what can i say about baba?
a couple of things that you have to keep in mind when going to baba:
1) the service is horrendous. i will state that although the owners try really hard to have a restaurant, it's clear that they really wanted to just open a joint to hang out with his buddies.
2) you never know if you will be getting paper plates, proper plates, styrofoam cups, or plastic utensils.
3) the wait for food can take anywhere from 10 minutes to more than an hour. seriously.
4) their menu is really just a note saying that "we may have the ingredients to make this, but have a 2nd choice in mind"
- i used to go to baba once a week with work colleagues, and the only real reason we kept going back was the food. IT IS DELICIOUS. (not sure where the other reviewers were). it's one of the few places in calgary that do not bring the spice level down for the locals. it caters to folks from the motherland.
- from the chicken tikka to pakora curry to saag paneer to goat curry, this place is pretty dang good. like.... really really good.
- if you have the tolerance to wait through poor and inconsistent service, long waits for food, you will enjoy the food.
- they just did some renos in the last 3 months, so it's a whole lot less divey than it used to be.