Milan

Date
November 5, 2008

Location
1817 Emmet Street
Just south of Hydraulic Road

What I ate
Chicken Saag - chicken with spinach and herbs

Who went
Miles, Lauren, Ryan, Matt, and Ellen

Website
http://www.milan-indian-cuisine.com/

ThoughtsDelicious! The food was quite tasty. They give the table a tray of jasmine rice and everyone takes some, adds some of what they ordered, and enjoys. It made sharing and sampling very easy. Everything I tried was good and most of the descriptions in the menu were accurate while a few were quite vague. A few of the dishes had a hint of sweetness in the sauces, but nothing was overpowering. I asked for my dish medium (options are mild, medium, medium-hot, hot, Indian hot) and there was essentially no kick. Matt had a dish at medium-hot and said the same thing. It would've been nice if they delivered on the spicy, but I guess they just went the safe route; a dish that is too spicy is much less enjoyable than one that isn't spicy enough.

It took a while for someone to come take our order and the waiter was tough to hear, both speaking somewhat quickly and not loudly. That said, no one ever had an empty water glass and, once ordered, the food arrived promptly. They also had no issues taking my coupon.

There doesn't seem to be a big range of tastes on the menu as most of the dishes sounded similar with just a different spice here or a change in the preparation there, but subtle variations on delicious dishes can still be delicious. I definitely missed a few of the items from the lunch buffet, which probably come a la carte, but that's one of the natural advantages to a buffet. I think I prefer the buffet to dinner, but the dinner options are definitely worth sampling.
Recap
Pros - Delicious food, tough to go wrong with the menu
Cons - The colors on the walls are horrible; the waiter was tough to understand and the menu doesn't feel too varied, but that's nit-picking.
Overall - Highly recommended. Just pick something that sounds good because it probably is. Definitely get the naan.