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Tam-Tam has a blend of several african cuisines. We went there for our dinner and there was only one more party other than us. We got our food reasonably fast..but considering the very few people there i wonder what might happen in a busy day.
The restaurant is in a busy road and the ambiance was reasonable. The menu was short and varied with few items that I have never tasted which got me going. We ordered Lentils Sambosas and Jaja's Kabobs for the appetizer. Bot of them were pretty good and the kabobs were evenly cooked and packed with flavours. The Sambosas as you may guess from the name is similar to the Indian Samosas in look but had a very diferent and nice flavour to it.
For the main course we orderedInjara n Wot which was very good. The berbere sauce was evenly cooked and the injeras were a delight to eat. We also ordered the Goat Stew. The stew was really good but some of hte goat peices especially the huge ones were not fully cooked ...or atleast as well as the other smaller peices.
Alone with the stew we also got Ugali...Which reminded me of a huge Idly(a steamed rice cake). It was very different and due ot it's starchy nature went really well with the stews. We also chose the Steamed plantain with this which was very sweet and we finished our dinner with that as our desert.
Overall it was a nicely satisfying meal in a good budget. I would really try and see if I can make it to one of their weekday lunch buffet check out the other dishes.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Bambu
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Bambu is a rather new Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese fusion restaurant. The place used to be Singapore Restaurant and the food now is really good. The ambiance is very good and has a rather modern look.
Coming to the service...our server really spent a lot of time with us and not sure whether he could have done that during a busy times...he sat down with us got to know about our preferences and suggested a few dishes. I went by his choice and chose the "Thai Spicy & Sweet Blast Curry". It had a very good texture and had lot of shrimp much more than I expected. The asparagus, zucchini along with the red pepper blend was very good. The curry sauce complemented all of the ingredients.
We also tried Coconut curry with chicken and it had lots of vegetables thrown in with the chicken and other goodies. Did not like the big onion pieces in the dish but may be that is our preference. The curry was good but not very different from the other curry fare that you get in almost all the Vietnamese restaurants.
We were almost done and packed off the little bit of basil curry that was left over ..but decided to check out the dessert options. They had green Tea and Coconut Ice cream and we decided to give Coconut ice cream a try. It turned out to be a very wise decision as that definitely was one of the best ice creams we have had in the recent times. So make sure you give this a try ...if you like the coconut flavour. ....in the end all the dishes we had had a little bit of coconut in it and we definitely did not mind it...
This one is definitely worth trying....
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Bambu is a rather new Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese fusion restaurant. The place used to be Singapore Restaurant and the food now is really good. The ambiance is very good and has a rather modern look.
Coming to the service...our server really spent a lot of time with us and not sure whether he could have done that during a busy times...he sat down with us got to know about our preferences and suggested a few dishes. I went by his choice and chose the "Thai Spicy & Sweet Blast Curry". It had a very good texture and had lot of shrimp much more than I expected. The asparagus, zucchini along with the red pepper blend was very good. The curry sauce complemented all of the ingredients.
We also tried Coconut curry with chicken and it had lots of vegetables thrown in with the chicken and other goodies. Did not like the big onion pieces in the dish but may be that is our preference. The curry was good but not very different from the other curry fare that you get in almost all the Vietnamese restaurants.
We were almost done and packed off the little bit of basil curry that was left over ..but decided to check out the dessert options. They had green Tea and Coconut Ice cream and we decided to give Coconut ice cream a try. It turned out to be a very wise decision as that definitely was one of the best ice creams we have had in the recent times. So make sure you give this a try ...if you like the coconut flavour. ....in the end all the dishes we had had a little bit of coconut in it and we definitely did not mind it...
This one is definitely worth trying....
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Tamba
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It is between Planet Hollywood & MGM Grand and opposite the new City Center that is getting built. You won't miss it.
We went to the only Indian restaurant in the Strip and were pleasantly surprised by the variety of food that was available for the buffet. The lunch buffet was reasonably priced and don't forget to get 10% off coupons that will be available in almost all coupon books.
The spread included some south Indian dishes like Idly(steamed rice cakes) , Sambhar(Gravy made with Lentils & vegetables cooked with tamarind and other spices) .
Other than this there was the usual spread of various north Indian dishes you see in almost all Indian Buffets (Tandoori, Chicken Curry, Dhal Makhni, Chana Masala, Naan, etc)
I especially loved the Naan which was much better and pretty soft compared to the usual buffets. The spread of different curries were all good and the best thing about the buffet is almost all the items were good enough to eat if not great.
The one small downside to the buffet is the lack of names being pasted for the dishes. May be the owners expect more of an Indian crowd who might not need this name tag. But it becomes pretty difficult for people who are not familiar with the Indian food to know what is what. I noticed a old couple struggling to make their choices...but the waiter(or may be owner) pitched in and gave them a elaborate tour with a clear explanation on each dish ...he mentioned the major ingredients and how it will taste. I like that...hope they add the labels..which will make it better.
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It is between Planet Hollywood & MGM Grand and opposite the new City Center that is getting built. You won't miss it.
We went to the only Indian restaurant in the Strip and were pleasantly surprised by the variety of food that was available for the buffet. The lunch buffet was reasonably priced and don't forget to get 10% off coupons that will be available in almost all coupon books.
The spread included some south Indian dishes like Idly(steamed rice cakes) , Sambhar(Gravy made with Lentils & vegetables cooked with tamarind and other spices) .
Other than this there was the usual spread of various north Indian dishes you see in almost all Indian Buffets (Tandoori, Chicken Curry, Dhal Makhni, Chana Masala, Naan, etc)
I especially loved the Naan which was much better and pretty soft compared to the usual buffets. The spread of different curries were all good and the best thing about the buffet is almost all the items were good enough to eat if not great.
