Taste Of India - Reno

No ratings on Happy Cow, but I was craving Indian Food. Don’t judge the location, a dark street next to an abandon bowling alley just off Hwy 80 and the Keystone Exit. The food and service was amazing. Started out with the samosa chatt stuffed potato pastry top of chicken gravy) followed Indian salad sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, hot peppers with lemon) tomato soup cooked with my old Indian spices and garlic) Chana Masala fresh vegetables with Indian spices) and Garlic Naan. #vegan #reno#renovegan.

It's said a picture is worth a thousand words. Having said that, the pictures attached to this posting do little justice to the actual experience of this meal. My apologies! I imagine the variety and authenticity of the samples offered on just the buffet selections alone, are similar to experiencing what the head chef and owner of Taste of India, Chef Amarjeet Singh, prepares in his own home for his family and friends. With each delectable and savory offering, the 15 years of experience in the world of culinary arts this Chef has under his belt comes shining through. The perfect balance of traditional aromatic spices and a genuine love for his craft is something to behold. As I've stated in other postings, when a dish or meal captures the attention of all ones senses, allow yourself to be fully immersed in the moment and appreciate such a rare gift. Taste of India ?? does indeed invoke such an experience for the senses. If you are on the fence about trying traditional Indian cuisine or if you have tried other Indian restaurants and had anything but a pleasant experience (or if it was a great experience) you owe it to yourself to give Taste of India a try, in my humble opinion. On a side note... Hands down the best samosa I have ever tasted in my entire existence (and I have had quite a few in my lifetime from a number of places domestically and international).

Clean place serving mostly familiar northern Indian (Mughal cuisine and Punjabi dishes) food ??. Friendly staff. Buffet with all of the standard buffet items.

My wife and I and some friends enjoyed dinner tonight. We live in the Washoe Valley, so it was quite a ride to come, but it is still worth it. This place is really authentic and the staff is friendly and fast to get the food. All we have ordered was surprisingly delicious with well balanced spices. The price has risen a little on dinner, but I'm sure the buffets for the weekend are a steal. For dessert, a warm chai is super delicious.

I haven't been to an Indian Buffet since way before the pandemic, so now that this buffet is open, here we go. First off, wow, the price sure has gone up! It's $15 for the lunch buffet now! I never paid that much, but I guess prices are up all over. The big Chinese buffet in town is $14, so I guess that's the price of buffets now. Parking is open but a little weird, but just park on the empty lot and cross the curb to the door. The place looks better on the inside than on the outside for sure. Plenty of open seating inside. I was surprised how small the buffet was, just one small line of steam tables, but I guess maybe there's not that much variety in Indian buffets. They did have what I came for though, and that's the Tandoori Chicken! Most of the other offerings besides the Tikka Masala and basmati rice, I'll pass on ... not the most appetizing looking stuff I've seen. But I'll tell you what, that was the best tasting Tandoori Chicken I ever had at a buffet! It was so tender your teeth just sank in and pulled away effortlessly. The flavor was right on as well. I did like that they included thighs and drumsticks. Not like some Indian buffets, serving just the weird back and boney pieces and saving the good pieces for the ala carte dinner menu. I got my fill of chicken so I guess the price was worth it. Nice hot naan was brought to my table too. Drinks included with this buffet, soda, mango lasse and hot Cha. The Tikka Masala was good flavored, but the white meat chicken in it was a little dry, but that's white meat for ya. Poured over rice, the Tikka was very good. I'll come back here sometime. But I can't help think, the big Chinese buffet for a buck less you get way more selection of food ..... but you can get Tandoori Chicken there!