426272 Mon Jul 30 15:23:34 -0700 2007 1 2 Los Angeles Area 0 2797619 After checking with the board, went to Surya on 3rd St. with a large party Friday night. Ordered 5 very different mains and a handful of apps. Regretfully, this trip did not change my low opinion of Indian food in LA. Other posts here specified the Tandoori fish-- The dish that arrived to us was so salty as to be inedible. I returned it to the kitchen, was informed by staff that the chef had tasted it and determined there to be nothing wrong, and did I want him to remove the charge from the bill? I said he could do as he saw fit, but we weren't going to eat the dish. The charge was removed. The remaining dishes were indistinguishable from each other. I couldn't even guess which was the chicken and which was the lamb. I'm not the world's most experienced Indian 'hound, but I do expect my Chicken tikka masala to be distinct from my lamb tamarindo. Not good. Bummer. Mon Jul 30 15:23:34 -0700 2007 107408 jdglutton 1 2797774 That's too bad, because I thought possibly they were the only decent Indian food in the area. Have you tried their sibling Holy Cow? We had them cater a dinner at the office which was quite solid I thought. I recently tried the new location of India's Tandoori on Wilshire and it was horrible. Maybe we all need to take a long break from looking for good Indian food until the next time we get to India, or London. Mon Jul 30 16:10:00 -0700 2007 2797619 12460 Chowpatty