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| - We stopped in here for the ubiquitous lunch buffet, and I am a little torn because I wanted to either really like it, or really hate it. But I don't.
It seems that decent Indian is hard to come by out here, so I tend to stick with the same couple of places.My usual Indian haunt is Flavors of India, because the food is mostly good and it's close, but I think this place is a close second. The things that Flavors does well, Delhi Palace does so so on. And vice versa.
Where Delhi Palace shines: (within the confines of today's buffet, of course)
Palak Paneer- even though the paneer was noticeably absent or microscopic
Bengan Bhartha- My eggplant-hating dining companion even liked it.
Mutter Paneer- The one dish with peas that i'll eat willingly.
The service- they weren't in your face, but they were around more than most buffet meals.
The atmosphere- it's classy without being over the top gaudy.
Where Flavors of India kicks Delhi Palace's hiney:
Naan- I prefer the flattened, nearly scorched naan to the fluffy puff that was plopped on the table here. It was fresh though, so bonus points for that.
Tandoori chicken- The flavor was fantastic, but the meat was dry.
Yellow lentil daal- I'll save my colorful description of this one and just leave it at Blech.
Curry chicken- Where's the spice? Possibly the blandest curry chicken ever.
The water- This sounds weird, but every time the server came by to refill water, we ended up with more UFOs (unidentifiable floating objects) in our glasses.
Overall, I think it's a toss-up. The things that I like about Delhi Palace are the things that my old stand by place doesn't do well. I'll definitely be back, but not for the curry or lentils.
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