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The first turnoff for me was the fact that almost everyone I saw was reusing the same plate every time they went up to the buffet, and the servers said nothing about it(pretty sure it's a law, and should be a rule anyhow). Even more discouraging, was in my second (and final) visit to the buffet, I got the last large plate, and not only didn't they replenish them, they took the small plates away from the line as well, even though there were still twenty minutes left until their 2:30 end/ lunch closing time.
The best thing on the buffet was sadly the veg pakora which are deep fried, so its kinda hard to screw up IMO, but they were out of the green mint/cilantro sauce that I always put on my pakora, and never refilled it during my entire stay. The buffet wasn't too big, but sadly they didn't even use the whole thing. The second half was just some cucumbers, onions, and a bowl of rice pudding was the only dessert they offered. The best part about the buffet is that they said the offerings on it change every day. I must have chose a bad day to visit if thats the case. They had chicken and lamb curries, which weren't bad, but pale in comparison to anything in Columbus. The naan was downright burnt, which is a cardinal sin at any indian place, and the tandori chicken was as dry as could be. The best dishes it pains me to say were the vegetarian ones, which make sense for an indian place, but for a meat lover, it was a sad day.
I wish yelp gave out half stars, as I usually end up rounding up when I have to decide between them, but in this case couldn't give them the three stars I would be forced to. Granted I am not Indian, and do not know what authentic Indian food truely is, I know here in America, I have eaten my fair share of it, and if its more authentic, then I don't want to go. Next time I get indian, I will just wait until I go back to Columbus unless someone can convince me otherwise!!
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