5th Element Taste of India

We ordered two veg and one non-veg lunch specials to go from 5th Element Taste of India, and it was a great experience overall. The portion sizes were huge, especially for a lunch special. Each meal came with two curries, dal, naan, rice, a samosa, and gulab jamun. The food was packed well, stayed hot, and everything traveled nicely. Both the veg and non-veg curries were flavorful and well-spiced, and the naan was soft and fresh. Everything felt generous and satisfying, and the pricing was very reasonable for the amount and quality of food. Definitely a great value for Indian takeout in the Baymeadows/Jacksonville area—we’d happily order again.

I went here prior to them moving and the quality stayed amazing as it was before! The food is a burst of flavor you won’t find anywhere else, genuine feel-good comfort food. I definitely crave this on cooler days or just days I want to eat something hardy. Our waitress was very nice and answered a lot of our questions, the atmosphere is excellent and your meal comes with complimentary mango ice cream! (I didn’t try it yet but I will next time!) If authentic Indian food is what you crave then look no further! My favorite item is always going to be the Veggie Samosas, takes just like it has meat because it’s seasoned so so well. Also sorry about the photos, we started digging in and it was all so amazing 🫶🏼

5th Element is always a go-to for good Indian food. Tonight I had the goat masala, rice, and butter nan. So good! 🙂 A friend’s lemon rice and chicken kebab got 👍👍 Dicson, our server, was so friendly. 😎

I ordered mutton biryani through DoorDash and was shocked at the quality. The dish arrived completely uncooked, with a strong raw odor that made it impossible to eat. This is not just poor quality—it’s a serious food safety issue. I followed proper steps to reheat, but the biryani remained inedible. For a trusted restaurant, this is unacceptable. I will not be ordering mutton biryani from here again and urge others to be cautious.

Kofta in Malai kofta had burnt taste and looked black. The curey of malai kofta had a thick layer as if it was old and sitting out for long time. Samosa chat was with one samosa, but I hardly found 2 small piece of samosa in the chat. The samosa chat was full of chole. Paneer pakora was decent. Veg hakka noodles was supposed to have indo-chinese taste but lacked Chinese part in the taste.