Indian Kitchen
“in the hour I was there both delivery guys kept a constant rotation of in/out in/out with various bags in hand each time.”
“I order lamb vindalu , Alu papri , chicken korma , garlic naan.”
“I ordered a Somosa for an appetizer (A+) and the Masala Korahi with lamb (A++).”
Indian Kitchen
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
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Well, the rice and breads are good, but those items alone don't make a meal, do they? I was actually quite surprised by how bland or off-flavor the dishes were. The lamb tikka masala was excessively sweet and not creamy. Sauce was thick, but not savory in flavor. It tasted more like a sweet and sour sauce or fancy ketchup. Meat was dry. The vegetable samosas were dull, both inside and out. The aloo saag was as bland as they come. I truly did not understand what I was eating.
The service was good though, which is why I'm sad to give a bad review. Our server (possibly the owner or manager) was attentive and kind. We were the only people in the restaurant though, so I wouldn't expect anything less. Looks like the bulk of their business comes from deliveries. Helmet man came in and out a few times during our meal.
I wish I can say I'd go back to give them a second try, but the dishes were so unsatisfying, I don't have anything to work with to take that chance.
Perhaps I need to try this place again and order something different; however, it certainly wasn't anything special from my delivery experience today.
It started with the delivery man. He must've been having a really bad day because he wasn't at all friendly and seemed super irritated. I won't hold that against him though because I know his job is pretty stressful.
My all time favorite Indian dish is the vindaloo. I usually prefer lamb vindaloo over chicken, because lamb is one of my favorite meats. I ordered online their lamb vindaloo combo special, specified AS SPICY AS POSSIBLE, level 20/10, meaning… if you think it will kill me, it's probably good. One of the biggest reasons why I OBSESS over Indian cuisine is that they know how to make food TRULY spicy. Not "tabasco" spicy or buffalo sauce spicy, I'm talking FIERY, burning, most-people- cannot-handle-type of spicy. Nevertheless, my dish was probably edible for anyone. I'd say level 3-4/10. Also, it didn't taste like vindaloo to me. The sauce was very orange rather than a deep, maroonish red that I'm used to. It was just okay. Not too impressive.
The naan was super thick and also not what I'm familiar with, however it was also okay.. I would say the best part of the meal was the samosa. The mango lassi was also delicious.
Overall, the place is definitely worth trying again, perhaps inside the actual restaurant. Their prices are more than reasonable, portions are extremely generous, and I'm sure some of their other specialties may be better than what I had ordered. Perhaps if I tell the chef personally that I need my food spicy enough to be a nuclear bomb in my mouth, it will actually happen that way.
I was the only customer on a recent Saturday afternoon, having a late lunch before heading off to a dinner party. In daylight, the interior is bland and inoffensive, a bit disappointing considering this place just opened.
The menu is very long and organized by protein. I'm getting sick of these huge, impossible to navigate lists of food. I know they are staples of takeout-heavy Asian cuisine, but they make ordering such a chore. Most people are forced to either stick to a small set of favorites or randomly wander through entrees.
There's no way to tell what a restaurant does particularly well, or uneven where they might specialize. So it is at Indian Kitchen, where my chicken korahi was perfectly serviceable. And the naan I ordered to accompany it was quite nice. But there's nothing particularly memorable about this place.
Indian Kitchen is stuck in an uncomfortable middle position. There's more interesting and expensive food to the west in Williamsburg and in Curry Hill, while there are cheaper, more spicy options downtown and in Queens. Indian Kitchen isn't as good as either of these; it's only true virtue is its location.