点评:Over the years I’ve read positive reviews about this place, but I was hesitant to stop in, as it’s way over-priced and I’m also very picky about Indian food, as I prefer Pakistani food over the typical Indian place, but there have been Indian places that have really impressed me, so I gave it a try for lunch one weekday.
They were moderately busy when I went. Service was just ‘OK’ definitely nothing special nor attentive. They do have a nice menu filled with many items commonly found in Panjabi style cooking, as well as Indian and the “American/English” dishes, like Butter Chicken. I opted to start with vegetable pakora and chicken saag with naan for my entrée. It’s crazy that all these places now charge about $3 for a piece of naan, and what irritates me more is that they cut it into quarters and put butter on it. The traditional way to eat it is to rip it into finger-sized pieces as you go and use it as a utensil; cutting it in quarters limits the ability to do this and why put ghee or butter on it? Ask before doing that first!
The pakora was the worst I’ve ever had… Luke warm on the inside, hard and crunchy, no flavor whatsoever and loaded with crunchy, thick dough with green specks inside, which I assume are possibly shredded spinach? This is NOT how pakora is made, nor served. And it came out within a minute of me ordering it, no wonder it was luke warm, it’s pre-made and sitting there for people to order – again, not how you make/serve pakora. The green chutney that came with it was boring and bland, it offered bo spice, nor did I get any cilantro or other typical flavors of a green chutney from it.
Next up, the Chicken Saag. This was actually somewhat decent. When asked my spice level, I requested medium-hot, but I got mild. The flavor was acceptable, but not even in my top 25. The chicken was decent and tender. My biggest issue was biting into fat when eating pieces of the chicken or worse, biting into a 1” piece of ginger. No Indian nor Pakistani cook/chef ever uses a 1” chunk of ginger, it’s either shredded, sliced, or julienned before putting into a dish. The rice that came with it was decent, nothing special.
Overall, for $30+ it wasn’t worth ¼ of the amount I paid! I definitely won’t be returning. And seriously, if you really have a desire for authentic flavors, there are great options nearby; such as Himalayan Heritage for Himalayan style Indian food or Taj for real Indian food or my fav, Sizzling Kabob for Pakistani food. I just can’t justify these high prices for what I got.
翻译:多年来,我读过关于这个地方的正面评论,但我犹豫要不要停下来,因为它的价格太高了,而且我对印度菜也很挑剔,因为我更喜欢巴基斯坦菜而不是典型的印度菜,但是印度的一些地方给我留下了深刻的印象,所以我在一个工作日的午餐时间尝试了一下。
我去的时候他们还算忙。服务只是“还可以”,绝对没有什么特别或周到的。他们确实有一个不错的菜单,里面有很多旁遮普风格烹饪中常见的食物,还有印度菜和“美式/英式”菜肴,比如黄油鸡。我的主菜选择了蔬菜 pakora 和鸡肉沙格配馕饼。令人疯狂的是,所有这些地方现在对一块 naan 的收费约为 3 美元,更让我恼火的是他们将它切成四等份并在上面涂上黄油。传统的吃法是边吃边撕成手指大小的小块,当餐具用;将它切成四分之一会限制这样做的能力,为什么要在上面放酥油或黄油?做之前先问清楚!
pakora 是我吃过的最糟糕的……Luke 里面是温暖的,又硬又脆,没有任何味道,里面装着脆脆的厚面团,里面有绿色斑点,我想这可能是菠菜丝?这不是 pakora 的制作方式或服务方式。它在我订购后一分钟内就出来了,难怪它是微温的,它是预制的,坐在那里供人们订购——再一次,不是你如何制作/服务 pakora。随附的绿色酸辣酱乏味而乏味,它提供了 bo 香料,我也没有从中得到任何香菜或其他典型口味的绿色酸辣酱。
接下来,Chicken Saag。这其实还算过得去。当被问及我的辣度时,我要求中辣,但我得到了温和的。味道是可以接受的,但甚至不在我的前 25 名中。鸡肉又好又嫩。我最大的问题是在吃鸡肉块或更糟时咬入脂肪,咬入 1 英寸的生姜。印度和巴基斯坦的厨师/厨师都没有使用过 1 英寸的姜块,在放入盘子之前,它要么被切碎、切片,要么被切成丝。随附的米饭很不错,没什么特别的。
总的来说,30 美元以上的价格不值我支付金额的 ¼!我绝对不会回来。说真的,如果你真的想要正宗的口味,附近有很多选择;例如喜马拉雅风味印度美食的喜马拉雅遗产或真正印度美食的泰姬陵或我最喜欢的巴基斯坦美食铁板烤肉串。我只是无法为我得到的东西证明这些高价。