A hidden gem between Talbots and H&M at the Outlet shopping center. I had the Aloo Tikka and it.was.delicious. (Next time--and there will be a next time--I'll order without onions.) My friend had the French fries and she said they were cooked perfectly, the best she's had "in a long time." ~~ Our dishes came out quickly & the proprietors were most welcoming. ~~ One request: as a climate emergency activists, I would ask that they not provide plastic cups with the table water. Consider adding sustainable leftover and to-go dishes. #ThereIsNoPlanetB. We must get off single use plastics. read more

The food was fine. But it legitimately took over an hour to get our food. Since there was only person working we watched several other folks come in and leave within about 5 minutes since they were barely greeted and it was very expensive for the dishes/service. read more

13 Indian Taste & Salad is a casual Indian food eatery located within the Finger Lakes Premium Outlets in Waterloo, NY. We were on the road between Canandaigua and Seneca Falls, and saw they had largely great reviews online despite recently opening up, so decided to roll the dice, but were sadly disappointed. The interiors (1/5) are very spartan without any sort of ambiance or atmosphere whatsoever. There is no music playing and one side of the seating area in the back left of the place has plain white walls and no decoration, while half of the space is not an eatery, but rather a store selling Indian clothing attire (a very bizarre set up that I've never seen in my travels). There seemed to be one lady running the entire food side of the eatery, but was only there maybe 10-15% of the time while spending the rest of the time in the kitchen. What seemed to be her son was at the front entry area, so the eatery was without any sort of adult supervision presence for 85-90% of the time. Service (1.5/5) was so absent/bad, that several customers just left after being seated and pretty much ignored. Multiple tables had to ask for cups just to have water, and were given flimsy little plastic cups. The water was unfiltered and we felt it had a funky taste to it. In plain sight of the customers, the lady/waitress was cleaning utensils in the middle of the eatery using brown paper towels at an island covered with plastic straws, a bottle of Shout cleaning spray, coffee creamer, and a half empty bottle of water on it. I like to give small businesses the benefit of the doubt, but it was amateur hour and a comedy of errors on how not to run an eatery. I wouldn't refer to it as a restaurant and rather call it an eatery since there was so much left to be desired. We were hoping to have a quick lunch as we had to hit the road, so just ordered a paneer tikka masala and dal makhani with 2 orders of naan for our main course. It took a very long time for food to come out, but was decent when it finally did. The dal makhani (4.5/5) was the star of the show and was tasty. The paneer tikka masala (2.5/5) looked nothing like pictures of an orangish tomato-based gravy I had seen online. Just so there was no miscommunication, I showed her pictures of the gravy I had wanted from prior recent online reviews, but we got a dish with a red colored gravy that was loaded with red dyed food coloring. We noticed it had dyed our fingers a slight reddish color a few hours after the meal (once again, this has never happened before to us after eating Indian food). The dish was otherwise pretty tasty, but like the dal makhani, it was pretty small in portion size compared to other eateries/restaurants. The naan (2.5/5) was similarly small in size and tasted average otherwise. The real kicker was when we had asked for some additional rice, and she failed to inform us there was an additional charge for it. It would have been nice if there was some sort of transparency by letting the customer know rather than just adding a random $5 additional charge to the check after the meal, especially since 95% of the Indian places I go to eat offer additional rice complimentary. You aren't presented with a check, so you have to head up to their main desk area to pay on a tablet. This is when I noticed that they also tack on a 4% "admin fees" listing on checks which isn't disclosed anywhere either. All in all, the additional charges when it came time to pay added insult to an already dull and slow paced meal (took well over an hour, so you can't expect a quick lunch). I really hate to bash a small business and wanted to give them 2 stars, but this is one of the rare times I'm deducting an additional star for tacky undisclosed charges and poor communication with the customer. This was a one and done meal for us at 13 Indian Taste & Salad for us, and I cannot recommend them to others. Hopefully the business finds this review as an opportunity to step up their game to better serve their customers and communicate fees better. read more

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We are on vacation and found this place on google maps. Saw the reviews and had to try. Like the reviews say, the food is absolutely delicious and full of flavor, perfectly spiced. If you like real Indian food don't hesitate to stop in. The food was so good and we were so hungry I forgot to take a picture before we devoured it. We had vegetable samosas, butter chicken, chicken korma and garlic naan (even though we ordered butter naan). All were equally delicious! read more

13 Indian Taste & Salad - Butter sauce (chicken in my belly already ) - Salad Near Me - Waterloo, New York

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The salad was pretty good although I had an overwhelming amount of onions in it. Service was wonderful and friendly. The ambiance was very nice, clean and spacious. New restaurant will make lots of people in the area love this place. read more

13 Indian Taste & Salad - Fish salad - Salad Near Me - Waterloo, New York

Good food, I ordered takeout. Tip options were 25%, 50%, 100%. Highway robbery, food was good but not that good, especially for not sit down service. read more

This place was delicious!! Really authentic too. I was very impressed! Service was good, only one gentleman running the place. Could use a renovation but that didn't effect the quality of the food any. read more

We had a catered dinner from them during a business meeting. The food was excellent with generous portions.

This is by far the best Indian food I've ever had, in any city, ever. Absolutely amazing, my new favorite Indian restaurant. We got the lamb biryani, the butter chicken, the chicken tikka masala, and the chicken samosas. Incredible. read more

13 Indian Taste & Salad - Chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, chicken samosas, and lamb/goat biryani - Salad Near Me - Waterloo, New York

The food we had was exceptional. We did order mild and it was a little spicy, but it was still delicious. They could get some better lighting in there, but the staff was friendly and the food was delicious. read more

13 Indian Taste & Salad - Chicken Tikka Masala - Salad Near Me - Waterloo, New York

Best dining experience I've had in a long time. Everything we ordered came out piping hot, full of flavor and (from my limited knowledge) very authentically prepared. Excellent portions and service - our waitress was incredible! A hidden gem we will surely visit again! read more

We stepped into this place on a whim, and they did not disappoint! I had chicken tikka and garlic naan, and it was so delicious. The woman running the shop was very friendly and accommodating. read more

A hidden gem ! The restaurant is small, clean and brightly lit. The food (we had tandoori chicken, butter chicken and garlic naan) was excellent and the staff was so friendly. We even took an order home for our kid. Way better than any food court fast food. read more