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Godsend. Driving in California sucks except for the 101/1 north of San Francisco, and I generally dislike doing it. Now I may be some flannel European snob of a Pacific Northwesterner, but there's nothing good to eat and nothing to do except try to survive the Beamers driving 90 to 100 when on California rural freeways. Being able to stop and find this random Indian food truckstop was a perfect relief on an extremely, extremely long trip.
The service was good, I found the prices reasonable, and the food itself--ah, about average. In any other circumstance I'd probably end up giving them just a three on account of that, but location, location, location. And they have the location to save you from a lot of miserable fast food when traveling between LA and SF or vice-versa, and that's enough to bump them a star in my rate.
it's a wrap!
lets preface this review with one thing ~ i really wasn't expecting much in bumblefcuk:
i was hungry and to me 6bucks for a humungous sized veggie wrap sounded a heck of a lot better than the 69cent mexican taco stand down the road...(& by stand i mean a 2X4 truck waiting outside a gas station restroom hoping to lure people with empty bladders for a cheap meal.) anyway, down the street was taste of india. a beacon of home calling me in the desert. i was not dreaming of a gourmet meal at a highway rest stop like the rest of the reviewers...just some half-way decent food on the go....the wrap was full of rice and veggies and was steaming hot...& it filled me up...plus you get a free soda with the meal. cool. i don't know why anyone would eat a sit-down meal at place across from a gas-station off the I-5 and expect culinary nirvana in the first place...and then complain. come on, looking at this place from the outside you expected exemplary customer service?? haha
the big red sign on top "5.99 wrap + free soda" should clue you in =)
this rating is 3stars in highway standards...
they make it very very spicy if you ask.
White Rice...not Basmati....need I go on??? OK i will since these other reviews were so all over the place I just had to go and try it myself...it was a waste of money...I almost wanted to warn others as they came in to sit down but felt bad as on one of the busiest travel days they were pretty slow. FYI the cheap crappy white rice is NOT included with the curries. So figure $10 for a bowl of curry PLUS rice! Naan was accetable...I had the Mattar Paneer which was barely acceptable...sauce was watery and cheese was hard and seemed old. Young kids are the servers and I doubt any had prior serving experience. Owner seemed like a nice guy but he's there for the money not the joy of cooking that's for sure.
Craptatic! Might as well eat McD or else where. This place is just not good! I cant imagine this place is "A" quality. You have been warned!
Driving up and then down the 5, I have noticed the billboards advertising Taste of India for quite some time. Unfortunately my new iphone was on the fritz and I could not pull up my Yelp app and see what was up with Taste of India. There really was no meat in the Korma that we had and the rice had a weird consistency. This really is about the level of quality of what some corporation would put in a can and call Indian food. It seems that there is a papusa place also in Buttonwillow that actually is good so we can support a local mom and pop place next time that actually serves good food. The service was actually good as the wait staff was several local teenage girls who were trying really hard, but did not know a thing about Indian food. Next time I know to make sure to have a working iphone before I am tempted by another bulletin board.
This is not great Indian food. Hell, it barely qualifies as Indian food. Still, I have a good explanation for why I'm giving it three (Ahem, 2 1/2 stars. Let's get on that, Yelp!):
Usually, when you see a restaurant called A Taste of _______, that's a BAD SIGN. A Taste of China in Iowa? I seriously doubt that's what the food tastes like in China. A Taste of Mexico in Wyoming? I don't think so. I'm surprised that A Taste of Vietnam has remained untouched.
But this is different. I know for a fact that the food in India tastes nothing like this and that there is more to the cuisine than wraps and rice with curry, but this was surprisingly passable. Sure, it might have something to do with the fact that I happened to be returning from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival where everything is pricier than it needs to be (I'm surprised nobody opens up competing gift shops. Let the free market prevail!), but the food was reasonably priced and not terrible. It might have restored my faith in the A Taste of franchise.
The best thing about this place is the very nice young ladies who work here.
The "Indian Tea" (only served in styrofoam) tasted suspiciously like Lipton with milk (no spice, no sugar-- and no sugar on the tables).
