Taste Of India - Pittsburgh

I love this place. Probably my favorite on CMU campus. It’s a great value for the quantity. Usually get rice, curry, tandoori chicken and naan.

I went here once during freshman year. Never again.

Taste of India is an experience, a revelation, an exaltation. Don’t not mistake it for meager dining hall food. What they lack in variety and spice level they make up for in soul and consistency. In addition, dinner time is a game to see how many whole chickens you can stuff into one takeout box. The mango lassi is of a water like consistency but that makes it serve better as a lubricant to encourage the passage of the palak paneer. There are rumors the chicken is occasionally served raw but that is a small price to pay for delicious food and, I believe, the risk adds to the thrill. Rumors also have it that all Indian food stems from Taste of India and that its flavors created the foundation of what we now know of as “Indian cuisine” at the turn of the 20th century.

Mango shake in taste of India is very good. Freshman senior year memories.

Not bad.