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| - Came to this new establishment with friends on a Saturday dinner. The restaurant looks clean and bright--but with very few patrons--only about 5 tables of people showed up during the entire dinner time.
As many have noted, the menu is very eclectic, or in a big identity crisis. Burritos, cajun food, Chinese, and Sri Lankan cuisine on the same menu? I am not sure if I have seen such a menu anywhere else.
Our conclusion is that the owner might have a very postmodern idea on what "curry" means. Any creamy and liquid dish could be conceptualized as a type of curry--therefore the Southwestern chili and Louisiana gumbo on the menu! It suddenly makes sense!
We stick to the Srk Lankan dishes and ordered Pineapple Curry, Chicken and Potato Curry, Batu Moju (eggplants), and Kothu the weekly special item.
The biggest problem for KJ is the small portion. I was stunned to see the tiny portion of eggplants and pineapple curry. 5 of us each got one spoon of the dish, and that was it! The two dishes were definitely overpriced. Chicken and potat curry was pretty good, but too spicy (we ordered medium) for our group.
The sizes were also inconsistent. Kothu came with a decent amount and was the most memorable dish of the night.
We also ordered paratha after being told they have no naan or roti. It was very disappointing. I can make better paratha with the frozen ones from Asian groceries.
KY failed to impress our group with its current style. We still had a good time trying Sri Lankan food, but we also all agreed that KJ should be a three star restaurant. With the same amount of money, you can easily get much better (and more) food in other places.
I could see that, with some soul-searching, KJ could be a new gem in West Madison, but I am afraid it has to do it soon!
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