Banjara restaurant on Eglinton East---related to Banjara Indian Cuisine on Bloor?

[Ediblethoughts]

I drove by it today and was surprised to see a new Indian place on Eglinton. And since I love Banjara on Bloor, wondering if there's a connection? Anyone been to this Banjara?

[tygrr_lily]

does anyone have the exact address? is it mt pleasant and eglington? i tried googling it to no avail.

love banjara on bloor, but it's quite the drive. i'm hoping that this banjara will be just as tasty

[Yongeman]

It's where Bombay Bhel used to be, just over a block west of Mt. Pleasant, on the north side of Eglinton.

[koknia]

I recently ate at Banjara on Bloor for the first time. Is this supposed to be a good restaurant? Our meal was OK but the "tandoori cauliflower" was a complete joke. Almost raw cauliflower covered in red food colouring with no flavour to speak of. Ugh.
Shrimp dish was good, but the dhal was bland and the bread undercooked. I would never go back.

[Tatai]

Is it buffet only or is there an a la carte menu?

[garfield]

It is a la carte in the evening.

[Ediblethoughts]

Do you know if the menu was the same as the other location?

[earthmomma]

Yes, I believe it is

[TorontoJo]

Here's another thread asking the same thing, with a reply that it is indeed the same owners, not a franchise:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/659111

[foodyDudey]

It looks like this thread started 2 days before the other which I responded to. I've never eaten at Banjara, but was curious about the new location since it's not far from my wife's work. I called the other location to find out if this new location was a franchise and they said it's owned by them. Of course I assumed there has to be some connection, nobody is going to name a new place after an exisiting restaurant if they aren't connected or they'll be having to change the name in a hurry.

[Yongeman]

Sorry about starting a second thread...I searched, but didn't notice this one in the search results, for some reason.

[Ediblethoughts]

Oops. Never mind this post.

[earthmomma]

I went for lunch today to try it out and it was excellent -- highest quality lunch buffet I've had in ages. No idea if its connected to the one on Bloor, but I am definitely going back and hoping it stays consistent.

[Ediblethoughts]

Did you happen to notice if the dinner menu was the same as the other Banjara? I know a lot of Indian places do buffet at lunch but much less often at dinner. (I can't get there for lunch but dinner is definitely do-able...)