Restaurant: Taj Tandoori
Location: 10823 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034. (310) 204-2569
Date: May 16 & 30, 2017
Cuisine: Indian / Pakistani
Rating: Solid made to order curries
Culver City — particularly Venice Blvd — is packed with Indian restaurants.
Taj Tandoori was recommended as one of the best.
The menu.
Chicken Tikka Masala. Tender boneless chicken pieces cooked with spices in a creamy cashew and tomato sauce. I always have to try it. Sort of a reference dish. This one was very good. Not as spectacular as at Akbar, but very very good. Nice soft chicken. Curry was a touch thin, but not sweet (which is good). Made to order too, not the buffet slop.
Lamb Korma. Boneless pieces of lamb cooked with yogurt and friend onions. The description doesn’t do justice to the spicy depth of flavor. A nice dish with some broad heat.
Palak Paneer. Cottage cheese cooked with spinach and flavored with herbs and spices. Some nice heat and great cheese but the curry itself was a little thin and could have had a more complex flavor.
Bismati rice.
Garlic Naan. Fresh baked and delicious.
Taj Tandoori is a small family run place that serves up very good Northern Indian food. It isn’t fancy or modern, but they do make stuff to order and features nice flavors not those overly sweet or overly salty slops. The meats seem very good too.