Jack Maddux Review of Tandoori Times
I spent a month and a half in India eating everywh...
I spent a month and a half in India eating everywhere I possibly could, and have met some very amazing Indian chefs here in the states, so I promise that this is not an inexperienced rant. It started off fantastic with some decent vegetable pakora and samosas. When we had arrived, the restaurant was not busy, yet it took close to 10 minutes just to get drinks to the table. In what I can only believe is a shortage of some special rice they have, I'm charged almost $10 for 3 plates of mediocre rice. 90% of the Indian restaurants I have frequented, include rice with every dish you order, and one bowl is usually enough for 3 or 4 people. One of these plates is barely enough rice for one person. Then the dishes came out...murg makhani, saag ghosht, chicken tikka masala, and beef vindaloo, garlic naan, plain naan, and tandoori roti (there were a fair amount of people). Outside of the vindaloo being exceptionally spicy, which I like, everything else was bland. How the heck does anyone make bland Indian food? I'm not sure how this is even feasible. The portions were ridiculously small for the prices they're charging, also. Last but not least, naan should not be as crunchy as a cracker...but I solved the mystery before we had paid a ridiculous bill and left. They were all busy watching the "belly dancer" that they hire to come in on the weekends and dance. More over, I am not sure they could have heard themselves over the speakers that were turned up to 11. Overall, this place is a gimmick and perfectly setup for people who don't want the full experience. Going back to where I know I can get, near perfect Indian food.

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