MSP - weekend Indian buffets

[debbie421]

I'm new to Indian food and would like to try some buffets to see what I like. Any open for weekend dinners? They all seem to operate for weekday lunches. A little heavy for me during the work day.

[Loren3]

Your best bet is to check out this recent post,

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/348744

then maybe call a few. According to my co-op student (who is of Indian descent) pretty much all of the local Indian places have lunch buffets.

Then swing by the Brookdale 8 cinema and catch a Bollywood flick!

Good luck, and enjoy!

[AnneInMpls]

How about South Asian Foods, up by Central Ave and Hwy 694?

It's a small Indian grocery with a deli counter in the back. Last time I was there (back in the summer), the owner mentioned a weekend brunch - I'm not sure if it's a buffet or if it's order-at-the-counter, as on weekdays, with special dishes on weekends.

Here's a post that describes South Asian Foods:

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/34874...

Anne

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South Asian Foods
765 53rd Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55421

[MNLawGirl]

Not sure if you are up for the suburbs - but there is a fanastic indian buffet in east bloomington called Surabhi. http://www.surabhicuisine.com/Surabhi...

The website does not state the menu but it has a great assortment. Address:517 West 98th Street. Buffet is only open for lunch.

If you just want to go for dinner - their chicken tikka masala is to die for.

[jbanana]

Unfortunately, Surabhi is now a pit of construction, RIP.

Marla's (in uptown on the corner of Lake and Emerson) has a weekend buffet, which also includes some Carribean dishes. I haven't eaten the weekend buffet in years, but their weekday version and regular menus are pretty tasty.

[MNLawGirl]

Actually it moved - in the same complex as Festival Foods. Ate there last week. The menu and buffet is still good. The website I posted above has the new address.

[jbanana]

whoops! I didn't look close enough at that address - I must have been so overwhelmed with sadness the last time I was in the neighborhood and saw the whole place razed to the ground. This is great news.

[FishMPLS]

India Palace in Roseville as a weekend buffet that is delicious.

[bob s]

Mysore Cafe on Hennepin in Uptown only serves a buffet on weekend evenings. It's pretty good South Indian. Vegetarian only, I believe.

Places links:

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Bombay 2 Deli [Closed - May Reopen in Different Place]
1840 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418

Mysore Cafe [Closed April 08]
2819 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408

[mnitchals]

I know that Tandoor India has a weekend buffet but if you really want to start learning about Indian food head to Bombay2Deli. They have a number of dishes that they only make on the weekends and you can still get their normal lunch special of 2 curries bread and pickle for $5.50. So for less than $10 you can try as many dishes as you'll get at a buffet. Furthermore the owner is extremely helpful and friendly (I forgot her name).