A new Indian restaurant just opened up across the street from my work and I have been anticipating the day that I can try it since the moment I saw them erect (hehehe, immature right?) their signage. Tandoori Grill! Makes my mouth water just thinking about the spices. However, it took them over 8 months to open the bloody doors from the time I saw the sign posted. Don't play with my appetite like that!
I got around to trying the place out last week as they just opened that weekend. I like my curries as much as the next guy but some co-workers suggested I try the Biryani. So I gave it a shot and ordered a side of butter naan (which is apparently not allowed in the Indian eating playbook. My co-worker described it as eating mashed potatoes with rice - personally I don't see the problem). What I found really unusual is that about two minutes after ordering I got a phone call from an unknown number and it was a lady working at the Tandoori Grill. She called to ask me if I wanted my Biryani medium hot or very hot. I told her to make me sweat and I think she might have misinterpreted me as coming on to her. Chalk it up as an error in translation.
So I'm eating this chicken biryani, right, and it tastes really good! The serving size is quite large for my 5'6" frame but you'll never hear me complain. There is a lot of chicken and a lot of spice here. Maybe a bit too much spice. I did catch a few cloves and some bark looking thing that tasted really bitter. Minor grievances for me since I do like to experience ethnic and exotic flavours. And boy did she make me sweat! The biryani was spicy too (HAR HAR)! You vanilla faces out there might want to opt for the medium spicy; a caramel face like me has been desensitized to the hot stuff.
I'm looking forward to trying out the curries and tandoori BBQ in the near future. Word on the street is that they will do a lunch buffet so let's keep our fingers crossed that it happens.