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Madras Chettinad

Madras Chettinad

4305 State Bridge Road, Alpharetta, 30022, United States Of America

Asian • Vegan • Indian • Pickup


"As usual, we were asked to wait, and we settled into the waiting area. After 30 minutes, I inquired with the woman at the counter and discovered that our name had been crossed off the list. When I asked about it, she was unreasonably rude, claiming she had called us four times, which wasn’t true since we were seated just outside. Instead of offering an apology or seating us when the next opportunity arose, her demeanor was aggressive and dismissive. Perhaps she was having a bad day, but if that’s the case, she shouldn’t be working at the front desk. Once we finally sat down for our lunch, the food was just average, and many of the food stations were empty. There was a noticeable delay in refilling the dishes, and it was particularly challenging to get the dosa and uttapam, as the kitchen seemed overwhelmed. Overall, the kitchen couldn’t keep up with the volume of customers, leading to a disappointing experience. We voiced our concerns to the staff at the front counter regarding the shortage of food, but rather than addressing our complaints or offering assistance, they bluntly acknowledged the slow service and suggested that if we were unhappy, we shouldn't pay for the buffet. Given their popularity and longevity, they should be better equipped to manage the crowd and kitchen efficiently. Ultimately, we left feeling unsatisfied. The food was merely okay, and I can't see myself returning anytime soon. However, as a small consolation, the owner graciously charged us for only one person instead of two on our way out, which was the only redeeming aspect of the visit."

Masalaa

Masalaa

3140 S Parker Rd Ste 8 Aurora, CO 80014-3160, United States

Soup • Indian • Vegetarian • Delivery Services


"We love East Indian food, and a non violent diet. Between us, we've sampled India cuisine in many cities,and in other countries. When we discovered this place 15 years ago, we were hooked. At the time, it offered southern style cooking, mostly based on coconut and very comfort food feeling. The place has apparently gone through several different management changes over the years, and different kitchen leads, but still provides vegetarian fare with pretty consistent quality. In particular, we will drive an hour or more to the Thursday night buffet, which comes with masala dosa as part of the deal potato inside, but you can ask for plain dosa also . The current chef cook must be a walking encyclopedia of recipes something new nearly every time. We'd never had pani puri until he brought it out for one of the buffets. From time to time here have been celebration special dishes when an East Indian national religious or agricultural festival occurs or for some other holiday. We've overheard 'new' people commenting that they could eat vegetarian if it was like this and Wow so many flavors! We've overheard meat eaters with their veg friends, commenting that veg eating can be interesting fun. Lately we've noticed that when they are busy, we may have to remind the wait staff to order our dosas, or remind them to put out more little bowls for the soup. Although the general management of materials and staff has slipped in the last year, it's a small inconvenience when considering the food which remains the reason for coming back."

Dharani South Indian Cuisine

Dharani South Indian Cuisine

1114 Herndon Pkwy, United States

Lunch • Indian • Drinks • Vegetarian


"Dharani gave us the most beautiful Valentine's Day dinner we could imagine. The restaurant was decorated in a festive and tasteful manner with pastel-coloured balloons, rose petals on the tables and napkins, which are arranged on the tables such as elongated roses. It was a very elegant scene! They made the meal even more romantic by offering a complementary glass of wine for each guest and presenting each lady with an elongated red rose at the end of the meal. Valentine's decorations aside, the dining room is a very elegant ambience on its own: marble top table, plush upholstered chairs, crystal chandelier. Service is very friendly and attentive. Dharanis menu is very extensive, with a wide range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian appetizers and entrees. The cocktail menu is far better than most other restaurants, every ethnic and they have a wide range of liqueurs. The food was deliciously seasoned, although the level of spiciness in Dharani tends to be hotter than I grew in other Indian restaurants. The chili distributor was very sharp, even at a “mild” level of spicing. Gobi Kothimera Appetizer (Cauliflower in a dry Cilantro Dressing) was from this world. We all enjoyed our entrees and the Onion Kulcha bread. We were only through Herndon for the weekend, but I would like to return with every future visit to this beautiful restaurant! Thanks for an unforgettable evening!"

Godavari

Godavari

128 Talmadge Rd, Edison, NJ 08817, United States

Indian • Buffet • Catering


"Fancy names, bad quality customer service.I don’t give 1 star to any restaurants with my reviews, but if possible I give 0 stars for the pathetic food, how the owner handles the customers, and complaints.We had food at this place many years back and we decided to drive far to try again. I wish I could have seen the reviews and ratings on google before ordering the food.We ordered Chirala Chilli Mushroom, Ganguly Gobi Vepudu, Mokkajonna 65 (Baby Corn), and Guntur Mirapakai Bajji (Mirchi Bajji). Mushroom chili was OK (we finished it), Baby Corn was the worst and we did not even eat one bite, Gobi Vepudu was equally bad, and Mirapakai Bajji they put a ton of peanuts, it was more peanut chat vs Bajji. We did not eat Baby Corn and asked them to threw it out at the restaurant, and Gobi Vepudu, Mirchi Bajji we put in the trash at home.When I told the person serving the food about the quality taste of the food, he brought the chef (I am sure, she is not a skilled chef) and she has no response except listening to our complaintLater the owner came, explaining the main chef was busy with something else and another lady prepared the food. The owner said they had to replace the fryer, the setting may not be calibrated for proper frying, etc. Customers don't care if the main chef is busy or if you got a piece of new equipment that is not calibrated.After acknowledging all the issues on their side, the owner even charged me for the Baby Corn which we did not eat a bit , and left it at the restaurant in front of her.It was funny, while all this was going on, another pick-up customer came to tell the food he took (some pannier stuff) was so bad, he demanded his money back and the owner had to give it.The restaurant business is all about keeping the customers happy by serving quality food and good service, if they can't manage both.. better they close the business.Stay away from this place."

Om Indian Bistro

Om Indian Bistro

18631 N 19th Ave, Phoenix, United States

Asian • Indian • American • Vegetarian Friendly


"Have passed by OM a few times as I work nearby and always noticed it says 'Veg Vegan ' on the facade. Decided to give it a try yesterday as I was really in the mood for Indian. The review below mine says nothing was marked as vegan but I can confirm that things that can be made vegan are marked with a 'V ' (I think this is a recent change as I do remember looking at their online menu a few months ago and being confused as to what was vegan and not). The guy working the register also repeated back to me 'vegan ' when confirming my order so I 'm putting faith in their kitchen that it was made vegan. Regardless, I think everything is at least vegetarian as I saw no meat/fish on their menu at all. Ultimately I ordered the chickpea chana masala and an order of the 'masala fries '. The chana masala was fantastic I ordered it mild (they asked how spicy I wanted it), and for anyone who is really intolerant of heat it would be too much but was spot on for my taste. Had good deep flavor and a really good proportion of sauce to chickpeas I 've been to some places where they load up on the sauce and skimp on the protein. I wanted a starch to go with it and probably should have ordered roti (there was no vegan version of naan offered), but was curious about the fries. Since I got it to go what it was was french fries with some different toppings in containers a couple types of chutneys, and some chopped tomato/onion/cilantro mix. I think the idea was to top the fries with the sauces and veggies, but I just dipped and it was good for what it was.. but definitely an americanized dish. It was really busy (about 1pm on a Saturday), but the wait wasn 't bad about 15 20 mins, and they had a guy walking around giving samples of non dairy (coconut milk) thai iced tea. They also had a full pastry case with some things marked vegan."