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| - Last night, in his work-induced coma on his only night off in ages, my husband mumbled something about dinner... "what are you hungry for? what have we not eaten in ages? And then he answered his own question - Indian. I remembered seeing positive reviews of a place on Eastern and found it on my yelp app, so off we went.
We entered with a bit of hesitation as the restaurant was empty with the exception of two diners... after waiting for what seemed forever, he acknowledged us and invited us to be seated.
I recognized him, but couldn't place his face. Maybe it was because he handed us menus while talking on a cordless phone and giving the other customers their check...multi-tasking. Not good for an initial restaurant impression...the husband began to eyeroll me...
But he became more forgiving as the server helped him through the enormous menu -- and we, as usual, overordered...
Vegetable Samosas
Chili Pakoras
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken Tikka Masala
Mango Chicken
Shrimp Tikka
Dal
Saag with Potatoes
Zeera rice
Raita
Chili Garlic Naan
not to mention the complimentary pappadums and chutneys and chilis...
stop it! Yes, enough food for days...
My concerns that this would be steam table fare were put to rest once things began to arrive on the table. Favorite dishes: the vegetable samosas were incredibly flavorful and delicious. Mango Chicken (even better than the tikka). The two vegetable dishes, yellow lentils and the spinach were very satisfying, the rice simple and delicious, and the garlic chili naan was spectacular, particularly with the raita.
All in all a very good meal.
Oh, and the server? It's Jignesh, the former manager / server of Sai India Curry -- our favorite little chaat house near UNLV that zipped up unceremoniously a while back.
Beer (domestic only for now) and wine available.
It's a simple, lovely space with good food and kind service...and the owner is definitely Yelp savvy - he encouraged us a to write a yelp review as he bid us adieu...
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