Campus Biryani & Gyros
1437 Regent St, Madison, WI, 53711
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Address :
1437 Regent St
Madison, WI, 53711 - Phone (608) 259-0786
- Website https://campusbiryani.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 10
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : No
Good for Groups : No
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Very Loud
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
Caters : No
Categories
India is the birth place of Chicken Tikka Masala and Curries. Indian foods are prepared with a blend of finely mixed spices quite popular across the region. The spices develop the rich taste in Indian food enough to boggle your mind. The ever-increasing fan base of Indian food around the New York city is steadily increasing because of the large number of Indians who traveled to the land of dreams. The Indians also brought their very own vibrant, colorful, and aromatic authentic dishes for the people in the West. While most of the Indian population is Vegetarian, Indian food is great for people who are looking for vegan or vegetarian food option. If you are a Meat lover, don't get disappointed yet. Indian food also boasts of some popular non-vegetarian dishes too. Few examples are the famous Butter Chicken, Mutton Biryani and Tandoori Chicken are enough to satisfy your taste buds.
Indian food has gained reputation all over the world especially in the United States. You can find many places serving the appetizing Indian food across all major cities in the US. India is a diverse country with different food culture originated from different parts of the country. While the Northern region boasts tandoori dishes and korma offering royal taste, the Western Ghats offers sea foods that is made in naturally sweet tender coconut milk. The South Indian food servers a quality of different dishes made from rice accompanied with spicy chutneys, curries and famous sambhar. Also, the Indian sweets are a delight to relish. If you ever want to have a burst of sugar syrup in mouth, don't forget to try few Bengali Sweets. Be it spicy, tangy, or sweet flavor, you can find everything in the Indian cuisine. Be assured that the melody of spices will surely bring delight to you.
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Gladys K.
This place is kind of scary. It was so dirty I'm hoping I don't get sick because, in spite of appearances, we ate there anyway. I got veg biryani which was beautufully spiced. Quite spicy though, so I asked for a raita and was given a thick, sourcream-like cucumber sauce. The two together were delicious. Tasted my hubby's samosa- tough crust and strange flavor, but he liked it. No cold water available. Had to ask the guy to clean off a table for us. Place was empty and no clean tables. Don't even look over the counter into the kitchen - a disgrace. Whole place needs cleaning! Too bad, the food is really good, but we won't be back.
(2)Marc T.
I only had one experience with Campis Biryani and it was so profoundly negative that I haven't bothered to give it a second chance. I can't speak for the physical location as my order was for delivery. I can't even speak to their food quality. I placed the order at 2pm for linner (lunch and dinner, it's the lazy man's brunch, don't judge me) and after waiting an hour I called to see what was going on and they told me they would not start the order until 4pm and they would deliver it then, they were done with lunch when I ordered. The tone said even more than the message -- it said "I'm doing you the favor of sending you anything at all, so just wait." At that point I attempted to cancel the order and was cut off repeatedly until I had to yell at him to cancel my order. I don't get provoked to yelling easily, so it's quite telling that they managed to do so. I'll never know how good or bad their food is because after that -- I'll never order from them again.
(1)Tom B.
If I could give 0 stars that would be generous. Food is not cheap- they advertise food they don't have. Service is horrible. Don't support this place. It should be replaced by a real restaurant
(1)annie m.
Nope. Never again. Subpar and overpriced food coupled with extremely ornery owner. I'm good.
(1)Nick J.
Ordered delivery from campusfood.com . they had to change the order because they were out of the curry. The order took over an hour to deliver. One of the items was wrong (chicken gyro, not the regular gyro). The chicken was WAY too salty. The larger portion appears to just be extra meat, not more toppings, so the meal is left unbalanced. The other dish (some beef patty with rice) was mediocre. The meat was decent but it was just 4 lumps of meat and rice, no sauce, veges, or anything to pull it together.
(1)Patrick C.
Quite possibly the dirtiest restaurant I have ever seen. Salt and pepper shakers had so much grime on their heads they could not be wiped clean with a baby wipe. Grime and food waste on the floor. Kitchen was a mess. Dirty dishes everywhere. We were as fascinated as we were disgusted. The fries obviously had come from a deep fryer that had not been cleaned in ages (a medley of flavors!) All-in-all, though, the food was okay and the man who ran the place was polite and accommodating. While we will never go back there to eat as there's just better places at that price point, we might go back one night with some mops, hot water, and bleach.
