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| - I adore Indian food and am always looking for great places that serve it. Let's start by simply stating that I've experienced the best Indian food (made by Indian mamas) and the worst (grocery curries in pouches) and I eat it all. But I know good Indian food when I see it, and this wasn't it.
I ordered my "usual" (which I use as a baseline) and there were several things that were off with my meal. First, my appetizer, the Samosas, were heavily deep-fried on the outside so they looked like Chinese egg rolls, which was a weird experience. I've never seen a samosa that looked like that and it was unfortunate because it made it too crunchy and hard to get into it. The filling was perfectly delicious and the chutneys were acceptable (not great, just ok) so I moved past it.
The Chicken Tandoori was tender, but lacked the correct amount of spice. It was odd because again, it wasn't bad, it just was slightly bland for tandoori. I guess that works for the generic American palate, but in my mind that's not the point of a traditional Indian restaurant. The way the chicken was displayed was lovely and they didn't skimp on the cabbage or thinly sliced red onions so all in all I was pleased with this dish.
I found the Naan to be a bit too thick and doughy, which again was simply a bit off. It was tasty bread, but it felt more like the consistency of pizza flatbread, not authentic naan. I buy pre-packaged naan at the grocery store when I'm craving it and I would say this was on-par with that. Not bad, just not that great.
Lastly, my Aloo Gobi Masala (a potato and cauliflower curry) was VERY greasy. I was horrified to see so much grease in a dish that is supposed to be healthy. What did they do to the recipe to make it look like that?! The size of the chunks of veggies in the dish were also far too large, which speaks to a general laziness on the part of whomever was acting as the "sous chef." Don't get me wrong, the dish was generally flavorful but I've had much better, and the greasiness put me off of it a bit.
That's how I felt about this whole meal - generally good but not wonderful. I saw another reviewer noted that they were adding fake flavors and oils to their dishes and I agree, I think that's what is going on here. I can pay the same price and get better made Indian food elsewhere locally (see my review history), so I won't be wasting my time here again.
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