India Sizzling II

I ate at the lunch buffet for my second time yesterday. The taste of the food really has the strong spice flavors that I have come to enjoy with Indian food. This restaurant has not dulled down the flavors like some of the other Indian restaurants in Indianapolis have done. The buffet itself is moderate sized but contains many of the standard Indian dishes. The only issue I have with the food is that the buffet could be kept a little warmer than it was the 2 times I was there. Also, even though they list 11:30 am as the opening time, the food was still being brought out at 11:45 on my previous trip.
I do wish this restaurant would invest in new carpet and close off the door to the kitchen area with maybe a partition.

I’m a big Indian buffet fan, and I’ve tried the usual places around town, but I especially loved this place! The naan comes fresh to your table, and we were even offered apon? — a thin rice bread that came with coconut milk to dip (it’s wonderful!). The signage on the buffet was very descriptive and helpful, complete with vegan identification. Each item had distinct flavor and there were many unique choices. All very authentic. The service was prompt and you could easily be in and out over a lunch hour.

sensational food!
semma saapaad!
jhakhaas khaana!!!
lai bhari jewani!!!
sakkath oota!!!

This is my favorite Indian place in town! A great selection of dishes, favorites that many folks will recognize and the wonderful addition of many (really tasty) dishes that the typical Indian buffet in America doesn’t serve. Service here has always be great. And be sure to ask for Dosa at your table, in addition to or as an alternative to the standard naan. My particular favorite is Mysore Masala Dosa (spicy potato stuffed dosa).

Nothing sizzling about India Sizzling II. A bored and indifferent waiter gestured where we were to sit. There was a large sign stating that they would serve «Palappams, Dosas, and Naans upon request». We ordered 2 Palappams and 2 Dosas. After 15 minutes, the waiter shuffles out and says that there were no Palappams. So we ordered 2 more Dosas. The Dosas came cold and limp. The potato filling was tasteless. We couldn’t finish it, so we concentrated on the buffet. The first dish was the Vegetable Machurian, their sole Indo-​Chinese offering. It was fried, retried, and rerefried, and it was jaw-​breaking hard to the point that I thought I was chewing on a bone. Next to it was an eggplant dish swimming in oil. It tasted of… oil. No salt, no spices, no taste. There was a large closed container with a description of its contents — garlic naan and butter naan. When I opened it, it was empty. They had run out of naans as well. My daughter asked for a mango lassi (they were out), pop (they were out).They were out of samosas as well. The chaat that they brag about was a too sweet-​too salty over cooked fruit chaat, totally inedible.
Finally, after a below average meal, I went up to pay. It cost above $ 50. I had an online coupon for $ 5 off $ 30 fare. The bored manager said that they needed a paper coupon, so they refused it.
Not coming back. Ever. This was Sunday lunch at around 12 noon. If they can’t feed the masses on a Sunday, imagine what kind of fare they’d have on a weekday lunch. Bleeh.

I keep coming back quite often. However after my last visit which was in 2014 I didn’t come back since during that visit I had a live cockroach crawling on my table. So much for authentic experience ;).
Apart from Mumbai grille in greenwood this is the other place which offers authentic Indian food. So today I came back again!
Note that all buffet items were not ready at 12:06. However they had enough items to complete a meal nonetheless.
Some highlights of today’s visit:
1. Sambar was awesome
2. Medu vada good
3. Server promptly came and took order of masala dosa. Unlike most of the time the server was actually seen socializing with others and offering suggestions.
The biriyani and mutton rogan josh were good as usual.
Will come here again.

The best quality of food Indian restaurant hands down. Very very good South Indian food but catered to a multicultural audience. Chicken 65 (appetizer), naan (especially garlic naan), vegetable biryani (best in town), chicken biryani are very good.
Service and ambience are ok. Going by just taste of the food, hands down the best Indian restaurant in Indianapolis.

I have been craving for really good South Indian food. As soon as I moved to Indianapolis, I looked for the restaurants in the evening and this was the only place which offer dinner buffet. I dropped in this place for dinner with my friend and needless to say, the restaurant was smelling all curry and I loved the aroma. They were still setting up the dishes for the dinner buffet but they told us to grab the plates and hog on! We were like Hell Yeah !! Let’s do it !
The items on the buffet were great. I think it was a huge spread but it’s quite common if you drop into an Indian restaurant for buffet. There was two kinds of soup — chicken soup and tomato soup which I didn’t try. I always recommend people to stay away from soups at Indian restaurants. Moving on. There was my favorite South Indian food — Vada [ pro tip: they look like small donuts but they are not sweet], and they were awesome, I had almost 10 of them. There were four kinds of chutneys, every chutney was perfect. They had delicious sambar too. [pro tip: you generally have Vada’s with chutney and sambar. Especially coconut chutney] They had Potato fry [aloo fry], egg plant curry, panner makhani [paneer butter masala], veg Manchurian and couple more vegetarian dishes. They all were fantastic.
Coming to the non– vegetarian section, they have chicken makhani [chicken butter masala], lamb curry, tandoori chicken, chicken dum biryani. I didn’t try the lamb curry but the chicken dum biryani was great. [pro tip: add some chicken makhani to your chicken biryani rice and have it, it’s so yummy]. The tandoori chicken was not so great. I don’t understand why several Indian restaurants get this dish wrong. They add plenty of food color which spoils the taste of the dish and make it look red and dark pink in color. It’s ridiculous. Please get this right!
They had carrot halwa, couple of ice creams and fresh cut fruits in the desserts section.
They serve any kind of naan and roti and Dosa’s at your table if you tell the server. [pro tip: Dosa is a South Indian dish and they look little like pan cakes and some people even refer them as Indian pan cakes. And again they are not sweet like pan cakes. You eat them with chutneys and sambar or with potato curry ]
I really had a very good time having the food at this place. I do recommend this restaurant. I will definitely go there again.

