Shiva

About Shiva

Looking for an Indian restaurant in Houston? Shiva is at 5220 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, Texas. It is one of 2,820 places to eat and drink we list in Houston. Expect affordable prices, around $10–20 per person.

Shiva is open daily, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Note that it closes between lunch and dinner service on 7 days of the week.

Guests can choose from 117 menu items across 16 sections, including Tarannum-E-Tarkari, Idhar-Udhar, Bahar-E-Murgh, LIZZAT-E-BIRYANI, and Tandoori-Khazana. Listed prices range from $1.25 to $19.95, with a typical item around $10.95. Dishes worth a look include Dal Maharani, Green Salad, and Karahi Murgh.

Available service options are no-contact delivery, delivery, takeaway, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cosy, and trendy, and it is a good fit for groups, tourists, and university students. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include alcohol, all you can eat, beer, coffee, and comfort food.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: free of charge street parking, free parking lot, and parking. Reservations are accepted; call (713) 523-4753 to book a table.

Quick facts

Category

Indian Restaurant

Address

5220 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77005

Phone

(713) 523-4753

Price range

$10–20 per person

Hours

Open daily, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Menu

117 items · $1.25–$19.95

Listing updated

May 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Shiva’s weekday schedule with 15 other Indian restaurants in Houston. On a typical weekday it opens at 11:30 AM, close to the local norm of 11:00 AM and closes at 9:00 PM, in line with the typical 9:00 PM.

In total it is open about 52.5 hours a week, 8 hours fewer than the local median of 60. 93% of Indian restaurants in Houston open on Sundays, and Shiva is one of them.

Compared with 15 other Indian restaurants in Houston that list their hours in our guide.

• Dal Maharani$10.95

  Black lentils and red beans simmered with spices to perfection VEGAN

• Green Salad$3.75

  Fresh cut seasonal salad

• Karahi Murgh$11.95

  Served with rice. Juicy chicken pieces cooked in a host of herbs and spices with bell peppers and tomatoes

• Saffron Rice$3.95

  Plain rice with a hint of saffron

• Sheek Kebab Nawabi$12.95

  Ground lamb seasoned with herbs and cilantro.

• Paratha$2.50

  Buttered whole wheat bread VEGAN

• Gosht Dhansak$13.95

  Served with rice, Dhansak a flavorful dish cooked with chunks of lamb.

• Kheer$3.95

  Indian rice pudding finished with nuts, raisins and cardamom

• Tamatar Shorba$3.50

  Homemade mildly spiced tomato soup

• Jhinga Masala$14.95

  Served with rice, A delicately spiced curry made from tomatoes, onions garlic and ginger

Typical prices for Indian restaurants in Texas

Based on 41 menus with 4,785 priced items from Indian restaurants in Texas, the median menu item costs $12.99, and half of all items are priced between $7.00 and $16.00.

At Shiva the median listed price is $10.95, lower than the typical $12.99 for Indian restaurants in Texas.

Calculated from 41 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Shiva there are 13 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 81 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Cafes & Coffee (15), Mexican & Tex-Mex (11), Burgers & Fast Food (8), and Bars & Pubs (7).

Competition is light: 1 other Indian restaurant is within a mile. The closest is Khyber North Indian Grill, 0.9 mi away.

29 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week, so this is a good area for a late meal.

Nearest places of other kinds

• Sandwiches & DelisSubway< 0.1 mi
• Bakeries & DessertsNothing Bundt Cakes0.1 mi
• Cafes & CoffeeStarbucks0.1 mi
• Mexican & Tex-MexChili's0.2 mi
• ItalianOlive Garden0.3 mi

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