrilled to reintroduce ourselves as India Chaat House, now offering a delightful selection of vegetarian dishes alongside a curated menu of meat options. Responding to popular demand from our valued customers, we’ve expanded our offerings to cater to everyone’s tastes. At India Chaat House, we believe that food is about bringing people together, celebrating diversity, and respecting individual choices. Our owner, Isha, embraces a balanced approach as a meat eater, while her husband, Harvey, proudly enjoys a vegetarian lifestyle. Together, they share a commitment to creating a welcoming space where everyone feels at home. Thank you for being a part of our journey—we look forward to serving you with love and respect, one dish at a time!

2020 - 2022:
Our Journey to Beaverton During the challenges of Covid, downtown Portland faced unprecedented changes—businesses shut down, and the streets became quiet. It was a difficult time for all of us, as many of our customers, who we consider part of our family, were deeply affected. Though we faced setbacks and had to close our Portland location, we are incredibly grateful for the kindness and support of our community. Thanks to you, we’ve found a new home in Beaverton, OR, where we’re excited to start fresh and continue serving the food you love. Together, we’re building something even stronger, and we can’t wait to welcome you to this new chapter!

2008–2010:
A Journey of Family, Resilience, and Unity
During a challenging time marked by our parents’ divorce, the business was divided into two carts at the same location. Our father retained the name India Chaat House, while we chose to name our cart Bombay Chaat House in honor of the victims of the tragic attacks in Bombay (Mumbai) that year. Although our family’s roots are in Punjab, the name carried a profound message of remembrance and resilience. In time, our father sold India Chaat House, but the new owners brought unnecessary conflict, using questionable tactics to push us out. Justice ultimately prevailed, and their efforts backfired. The business was then sold to a kind-hearted individual who had been a loyal customer of ours for many years. This individual, recognizing the shared history and the values we held, sold the name and business to us, allowing us to bring the two carts together under one vision. From that moment onward, India Chaat House officially became part of Bombay Chaat House. We consolidated the two carts, embracing both names as a symbol of unity, resilience, and the enduring spirit of our family and community.

2006:
A New Chapter Begins Our new restaurant in Keizer was a success, but when the plaza’s ownership changed hands, the new landlords decided not to renew our lease. While this was an unexpected turn, we remained optimistic. Thankfully, we still had our beloved food cart and thought, "No big deal—let’s find a new location and keep moving forward." This spirit of resilience and adaptability continued to define our journey.

1997–2005:
The Beginning of a Legacy In 1997, we proudly opened India Chaat House, and it quickly became the talk of the town. Our delicious food and warm hospitality earned us a loyal following, with customers often suggesting we expand closer to Salem so they could visit more frequently. By 2005, we made that dream a reality by opening a restaurant in Keizer, Oregon, bringing our flavors to even more people. This marked the beginning of our mother’s incredible journey with her family—a story of hard work, resilience, and a passion for sharing the love of food.