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| - Last night proved to be the beginning of a terrible weekend (weather wise) Me and My buddies were making our regular friday food rounds and discovered a nice sized place called Maharajah east indian restaurant, I have passed by it many times and we decided to live on the edge and go somewhere out of our regular (ever expanding) list of places. It seems to have been in business for quite some time so "their must be something special about it right??"
So we stepped in a were immediately greeted by a very kind hostess/waitress who seated us right away. Service wise, a very good first impression, and as usual (by rule of first impressions) it was excellent service for the rest of the night. So what about the food?
First off, or waitress brought us some complimentary fried crispy chips, (i forget what they are called) they were accompanied with some cilantro chutney and mango chutney (very good taste), they did not taste stale( a problem i have encountered before at other east indian places) and had a good amount of aromatic spice flavor in the chip itself, and it was free! always good!.Second, we got a couple appetizers, Veggie pakora and onion baji, (basically deep fried vegetables with a medium flour coating) they were very well seasoned and it was a perfect way whet our appetites for the destruction to come. I noticed that with the vegetable pakora they were more like random sized clusters of vegetable and floury goodness, each cluster was different, this was the first time i had ever seen pakora like this! And I rather liked its rustic charm, and this also came with a bigger batch of the same sauces.
On the to main courses!! We stayed more inside the box of typical restaurant indian fare. Butter chicken, beef Rogan Josh, and Lamb Goa curry along with a vegetable side of Baingan Barta (roasted egg plant with tomato and onions) and of course Naan bread. Overall all the dishes were quite good, My main complaints are: The beef in the Rogan Josh was dry and had a rough texture to it, the curry sauce was excellent though, it had a nice ALMOST to spicy feel (which I was liking because of the cold outside) the butter chicken was everything thing you expect but not beyond its call of duty, very average. Everything else was on par, good naan made in a tandoor and the eggplant dish had a creamy texture and was flavored really well. My favorite of the main courses though would have to go to the Lamb Goa curry, very well balanced flavor, rich coconut base.All the yummy spices jamming of each other created a curry which was superb and that stood out from the norm, the lamb itself was tender and tasted like lamb should. Also I have to mention the dessert that I got Ragullas, quite frankly, AMAZING, its the best I have had anyway! in fact so much so I had to order a second one. Three little deep fried milk dough sitting in warm simple syrup laced with coconut and cardamom pod flavor (and some other kind of magic) it really impressed me, and ended my meal on a quite a high note!
The prices were very reasonable (especially comparing to other similar places) and It had a very nice ambience (maybe outdated) but cozy and warm and clean, it was a perfect way to spend a couple of hours with my buddies enjoying a quality meal. part of me really wants me to give it 4 stars but the only reason I cant is because certain dishes were slightly mediocre, and the portions were fair, but not overly generous. I would recommend this place to anyone in the area and tell them GET THE RAGULLAS!!! So so good!
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