"Great Buffet - Lots of Vegan Options! :)"   My Rating
162 SynthVegan	Posted on: Monday, May 04, 2009
	Review: I came here on a Saturday night and had the choice of buffet or to order off the menu. I chose the buffet because as soon as I walked in I was immediately greeted by Kirti, an amazingly pleasant employee of this establishment, who asked if I was Vegetarian or Vegan right off of the bat. She went through the entire buffet telling me what I (as a Vegan) was able to eat. To my surprise a majority of the things were Vegan. She even told me she'd bring Vegan naan to the table as well as Vegan Indian pancakes. Overall I found the food to be very good. I've been to several Indian buffets in my lifetime and I will say this one at least made their buffet items spicy; although she did say they make the dishes off of the menu even spicier. I still can't get over how nice everyone was here and how knowledgeable Kirti was regarding the Vegan diet. She even came over later and asked me if I knew of the Vegetarian meet-up group that Vadim runs here (I did know ;)) and mentioned future meet-ups that will occur in the area – how nice! ;) Overall I thought this place was good all the way around and I will certainly be back!   Pros: * * Cons: * *
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"Vegetarian-friendly, but mediocre as Indian food"   My Rating
2 PI	Posted on: Sunday, August 10, 2008
	Review: I went here while visiting Chicago and thought the owners were very nice. The service is very good and the food is vegetarian- and most vegan-friendly. However, the food is so-so. If you really like Indian flavors, this is probably not the place to go. There isn't much flavor at all, in fact. I have had quite a bit of Indian food and I had trouble identifying a lot of it because it just didn't taste right. Mind you, it's not bad food. It just isn't great food. If Indian food is generally too spicy for you, you might like this place a lot. But, I like my Indian food to taste like Indian food and this didn't. I was really hoping this place would be better, but it was just okay, in my opinion.   Pros: Decent variety * Prices are not bad * Friendly service Cons: The food is mediocre * Lack of flavor *
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"Great Vegan Indian Buffetf!"   My Rating
1 Laurie24Su tra	Posted on: Wednesday, January 09, 2008
	Review: The owner...whose real name I do not know but who lets you call her Kathy..is great! She always remembers my fiance' & I when we come in and truly makes us feel welcome. She remembers that we are Vegan when we walk in the door, so she always comes directly to the buffet and points out which food items are vegan vs. vegetarian. This restaurant serves no meat whatsoever which is great! Also, Kathy (I'll call her) knows what Vegan means. She knows that we can't have the Naan if it's made with Ghee; she knows we can't have yogurt, etc.. The last time when I ordered coffee she made it with soy milk for me. If this doesn't convince you..the Chicago Vegan Meetup group had its January 2008 vegan meetup here. Kathy has told my fiance' and I on more than one occassion that the restaurant is moving in the Vegan direction because it has so many vegan customers. If I remember correctly, the restaurant has all you can eat buffet on Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday night..for around...$10-$12 or so. What a deal! I have always loved Indian food, but when you're a strict Vegan it can sometimes be difficult to eat at certain restaurants because of the language barrier..it can be difficult to communicate what it means to be a strict Vegan and what you can and cannot eat. It's so relaxing eating here because Kathy knows what Vegan means and is really cool about pointing out which items in the buffet are Vegan-safe. Oh...and out of the total buffet I would say that about 80% or more of it is Vegan. :-) Laurie   Pros: Great Vegan Buffet * Great Value * Friendly, personable staff Cons: Parking not always easy around restauant * *
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