I'm not a picky or highly critical eater whatsoever. But I've eaten at Indian restaurants in many places in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, New England, England, etc., and the buffet here - at least the two times I've had it this year (2007) - was a C at best. The best 2 items I had were a chicken dish and a beef dish, which were somewhat spicy and had a decent sauce, although the beef sauce was fatty. There were not very many vegetable dishes compared to what I'm used to with Indian buffets, and one I had, with cauliflower, carrots, etc. was dry and not very spicy (and I mean both heat-wise and general Indian-spices-wise) - very 'blah'. The 'pappadams' were like nothing I've ever seen, being more deep-fried and greasy than usual. I will definitely look for other Indian restaurants in Austin!
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