The service is terrible, the salt level is lethal, and the prices are nothing short of... highway robbery! Yes!
I agree, keep driving.
PS: I just realized that THIS is probably where I got food poisoning on this trip.
Just keep driving...
Believe me, don't stop. I know, those colorful, handcrafted signs along the abysmal stretch of desert road that is I-5 are appealing. With the sequence of quirky little boards popping up with bold lettering, reminding you that there is an Indian restaurant in lieu of a burger shack, boasting things like "fresh ingredients", "wraps to go", "vegetarian", and even "taste", it seems like a no-brainer to pull over in Buttonwillow and show this mom and pop joint some love. Don't do it! I repeat, do NOT do it.
I, like many others apparently, was lured in by the signs. I had been on the road for hours, my stomach was growling, and I was preparing to head to one of the countless fast-food spots to get a quick bite to eat. That's when I saw it: the cardboard Taste of India roadside advertisement. I was elated, and eagerly followed the vibrant trail of homemade signs to my destination.
The restaurant seemed clean enough when I arrived. I gave the menu a once over and decided I would try one of their ultra-convenient wraps to take on the road with me. I ordered it with lamb and waited over twenty minutes before I received my food. The wait didn't bother me so much, because 1) I was sick of being in the car, 2) I expected the food to be good, 3) they were busy and 4) there was a sweet Bollywood musical playing on the TV that entertained me for a while.
When I finally got my meal, I headed out to my car and attempted to eat it. Key word: attempted. First of all, there was no way it was a "to go" kind of wrap. It was impossible to just pick it up and bite into it, a knife and fork are required. What a silly concept, a wrap for the road that you have to balance on your lap and eat with utensils.
Once I gave up on the idea of eating and driving simultaneously, I dived in. It smelled really good, it looked tasty, and I was starving; lethal combination. After inhaling a few bites of the wrap, shoving food in my face so fast I couldn't even taste it, I began to pace myself and realized I had made a mistake. I was completely underwhelmed by the amount of flavor contained in the wrap. It was a tortilla encasing raw carrot slices, mushy rice that somehow had the aroma of spices without the taste of them, and awful meat.
OH GOD THE MEAT! Just thinking about it makes me want to vomit again. That's right, AGAIN. I ate about half of the wrap, got back on the road, I started feeling queasy and I had to pull over and yack it back up. I felt nauseous during the remainder of my drive and almost can't stomach the thought of eating Indian food again, and I LOVE Indian food. All for the bargain price of $12.38.
If India tasted like a wet sock stuffed with rancid meat, then the name of the restaurant would be suitable. Until then, I suggest they change the name from "Taste of India" to "Taste of Food Poisoning", since that seems to be a more cohesive theme here.
Consider yourself warned!
Ummm. I'm ashamed to say that I've eaten here. Twice no less.
The first time was about four months ago and my wife and I saw the brightly colored billboards of Taste of India and were thrilled that there was something different than the typical Toxic Hell, Jack in the Crack and all the other road trip gut bombs so prevalent on Interstate 5. Hell we were ecstatic that we could have Indian food. We had actually had pretty good luck with Interstate Indian food in the past, so we were willing to give it a shot.
The first trip was a good one. I would have given the restaurant three stars easily. We had Saag Paneer and Naan with two hot chai. The food was actually edible, good even. The staff was great and we congratulated ourselves for finding a diamond in the rough.
Fast forward to Thanksgiving weekend...Buttonwillow is a freaking demilitarized zone...People everywhere...Lines at all of the restaurants, at the gas station, at Starbucks. It was mayhem. We pulled into Taste of India's parking lot. It was packed. We go inside. It was a microcosm of what was happening outside. Utter craziness. We finally got seated and waited to order. And we waited...
