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20 reviews for Yak & Yeti
Nov 14th 2009, on this snowy day after running some errands in this part of the town, I suggest to Hubs to go to Yak and Yeti for dinner. When we arrived like about 16:55hrs, and we are all starving, Hubs opt for the regular menu while I opt for the Dinner Buffet.
We opt for chai as our beverages. Hubs like the Chai very much.
Hubs opt for the Lamb Biryani. For this Hubs request his main entree from the waitstaff to make it EXTRA EXTRA Spicy. Not for the American palate, mind you. Furthermore, Hubs like his food to be EXTRA Spicy when ordering in places like this.
So while Hubs wait for his main entree, I "survey" around the Buffet spread on what Yak and Yeti did offer that evening.
From what I can see, and recall these are what Yak and Yeti have :
* Yellow Rice and White Rice
* Vegetable Pakora
* Raita
* Saag Paneer
* Chutney of some kind
* Chicken Curry
* Tandoori Chicken
* Chicken Makhani
* Shrimp Vindaloos
* Korma of some kind
* Mushroom dish of some kind
* Some desserts
For me, for the 1st round of plate : I choose the yellow rice, accompanied with the Shrimp Vindaloo and the Chicken Makhani. For the side dishes, I choose Raita, Chutney, Saag Paneer and Mint sauce.
I like what I ate especially the Shrimp Vindaloo though I so wish they could be more spicy for my personal taste bud. I also like the Chicken Makhani too.
While Hubs waits for his main entree, the waitstaff, gave him a small basket containing some pompodum and some ROTI with several sauces to dip in.
About 10 to 15 minutes later, Hubs received his Lamb Biryani. When he taste it, he told me, its not spicy at all. To me, its spicy enough. Then came the waitstaff, he ask how things were. Hubs told the waitstaff that its not spicy enough. So the waitstaff said that perhaps he could bring it back to the kitchen and ask the chef to make it more spicy.
For my second "round" plate, I choose the mushrooms, some chutneys and tandoori chicken. Boy am I stuffed after all these. I think by drinking Chai, I get full faster.
From what I see on the plate when the next time, the waitstaff comes, Hubs Lamb Biryani is filled with more jalapeno peppers. To me its OK. But Hubs does not mind coming back to try more dishes from the menu the next time we are in this neighborhood.
While we were there, the waitstaff strike some conversations with us. We talk about having future gatherings with families and friends and perhaps going to the other location that I have heard of. I am glad that Hubs like the Chai and the dinner we had.
Another cold gray wet snowy Sunday...another call for Yak and Yeti. Another $10 spent for a big styrofoam take-home container filled to the brim with delectable food. I didn't hesittate this time. :)
I did try some different things, and I will babble about them here:
*) carrot pudding -- not really "pudding" per se, more like sweet potato casserole? Mildly sweet, nice texture, tasty.
*) "eggplant something" - Ok I guess, eggplant slightly sour and soggy
*) chicken curry - a standardly good chicken curry, nothing spectacular, mildly seasoned, very tasty
*) honey chicken - chicken basted/swimming in a honey...something... sauce. Not BBQ, and not curry. Quite good though.
*) saag - I expected creamed spinach. It is that, but better. Very tasty!
*) vegetarian korma - deliciously creamy, moderately spiced, flavorful!
*) mango custard - as is typical in Indian places, runny and lightly sweet.
the sweet potato masala and "gulab jamun" ("pancake balls" in light cinnamon-kissed syrup that capture your soul) - still deadly. :) in a good way.
i haven't touched the naan or the cinnamon-spiced yogurt with banana chunks in btu I know they will rock when I have them. (stares at leftovers) I'm totally full and easily have enough for 1 more "glut out" meal or 1 1/2 normal ones. Quite the steal.
I love this place. (Pretty packed today, too, at 2pm, about 2/3 of the tables)
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10/10/2009
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This was my first time having "Indian" food. It was pretty good but there has got to be some ingredient that makes you incredibly full after eating a small amount because I had 1 plate w very little rice and only vegetarian items and I was uncomfortably full. The boy had a bit more than I and was crying about being SO full 5 hours later. So I don't know what thats about.
I don't have anything to compare it to but everything was tasty (though notice, not tasty enough for seconds). My measure of good service is if my water glass stays full and sadly it did not. A 4 top came in and they got all the water the place had, and I got nothin. Unfortunate.
The pancake balls things are quite delicious however and I like that they have Indian beer.
Just stopped in here on a whim. They were very warm and friendly and attentive here, which, as we all know, for me, will transform a lukewarm place into better when service is a priority. I got here just before the dinner crowd on a Friday. Wow - did the crowds storm the place right after I arrived. Guess it pays to be an early bird at dinner buffets on a Friday night.
