India Clay Oven in San Francisco, CA

4.6(1,425)$20–30San Francisco, CA
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Highly rated

Highly rated at 4.6 stars with 1425 reviews.

  • Family-friendly
  • Budget-friendly
  • Quick service

Best for / Not ideal for

Best for

  • Families
  • Quick meals
  • Large groups
  • Budget dining

Not ideal for

  • Romantic dinners

At a glance

San Francisco, CA • Price $20–30 • 4.6★
India Clay Oven is an Indian buffet located at 2436 Clement St in San Francisco, CA. This establishment has earned a 4.6-star rating from 1425 reviews, indicating a generally positive reception from diners. The buffet offers dine-in service, as well as no-contact delivery and takeout options for those who prefer to enjoy their meal elsewhere. The price range for dining at India Clay Oven is between $20 and $30. With its established presence and customer feedback, India Clay Oven provides a clear option for those seeking an Indian buffet experience in San Francisco.

Good to know

  • India Clay Oven has a listed address in San Francisco, CA, so visitors can confirm the exact location before going.
  • The page includes a 4.6-star rating from 1,425 reviews.
  • Website and phone details are available for checking current menu, hours, or availability.
  • Service details include takeout.
This family-friendly Indian buffet welcomes diners of all ages. As a budget-friendly option, this buffet offers affordable dining.
Address
2436 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121, San Francisco, CA
Phone
(415) 751-0505
Today
10 AM–11 PM
Price
$20–30
Rating
4.6 (1,425 reviews)

What stands out

🍽️Delicious food

Multiple reviewers praise the taste and flavor

👥Friendly service

Attentive and helpful staff

🌟Nice atmosphere

Pleasant and welcoming environment

✨Fresh, quality food

Multiple reviewers mention the freshness

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Before you go

🍽️Dine-in available

Eat in the restaurant

🚚Delivery available

Delivery service offered

🥡Takeout available

Order to go

Not the Fastest

Score 30/100 · 2 positive signals
Quick bite score30/100
Speed signals
10/30
Grab-and-go
0/25
Budget-friendly
5/20
Time commitment
15/15
Convenience
0/10

What works

  • Fast service
  • Moderate pricing

Keep in mind

  • No takeout option

Scored from service speed, takeout options, pricing, meal format, and lunch availability.

Trusted Rating

✅ 4.5 weighted · 1,425 reviews
4.5weighted · raw 4.6 from 1,425 reviews(↓ 0.08 from raw)
Highly Trusted
Review volume vs. city median1,425 / 606 median
03,030 (Rock Solid threshold)
Rating spread on Yelp
5★
4★
3★
2★
1★

Relative share of Yelp ratings by star — bar length shows how ratings skew, not exact counts.

The trusted rating blends this place’s raw score (4.6) with the city average (4.33) using a Bayesian formula. Places with fewer reviews are pulled toward the city mean; places with 3030+ reviews carry their rating at nearly full weight.

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Hours & Location

Status: Hours available

Regular Hours

7 days
friday
10 AM–11:30 PM
monday
10 AM–11 PM
saturday
10 AM–11:30 PM
sunday
10 AM–11 PM
thursday
10 AM–11 PM
tuesday
10 AM–11 PM
wednesday
10 AM–11 PM

Pricing

Price range $20–30
Price range$20–30

Amenities & Services

Accessibility, service options, and dining details

Accessibility

Wheelchair, parking, and more
 Wheelchair accessible entrance Wheelchair accessible parking lot Wheelchair accessible restroom Wheelchair accessible seating

Amenities

Available facilities and features
Vegan optionsMany vegetarian optionsAccepts credit cardsAccepts Android PayAccepts Apple PayModerate noise

Atmosphere

Ambiance and setting
 CasualClassyGood for groupsGood for kids

Service Options

Dine-in, takeout, delivery
Dine_inNo_contact_deliveryTakeoutReservationsDeliveryCatering

Takeout service is available. Delivery service is offered.

