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| - Note: This restaurant uses styrofoam plates/cups. There is no waiter service here, hence the low prices!
Once I drove up and saw the casual-ness of the dining facility, I tempered my expectations. After all, it is 1 $ sign on Yelp. I should've fully investigated the pics before I drove out from 'ssauga.
As you can see from the posted menu, mains are hovering the $6 mark. Naan/rice is extra if you don't order a meal or thali, but prices are still reasonable. Portion sizes are fair for what you pay, I wouldn't say HUGE or anything.
Butter Chicken - Gravy is more on the sweet side with a hint of coconut milk. Not my fav version of this dish.
Goat Curry - Decent flavour. Again, waaay more sauce than protein, but ok for price point.
Onion Salad - I did not like this. I like onions, don't mind raw onions, but something about raw, salted onions did not awaken my taste buds.
Naan & Rice - Both pretty basic. Naan was more of a flat pita, definitely not a fluffy, fresh naan. Rice was alright with little cumin seeds in it. It was good that neither of these sides were too filling as I find gravies/curries quite heavy enough!
Chicken Pakora - Dry. Already prepared and they go to the back to 'ding' it. So it became dry after reheated. I did like the green raita sauce with raw red onions tho'.
Chicken Biryani - I don't know the name of this style, but it's more Southern Indian, as opposed to Pakistani style. Rice was a bit more mushy and had a red tinge, not yellow which I prefer.
Atmosphere: '80s, former ice cream/coffee shoppe looking. Peach walls. And old pink/mint green cafeteria style table with swivel stools, think McD's before renos - if you're old enough. Appears clean, washroom was a bit dingy.
One thing that I REALLY didn't like was the fact that there's tons of waste. All meals/drinks, even dine-in, are plastic or styro, so that equals to lotsa stuff going into the landfill which doesn't make me feel good.
Again, temper your expectations. I wouldn't mind visiting again for a quick meal if I was in the area. However, I wouldn't drive out there to dine-in.
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