CLOSED: Swad Vegetarian Indian

Vegan Thali at Swad Vegetarian Indian in Greenville

Thali plate. at Swad Vegetarian Indian in Greenville

Baingan Bharta (spiced egglplant) with garlic naan. at Swad Vegetarian Indian in Greenville

A rice flour vegan Indian pancake with vegetables at Swad Vegetarian Indian in Greenville

outside at Swad Vegetarian Indian in Greenville

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CLOSED: Swad Vegetarian Indian
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Vegetarian

Lacto

Indian

Fast food

Take-out

Indian food and grocery owned by a lifelong vegetarian. Reported closed March 2026.

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31 Reviews

First Review by suzlaz

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aadams1217

Points +134

Non Veg

18 Sep 2010

Owners super nice and tasty food - Edit

My boyfriend and I stopped drove to Greenville to watch the US Cycling Championships, and I came on here in search of a vegan restaurant. We arrived at Swad 10 minutes before closing time and the owners happily welcomed us.

It's not really a "high-end" restaurant. It's more of a hybrid between an Indian food store and a small family-owned restaurant. Low-key and casual. And the owners were more than happy to talk to us about all the spices they added to the food and to give us more rice, if we needed it.

Personally, I thought the curried veggies were a tad to spicy for my liking, but maybe that's because I'm not very schooled on Indian food and mostly eat milder foods. I had to get three refills on water, though. And I needed more rice to balance out the spiciness. Just a caveat if you don't really enjoy very spicy food.

Pros: friendly owners, tasty food

Cons: a tad too spicy

coconutgirl

Points +22

Mostly Veg

01 Sep 2010

No more mothballs in the restrooms! - Edit

The owner removed the mothballs from the bathrooms recently, so SWAD is now mothball-free! Hurray!

Pros: vegetarian, healthy cuisine, friendly staff

Cons: Food very spicy

calicobeard

Points +25

Vegan

01 Feb 2010

Great Indian, mostly vegan and cheap - Edit

I just tried Swad for lunch today. It was fantastic. The owner was also my server. I asked him what, on the menu, was vegan. He indicated that everything was vegan, except two dishes that had dairy in them. They don't serve any meat or eggs there. He even specially had the roti I had with my meal, prepared with a coating of olive oil instead of ghee. I was also given a demonstration of how to eat the appetizer (Puri Pani, I think) I ordered. Just very friendly and helpful service.
The food was excellent as well.
They've been in Greenville for 14 years, so I'm a bit embarrassed I haven't found this place sooner.
My only complaint was that the service was a bit slow. Normally this is fine for me, but I was on my lunch break today. But I will definitely be going back.

Pros: vegan, price, friendly service

Cons: service a little slow