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Shangri-La Kitchen

3.6 (34 reviews)
ModerateSushi Bars, Pizza, Indian
Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Jane D.

At a time when we're extremely grateful for any restaurant that remains open for service, it feels so very heartless to leave anything but a glowing review... But since I'm leaving this as a reminder for myself as much as I am a communique for others, I have to be honest: How well does a restaurant that serves Indian, Japanese AND Italian-American food prepare these cuisines? We didn't try the subs or pizza, but in the first two cases, at least, I'd say: about as well as you'd expect. (Read: not terribly well.) We really should've gone with our gut on this one, but a few glowing reviews and our children's pleas for Indian food (I forgot to pack my essential spices, sadly) made us throw caution to the wind. We ordered: - potato samosas - baighan bartha - lamb "curry" - wakame salad - teriyaki chicken - yellowtail scallion maki (off menu) I'll start with the good: - Crucially, the fish used in the maki was of unimpeachable freshness. - The lamb curry came with tender lamb, cooked to a pleasant texture. - The gigantic samosas had a lovely, crispy, non-greasy shell and a filling that was mild enough for our kids to gobble down. - The takeout packaging was pretty environmentally friendly, with minimal use of plastic. And now, if you're not interested in a prolonged whinge, turn back, now! What we didn't like: - All of the Indian food tasted as though it came in part, or in whole, from a package, not an in-house kitchen. The baighan bartha was overly sweet and bland, with the homogenous texture of something from Trader Joe's or at best a shelf-stable MTR box. It was doctored with peas, prepared separately. - The lamb curry came in a similarly sweet, pre-prepared sauce. Although we asked for "hot" as the spice level, we could barely register any heat. It tasted almost indistinguishable from the mild baighan bartha. However, the well-cut, tender lamb had been cooked in the sauce for long enough to pick up the flavors. - The tamarind and green chutneys accompanying the samosas were the nasty, corn-syrupy, standard-fare sauces that you find at every Americanized Indian restaurant you'd find in a small town in the midwest. It's not a huge ding, I guess, given their prevalence -- but it's representative of the kind of Sysco-esque fare this kitchen serves. - The wakame salad wasn't wakame salad at all, which was disappointing for the vegetarian who ordered it; it was subbed out with what looked like tako su (octopus salad). The tako su was imbalanced -- overly sweet, even syrupy -- and would've been much improved with some cucumber and rice vinegar -- but it was better in our assessment than many of the other dishes we tried. - The teriyaki chicken was frankly repulsive. It came drowned in a gloppy, brown sauce and utterly bland, mushy, "stirfried" (frozen and then boiled?) vegetables, which included cabbage, green beans, carrots, and broccoli. Interestingly, I think some of the vegetables may have been prepared fresh, in-house, and were probably not originally from a freezer package -- but they seemed as though they'd also been frozen in-house at some point before use. - The maki roll was made with medium-grain rice, not true, short-grained sushi rice, and some of what was used in our roll was slightly undercooked. It was seasoned properly, however, and the ratio of fish to rice was appropriate. The yellowtail was cut in small pieces to remove the more fibrous bits (a common technique for making lower-quality, fibrous cuts more palatable), but even sushi snobs couldn't find fault with the freshness. --- I'm not sure if my expectations were unreasonably high after reading some very enthusiastic reviews. The very nice owner seems to be of Indian descent and I suspect the kitchen could make a much stronger showing in that department. Perhaps it does when demand is high enough to justify it later in the summer when tourists really flood the island. Interestingly, while I probably wouldn't come back for the Indian food or cooked Japanese dishes, which we could easily make more deliciously at home, I probably would return to try more of the sushi menu. Nantucket doesn't, as far as I know, really have excellent sushi anywhere, and this restaurant does a reasonable job of scratching that itch.

Lauren S.

It's definitely an interesting restaurant due to the eclectic menu. We had a very enjoyable dinner. We ordered 4 Indian dishes and enjoyed them all. The spice and flavors were perfect. We also order sushi which we enjoyed and the samosas were probably some of the best samosas I've ever had. Squid salad was also enjoyable. I definitely would recommend this restaurant and go back. It's more of a takeout restaurant but they do have some table and chairs and more chairs by the sushi bar. Just note that the restaurant runs on the hotter side since the kitchen is open.

