What a pleasant meal! The aromas of smells that hits you when you walk into the building lets you…read moreknow its going to be an amazing experience! The food was filling and was so tasteful. The flavors are great and you won't be disappointed. Service was fast and the waitress was very kind and present whenever we needed!

Oh my what a meal! The place is the bomb. The food will knock your socks off. The flavor is so…read morefull of depth with just a touch of heat. Hands down best Indian food I have had in TN. The staff is super friendly and was attentive. The staff just added to it the wonderful experience. This place is clean. Clean clean. Very impressed how clean it was. They obviously take pride in their restaurant. It has such a cool vibe from the music, the decor, it's just a complete package.

We ordered through grub hub so can't really say anything about the service, but it did turn up in…read morearound 30mins from time of order. We ordered 3 mains chicken tikka masala, a vegetarian masala and can't think what the third was but it was mainly okra in the dish and a very creamy taste my wife loved it. The portions were big that we got 3 days out of it, plenty of rice. And the naans could have been thicker but were still good.

I've been traveling to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge for the past 3 years for the holiday season. I…read moreresearch countless videos and recommendations for the best restaurants in the area. I've been disappointed by every single popular recommendation. I can get much better pancakes, steaks, biscuits, ice cream, donuts, and pork in Chicago. This place was a much welcomed change from the usual tourist long line, overhyped fare. The flavors were incredible. The chicken was tender. The lentils were delicious. The cilantro jasmine rice was a bit dryer than I like my rice to be and needed the sauce to work, but I was cutting back on my carb intake, so I didn't finish the huge portion of rice they gave me. Oh and the food comes a bit spicy. Maybe that's way locals aren't patronizing this place, but if you can tolerate the spice, this place is must try! Think a more spicy and saucy version of chipotle for anyone who's never tried Indian food before. Service was standard, atmosphere was roomy and clean, I would even go so far as to say bare. They may benefit from adding some art work to the walls. Bathrooms were standard as well. You wouldn't know you were in a fast casual Indian restaurant if it weren't for the music playing and the smell of spice when you enter. I was here for about 40 minutes and I was the only customer the entire time at 1:00pm. Please come check this place out and let me know if you think I'm wrong

I am from Los Angeles where it's easy to get authentic Indian food, but here I've realized it's a…read morebit more challenging. Trust me when I say you need to GO HERE! It's hands down one of the best places I've eaten in Tennessee. The ambiance is nothing special but these are the best types of places! The food is fresh, service was great, and the spices and flavor in unbelievable. Thank me later.

I am so sad he closed. I know he had some problems, but we NEVER had a bad meal. And there are NO…read moreOTHER INDIAN places nearby, outside of Knoxville and the wonderful Spice Hut in Lenoir City. Sad to learn it is closed.

Ordered garlic naan, chicken tandoori,butter chicken and curry goat. All were extremely good and…read morethe staff were super friendly and helpful with ordering! We ate too quick and forgot picture!

Food is always amazing, and the service is great! Very helpful employees whether you know what…read moreyou're looking for or not. a great hidden spot tucked away in Turkey Creek, definitely deserves a try!!!

So... For a few years my wife and I would frequent, "Bambay Palace" in Turkey Creek. Then one day…read moreas we were going to order delivery, we realized it had changed name and management. To be honest, I kinda lost interest. I'm a creature of habit, and when I noticed our "go to" Indian food restaurant had changed name and management, I lost interest. Then last night, I again looked for a local Indian food restaurant that delivered because I LOVE INDIAN FOOD!! Sadly, my wife not so much. But that's another story lol.. So I got on my Yelp app and up pops Taj Indian Bistro. I checked the menu, had my wife have a look, and she found a dish that she thought she might like. And for whatever reason, DoorDash delivery was offering free delivery, so I thought "what the heck" I'll give them a shot. I have to say, I was skeptical about a few things on their menu. Do they serve dishes with rice? Or do I have to add it to the order? Are the portions small? None of those questions were answered in the delivery menu. But I gave all of the above a shot. Then: THE FOOD WE ORDERED WAS EXCELLENT! Of course rice was included. The Onion bhaji was amazing and almost too big of an order for one person! The Garlic Naan bread was perfect, and our main course dishes were TOP NOTCH (my wife didn't care for hers, typical.) After her mentioning that "It's Ok..) I tried it and it WAS ALSO DELICIOUS !! If I had anything negative to add, it was DoorDash. I personally HATE delivery services. They're all a major ripoff. But Taj is my new favorite Indian restaurant. We'll dine in next time.

Always the best Indian in town! We don't usually do the buffet, but dine in and take out is great!…read moreAlways the nicest staff!

Sitar has one of the most delicious Indian buffets I've ever experienced outside of India. And the…read moredinner isn't half bad either. It's been a family favorite of ours for over a decade. The tandoori chicken comes out sizzling, a tasty skillet of chicken with onions and peppers. The basmati rice is very good. But I think the real star is the Dal Makhani side that comes with the tandoori chicken, a beautifully complex black lentil dish! I highly recommend it!

