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| - The wife and I ended up here today after discovering that Saffron - Flavors of India has temporarily closed.
I'm sad to report that this place is easily the worst a la carte Indian experience I have had in Las Vegas.
My wife ordered Paneer Tikka Masala and I ordered my standard Chicken Tikka Masala. We also had our standard mix of garlic and plain naan which we love to use the mop up all the lovely rich creamy gravy that you usually associate with Indian food and these dishes in particular.
What arrived was not rich, creamy or even remotely lovely. They seem to take the "healthy take on Indian food" to extremes here. My tikka masala looked like it had been prepared by throwing a few pieces of chicken tikka into a mixture of blended onion, tomato, green peppers, and cilantro which had then been cut with about a cup of water until watery and tasteless. We heard the microwave going during the preparation, so I'd say that's pretty much exactly what was happening.
Imagine what you'd get if you microwaved a can of (if it existed) "Progresso low fat, low sodium Indian curry chicken soup". There's something extremely wrong with your Chicken Tikka Masala when no matter how many times you re-dip your chicken in the "sauce" it comes up completely devoid of anything covering it. The chicken itself was bland, waterlogged and soaked free of any flavour whatsoever.
We didn't really have much use for our naan since there was no real gravy here, but my garlic naan was pretty tasteless.
The only minor saving grace of the meal was the excellent home made lemonade and the passable samosas we began our meal with.
To round things all off, a bill of close to $50 for a terrible meal in a restaurant that felt like a Subway landed on the table and I knew the second star I was going to award this place just for the lemonade and friendly service was gone.
If you're a health fanatic who likes vaguely chili flavoured water with your chicken, paneer etc, then this place might be for you. If your looking for wonderful silky sauces and creamy, nutty tastes, run as far from Indian Curry Bowl as you can.
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