Finally someone came to take our order. Wanting something light, we both ordered the 'Indian wraps' I ordered chicken and Astrid ordered the veg version and two chai. And we waited some more. The food came out on a Rubbermaid rolling cart and the waitress plopped it down in front of us. It looked disappointing. It was nothing but a freaking burrito with biryani as the stuffing. We took our first bites and were even more disappointed by the flavor. It was bland and tasteless, the antithesis of what Indian food should be. Astrid's veg wrap was made with canned 'Veg-All' http://farm1.static.fl... veggies. There was nothing fresh about it. The chai was cold and we had to ask for sugar instead of the Splenda they gave us. Who uses Splenda in Chai? Nasty.
We left with $20 less in our wallets and a disappointing meal in our bellies. Don't be lured by the pretty signs that beckon you with promises of fresh food. They might as well be Sirens calling you to your doom.
I wish I had done a search on yelp of this place BEFORE we stopped for lunch. We didn't want the usual fast food and we'd been to Mike's Roadhouse Cafe before and it wasn't exciting either. This place looked interesting.
We get inside and ordered. I was IMing my friend and he checked out this place on yelp and told me to NOT eat there. Too late. Our food was already coming out.
We ordered chicken biryani, chicken vindaloo, garlic naan and hubby got a veggie biryani wrap. I thought it weird that all the wraps were biryani wraps -- never ever had a biryani wrap before. Hubby was eating and I tucked into the chicken biryani.... it was bland and tasteless. It did not resemble any biryani I've ever tasted, in fact, the biryani at Masala Bowl is better and that's saying a lot.
The chicken vindaloo was hot, like temperature hot so I thought it should be fine eating it. Then, my friend IMed me saying several reviewers said they got sick eating there and one had the wrap. As soon as I told hubby, he stopped eating and pushed his wrap out of the way.
The vindaloo was weak and watery. The garlic naan, although seemed to please the young man, was hard and crunchy instead of soft and pillowy. The garlic on top was also really pathetic. I really regretted eating the plate of serrano chilis and onions -- which were raw -- but I prayed that I wouldn't get sick.
It was so expensive too. $40 for that and the portions were small, not that I care since we didn't really want to eat any more anyway. The pre packaged Indian food from Trader Joe's is far better than this crap they're trying to serve up.
There were flies buzzing around inside and the whole set up was really weird. I think it's a good concept to have an Indian restaurant on I-5 where all you see are fast food chains, but c'mon.... make the food at least half way decent. You have to be truly dying for Indian food to eat here. Honestly, I'm sure if I try, I could make better tasting Indian food than this.
Only positive thing was that none of us got sick. And next time, I'll settle for a Whopper thank you very much.
This is a perfect tourist/freeway trap. Don't even think of eating here.
It is very expensive for the quality of food. The service is terrible, I had to wait for 10 minutes before laying hands on a menu card.
DON'T GO HERE.
I don't know what it is about this generation (I'm referring to you, GEN-Y), but we're all so eager to embrace small family owned businesses, buying locallly grown organic fruits and vegetables, and visiting our local farmer's markets.
None of those things I mentioned above are bad (in fact, it's good). But sacrificing the taste of food for the sake of usurping "big, evil corporations" is beyond me... cuz, speaking for myself-- I'd rather have the good eats.
I found this place while driving on I-5 while coming back from a weekend trip to visit friends in Hell-Lay. Being a pro-family-owned-establishment person, I decided to turn off the road and give this place my business.
I've read other people commenting on the decor (or lackthereof). Who cares about the decor-- you should care about the food! I never feel robbed if I eat at a poorly decorated restaurant, but I do feel robbed if I have to pay for bad food.
I ordered a butter chicken and rice. The boyfriend had their chicken wrap. About 10-15 minutes later, the waitress arrived with a small plate of rice and a small bowl of butter chicken (or what was supposed to be butter chicken). I thought to myself, "who cares about the appearance, taste is what matters." I dug in.
Oh wow, I can tell you that I ate curry. Whether it was butter chicken, is a totally different story altogether. Normally, I eat at Amber India in Mtn View and Darbar in Palo Alto, so this was not the first time that I had consumed Indian food. The curry was so bland... like it needed salt and a ton of spices. The "chicken" inside the curry was served in tiny bites, except not all of the fat had been trimed off prior to cooking so in some bites I got to taste spongy fat. Ew.