Dave P.

Phenomenal food, crowd-pleasing menu, friendly service, and cozy environment-- in addition to fantastic pizza (which is even better now) that has been served under the name "Fooods for Here and There" from this location since the 70s, the new ownership has added wonderful Indian food, sushi, other Japanese options, American staples, and even a few Mexican dishes. Unlike most restaurants that try to do a broad menu, this chef-driven restaurant does everything well! The atmosphere is casual and family-friendly, but still manages to feel much more refined than most places that would fit that description. This is great place for casual dates, family meals, and even a quick bite by yourself, and they also do take-out.

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Yummy food is great service was great. It's one of the best for that kind of food on Nantucket

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Top 5 food establishment I've eaten at/from in the last year (average 1/day). I grew up in India and this tastes homey af

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Poor service. The server didn't smile or speak English. She messed up our order. The food was good though.

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5 years ago

Nice variety of foods, tasty and authentic. They have everything from sushi to Indian food to pizza. Food is good quality.

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7 years ago

I have tried wakame salad everywhere it is offered on the island and I always return here as it is somehow the best!

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5 years ago

I come for takeout and the food good for what it is but kitchen is chronically slow so I am hesitant to keep returning.

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Awesome place, nice environment, good price. Pan fried noodles is highly recommended.

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3.8(143 reviews)
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The parking was a bit sketchy. It is just street parking. Everyone must have been in town because…read morewe had trouble finding a spot. It is located in the center of town so in a house converted into a restaurant. I started out with Tuna Taraki which was five slices of fresh tuna on a bed of curry topped with a sliced plum. It was delicious. As an entree I had the swordfish that was seared. It was a large portion that filled me right up. The waiter was marginal. We asked if he had after dinner port be the glass. A simple request. He disappeared for 15 minutes while he checked. This required a yes or no answer from the kitchen. As it turns out, they did not have it. The restaurant had about twenty table with a separate bar area. The dining room was dimly lit. I would return whenever I am on the island. It is a top-notch restaurant.

When we finally got our food, after having asked for it twice, it was fine…read more Just fine. The "service" was sub-par at its best. After having been brought to our seats at the bar, then told they were reserved, we were walked back outside to sidewalk and into adjacent restaurant's (boarding house) dark & dank -empty- bar (with music blaring), we asked if an outside sidewalk table was available. Yes but we needed to eat & leave by 7:15. It was 6:15. We said yes because we knew (ASSUMED) that was possible. Though there were 3 2-seat tables available, she put at a table almost on top of a table of 6...3 very loud & ill behaved children. And that's where we remained, waiting a while for "server" to ask us for drink order, then finally take our dinner order (never mentioned the specials; I had to ask) and then we waited & waited (meantime 7:15 came & went) for our very small servings of boring (& room temp) cod & even smaller ("share plate"?!?) of crudo. And because the plates most likely sat in kitchen & wee ignored by pit "server" the fish was not hot and the crudo was not cold. Never again Pearl, never again

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4.4(23 reviews)
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Holy yum. Breakfast bagels were amazing. The bagel itself was dense in a good way. Perfectly crisp…read moreand chewy. Not too hard. I got Asiago cheese bagel (sausage egg and cheese). The white cheese they used (idk which) was so yummy and added perfect flavor to the bagel sandwich. Most days I'd probably only be able to eat half but I was so hungry today so the full sandwich was good. They serve Starbucks and that was perfectly made as well (I got hot white mocha). There was an awkward situation where one staff member tried to hand us our bagel order then the other staff said it's not ready and they proceeded to go back and forth, confusing us as to whether or not we were okay to take the bag. Turns out it was the correct order, but only half of it. One staff member just wanted to put the second half of the order in the same bag and the other didn't understand that - causing confusion for us as well. But good service for us regardless just a little awkward. Cute store and good breakfast options. Would go back!

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Veggie maki ... probably the best sushi we've found in the island even though it's premade supermarket sushi

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