Inchin’s Bamboo Garden

Buffet lately is really cold & stale. I can’t believe the dosa was fat & not even cooked thru. They are losing the food quality of food. I might probably never return to this place.

After a long and good time spent at the Cayuhoga National Park with trekking, walking and what not, it was definitely time for some lunch. The desire to be back home soon meant finding a place nearer to West Lake.
Eating out is not as easy as what it seems, specially when the choice of cuisine is concerned. I don’t recall how we settled down to an Indo-​Chinese one. But Inchin’s Bamboo Garden it was — the place to be for our lunch. Where a sumptuous buffet awaited all of its guests for the afternoon.
When entering in, the really huge and spacious setup was truly mind blowing — with some bamboo décor being present to be true to its name.
The lunch buffet was placed in a strategic fashion in a corner of the building but yet providing for ample space for everyone to walk in and walk out with their food without elbowing out anyone else in the process.
The buffet itself consisted of a wide variety of vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes. Their very notable take on the buffet menu was their dosa. There were only two varieties served. I happened to understand there used to be several more earlier but resignation of a chef has forced them to pare down on the number of dosa offerings. Not that it was any material for me to begin with — since I was there for the first time any case!
The dosas were freshly made in a separate counter. There was no oil /​ghee available for the podis Peanut /​Cocunut chutneys were not excellent but the dosa quality didn’t require it either. You could munch one down as is when it was hot.
There were a couple of chaat items laid out in another table diagnoally opposite the dosa counter. I didn’t give that a try and therefore, cannot write much about it except to say they had a lot of varieties.
There was an offer of a mango lassi or sugarcane juice that was freshly squeezed — and the sugarcane juice was a BIG win. It tasted awesome.
The buffet had two soup startes, a lot of appetizers like cutlets, chilli corn etc. They were all baked to the perfection. The cutlet specially didn’t feel as if it was just potato stuffing.
The main course consisted of plain cumin rice, sambhar, rasam, vegetable biriyani, naan, goat biriyani and chicken biryani as well.
The dessert menu consisted of the fruit custard, gulab jamun and carrot halwa. My favorite was the custard.
This place is definitely fit for families, single folks, couples — just about anyone who wants to have something. They have definitely tried to carve out something for everybody in their buffet menu even while trying to keep it as optimal as possible.

The wait staff is consistently unable to answer simple menu questions (e.g. What is in this dish?). I think their menu could do with descriptions of what is in each dish to help the customer and wait staff to be better informed. The Chinese food is good but it seems overpriced when reflecting on the overall dining experience.

This franchise is getting worse every time I come in to this part of town for work. They only have a buffet available for lunch. So if it’s not what you want, you’re shit out of luck. Not good.

Grossly overpriced for simple Chinese food, but the food wasn’t too bad. Not too impressive either. Swung by for take-​out. Service was friendly. Venue was clean and ambiance was nice for a Chinese restaurant. That’s all I’ve got for this place.

The food was tasty and the buffet was interesting. However, the service was awful. We had made a reservation one week before only to be told we had no reservation. We were told the table would be in the Tadka side of the restaurant. When we arrived we were told they never take reservations and Tadka was rented out to a group of 75. So either someone answered the phone when we called who had no idea what she was doing, or they canceled our reservation when a bigger group called. We had to sit at a makeshift table too small for our group. No one explained that there was a chaat station as well as the buffet. No one came to take our drink order (we waited 10 minutes) until most of us were already at the buffet. One of our party ordered a drink that never came. Plates were not removed in a timely manner. The place was very loud and crowded and clearly understaffed.

Three starts are only for the food. They lost 2 stars due to poor customer service. The place wasn’t super busy but the service was awfully slow. When we asked a question to the server about a certain dish, she simply she she has no idea. Anyways, I’ll always come back here if I’m in Cleveland since this is the only indo chinese place around but I hope the service is better next time.

It’s pretty sad when you’re out to dinner with a group including your boyfriend and then you get pestered for your number. unprofessional. Also if I point to what I want on the menu being specific and then receive totally different dishes that’s a problem.

I had very bad experience with this restaurant, Lady manager was very rude, when i asked for napkins she said i need to get it, her staff was not there that time so that lady manager was working and she was so rude and un professional, they never clear the plates from table and never filled water when having buffet. Service sucks and very rude lady manager, i will never go to this place again.

