Lovely Sweets

Lovely Sweets - Sunnyvale, CA

Lovely sweets is a small dhaba-like place on El Camino Real .. near the intersection of El Camino and Wolfe. It compares easily to the dhabas back in India .. earlier more so .. with old plastic chairs, a dirty (and overflowing) trash can, and yummy food. I would have said its the Bay Area version of Punjabi Tandoor from San Diego .. but I am not going to say it .. as Lovely Sweets is pure vegetarian.

As far as I know .. its family owned. They have simple fare on offer .. a couple of thaali varieties, a choice of parathas, chaat and sweets. The rasmalai is probably the best you will get in the Bay Area .. or even in the States. Recently they have added a pani-puri wallah outside .. kinda reminiscent of the chaat wallahs back in India .. and the pani-puri was pretty good. More on the spicy side than sweet, which was good. Else most of the chaat available in the US tends to be on the sweeter side. Also recommended is their paneer-tikka sizzler, available with a paratha on the side.

Lovely Sweets also have sweets and namkeen for sale. Prices are decent.

Food: *** Ambiance: $ Price: $$
Last visited: late 2007