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    Ashoka Indian Restaurant - Pinecrest

    4.5 (57 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Tami C.

    Another fine hidden gem! Hubby & I venture out of our comfort zone often, with yelp as our guide. Tonight we found ourselves in need of the exotic spices. We yelped up a lovely place in nearby pinecrest town center. It's quiet, pretty and well served. Only one waiter tonight Weds at 8pm. He gets it done well and paid close attention to our preferences, giving great suggestions. We had an amazing red cauliflower app, which was even better than we imagined! I chose my standby chicken tikka masala & hubby got a recommended lamb dish. Yes, It did not disappoint! The atmosphere is comfortable and lovely appropriate decor. The place itself is small, but serves very well. Prices are in line with the area. Check it out if you are in this area of Miami looking for Indian and the like. Thanks for following me and happy Yelping!

    Mango Lassi
    Alexandra L.

    First off, the service was great. We asked several questions, asked for recommendations, and we were able to customize the portions. Second, the flavors are incredible! We got a pistachio curry, which I've never had before. So unique! Get the bread basket!

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    German C.

    Once you enter---- the music, and entire atmosphere calms you down - ready for a serene meal. I'd love to bring my girl here for a relaxed, romantic dinner. the paintings, lamps and doors all beautiful I ordered the paneer makhani with vegetables, garlic naan and the mango lassi. I always leave leftover for dinner but not this time... ate it all.. my belly hurts a bit cause I'm so stuffed but no regrets... delish My server was quite attentive and cordial-- great service.

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    Amanda G.

    Came for my birthday tonight and Service was amazing. Food took a while but tasted hot and fresh so it's worth the wait. Nice little cozy spot. Loved the decor and music playing. Check it out.

    Ed W.

    This is just to update or better yet, to add something new to my previous review. Ashoka Indian is still a great contender for best traditional Indian food in Miami. I know Ghee has it's followers, but Ashoka in my opinion, is way better. The Lamb Chettinad and butter chicken are amazing. Always a great choice and if you are not a fan of the sauces... try their chicken tandoori. Is excellent! Service is friendly and food is served in a timely manner. Clearing the table after dinner can be improved but.... It isn't a deal breaker for me. The ambiance is okay... it has dimmed lighting which i appreciate and decor is basic but not cheesy. Give it a try when in the mood for great Indian food.

    Cheese Garlic Naan
    Taylor A.

    Such a cute little restaurant with some dark lighting & amazing food. This is some of the best Indian food I've been able to find in the greater Miami area so far. The Cheesy Garlic Naan was perfect. The Tikka Masala sauce was to die for. I tried it with salmon & was obsessed. Place that sauce on anything & it will be fabulous. Portions are great & very filling! They had 2 great employees at the time who working hard, very polite & helpful! Definitely will be coming back for more!

    Lamb Chettinad
    Amanda M.

    The food was delicious!! Highly recommend the tikka masala and samosas. We ordered: Vegetable Samosas Tikka Masala (chicken) Lamb Chettinad Butter naan Food and service both five star. We'll be back!

    Katelin K.

    My husband and I had a delicious meal at Ashoka. Our server Akshata was fantastic! She was welcoming and had great recommendations. As per her recommendation we started with the Samosa Chaat which was delicious! This is the perfect appetizer and full of flavor. We chose the Seekh kabab with curry sauce and the curry goat for dinner. Both were delicious and had the perfect amount of spice. The cheesy garlic naan was also perfect. This will now be our go to for delicious Indian dishes.

    Krys P.

    I don't know how many reincarnations this particular spot has gone through. Before Ashoka it was Saffron, and before that Imlee, and I am pretty sure it was still another Indian restaurant before Imlee, which name I cannot recall. We went there for lunch. Their lunch menu has many choices, from vegetarian to lamb, at a very good value too. You can choose a smaller set, or the thali, which includes salad and dessert as well, prettily arranged on a tin tray. The samosa is excellent, crunch on the outside and on our first bite, steamy hot! It's great they are freshly fried instead of made ahead. The lunch portion doesn't have a lot of meat, but with the delicious sauce scooped over the rice, along with the naan and other food, it's not likely you will go hungry, and given the price, I think it's a fair value. Service is on point too.

    Baingan Bartha
    Danielle B.

    This was our first time trying out Ashoka, and it was a great experience! We started with the gabi lasooni, which was good and they were able to make mild but still have a lot of flavor. I was excited for the Baingan Bartha - one of my favorite dishes - and it was very good and smokey. I loved that there was a whole vegetarian section with lots of options! I'd like to come back and try other veggie dishes as well. We both also ordered a mango lassi and garlic naan. Service was very friendly and fast. The atmosphere of the restaurant was nice - the decor felt upscale but comfortable at the same time. The decorations are fun and festive, and for a Friday night date night, it was great with mood lighting. We are happy to have found a good Indian restaurant in Pinecrest and will be coming back soon to try more dishes!