Chai Pani is the kind of restaurant that reminds you what happens when food is made with…read moreconfidence, care, and absolutely no interest in behaving itself. There's no precious choreography here, no edible flowers arranged like a crime scene, no waiter delivering a dissertation on the spiritual journey of a lentil. Just bold, exuberant food that shows up, takes over the table, and dares you not to pay attention.

I like Indian food and I'm vegetarian fortunately for me this place has a lot amount of both…read more We arrived at like 5 o'clock. This place has not take reservation which is honestly fine because we're like old people with our eating time preferences at this point. Even arriving at 5 o'clock, there was a wait for a regular table. For the bar though there was only 5 to 10 minutes so that was the obvious choice. We were standing around in the little entrance area and GF felt overstimulated. Our spot at the bar was available pretty quickly, however, and we were seated in the nice little corner at the end. The bartender was great. He was super nice and really helpful and assisted in our strategizing. It's hard because there are so many options! We finally settled on the saag paneer which is our go to everywhere we order that has it in stock. There was another paneer thing, but we initially felt like that might be too much paneer. However, the bartender assured us that it was totally different dish and provided the helpful reminder that you can't really ever have too much paneer. There was some sort of tater tots situation that we felt compelled to order. That felt like enough but then GF just happened to ask the bartender about the okra fires, and our neighbors at the bar said very enthusiastically that we had to get them because "they are the reason we are here" so it's hard to pass them up at that point. We added naan because how could you not? The first thing that arrived were the tots which arrived with a whole bunch of little small balls on the outside and some sort of sauce both of which were very good. The tots were definitely more dressed up than the standard American tater tot. When asked, GF says "they were very good". Then the paneer came out. So good with such a nice flavorful rub and they also threw in a couple of things in there are like peppers and some other shit. Very good, probably my favorite dish of the night. The okra came out pretty quick very nice thin trips not too crispy. I got air fryer vibes or maybe baked but don't quote me on it because I do not work there. The saag paneer was also really good not that creamy bullshit that you sometimes get. A very nice seasoned well dish of saag paneer. I was a little overwhelmed though, because they put so much shit on that dish. There was that white shit there was that little cup of liquid with chickpeas on it, there was a bunch of rice and there was some cabbage in there too. There's a lot of shit in there. Oh my God, the cocktails, they were incredible. They had two like seasonal cocktails, and they were hard to choose between. We ultimately settled on the Apple something fizz, this was some apple fall bullshit served in a highball glass and it was literally so good that both of us drank it so quickly, like just disturbingly you-have-a-problem quickly, but we don't. It was just SO GOOD. Then for the second drink, I really wanted to have the other fall seasonal drink, but they were out of apple stuff. How do you have a special and you don't have the apple stuff? But anyway, bartender offered to make the summer version of it which had some raspberry in it instead of apple and it was also so good. I'm asking GF what she ordered for her second drink and she keeps saying the Apple thing and I keep responding what Apple thing and she keeps saying the Apple thing so that's where we are with that but it was really good. I love the funky shit they are doing here

We just visited Aroma for the first time and highly recommend!…read moreThe highlights were the Chana Masala with complimentary Bhatura was delicious with all their amazing chutneys. And the Dosa with Sambar and dips was incredible. But the excellent service made it the great dining experience.

After two trips, one for dinner and one for lunch, we will…read morecontinue to come back. I like it. I don't love it. The Vindaloo dishes are my favorites here. And tandoori chicken. The rest in the lunch buffet ALL have one of the spices that I don't care for. Others really rave about Aroma and I see why. I wouldn't know "authentic" from not, but the dishes here don't seem super American-ized and I appreciate that. Of the several options for good Indian food in the area, we'll keep Aroma in semi regular rotation, but it won't be my first choice usually. The restaurant is always clean and the service is great. The parking is busy at lunch, less congested at night.

What a gem!!!! Wonderful food, friendly service. The restaurant was clean and love the music they…read moreplay. We started with the Paneer Pakoras, and shared the Fish (tilapia) Curry. Our dining companions had the Chicken Curry and Shrimp Palak. I did try everything and it was all amazing. The garlic naan was AMAZING - some of the best I've ever had. I can't wait to come back. Sorry no food pics because we dove in and gobbled it all down.

3.5 stars. Gave Jalsa another shot since so many people say it's great. I wouldn't go that far,…read morebut it was definitely better than my first visit. They're running an October $10 lunch buffet special and there were better and more food options, so I'd say it was worth the price this time. Definitely not worth the $17 they previously charged. Food was still largely bland, with salt being the most common flavor, but a few items were tasty enough to make it worthwhile. All the Indian cuisine I've had before was spicy and/or rich in flavor; I think Jalsa is very toned down to try to appeal to the locals. I enjoyed a couple of the chicken dishes and the pasta dish was good. Adding some hot sauce gave some things a little flavor. The greeter was very pleasant and inside appeared clean. Nearly empty on Saturday at lunchtime, so where's all the people who love this place so much?