Name: Sam's Indian Food & Pizza
Address: 61380 29 Palms Hwy #13, Joshua Tree, California, 92252, US
Telephone: +1 760-366-9511

Three kinds of lunch

Sam's Indian Food & Pizza is a straightforward restaurant in Joshua Tree with hot and cold sub sandwiches, pizza, and classic Indian dishes. The mix fits a meal stop where one table may want familiar slices, another may want a handheld sandwich, and another may want a fuller plate. Each order starts from the same counter, so the choice stays clear from the first look.

Pizza gives the quickest path for a shared meal. Sub sandwiches work when someone wants something easy to carry, easy to split, or easy to finish without a long pause. Classic Indian dishes bring a different pace to the table, with a meal that settles in for lunch or dinner. The room serves solo diners, groups, and tourists without changing the basic rhythm of the visit. A guest chooses the food first, then settles in or heads out with the order.

Order it your way

Delivery, takeaway, and dine-in all fit the same place. A guest can stay for a meal, carry the order out, or have it sent out for a night in. Counter service sets the pace at the start. Table service takes over once the food reaches the room.

That split matters for a restaurant built around direct choices. The order starts at the counter, where the meal is simple to place and easy to adjust to the time available. Dine-in works for a slower break. Takeaway suits a stop on the move. Delivery suits a meal that needs to arrive ready without a sit-down. A quick lunch can move through the room fast, while dinner can stretch out at a table with coffee, beer, wine, or tea.

Parking and access

The restaurant has a free parking lot and free of charge street parking. It also has a wheelchair-accessible entrance, a wheelchair-accessible car park, and a wheelchair-accessible toilet. Those details make arrival and entry straightforward before the meal even begins. The door, the parking, and the toilet all support the same simple visit.

Hours stay simple through the week. Monday through Saturday, the restaurant opens from 11 AM to 3 PM, then again from 4:30 PM to 9 PM. Sunday runs from 3 PM to 8 PM. The schedule gives lunch and dinner windows across most of the week, with a shorter Sunday service. That makes it easy to plan around a daytime stop or an evening meal in Joshua Tree. High chairs also make room for kids at the table.

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Good to Know

Planning your visit: Accepts reservations Reservations are accepted, so guests can set a time before arriving and head straight to the table on arrival.
Parking: Free of charge street parking · Free parking lot Drivers can use the free parking lot or look for free street parking near the address.
Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible toilet The car park, entrance, and toilet are wheelchair accessible, which keeps the route from parking to table more direct.
Payment: Credit cards · Debit cards · NFC mobile payments Payment can happen by card or tap, so guests can finish the meal without handling cash.
Children: Good for kids · High chairs High chairs are available, and families can bring younger children for a seated meal.
Who comes here: Groups · Tourists Groups and tourists fit the room, so larger parties can plan a meal without changing the usual dining setup.
Atmosphere: Casual · Cosy · Quiet · Trendy The room feels casual, cosy, quiet, and trendy, with a pace that suits a relaxed meal.

About Sam's Indian Food & Pizza

Sam's Indian Food & Pizza sits on 29 Palms Hwy in Joshua Tree. It serves Indian dishes, pizza, and hot and cold sub sandwiches in a straightforward restaurant with counter service and table service.

The menu covers tandoori flat bread, tandoori specialties, and vegetarian specialties. Naan comes in several forms, including jalapeno naan, garlic naan, butter naan, and plain naan. The kitchen also makes chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, shrimp tandoori, malai kofta, aloo mattar, bengan bharta, bhindi aloo, and aloo parantha. Lunch and dinner service run through the week, with Sunday hours from 3 to 8 PM and weekday hours from 11 AM to 3 PM, then 4:30 to 9 PM.

Delivery, takeaway, dine-in, and on-site services give guests several ways to order and eat. The room supports solo dining, groups, tourists, and families with high chairs and good-for-kids seating. Wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, and toilet are part of the setup. Credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments are accepted, and reservations are available.

The dining room has a casual, cosy, and quiet feel. Tea, coffee, beer, and wine are served, along with healthy options, vegan options, vegetarian options, small plates, dessert, and local specialty items. Free of charge street parking and a free parking lot sit near the entrance.