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| - There is a common thread between three of the best Indian restaurants I have ever dined in: Mel Oza. While I don't know the nuance and level of involvement, Consulting Chef Mel Oza has once again struck gold.
Our experience at Copper in Charlotte, North Carolina was nothing short of delicious from start to finish. The decor and ambiance of this refurbished home creates a great, personalized dining experience. Walking in the front door, just like you would any family home you will turn left or right into what must have been living rooms and dining rooms in this large home. White table cloths, modern white dishware, crystal clear wine glasses, and smooth silver utensils adorn the tables.
The food. The food. The food. This is the way I imagine upscale Indian food should taste. I also imagine that the items on their "Authentic" portion of the menu are quite close to the good-ole home-style meal that natives would expect.
This meal started with an order of samosas packaged in "moneybag" form. Crisp and lightly fried outer casings with mildly spicy vegetable filling. The presentation was immaculate for an appetizer - two portions balanced with what appeared to be wafer-style crispy beets over a delicious dipping sauce reminiscent of a Thai-style salad dressing with more kick.
For my entree I ordered the Chicken Chettinadu curry. Served with a medium-level of heat by the Chef, it was the perfect amount of warmth for a meal on a moderately cold day. The curry had just the right balance between smoothness and chunkiness, highlighting the juicy morsels of chicken included. Ordering plain naan and garlic naan went perfectly to sop of every last drop.
Not expecting the meal to get any better - "The Three Excuses" dessert took my meal to a whole new level. These three samples live up to their name - flourless" callibaut" chocolate torte, gulab jamun, balieys kulifi. First - baileys kulfi: Indian ice-cream, a creamier and more dense variety of frozen dessert, infused with baileys liquor - yes. Second - gulab jamun: how can you go wrong by making the most moist, delicious, and warm donut hole and covering it in rich syrup?! Third - molten lava cake.
Three cheers (Azitra, Copper, Lehja) Mel Oza and the team at Copper. I can't wait to go back.
Note: The reason for 4 stars is due to the fact that our server mixed up our to-go containers - yuck! - which was not discovered until it was too late. They also added gratuity to our party of 7, a poor choice, as we all likely would have tipped well over 20%! Next time - I expect a 5 star experience out of this location.
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