This location is in a shared plaza with lots of parking. The interior is a bit dark but warmed by the lovely couple running the front of house. The service was good and the wait from ordering to receiving an appetizer wasn't long. The samosa has a nice crunch and lots of flavor. The chutney and mint sauces were excellent. There is an option for lunch buffet or ordering off the menu. We decided to order off the menu. The garlic naan was so good with lots of flavor. I ordered the chicken tikka masala with medium spice level. It was so good with the sauce nice and thick with the right amount of heat. The chicken pieces were good sized as well. I am looking forward to coming back and trying other dishes. read more

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This is a stop every time we're in the city. The interior is the most beautiful of any restaurant I have ever been in. Staff is incredibly friendly fly and helpful. We go for the buffet. For lunch, it's about $16 and for dinner, $18. That's such an incredible deal for the quality of the food they offer. I haven't tried a single thing I didn't like. If you don't want the buffet, you can order it off the menu. I highly recommend their salmon korma. It's so delicious and I don't know if any other place that offers this. read more

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Sunday afternoon, I was feeling too lazy to cook, so I decided to treat myself to an Indian buffet. Since there aren't many Indian buffet options left in Overland Park, I chose to visit Taj Mahal restaurant in Waldo andddd turned out to be the best decision ever!!!!!! We arrived around 1 p.m., and the place was buzzing with chatter, had a soothing ambiance and packed with customers. Despite the crowd, we were promptly seated by one of the owners. The buffet spread was incredible. There was a wide variety of meat options: eggs, chicken, goat, and beef curries, which is rare in most Indian restaurants. They also had plenty of vegetarian dishes, along with salads and gulab jamun. As soon as we sat down with our food, we were served fresh garlic naan, perfectly prepared, instantly transporting me back to India--10000/10! The staff were beyond attentive! The owners checked in on us three times to ensure everything was to our liking, which is a level of care I've rarely seen. They even shared some history about the restaurant, their dedication to freshly prepared food, and how loyal customers visit daily. They were incredibly warm to talk to. I have a really sensitive stomach but as the day progressed, our stomachs felt fine and we did not experience any acidity from the food we ate which we have experienced with a few other spots. Taj Mahal is now my go-to Indian buffet, and I highly recommend it! read more

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Food was okay but the people who run it are a bit rude... Pointing at my plate and shaking their heads speaking in their language... I also didn't like the way they made it where you had to choose a greater tip then maybe you were expecting... read more

Just got take out but the flavors are great and prices are fair. Have gotten take out and delivery through an app several times and it's always been consistent read more

Normally we have had no issues with this restaurant before and have been coming here since I was born. However today, my partner and I ordered on DoorDash and the Goat Vindaloo had BONE FRAGMENTS in every piece of meat. This is not safe nor okay. We almost choked on one and went through to collect every piece and pick out the issues. It was even in the sauce. The bones were swimming in the sauce and very obvious upon opening the container. Nowhere online did it state it "could contain bone fragments". read more

Taj Mahal - GOAT VINDALOO - Indian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

The best food in town and amazing staff. They take care of you like family member. Highly recommended and great ambience. Must try dishes from India. read more

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We love Taj Mahal! Amazing flavor. Always fresh and great friendly service. We eat here as much as we can.

My car was at Firestone getting a new battery, and I was starving and had an hour to kill and Taj Mahal was less than 200 feet away. I had the Lamb Jalfrezi and it was great! Garlic naan and Basmati Rice were also first rate. I could have had the buffet but I know I would have eaten too much if I had. The service was prompt and friendly. I was about to let a dead battery ruin my day, but lunch at Taj Mahal made it a real treat. read more

To preface, we had takeout and when we got home, food was cold and we only live less than 5 min away. We ordered Saag Paneer and Chicken Tikka Masala with garlic Naan. We asked for medium spice and neither had any spice at all. The Saag Paneer seemed like creamed spinach and Tikka Masala just tasted like tomato sauce. No Indian flavor or spice in either. Very disappointing. Garlic naan was good but didn't have anything decent sauce from the entree to dip it in. read more

