Posted by: shirish November 4, 2006
OM Restaurant at Harvard Square
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I got a chance to have lunch buffet at Kathmandu Spice. To be very honest, I did not enjoy the style of "fusion". May I am a purist. It may be interesting to Khaire customers but not like me who would expect to have more of Nepali cuisine. I found it quite not-interesting to have Rice mixed with tomato and mustard seeds. Potato Manchurian - was spicy yet "khallo". may be red variety of potato would taste better than the ones used. Chicken- not any different than any other Indian restaurant- bit spicy also. The chef must have worked in some other Indian Restaurent previously or is an Indian. Same kind of Pakauda you find else where - not a fusion. Kauli was too spicy. I liked the crunchiness of canned mushroom though. Sambhar was better than Woodland's in Ashland. Lamb Kabab was good. Dessert with Sewi and Sabudana in cream and warm named after Kathmandu (something) was good and the bowls to keep it looked nice (to my eyes). The same thing but cold would have been more palatable. The decor was not symmetrical- off sized Nepali carvings hanged on the wall above the way to the restroom. I wonder if a typical Nepali customer would come back for second time for buffet ? But I have heard Dinner Menu is better. Disclaimer: I do not work for Taste Kitchen of America ;-)
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