A friend suggested this place and I started looking for an opportunity to visit. I drove 45 minutes one direction to fulfill my curiosity. Before leaving I verified that they only and always use halal meat.
We went to lunch buffet on a Sunday. The restaurant is clean professional looking with nice ambiance. The tables are located in a distance from each other, does not have a packed look like some other Indian restaurants. They have separated sections for groups of 6 – 8. They have enough people for service. Our table was checked quite often for filling our waters and removing the empty plates. I am not sure if their AC was on as I felt a little warm inside during a hot August day.
The plates, forks, spoons and dishes were placed on a long service table by the wall. I could not see dinner knives, and napkins were at register desk only. The setting of the dishes was OK to see and take each dish, but I am wondering why they do not set each dish against the wall, instead of placing them two by two. If they can turn all dishes to lean against the wall or set them in a 45 degree position, I believe that will give a better look and will make it much easier for customers to take their dishes. There was a label with the name of each dish, but not more than its name. It would be nice to see some, actually all, ingredients and spice level of each dish. I do not think all of their customers are familiar with all of their dishes. I am one of them. If they do that, that should be done with printed letters, instead of handwritten letters.
They had 2 soups, 2 types of appetizers, and many dishes that I did not count.
I preferred to pass the soups to take advantage of other main dishes.
2 appetizers were lentil patties and fried chestnuts. Lentil patties were crunchy but their inside was dry. Did not impress me. Fried chesnuts were new to me, they will not pull me back either.
They had fried okra that I passed. Took a piece of naan but was not impressed. I do not mean it was bad, I mean it could be better like more crunchy and more appealing with bruhed butter on it.
A guy was making rice pan cakes on a separate grill inside the restaurant. Nice appealing idea and practice. We took a piece with potatoes filling to try, but could not finish because we had more to eat. More than lunch or dinner item, I would take it for breakfast.
They had plain rice and chicken biryani. I took a little from both. The chicken pieces in biryani were very few, and the one I took was dry, but the rice was very delicious. I could eat only that rice for lunch.
They had tandoori chicken which was good, but I had better ones at other places and for cheaper !!! I beleive they should pay more attention to make the tandoori chicken from the peaces with bigger meat pieces on bones.
I had chicken tikka masala which was spicy but I liked it.
I had chineese chicken pop corns, which were just ok to me. Not bad, and not very impressive.
I passed the lentil dish, paneer dish and hakka noodles.
I had goat curry, and remember having the better version at other places.
They also had another table for salads and sauces but I did not need to anything from those choices.
I visited the desert table, but I was not lucky to get some rice pudding. It was gone before I got ready for deserts and they did not offer it again. That was not good for such a professional pace. But, they brought another desert after a while. The had 3 different deserts. Mango cream, Brown balls in syrup that was offered in place of rice pudding, and halva with cardamon flavor. I had the mango cream and halva twice. I would wish the mango cream was a little thicker. Halva was just great. It would be excellent to be offered Indian Chai with the deserts and I think it should not cost much to the restaurant to offer that.
Also, they could offer some kind of ice tea as part of the buffet. That would make the buffet more complete feast.
The chicken tikka masala, chicken biryani, goat curry and 2 deserts made my day. They were my favorites for this visit.
As far as the price, I think they charge the highest among the buffet restaurants.
Offering this many choices may be considered as incresaing the cost for the restaurant, but I do not think it does. If I am person who eats two plates, and they offer only one dish, let’s say a chicken dish, I will eat 2 plates of that dish. If they offer a second dish, for example chick peas, I will take one plate chicken and one plate chick peas. So, I am eating the same amount of food. However, the restaurant thinks they should charge me more and more for offering more choice. Yes, it takes extra effort to prepare two type of dishes instead of one, but I prefer to pay for what I eat, not for everything I was offered.
The bottom line, I do not think I will need to visit this place again because, it is in a distance from me, it is pricier than other places, and there was nothing with unique taste to take me back.

5 stars for the lunch buffet quality and variety. One of the best weekend brunches for an Indian food.

We went there with my sister and get family in Westlake. The buffet was good like cauliflower Manchurian, chili potato, tandoori chicken etc. Desserts were bad. You can also get your dosa made right in front of you. This time my sister said neither dosa nor sambhar was not good. The ambience is good but not great. I would say it was a so so experience.

10 $ weekday lunch buffet is a great deal. They have about twenty items, with a good mix of indian, indochinese, vegetarian as well as meat options. Its best to go on a busier day because the food is constantly replenished and is fresher. The weekend buffet is a few dollar more but includes made to order dishes like dosas or chaat. I really like their chili chicken or paneer and the drums of heaven appetizer. I’m looking forward to the University Circle location so I don’t have to drive 30 minutes when I’m craving hakka noodles.

