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Michiaki Masuda asks:

  Would anyone comment on India Grill (close to Congressional Shopping Center,
  Rockville, MD)? How authentic is their food?

I'm quite fond of the India Grill.  Their (lunch or dinner) buffet is one best
food deals in the MD 'burbs.  The food is quite good (and reasonably authentic
as far as I can tell).  They usually offer a couple of meat dishes (usually
chicken tikka + various lamb dishes), 3 or 4 vege dishes, lots of fresh hot
naan straight from the oven, and various accompaniments (raita, chutney,
pickle, etc.) plus a dessert, all you can eat for $8/person.  Unlike many
similar buffets, the food is almost always fresh and hot (especially at high
traffic times, like friday and saturday evenings), and the dishes quite varied
(both from each other at any given moment, and from day to day).  Another win
is their incendiary hot sauce (you have to ask for it).  Add a $1.50 Mango
Lassi and you have one of the best under $10/person dinners I have found in the
DC area.  

Rembmer that it isn't fancy, and it isn't the absolutely best Indian food you
can get in DC, but it is one of my regular hangouts.

BTW, while we are on the topic, "Masala," the new Indian place in Bethesda
(across from Rio Grande) seems pretty reasonable.  I've been for lunch a few
times, and will try their much larger dinner menu one of these days.  First
impression is that it is better & cheaper than Star of India, Bethesda's only
other Indian restaurant.  Nicer atmosphere, too.

Also, if you want something different and don't mind a linoleum & formica
atmosphere, Paru is a vegetarian South Indian place in the DuPont circle
neighborhood that is quite different than most other Indian restaurants in the
DC area.  Also very cheap, and often tasty.  I think it is on S St., but I'm
not absolutely sure.  It is just a few steps away from Connecticut Av. a bit
north of DuPont Circle.

			Larry


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