Restaurant: Monsoon Cuisine of India
Location: Castro Street, Mountain View, CA
I had been to this restaurant sometime last year shortly after it opened for the first time. The food at that time appeared to be good, like most Indian restaurants do in their early days. In general, I prefer to avoid buffets at Indian restaurants mostly because it fills you up no matter how little you eat (thanks to the generous use of baking soda). However, Indian restaurants are the safest bet from a variety point of view for strict vegetarians. I was taking a friend of mine to lunch and chose Monsoon Cuisine of India based on my prior experience at this restaurant sensitive to the fact that it might have deteriorated since my last visit more the 6 months back. Boy I was disappointed to find that the quality had come down quite dramatically. There was plenty of empty space with no chairs or tables (a sign of difficult times perhaps). Barring this, the decor and ambiance seems to have sustained the passage of time.
However, the variety of the food was far from impressive, and whatever was available didn’t appear very fresh either. Wonder if this was all because of the weekend? I guess I’ll never know because I don’t intend to visit this restaurant for some time to come, weekend or otherwise!
Pakora Korner 
Btw, Shalimar in Sunnyvale is now my new favorite! I also need to go checkout the Afghan-Pakistan kabob house next to it. It sounds promising. Prasad
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Shalimar is always a safe bet. The one in Fremont is busy even for lunch on weekdays! The Rose Market on Castro (other side of El Camino) is great for Kabobs too.
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