Sizzling Tandoor

Came in for both a lunch buffet & a dinner. Their variety of authentic Indian food was on point as well as the friendly servers! I enjoyed their curries (most especially the butter chicken curry!) and the rose water doughnuts! My overall experience was wonderful and I was able to leave satisfied. The atmosphere was pretty as well! :)

Xnas night nothing open were starving right?.. Then we discover this place.
Never having experienced Indian food we ordered chicken curry. Very small portions almost midget size portions but wow so damn good !!!

I used to love coming to this place so much! Now I think it might have new owners or management… (?), but nothing is really the same. The food over all is good however the spice is nothing that it used to be. I got a medium spiced place and my boyfriend got a spicy plate. The green salsa that came with our Naan bread was spicier than both plates. That was kind of disappointing. Also we ordered Chai teas that we never got but we were charged for, another bummer. our server did not check on us at all during the meal… I asked for a water refill right before she brought the check (her only time at the table). Overall I was happy I got to eat, but not happy with the experience. I think I might just order to go when I’m really needing Indian food but not otherwise.

Tried this place during the lunch buffet and dinner. In short, come here for the buffet, not for dinner.
The lunch buffet is fantastic for $ 10. Lots of options, including a salad bar and chai tea, plus naan included. I found this buffet to be better than rival Torch of India’s $ 12 buffet. The food was delicious!
Dinner is not recommended. The prices are higher than other places (e.g. $ 16 for the chicken tikka masala, $ 3.50 for a super small cup of chai tea). The portions are lacking as well. Expect a few chunks of meat in the dishes and small servings of rice.
The service was meh. During dinner, we waited over half an hour just for the appetizers (one bread basket). The place wasn’t busy either. I had to get up and look for the waitress to get more naan. No dessert options offered either. The people are nice, but they were more occupied chatting in the back than checking on customers.
Overall, I’ll be back for the lunch buffet but I don’t recommend coming here for dinner.

We got a gift card for this restaurant just before they changed the name from Sizzling Tandoor to House of Curry and Grill. They refused to honor the gift card, however, so our $ 50 gift is worthless. They could have at least met us halfway, but no. We will not be eating here again.

Let me preface this by saying that, back in the day, Sizzling Tandoor was my very favorite Indian restaurant. Dinner there was always a treat and the lunch buffet wasn’t too shabby either. I was bummed when I moved back to the area last year and discovered House of Curry and Grill in their place, so naturally I was excited to see my old favorite return.
Anxious to see if they still measured up, some family members and I decided to give them a try. I’m not sure what exactly has happened to their standards, but they’re not what they used to be. I must be honest: this is going to be a difficult review to write due to the incredibly mixed nature of our experience. In some areas they excelled and in some they failed miserably.
The service: Our server was perfectly pleasant, but our food was anything but quick. We ordered appetizers– salad, samosas, and papadums– and everything was served at different times. We had to ask twice for the papadums and they finally arrived along with our entrees.
The food: The quality of our apps and entrees was all over the map.
The samosas were the best I’ve ever had, and since I’m a bit of a samosa snob, this is saying a lot. They were huge, crispy, and flaky with wonderfully tender, intricately spiced centers– I believe the filling was mostly potato– and they came with generous servings of tamarind and mint chutney. If I were reviewing this place based purely on the samosas, they’d have a solid 5 stars.
The salad was meh. It was heavy on rinds and many of the leaves had wilted patches. The carrots were dry; it seems the mix had been stored for quite a while. The cucumbers seemed fresh but perhaps they just don’t show the signs of age as quickly. The dressing looked to be made from cucumber and yogurt so I couldn’t try it, but our server brought a delicious mango dressing for me and it made the bland salad totally palatable.
On to the entrees…
I ordered navrattan korma with coconut milk. The sauce was wonderfully fragrant, and, although nowhere near the medium spice level I had asked for, it was actually very good. The veggies– which were meant to comprise the bulk of this dish– were another story entirely. There were so few of them that they appeared to be floating around in the sauce like some sort of garnish, and they were clearly straight out of a freezer bag; green beans, peas, corn, tiny cubed carrots– the typical «vegetable medley» varieties. This, along with the meager portion size, was disappointing given that this entrée costs $ 13. It didn’t even come with rice; I had to order that separately.
I also got an order of plain naan, which showed up covered in garlic. It was replaced quickly, however, and my plain naan, when it arrived, was absolutely perfect– unusually large and light with just the right amount of flakiness.
My mom got the mushrooms matter and didn’t seem all that satisfied with it. She had asked for it spicy and apparently it wasn’t. Again, it was much smaller than it should have been given what it cost.
My grandma had shrimp biryani and it was like no biryani I’d ever seen. It was basically a generous pile of yellow rice and shrimp– no veggies, nothing. I told her biryani usually includes raisins and cashews. She insisted that she’d found a few of them, and she also liked the fact that there were plenty of shrimp, but seriously… for $ 17 it was a very sad sight indeed. I tasted it, and not only was the rice overcooked, it was utterly free of spices and instead seasoned solely with some sort of citrus, again NOT typical for a biryani. She had asked for it mild, not completely bland.
The ambience: The restaurant is attractive, but it was uncomfortably cold; they need to raise the temperature by about 10 degrees.
And finally, the cost: During the meal, I’d been wavering between a 2 and 3 star rating, but when the check arrived, it simplified my decision: $ 57! We hadn’t received anywhere near enough food to warrant such a cost.
If I go back, it will only be for samosas and/​or naan and I’ll get them to go.

Every time I go in around lunch time it’s closed. The guy that’s supposed to be in charge there is just sleeping in the waiting area. He has his sleep break every time I try to go in. Also the food when I do eat it is WAY too spicy. The mild is not mild. Just order regular.

A quiet, soft-​lit atmosphere is the perfect place to come and read a few pages of a good book while dining alone. Music does play faintly in the background so that if you come with a few friends no one needs to shout!
I tried the all you can eat lunch buffet:
The chicken vindaloo was perfectly spiced including hints of cilantro and lots of potatoes but very little chicken. I liked the tandoori chicken thighs and basil garlic naan.
Refreshing slices of pineapple and oranges accompanying the self-​serve salad bar.
The rice pudding isn’t thick but it is delicious and not too sweet.
I’d come again!