Taj Mahal

I have enjoyed coming to Taj throughout the years I have been in town, but I feel like the quality of the authenticity has decreased. It is noticeable that the food sometimes isn't made fresh, and even the mango lassi isn't made with quality occasionally. The service is also lacking, there have been many times where my water never was topped off, or I was waiting long periods of times before attended to. I do think that I have had some great times eating at Taj, and it is a good introductory restaurant to Indian food.

Hell's Kitchen prices, less than gas station quality. Worst Indian food ever! We paid almost $80 for minimal foods wrapped sloppily in aluminum foil. Too cheap to even use containers (except specific cheap items), even though their prices are through the roof!. I ordered chicken tikka masala and paid $16.99. I got a very small container with only 8 bite sized chicken pieces. Tasted like someone threw a little chicken in a can of tomato soup diluted with milk and so bland. My husband ordered the Chef's choice grilled platter and (as seen in picture), was loosely wrapped in foil and only had a few pieces of battered, bite-sized chicken, a samosa, a potato patty, and a small piece of paneer. The Naan bread was $5.99 for one piece and it tasted day old. The dessert (white liquid and 2 tiny cheese balls) was $4.99 and disgusting. Awful texture and no cardamom taste whatsoever. Unbelievable. I would have canceled my payment if I had checked out the bag before I left. If you go there, check your food before you leave, but only go there if you have money to throw away on a very small amount of tasteless food. You would think, with the money they rip off from people, they could afford to clean up the building. Paint chipping off, weeds growing. Would pay to travel a bit further for cheaper and real authentic-tasting food. Only good I could say is the mango Lassi was nice, but it was also $5 for a small Styrofoam cup. I will NEVER order from here again. If you go down the list of reviews, you will see most negative reviews have the same type of complaints. Oh, and watch your credit card charges too. Rant over!