Quick, friendly service and food. Had the shrimp kahari and it was perfectly spicy as I asked, with truly giant jumbo shrimp. Hot fresh garlic on the naan and yummy vegetable soup were perfect sides. I've had it for delivery but this was my first time in person and everything was great. read more

Taj Mahal - Shrimp kahari, Paneer Tikka, Garlic Naan - Indian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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This is Waldo's gem of an Indian (Punjabi-influenced) restaurant. It also has an impressive bar with a variety of western cocktails. I'm neither a tee totaler nor big drinker, so haven't indulged yet. Someone said the bar has a definite resemblance to old Bombay wet bar places. In my experience, the clientele here is very friendly, adding to the obvious hospitality of the staff typical of most Indian spots. One thing at the outset, it's nice enough for a date but not so class-conscious that I could notice a dress code. India being the planet's largest democracy, that's not surprising. The food is DELICIOUS. Period, full-stop. Great lamb saag that's so fresh and flavorful it's even better the next day at home, with perfectly-cooked basmati rice. I can be seen here regularly. Great work, neighbors! read more

Displaying it's mural of plaques, recognitions, and awards on it's walls, Taj Mahal has undoubtedly been known and loved by KC locals for their modern take on Indian cuisine. Their menu boasts both vegan and meat options for every diet, and their interior - while a bit outdated - definitely doesn't fall behind on bringing the "sweet dinner date spot" a lot of us dating/married folk love. All that to say, their food was a bit overpriced, their portion sizes decent but not large, their customer service mediocre, and the Indian spice-flavor lacking in...well flavor. But...their GARLIC NAAN was mouthwateringly delicious. read more

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One of the few Indian spots in KC that has revived the lunch buffet--huge plus! Flavor-wise it's pretty mediocre read more

The service here will make your night :) Such kindness and goodwill. The food is excellent and at a good price. We will be back!

The atmosphere along with the food was absolutely wonderful. Service was even better! Nikki made us feel welcome and handled the busy restaurant with ease. I highly recommend trying their different kinds of Naan, especially the Keema naan! I can't wait to come back! read more

Great Indian food -- the tikka masala here is one of my favorites. It's also a good place for if you don't have high spice tolerance.

OMG!!!!! The food is amazing, the service was great and someone would come by often to see if there was anything we needed, like extra napkins, more water, or just to check to make sure we were good. Now that's customer service at its best. read more

Amazing Indian food. And amazing service as well. I would recommend this place anytime. We've eaten there often and they cater to your specific spice level. read more

This place is so good! We did the dinner for 2 and it was a whole feast! Samosas, soup, rice, naan, chicken and lamb Tikka Masala, and end it all with rice pudding! The staff was amazingly nice and attentive! Get some chai tea too you won't regret it. read more

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The smells, the service, the food everything we had was absolutely delicious. This is our new go to for Indian food.

This review is for takeout only and similar to other people I'm surprised that I have to make a negative review here as it has so many good ones. The one star is for how prompt the order was delivered and the plain naan was delicious. Everything else was somewhat off: veggie samosas well seasoned inside but over cooked and the edges were burnt. Lamb vindaloo was a tad greasy and dare I say: bland and not just not spicy hot but somewhat tasteless. The vegetable biryani was just veggies mixed with rice and oil: no nuts, spices, or flavor. Saag paneer was bitter and the chicken tika masala dry and with an unpleasant red coloring. I regret that we won't be trying this again. It was also somewhat pricy for over a 100$ although I guess we tried many things. read more

I believe the food was amazing. However the service was a bit off. I understand that it was busy, but she said 3 times she'll bring us our drinks and brought water. But forgot our drinks we ordered. By the time we finished our meals, she asked if we wanted it. We politely declined. Overall food is amazing, service needs some work. read more

Taj Mahal - Darker curry -- Chicken Tikka Masala Lighter curry -- Butter Chicken - Indian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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This is our go-to Indian food. Even though we moved out of the area, we still go back. After almost 20 years of going, they are consistently the best! read more

