This is a place my wife and I love to get take-out from when we're not feeling like cooking. Be warned that some of the curries, such as goat, have bones that are quite annoying to pick through. I know it's an ordinary thing to order but they have great butter chicken. Some of their menu items are hit-or-miss (goat, as mentioned, as well as lamb curries are less than stellar) but they have great samosas (incredible dipping sauce!) and naan. Obviously my review is only considering the food since it is very much a pick-up kind of place rather than eat-in, but the food is mostly good and reasonably priced.
I was in the area the other day and we popped in. We just got some samosas and a their "spring roll". In the past i have found their food hit and miss. These two things were good that day. The spring roll was just paneer(fresh in-house cheese) and peas deep fried in a crispy spring roll wrap. Really hits the spot dipped in a little chutney. I had never heard of anything like it so I applaud them for trying out cool ideas. The samosa was big, with a nice moist garlicky potato filling. But I do think the dough may have been a bit undercooked. As a suggestion I feel like the chutneys could be more interesting, perhaps a few options to pick from? Thanks for the food Kuku.
Food = good, Packaging = not so good. The food was pretty tastey but the packing wasn't and it leaked everywhere. At least it was good...decently priced, quick service. Veggie pakoras were good, not too spicy. Butter chicken was good, not the best but certainly not the worst! Naan delish but small.
Delicious butter chicken! Lots of sauce for rice. Save $$$$ make your own rice at home and leave the hard work to Kukus...mains have lots of flavourful sauce. Thumbs up on the Butter Chicken and Aloo Mattar! Can't wait to try other menu items...
I like it. Great butter chicken, good chili chicken, saag is good, veggie curry mix is good too. Don't have to run to the bathroom 5 minutes after eating which to me is a sign of decent curry haha
I love the butter chicken!! If you are new to Victoria, just visiting, or a local, this place is a MUST!! The owner is wonderful and so friendly just like the food they serve. You've gotta try it!!!
Good Appitizers, but that's pretty much it.. A good place if I want to chow down on appies, I enjoy the Veggie Samosa, Vegetable Mix Pakora and the Paneer Pakora. But I wouldn't order a meal again. I tried a couple times but after the last time I swore never again, way to greasy.
Will do. No frills, quick take out, and cheap indian food. I wished the prata, naan breads were crispy.
I give the buttered curry chicken two thumbs up.
OMG YUM!. I can't believe all these other reviews, I've been a huge butter chicken fan and have tried it everywhere, I love it there. I am sooo in love with the prawn pakora!!!!!!!!!! The best I'm going to order right now hahahaha
Solid take out. If you're looking for no-frills yet tasty indian food, give it a shot. It's no Amrikko's, but I'd actually take Kuku's over most Victoria Indian restaurants
Good cheap fast and near my house. They make their own cheese
I like it. I get butter chicken for takeout often. Always tastes great to me. I do have a place i like better for butter chicken takeout, but kukus is pretty good and quick for $10 pickup.
Veggie Samosas are the best I've ever had.. Love Kukus. Would eat their food every day if I could. Everything on the menu is deelish. My only complaint is that the lamb and goat curries are mostly bones, which can be annoying, I'd pay more for more meat.
I love the samosas and the fish pakoras, and the $9.99 meal deal you can get is awesome.
Hole in the wall. Cheap honest food, better than some much more expensive places in town. Call ahead to avoid the wait, and have your food waiting in 20 minutes. Beware, lamb curry is full of bones. Really tasty, but if you aren't in to that sort of thing, go for the chicken!
Awesome. I was having a stag night with me and my friends, we orderd food from the indian food store on Quadra Mckenzie and the lady that picked up the phone was so rude did not know how to speak ENGLISH, one of my friends said call KUKU;S we were all craving indian food, we go there and we all got free samples of food enough to feed us for the night the staff was so good to us we will be difinately going there again, CHEERS TO KUKU;S AWESOME FOOD. BTW AT LEAST THEY ARE FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND UNDERSTOOD US THANKS ALOT KUKU;S.
Great Prices. I like Kuku's because it is very close to our house. We usually order the family pack, for $20, and it has rice, butter chicken, naan, samosas, and dessert. We have had problems before though, with how he packs the bags, because he stacks everything and it has squashed the butter chicken everywhere. The food is always the same and pretty good, hot, and the owner is always kind when we go in.
I have a couple criticism though. One is that the guy is always rushed on the phone. I always get something on top of the family pack, and I ether have to be like, "WAIT, WAIT!" before he hangs up on me after I say I want a family pack, or call back because he has actually hung up on me (we usually get some pakoras, and the fish ones are especially tasty). My other complaint is the butter chicken. It is good, but it is nothing like any butter chicken I have had anywhere else.
Don't believe all the bad press below!. I agree with the previous reviewer, why the whine? Kuku's samosas are some of the best I've ever had, slightly crispy outside, moist, flavourful inside with just the right amount of spice.
