Hyderabad Indian Grill

Did you know that the population of India is 4.1 times the population of the U.S*, which means that Indian food is 4.1 times more filling than American food.

Today’s visit was to the Hyderabad Indian Grill (http://www.hyderabadus.com/).

For creativity and uniqueness I think that they have lots of different food options for everyone, including meals for kids with mild flavors, salads with flavorful sauces, and plenty of options for vegetarians. The food was very new to me and I have never had anything like it in my life, so because of that I give creativity/uniqueness 4.5 stars. The atmosphere was energetic and exciting with our server (Vamsi, one of the co-owners, I would highly recommend asking for him) taking us through the buffet. He knew what every item was, what was in it, and how it was made. This helped me understand and appreciate the food. If you know what ingredients are in it, and you know you like them, you will like the food better overall. The overall atmosphere was really good with Indian music pumping and the aroma smelling heavenly, it gave me the feel of being in India, not winter in Minnesota. The service was also good, and whenever we needed anything, they were there to give it to us. For the atmosphere I give it 4 stars.

The food I tried off the buffet was Naan, Chicken 65, Vegetable Coconut Curry, Samosa, Lamb Curry, Goat Biryani, Chicken Tikka Masala, Tandoori Chicken, Uttapam, Chole Bhature, and Aula Tikki Chat. The Naan was good with it being crispy and the perfect thing to have to balance the slightly spicy flavors that come with the food. The Tandoori Chicken was good with the meat being tender and delicious and the spices complimenting the meat perfectly, the skin isn’t tough, but soft. The Chicken 65 was my personal favorite of the night; the meat was tender and delicious, and the sauce and spices complimenting it perfectly. Like the perfect piece of chicken, which would be good on its own, but then they added sauce to make it heaven on a dish. The lamb curry was good with the lamb (which I have never had before) being tender and yummy. The sauces adding much needed flavor, melting deliciously into your mouth. The goat was good, but tasted funky and the meat was a bit soft. The Chicken Tikka Masala was good; the meat was tender and the sauces and spices compliment each other perfectly. The Chole Bhature was delicious, the chickpeas were cooked perfectly and were soft and delicious, the sauce being thick and making it so that your bite is always complete as long as you get some sauce. The Uttapam was delicous (rice patties with potato and peas in between the patties). The Uttapam was soft and savory which I did not expect, but was a welcome surprise. The Samosa was an interesting, but delicious bite. When I bit in I got lots of flavors with the most prominent at first being potato and chickpea, then after that you get, the breading. I give the food 5 stars.

The price of our meal was $40, and that is some of the most delicious food that I have ever had, so because of that I give their price 4 stars, which brings their overall rating to 17.5 stars.

*I got the population data from https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:IND:CHN&hl=en&dl=en#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_pop_totl&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country&idim=country:IND:USA&ifdim=country&hl=en_US&dl=en&ind=false and divided the population of India by the population of the U.S. and then drew my conclusion off of that.