"4"^^ . . "2008-12-30T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "3"^^ . "We stopped in here for the ubiquitous lunch buffet, and I am a little torn because I wanted to either really like it, or really hate it. But I don't. \n\nIt seems that decent Indian is hard to come by out here, so I tend to stick with the same couple of places.My usual Indian haunt is Flavors of India, because the food is mostly good and it's close, but I think this place is a close second. The things that Flavors does well, Delhi Palace does so so on. And vice versa. \n\nWhere Delhi Palace shines: (within the confines of today's buffet, of course) \nPalak Paneer- even though the paneer was noticeably absent or microscopic\nBengan Bhartha- My eggplant-hating dining companion even liked it. \nMutter Paneer- The one dish with peas that i'll eat willingly. \nThe service- they weren't in your face, but they were around more than most buffet meals. \nThe atmosphere- it's classy without being over the top gaudy. \n\nWhere Flavors of India kicks Delhi Palace's hiney: \nNaan- I prefer the flattened, nearly scorched naan to the fluffy puff that was plopped on the table here. It was fresh though, so bonus points for that. \nTandoori chicken- The flavor was fantastic, but the meat was dry. \nYellow lentil daal- I'll save my colorful description of this one and just leave it at Blech. \nCurry chicken- Where's the spice? Possibly the blandest curry chicken ever. \nThe water- This sounds weird, but every time the server came by to refill water, we ended up with more UFOs (unidentifiable floating objects) in our glasses. \n\nOverall, I think it's a toss-up. The things that I like about Delhi Palace are the things that my old stand by place doesn't do well. I'll definitely be back, but not for the curry or lentils."^^ . "1"^^ . . .