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    Grand Taj

    4.4 (166 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Butter chicken
    Rychl F.

    Used to be 5 Rivers Indian Restaurant, under same owner we were told but different management and chef. All the food were amazing taste and maybe ordered the butter chicken to be medium as we ordered mild but despite it's yummy, we would have wanted it to be as flavorful as everything esp our fave tastes 555 paneer and the soup. Loved it and definitely will be back. They have lunch buffet which we'll be back soon to taste more of their variety of foods, btw they have dosa too

    Shards and shards of bones

    Everyone beware, there are numerous shards of bones in their goat curry. There's also big chunks of hard herbs in there as well. It's practically inedible and almost destroyed my teeth. The fact that this is being served is dangerous and quite insane. Do not go here

    The thumbs up for "Thums Up" cola.
    L. Judo B.

    My family absolutely loved this restaurant! The buffet here is always well stocked and they never scrimp on the samosas. And for service! The waiter met us at the door and made us feel welcome and at home. He helped us with every question we had on the menu, and we never had to ask for drinks or if they were ready to take our order. The food we ordered, from the menu, represented some of the best of the Punjab, and my littlest daughter, who isn't the most adventurous, found a variety of foods, drinks, and desserts she was willing to try. Definitely a win! My mother and my own son both enjoyed each dish, in a beautifully decorated booth with open air and plenty of light for perfect ambiance without having to eat outdoors. The place was spotless and had a blend of traditional India and modern esthetics. We would recommend this restaurant to both old hands and first timers for Indian food.

    Chole, Daal, Panner, Egg Plant
    Imstarving C.

    Delicious Buffet. There were enough choices and every recipe was cooked with love. Not like those buffets where you would have too many items and either you can't eat all and everything tastes the same. There were vegetarian options such as chick peas, eggplant, lentils/daal, paneer. There was goat meat, chicken. Salad bar with gulab jamun/donut balls. The service was great with garlic naan. And ambience was welcoming with not many people, though I wish more came to eat in person.

    Amazing food, very nice service. The ambiance is fitting with the food. Clean place. I definitely recommend their paneer it's wonderful. We had a reservation and showed up late and they still had an amazing service. When we showed up they had the table set up and everything ready. They constantly checkup if you need anything. Definitely will be coming back here!!!

    Great prices

    Great food And good service Ricky was very helpful and it was a great time will go again

    some of the food they have a small salad bar with a white yogurt sauce
    Sarai M.

    i have been here once before for the buffet! came yesterday and it was just as nice. the food is warm and fresh. the vegetables and prawns they have seem to be very popular so they are either empty or a bit too over cooked (the vegetables) but they are quick to help you out. they cooked some more prawns to order and i remember the first time they put out a new order of vegetable pakora i just didn't want to bother them this time since we were the last ones for buffet. so so many options! they have a cold bar with salad and dessert and two bars of just warm food. many vegetarians options and multiple meat and rice options. i believe the menu changes also! before they had the chicken option of tikka masala and this time butter chicken. another thing they changed also was the rice. they always have plain basmati rice but this time they had two more (the to die for vegetable biryani and the hyderabadi chicken dum biryani). last time they also had a different dessert option seviyan kheer (vermicelli milk pudding) and this time ras malai (cheese balls in a creamy milk sauce). lastly, this time around had more vegetarian options. last time we only saw the paneer tikka masala and yellow lentil soup (maybe dal shorva)...this time we had the paneer butter masala, dal makhani, and a type of chickpea curry dish. they were both delicious. the cost for lunch buffet is $15.99 and runs from 11am to 3pm. i think it is a pretty good deal! the service makes it worth it even more. they are very attentive and walk around taking used dishes/refilling water (or in my case leaving a pitcher because i kept drinking so much). they also were quick to put in an order or their fresh made naan. they asked us if we would like some right away before we even sat down. they even brought out some gulab jamun for us after we finished eating! the ambiance is nice and peaceful. the workers were pleasant and the music they had on wasn't too loud. we could hold a conversation or stop to look at music videos or the olympics! will be coming back again. it is so welcoming and nice.

    Chettinad Chicken Biryani
    Eungiyeo E.

    Worst Indian food ever. Absolutely no flavor! So upset right now. I have to toss it. Never order from here again. If you order butter chicken, that's all you get a small container of sauce and 4 small pieces of chicken. No rice. They don't give you rice.

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    The flavors and spice were perfect! Lunch special was super filling! The service was good too

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    They provided so little food that many guests went home hungry. There couldn't be any worse than this. Never go there for party.

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    Was a regular customer for the buffet, just found out they stop doing it. Everything on the buffet line was delicious,

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    Used to come here for the buffet but now it's gone so unfortunately I need to go my other regular spot

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    Delicious food and great service. The dosa was so good and everything tasted very fresh

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    Ask the Community - Grand Taj

    How much is for a four year old?Little kids eat a lot less than adults so it's way cheaper right?

    Our lunch buffet is $14.99 per person from 11:30am-3pm

    Is there still a lunch Buffett?

    buffet starting from may 1 so can u please delet the n longer buffet thank u

    How much is the lunch buffet?

    Our lunch buffet is $15.99

    What time is lunch buffet? Is there dinner buffet too?

    The lunch buffet is from 11am-3pm daily. You have the option to order off the menu as well. 5pm-10pm are dining hours for dinner. There is no dinner buffet. Thanks

    Are there vegan options in the buffet?

    Hello. We do have some vegan dishes offered in our buffet but the dishes in our buffet menu change each week. Please feel free to call before to see what vegan dishes we have available in the buffet. We do have vegan dishes available on our full… 

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