Jeff S. wrote: >Don L. wrote: > > >|> How about Nataraja on University, Le Tandoor >|> on San Antonio, or Taj Mahal on Castro. > > >I can go with Taj Mahal, but my experience with Le Tandoor has >been sad. Sarovar is missing from any list of Pensinsula Indian >joints. Better than any mentioned so far on this thread, IMO, are Janta on Lytton near Waverly in Palo Alto Better than average ingredients and preparation; otherwise, your basic, generic "Northern Indian" buffet Swagat on El Camino south of San Antonio in Palo Alto Better yet... and it's more like a generic "Southern Indian" buffet with idli, sambar, dhosas, etc., plus a few "Northern" dishes, such as tandoori chicken. Also in Milpitas.
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Gary S. wrote: > Jeff S. wrote: >>Don L. wrote: >> >> >>|> How about Nataraja on University, Le Tandoor >>|> on San Antonio, or Taj Mahal on Castro. >> >> >>I can go with Taj Mahal, but my experience with Le Tandoor has >>been sad. Sarovar is missing from any list of Pensinsula Indian >>joints. > > Better than any mentioned so far on this thread, IMO, are > > Janta on Lytton near Waverly in Palo Alto > Better than average ingredients and preparation; > otherwise, your basic, generic "Northern Indian" > buffet > > Swagat on El Camino south of San Antonio in Palo Alto ----- It's actually north of San Antonio, on the east side of El Camino. For some reason they don't list their address in the phone book. > Better yet... and it's more like a generic > "Southern Indian" buffet with idli, sambar, > dhosas, etc., plus a few "Northern" dishes, > such as tandoori chicken. Also in Milpitas. Their placemat lists 5 branches, including 1 in Beaverton(?), Oregon! I tried Swagat for the first time yesterday evening. To calibrate: I do like Gaylord, but the high prices and rather stuffy atmosphere (in the Stanford branch) tend to keep me away. I do not at all care for Nataraja (an opinion formed over a number of visits, all of them more than 10 years ago!). Based upon just this one experience, I found Swagat very promising. The side dishes in their dinner offer a variety of contrasting flavors; my entree, the Lamb Koorma, was quite good - well-prepared meat, and well- flavored despite its heat (on the low side of medium, I'd say). Service was friendly and very efficient. I won't try to draw a firm conclusion from one visit, but I'll certainly go back. (And I'd like to try their buffet, if I'm ever hungry enough at lunchtime.) > > --- > Gary Sloane [email removed] (415) 813-6767 Al Eisner
Amber is good on El Camino and Regstorf. If you want to drive Annapurna on the mid peninsula is good. Someone wrote: : Any recommendations for Indian food near the Santa Clara area?
Someone wrote: Part of Nepali food is *very* similar to N.E. Indian food. I found Annapurna closer to Bengali food than any of the traditional N. Indian joints. : Annapurna is Nepalese. And owned by the son of a friend : of mine. I need to check it out one of these days; have : only heard good things. : -- : Dave Eisen Sequoia Peripherals: (415) 967-5644 : [email removed] FAX: (415) 967-5648 : There's something in my library to offend everybody. : --- Washington Coalition Against Censorship
Len F. wrote: > > On the other side of El Camino, South of Lawrence, is another little place > I've been only once. It's in a little strip mall next to the Dairy Belle, > and I don't remember the name. It is a funky little place with only three > or four tables, and the food is more homemade-style. Most of the > customers there are regulars and the owner, a woman named Jeannie, walks > from table to table to make conversation. The food is really good, and I > think it was Nitin's favorite. That would be The Empress of India. -Stephanie Masumura ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANTI_SPAM! To reply to this mail, remove the 'X'
> is OK, the ice cream is great. Shilpa on El Camino near Lawrence is > mediocre. Sanraj (in the same mall as K-mart at El Camino and > Lawrence) is mediocre but the food is really cheap. Shilpa is at El Camino & Flora Vista. This restaurant has the best chicken-65 in the bay area. Try chicken-65 dosai here instead of the usual masala dosai. Prakash
