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| - While driving along Queen St, I saw this restaurant being constructed in the spot where Denny's used to be. My first thought was... This restaurant name has to be some kind of pun, right? Sure enough, khana means food, and the restaurant's tagline is "the pleasures of taste". Ha. Bookmarked.
Today, I had the chance to go and check it out. The interior isn't particularly exciting, with pink walls and south Asian artifacts throughout. It gives off a homey, loungy vibe. If you look closely, you can probably see how this place used to be a Denny's.
On to the menu -
I came for lunch on a weekday. They have a special on weekdays from 11-3 - a vegetarian and a non-vegetarian thali. This consists of either chicken or paneer (for veg/non-veg), three curries featuring potato, lentils, and cauliflower, yogurt, naan, basmati rice, and mago salad.
For $13.95 for the non-vegetarian option, this was a pretty good deal.
I liked most of the food - the rice was well-seasoned, naan fresh and buttery, and chicken moist and tender. My favourite curry was the one with the cauliflower - I can't remember exactly what it was called. All 3 of the curries were good though, and came in a decent enough portion. The salad was the throwaway here - just some iceberg lettuce, cucumbers, and the mango wasn't particularly sweet or juicy.
Service was quick and attentive. They often came to check up on us to see if everything was alright. They also had no problem splitting our bills though we had not asked prior to printing.
For a workbreak lunch, time wasn't an issue either. There weren't many other patrons in the restaurant so it may have been faster than usual, but you can squeeze in a generously portioned meal here in under an hour.
Khana Sutra is definitely a place worth coming back to. I worry a bit as Khazana just down the street has a much larger backing in the culinary industry as it is owned by Sanjeev Kapoor, but Khana Sutra should do just fine when customers are looking to have an experience that feels a little more like home.
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