Someone complained about the lack of authenticity. I bet they didn't try the goat curry.
No overall it isn't the best Indian food I've had (and I have had better samosas, but only once I can remember) but its nowhere near the worst. For under $20, the 'family butter chicken dinner' has got to be the best deal in town. Everything including dessert, including 4 of those great samosas!
One of the better ones in Vic'. I am really surprised to hear the whiners below. Kuku's, for the price point, is one of the better East Indian places in town. Like someone else said the heat is great, try the chilli chicken it's hot, tasty and all round awesome. I am from England so know a thing or two about Indian food having eaten a fair amount of it. It's hard to get good Indian food in this town. Da Tandoor is my other fav but it's downtown which sucks. Spice Jammer was good but we had a bad experience and it was really pricey. The only bad thing was whoever answered the phone was a bit off with my wife. You can't do that often and get repeat business. Why is it hard to get really good indian food around here? If you're asking this then try Kuku's.
Bernard Von Schulmann
+4.5
The Butter Chicken is great. Waiting for the buffet to open.....
Great food. It compares to the big city
better than the normal east indian fly by night, will fool these small city folks into buying our mush as its all they have, restaurants in victoria .
at least here the food is hotter than normal and you can get made to order stuff
Great Value and Full of Flavor. We ordered from Kuku's for the first time this past weekend. We did not know the portion sizing and ordered too much but didn't pay alot. Basically for under $40 we could have fed 5 people.
We ordered the vegetable pakora, vegetable samosas, Daal, Chana Masala, and the Aloo Gobi. All were full of flavor with the right amount of spice.
I will be ordering from there again!
Bernard Von Schulmann
+4.5
Kuku's has been open on Burnside Road near Harriet for more than three years now. Do to the problems with the building, the owners never managed to make into a full service restaurant which is sad because the corner of Harriet and Burnside needs at least one restaurant worth going to.
Bernard Von Schulmann
+4.5
Sheila got us our dinner there last night , work and a sleeping baby stopping all the cooking I wanted to do for dinner. She got us take away, more great butter chicken and pakoras for me. As of yesterday the buffet half was still not open. Meanwhile half
Loved this place! We got takeout to take home and the service was amazing. The staff took their time to give us suggestions and help us decide what to order. I love that the mango lassis were in the fridge ready to go and the dessert selection is amazing.
I loved how all the sweets we got aren’t over sweet like most North American sweets.
All the food we got was so tasty! The butter chicken is different from how we have had it anywhere else and it was so creamy, delicious and had a lovely mix of spices. This is a great place for quick take out Indian food. So affordable too! I can’t wait to go back to try some different items.
They have a great variety of East Indian food and by far the best value per portion that I have come across in town. The three item lunch of rice, one vegetable curry, and one meat curry is what I always go for, and I am always full after my meal. They also have a great selection of deserts all year round.
I wish I can put five more stars.
First the owners are fantastic, and you will be treated like part of the family, i wasn't treated like a customer.
because they show care about my food allergy and being vegetarian.
The food tastes amazing, and lot of sweets to choose.
the service was 10 stars and the price was soooo cheap that i had to add $10 for the tip because i never imagined that it will be so cheap.
and the food was 10 stars too.
Here you will feel like your home with a family and eat an amazing lunch with them.
Fantastic mom and pop shop! Service was prompt even though they were packed. I had the butter chicken and fish pakora which were excellent. More of a take out place as seating is very limited so I won't critique other than food quality.
Always my go to for Indian food. Fabulous authentic food. The owners are also incredibly kind and generous people.
The fish pakora are the best I have had anywhere.
Buy a big bag of samosas for lunches too!
Nice customer service and quick pick and go. Not much seating space. Their spice level is pretty descent
Absolutely love the food here! Everything is delicious. I have to satisfy my craving for this place every so often. Great selection of baked goods also.
Just nipped and grabbed a Butter Chicken Poutine. Well priced and REALLY TASTY 😋
Their sweets were awesome! It was my first visit, I heard quite a lot about them before. Everything was so good. It's a must try
Always the best food every time I go there. And most friendly staff.
Food was tasty, evenly cooked, plus I did take out they were fasssttt. Great job see u soon
So, my family love East Indian food. And we eat a lot of it. So why we have not eaten from Kuku's until now is unexplainable...so I have remedied that issue. Last night we ordered 10 dishes and it was a MIGHTY triumph! Oh my, the chicken curry is off the charts, the butter chicken was different then any other, it has a nice spice and and kick. The paneer spring rolls and pakoras were amazing. And the price was very good. Oh and I ordered for delivery at 6:30pm and guess what...at 6:30pm a super nice dude arrived and handed off the hot nicely wrapped packages. Mission. Accomplished. It will be done again....and again.
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