Payment Methods

Accepted payment types
 Credit cards Debit cards N F C mobile payments

Highlights

Special features
 Fast service

Planning

Reservations and groups
 Accepts reservations

Popular Dishes

9 dishes reviewers mention most
  • Chicken Tikka Masala$15.95129 mentions
  • Saag Paneer$14.9572 mentions
  • Tandoori Chicken$12.9569 mentions
  • Punjabi Lamb Curry$16.9536 mentions
  • Vegetable Samosa$6.9523 mentions
  • Kheer$3.9520 mentions
  • Chicken Korma$15.9518 mentions
  • Lamb Vindaloo$16.9518 mentions
  • Fish Pakora$8.9514 mentions

Dishes most frequently mentioned in Yelp reviews.

Full Menu

122 items with prices
  • Papadum$3.00

    Clay oven roasted crispy spiced lentil wafers. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Vegetable Samosa$6.95

    Homemade crisp patties, stuffed with fresh potatoes and peas. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Onion Bhaji$6.95

    Delicately spiced deep fried onion fritters. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Palack Pakora$6.95

    Spinach coated in garbanzo batter, then deep fried. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Vegetable Pakora$6.95

    Vegetable fritters delicately spiced. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Baingan Pakora$6.95

    Eggplant dipped in Garbanzo batter. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Cheese Pakora$7.95

    Homemade cheese pieces dipped in a batter and deep fried. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Fish Pakora$8.95

    Fresh fish marinated with clay oven spices. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Chicken Pakora$7.95

    Breast cubes marinated with Clay Oven spices then dipped in Garbonzo batter. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Clay Oven Meat Platter$12.95

    Cooked in clay oven. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Calamari Pakora$8.95

    Lightly-spiced calamari dipped in chickpea batter. Served with homemade mint chutney and hot and sour tamarind chutney.

  • Curry Family Dinner$57.00

    1 Order of Veggie Samosa, 1 Order of Chicken Tikka Masala, 1 Order of Saag Paneer, 1 Order of Rice Pilav, 1 Order of Plain Naan, 1 Order of Garlic Naan, 1 Order of Kheer (Rice Pudding)

  • Dal Soup$3.95

    Delicately spiced lentil soup granished with vegetables.

  • Mulligatawny Soup$5.95

    A delicately spiced chicken and lentil soup.

  • Mixed House Salad$5.95
  • Cucumber Salad$4.95
  • Raita$3.00

    Homemade yogurt with cucumber and carrots mixed with spices.

  • Mango Chutney$2.00
  • Mixed Pickle$1.50
  • Mixed Vegetable Masala$14.95

    Fresh cut assorted vegetables cooked in stir fried onions, ginger, garlic, and herbs.

  • Aloo Gobi$14.95

    Fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices.

  • Bengan Bhartha$15.95

    Fresh eggplant baked and cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices.

  • Mushroom Mattar$15.95

    Fresh mushrooms and green peas cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes and spices.

  • Mattar Paneer$14.95

    Homemade farmer cheese and fresh green peas cooked with herbs.

Menu sourced from Yelp; items and prices may change.

Reviews

1,425 reviews

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What is the rating of India Clay Oven?

India Clay Oven has a 4.6-star rating based on 1425 customer reviews.

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A vibrant food district with diverse eateries, cafes, and cultural landmarks.

A vibrant food district with diverse eateries, cafes, and cultural landmarks.

Retail & Shopping
26
Food & Dining
25
Miscellaneous Services
14
Financial Services
7
Arts & Culture
5
Recreation & Entertainment
3

87 nearby places across 9 categories

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87 places nearby (arts & culture, tech, finance, food, healthcare)

Place Of Worships

Ta Kioh Buddhist Temple

Place Of Worship

2328 Clement Street

~344 ft
Schneerson Center

Place Of Worship

2655 Balboa Street

~0.4 mi
Website
Golden Gate Christian Church

Place Of Worship

378 18th Avenue

~0.5 mi
Congregation Anshey Sfard

Place Of Worship

~0.5 mi

Cinemas

4 Star Theater

Cinema

2200 Clement Street

~0.1 mi
Website

Post Offices

The UPS Store

Post Office

5758 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 miMo-Fr 08:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off
Geary Post Office

Post Office

5654 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 mi
+1-415-665-1355Website
Union Post SF

Post Office

5432 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 mi
+1 415 831 9261Website

Banks

Citibank

Bank

6100 Geary Boulevard

~0.1 miMo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Chase

Bank

5655 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 miMo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-14:00; Su off
+1 415-750-5273Website
Bank of America

