
Memorable | One of the Best
Taj Aiken
Review by: Michael Stern
What I know about Indian cuisine wouldn’t fill a tadka spoon, but having enjoyed several meals at Taj Aiken — at its first location in the old Hotel Aiken, now up the street a few yards — I want to know more. Well, really, I want to eat more. And more. Everything I’ve tried at Taj is stunning.
Let’s start with naan. Every meal should include some. The glistening flatbreads are available brushed with garlic, onion or chili flakes, each with a distinct personality, all sharing buttery flavor and puffy-crisp weightlessness. They’re great for mopping and dipping into curries and vindaloos and a pleasure to eat all by themselves.
Taj Aiken’s vindaloo is magnificent. It comes pepper-hot unless you ask the kitchen to tone it down or unless you are a masochist and want it even hotter. As is, it can set tongue aglow and drain sinuses, but within that heat is swirl of flavor that seems almost intoxicating.
Curries, both vegetarian and those made with chicken, lamb, or shrimp, are mildly spiced. When they are ladled onto the basmati rice that all tables get, they are a sort of subcontinental comfort food. Not that they are bland or boring! The swirl of spice is only more subtle.
The menu is huge. I’ve yet to eat anything that didn’t fascinate my taste buds. I recommend Taj Aiken to anyone with an adventurous palate.
Note: Lunch is available both buffet style and off a menu. Dinner is menu-order only.
Directions & Hours
Information
Price | $$ |
Seasons | All |
Meals Served | Lunch, Dinner |
Credit Cards Accepted | Yes |
Alcohol Served | No |
Outdoor Seating | No |
What To Eat
Samosa Chat
DISH
Shrimp Vindaloo
DISH
Tandoori Chicken
DISH
Tadka Dal
DISH
Onion Bhaji
DISH
Gulab Jamun
DISH
Mango Kulfi
DISH
Cucumber Salad
DISH
Tandoori Shrimp
DISH
Rice Pudding
DISH
Vegetable Biryani
DISH
Aloo Nan
DISH
Gobi 65
DISH
Vegetable Vindaloo
DISH
Vegetable Pakora
DISH
Basmati Rice
DISH
Butter Chicken
DISH
Salti Lassi
DISH
Mango Lassi
DISH
Taj Aiken Recipes
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