jewel of india

love it!. i love this place! they have fantastic butter chicken and chicken tikka masala! thenaanis fantastic!! i have told a lot of people about this tiny jewel and they are all hooked!!!

i highly recommend.

i pretty much eat here several times a month!

it was a good experience. the food was tasty and spicy like true indian food. must visit for heavy dinner. the chaana masala withnaanwas really good.

don't order south indian food. got tiny idly and dal sambar. north indian food was decent. hotnaanwas very good and surprisingly affordable. fit for students on a budget

my go-to destination for delicious indian curry!. there are a lot of competing indian restaurants in the u-district. this particular one is a hidden gem in my opinion. it's one of the cheaper options and isn't loud and crowded like cedars -- plus they give you unlimited refills on rice! the decor is nice but not overly pretentious. it's a reasonable spot to take a date, especially if you're a student at uw. the lady who works there is very nice. she doesn't speak much english but she always makes sure you're taken care of. if you're lucky you might get a free order of pappadam or gulab jamun.

some of my favorite dishes include the chicken tikka masala, lamb kofta, and palak paneer. the garlicnaanand samosas are great as well. the lunch buffet is solid. some indian restaurants serve what seem like watered down versions of their dinner entree curries, but not at jewel of india.

um, yum!. um, yum.

i'd been here once over the summer for the lunch buffet, which was pretty a-ok. i'm not a big buffet person, and indian buffets are always, you know, tasty, but not that super amazing compared to what the food could be. i remember thenaanbeing really good though, and i enjoyed the desserts. i walked away saying, "we should really try this place for dinner sometime."

so we ordered some stuff for delivery, and it was very tasty. very soft chewy garlic naan. the paneer tikka kabob (which wasn't actually skewered...???) was tasty, and came with some obviously homemade (and very flavorful) chutneys. the malai kofta was delicious. they even gave us a free dessert (kheer! my favorite!). (it was a little soupier than i'm used to, but still very yummy.) since that first time, i have repeated this experience multiple times. almost weekly. it's fantastic.

though it's not the best indian food i've ever had, it's really great for seattle (i've just had some truly life-changing indian food in other parts of the country/world). i feel like i'm cheating on cedars (the one on brooklyn; it's my standby favorite local restaurant), but jewel of india is my restaurant of choice for ordering in.

this is hands down the best indian food in seattle. i have been eating here for 7 years and never eat indian food elsewhere anymore. the lunch buffet is always satisfying and dinner is even better. the buffet always has rice, samosa, pikora, butter chicken, tandoori chicken, and rice pudding. there are 3 or 4 other rotating vegetarian and carnivorious dishes also. plain or garlicnaanis also provided. nothing fails to satisfy and is very reasonably priced. the thali dinner plates are fantastic. i no longer order of the menu, i just ask them to bring me whatever they like. this never costs more and is always great. it is a huge amount of food and i often eat the leftovers for a snack later. the owners both work here and are very kind people. they make you feel welcome and it makes you want to return. don't pass up the opportunity to eat here.