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| - I came here to treat my family to lunch, after seeing it being top rated on many lists on menupalace.com (http://www.menupalace.com/menupalace/top10/top10.asp).
I couldn't find it on Google Streetview, but it's there with yellow exterior walls, on the northern side of Queen St.
AS FOR PARKING: There is a parking lot ($1.75/half hr) behind The Hideout. To get there you need to go west of 5th Elementt, north on Ryerson Avenue, right on Wolseley and right again (one way street).
The ambiance was enjoyable. Not pretentiously over-classy, but adequately so. We were sat at one of the booths and the waiter was very well-mannered and respectful. He had a very professional attitude and took our orders patiently.
I could tell that the entrepreneurs of this restaurant were an innovative bunch as they had a small promotional sign on the table: "Leave your business cards for a chance to win a dinner for 2! Winners announced weekly." They also have twitter and facebook accounts.
We ordered off the Prix-fixe lunch menu, covering the butter chicken and chicken tikka masala.
The appetizers came about 10 mins post-ordering (samosa, vegetable pakoras, and aloo papri chaat), and they were delicious. Tolerably spicy for those with sensitive tongues (like me), but considered mild for the chili-lovers. Although I liked the, my mother was iffy with the samosas, saying they were not crispy enough, but blaming it on her own taste preferences. The portions were decent and we were starting to feel our stomachs occupied.
After another 15 minutes or so since the waiter had taken our appetizer dishes away, the entrees came. The portions were deceivingly small and the sauce on my butter chicken looked generous, but I was very full by the end of it! The portions and sauce-chicken-rice ratio were actually quite accurate. The sauce was delicious and well-mastered, and the chicken was tender. The rice was yellow with tamarik and spices. It was one of the best meals I'd had.
The desserts however were not really my cup of tea. I ordered the Gulab Jamun after googling pictures of it. They were like 2 little timbits on my plate, awkwardly spread apart on polar ends of my dish. it was coconut-y and very, very sweet. Although small, it was dense with syrup.
The rice pudding was bland by comparison, quite watery, and the carrot halwa was in between.
The meal, all in all, was wonderful, especially for the price offered ($9.95 for 3 courses!) I would most definitely come here again if I ever crave authentic and classy indian food. It is definitely a must-try and deserves its spot on menupalace.com.
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