I would go back, but probably for the cheaper lunch buffet. $20 for one person for a buffet (& I, like one of the previous reviewers, could only eat a couple of small helpings) and a beer is a little pricey. But the food hit the saag spot for me and I found a new favorite dish, too. The naan was fantastic (do I say that in every Indian restaurant review I give? Dang, I think I do...)
They have two restaurants (The other spot in Arvada) and apparently the one in Arvada is the brewhouse. The IPA I had was pretty good! Sweet & hoppy with just the right amounts of bitter.
I ate at Yak & Yeti for the 2nd time in probably 5 or 6 years last week. It was at lunchtime so they had the buffet going. All of the dishes were hot and very tasty. I really liked the variety of buffet items that also included some salad items. We were a group of about 15 and the waitstaff was attentive and managed to keep all of our beverages filled during their busy lunch hour.
I'd like to return for dinner and get an entree instead of the buffet.
Aren't people slightly suspicious of Nepalese running a self-proclaimed Indian and Pakistani restaurant? What you eat here is not what the restaurant owners eat at home. I'll take bets on that statement right now.
I think the best analogy to how I feel about places like Yak and Yeti would be an American traveling to India and hearing the locals rave about the American-cuisine restaurant in the city. He or she goes there only to discover the burgers taste nothing like the real thing, the fries aren't made of potatoes and the soda pop tastes more like home-brewed ginger juice. And for some reason, the restaurant staff keeps talking in American slang with a thick Indian accent.
Nothing beats homecooked food. A majority of these restaurants in Colorado are cookie-cutter and buffet-style, if you haven't noticed. The Tandoori chicken's been sitting out for so long it looks like leather, every other buffet entree looks like blender mush with cumin sprinkled on top and the bread isn't legit naan.
Buffets serve as a nice profit-margin for the owners, by the way. Think about how that compromises the quality of the food and (lack of) service.
Plus the staff was kind of anti-social and it took forever to order the chai I wanted. Which, unsurprisingly, was not the real chai they drink in India and Pakistan. Definitely not worth the $15 + tip that I paid, and definitely not worth yours.
You're better off befriending an Indian or Pakistani and schmoozing them until you get an invitation to dinner at the house.
Even if everything else stunk, I'd still give this place high marks for one reason: Sweet Potato Masala.
It is so good. I mean, scary good. The buffet always seems to have it, too. I'd also recommend their saag paneer and the garlic naan. They have some great dal, too. Man. Now I want Indian food. Did I mention that the service I've experienced has been consistently great?
If I ever have another child, don't be surprised if his name is Sweet Potato Masala. I'm just sayin'.
Update: Man, someone must be reading Yelp or someone complained. We went there for lunch today and everything was nice and hot. Food was fresh (as always) and even a tad spicier.
But the biggest improvement was the wait staff. They were prompt with the bread and water and amazingly enough, timely with the bill. Not too quick, the bill showed up just as we were finishing dessert.
Good job guys if you're reading.
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3/2/2009
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The Westminister Y&Y is about a quarter of the size of the Arvada one and doesn't have the whimsical Irish Pub ambiance that the Arvada one does, but it does have both lunch and dinner buffets (unlike it's Arvada version).
I dropped in on my way home from the gym to pick up some lamb saag for dinner. It was delicious and they gave me a huge container full of rice to go with it as well as that big chip thing that you get at the restaurant to dip in the 4 sauces before your food arrives. Yum!
I hung out at the bar while I waited and the waitress brought me some free chai (yay!). Looks like they have a pretty limited bar, just your staples (Captain, Bacardi, Jose) but I don't think I'd order an apricot martini or orgasm shot at this place, anyway. They do have some Indian and Nepalese beverages on their menu, including wines & liqueurs. Will have to check those out sometime.
The Yak & Yeti is just a fantastic mini-chain in Colorado. I will definitely be dropping by here again for some grub on the go, if not for their dinner buffet.
Good value-- Yummy selections!
I don't know of too many places where you can do a buffet for only $15. Not even in Vegas anymore. I was expecting very average food, but was surprised at the variety of curries, rice, stir fried and fresh vegetables, and deserts. I was happy to fork over $15 for a belly full of satisfaction.
I loved the standard korma and masala sauces and the deep fried banana bread-- yummy! The soup and fresh fruits were also very good.
Agree with the other reviewers that it is seasoned to the American palette- less spicy than you may find at other indian restaurants. But all the flavors were very pronounced-- it wasn't missing anything.
If you are shopping at the Westminster Mall, this is a much better alternative to what you would find there.
This was really the first Indian buffet I had in the greater Denver area that I actually liked. The food here is amazing and they definitely have the most variety. I only give it 4 stars because it is a bit more expensive than other buffets. They have lowered their prices recently, but to do that it is worth noting that they are no longer serving lamb on their buffet to cut costs.
Yak and Yeti is the only Indian restaurant I've found that does both lunch and dinner buffets every day of the week. The food here has always been excellent, including the naan and dessert selections. I also recommend the Rose lassi.
