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No More Weekday Buffet at India Express

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I was saddened to discover today that India Express now only has a buffet Saturday and Sunday. Apparently too few people and too much wasted food on M-F.

Now I don’t want to risk getting into trouble in the treacherous waters of restaurant reviewing, so I’ll just say that I love India Express. It’s the first place I want to go when I return from out of town, and my favorite lunch place on the Hill. So any bad news for them is bad news for me . . .

Fortunately, they do now have a reduced-price lunch menu, which includes things like vegetable korma with rice and salad (pictured) for $5. And naan (plain and garlic) for only $1! So at least there’s some good news. Too bad about that buffet, but still a great lunch.


(Oh, and please someone tell me if this is over that too micro line.)

6 thoughts on “No More Weekday Buffet at India Express”

  1. Mirch masala has a much much much much better Indian buffet and food in general. I’m sure that’s why – I haven’t been to India express since Mirch opened. I wouldn’t be surprised if India express closed down soon which is sad. Hopefully they can move to a neighborhood with fewer options (19th?)

  2. I only went to this buffet a few times, but I was usually the only one…the food was great, the service very friendly & I always left with a very full belly. But I ALWAYS do at an Indian Buffet. Can I confess my favorite is Shamiana in Kirkland?! My new favorite lunch spot on Bway is Pho Cyclo. I love the rice noodle bowls. MMMM.

  3. I guess people just have very very very very different standards for Indian food. (Though maybe it’s a regions-of-India issue? I confess that I don’t know enough to know whether or not Mirch Masala to India Express is apples to apples. All I know is that I disagree, jrrrl2.)

  4. I really think they do Indian food a disservice. This may be a step in the right direction for India Express (I have yet to try them out). I do like Mirch Masala.

  5. I understand — I’ve gone to India Express for years, so I still think they’re good. i just don’t think they’re nearly as good as Mirch. I don’t really know much about Indian food regions either but I suspects both restaurants are mostly a catch-all for whatever Indian foods are popular here. I’m a vegetarian too, so that might have something to do with it. Never tried meat at either restaurant.

  6. You make some good points here. I’ll give Mirch another try (but don’t tell the great people at India Express that I said that!).