Chris's dal was actually pretty good, but otherwise I agree with you. Now, there is a great Thai place out by us that could use some good publicity...

Okay so this was my first time visiting Nirvana and I was a bit skeptical after reading mixed reviews (rightfully so, in hindsight), but decided to give it a try anyway as I am a vegetarian and so were the 6 other people who accompanied me that day.

The menu is full of run of the mill stuff that any other Indian restaurant would normally offer, they do have a couple of Gujarati items that they claim to be 'authentic', and I couldn't disagree more.

First of all let me clarify, I am a Gujarati and so were all of the people with us that day. We all know what Gujarati food tastes like and they all agreed that the Gujarati dishes that we ordered as part of the appetizers were average at best, and the main course dish 'Undhiyu' was atrocious, it was completely tasteless and we had to confirm that the dish they served us was actually 'Undhiyu' as it tasted, looked so much different.

Some of the other main course dishes we ordered were equally horrible and to my shock exactly as one of the reviewers had described earlier on this site - It was like eating undercooked pieces of large vegetables that were smothered in Ketchup, there was no spice or flavor to it.

The service, if you can call it that, was appalling and for that they had the nerve to tack on an 18 % gratuity on the bill. The décor sucks with not enough lighting, it felt like we were in some kind of a dungeon, and btw, the 7 of us were the only customers in the entire restaurant that weekday evening, that does say something about its popularity.

I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, I no longer believe that was the case that day, they just don't know what they are doing. It tempered if not completely ruined our evening and my wife's B'day celebration that day.

I would definitely stay away from this place until they get their act together, or else I don't think they will survive for long.

Well, I have try Nirvana before and I did like it. I am not an expert in Indian cuisine but it was good, spice but good. Perhaps that day was not the best day for them. :(

No, it's still horrible.

I love the idea of an all-veggie indian restaurant, especially when it's so close to my office. I've given the place a few chances, and it has never failed to disappoint. you're better off at Wendy's.. even if you're veggie.

I ate at Nirvana yesterday, a place I have enjoyed for several years. My friend and I were chatting at our table for a few minutes after a very nice lunch . . . . and the owner lady asked us to leave because there was a small line of people waiting for tables. No longer a repeat customer!

I went out last night with a few friends to Nirvana for dinner. I have to agree that service was terrible and the food was below average for everyone who ordered. I would not recommend going there again. And yes, they definitely did add the gratuity to the bill - probably because they knew they wouldn't get it otherwise! Bad food, bad service - don't go there if you don't want to ruin your night.