Las Vegas Weekly

We just got back from this place and are truly shocked. We had eaten here years ago and the food was good. Today we waited 40 minutes to be seated --- and that is usually a good sign that the place is popular. Though we were sort of dismayed at a prominent sign saying that kids over 5 years would be charged the full adult (exorbitant) rate for a lunch buffet. But we just ordered food a la carte and waited for our dinner with keen anticipation. The Paneer Pakoras arrived --- 6 pieces in all. Great! My wife and I grabbed a piece each and put our teeth to it. It was well-spiced and warm outside --- but inside it was ---- wow! hard and stone-cold. It didn't take Einstein to figure out that they prepare their food ages ago, even pakoras (appetizers), store it in the freezer and reheat it on being ordered by a guest. In my case, they had obviously just dropped these from the freezer into hot oil (not even a microwave) and since it was a busy evening, they pulled it out too quickly and the cat was out of the bag. We called the owner and he started expressing total surprise (naturally!). So I broke another piece and put his finger hard on the inside paneer, and that is when he paled, stopped arguing -- because it really was hard and stone cold. After that he returned to his cash register and pretended total oblivion till we left. Still we were being tolerant at that stage. However, the culminating piece of ridicule was they took it away and brought back a plate of THREE, not SIX pieces. They were clearly telling us, that we had somehow either swallowed or spit out two pieces and broken one, so they only got back three reusable (reheatable) pieces. So that is what they just did --- reheated the leftovers a little more and brought them right back. Not a trace of shame or pride. We walked out, and still not a word of "sorry" from either of the two owners, who were pretending they hadn't noticed. They really couldn't care less, perhaps because they clearly had a line of eager people waiting to be served, on the very table we were vacating, all waiting to be served reheated food (unknown to them). Question is, if they do not respect their customers one bit, will they at least stop from serving you (leftover) food from someone's plate? Your guess. For example, in my case, they clearly re-reheated the Paneer Pakoras from our plates in a big bath of hot oil --- which is used to deep fry a whole lot of stuff the same evening. But prove me wrong -- walk into their kitchen to see them prepare "fresh anything" for you.

You must be kidding. Value?? $4.50 for a garlic naan! $3 for an ordinary naan (sorry, 5 cents less than $3). A simple Daal (lentils) for $13! And they do not even provide complementary rice with the entrees, that go as high as $25 for lamp chop masala (simply "mince meat" or "kheema" in most places)! And what is with those hostile signs so typical of some Indian businesses --- "We reserve the right to refuse Service to Anyone" "No shirt, no shoes, no Service." That is always your right on your property, there is no need to rub that in. It is rude. And this new sign that I saw there: "Any one over 5 years old will be charged full price for buffet." Since when has a 5 year old become an adult? Have some kindness/courtesy to kids at least --- their stomachs are too small for you to charge $20 for what they put into it typically.