Bank

5500 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 mi
Website
East West Bank

Bank

5501 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 miMo-Th 09:00-17:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su off
EverBank

Bank

~0.4 miMo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa-Su off
Wells Fargo

Bank

5455 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 miMo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-12:00; Su off
California Bank & Trust

Bank

5255 Geary Boulevard

~0.5 miMo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa-Su off

Restaurants

Hard Knox Cafe

Restaurant

2448 Clement Street

~52 ftMo-Su 11:00-21:00
+1 415-752-3770Website
Bill's Place

Restaurant

2315 Clement Street

~402 ft
+1 415 221 5262
Ocean Indian Cuisine

Restaurant

6127 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 mi
+1-415-751-4433Website
Jang Soo BBQ

Restaurant

6314 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 mi
+1 415 221 8282
Cheung Hing

Restaurant

6255 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 mi10:00-21:00
Pizzetta 211

Restaurant

211 23rd Avenue

~0.2 mi
+1-415-379-9880Website
Firehouse Pizzeria

Restaurant

6001 California Street

~0.2 miMo-Su 11:30-22:00
+1-415-221-7603Website
An Chi

Restaurant

5827 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miWe-Mo 10:30-21:00; Tu off
+1 415 702 9986

Cafes

ilana Coffee

Cafe

2314 Clement Street

~395 ft
+1 415 387 2313
Joe's Coffee Shop

Cafe

6134 Geary Boulevard

~0.1 miMo,We-Su 07:00-15:00; Tu off
Thanh Thanh Café

Cafe

2205 Clement Street

~0.1 mi09:30-18:00
+1 415 387 1759
Honey B

Cafe

~0.1 miMo-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa-Su 12:00-20:00
+1 415 221 1668Website
Cafe Enchante

Cafe

6157 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 mi07:15-17:00
+1-415-500-3345Website
Angelina's Cafe

Cafe

6000 California Street

~0.2 miMo-Sa 06:30-18:00; Su 07:30-17:00
+1-415-221-7801Website
Bazaar Cafe

Cafe

~0.3 mi
Garden House Cafe

Cafe

3117 Clement Street

~0.4 mi
+1-415-668-1640Website

Bars

Trad'r Sam

Bar

6150 Geary Boulevard

~0.1 mi
+1 415-221-0773
The Blarney Stone

Bar

5625 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 miMo-Fr 14:00-02:00; Sa-Su 10:00-02:00
Goemon Izakaya

Bar

3129 Clement Street

~0.4 mi

Fast Foods

Subway

Fast Food

5650 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 miMo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa-Su 10:00-19:00
+1 415-386-8223Website
Hummus Bodega

Fast Food

5549 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 miMo-Th,Su 11:00-19:00; Fr 11:00-18:30; Sa off
Website
Buffalo Burgers

Fast Food

5317 Geary Boulevard

~0.5 mi
+1 415 668 1267
Domino's

Fast Food

5200 Geary Boulevard

~0.5 miMo-Th,Su 10:30-24:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00
+1 415-387-3030Website

Bakerys

Moscow & Tbilisi Bakery Store

Bakery

5540 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 mi
+1 415 668 6959

Ice Creams

Joe's Ice Cream

Ice Cream

5420 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 miMo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 12:00-20:00
+1 415 7511950Website

Pharmacys

Torgsyn Pharmacy

Pharmacy

5614;5612 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 miMo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off

Doctors

Asthma & Allergy Clinic of Marin and SF Inc.

Doctors

6850 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 mi

Hairdressers

Kayo Hair

Hairdresser

2211 Clement Street

~0.1 mi10:00-19:00
+1 415-831-2222
Ihairbook Brazilian Keratin Specialist

Hairdresser

2019 Balboa Street

~0.5 mi
+1 415 290 5989Website

Beautys

Bliss Organic Salon

Beauty

6209 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 mi
Richmond Nail Salon

Beauty

5856 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 mi10:00-19:00
+1 415 876 3888
Glitz N Glam Nail & Lash Spa

Beauty

5847 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miMo-Sa 10:00-19:30; Su 11:00-18:00
+1-415-702-6485Website
Punch King Fitness

Beauty

5820 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 mi
+1 415-702-6430Website
Nail Care by Theresa