(1)Kevin N.
I rarely rate anything one star. There has to be a definitive set of reasons. However, Campus Biryani deserves every loss. I usually don't yelp when frustrated, but I'm hungry - and it's adding to my dislike! The delivery took an hour and a half and the food is very, very overpriced. Before anyone questions my judgements of delivery times - let me explain. Indian food is delicious. It's varied (to say the least), and amazing, and the spices used in typical gourmet Indian cooking does not come cheaply. Houses that make their own masala must charge a premium to stay in business, thus why Indian delivery usually does not stay around the same range as similar food from other world locations. I was thrilled to see that Campus was open for me to get food tonight. After an hour and a half of waiting, I expected the food to be worth the wait. What I received were three dishes that were almost identical (I had ordered two different kinds of aloo, so it's almost understandable), but they all three sat (sit?) in some sort of watery gravy that neither tastes of any kind of recognizable spice, nor smells of anything normal. The very worst part of all - looking into the box, I can see the carrots are diced oddly and the broccoli is disintegrating on the fork I'm using to fish it out onto my plate. There is one possible reason for that - they use bagged, frozen vegetables to make a dish that they charge almost $11 for. That is not just ridiculous, it's outrageous. Every other indian restaurant should petition to have them shutter their doors and close shop because of the bad name this place must give to others in the area. The "rice" was extra rice that was clearly covered in food that wasn't part of any dish that I ordered. It was not white rice, but it wasn't any kind of savory basmati. It was absolutely rice that had been close to someone else's order. This has health implications as well as safety implications. The crowning jewel of the evening was that the naan was perfectly round. There's really only one way for this to be possible - it's packaged and bought from a store. They gave us four naan, which is nice - but considering the package that it came from costs $4 at the local market (I've bought it before), this shop seems content to rip you off. I requested a refund and obviously was denied. I would be much happier, and probably wouldn't have reviewed at all were it not for the fact that I was gruffly rebuffed and then I came here, and immediately had a huge pang of regret that I did not consult yelp before ordering food. Campus biryani indeed - I would hope that no one on campus in their right mind would ever order from this place.
(1)K R.
Horrible. Can I give this zero stars ? Nasty food. I ate 2 bites of my lamb biryani that took 10 mins to warm up and was steaming hot! I couldn't even eat it. The lamb piece was in the middle of the rice and it tasted horrible. Never ever go to a place with yelp reviews that are bad! Save your money. I politely asked for a box, put it all in, paid, walked out and threw it into the trash can at the corner.
(1)Antoinette G.
The food was horrific. The chicken curry was bland and just plain inedible. Then it was delivered to me in paper Chinese to go box that leaked all over the place. Waste of time... Pick a different restaurant
(1)Joshua J.
Worst service in madison. Staff are rude. Ordered take out and was over 30 minutes late. Brought the wrong order and what they brought was less than average.
(1)Thomas H.
We decided to try out this place about 8:00 on Saturday Night. There was a Gyro special listed outside for $5.99 and we were planning on getting Gyro's as it was so we were excited. We come in to a very unwelcoming, dingy dining area with an order counter in the back. The TV was on to some awful news station, and was clearly turned up so the person working could hear it. We could hear little else. Two other students were standing there and a laptop was plugged into the ceiling. Not a great start. After waiting close to 5 minutes at the counter - guessing that the cook was the only one there and that he must be working on the two students order - he finally came over to see us. To say the guy working had a bad attitude is being kind. We told him we wanted the $5.99 Gyro special and a couple of fries. Should have been $16 dollars - he proceeded to charge us $18+ for the Gyro and fries listed on the menu. I told him we wanted the special and he just argued with us. Between his accent and the loud TV, I could barely make out what he was saying - except that the fact that he was going to over charge us if we wanted Gyros and fries. Based on his business and atmosphere, we were guessing we could be his last customer and just paid the extra $2. By this point, I just wanted to leave. I'm not sure really how this place is in business. Most people wouldn't stay after walking in and the long wait to order. Being overcharged and argued with would have turned away anyone who made it that far. I do have to say that the Gyro wasn't too bad tasting though. The fries were a bit over done but not terrible. I can't say we will ever go back. . . one star is for not getting sick from eating the food.
