The Delhi Hut — Restaurant in Canton Township

I hope the owners take into account some of this feedback on my experience with my carryout order and make some changes.

First, I asked if the Vegetable Masala contained any wheat or butter or cream or dairy in the "special sauce". The host checked with the kitchen and said it did not - so I get it (I love veggie masala - had it many many times at various places).

20 minutes later I had my food.

I looked and first thing I noticed was "where are the vegetables". With other places, I could see the vegetables stacked up to the lid. This placed only filled it 4/5 of the way and I all could see was sauce....and then I noticed the sauce was a creamy tomato sauce. Sigh - not good...dairy makes me sick. I go back and and say this sauce looks like it contains dairy. The host says they add a heavy milk to it. I remiind him that is why I asked about the dairy in the dish.

The host says the vegetable biryani does not contain dairy. So, I decided on the veggie biryani...and they charged me for the difference in price and I pay it. (I wait another 15 minutes). I get it home and open it...and am thoroughly disappointed at the look of it. Looks like it contained some frozen veggies (corn, peas, carrots and a little bit of green beans) - and they tasted like it too. The only thing that was fresh was the onions and jalapeno's (and rice). I also ordered the dish mild - but all I could taste was the jalapeno heat and very little of the fragrant spices (which was powdered by the way - seems like it came from a jar). Not...

SICK experience. NOT RECOMMENDED. Just 45 mins ago....Went into this empty hut and inquired about buffet prices. The lady in charge LOOKED AROUND the EMPTY DINNER Tables, obviously wanting to make some money on LEFT OVERS, said with deceiving smile "Come on in. $10.99 for adults. We asked how much for the kid... Looked at my 6 yr old. "Ohh he is a little one. He eats free. Come on in" That sounded reasonable and so we went in. The food smelled a little old and that was very obvious. Definitely not something cooked at 5 pm (as they claimed) that day. We had only tasting bites of some veggie food trying to find out which is a reasonably fresh. The white rice had uncooked grains ... they had to really make us believe that the white semi solid dish was rice kheer... While paying the bill, another man comes out from nowhere and said $30. Perplexed, we asked how. He said kid is tall enough to be billed. We tried to explain that the lady had offered it free. The man was almost getting into a compelling tone to make us pay "Sir pls pay". The lady was not even willing to listen and acted very busy cleaning the ONLY table. At this point the man says "its our policy sir". Customers understand the policy only by what you said when we entered and not based on what changed in 20-25 mins. We ended up paying $30 for a very unsavory food and extremely unsatisfied experience. WEDDING DAY ended on a sad note. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS...

So if you are checking out reviews on The Delhi Hut then you see that they are mixed. We have been eating there for nearly 2 years from the buffet.

Some days are excellent and some days are just okay. The best selection is on the weekend and the service peak seems to be around 1 PM. Try Saturday or Sunday around that time for a best first visit and to try the widest variety of dishes.

My theory on the food temperature for the buffet is that they prepare a lot of dishes before they open and place them on the hot table, but many have cooled while in the kitchen. They reheat while on the hot table, and stirring up from the bottom is a good plan as the food is warmer by the heating element.

The butter chicken is always solid, chicken curry is good. Cabbage porial is a favorite of mine. Husband and I both like the Indian potato salad that has onion, jalapeno, cilantro and cumin.

I would stick with the buffet if you are in any kind of hurry. Indian dishes made to order are generally not quick and there is usually just one person on the floor seating people, taking orders, and taking money. From what I have seen there may be two people working in...