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| - We just returned for a follow-up visit to Tamarind and a chance to use our Groupon (since we somehow forgot we had it the first time we went back in May). It was crowded for a Sunday night, but that is my experience with Groupons in their last valid days: places get packed.
But Tamarind is deserving of the crowds. This place serves legitimately awesome Indian food, served by a really friendly staff who knows how to take care of you, and educate you about your food as well, if you'd like.
One of the unique things about Tamarind is the inclusion of dosas on their menu. We'd never had (or even heard about) dosas before coming here, but we have now tried two of them, and loved both! The dosas are large, flat, crepe-like breads served with different sauces for dipping. We tried the cilantro dosa first, which was seasoned but not stuffed, and last night tried the madras masala dosa, which was stuffed with potatoes, lentils, and onions. Oh, it was so good (but I do recommend splitting it, as it was also huge!).
They also do your standard Indian dishes very well: we had samosas on our first visit, and they were exactly how samosas were intended to be, with a light, crispy outside and a hearty filling inside. The naan is EXCELLENT, puffy and buttered and garlicky as can be (the garlic naan, that is, we haven't tried any other varieties because the garlic was so good).
Both times, my husband has gotten tandoori entrees. He is a meat-eater, while I always prefer vegetarian Indian options. Both the chicken tikka and the seekh kabab were served steaming hot and cooked to perfection.
I got the mattar paneer first, and the aloo gobi masala on our second visit. At each meal, I felt so full, but couldn't hold back from eating more because the flavors were so good. What I loved about the aloo gobi masala (potatoes and cauliflower) was the sensation that you were eating something really spicy, without the actual super-spiciness that leaves you sweating and gulping water. I presume this must be an ancient Indian secret, but I am definitely content to keep coming back to try to figure out the mystery :)
Tamarind is BYOB, which is another nice touch. It's $5 for a bottle of wine, and they will uncork it and bring you glasses while you peruse the menu.
Last night, it was extremely busy (they do take reservations though, so especially if you go on a Friday or Saturday night, this is your best bet), and somewhere in the shuffle our garlic naan got sent to the wrong table. Our waitress noticed immediately that we were without bread, so she apologized, got the chef to toss together some fresh, too-hot-to-touch garlic naan in minutes, and actually took the item off the bill for us to make up for the delay! See what I mean about awesome waitstaff?
I'm not sure that there is an actual parking lot, but there is ample street parking just nearby, and it's on bus lines as well. Tamarind is set in a lovely old house, so you get the feeling that you've been invited to a friend's dining room for dinner, which I love. Needless to say, we will definitely be back! :)
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