The boyfriend had the chicken wrap. He said it was "okay" but that he could have gone to McD's for a chicken wrap instead. 'Nuff said.
It always sucks to review a family owned place as lacking, but I seriously have no choice. They didn't serve good food (at least, when I ate there).
OK -- if there had been an In 'n' Out Burger in Buttonwillow, we wouldn't have stopped at T of I. But there's not, so we decided to take a break -- Palm Springs to the Bay Area is a merciless bitch of a drive, especially on the Saturday after Thanksgiving -- and have lunch.
Reading some of these reviews, I think maybe we dodged a bullet, but we enjoyed what we had (spicy lamb curry, chicken koorma, rice, and a garlic naan). It wasn't great but it was a lot better than anything else we could find along I-5 (except for In 'n' Out, which is the only fast food place we'll patronize).
Anyway, three stars. Not an Indian restaurant I'd go to if it were around here, but it's better than average fare for I-5.
One of the more bizarre road trip stops. The dingy, run down restaurant has signs all over the place inside, including the funny aforementioned "YOU MUST PAY FOR WHAT YOU ORDER" (really!) to "Please do not fill water bottles" on the standalone water dispensers, to inspirational quotes from Oprah and other celebs. Bollywood playing on the lone TV. Giant bathroom...with one lone toilet. You could've fit a Mini Cooper in there.
On to the food: their wraps made with "very thin naan"...uh, you're not fooling me. I know a flour tortilla when I see one. The veggie biryani wrap (were those peanuts crunching in the mix?) was suitably spicy and passable, but by no means great. The samosas, weak. Being the only game in town off the 5 freeway, they charge accordingly (over $10 for my food). I've had much better Indian food buffets for much less. I felt like a sucker, falling for the few ads off the freeway.
The food is actually two stars--third star for the sheer novelty. Road trippers, you gotta check it out once.
I give this place a 5 for the concept - there is truly a need for alternatives to fast food, especially ones that are good for vegitarians - but as of this review, as much as I would like it to be good, its simply not up to snuff. Weird signs everywhere suggest a hostility to customers. Flies, flies and more flies landing on my food as I eat. No, this is not acceptable in the US.
The food was decent but bland and left me with an uncertain, mildly yucky feeling.
I want to support this place but it needs work for sure.
Simple ways to improve it:
1) remove all signs telling customers rules. Have one sign to refuse service if needed.
2) change the drape to blinds or use a coating. The drapes as is are scary.
3) let people fill a water bottle if needed, that is a nice service even if it is trouble for you.
4) have hot sauce available in a squeeze bottle so customer know it is there.
5) solve the fly problem - seriously its bad.
6) try to speed up service. You serve wraps with 3 fillings that should be able to be served faster.
7) the wraps we had were too wide to eat. Wraps should be narrower and longer as opposed to wider and shorter.
I am kinda surprised by all the uber-negative reviews on here. I recently drove down to LA and saw it on the way, but wasn't really hungry at the time, so I decided to try it on my way back to SF.
The menu was pretty straightforward, and had an average price range for Indian food. I wanted to eat on the road, so I got a Lamb Wrap that was around 8 bucks (it also comes with a soda or water). The two people working there helped me out right away and were very friendly. They asked if I wanted it to be spicy and then offered me drinks while I waited for my order. It only took around 5 minutes, which was nice, and I was off and on my way. So I can't complain about the service at all, as they were friendly, thorough, and fast.
The wrap was super hot (temperature-wise), so I had to wait a bit to eat it, which was fine. The wrap cam with a spoon, fork, and additional sauce. I thought the flavor was good... typical for Indian food. The lamb was cooked well and spicy, just as I had asked. My only beef with the wrap was that it was slightly hard to eat on the go. It was difficult to unwrap it, as the bread has stuck to the paper wrapped around it... but I was able to finish it off and was happy with the meal.
I wouldn't say this place is amazing, but I enjoyed what I had, and can't really relate to any of these other, negative reviews of the place. I think it's a nice alternative to Jack in the Box or some other, greasy fast food place.