The one small downside to the buffet is the lack of names being pasted for the dishes. May be the owners expect more of an Indian crowd who might not need this name tag. But it becomes pretty difficult for people who are not familiar with the Indian food to know what is what. I noticed a old couple struggling to make their choices...but the waiter(or may be owner) pitched in and gave them a elaborate tour with a clear explanation on each dish ...he mentioned the major ingredients and how it will taste. I like that...hope they add the labels..which will make it better.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Babani's Kurdish Restaurant
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Babani's is the first Kurdish restaurant I tried. For people who don't know Kurdish...Kurdistan is a group of land near the borders of Iran, Iraq, Syria & turkey. The food style is close to Mediterranean ..though I could not find any falafels there..
The restaurant board is visible from 94w near the St Paul downtown on the right side. I remembered only the Kurdish Restaurant and the Google search easily yielded the results. One strange thing is it did not take me to their official website ...got this website after I went there.
The commute and parking is a bit difficult but if you go after 4:30 pm you should get some free parking on the road.
Coming to the good part..the restaurant had a decent ambiance and the food was much better than expected. We had only 3 items from the menu a soup, a salad and an entree.
Soup was by far the best of the lot. In fact it was one of the best soups we ever had. Niskena was the name of the soup and it was made with red lentils with very few spices. It was creamy and delicious. Make sure you also order the bread which went well with this soup.
Tanyata was the salad we had..And I think it is a name that they came up for the salad ..it is essentially Half Tabouli salad and half jajic(Cucumber in youghurt sauce with few spices) Salad was also pretty good.
We had Briyani for the Entree and it was very similar to the Indian/Pakistani Briyani with very subtle differences. By chance all the things we ordered ended up to be Vegetarian. I am hoping I will go there again and try some meat entrees. will update the post then.
On the whole this is definitely worth a try...and definitely worth the circles we made to find a parking space near the restaurant.
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Babani's is the first Kurdish restaurant I tried. For people who don't know Kurdish...Kurdistan is a group of land near the borders of Iran, Iraq, Syria & turkey. The food style is close to Mediterranean ..though I could not find any falafels there..
The restaurant board is visible from 94w near the St Paul downtown on the right side. I remembered only the Kurdish Restaurant and the Google search easily yielded the results. One strange thing is it did not take me to their official website ...got this website after I went there.
The commute and parking is a bit difficult but if you go after 4:30 pm you should get some free parking on the road.
Coming to the good part..the restaurant had a decent ambiance and the food was much better than expected. We had only 3 items from the menu a soup, a salad and an entree.
Soup was by far the best of the lot. In fact it was one of the best soups we ever had. Niskena was the name of the soup and it was made with red lentils with very few spices. It was creamy and delicious. Make sure you also order the bread which went well with this soup.
Tanyata was the salad we had..And I think it is a name that they came up for the salad ..it is essentially Half Tabouli salad and half jajic(Cucumber in youghurt sauce with few spices) Salad was also pretty good.
We had Briyani for the Entree and it was very similar to the Indian/Pakistani Briyani with very subtle differences. By chance all the things we ordered ended up to be Vegetarian. I am hoping I will go there again and try some meat entrees. will update the post then.
On the whole this is definitely worth a try...and definitely worth the circles we made to find a parking space near the restaurant.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Vegetarian (Previouly Saheb's)
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The vegetarian was previously Saheb's and Me and my wife (Viji) went there on Mar 2009 for the Sunday weekend buffet. The spread was pretty good and though most of the food was good none of the spread swept us off our feet. One thing we noticed immediately was that cleanliness there left a lot to be desired. I hope they make it cleaner and that will go a long way in improving the restaurant's image. All the food was cramped in to a small area and lot of them spilled over to the other.
Coming to the food. The Jilebis(Made with gram flour and sweetened with lots of sugar syrup) was wonderful and proabaly the best dish in the whole spread. There were several condiments like Coconut Chutney, Salad, Pickles, Raitha,etc. Also the spread included a chana masala(Chick Pea curry), Mushroom curry, Yogurt based gravy and lentils. The lentils curry was by far the best. Both the fried rice and plain rice was dry.
The sambar and rasam in the spread gave the food the south indian feel along with the Masala Dosai(Thin pancake made of rice and dhal batter stuffed with potato) that was served on the table. The naan was also served on the table. The dosai was pretty good and again the plate that it was served on left a lot to be desired.
Overall it was a decent food experience and with a 10$ price tag it was decent enough to give a try. We definitely will not go there again until we here that they have improved their ambience and are cleaner..
Click here to go to their site
The vegetarian was previously Saheb's and Me and my wife (Viji) went there on Mar 2009 for the Sunday weekend buffet. The spread was pretty good and though most of the food was good none of the spread swept us off our feet. One thing we noticed immediately was that cleanliness there left a lot to be desired. I hope they make it cleaner and that will go a long way in improving the restaurant's image. All the food was cramped in to a small area and lot of them spilled over to the other.
Coming to the food. The Jilebis(Made with gram flour and sweetened with lots of sugar syrup) was wonderful and proabaly the best dish in the whole spread. There were several condiments like Coconut Chutney, Salad, Pickles, Raitha,etc. Also the spread included a chana masala(Chick Pea curry), Mushroom curry, Yogurt based gravy and lentils. The lentils curry was by far the best. Both the fried rice and plain rice was dry.
The sambar and rasam in the spread gave the food the south indian feel along with the Masala Dosai(Thin pancake made of rice and dhal batter stuffed with potato) that was served on the table. The naan was also served on the table. The dosai was pretty good and again the plate that it was served on left a lot to be desired.
Overall it was a decent food experience and with a 10$ price tag it was decent enough to give a try. We definitely will not go there again until we here that they have improved their ambience and are cleaner..
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