

The place is also very crowded which makes it very loud. The layout of the restaurant and the placement of the buffet area is not ideal for customer flow. Ten dishes are offered as well as a small condiment area with two chutneys and two desserts. The price for the buffet is $12.35 including tax (I had water on each visit).


Highlight: Aggressive on refilling your waterĪab is a well-known name in Ohio with other locations in the state. There is some much to learn, so many flavors and styles, that for many, the buffet is the best introduction to the flavors of India. If there was ever a cuisine that was meant to be in buffet format it is Indian food. Two things have fueled the growth of Indian cuisine – more adventuresome palettes grown by a more diverse citizenry and a large and growing population of Indians in our community (thank you OSU and IT consulting firms). Pre 2000, there was just a handful of Indian restaurants operating, with the most prominent located in the OSU campus area. The explosion of Indian restaurants in Columbus in the 21st century is a great thing and may be a surprise to a few people. The winner in that category is Udipi.īefore we begin, a bit of cultural observation. So instead of listing all of the Indian Buffets sampled I’m opting to list a combination of the best, the best known and those that are off the beaten path or off your radar.Īnd to make things more manageable in my quest, I took vegetarian only buffets off the exploration list. The other challenge, I was pretty sure I found my winner at the beginning of my research but I did press on. There are over 40 Indian Restaurants in Columbus and at least 1/2 of them offer a regular weekly/daily buffet. This is one of the tougher assignments I have given myself since the dawn of CMH Gourmand.