Beauty

5815 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miMo 09:00-17:00; Tu 09:00-13:00; We 09:00-17:00; Th 10:30-17:00; Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 10:30-14:00; Su 09:00-17:00
+1 415 806 8329
Edge Brows

Beauty

5813 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 mi
+1 415 573 6329Website
Krave Hair & Beauty

Beauty

5809 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 mi
+1 415 831 1888Website
Aquatica Nails

Beauty

5707 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 mi
+1 415 422 0448

Money Transfer; Post Offices

Meest

Money Transfer; Post Office

~0.2 mi
+1 415 386 8167

Massages

Balance Thai Massage

Massage

5754 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 mi
+1 415-831-1111Website
Jenny Beauty World

Massage

3202 Balboa Street

~0.6 mi
+1-415-668-7027

Public Bookcases

Little Free Library

Public Bookcase

~0.5 mi24/7

Dances

Ms. Marian's Dance Garden

Dance

5841 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miSa-Su 11:00-19:00
+1 415 377 2351Website

Playgrounds

Imagination Playhouse

Playground

5628 Geary Boulevard

~0.3 miMo-Fr 09:30-18:30
Website

Fitness Centres

Regular Exercise

Fitness Centre

1401 Clement Street

~0.6 mi
Website

Conveniences

Tigers Liquors

Convenience

2400 Clement Street

~150 ft
25th and Clement Produce and Market

Convenience

~236 ft
New World Market

Convenience

~0.3 miMo-Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Mainland Market Co.

Convenience

5601 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 mi
Balboa Bi-rite Market

Convenience

2449 Balboa Street

~0.4 mi
+1 415 221 3510
Europa Plus

Convenience

5350 Geary Boulevard

~0.5 mi09:00-20:00
Better Food Market

Convenience

3149 Balboa Street

~0.6 miMo-Th 09:00-22:00; Fr 09:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00

Laundrys

Sunshine Center

Laundry

2401 Clement Street

~172 ft06:00-22:00
Rainbow Wash

Laundry

6004 California Street

~0.2 miMo-Su 06:30-23:00
Pacific View Cleaners

Laundry

6907 Geary Boulevard

~0.5 miMo-Tu 09:00-19:00; We-Th 12:00-19:00; Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off
Balboa Bubbles

Laundry

2001 Balboa Street

~0.5 miMo-Su 06:00-23:00
+1 415 789 6679
Wash Mart Coin-Op Laundry

Laundry

2122 Cabrillo Street

~0.6 mi

Hardwares

Ace

Hardware

6122 Geary Boulevard

~0.1 miMo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00
+1 415-752-1888

Clothes

Paul's Hat Works

Clothes

6128 Geary Boulevard

~0.1 mi
Website

Dry Cleanings

Snow White Cleaners

Dry Cleaning

2650 Clement Street

~0.1 mi
New Shining Cleaner

Dry Cleaning

~0.4 mi
Balboa Cleaners

Dry Cleaning

2549 Balboa Street

~0.4 mi
+1 415 387 1559
A-Track Cleaners

Dry Cleaning

5442 Geary Boulevard

~0.4 mi
+1 415 386 2098

Medical Supplys

Sunrise Medical Supplies

Medical Supply

6149 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miMo-Th 09:30-15:00; Fr 09:30-14:00; Sa-Su off
+1-415-666-0933Website

Hifis

FH Video Incorporated

Hifi

6139 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miMo-Fr 09:00-12:00,13:00-17:00; Sa-Su off
+1-415-221-6128Website

Gifts

Troika

Gift

6300 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miMo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su off
Regina

Gift

5845 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miMo-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa 12:00-17:00
+1 415-596-8557

Funeral Directors

Sullivan’s and Duggan’s Serra Funeral Services

Funeral Directors

6201 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miMo-Fr 08:30-17:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
+1-415-621-4567Website

Supermarkets

Grocery Outlet

Supermarket

6333 Geary Boulevard

~0.2 miSa-Su 08:00-22:00
+1-415-876-5576Website
6001 California Market (Appel & Dietrich)

Supermarket

6001 California Street

~0.2 miMo-Su 08:30-20:30
+1 415-221-7600
New California Market

Supermarket

~0.4 mi

Informations

Exploring Lands End

Information

~0.6 mi

Viewpoints

Eagle's Point Overlook

Viewpoint

~0.6 mi