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| - One word, AWKWARD! I was huge fan of the prior takeout location, see my previous review. One of my comments, in the prior review, stated that a sit down location would be awesome. Wellllllll be careful what you ask for. I visited this past Friday evening. The restaurant was pretty quiet, just a few other customers, more takeout/delivery orders, it seems. I was dining by myself. I was seated and 1 server took my drink order, while another server swept the floor nearby. I recognized the owner, behind the counter, from my visits to the previous location. He greeted me warmly, as he always does, to all customers. From there, it went downhill. The server that had been previously sweeping the floor, approached to take my order. I ordered my favorite items, Vegetable Biryani and Samosas. I asked the server if the entree would be accompanied by naan bread, as some of the other entrees on the menu, she stated that she believed so. She returned a short while later, to tell me that my Biryani didn't come with naan, but did come with.....and she proceeded to spell out something she couldn't pronounce or describe. It was so awkward, that I told her that whatever came with the entree was fine. I proceeded to wait, thinking that the Samosas would arrive as my appetizer, they did not. My appetizer and entree (including the item that the server couldn't describe, still not sure what it was), arrived about 25 minutes later. The Samosas were just as I remembered, warm/tasty, not quite as spicy as they used to be, though. The entree, was not the same, as I had on numerous occasions at the prior location. This version of the Vegetable Biryani, didn't have the same texture, depth of flavor, nor the same ingredients. The previous version, had firmer rice, toasted cashews, whole indian spices and the mild version was sufficiently spicy. This version was a soft bland rice, with frozen mixed vegetables and a few potato cubes. The accompanying chips?, were pretty decent, reminded me of a cross between a kettle chip with the texture of an asian shrimp chip. I was never offered a refill on my water. I had been finished with my dinner for at least 10 minutes, complete with stacking the dishes in the middle of table to signal that I was finished. No one ever brought the check, even as I started to put on my coat. I approached the counter to pay my check and left. I probably won't return. I miss the old place:-(
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