I stopped in for the lunch buffet, the food was great, nice and tasty as well as cooked well. Service was good, my only issue is that $26 for lunch for one person is a bit overpriced. Maybe I am spoiled with Las Vegas Indian restaurants, average Indian buffet there is around $14 - $20 read more

After a long day, I wanted to grab a tasty meal to go for dinner. I went to Taj Mahal for the first time and LOVED my meal. The spices in the butter chicken are superb. Try out the Vegetable and Potato Tikki appetizer if you are looking to try something new/different for under $5! Order to go or enjoy your meal in person..they have a great environment for dining even though it may not look like "much" from the outside. read more

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Great Indian food. It looks like a hole in the wall but the inside was amazing. Great service, friendly people working there and delicious food. read more

It's certainly not my intention to be negative right now, especially in all that's happening in 2020, but I also feel like I have to shoot straight; I have yet to have a good experience here. The first time I went, they were less than friendly and it was an uncomfortable takeout experience. We ordered delivery this past weekend, really hoping to have a better experience and it was very disappointing. The Mutter Paneer we ordered was seriously on par with a frozen Indian meal from Trader Joe's. There was zero flavor. When can you say you've had Indian food with zero flavor?! There was also no spice at all despite requesting it. The sauce tasted like tomatoes and nothing else. My wife took one bite and goes, "Aww mannnnn.." We were both disappointed because like everyone right now, we're wanting to support local but also keep an eye on the budget, so this was our only takeout meal of the week and it was really subpar. The naan and samosas were good, but I've yet to have either of those anywhere that I don't enjoy. To add some positives if you're on the fence, they have a good health score on Yelp, and many tend to really enjoy it. I think we're fortunate to have several good Indian restaurants dotted around the metro, but this is one I will skip moving forward. read more

Taj Mahal - Mutter Paneer - Indian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

They've gotten lazy, esp with the appetizers. I ordered the meat Samosas. ON THEIR OWN WEBSITE, 2 for $3.95, elsewhere on the internet where I ordered, $4.95, I was charge $6.95 which would be almost ok apfor a good handmade samosa. You can see in the photo, they aren't bothering to make the dough wrappers anymore, it's like they're using spring roll wrappers. Falso advertising and poor execution. I asked for their best Fish dish. They told me to get Fish Tikka Masala. I guess they don't have any good fish dishes. The fish was waaaayy too soft and had no texture. I just got back from Chicago. Too many Asian restaurants here are just not trying nearly hard enough for the prices they charge. [the Chinese place near my daughters place in the university of Chicago neighborhood was fabulous. No one's ever heard of it, it's just a mom and pop shop. Everything we had was excellent] read more

Taj Mahal - Meat Samosa with weird wrappper - Indian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Their website shows prices significantly lower than it is in person, so depending on your order, you may pay $10 or more when you arrive to pick up carry out. Had to edit, because it's worse than I thought, carry out phone call confirmed lower prices before arrival only to get bait and switched. Weird grift. read more

Service is amazing,food is delicious,always fast!!!! I always visit when I'm in the neighborhood.

I am surprised this place has as high of a rating it does. We stopped by for Friday night dinner and although it was packed, the 2 of us were seated within 10 minutes. There was only 1 server for ~10 tables but this may be due to staffing issues during the pandemic. Our server was very nice and prompt despite the business. The food is what warrants the low rating from me. We started the meal with meat samosas. I am not sure if it was fried/prepared well because the entire piece of meat/potato fell out after the first bite. We ordered mutter paneer wtih garlic naan and chicken 65 for our main entrees. My gripe with the mutter paneer was the curry it came in. This curry is usually comparable to the butter chicken curry, which normally is creamy and slightly sweet. This curry tasted more like one used in other chicken dishes so I am wondering if the restaurant just added goat cheese and peas to a different curry base. We had asked for the chicken 65 as 'dry,' which it usually comes as. It first came out with curry and then when it came out the second time, it was still far from dry. These pieces of chicken were long tenderloins which is a stark change from the usual red, smaller pieces it comes as. Overall, we really did not enjoy either entrees. One silver lining of the meal was that the garlic naan and mango lassi were both excellent. Probably wouldn't come back but would consider it given the restaurant has otherwise high ratings. read more

