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| - First off, Indian food is my favorite food in the world--when it's good. And I've eaten loads of poor-to-average Indian, from Cleveland to Prague to India. The good stuff can be challenging to find, but is always worth it. Got that craving for Indian last night, so we decided to try somewhere new. We missed it the first time, tucked away as it is in a strip mall behind some other buildings, and once we entered, we were a bit shocked--it was small, kinda dumpy and way more casual than we expected (yes, plastic ware and styrofoam.) The menu had many of the usual choices, along with a lot of snack-type items that don't usually make it onto U.S. menus. We ordered onion kulcha, makhani chicken and saag chicken for the two of us to split and hoped for the best. And the best was what we got--all three dishes were wonderful. The kulcha was light and fluffy and delicious; easily the best we've ever had. Both of the entrees were wonderful, with a great balance to the flavors and subtlety to the seasonings. Both also came out moderately spicy, just as we'd ordered. Even the ample orders of rice that came with the entrees were great. We left feeling totally satisfied and this dinner set us back a whopping $28. Yes, a more pleasing atmosphere would have been nice, but you can't eat atmosphere; ditto for the serving ware. There are enough white table cloth Indian restaurants in the area that charge $4-7 more per entree; sometimes you just want really good, cheap Indian food and this place is perfect for that.
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