[Irvine] [Indian] India Cook House

India Cook House
14130 Culver Dr
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 857-4858
http://www.indiacookhouseoc.com

I really think the best way (and the cheapest way) to enjoy Indian food is to go for the lunch buffet.  Almost all Indian restaurants offer Indian buffet, and it usually cost under $10.  Dr. P and I were both craving for some Indian spices.  A little googling, and we found India Cook House in Irvine.



We parked our car, walked up to the restaurant, and immediately we were welcomed by Indian spices aroma.  It made us even hungrier.




Lunch buffet is $8.95/person.  There were about 5 meat dishes and 8 vegetarian dishes, as well as a salad bar and 4 desserts.


Lunch Buffet ($8.95/person)

For my first plate, I got Chicken Curry, Chicken Makhni (tomato cream butter sauce), Fish Pakoras (fried), Lamb Shank, Veg Korma, Aloo Bengan (Eggplant with Potato), Aloo Gobi (Cauliflower with Potato), and Spinach.  The most unique offering was the lamb shank.  I have never seen lamb shank in any Indian buffet.  There were tender meat and tendon near the big bone.  The meat was very flavorful.  I had 4 big pieces of it!  The Chicken Makhni and Veg Korma were my favorite.  Everything on the plate was delicious.


Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken was moist and tender.  Yum!


Vegetable Samosa

Vegetable Samosa was stuffed with potato with Indian spices.  It was tasty.


Nan Bread

Nan Bread was the only disappointment.  It was thin, hard, and dry.  I only had a few bite and didn't touch it again.


Desserts

Dr. P grabbed some desserts.  There were rice pudding, Gulab Jamun (Milk Cheese Ball), Fruit Cocktail, and watermelon.  I never liked Glab Jamun, but Dr. P insisted for me to try a bite.  I did, and the one at India Cook House didn't taste all that bad.  It tasted sort of like a wet donut.  But I'm still not a big fan of Glab Jamun.  But we both love the Fruit Cocktail.  It was made with mango yogurt with can mixed fruit.  The mango yogurt tasted like lassi.  We had two plates of the dessert.



The food at India Cook House was tasty.  But if we have to compare, we both thought Haveli's food tastes better.  But we don't want to be too picky, and India Cook House is closer to our http://www.eileenlikestoeat.com.  We enjoyed India Cook House's lunch buffet a lot.  Will be back again.

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