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| - I'll admit it. I (sadly) only tried REAL Indian Food for the first time, last night. My friend was CRAVING Indian food for the past week or so and I always loved my tv dinner version of Butter Chicken and Rice (it was my go-to College/Uni meal; don't judge me). Therefore, we went on a hunt for a good Indian place that delivers because we didn't want to stop our movie marathon. So while I still haven't dined in the actual restaurant, I can still rate the food and delivery experience.
Star of India is located 2.4 km away from my house and is located at 5860 Sherbrooke Ouest. The three of us ordered the "CC" deal which contains the Appetizer Platter, Butter Chicken, Bhoona Gosht, Chana Massalla, Palao Rice, Pappadum, Naan and Dessert for the price of $40.95.
When ordering, they were very helpful explaining the dishes and were very polite while offering suggestions. It took them about an hour to deliver the food, and although we told them that the buzzer for the building wasn't working when we called and to call us, the delivery man still gave us a LOT of attitude when he arrived and couldn't get in the building. Don't get me wrong, I understand, but I apologized numerous times and he persisted. If we had known how long it would take, I would've waited downstairs however because it DID take so long, I am very glad I didn't.
ANYWAYS, the food was DELICIOUS. My favorite was the butter chicken, which is not a surprise but move over TV dinners! The Bhoona Ghost was good, but I was surprised at how.. anti-climactic it was. My mom has made dishes that have tasted exactly the same as that and she wasn't even making an Indian dish...
Part of the Appetizer Platter was the Onion Bhaji- it was delicious. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed onions dipped in batter and deep fried. The samosa was great and the sauce they give with it is delicious. The Naan is also pretty great.
The rice was also very tasty! I could eat numerous bowls of just the rice alone. The Chana Massalla was delicious too- definitely a great chickpea dish.
I am not big on desserts but I was told it tasted like pancakes with a TON of Maple Syrup.
Overall, Star of India will now be my go-to Indian place. I'll try different locations in the future but this is DEFINITELY staying on my list and somewhere I would recommend for delivery.
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