5/5 Laura K. 1 year ago on Google
So
thrilled
to
have
Indian
Flame
close
by!
For
reference,
our
top
favorite
Indian
restaurant
in
the
Capital
District
has
been
Karavalli.
Been
going
there
for
years
and
a
couple
of
those
years,
a
couple
times
a
week!
Still
love
them
but
nobody
else
could
compare,
until
now.
Both
restaurants
feature
southern
Indian
style.
Karavalli
seems
a
little
higher
end
for
dinner
still
but
Indian
Flame
is
very,
very
good.
Indian
Flame
might
be
starting
a
lunch
buffet
soon,
not
sure,
right
now
it's
still
off
the
menu.
We
typically
get
three
dishes
for
the
two
of
us
so
we
can
bring
home
a
second
(or
sometimes
third)
meal.
Their
rice
is
perfect!
Excellent
madras
coffee
(I
often
get
at
Karavalli
and
now
here;
similar
to
a
latte).
Naan,
very
good.
Favorite
main
dish:
chicken
sag
tikka
(spinach
dish).
We're
still
trying
to
try
all
the
dishes
but
often
get
the
same
ones
such
as:
dal
makkani,
aloo
gobi,
dal
tadka
(a
little
subtler
than
makkani),
chicken
vindaloo,
chicken
chettinad
(black
pepper),
shrimp
mappas
(shrimp
are
good
sized
and
so
far
have
always
been
very
good),
and
cauliflower
mango
curry.
Speaking
of
mango:
Karavalli
has
a
mango
dish
which
is
on
the
sweet
side
and
is
delicious.
Indian
Flame
has
three
mango
dishes
but
they
all
are
not
sweet.
Not
all
traditional
mango
dishes
are
sweet
so
please
inquire
about
the
dish
you're
interested
in
as
to
how
sweet
it
is
because
there
are
differences
between
them.
Also,
spice/heat:
you
can
actually
ask
for
light,
med,
hot
spice...even
with
vindaloo
and
chettinad!
That's
always
been
my
issue
with
those,
I
don't
want
to
just
eat
to
be
in
pain
with
the
heat,
I'd
like
to
taste
the
flavors
and
getting
either
dish
in
medium
is
perfect
for
me.
I
can't
comment
on
apps
or
biriyani,
and
I
don't
eat
goat/lamb.
The
traditional
mango
ice
cream
is
very
good,
the
parippu
payasam
(a
lentil
version
of
kheer,
if
you
will)
is
good
as
well.
Haven't
tried
the
others
yet.
Seating
is
comfortable,
booths
and
tables.
Take
out
is
easy.
Staff
is
always
very
nice.
Pricing
is
very
reasonable
especially
with
the
quality.
Food
always
is
fresh.
Highly
recommend
Indian
Flame!
I'd
post
pics
but
by
the
time
I
remember,
we're
done
:)
UPDATE:
now
they
have
a
lunch
buffet
which
is
excellent!
Also,
I
forgot
to
mention
that
parking
is
very
easy.
Decent
lot
in
front
of
strip
mall
(same
plaza
as
Family
Dollar,
Okinawa
and
Saududee
Thai).
There's
also
a
large
lot
to
the
side
of
Okinawa
(behind
the
gas
station).
which
is
large
enough
for
a
truck
pulling
a
trailer
too.
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