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| - I've been very excited to try this place as I drive past it almost daily and watched the construction.
The space is big and beautiful and well lit. The line, for a Saturday night, was long. But moved quickly. The staff even gave us some complementary drinks while waiting.
The food: as an Indian food snob, I was pretty impressed. Especially something labeled as Indian "fast" food. Several of the dishes were average, but a few standouts:
-the dal "masala," aka dal makhani - dal makhani takes hours to cook and this was executed very well. The lentils and kidney beans were soft yet had still of a bite. The gravy was silky and well balanced
-pav bhaji - the classic Indian street food. The buns were nicely toasted, and the "bhaji," the mashed vegetable and lentil mix, was nicely spiced and excellently paired with minced red onion and chilis.
The tandoor meat, paneer, and vegetables - when you enter the restaurant, you see the gigantic tandoor ovens to the left of the register. The chicken, paneer, and vegetables were superb. All well charred on the outside. The paneer was soft on the inside, the chicken was still juicy, and the vegetables were perfectly roasted.
Things we could have done without: the samosas chaat. The samosas were just average.
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