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    Dera BBQ Halal Restaurant

    4.1 (8 reviews)

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    Dhaba style decor- very colorful

    The restaurant just did their soft opening a few days ago so we kept that in mind during our experience. They were upfront in indicating that they are working the quirks out and wait times are a little longer so we were mentally prepared for that and hope that will improve once they have gotten up to speed. For the place set up think of this as a "Dhaba" style food place with lots of fun, color and vibrance around. Now for the food experience. We were an 8 person group and absolutely loved it. Currently only main courses are being served but they did make us chicken corn soup which was very authentic to the taste of desi Chinese. So thumbs up for that. The only time we've gotten that taste has been in NYC if at all. For main courses we ordered chicken karhai, mutton karhai, chicken seekh Kababs, Lahore charga, murg chole, goat pulao, naans and tandoori roti. We took a few pics and I'll let the pics speak for themselves. Too bad we didn't take pics of the charga and the Kababs but next time. But all of it was worth the wait. We finished everything. Maybe a few dishes needed a few tweaks but we thoroughly enjoyed the flavor. We are all pretty picky about flavor of food and were not disappointed at all. Bottom line we are really excited about having this new food place with such authentic flavors. We are hoping that they will get their bearings soon and will work out all the quirks to go to a full opening. We spoke about the lack of vegetarian dishes and they are in the process of adding vegetarian dishes of the day and selection of daals which will be amazing. It's family run and we actually liked the casualness of the environment. Some of the best food we've had around the world have been in small family restaurants. So if you decide to dine here, we hope you can get past the wait and have a great of a time as we did.

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    Lazeez Indian Cuisine - Chicken Tikka Masala

    Lazeez Indian Cuisine

    4.6(71 reviews)
    3.8 mi

    Cute place, lots of variety in the menu, and a very nice wait staff. Check, check, check!…read moreWe shared samosas, garlic naan, chicken tikka masala and aloo gobi. Everything was freshly prepared, including the samosas which were not frozen. I love Indian food and have a big appetite so I was afraid we wouldn't have enough. Portions were big so we had left overs! Check, and check. 5 stars! Last time I was here with a friend we had the avocado tower which was delicious but I wanted to try different dishes. Next time, there will be other dishes to try. Lol

    If you like Indian food, they are really good. This is my go to Indian place. They are never busy…read morebut that's just all the restaurants in the 9th square area. It isn't for lack of anything else. Their Indian food definitely meets the mark with the flavors and spices. I like their Indo-Chinese menu, especially their Hakka noodles. I think their Hakka noodles might be my personal favorite dish here but my traditional go-to at any Indian restaurant is tikka missala or butter chicken. The staff here is always friendly. On this visit, we got their fried cauliflower (Gobi Manchurin) and it was very hot but so tasty. Just be warned that it's SPICY. We also ordered Saag (spinach) but it's not my cup of tea. The others who were with me said it's pretty average Saag if you are into that. Food - 9 out of 10 Service - 9 out of 10

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    Sitar - Garlic Naan, Lamb Tikka Masala, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Curry

    Sitar

    4.1(211 reviews)
    4.2 mi
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    Came back in mid October for lunch. An influencer on instagram posted here and said it was…read morerecently renovated with cool decor and I thought she posted that they had these funky looking Indian "pizzas." I'm sure it looks better at night, for it wasn't anything special during the day. The velvet couch we sat on was nice though. Unfortunately we didn't arrive until about 15 minutes prior to lunch service being over. Hours posted for lunch were until 3:00, however upon arriving there was a sign on the door saying they stop serving lunch at either 2:30 or 2:45 (don't remember as again this was mid October). We felt bad walking in there because there was only maybe 1 or 2 other tables in there still, however they said we were welcome to sit and have lunch. We said we'd be quick.We really shouldn't have done this because it was clear they wanted us out quickly. The menu was a bit confusing. "Choose one protein, one sauce, and one bread OR vegetarian dish and a bread (Plain Naan, Garlic Naan, Tandoori roti)." Ok? We ended up splitting a Chicken Tikka masala and the cucumber appetizer (don't remember what it was called). He forgot to bring the cucumber app until we were done with the entree and we didn't realize it was a dip. We ended up taking that home. The last ten minutes of us eating our waiter was staring at us and clearly wanted us to wrap up. Again, I wouldn't come here close to 3:00 for lunch. That was a mistake. As far as the food, the Tikka masala could have used a tad more flavor (we asked for it mild but could have bumped that up a bit) and I didn't care for the cucumber appetizer. It was minty? and spicy. Overall I feel that House of Naan is better for New Haven Indian cuisine.

    I've been hearing nothing but great things about Sitar so me and my bestie went to check them out…read moresince she also loves Indian food. You walk in and you're immediately met with the smell of delicious cooking that will instantly get you excited for the meal that's about to come. I decided to have a strawberry lassi because I've never had one before, I normally always get a mango one, and I'm glad I did because it was delish! We kicked off with the lamb samosas and veggie platter and WOW what FLAVORS. Each bite was an experience, and so so tasty. My friend got the chicken biryani and I went with the chicken tikka masala and can I just say how impressed I was that our food stayed warm the whole entire time? Like it was still steaming as we packed it away, I was so impressed with that because there's nothing I hate more than lukewarm food being brought out to me. Regardless of that, my masala was incredible and I was sad I had to stop myself so I could save room for dessert. Because then I filled up on basically all of the cheese naan and it is some of the best I have ever had and if you're visiting New Haven and want authentic Indian food, this is the place to go.

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