Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Mahan Indian Restaurant - Alhambra

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For the most part, I enjoy Indian buffets. I get to try a variety of dishes, and usually for less than $10. One day when I had a craving, I met up with my brother at Mahan Indian Restaurant in Alhambra for their $7.95 lunch buffet.

We started off with Naan (Indian Leavened Flatbread).


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My plate. Not really much of a selection on a weekday. I normally eat at least two plates.


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We got a refill of naan, this time with garlic.


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And rice pudding for dessert.


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Even though there were quite a number of Indian diners while we were there, I felt like everything tasted very bland. Not enough spices or salt. I was really quite disappointed because my Indian craving still wasn't satisfied.

So in January 2008, I went back again with cousins Q & A for their Sunday brunch, $9.95. The extra $2 meant we got mango lassi and...


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...a larger selection of buffet items. The flavors of the food, spices and seasoning, seemed to be significantly better than the weekday buffet.


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Rice pudding again for dessert.


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And my craving for Indian food was finally satisfied. So lesson learned, go on Sunday.

If you have a craving and don't want to drive, then this place is decent enough. But if you really, really want to satisfy a craving, other restaurants have much better buffets.

Mahan moved just a little ways down Main Street and the weekday buffet is now $8.99, $10.99 on weekends.

Who else ate at Mahan?
WeezerMonkey thinks it's just OK too.

Other Indian restaurants:
Punjab Indian Grocery Store - Alhambra
Saffron Spot - Artesia (Little India)
Woodlands Indian Cuisine - Artesia (Little India)

Mahan Indian Restaurant
110 W. Main St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
626-458-6299
Lunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dinner 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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3 comments:

  1. NilchaNovember 28, 2010 at 9:26 PM

    i love garlic naan.. never tasted that rice pudding before, how was it?

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  2. David AuNovember 30, 2010 at 12:21 AM

    Hi WC!
    I highly recommend the New Delhi Palace buffet in Pasadena. I think Wednesday and/or Saturday they have Lamb curry on the buffet which is delicious!

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  3. Wandering ChopsticksMay 10, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Nilcha,
    It's pretty good. One of my favorite Indian buffet items.

    Dave,
    Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to try it out.

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