It's a solid 3.5 stars with potential to become 5.
Stopped by to grab a late lunch on a Sunday evening. This spot has been in the Loudoun news for a while, so pretty anticipated opening. I think the eventual idea is to have a fine dining spot and a more casual eatery together. Right now, they are operating their casual eatery only. The place is clean and airy. It wasn't super busy when we went in. They don't have a high chair which was a bummer and I am hoping they will figure that out quickly. It was def inconvenient with our 13 month old, but we made do.
We started with the paneer and veggie puffs. These were delicious, reminded me of India honestly. Fresh, flaky and very tasty. Highly recommend these. We also shared the idli tiffin and a mysore masala dosa. As someone who doesn't eat spicy food I really appreciated how all dishes were flavorful without me needing to punctuate every bite with a glass of water. Both the peanut and coconut chutneys were also very tasty - these can tend to be an oversight sometimes. The idlis were soft and fluffy, the sambar was delicious, very delicately flavored.
Finally, we tried the chicken curry with poori. Not a very common pairing in my opinion, but delicious regardless. The poor was fluffy and crispy, very fresh. The chicken honestly surprised me. When it came out, I thought it was going to be very spicy but it wasn't! Bold and spice forward flavors, yes - but not bite your tongue spicy. I really enjoyed the flavors. That being said; it was very little chicken and tons of gravy. I hope they can fix that.
Additionally, they have other stuff they need to work through. First, no high chair. That's a big bummer. When we asked for it, we saw the manager and workers go back and forth in a language I didn't understand about the high chair, but eventually just told us they didn't have one.
It's self service for food, which is totally okay. However; the front staff can definitely apply some common sense when expediting. They called my husband's name out 3 times for 3 different dishes within a span on 90 seconds. He made 3 rounds of the counter - why couldn't they combine stuff? I get not wanting food to get cold - but we are talking 90 seconds. I definitely think they could do better here. Finally, the lady at the counter could use some interpersonal skills. Not a deal breaker though.
We didn't get a chance to try their Pizza but I think we will soon. I hope they work out the other stuff. I'd like to keep coming to them, esp since they are so close to us. read more