Jewels of India

Evan Myrdal

Firstly, I’d rather give 4.5 stars, but google doesn’t allow that, and also this place deserves to have every seat filled. Came in at 3:30 on a tuesday afternoon. Was seated instantly. The front of the building is somewhat unsightly, but the dining area is very heavily and well decorated. No music and we were the only ones there save for staff, so the quiet was a little odd. We got service immediately and our server was very friendly. Ordered the coconut shrimp appetizer ($12.95). Portion was somewhat smaller than I expected, but it was very good. Creamy and the shrimp was not overcooked. I ordered the Lamb Dahiwala ($20.95) which came with basmati rice. Very good portion size and incredibly delicious. We were offered 4 “spice levels”, mild, medium, spicy, and extra spicy. I went with medium and wished I went with spicy, but the meat was tender and the gravy was fantastic, plenty of herbs and spices gave it an authentic flavor. We also ordered the Butter Chicken ($16.95 [I think, price isn’t on the online menu]) spicy. Also came with basmati rice. The chicken was very tender and the gravy was creamy and the perfect level of spice. This is definitely for anyone that might be nervous about trying a new culture’s food. We also ordered a side of roti ($2.50) to sop up our gravies. Fresh, crispy, buttery, perfect. Overall, this restaurant was fantastic and definitely needs more attention. For anyone that is scared about trying a new culture’s food, I say this is probably the place to dip your feet in and try. The reason I knock it down a half star is there were a handful of flies that were bothersome. The place was very cleanly, so maybe this was an anomaly? Altogether, great place, would go back.

Brian Grey

Great place to eat! We each ordered something different and shared our dishes. The Chana Masala was delicious!

Nick Rickert

Rip off. My girlfriend and I placed one mobile order of chicken tikka Masala and we could not have been more disspointed. We were billed $18 for 6 pieces of chicken with no sauce along with the rice. When I have dined in the restaurant in the past the food was wonderful, but this is enough for us to never order from here again and to tell others at Dickinson never to as well.

Souvik Chatterjee

The ambience is very good and also very convenient location. Service is also very good and the people are excellent and very very cordial. We were treated and greeted very cordially. However, the food is not up to the mark. We ordered chicken biriyani, butter chicken, nun and gulab jamoon. It was anything but biriyani. Butter chicken gravy was bit more diluted than what we used to. Nun and jamoon were good though. Also the spice level was a bit too much even after asking for mild level (the least option available). I wish the food was also at per with the hospitality and ambience! I won't recommend unfortunately.