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| - This restaurant is part of a chain that originated in India in 1975 - they have locations worldwide now. I visited New Years Day for lunch, not being sure what to expect given the mixed reviews so far.
For 4 people, we ordered 2 apps, 3 sizzlers, and 1 dessert and this was a good amount of food for us.
For each sizzler, you have an option of fries or mashed potatoes, as well as a choice of 4 sauces.
The 3 sizzlers we got were: Kobe Special Chicken with Rice, Sizzling Chicken, Steak Shashlik. All were pretty good but I preferred the Special Chicken.
Chicken Lollipops: total of 8 pieces, pretty decent - comes with their Szechuan sauce
Hot & Sour Soup with Chicken: average
Pina Colada Mocktail: good
Kobe Special Sizzling Brownie - brownie and ice cream combo. The server pours chocolate sauce on top causing the plate to sizzle and steam, so a fun end to the meal.
Service was solid throughout, including being warmly greeted by manager (possibly owner) when we entered. The 3 sizzlers came staggered over 5-10 minutes which may matter if you're in a group each ordering individually, but since we were sharing family-style, it was no problem for us.
It's on the more expensive side at $25/person + taxes/tips but the concept is different so worth trying. Food was 3.5 and service bumps this up to a 4.
I'd suggest to management that they update their menu to include what cut of meat/chicken is used - e.g. one of our dishes was breast meat, another thigh - but this wasn't disclosed on the menu. Also, the issue with the sizzling brownie is that the sauce quickly caramelizes and burns, as does the bottom of the brownie. It would be better to put the brownie on a small plate on top of the sizzler, and then only pour some of the chocolate sauce (so you get that fun effect, but don't have to taste burnt sauce/brownie).
Note: Website and Yelp hours of operations do not match, not sure which is accurate so call before going
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