    Aaron S.

    I already have a favorite Indian restaurant locally but I was in the neighborhood and hungry and this popped up with 4.7 stars on Yelp so I said let's give it a try. Expectations were high and they met them all. It's an attractive restaurant that happened to be fairly empty when we went there. I was really happy to see that they had a number of my favorites on the menu as well as some things that I have not tried before. Looking at the reviews, I settled on the Lamb Chettinad. This is typically a spicy south Indian dish and was reviewed highly by others. The waiter seemed intent on talking me out of this and instead serve me a different dish, which I honestly forget the name of. It was a creamy sauce and I ordered it very spicy. Sadly, it was not very spicy. It was, however quite good, but I found myself wishing I had gone with my original order. My wife had the chicken masala, which is her go to dish at Indian restaurants. It was excellent. It might've been among the best I've ever had. Portions were little small and prices were a little high. We also had an appetizer, Lasooni Gobi, a cauliflower dish that was phenomenally good. Overall, I thought the restaurant was excellent, but I was taking a back that their scale of spiciness is so out of line with other Indian restaurants. service was excellent with the exception of a recommendation that just seemed to steer me away from what I really wanted. I will go back because there are many high points to the experience here. Next time I will insist upon the dish that I originally want.

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    Great service! Great food! Best Indian food I've ever had! Tiki masala and garlic Nan bread are amazing!

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    Everything was good! And the new owners are so nice. I will definitely be a repeating customer.

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    Most amazing food! You can tell everything is made with love and passion. Will definitely be going again!

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    Authenric Indian food in the MIA. Excellent staff. Can't say enough about this place.

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    We had dinner with 4 friends and ate family style. We had 5 glasses of pino noir and everything…read moreoff the happy hour menu, which is daily from 5-7 p.m.: $4.95 Pani puri Potato samosas x 3 $9.95 Tikka fries Charred corn Green papaya salad $14.95 Saag paneer Short rib dosa Lamb Hakka noodles Tandoori chicken In addition, we ordered the chicken tikka masala, a curry fish and two garlic naan. Everything was delicious! I loved the pani puri, the short rib dosa and the tikka fries. It was nice to have 6 people so that we could try more dishes, and we still had leftovers. For dessert, we had the sticky date cake, which came with ginger ice cream. We had a wonderful time and service was great too! They validate parking tickets from the garage for 2 hours.

    A horrible dining experience at Ghee Indian Kitchen…read more The restaurant has a very nice ambiance. The decor is sophisticated and modern, and the lighting is pleasant, perfect for a date. I also liked that the kitchen is open and integrated with the dining room. However, the service was terrible from the moment I arrived. I had an OpenTable reservation and stood waiting over 15 minutes at the host stand. The host disappeared, leaving me standing awkwardly in the middle of the server pathway while servers carrying trays had to ask me to move. I ordered the tasting menu. The snacks were the best part of the night: * Yellowfin Tuna Bhel: Spectacular, the best dish of the entire night. * Samosa Chaat: Quite good. * Green Papaya Salad: Average. * Charred Corn: Good but nothing special. * Crispy Broccoli: Phenomenal, one of the highlights. * Peri Peri Chicken Wings: Good, especially the sauce. However, after the snacks they made me wait more than 20 minutes with an empty table (the restaurant was half empty) before bringing any main courses. The main courses were very disappointing: * Chicken Tikka Masala: The worst I've ever had. Extremely bland. * Kerala Lamb Curry: Very average and completely flavorless. * Dal Makhani: Decent, the only acceptable as a side. * Turmeric Marinated Fish Curry: Excellent, the only main worth eating. * Seed Naan: Served burnt (they replaced it after I complained). The servers mumbled so badly when explaining the dishes that it was nearly impossible to understand what I was eating. In a tasting menu, having clear and proper explanations of each dish before eating it is very important, and that was completely lacking. I also asked four times for the house spicy sauce to two different servers and it was never brought. To make matters WORSE, when a friend stopped by to say hello and tried just two bites of my food, the staff aggressively confronted and pressured me, insisting that he had to pay for a full tasting menu. Their behavior made me feel like I was being scammed and left me extremely uncomfortable. I went very excited to this restaurant because of the great reviews, but it was a big letdown that completely ruined my date and dinner experience.

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