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    Cedars in University District

    3.8 (1.1k reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    CEDARS IN UNIVERSITY DISTRICT ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Prawn masala spice level 3 and Garlic Nan
    Sierra W.

    Forgot how great this place was! Truly this place is awesome! The staff is always kind and friendly. The ambiance is cozy and inviting with dim lighting perfect for a date night. The food was even better than I remembered! Always smells delicious walking by this restaurant and wow the food doesn't disappoint. Lamb Palak or Saag Gosht (what I know the dish as) is my all time favorite and the Lamb Palak was made perfectly! Flavor was delicious and meat was perfect. I was in flavor town and doing the happy food dance at the table it was so enjoyable. The garlic Naan was huge and delicious. I love putting the mint chutney on my Naan. So good!!! I can't wait to come back! :)

    Appetizer Sampler
    Kyle T.

    TLDR: We had an underwhelming time at Cedars. Food was overall decent but didn't stand out to me. Had a hard time with lack of service where we needed to wait a long time to order and flag our waiter down when we wanted a box and the check Food: We had the appetizer sampler (I believe its called the Tandoori Delight on the menu), Coconut Curry with chicken, and the Aloo Paratha. Personally nothing stood out to me but I did appreciate the curry came loaded with protein enough for 2 people to share 1 entree. For spice we ordered medium (2/4 stars) but wished we got medium hot (3/4 stars) Service: This was where we were most disappointed. When we came in we were sat towards the back of the restaurants with a few other parties. It seemed that everyone (including us) had a hard time getting service even though the restaurant didn't appear too busy. We waited a while to order and after we finished the staff never came so I got up and asked for a box and the check. Note: Only a few spots in their parking lot are reserved for Cedars, all other spots are paid parking or there is nearby street parking

    Cherry Mango Lassi - CHERRY BLOSSOM SPECIAL
    Belldandy O.

    I have never been to Cedars Restaurant before even though it is a fairly popular Indian spot in the University District. Fortunately, while I was in the area during the Cherry Blossom Festival, Cedars Restaurant had a special cherry blossom themed item, the Cherry Mango Lassi. Cedars famous mango lassi, elevated with the deliciousness of cherries for a unique twist on a traditional favorite. My boyfriend LOVES mango lassi, so whenever there is a restaurant that serves mango lassi I have to get it to let him know how it is. I ordered to-go since I didn't have the time to dine-in to try other items. I hope I can return back soon to try the food here!

    Andres A.

    We always looked at that restaurant with my girlfriend and said that we should go, until today we made the decision. First of all, the atmosphere, very calm and perfect for a date. The food was delicious, we loved it very much. The price is good for the food they give plus free rice!!! The service was excellent, all the guys were always very friendly and very helpful. I recommend it 100%

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    28 days ago

    Love it, one of my favorite spots and the food is always very good. Staff and service is good as always

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    30 days ago

    I love this place!! amazing food, people are super nice, ambiance is great, will come back

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    4 months ago

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    11 months ago

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    1 day ago

    Been loyal to Cedars as our favorite quality go to spot. food is great. service is attentive & patient. low lights for a comfortable feel.

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    15 days ago

    Solid choice for Indian food in the udistrict. We liked the veg express mango curry with paneer. Nice patio in back.

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    1 day ago

    Delicious food, love to come here. Mango lassi is amazing as well. Excited to come back again!

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    19 days ago

    Been a frequent customer since my college days, and am a fan of the food. good portions, worth it for the money.

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    8 days ago

    The butter chicken melted in my mouth like butter. Great atmosphere and vibe. 10/10 would recommend again

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    8 days ago

    The service was attentive and the food was really great. The convenient location is also helpful.

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    8 days ago

    The food and service at Cedars was very good. In particular, Amir, our server, was excellent and really deserved a 5 day rating

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    8 days ago

    This place is awesome. Kind service and great food! Will definitely be coming back. Amier was the coolest of all time

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    7 months ago

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    21 days ago

    great customer service and food! Will be back. The ambiance was also nice and it's in a good location.

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    7 months ago

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    24 days ago

    My favorite Indian restaurant on the u district, recommend this place To anyone in Seattle area

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    24 days ago

    Super yummy food. love the Rogan Josh and Garlic Naan. one of the best indian places in Udistric.

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    2 months ago

    Absolutely great location for food after a long week at school. Open late for students to enjoy

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    26 days ago

    The food was amazing and the ambiance was great. Always have a great time dining here

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    27 days ago

    The food was really great! We loved sitting outside and the service was fast. Very attentive. Will be coming back.

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    28 days ago

    The service was great. I was seated immediately with a lot of space. The food was great as well. A good portion for a decent price.

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    1 month ago

    Very aesthetic and cute loved the ambience! Also free lassi is great :) Waiter staff was super nice

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    23 days ago

    awesome food and quick service! not much more you can ask for. the lassi and butter chicken were great and authentic too!