We were there for the buffet on Friday night. The food on the buffet was fresh and flavorful and there was a nice variety. There were more chutney choices than one generally sees at an Indian buffet, and the idlis were something I’d never experienced before. The food hadn’t been dumbed down for American tastes, so be aware that when they say mutton, they mean mutton, not lamb, and the mutton — as well as the chicken in the biryani — is bone in. That’s not a critique, because it gives a better flavor! Every dish was a great flavor experience.
What was really outstanding, though, was the service. I’m not used to getting great service at a buffet. Our waiter brought us our fresh, hot naan, but he also brought us fresh dosas and appas, neither of which I’d ever had before, and was full of helpful suggestions of what went best with what. It was just a fantastic dining experience and I look forward to the next time!

To start I have been here a few times and India sizzling keeps me returning. The north Indian food is standard with a small selection of south Indian food available. The masala dosas are delicious and come highly recommended.
A nice, neat restaurant comes with the family vibe. Would recommend it for someone wanting to experience the differences in Indian cuisine while on a budget.
Thumbs up in my book!

I walked in based on the other reviews. Place was dead quiet. Noone there. The carpet was very dirty. I figured if the carpet looks like this and there is Noone even there, how does the kitchen look? So I left. Maybe it is a good restaurant but they certainly should clean especially when they have nothing else to do. Then went directly across the street. That place was busy! Wonder why!

I have been thinking about trying their dinner weekend buffet for so long and I did finally. Firstly it wasn’t crowded as I expected for xmas weekend. Veggie Manchurian was very hard, didn’t like it, pakoras were good. Then I tried some Panner masala, it was just ok. Then I tried some Navratan Korma, it taste good. Garlic naan were awesome. Also they bring fresh Masala Dosa to your table as well. That was good too. Gulabjamun was too sweet that I could not finish. I guess when you order from menu, that’s when you get their best food. I guess my expectation was too high from the experience I had last time. I am only going to try from menu now as buffets are just ok.

Best Indian food in the city. I am actually Bengali and our cuisine is similar to Indian food but usually spicer, more meat based, and the sauce tends to be thinner as it’s water based (instead of cream/​milk) and we don’t really utilize ghee. This place warms my stomach and thus my heart in that way. They stay true to the dishes, not dousing every Buffett dish with cream to quickly fill patrons up. The Buffett is diverse and expansive with an aloo chaat, pani puri section. Each dish is treated well, cooked well with a delectable spice combination. The buffet is also kept fairly fresh. The workers are attentive but allow you space to enjoy your meal in peace. Also when your done eating and decide to make some Indian food yourself, just hop over next door to Patel Brothers. Great place to eat Indian food, I wouldn’t recommend any other place in the city.

Went there for the lunch buffet. It was packed, and there was a good number of variety to choose from.
However, the biryani is usually alway has little lamb/​chicken, and they are slow in updating their dishes in the buffet stand
They do not have a samosa in the buffet so you got to order that as an extra charge.
Overall, its not bad. Nothing special about, but if you’re nearby they stop by.

Went for a diwali buffet. This place pretty decent but have heard bad reviews in general. My naan or bread was cold. Gulab jamun was pretty cold too. Overall it was nt too bad. The spring roll and manchurian were probably better than most places and the sambhar was nice too. They had some chats and sweets too. The cake was too essency and the tea there was nt great too.

The ambience is neat and clean. Food is tasty and delicious. Plenty of options for both vegetarian and non-​vegetarian… I highly recommend this restaurant!!! — Sowmii

I was craving Indian food and this place was nearby. I was pleasantly surprised to find they offered a dinner buffet (Friday-​Sunday I think). Most Indian places only offer a buffet at lunch. The staff was very friendly and made sure my glass was never empty and continually checked to see if I needed anything. I liked that they had more than just the usual popular options in the buffet. Sometimes Indian buffets get a little boring and generally only offer the popular dishes like tikka masala, butter chicken, etc. They had both of those options but many other «off the beaten path» options as well so I was able to try some new things that I would never think of ordering. If it’s your first time having Indian food, I’d personally recommend that you go with someone that has been here before because there isn’t much direction or «handholding» from the staff. For example if you want something that’s not at the buffet (naan, etc) you have to know to ask for it.

Hands down the most authentic Indian in Indy. The buffet come with the option of fresh roti or dosa. This is a south based Indian restaurant so the food is spicy! Brace yourself. The mutton and the tandoori were pretty good and the biryani was scrumptious. Also found here are some off beat things like eggplant, lemon rice, chaat. The place is no frills, eat and leave. Has a full service bar tho all I had was chilled beer. Definitely will be frequenting this place more.

I’ve been desiring a indian dinner buffet and finally it’s here. It’s a small buffet but tasty! Some of the stews were pretty spicy…

Lunch buffet is quiet and clean. The dishes aren’t as varied as a few others around town but the lack of variety is made up for by the quality and uniqueness of the dishes. While I miss the Saag Paneer it was off set by the option of different rice dishes. The coconut rice was delicious. A dish I can see ordering again on its own. Hard to find as it is located ‘behind’ the front set of strip mall shops if you turn in early.

1^st time eating here. I am soo happy to find another Indian restaurant so close too where I live.
It is located in a strip mall. Once you walk into the place, your eyes will relax and your heart take a sigh of relief. The décor is great as you look around you will find more things too look at. Btw the men’s restroom is huge.
Now the food. We had the buffet. Which I have too say was top notch. There is a 6 meat option and tons of veg options. The rice pudding is nice and thick, I love it that way.