Darn it yelp... please allow half stars!
For the record, my verdict: 2.5 stars.
Today my friend came down to the Financial District to have lunch with me. Given my 1-hour time constraint, we went to First Canadian Place's food court because it has a lot of seats (I could always find a seat there, despite the lunch rush hour) and the great selection of food. It was a gloomy day, so I automatically wanted something soupy but different. After looking around, I settled on Amaya Express; I haven't had Indian food in a long time.
I ordered their lentil soup ($2.99 before tax), veggie samosa ($0.99) and pakora ($0.79).
The lentil soup was very runny with no hints of lentil, but it didn't taste bad and there were pieces of apricots at the bottom. The lentil soup came in a small cup, accompanied by 2 pieces of naan bread. It wasn't the greatest naan I've had, it was flat and bland, but it was ok, just not very memorable.
The veggie samosa was big, crispy, and the veggie filling was very tasty -light curried veggies. It was delicious and satisfying, not bad for $0.99.
The pakora was good, not as good as the samsoa. As my friend described it: "umm, hash brown with spices." I definitely had better pakoras before.
What I like about this place is that they're generous with their hot sauces, -I eat practically everything with hot sauce or cayenne pepper. Their prices isn't too bad, despite being located in the Financial District. I'll definitely come back for their veggie samosas, maybe their pakoras, but probably not the lentil soup.
Oh yea, one of their cashiers needs an attitude adjustment. When I politely inquired about my soup, I'd been waiting for awhile, she totally snapped and said it was heating up. I had no idea it takes about 10 minutes to heat up soup (probably in the microwave, I didn't see a pot). Also, it's a food court, food's supposed to be fast.