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• What a Pleasant Surprise!

(Susan) My husband and I found this Indian restaurant on Happy Cow and decided to check it out. The chutneys were super good as were the samosas. We had a black eyed pea and potato something something and a black lentil dal concoction. They were fantabulous! This was hands down some of the best Indian food both of us have ever had...which is saying a lot considering that we live in Berekely where there is an Indian restaurant seemingly on every corner. We wish this restaurant was in our neighborhood. (Matt) We mentioned to the owner, Rick (who was also our server), that we were vegan and we found the place on happycow.net, and he seemed genuinely pleased. He suggested all of his favorite vegan dishes on the menu and seemed really happy that we liked all our food so much. Our diner didn't leave us feeling bloated or stuffed, somehow these dishes were light and wholesome while being flavorful and unique at the same time. The dal had tomatoes and cilantro and Indian spices, gawd that was a really great dish. Service was fast and polite. Rick seemed to know 1/2 the people in there by name and the place has a very friendly vibe, surprisingly so as compared to the modest storefront appearance of the exterior. btw- this review is 100% genuine (I always wonder about some of these online reviews, know what I mean?) and I will be telling all my friends who come to Vega$ to rock climb that they ought to eat here at least once on their trip.