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I was visiting in town and tried this Indian restaurant and was very disappointed. I eaten a lot of Indian food in various counties and was looking forward to some Korma and Nan. Sadly the korma was not at all like I've had other places, not very creamy and almost seemed tomato based instead of rich with cream. The Nan bread was very thin and chewy, not fluffy and moist for dipping in the korma. Over all a disappointment. read more

Food was a little overpriced. They also taxed and then added tip on top of tax. The portions for the veggie options are small. The soups are also in small bowls as seen in the picture. The garlic naan was pretty good. The mango drink was also good. Overall price point not the best but it was cool to try new flavors. Service was fast and they didn't kick us out right away when they had to close after lunch. Ambiance was okay as well. There was talking in the background from the staff. read more

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Great food and service! I stopped in right before they closed and they were able to make me lunch quickly and very kind about it.

We used to go here for the buffet. But Indian Buffets are no more, so we went for lunch. They have a great deal Indian Meal for 2 for about $55. You get soup appetizer, 3 entrees, naan, and kher. Very delicious and quite a good amount of food. The staff is super nice. The owner and a woman have been there for a long time. It's been remodeled in the last few years and looks great. read more

MY 100th REVIEW!!! My family has come here many times, it's the friendliest, and the location is the most convenient. I don't know why I haven't done a review before now, and for that I apologize. Anyway, this place is really wonderful. The staff is the friendliest and we are there often enough they have become friendly through my sisters first pregnancy, and now through the second. They ask about the family, and really are personable. The food is delicious and I do enjoy the meals each time we attend. Last time we went, we got many different things. The Samosas were great, the filling in both were delicious, I really go like Vegetable Samosas, I think they are underappreciated. Not that the beef ones aren't great, they are as well. Not that I don't love Indian food or, this restaurant, but the Samosas were the peak of the meal for me. I like my food to have some spice to it, everything ordered was EXTREMELY MILD to accommodate the others in the party. I didn't complain, there was no need, but if something is extremely mild, which it was, the food tasted really bland. I'm not putting it on the restaurant, which is why I'm still giving it a 4/5, because my family doesn't like spicy and that is something I have to deal with when we go out and share food collectively. I will add that there was Chicken Tikka Masala left overs, and the next day I added in some sriracha to give it that kick, and boy did it make all of the other flavors that weren't there the day before POP! It was so good! Overall, I would recommend this place to anyone, if not for the spicy food, go and enjoy the staff, they are just too pleasant. At the moment they are doing a bit of a renovation, so be prepared for that, and can't wait to see what it looks like the next time I visit. Appetizers: Veggie Samosas, Beef Samosas Main Dishes: Chicken Korma, Veggie Korma, Chicken Tikka Masala, and Chicken Biryani. Beverages: Chi Tea, King Fisher, and found out Taj Mahal is no longer in distribution (the owner is being investigated for Fraud). Sides: Naan (Garlic and Plain) **apologies the Chicken Korma picture I took is actually the Veggie Korma. But the Veggie Korma picture is correct. read more

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Loved it! The ambience was really good the waitress and the waiter they were amazing will definitely come back and also their food is so good read more

Restaurants make mistakes, I get that. I ordered a take out of chicken curry and was given a masala by mistake. My bad for not having checked before I left. I called them up as soon as I got home to let them know that there must have been a switch and the lady told me I was wrong. So I guess the Taj Mahal is the only place in the world where a chicken curry has a thick red tomato sauce that looks and tastes exactly like what every other place would call a chicken tiki masala. To add insult to injury it wasn't even a GOOD masala! smh Looks like this place will be a one and done. I wonder what I would get if'd ordered a masala. Probably a vindaloo or tandoori. lol read more

Fantastic. Great service, reasonable prices, delicious. Flavors were excellent and had just enough heat without overpowering. read more

Taj Mahal - Indian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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