(1)Sarge S.
Wow, pretty terrible. The bits of chicken were totally dry - really gross. I'd never order there again.
(1)Jess C.
Food is delicious but everything else is awful. The staff is rude, gruff and unpleasant. They answer the phone with "Yea." So you aren't even sure you've reached a business or just some guy. Delivery from them is predictably horrible. It has never taken less than an hour and a half. Usually about two hours regardless of what they tell you. But I have to say the Gyros are delicious and the Lamb kabob was scrumptious if a smallish portion. Their curried rice is flavorful and always tastes fresh. I love the food but hate the restaurant.
(2)Caroline K.
This food is gross! I ordered vegetable korma and a shrimp dish, and I ended up with vegetable biryani because they didn't have any korma. The shrimp and the biryani were both so disappointing. The only thing I really ended up eating were the fries (which I admit were good), but the rest of the food will sit in my fridge until I am really desperately starving with no other food in the house. I will never order from here again.
(1)Angeline L.
So I had called for delivery! They're so rude and took forever to make the food! I recommend to not order from here! They're so rude and even had the nerve to call back and tell me to never order from there anymore, due to the fact I canceled it because it took more than 2 hours to get here! I was so mad and felt very disrespected from the call! If anything they should've apology and try to work something out with a customer, but they're too ignorant to acknowledge about customer service!
(1)Jesse S.
[I wrote this three years ago but somehow never posted it here. Never again. Never ever ever again.] I've ordered from these guys a few times, and their gyros, while greasy, are pretty tasty. The service has always been more than a bit surly, but tonight takes the cake. Here's a breakdown: 7:50 P.M. I order two jumbo gyros with no onions and no tomatoes. After giving my credit card info to the guy on the phone (who is ornery as anything) I repeat: "I did say 'No tomatoes and no onions, right?" "I heard you!" he snaps. 9:10 PM I call back, reminding him that I placed my order an hour and twenty minutes ago. I had expected the standard "It will be there soon," but was somewhat surprised to hear him say, "The driver will be back soon and he will pick it up then." 9:30 The food finally arrives. I bring it into my apartment to find two gyros with-- you guessed it-- onions and tomatoes. I call to inform the restaurant of this error. The guy on the phone adamantly insists that, having prepared the order himself, he is certain there are no onions and tomatoes, to which I respond that I am, in fact, looking at onions and tomatoes. Now all these shenanigans would have been enough, had I not received another knock on my door at... 9:40 The delivery guy knocks on my door. He does not have my food. He is here to PICK UP the erroneous order! This is the sort of thinking that leads these folks to take two hours delivering your food. I ask him why he is stopping by for this food, but the question seems to go over his head. "Never mind," I say, "It's just that it's been two hours." "Yes," he responds. "But we are very busy." 9:50 Still waiting for my gyro and saliva combo...
(1)James J.
I've given this place three shots as I regularly work and go to class just a few blocks away. Each time I was disappointed. In all three cases, the rice was not fresh and the main disk was lukewarm. If you want a good laugh, order the Chicken Tikka Masala. Best of all, the owner will blow you off until you actively try to order.
(1)Jph H.
Ready for a story? I ordered lunch online the other day from here through 24hours.com , linked from their website. The site said my address was outside their delivery area despite it being 2 miles away. Worked with 24hours.com tech support to get my order placed, they had me submit it as a carryout order then they changed it in their system. Campus Biryani then called and said they don't have any of one of the Indian items I ordered and sent some kind of Greek one instead. Fine, whatever. I'm hungry. Website said 45-60 minutes. 80 minutes later, I get a call from the delivery driver. He wants me to go downstairs and meet him in front of the building because he "doesn't have time" to bring it to the 4th floor as indicated on the directions. He says he will be there in one minute so I rush outside and wait for him. 6 minutes later, the driver finally shows up. Of course, this is now around 85 minutes since I placed the order and now I have to rush to a meeting in 3 minutes. By the time I finally got to eat my lunch, it was cold and wasn't that good anyway. Never again.