Charleen B. wrote: >I've had this explained to me once already, maybe even at >Shilpa, but I've forgotten: What is the origin of the name >"chicken 65"? Were there 64 previous versions that weren't >that good? :-) >I like Shilpa's chili chicken, especially when it first comes >out of the kitchen. So, do any of these place serve food with a lot of flavor (not necessarily spicy, though spicy is always good too :) We tried Sue's in Mountain View and thought the pooris were terrible and most of the rest nondescript...Amber India was OK but BLAND beyond belief. My husband and I recently moved from LA...if anyone's ever been to Gate of India in Santa Monica, we're looking for a place like that...I get the impression that they have dishes from many different regions of India but couldn't tell you for sure...but everything they make is incredible. Another question actually...we get what are called borhanis at that place...a borhani is a yogurt drink with mint, cilantro, black salt, sugar, and hot peppers (smells sulurous, tastes fantastic). I'm pretty sure it's not technically part of Indian cuisine, though. Does anyone know if and where one could find this drink within a reasonable distance of East San Jose? Note: "Reasonable distance" is pretty far for a really good restaurant :) Thanks! -Stephanie Wukovitz http://www.melodix.com
Stephanie W. wrote: > > My husband and I recently moved from LA...if anyone's ever > been to Gate of India in Santa Monica, we're looking for a > place like that...I get the impression that they have dishes > from many different regions of India but couldn't tell you > for sure...but everything they make is incredible. I haven't been to Gate of India but for what it's worth, here is a list of my favorite bay area Indian restaurants. They are all good, but I wouldn't describe any of them (with maybe, one exception) as "incredible". 1. Sarovar - Milpitas - I recently went to this place and the food was excellent and the service was good. Has both North Indian as well as South Indian food but I only tried their North Indian stuff. 2. Swagat - Mountain View - I have had one bad experience there but that day we went there at just about closing time and the food was cold and tasted awful. On all the other occasions the food has been very good and I have had both North Indian as well as South Indian items. I have even tried their lunch buffet once and that was quite good too. 3. Sneha - Sunnyvale - The food is good but not great but they have a **huge** dinner buffet - so it is really good value. Also has both North Indian as well as South Indian food. 4. Vik's - Berkeley - This is a small place that used to be part of an Indian grocery store. Now they have bought some space next to the store and moved the restaurant in there. It serves Indian fast food like Bhel Puri and Chaat. If you like that kind of stuff, then this is a wonderful place. Some of the items are better than anything I have had in India. After they expanded, the food quality has gone down a little - but its still great. If you don't want to commute all the way to Berkeley, you could try Dana Bazaar (another Indian grocery store) on Mowry Avenue in Fremont. It has a small Chaat corner that's open on Friday evenings and weekends only and it serves the same kind of food - its not as good as Vik's, though. Raghu
Stephanie W. wrote: > >My husband and I recently moved from LA...if anyone's ever >been to Gate of India in Santa Monica, we're looking for a >place like that...I get the impression that they have dishes >from many different regions of India but couldn't tell you >for sure...but everything they make is incredible. Waah. Wish you'd posted this a few days ago; I just got back from Santa Monica. Next trip, I guess. Can you be more specific about where Gate of India is located? And what *is* it with all the 36-minute parking places in downtown Santa Monica? Even the shopping center charges for parking now. Welcome to the Bay Area, by the way. I moved here from L.A. a decade ago, and the quality of life just keeps getting better (although more expensive), while L.A. is deteriorating alarmingly. If you get to Santa Clara, give Empress of India a try. Jeanne does interesting things with fresh ingredients. The Empress is a few blocks "logically south" (a term you'll get used to) of Lawrence Expressway, on El Camino in the Rancho Shopping Center. Charleen From [email removed] Sat Oct 18 09:05:50 EDT 1997 Article: 28287 of ba.food