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| - Mint Indian Bistro easily earns 4.5 stars but I'm rounding up to 5 stars because A. Yelp doesn't offer a half star review option and B. Mint's huge menu offers so much potential, I can easily see it going to 5 stars depending on what you order from here. and C. I'm easy to please.
This was our first dining out experience in Vegas. Despite what the directions may say to walk here if you're coming from the north on Paradise, don't venture off of Paradise until you reach E. Flamingo. The neighborhood gets real rough, real quick. Was it worth the short walk through the hood? You best believe!
This is everything Udupi Palace http://www.yelp.com/biz/udupi-palace-berkeley in The Bay Area should be and more. Service is quite good. The menu, in addition to being massive, is well labeled with what's Vegan and what's not. On top of being easy to distinguish between what's Vegan, the majority of dishes are offered in a Vegan and non-vegetarian version as well. While I appreciate that the menu is expansive, I was a little confused since it's laid out according to region. I'm not the biggest Indian food expert so I needed to comb through it to find what I was looking for. It seems to me it would be easier to navigate if it were separated by meat, veg, and so on.
The Popular Pakoda are delicious little fried buggers full of shredded veggies. Their mint and tamarind chutneys are both very tasty. As a certified condiment whore I can say they're as good as you'll find at most places around.
I love Malai Kofta, but haven't had it in years since I've never seen it made Vegan at any of the Indian restaurants I've been to. Once I saw they offered that, I was a happy boy. It wasn't quite as spicy as I was hoping, but it had a good creamy flavor with soft dumplings as a centerpiece. I'm sure if I asked them to bump up the spice level, it would be excellent. It also comes with a complimentary side of rice, which is a rarity nowadays.
Speaking of spice level. They offer to spice most things on a 1-10 scale. I'll have to come back to get my photo on the Inferno Wall of Fame by downing the Inferno Curry. I'll just be sure to pick up some throat numbing spray as was recommended to me by an expert in the subject matter. If I have to sign a waiver to eat something, I'm bringing my "A" game!
The Curry Pineapple Rice was alright. It wasn't mind blowing or anything. I would order something else in it's place. Especially since they already include plain rice with some of the entrees.
We ordered the Pistachio Kulfi as a dessert thanks to it's description. I was thinking it was a Vegan ice cream but it was much more icey. Not in a terrible way though. A little different but still good.
The Paratha was really good filled with potatoes and peas. It had a nice smoky taste on the verge of being burnt, but not all the way there yet.
For some reason in all my visits to Indian restuarants I've never once ordered a Lassi that I can remember. Even during my dark Vegetarian years when I was eating everything BUT meat. My dining partner encouraged me to order one since we've never seen a Vegan version. I went with peach, which I think was a great choice. I thought I was getting the alcoholic version from the "Lassi Bar" but it wasn't according to the receipt. It was still really good, like a more refreshing, less heavy milkshake. Very recommended!
It's not cheap, but you get all this food in nice looking digs for not too much coin http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mint-indian-bistro-las-vegas?select=MPGTXF3oXowuVnbHZcwE0A#GpkSqhM7xSy7PExgzZwQbg
I would easily go out of my way to dine at Mint during my next visit to Vegas. Although you can find "decent to good" Indian food on The Strip, Mint is worth the short drive/walk/bus ride, or whatever means of transportation you use to get here.
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