Star of India — Restaurant in Ferndale

This restaurant is honestly my favorite restaurant in toledo. This is the first time I've been here in 5 years since my nephews were born and I'm ecstatic to see how the family has expanded, thrived, and continued to deliver in the time they've been around. We came in after I'd been on essentially 24 hours no food from a depression low and partially off my meds a lil, and when I tell you the absolute delightful spice bouquet as you enter the vestibule, and having come here from feeling like I did, sonnets and epics have been written for less. If you are in the toledo area for someone and they don't bring you here at least once to experience this level of bliss in culinary craft, they don't love you. What I experienced today was something that no one person should go without, and what could only be conveyed by words I dare not enter on a public forum. If you have loved ones, they need this. If you love yourself, you need this. If you don't love yourself, you can learn to here, as a treat. I apologize to any readers who are looking at my words as excessive or over the top, but that is honestly exactly where I'm at with what I'm feeling. Outbursting over a number of things, but I've never had food that's ever felt like it was telling me it's ok before today. And this is just the food, this is not even speaking on the family themselves, who have cultivated and illustrated the atmosphere and menu into the true tapestry it is, as well as their genuine love and care for who walks in and what they're going to provide. We ordered tandoori chicken wings, normally not an appetizer, and got like a half order as one, as well as the chicken pakori, our go to order of biryani, then baklava and the lemon blueberry cheesecake. The tandoori wings were so delightfully seasoned to be a soft pallet of spicy, sour, salty and umami, and served on a garnish bed of onions and peppers that most places pale to reach in a full menu of items in flavor. The pakori was so pefectly fried and only made more decadent and enamoring by both the mint chutney and sweet glaze sauce beside it. We already had a strong love in our hearts for the always comforting biryani and yogurt sauce, and were so excited and delighted to try baklava from here that i dont think was previously, but then, the lemon blueberry cheesecake. It was actually a chocolate blueberry cheesecake with a specially made jellied lemon you would add onto your fork before each bite. You will never have a better cheesecake. You can think of one, it will not. Places dedicated to cheesecake couldn't touch this cheesecake. And it was such a glorious end to an already riveting and gorgeous experience after not being back in so long g. This post is an outpouring, yes, and it is quite a long read, but do it for you. You deserve this today. TL/DR: Love yourself, your friends, and your family, and come here. Bring them, even if its once. Because you need to, for you, as a treat. EDIT: Had listed initially as +$100 a person but we also bought 2 of the homemade gift set of sauces plus a soy sauce, all of which is homemade by the son. Actual meal was roughly...

They were busy, lots dining in, and the very nice lady behind the back counter was on it! She didn't let anyone wait without helping and acknowledging them first with her awesome smile, she was quick, and walked over to me, handed me a menu that would be easier than looking online. She let me know she would be happy to help take my order when I was ready. There were several other take out orders in the meantime. They were open until 9 PM on Sunday. They had a large menu online with pictures, but the trifold menu had some good descriptions. Got the order home, smelled so good, the portions were great for just under $20, was a fantastic meal. For someone that has never been there, it was worth it. There was a few super crisp dark pieces of something felt like a tortilla plastic strip, but it was crisp in the entree I didn't care for or eat the three small pieces, but nothing not to give it 5 stars. The rice was soft in its own container, and was great to soak in the flavors. The chicken was soft, juicy, and so good. The mild spice was delicious and not overbearing at all. Omg, the $4 large bread, was good. If I wasn't so hungry, it was all I ate today, and I had a smaller tummy, it would have been good for two meals. I had to undo my button, was so good. Even the girl in the Rocket on 9 mile told her customer she recommended them. The dinner was well packaged too, in a cute little pink bag. Their card says open 7 days a week. People of all different ages and executives to family were there in the restaurant. Was nice to see so many supporting a Ferndale business. Kudos to the staff, was worth the 20 min wait, was originally told 25 mins, they also take your number down to call you when it's ready. She was on top of the dining room, and the take out counter. I hope she gets a massage. Was a good experience, I hope you try it. I'd get it again, and share it next time. 😋🍽️ Thanks to the kitchen staff for bringing a taste of India to...

I have frequented this restaurant about four times within the past two months for the lunch buffet. My first visit was great, and the food was delicious. However every experience after my first visit was worse than the previous one. On my second, and third visits the restaurant was behind schedule, and the lunch buffet was not ready, so I had to stand around waiting until they brought the food out. Also, for whatever reason the owner or whomever he was decided to stand adjacent to the cash register, and glare at me like I was in a police line up! It was a very uncomfortable experience, and I swore to my friend that I would not return to Star of India ever again.

Fast forward...

Last Saturday I was in the area, and in a great mood, so I thought to myself, "Why not give Star of India one more chance?!" What a mistake that was! First off the restaurant was packed with people, and the lunch buffet looked quite played over. The food was cold, and various customers were standing around everywhere trying to avoid running into each other while waiting for certain dishes to be replenished in the buffet, which took forever. I waited close to 20 minutes for the Teriyaki chicken to be brought out! Chaos ruled supreme, and I was totally turned off! This was one of the worse experiences that I have had in a restaurant in a very long time!!! The buffet area is just too small to have people walking back and forth trying to fill their plates up. Star of India needs to give some serious thought to their current buffet design, and revamp the way the whole restaurant is set up. Lastly, the waiters caught an attitude when I asked them what certain dishes were. One of them even told me to look at the signs in front of the dishes. However, although the descriptions were in English script, the phonetics were in Hindi. I don't speak Hindi! Rude, rude, rude!!!

Please don't waste your time and money at this...