:)
One day someone will create a mecca to great food right along I-5, somewhere around halfway between San Francisco and LA. A place where everyone knows they'll have a great meal of some kind, a place to dream about while you're smelling Harris Ranch and wondering how long your olfactory senses will take to recover. Until that happens, Taste of India is one of your best bets if you want to avoid the chain fast food doldrums. The food may not be the best Indian you've ever had; yes, the building is very funky; yes, the service can be less than optimal; yes, I do wonder how they manage to stay in business given that there's never been more than one other group in the place when I've been there; but gosh darn it, they manage to make pretty good curry. Definitely a place I look forward to, partly because it's just so quirky.
If you're unfortunate enough to find Taste of India isn't open, go north a little bit on the main drag. On the east side of the road, just after the TA gas station, there's a taco truck that has pretty good Mexican. (Unfortunately can't remember the name at the moment....)
It wasn't bad, and it wasn't great. But it also wasn't McDonalds, and that was good enough for my girlfriend.
Nothing special, but a reasonable substitute for fast food in a pinch. It is what it advertises to be. Nothing more.
If you are desperate to have Indian food, its worth the visit, but not for the price. I would definitely wait until you get within better city limits to get more love than just a cereal bowl full of tika masala for 10 bucks, and yes that was al a carte. I should have taken a picture of it just to show you how much they give you. Think kiddie size meals. Ive passed this place up many times and wish I did it again today. What a rip off.
After seeing the ghetto painted sign on I-5 I decided to give this small business some business. I agree with the other comments, the restaurant itself is not set up the best space wise, nor was I anticipating this to be excellent Indian food (I've consumed the homemade stuff way too many times already).
The good news is, that I had no urge to shit out my pants the remainder of the drive home, the bad news is avoid the spicy unless you really like your tongue on fire. I consider myself to have a high level of spicy tolerance but damn their spicy was hot! Next time I'll go with the medium instead!
Also they have decent prices, it would be about the same price had you hit up a fast food joint instead.
Oh god no, don't do it. as tempting as this place seems in comparison to the fast food options along the boring old, stinky cattle-slaughter-house smelling I-5....I BEG you, don't do it!
Unless of course you want to eat the worst Indian food you've ever had anywhere (i've been to India, i know my food) and....AND wait a whole hour to get the crappy shite. (reminder to self: aren't you on the I-5 because you're looking for the fastest way from SF to LA??)
February 2008, the week of Valentines Day. Clear skies on a late Saturday morning, but w/ a flavor of melancholy and the start of a small roadtrip to San Diego with two of my friends: a new buddy Dominic and my childhood friend Cj. We had spent the week in the Bay Area with our friends and loved ones and it was now time to journey home. After saying my goodbyes, I was scooped up by the brigade and we headed off to eat burritos for breakfast (not "breakfast" burritos. Real burritos) in Fremont with another friend of ours named Matt. After drinking Coronas at 10 am and saying goodbye to Matt, we stopped for some gas and overpriced bottled water before heading east on the 580 to I-5.
It was mid afternoon when we merged onto the 5 going south. The california plains had lit up a golden wheat color as the sun began to edge towards the mountains to the west side. We took a random exit right before the infamous cowcentration camp called Coalinga to take in the sunlight before it diminished into the start of the evening. We drove out for a mile until we could no longer hear the other cars on the freeway. Dominic, who was asleep in the back, woke up as we pulled into the edge of an open field..
Dominic: "Is this it? Is this the end guys?"
We then busted out the digicams and sunchips and took pictures as we conversed like tramping hippies. As we started to get back into the car a bumble bee flew in before us from the passenger side door. We tried to chase it out but the bee kept landing on the carseat.
"Dude, I think he wants to go home with us!"
We made our new friend a makeshift carseat out of an empty bottle of Dasani. We placed him in the cup holder. We named him Tony Danza.
Our Journey continued south. We raced by coalinga trying not to let the foul stench of systematically processed grain fed beef creep through our air conditioner. It was no use. As the car filled up with a concocted odor of untreated manuer, piss, gasoline, fertilizer, and rotten soil, we cursed our nation's fast food industry for having the American population wrapped around their fingers. I feel disgusted and vow to never eat a McDonalds hamburger ever again (the following week I order an Angus burger to "try it out").
