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| - UPDATE 8/30/2017: Looks like they moved to Fairlawn. I haven't tried the new location. No need to know, as the former Raj Mahal down the road re-opened as Everest and is now terrific!
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Original review of 11/22/2014:
Never heard of this place before, so assuming it's new to this location. Clean and decor isn't unpleasant, but it def had that strip-mall-place-striving-to-be-more feel to it.
Menu was pretty varied, and had lots of things you don't typically see on NEOH Indian restaurant menus, like goat curry and lots of chili-focused Indo-Chine items. But...you get one lonesome little half piece of papadum to munch on pre-meal. You can order more -- for a charge. Being my first visit, I kept it simple and ordered their lamb curry. Based on the waitress's advice, using the papadum condiments as a guide, I went with hot for the spice level, and added an order of garlic naan.
My food arrived in a reasonably short amount of time. I'd wondered how the portion sizes would be, given the entree prices, which were high for this place, as other reviewers have noted (ranged from $16 to $23). But they weren't any larger than what you get at other places, generally for $3-4 less. The curry was ok -- the lamb was well-cooked and tender, but the sauce was more of a tomato-ey gravy than a typical curry -- and the spice level didn't come close to MAC standards. The naan was a little dry and definitely weak on garlic. I'd say that everything was fresh, certainly far from awful...but it just lacked that balance of hearty and earthy that so characterizes good Indian cooking which beyond just serving as a decent meal, actually fulfills that deep, soul-craving that leads one to Indian food in the first place. Particularly for the price -- I've had way more satisfying Indian food for much less many times.
After all, that's what Indian food is all about. Indian food is more than eating. Good Indian food is edible excitement. It fills the belly, warms the soul and fulfills a desire for something beyond the ordinary.
So, for now, not wildly exciting. I kind of wonder if prices will drop once they secure their liquor license, which would be a good thing for this place if they hope for repeat customers. It's closer than Bombay Sitar in Canton, but not nearly as good as Jaipur Junction in Hudson. But try it for yourself if you're in the area -- not much else around here worth eating.
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