I wanted to throw this in here because I have been desperate to get Indian food for a while now. There is a market on the back side of the same strip mall as India Orchard, which, of course, is affiliated with said restaurant. They have lots of rice, mostly basmati, and tons of beans and lentils. They have those "instant" packets of Indian food that are either already mixed or you just add water to them. They have a few teas like PG Tips and Lipton Yellow Label Tea.
[Side Note: If you travel in the Middle East, a lot of the tea is Lipton Yellow Label, which should not be confused with the crap that Lipton and other companies sell in America. Most real tea companies seem to sell the good stuff elsewhere and the crap in the US, because most Americans don't know the difference. So I highly recommend trying the Yellow Label.]
There's a frozen section with fish and samosas, and a fresh vegetables section. They have a small variety of McVitie's biscuits, and they even have Bounty bars! (Now if they'll only get Lion bars!) There's also some sodas from India.
Their website isn't up yet, but it's myindia-mart.com. So shop there so that they'll stay in business!
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
India Orchard
This restaurant is in Bentonville, in a fancy strip mall. If you take Exit 85 West, it's in the big curve by the road to the airport. I'm kind of ambivalent about this place. Mom and I had lunch here, and it was $12 with a drink, which I find a little pricey for a lunch buffet, even in someplace like Houston. But we were hopeful, because there were a lot of Indians eating there.
The buffet wasn't that big. There were 2 sections of Indian food and one that had American stuff and fruits, etc. There were 4 - 6 dishes in each section, and soup. Our waitress brought out some naan for us.
Okay, the food. I didn't like the Saag Paneer; it had kind of a sour taste to it. Maybe it's the type of spinach or maybe it's the region of India this style comes from, but I didn't care for it.
I tried the Dal Tadka, which appears to be yellow lentils, and it just tasted blah to me. I mean, no real taste to it at all. I've had some very good yellow daal before so I know it can taste good.
I tried to get some Chicken Biriyani, but there wasn't much left so it was hard to judge.
The Chicken Curry, however, was fabulous! According to their menu, it's a tomato and onion based curry, which may be why it was not a familiar brown color. But it tasted excellent and I got a really good burn going in my mouth. The chicken was hunks of white meat and the sauce was great!
Like I said, I'm a bit ambivalent about this place. I loved the Chicken Curry and Naan, but the rest of it I wasn't that fond of. And I thought the price was high for a lunch buffet. Now, they do have an extensive menu, so I would suggest ordering off the menu instead of getting the buffet. I'll say 3-1/2 stars.
The buffet wasn't that big. There were 2 sections of Indian food and one that had American stuff and fruits, etc. There were 4 - 6 dishes in each section, and soup. Our waitress brought out some naan for us.
Okay, the food. I didn't like the Saag Paneer; it had kind of a sour taste to it. Maybe it's the type of spinach or maybe it's the region of India this style comes from, but I didn't care for it.
I tried the Dal Tadka, which appears to be yellow lentils, and it just tasted blah to me. I mean, no real taste to it at all. I've had some very good yellow daal before so I know it can taste good.
I tried to get some Chicken Biriyani, but there wasn't much left so it was hard to judge.
The Chicken Curry, however, was fabulous! According to their menu, it's a tomato and onion based curry, which may be why it was not a familiar brown color. But it tasted excellent and I got a really good burn going in my mouth. The chicken was hunks of white meat and the sauce was great!
Like I said, I'm a bit ambivalent about this place. I loved the Chicken Curry and Naan, but the rest of it I wasn't that fond of. And I thought the price was high for a lunch buffet. Now, they do have an extensive menu, so I would suggest ordering off the menu instead of getting the buffet. I'll say 3-1/2 stars.
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