The sun had settled deep into the backdrop as the four of us dodged speeding sports cars heading to LA and narrowly escaping intended "box-ins" from big-rigs. We are hungry and decide we must rest to recover stamina and vitality. We see a sign: "Taste of India. Best Indian food TO GO. 5 miles." We are pioneers tonite and decide to try an out-of-place eatery that sticks out like a sore thumb among the fields of golden arches, red boxes, and smiling stars that are sprinkled along the I-5.
The restaurant is a big box, uninspired and with enough tables to fit a few tour bus loads of customers. If the place was pixelated it'd probably look like one of those restaurants in the GTA series on PS2. We were seated promptly as we were the only customers there (Tony Danza stays in the car). We admire the multi-cultural decor that is strung from the ceiling; paper cut outs of green four leaf clovers, the Star of David, red Jack-O-Laterns, Christmas Trees, and even "Happy New Years". The three of us decide amongst ourselves that this is funny. We end up ordering about half the menu. We ogle the beer selection in the fridge- imported beers from India as well as some microbrews like "Chili Beer". I am in awe but decide their asking price is more than what it may be worth.
The food arrives and we feed. We are too hungry to analyze and discuss if it tastes like money or crap. From what I remember is that our naan was plentiful and was generously refilled a few times, our water refilled about twice as many times. The buttered chicken came out crackling on a hot plate but was a little too dry for consumption. The Korma Chicken was pretty damn tasty though. the buttered rice was tender and flavourful. We ate off each others plates trying out the things we ordered. I remember being happy. We are on a food high.
The bill comes and my food high dissipates. A good 65 dollars was on the tab. Damn. I lie to myself and say that it was worth it and we leave.
It wasn't the food that was all that spectacular, but it did the job. Being there with friends made it that much better though. The place gives you alot to talk about, and with the place being empty its almost like you're on your own movie set. though, the owners are probably pissed off at the loud arrogant behavior displayed by you and your friends.
A few hours later we arrived at our destination; Temecula, California. After releasing Tony Danza, we decide to gamble it up at Penchanga as a close to our Journey. We each gamble a dollar. We walk around for 30 minutes finding the "right" machine. We lose 100% of our dollar to it within 20 seconds. We decide how sorry some of these folks are who travel distances just to throw money away into a machine.
The End.
Aight, granted the 4 stars should be taken with a grain of salt:
Tired of your common Fast-Food joints along the 5? Been driving for hours?
This place is perfect, for what you need, when you need it. This restaurant is far from 5 stars, but it gets 4 because "location, location, location". Fill yourself up on a tasty Biryani wrap w/ chx, then head on across the parking lot for a coffee and you're set to continue on your journey through the wasteland that is central California along the 5.
Check it out next time you're out in Buttonwillow, u kno, shootin the shit with the locals or something... ha... seriously though, this place is way better than MD, BK, TB, and KFC: COMBINED
Sure, it's not the tastiest India food you'll ever eat in your life, but it is the best choice for a real meal for a good long while. The food is cooked when you order it, so it takes about 20 minutes but at least it hasn't been sitting in some vat all day.
The korma was decent and the vindaloo was good, but both are better if you order them spicy. You have to rice order separately though, which is odd. Who eats a curry without rice? Their chai was sweet and creamy and a wonderful way to end the meal.
I've been to India (not that a vacation makes anyone an expert in that country's cuisine!!) and had much worse meals. If you're trying to make time, take your pick of any fast food drive-thru. If you're looking for a break from driving and craving something that isn't junk food, give it a try.
Let's be fair to the Sardar who runs this place. First, he's a nice guy. Second, he'll pack your meal to go since he know you don't live in Buttonwillow, and you are probably on your way to SF/Davis/Sacramento. Does he need to utilize his space better? Yes. Does he need to attract less seedy customers? Yes.
