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| - So Indian Paradise closed. This is the next closest Indian Buffet so decided to give it a try. I unfortunately didn't take any pictures as I had my hands full with hungry kids.
Walked in and was seated promptly at a table in the middle of the room. The restaurant is quite larger than expected from the outside. There happened to be a bit of a line to the buffet. I went over to view my options and they had plenty of variety.
Now, I have a few select favorites but I tried some new items so I don't know the names...
They start the buffet with a large tub of these UFO shaped disc patties that a soft moist fluffy cakes (I believe made of rice flour?). I grabbed one as everyone seemed to be getting a few. I stuck with some of my traditional items, basmati rice, butter chicken, fried dough balls with jalapeños, tandoori and a few veggie items.
The fried dough balls were very soggy with grease, almost as if they went into a fryer and the oil wasn't hot enough.
The tandoori was good but wish it had char from a a grill to give it an extra kick of flavor.
The rice was bland, I know it's steamed basmati rice, but other buffets usually doctor it up with some saffron or other spices just to give it a slight boost of flavor.
The butter chicken was really really good, the only downfall was that every piece I chewed on had a joint left in it which made for extra crunchy pull it out of your mouth awkwardness and yah, I know a lot of people like the joints, I just don't prefer them and it turned the kids off to what was a really tasty dish.
Now the naan, here's were I was really disappointed. I get my food sit down and I'm wondering if they will bring out my naan in a basket like Indian Paradise did and in the past Tast of India, but no, naan is served in a chafing dish in the buffet. I go to get some and there is only one measly piece left. I grab it. Sit back down and take a bite and it's like a cracker. Snap! My kids love naan and they roll their chicken and rice into it but they didn't have any available so they just sat and waited. I asked the server if there was naan coming and she apologized for the wait and assured me they were preparing it and it would be out soon. At least 10-15 mins go by and still no naan. The server came by and apologized again. A few minutes later and a big ol pan of naan arrived to the buffet. I told my son to go up in line and get some... well the kind server dumped half the naan in the chafing fish, came over to my table and starts unloading naan onto a plate for us. Super sweet and even when I told her we had ample naan she threw down to additional pieces. Again, that was great of her. The only caveat was we were almost done with our food our tummies settled over the time waiting and though we ate the crap out of that flatbread, the naan was lacking in flavor. It just seemed like a basic dough with no added seasonings like anise or garlic or cilantro, just butter bread. I'm sure others love it, I just found something flavorless about it.
So I give this place 2.5 stars for our server being really nice and attentive. But only 2.5 stars because the preparation of the food didn't keep up with the demand (rice and naan empty) and the chicken having joints left in it.
Will I be back? I'm really not sure.
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