Essence of India

Today Otto is reviewing Essence of India in Lincoln Square.

Otto:
We have been wanting to go here for a long time, but they are usually not open for lunch. We finally made it for dinner, and I am so glad we did, because this was pretty good Indian (although I don't know that many Indian restaurants, even though I really like it, because we usually go to the same couple of places). Everyone there was extremely nice. We got the Murg Tikka Masala (skewered boneless marinated chicken cooked with Indian spices and herbs in a cream sauce). I absolutely loved this. (I always love chicken tikka masala, and this was some of the best I've had, but once again, I haven't had it from that many places.) We also got Achari Gosh (lamb with ground cumin, rye, fennel and fenugreek).  The lamb was too tough or chewy for me, so I didn't eat very much of it. For me, it wasn't nearly as good as the chicken tikka masala. Their naan was warm and buttery and amazing, and I loved it and dipped it in my chicken tikka masala sauce, which I think is the best way to eat naan. I give them 4 plates for the food, but 5 plates for their service (they were just so very nice, they even tried to figure out a dish we had liked from another place and wrote it down for us so we can get it next time we are on Devon Avenue).

Tiffin

Hello, today we will be reviewing Tiffin.

Ruben:

I have been to many indian places and this one was pretty good. I have been to Tiffin several times but i haven't been there in about 2 years. One of my favorite parts of Tiffin is the tandoori chicken and naan which they bring to you with any meal. the Naan is so flavorful and comes out nice and hot. And the tandoori chicken is served steaming hot you basically have to wait about 10 minutes for it to cool down but it's worth the wait for the crispy red chicken served with grilled onions! we had the lunch buffet it was okay. the meat was exceptional. the curry was really good and spicy. and the samosas were  just average, but i had a good meal so I'm not going to say Tiffin was Amazing But just okay so if you are ever on Devon Ave Check it out. also the servers were nice but the service was slow. i will probably go back to Tiffin but not any time soon.

Max:
So this is fairly standard indian cuisine. their buffet is okay, their Chicken Tikka Masala is pretty good, but the atmosphere is really authentic with different colored lamps and soothing music. their Naan is nice and flavorful. their buffet had plenty of choices to choose from. their chicken and lamb was quite good with a nice sauce, but i didn't like that they left the bone on them. their Tandoori Chicken was pretty good and served on a skillet, also very spicy, and it needs to cool down a lot before you can eat it. and Samosas were pretty good. after that, we got the Chicken Tikka Masala and it was good. it had a bright orange curry sauce, and it was a little spicy but still pretty decent, but it didn't blow my mind. So the restaurant was about average and i might go back someday, but there are so many more indian places that i can go on Devon.

Otto:
At first I tried the buffet. I got a couple of pieces of curry chicken and some rice. But the chicken was on the bone, and I don't like it like that when it is in sauce. They let me order something off the menu instead and did not charge me for the little bit I had taken from the buffet, which was nice of them. I ordered Chicken Tikka Masala, which was really good. And their naan was good. I also liked the Tandoori chicken. I also liked the little donut like sweets they had for dessert.

Tiffin

Food is here!

Sample of the buffet offerings

Tandoori Chicken

Dessert

Our Tiffin Restroom Dance.

Our adventure!