(1)J. W.
If I could give this place 0 stars I would. My boyfriend and I were so excited to order curry from here. It took forever to get to our place and... I don't even know if I can describe what was in the bag. But I'm going to try. Our respective curries were essentially dirty water with some pieces of old brown meet floating around in them (along with a few raw carrots. My boyfriend thinks his meat was spoiled. The "curry" we received looked like toilet water and tasted like toilet water. There was nothing curry-like about it. AND It was also expensive. Additionally, we got a free mango lassee with our order - and that was EXTREMELY watered down too. All of it was watered down and too gross to eat so we had to throw everything out. I HIGHLY recommend against this place.
(1)greenjjm H.
I notice that some reviews have negative opinions about the food, but thought I'll throw in my two-cents. We went for dinner after a long lab day. It's kinda self-serve, but food is definitely cooked fresh. This seems to be home style cooking; it's not greasy, saucy or salty. (All that is characteristic of Asian food in US) Lamb kabob is cooked just right and you can taste the lamb. Rice is pleasantly dry. The vegetable marsala has good mix and good portion of vegie with light tasting curry sauce. It suits the lightly seasoned rice well. You can taste the quality of the ingredients. One thing to keep in mind is that if you're used to saucy Indian food, you might think the flavoring here is too toned down. But if you're looking for a light fare, this should work out well.
(4)Troy V.
I won't go here again. The food is ok, but the place is a dump, and the worker (owner?) acted like it was a hassle that we were there ordering food from his business.
(2)Ginie K.
Having just ordered for delivery, I can safely say, the service from this place is terrible. I ordered from them over an hour ago and called to see if there was a problem with the order. The guy who picked up VERY rudely demanded what my address was, and when I didn't understand what he had said, he promptly just barked "WHAT ADDRESS" into the phone. He then proceeded to let me know it would take another 15-20mins, making the total delivery time 2 hours, which is over two times longer than their original claim. The guy then, without anything else to say, just hung up! At this point, regardless of what their food is like, I will no longer be ordering from or eating here ever again. This was only my first experience with them and I already regret it. Definitely not worth being treated like S***.
(1)Brad R.
The guy who owns this place has a real bad attitude and it equates to bad service and a negative feel. The gyros here, for lack of another word suck. The lamb is terrible and that's what makes the gyro. The sauce on it is decent but nothing special, and you can't really screw up tomatoes and onions so no credit for those.
(1)Amanda O.
My boyfriend and I ordered take out from Campus Biryani last night and found the food to be the worst restaurant food we've had in 2 years of living in Madison. Neither of the Indian curry dishes even remotely represented curry. The vegetables in the vegetarian dish had definitely been frozen and did not taste remotely fresh. The curry sauce resembled lumpy, sewer brown cafeteria gravy. The beef dish was not much better. The beef was tender, which was nice, but the flavor was more like a boring Midwest pot roast than any Indian dish I've ever had. Apparently they're not very familiar with Indian spices because we couldn't really taste them in either dish. I ended up dipping my naan in my own olive oil and spices from home, neglecting the other dishes.
(1)Lowell R.
I have had mixed experiences with this restaurant. The lunch buffet has been very good at times but whenever I have ordered something it has been a disappointment and expensive. Unfortunately, I ended up here on a date in the winter months and the place was almost as cold as it was outside. We literally could see our breath as we were sitting right next to a gigantic space heater. The staff has always seemed somewhat aloof and it almost seems they forget that they are actually running a restaurant instead of a lounge to watch the BBC. With that said I have had some satisfying lunch buffet encounters so it hasn't been all bad. My short advice: summertime lunch buffet.
(2)Blaize N.
Would get cheap gyros here when I lived down the block (Gyros and board games...yum). I think they've since upped the price. I always enjoyed it well enough. It's not the nicest place, but I was never uncomfortable waiting for our gyros to finish.
(3)Abhijit G.
The lamb biryani is awesome. Strictly take-out material though. Don't even think about eating in.
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