This is a great place to take friends who are new to Indian food, or if you have a mixed party of vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Just be careful not to over-eat- which is very easy to do here!
This is not the first indian/nepali restaurant I've been to. It was the second worst I've ever been to. The food was nothing special. I was blessed to have a piece of the cook's hair in it though. YUM. Also, the men who were working and probably were part of the family that owned it were talking about us in Nepali. They were dumb enough to think we couldn't understand, but being from Nepal we could! Smarties huh? Instead of serving us they were gossiping. The service really did stink. Well I do NOT recommend this restaurant to anyone. A good nearby alternative would be Jewel of India where the buffet was under $20 for 2 people. The food was good. No hair.
Yes, as good as it gets... for a buffet.
The Nepali crew is very nice and the food is great.
As Jordan says, the buffet in the evening is 14.99. Which gets pricey.
The food was fairly good, and the buffet enables you to taste different dishes, so i think it's good to try it once. However if we go back, we will order from the menu where the entrees are about 11usd. Which hopefully you can get lunch for the next day too.
Also, only saw 2 nepalese specialty on the menu.
So 4 stars because the food is good, but i would like to lower it because it is so expensive... but at the same time, it's a good alternative in the suburbs, to chain restaurants.
This place is close to my parents' home, so we go frequently when I visit. It is, for me, a much-needed change of scene from all the cookie-cutter family restaurant chains and fast food joints that make up the culinary landscape of Denver's northwestern suburbs. Their lunch buffet provides an excellent sampling of standard Indian restaurant fare like sag paneer (spinach with soft cheese) chicken tika masala, chicken curry, basmati rice, lentils, lamb, sweet potato masala, rice byriani (basmati rice w/veggies and spices). They also have a great selection of chutneys and desserts like mango custard and rice pudding. It's hard to beat for variety and price at $8.95 a head.
...and don't forget to order the mango lassi!! Yumm!
The food here is not typically "Indian". It is less spicy and a bit bland when compared to typical Indian fare offered at the Taj Mahal III (Louisville), Little India's (3 Denver locations), Tandoori Grill (Boulder) etc.
So you might ask why I go there at least twice a month for lunch ? Because of the variety. They probably have the largest selection of veggie items at the lunch buffet. After they moved the buffet area to the center of the restaurant last year, they were able to add at least 5 more items to the lunch offering.
While the food is not spicy, it is certainly flavorful and fresh. I have ordered takeout off the menu for lunch on a few occasions and the food was much better (I like to order it spicy hot).
The lunch buffet typically has three meat/chicken items and around 7 vegetarian items. In addition, they have a huge salad bar, chutneys, deserts (mango custard and carrot halwa being the best), Indian pickles and fresh fruits. They also have two types of rice - white and yellow.
For vegetarians who like Indian cuisine, the selection here beats every other Indian restaurant in the Denver metro area.
The owner is very friendly, as is the staff. The service is usually very slow and instead of waiting forever at the end of the meal for the check, I prefer to walk over to the bar and take care of it.
The dinner buffet is overpriced. It has nearly the same number of items as the lunch buffet, but it is priced substantially higher ($14.99).
For the record, my wife who prefers her food more generously spiced, is not a fan of this place. If you want "typical" Indian food, this is not the place for you. If you would like to try some Nepali style "Indian" food, give it a try. Make sure you go in with an open mind :-)
I like this place. But let's be honest, I like anyplace that has an all you can eat buffet for $11.99. Ok, not really.
What I do like about Yak & Yeti's is the chance to have a little bit of many different foods. I start with the samosas (and mango chutney, thank you very much) and go on to Vegetable Biryani, Lamb Rogan Josh, Chicken Tikki Masala, and Saag Paneer. My boyfriend likes some of their more "exotic" things like Sweet Potato Masala and the Carrot Pudding.
All in all, it's a great deal for $11.99, which include Naan and several kinds of chutneys.
Actually, the food was good. We went on a Sunday night when the only option seemed to be a buffet. Pretty tasty very standard Indian stuff. The bill did shock us. $15 per person. For $15 entree at an Indian restaurant, I expect to take home enough left-overs for two more meals. That being a buffet, there was no doggie bag. I felt that was a complete rip-off, so I won't be returning.
They advertise this place as Indian and Nepali food. I don't know the difference, but the selection seem similar to what you find at an average Indian restaurant. The onion naan was a little sweet (huh?) but the food was decent, although a tad greasy. Definitely better than the much acclaimed (but nasty) Jewel of India restaurant up the street.
I know of no other restaurant where the waiter will explain to you how you can live like a king in Nepal for one year with $1000, of course it will take at least that to get there....clearly the staff is very friendly. Along with delicious food, decent prices and a cozy environment, this place boasts one excellent Indian meal. The buffet offers a variety of choices and the naan is perfect! It's too bad my new job is so far, far from the Yak and Yeti.
