"First time - won't be the last!\n\nI like to rate businesses according to their competition, what you would expect there, or other comparable businesses. We decided to try India Palace because of the Yelp reviews (don't know how I didn't find this place sooner) and I was REALLY in the mood for some Indian food and (thankfully) my boyfriend has begun to appreciate it more and more so we decided to try a new place. I had only been to 2 or 3 other restaurants in the Valley since I moved here and I thought I had found my go-to...well, turns out, I have a new one. \n\nWe learned that this was a new location for the business, that they had moved recently from a location they had been in for years. We thought it was decent, well decorated, we were comfortable there. It was really slow and we wondered why, but whatever - better service for us eh?\n\nAnd it was! Besides the food being SPOT ON - the service was so attentive, personal and friendly we not only had our tummys warmed by the culinary loving but also our spirits by just having some nice conversation with our server (whom we didn't get her name but she had just moved to Phoenix from Flagstaff where she worked for their location there which we are definitely making note to try next time we go up North!). \n\nFor our visit, we stuck with some of my usual Indian faves - Shrimp Curry (medium heat) w/ Garlic Naan and Basmati rice and then the MIXED TANDOORI GRILL (OMG, best I have had, served on a sizzling plate with vegetables and onions, tender and not dry). We had a little RICE PUDDING with some INDIAN TEA to finish which was a perfect combination. \n\n(Sorry, I CAPITALIZE the food I had/recommend for the skim-readers.)\n\nWe cannot wait to go back and bring some other family and friends who want to try Indian food, probably try the buffet!"^^ . . . "0"^^ . . "5"^^ . "1"^^ . "2014-09-04T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ .