worth the 60-minute drive!. having lived in or traveled to many metropolitan cities where indian cuisine is available, i missed that wonderfully flavorful food while living in upstate pasadena for 6 months. then i came upon koya in rancho, and what a surprised! i had expected a run of the mill experience, but instead discovered one of the top indian restaurant i have ever been to! the first time i went for lunch and tried the buffet. the dishes looked simple and yet blended wondeful flavor. our next trip to rancho, i would eat nowhere else and arrived there for dinner. we ordered lamb korma, chicken tikka masala, and kadai paneer with parantha and onion kulcha bread.it was so good, we ordered another set of the meat dishes to go. we could taste the tangy marinade used for the chicken tikka masala and all sauces were well reduced - no runny sauces here!
we will continue to come here in years to come!