• Tiffins

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Family owned and operated restaurant serves Gujarati street food with many vegan-friendly options. A myriad of dishes and flavors, including desserts. Cafeteria-style. Vegan meetup groups are welcome. No longer all veg as of July 2012. Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-10:00pm, Sun 12:00pm-9:00pm.


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13 Reviews

First Review by Yoginiina

Poppy2

Points +21

Vegetarian
01 Mar 2024

Love their Saag!

My family eats here on a regular basis. Their saag, dosas, and samosas are top notch. The food is often enough for two meals!

Pros: Great selection

Cons: Sometimes it can be a long wait

debauchero

Points +443

Vegan
27 Jul 2023

Indian. Food.

July 2023 update:
I've waited awhile to post this update, but regrettably must amend my original claim from this establishment's earlier days. This place has languished step by step over the years in both service and flavor. Quality issues unfortunately seem to frequent both the Boulder and newer Longmont location, with bland spices on everything except the excessively salty saag (and depending on the evening, potentially salty staff members as well). Bummer enough, but not everything good can last and I'm looking forward to seeing what else is out there.

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I've been going here since they opened and Tiffin's has produced the most consistently delectable meals I could ever hope for. I get the vegetable masala and saag, both with coconut bases instead of cream ($1 upcharge and add 10 min prep). What a treat to have this place in town.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-27

wanaok

Points +19

Vegetarian
01 Apr 2023

really good

delicious food with lots of vegan and vegetarian options.

perkonius

Points +327

Vegan
02 Sep 2017

Worst dosa I've ever had

I hate to hate on a place a lot of other folks love, and I only are here once, so take this with a grain of salt. I did, because the classic coconut sauce served with the dosa was so salty in was inedible. And somehow the dosa arrived cold at the table.

Divey atmosphere is comfortable for kids but particularly nice.

I love South Indian, but in this neighborhood go to Kathmandu II instead.

surrea

Points +64

Vegan
17 Aug 2017

Indian food made easy for vegans!

This place has all of their vegan menu items clearly marked, which was fantastic. The cashier was also very upfront and helpful when I asked about dairy in the naan and roti. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend!

Pros: Friendly staff, Delicious food at a good price, Vegan options clearly marked

vegfam

Points +72

Vegan
24 Jul 2014

Love! Love! Love!

We were visiting Colorado from NY and dying for some good food! This place was so good we came back the next day as well! We were there for lunch both times and had the lunch curry specials. You had a choice of 1,2, or 3 curries with rice. We all got 3 and it was only $7.95. The portions were very generous and both my 10&11 year old boys had to bring some home with them. Each time they had 4 options that were vegan and the owners were extremely helpful explaining exactly what was in them, as well as showing us what else they had available. Their menu is clearly labeled as to what is vegan and there were lots of options. The curries we had included veggie curry, okra, chick pea, and lentil. So flavorful!! I highly recommend this place and would go out of my way if we were ever close by again!

Pros: amazing flavor, very reasonable prices, service/staff

kiochi

Points +204

Vegan
05 Jul 2014

Amazing Food, Inexpensive, Friendly

(I would give this five stars but can't because they now serve meat)

This is one of our favorite restaurants and we go here almost daily. It's cheap enough that you can actually afford to eat here every day for lunch. It is owned by a Mom and Pop (literally) who are both indian and vegetarian. The entire menu used to be veg but now they have some meat curries.

For lunch they have a "thaali" which consists of homestyle entrees that you can get 1,2 or 3 of and comes with rice and you can add a whole-wheat roti (the naan is not vegan). Ask them which ones are vegan (usually 4-5 are).


On the menu, many, many things are vegan or can be made vegan (even the korma and masala can be made vegan if you ask). This is one of the only places around to get dosa and idli, which are both amazing (and vegan). Their sambar is really great too!

The biryani is great, but one order can feed a family of four. You have been warned!

They can make their dishes as spicy (or not) as desired, just ask.

I really feel great about eating here, since the owners are so nice, and happy to accommodate vegans (even jains). As has been said in other comments, it's a very casual atmosphere. They do not serve beer/wine, but you can bring your own bottle of wine and they will even give you glasses to drink it there!




Updated from previous review on Friday July 04, 2014

Pros: Amazing Flavorful food, Inexpensive, large portions, Very friendly owners

Troktagon

Points +179

Vegan
24 Jun 2013

Greasy

Went here with some colleagues. Had a few vegan options, but they were greasy and not very impressive.

Cons: Greasy

KasloColorado

Points +51

Vegan
01 Apr 2012

Great place for vegans

Every vegan in the area should try this place!

This restaurant serves inexpensive Indian street food. All items are vegetarian. When I asked the staff about vegan options, they were extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and comfortable with this question. They told me that all but two entrees could easily be made vegan and a couple of desserts had cream. When I asked about a couple of ready-made items in a case by the register, a man gave my husband and I multiple free samples! The menu is large, and the food is fast, cheap, and delicious! Very unique flavors compared to most Indian and Nepalese restaurants. Definitely more vegan options than any other Indian restaurant I've been to. Be warned, though... They definitely focus on food more than decor. The atmosphere is simple and plain, but very clean. Personally, I think they made a great choice. Where else can you get a fresh, hot vegan dinner with friendly, prompt service for under $7?

By the way, this restaurant can be a little difficult to find. It is on Arapahoe, between Folsom and 28th, in the Safeway shopping center. It's between Papa John's and Cold Stone Creamery.

Pros: Vegan-friendly, Large selection, Inexpensive

Cons: Fairly plain atmosphere

paprika579

Points +64

Vegan
09 Dec 2011

Friendly, fast and delicious

We have eaten here twice and enjoyed it both times. The food is very good, cheap and comes out fairly fast. We are both vegan and they have several vegan options and even have a vegan manga lassi! I highly recommend this to anyone wanting affordable and delicious veg food in Boulder. My only critique would be that sometimes it can take them awhile to refill your water or serve you water.

Pros: Affordable, Delicious, Fast

Cons: Service can be slow

lisamoshop

Points +28

Vegan
04 Dec 2011

Jain and Vegan friendly

A very laid back friendly casual dining family-owned restaurant featuring Southern Indian vegetarian comfort food. Lots of vegan options and even options for Jains, who avoid eating root vegetables because of the destruction to small creatures that come when they are pulled out of the ground.

Staff were very welcoming and helped this newcomer to Southern Indian cuisine choose something yummy. I went with the Samosa Chat (vegan) --a samosa topped with spicy tomato/ginger curry, chutney and lentil noodles. I also had lentil soup (vegan), chai (had dairy) and a saffron sweetened yogurt (forget what it was called.)

Even though I avoid dairy I want to try everything on the menu at least once just because it is obvious that everything is made with both skill and love. I'd eat there everyday if I could and the prices are so low and the portions so big, it's not entirely impossible to do so.

Pros: Yummy Food, Very nice staff, Portions high/price low

Cons: None, Whatsoever, Srsly

Munchi-chi

Points +842

Vegan
17 Oct 2011

South Indian Deliciousness

This south indian "street food" is laid back & totally casual. The food is outstanding and SPICY. I've had a hand full of dishes so far and my favorite being the Samosa Chat. You can get a Vegan Mango Lassi, just ask if it's not in the fridge as they may have some in the back. Sooo YUMMY! And you need it to handle the spice! Also, though it's totally veg, you must ask for vegan.

Yoginiina

Points +16

Vegan
17 Oct 2011

Great Indian Snacks!

Masala Dosa and Gulab Jamun-- Oh My! Thank you, Tiffin's for scrumptious,
100% Veg treats!




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