Desi Chowrastha - An Indian Eatery — Restaurant in Zionsville

Nice staff and clean ambience.

The food was not quite Indian 😝 we are used to. Ok, we are kinda spoiled by Chicago Devon. First off, they didn’t have the mulligatawny soup , shame 😞, they also didn’t have lamb chops. Aiii 😭

So we opted for butter chicken and lamb sheik . Well the lamb sheik seemed like the frozen meats stir fried with some cabbage. Ahhh, I know because I buy them… 😆

The butter chicken was just a creamy blob . Quite disappointing for us.

The garlic nan was thin albeit tasty. However, it tasted just like the frozen ones I buy 😝

The apricot dessert was delightful for amthe after meal.

So moral of story is, for a chain, it needs a blockbuster item (think Panda and its orange) and keep the list of offerings short but do it well. I don’t think we are looking for authenticity in the middle of Indiana but it is...

Had GI issues after eating here; i'll spare you details. After a couple days and resolved symptoms I ate leftovers and shortly thereafter had abdominal pain and GI stuff again.

Waiter wears black gloves when delivering food. Not sure if they are changed between service or if continuing to wear them even while waiting. This was observed as we were only patrons at restaurant at the time.

Food is mediocre. Overly spiced on some dishes and others don't seem fresh, particularly the meat dish we tried. I did observe them throwing food out following the buffet which was nice to see.

I know its new; still has some things to work out. Sitting on the toilet with the GI stuff as I type this because it's disgusting and makes me...

Its supposed to be fine dining but I dont see it. Welcomed by a lovely lady Rima, who explained to us about the buffet even before seating us or offering water. It was a buffet, no goat meat. That's on the weekends only. Wasn't very busy. The buffet looked good but the food was cold. Sambhar was salty and idli was kinda tough. Haan was served fresh and hot on the table...the saving grace along with Andhra chicken. They do serve beers in the daytime and have full bar service for evening a la carte. Place is well lut and clean. Decor is decent. I would love to check out the dinner service and food. Not giving up yet...besides its a new place so I guess training wheels. Another...