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    28 days ago

    great coconut curry good vibes also I like the ambiance twas homey and pleasant. service was nice and lots of beer option

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    Taste of India - Tikka Masala

    Taste of India

    4.3(2.2k reviews)
    0.3 miUniversity District
    $$

    My husband and I went to taste of India on a rainy Saturday afternoon for a late lunch. The inside…read morewas warm and cozy, and our servers were prompt and attentive. The currys were piping hot and delicious. I've struggled to find great butter masala in Seattle, and taste of India's hit the mark! Not pictured, but their naans are huge. My husband and I each ordered naan, and the amount of rice, curry, and naan was the perfect amount for a full serving of leftovers. We were pleasantly surprised by the complimentary samosa appetizers and chocolate torte dessert. Ultimately this place is fantastic and we look forward to coming back- would love to come on a summer evening and sit outside on their patio.

    so, this place is pretty clearly, and almost objectively so, made exclusively for westerners…read more what i mean by that is that this place serves Indian food that will not attempt to challenge western palettes in any way - rather its goal is to have people walking out with a mildly positive attitude towards the food. if someone were to ask them how the food was, they will say that it's fine and say that indian food is an underrated cuisine. the first indication of this that caught my eye was on the menu, where it was listed that "all spice levels are American standard". The fact that this is on the menu at an *Indian restaurant* is pretty ridiculous, in my opinion. I'll get to the spice levels later The second indication was when the waiter brought out our naan, and said "Here's your naan bread". I almost laughed out loud at this point. Naan bread? Thank god we didn't order chai or he would've said "Here's your chai tea". when we actually got our food, it was as disappointing as I expected Despite the fact that I ordered the 'Hot' spice level (the second highest), this had utterly no spice at all. I know that I have a high spice tolerance, but you know it's not good when other people at my table who have a low tolerance cannot taste any spice whatsoever. I've had hotter dishes ordering the 'Hot' level at American restaurants! In addition to there not being any spice, there was pretty much no flavor at all to the curries. There was just no point to the gravy on both the Jaipuri "Masala" and the Vegetable Kofta, as it both cases it was quite bland and essentially tasted like nothing. The paneer and the kofta were ok - but nothing more than average. Again, the lack of any kind of flavor is just crazy. Our table also got the Biryani, which had decent vegetables but also suffered from a lack of flavor The roti and garlic naan that we got were really hard and difficult to break apart. not very good at all If you're Indian - do not come here - you'll get far better Indian food either a) at home or b) at another place If you're not Indian - I would highly recommend trying another place to actually get a taste of what Indian food is really like. This watered-down version simply isn't it. I would recommend Saffron Grill in Northgate for an example of Indian food done correctly on the positive side, one thing i appreciated about this menu is the customization available for different curries this is especially helpful when it relates to giving options to vegetarians, as it doesn't restrict people who are vegetarian to specific curry options having paneer, vegetables, and tofu options available for each curry is pretty good i also thought the spinach naan was pretty good. out of all the bread we ordered, it was the only naan that managed to be soft, and easy to pull apart the spinach inside tasted pretty good as well the complimentary samosas (although clearly reheated from frozen) and sweet at the end was a decent touch the portion sizes were also decent - the amount of rice that came with the curry was pretty significant

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    Festive exterior (1/6/23)

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    Annapurna Cafe

    4.0(1.1k reviews)
    3.2 miCapitol Hill
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    I don't know why Steve and I haven't been to Annapurna Cafe until recently. We have walked by the…read morerestaurant plenty of times when out and about in Capitol Hill and it always smelled great when we strolled by. Well better late than never I guess as we finally made it here and simply loved the food! I got my favorite when it comes to Indian cuisine which was the Chicken Vindaloo. It was wonderful! Steve liked his dish as well (though I can't quite remember what it is)! We got some Garlic Naan to go along with our meal. It was huge! But we chowed it down and loved every moment of it! From the bar which I think is called the Yeti Bar we got some Saffron infused cocktails. The one I picked was the Madras. It wad very good and this type of vodka added a great, unique dimension to the cocktail. We loved it! We to finish off this great meal we got some dessert with some deep fried goodness along with some cream. Yes, we had a fantastic meal here and really went all out by trying everything. Steve and I can't wait to come back and doing it all over again.

    This was a DoorDash order, but wow I've never had Indian food from a restaurant taste so off…read more Chicken tikka masala, no tikka masala flavor and asked for 2* spice out of 3* and it was bland. Saag paneer, terrible with no flavor or spice Chana masala was just weird with no spice Garlic naan was good Idli sambhar was dry and sour. Not sure how this place has 4* with over thousand reviews with this quality of food we just received and had to eat.

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    Annapurna Cafe - The saltiest daal I've ever tasted, even after diluting with water. Inedible. Greens were so bland.

    The saltiest daal I've ever tasted, even after diluting with water. Inedible. Greens were so bland.

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