Regarding the food, as others have said, it's not the best Indian food ever. Take it from me though, you'll never find good Indian in America. Never found it, never will. It's just that way. Sure, you'll find good pseudo-Indian food, I don't doubt that. Don't think it's authentic - it's as authentic as American Chinese is (and that's no very authentic either)
My suggestion is - look, if you are heading north or south on I-5 and need to get something to eat, why eat at McD or some other fast food chain and support big-nasty business? Not to mention the nasty calories and unhealthy content of it?
Try the masala chai and the pakoras here, the Sardar will put amchur on your pakoras. Good times!
They have billboards along the I-5. I saw them over and over again. I thought it might be a nice change of pace from burgers or meal bars.
I got a wrap to go. It was supposed to have meat in it. lamb meat. It was about $9. It was just a bunch of rice and some innocuous vegetables. If there even was any obscure lamb flavoring it was probably just my imagination.
This place is terrible. Don't believe their quaint hand make looking billboards advertising fresh, health and delicious Indian food. It was definitely not delicious. If it was indeed healthy, it was because they don't put meat in it when they are supposed to. I don't know if it was fresh. I doubt it.
Disclaimer - I haven't been here since 2004... You can read the previous negative and more recent reviews...so enter at your own risk... It's a shame its gone down hill.
When I went there, as an Indian, the food was great. But I am also pretty sure the place was new. Since that time, who knows what happened, maybe they had to skimp on ingredients to reduce costs, maybe they got lazy, maybe they lost their chef?
In any case, I think its worth taking a peak inside to see what the deal is.
you gotta love their cardboard signs with electrical-tape writing along the 5
it worked on us, we stopped on the way to ojai
the paneer was rancid, i didn't mind so much
but homegirl threw up bad the next day and we had to leave the wedding earlier than planned
we blame taste of india for the throw-up
also we took pictures in front, one of them is uploaded to my yelp profile.
On the way from Sac to LA (Disneyland), my mom saw a bulletin of this place, thinking it would be fresh gourmet, non chain-ish Indian food. You know there is something wrong with this place when an INDIAN customer ordered food from here and was complaining to the servers about the food (yes, we witnessed it). I ordered a mild Yellow Dal, which was lentil stew with spices which I probably would've loved if I didn't abuse my poor tongue with way too much spicy food over the years and burned it. My dad ordered some lamb stew, and while I do agree that Indian food is very saucy, all it was was sauce and a few tiny chunks of lamb! Oh and there were flies everywhere in the restaurant!! My mom started feeling a little queasy after leaving this place. Last but not least, this place is too expensive for its own quality. Never again!!! Oh well, at least I have something to give a bad review on since I've been too nice and giving out a lot of nice reviews lately.
OMG this is food? Food is oily, tastes old, overpriced.
WORST INDIAN FOOD EVER. I had such high hopes for this place. The sauces were watery and flavorless. They charge for naan (which was soggy) and rice. There is a very prominent sign that reads "you must pay for what you order." I don't really know what that means.
Forget about the food here. It's nowhere compared to any India food anywhere. But ask for their special spicy sauce. It makes anything taste good!
one star because the staff were nice. flavorless, runny and surrounded by flies. i love me some indian food and i can be a bit less demanding when it comes to off the freeway, middle-of-nowhere places, but DAMN! this has got to be the WORST indian food ever. i left over half of my meal. they must be used to dissastified customers. they didn't even ask if i needed a box. avoid this place at all costs.
When I see Americans write bad reviews about Indian places, I feel great particularly when I concur. It means two things - the food was terrible and they are from the Bay area:)-The food was terrible at taste of india, service atrocious and rude and all this was balanced by a dirty bathroom. Like somebody said, garlic cardboard which doubles up as garlic naan was unpalatable and after paying $35 for 2 people, i realized this was one of the reasons a grown man would cry. the irony is..we were driving to the bay area and in less than 4 hours we could have had better food at 1/3rd the price from Rajjot in Sunnyvale. By the way, you cannot charge your cell phone as that could cause soaring electricity bills.
Buttonwillow, CA
Category: Latin American
Buttonwillow, CA
Category: Mexican
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