Torch of India

	Vacaville Location	Dixon Location
Address	Downtown Vacaville (348 Merchant St., Vacaville, CA, 95688)	7800 Batavia Rd Dixon, CA 95620
Hours	11-2:30, 5-9:30	10am - 10pm 7 days per week
Phone	(707) 446-6356	(707) 693-6682
Website	http://www.torchofindia.com	http://thepunjabidhaba.com
Price range	$10-$15/dish	$10-$15/dish; Dinner buffet (Fri-Sun only) is $12.95
Payment methods	Cash, Credit Cards	Cash, Credit Cards

Great, great Indian food in downtown Vacaville! This location is a bit of a hole in the wall, so you really have to be looking for it to find it, but it's well worth the effort! The naan are to die for, fluffy and hot like they should be - try the garlic naan. The dishes are presented very well, and the two managers are super-friendly, and go above and beyond to make sure the diners are well taken care of. I'd also recommend the chicken tikka masala, the chicken kabobs, and the tandoori prawns. Items ordered off the menu are better than the buffet, although the buffet changes almost daily and is well worth the price.

Torch of India now has a location in Dixon as well. You won't be able to miss the signs while traveling on I-80. "Punjabi Dhaba" also refers to the same place. Unlike it's Vacaville counterpart, this one has a dinner buffet.

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2008-04-19 19:05:07   The Torch of India recently opened a second restaurant in Dixon near the I-80/A St. exit. The owners obviously invested a lot of money in the decor, which features impressive Indian art on the walls and ornate furniture. They only offer a small buffet, but perhaps the menu will expand as they attract more customers. The food was tastey and not too spicey, and included a some very good lamb curry, tantori chicken and another chicken dish in a red sauce that I don't know the name of. There were also the usual vegetable and rice dishes, cauliflower, lentils, yogurt and other sausces, etc.—all good. They also offer warm chai tea with the buffet, which is a nice touch. Oh, and plain and garlic naan comes with the meal—very yummy. Dinner is $10/person. —PeteBasofin

2008-05-30 21:25:00   Just ate at the new Dixon location tonight. I've had food from the Vacaville location previously. They now have a choice between ordering from the menu or buffet ($12.95/person). We chose the latter since it had items we would've probably ordered anyway. The food was really good. The best part was the fresh naan. Each basket of naan we received was hot out of the tandoor. The service was excellent. Anyway, it's worth the 10 min or so drive to Dixon to check this place out! —aggie4life

2008-08-24 01:51:02   I love the buffet at the Dixon location. I am not sure if the two are owned by the same people though. I called the Vacaville location to get the phone # to Dixon and was told they were not affiliated. —AprilAries

2008-11-09 18:02:31   Go to the Dixon location. The food is decent, the service is sweet, they play music videos on the satellite TV, and they still have the chairs from the Mexican seafood restaurant that used to inhabit the space. Eggplant is twice as delicious when you're sitting in a leather-and-rattan chair decorated with an octopus. —MaggieSherriffs

2009-04-22 18:33:14   torch of india is the best indian food in this area, including all of sacramento, let me tell you. everyone in davis HAS TO go there if they love indian food. sometimes i wish the torch of india people would move to davis instead of being out in crappy dixon. torch of india's food compares favorably to some of the best places in san jose, which is where i come from, and which has many, many good indian places —boing3887

2009-05-01 10:51:22   Dixon location has an updated menu now. One can also order the vegetable entrees ranging from around $10 to be served as side dishes for $6. —13urningMonk