Delicious!!!
We were skeptical because there was nobody else in the restaurant, but I’m so glad we stayed! It was delicious. My husband had the chicken chili honey and I had the szchuan chicken. We both loved our dishes! We also ordered the egg fried rice. We would definitely come back!!!

there seems to be a lot of negative feeling toward this place. while I won’t say it was great, it definitely wasn’t bad. just different.
first, it’s apparently «Indo-​Chinese». we were not aware of that, as we thought it was just a Chinese restaurant. i’ve been to Indian restaurants and within seconds of walking in, the familiar aroma of Indian cuisine hit me and I was confused. we were then greeted and asked whether we wanted Indian food, Chinese food, or both. we chose to look at both menus and both settled on Chinese-​esque dishes. Danielle had Singapore noodles and I had Szechuan Chicken Fried Rice. as with other experiences at Indian restaurants, the level of heat/​spice was not considered when i ordered and holy jeez did my poor guts hate me for the rest of the weekend. that said, the food wasn’t bad at all. i think if we went back i’d order Indian food as the Chinese-​like dishes didn’t really leave me wanting more, but weren’t offensively bad either.

Definitely would return to this resturant! The atmosphere nice and the wait service was very friendly and attentive. The food was yummy and the sizes were large. The sauces on the table are perfect for spicing up if you would like.

Odd combo to have combined Indian and Chinese restaurant. I was craving naan and some chicken tikka masala and I wouldn’t be denied. So I strolled in around 7 pm and the place was deserted. Great! Faster service for moi.
I was greeted immediately and decided that I wanted carry out. The host took my order and told me 10 minutes. My order was actually ready faster than that.
The food smelled delicious. By the time I made it back to my hotel it took all I had not to scarf it down in just a few bites. The chicken tikka masala curry was delicious! Creamy with just a hint of spice. The garlic naan was the perfect combination of butter and garlic. Yum!
I’ll definitely be back to sample some of their other dishes.

First time I went hear it was wonderful. I have been here several times but the last would be the last. There is one word for this place SPICY!
The food is good but way too spicy. We asked for it too be mild but they did noting to make it less. It was not busy so they should have been able to prepare it mild.
The service was good except they seamed offended they were not eating Nan correctly. The server showed us the correct way. They did not need to that.
The seating is funny. The booth and chairs are real low. If you a tall person you will find it difficult to sit.
The restaurant is connected to Tadka next door. You can order from either menu.

Chinese-​Indian fusion? I’m there!
I have never tried this chain of restaurants, and after learning there was in Cleveland, I said «sure, why not?» and off we went with some friends to North Olmsted.
They had wisely advised us to not try the buffet or the Indian food, so we did not have to be disappointed. Instead, we ordered off the non-​Indian menu (a blend of Asian dishes awaited!)
I mean, given, this isn’t Cantonese food, but the food they cooked was actually really good. I was very very impressed. it was just tasty, not too greasy, flavorful food. I also enjoyed the Indian food too here.
Be careful on the spice level– they can make it hot. Otherwise, if you’re craving both a mix of Indian and Asian food, definitely go to Inchin’s Bamboo Garden– I highly recommend it!

I’ve been coming to Bamboo Garden ever since moving to the area. Actually, even before moving here. My parents had come to Cleveland a few years back and the people they were with took them to this restaurant and they fell in love. There’s a chain back in Chicago (was? it may have closed), but my parents weren’t fans but definitely liked this location. So, naturally when they found out I was moving here, we HAD to go. And, we continue to come here whenever they visit. (And, whenever I get a craving, I drive over and have an awesome meal)
This restaurant is indo-​chinese food. They are combined with Tadka, which is north indian food. They’re not separated, you just get two menus and can pick and choose — which is kind of nice if people in your party have varied tastes.
As far as indo-​chinese goes, I’ve tried a variety of menu items. My favorites are probably the Veg Coin Manchurian. Absolutely delish with the sauce. There have been a few times where it seems to be watered down and the taste is a bit blander, but for the most part, it’s AMAZING. The Manchow soup is DELISH. Super spicy and they can’t really take out the spice, but so tasty, so you don’t mind the torture! As far as noodles go, the hakka noodles are pretty good! Chili noodles are good if you like spicier things!
I love coming for their lunch buffets if I can. They have a large variety of info-​chinese and north indian specialties off their menu — different every day and they have a balanced variety of veg and non-​veg options. On saturdays and Sundays, they have a man who custom makes Dosas and Uttapams (thin rice pancakes or thick rice pancakes with toppings) and they have (MY FAVE) chaat that you can make yourself! In my opinion, (and I’m sure this is the case with any buffet), the food quality is better when you order off the menu, but if you want to get a tasting of a lot of different menu items, the buffet is totally the way to go. 13 dollars a person is NOT bad at all for the amount of food that’s available to try.
Thankfully, every time I’ve gone, I’ve had pretty good service. One of the waiters has come to recognize me (does it mean I go too often) and is always super attentive.
Basically, this place is worth giving a shot– if you are a fan of indian food, I’m sure you won’t find it hard to find something you like on the menu (s). And, now that I’ve officially made myself super hungry writing this review, I’m pretty sure I’m getting takeout for dinner tomorrow!