Tikka Masala — Restaurant in Bellevue

We decided to try Tikka Masala, a new Indian restaurant in the former location of Combo Restaurant. Parking was free and easy. We enjoyed the Lamb Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken and Garlic Naan. Both meat dishes were served in a bowl with delicious curry that had a bit of spiciness. The dishes came with rice and were reasonably priced. We enjoyed the meat and curry over the rice. The garlic Naan was very large size, piping hot, and delicious to eat with the curry. I am definitely anxious to go back again to try more things on the menu. The menu has many dishes to choose from including lamb dishes, chicken, vegetable, and seafood. The service was very fast and friendly. By taking the Lake Hills Connector route from my Brother's office in downtown Bellevue we were able to enjoy this lunch spot on his lunch break. So it is just a short drive from downtown and well worth the adventure. Highly recommend checking it out. I anticipate this place will only get more busy as word gets out. My only regret is not getting better pictures...

Literally some of the WORST food I have ever eaten. The chicken tikka masala was basically tomato soup / Costco's canned chicken tikka paste. The chicken was hard and rubbery. There was zero flavor. The aloo chhole was al dente (not cooked, did not soak up any flavor from the sauce, which had little flavor to begin with). When we asked for mirch, the owner brought us whole chilis. He didn't even bother to slice them or season them. The garlic naan lacked flavor and had food coloring on them. Crispy but no fresh garlic. The pakora also had unnecessary food coloring but were decent.

The mango lassi was the lone bright spot. It was the one item that did not taste like it was out of a can, but it was clear that it was pre-made.

No way would we go back. Pricey, small portions, horrible presentation, below average customer...

This place is great! We’ve had them twice now, once for the lunch buffet and once for take-out at dinner. They have many choices and the many vegetarian options are clearly labled. The Buffett offered about 12 dishes to choose from, Nan is not one of them but they bring it for free and it is amazing, and not something they just pull out of the freezer.

For take-out we ordered two main dishes and two sides and it came with a ton of rice. Portions are great! Such a good value for this area compared to other places we tried. We fed our family of four and had left-overs and it was only $42 after tax.

We had been struggling to find an Indian Resturant that could live up to our expectations of our favorite one from our hometown, but I think we will stop looking now!

Keep it up...