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Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 7330 Yonge St. (at Clark Ave.) View on map »
  • 905-881-0195
Editorial Review

Nondescript decor and a humdrum setting on a condo-tower ground floor are forgiven, thanks to spicy northern Indian fare. Dried mint and tamarind chutney animate crunchy wafers, chickpeas and potatoes in a bracing chaat papri. From the tandoor comes charbroiled lamb chops thick with yogurt and a ginger-strong spice mixture, or whole, tender-fleshed Atlantic salmon under a cumin-coriander-turmeric rub. Murgh tikka lababdar’s moist chicken bathes in a creamy coriander-scented tomato sauce. Veggies shine: sweetish raisin-studded eggplant heady with cashews and onion seeds, and adroitly spiced spinach with paneer. Black-flecked, pillow-soft naan is exemplary. Desserts run to rock-hard mango kulfi and airy rasmalai. Pleasant, efficient servers. Mains $11–$17.

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