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Annapurna Grill

Annapurna Grill

929 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106, United States

Grill • Juice • Indian • Chicken


"This was my second time dining here with my friend. Upon a bad first experience (our food was incredibly salty and the customer service was poor), we decided to try them out a second time, as inexpensive Indian restaurants are few and far between. Immediately after we sat down, we noticed a difference between how the servers treated my friend and me. I am African American and my friend is white-passing. They continuously placed all of the dishes on her side of the table. I can’t even comment on their customer service, as it was practically non-existent. After my friend paid the bill, we left and went our separate ways. I was almost two blocks away from the restaurant and in another establishment, when I saw a man waving at me through the window. It was an employee from the restaurant. He accused me of not paying, however, as I mentioned, I wasn’t even the one who had paid for our lunch. Furthermore, my friend was given a receipt after they presumably charged her card. I told him that my friend had already left, however, he made it clear to me that he was not going to leave. I came back to the restaurant and paid for my meal. My friend checked her bank account and the server did not charge her card, however, to track me down and insinuate that I had intentionally left without paying, is absolutely unacceptable. The bill was $38 in total. Please spare yourselves the trouble and dine somewhere else. I recommend New Dehli Palace, across the street."

Amma's South Indian Cuisine

Amma's South Indian Cuisine

1518 Chestnut St, Philadelphia I-19102-2707, United States

Vegan • Indian • Catering • Vegetarian Friendly


"This review is for the University City location. The restaurant is clean with minimal decor. The food was excellent. The bad: We had made reservations for 12 PM noon, as we were a party of 7. The restaurant was empty upon arrival but despite waitstaff standing around, no one bothered to show us to a table. Once we were finally seated, no one came to take our order for about 20 minutes. We placed our order including appetizers to make it a little quicker and easier for the waiter. The appetizers came out one by one over the span of 15 minutes. At around 12:45 the first meal arrived with no plate. We asked for plates but by the time the second dish arrived, there were still no plates. By 1 PM 4 of our party had their meals. One of our party had to go back to work, so the staff said they would bring her meal packaged up right away. They brought a plate! And then the dish not packaged up as she was leaving. It was the wrong dish. The waiter tried to argue that is what she ordered but at the beginning when they took our order, he read it back to us to make sure he got the order right. As we were finishing up (1:45 PM), they brought the correct dish all wrapped up to go, 45 minutes after our friend left. One would have to assume if you are going to lunch on a workday, that you actually have no more than an hour for lunch. All in all, I will say it was not the best experience."