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| - I really enjoy this place!
It's a tasty option for Indian food in an area of town with barely any Indian food. Also, it's not too oily--I've been to a couple Indian places that used way too much oil. Take out or eating in the food court only though! My roommates and I have ordered from both the hot table and from the fresh menu. A lot of the hot table items (at least the ones I get) are medium level of spice. If you ask them for a fresh dish, they'll adjust the spiciness for you.
Their hot table lunch combo (1 meat, 1 veg, palao/rice, lettuce, and naan) is $8, so super affordable. Their dinner combo is $9, and it comes with a pakora and a gulab jamun as well. I usually get the vegetarian options and am super happy with them. Ask to have some of their homemade tamarind/sweet and sour sauce for your lettuce and rice! It's super sweet, like a thin jam, but it's delicious--just add a little bit. I usually don't like sweet and sour sauce but I love it here.
I appreciate that their rice is always properly cooked: not too soft with nice separate grains. It shows they know how to treat their rice!
If you order naan separately, they will make it for you fresh rather than the thinner, crispier hot table ones.
My favourite dish is their yellow dal!
A couple potential drawbacks:
-the makhani/butter paneer and chicken is in a very creamy, very sweet, not spicy sauce. This is the crowd pleaser for picky kids and grandparents. Personally, I think it tastes good, but if you want something more complex/savory/spicy/traditional, try a madras or tikka masala.
-the paneer dishes don't come with much paneer, presumably because paneer is expensive. Maybe go for a veg or meat.
-The biryani is stir fried rather than cooked using the dum/closed pot method. It's still super tasty though!
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