After watching "100ft Journey" (great movie for food lovers) there were really only two choices for dinner: fancy French or Indian. We're happy we picked Klay Oven; the food was delicious.
I chose Klay because of the two previous 5-star reviews and we were not disappointed. This family owned and run BYO restaurant has been in business for 1.5 years. It has eight 2- and 4-person tables inside (that can be joined for groups), plus outdoor seating. Indian music is playing at a good volume, and although ambiance was maybe a tiny bit lacking (it doesn't claim to be a fancy dining venue anyway, so it's ok), the food and the service more than made up for it.
The menu has a ton of choices, so we needed some help. "Mom" was brought over and pointed out some favorites and specialties, explained the taste and spiciness scale, and patiently answered our questions. For our group of five, we settled on
two starters:
- Amritsari Machhi (deep fried marinated fish)
- Chicken 65 (deep fried chicken, then coated in a sauce with tamarind flavor - not an actual ingredient),
four mains:
- Malai Kofta (veg)
- White coconut chicken curry
- Chicken Jhalfrezi (memories for one in our group growing up in...London!)
- Lamb Korma,
two bowls of absolutely delicious Kashmiri Pulao rice, and some Naan breads.
Our favorites were... Everything?
Well, the naan bread was naan bread (a bit more dense/ less crispy than 'normal' - I liked it a lot, but that sentiment was not shared by everyone in our group); everything else was quite unique. The Amritsari Machhi was really special (5 pieces of good fish and very tasty batter - not fatty at all). All our mains had something unique to them. We ordered one spicy, one medium, and two mild. The mild ones had fantastic flavor; not at all "bland" like you often get in other restaurants.
We were warned that, when compared to other restaurants, the mild was medium and medium hot, but we liked all. The hot Jhalfrezi wasn't outrageously so, the medium Chicken Curry and the mild Korma had a good bite to them (and great flavours); the mild Kofta was simply fantastic. We loved it all, could not pick a 'winner', and will go back for dine in, and for take away.
Our bill came down to $28 per person, which we found beyond reasonable considering we were stuffed and enjoyed a lot of different dishes. We managed to clean all plates and bowls on the table, but if you're happy with a smaller meal, one curry, one rice and some naan bread would likely just suffice for 2 people. read more