India Palace

35 Cranbrook Road
Cockeysville
Phone: 410-628-6800

Personal Review {15 April 2005}:
We have been back to India Palace several times over the last 3 years and have noticed a marked improvement. We have primarily enjoyed the dinner buffet which is tasty and a very good deal. The Saturday Buffet runs $8.95 and included (on one trip) Alu Pokora, Lamb Rogan Josh, Chat Papri, Gulab Jamun, Chicken Tika Masala, Aloo Gobi, Saag, Chicken Masala, Vegetable Korma, Nan and Raita (along with the usual salads and chutney's). On our most recent visit we almost didn't recognize the place. A near total renovation has rearranged the entry and dining area providing a better flow and roomier atmosphere to accomodate the buffet presentation. Service is also excellent. By all means, give India Palace a try next time your in the Cockeysville area.

Personal Review {22 May 2002} :
We had read that India Palace was a great place to eat featuring flavorful Indian cusine and ambience. The restaurant is much roomier than one would expect from the strip mall type front. The 'green' room was very green with a dizzying display of mismatched wall paper. The back room where the buffet is normally served is pink in color. Our visit to India Palace was very quiet, only two other tables were occupied (this was a week night, but I would have expected more given the rave reviews). The dishes we ordered ranged from very spicy to bland. The lamb vindaloo had a pretty good kick to it, but the gobi alu was very bland. The portions were small...we left still feeling hungry; and the entrees were a bit pricy. No frills with this meal, not even the usual table side sauces or chutneys one often gets at other Indian establishments. All in all, we were relatively unimpressed with India Palace.

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Baltimore Magazine, February 2002 -- "65 Best Restaurants" -- edited by Cynthia Glover
{Reprinted with permission of Baltimore Magazine}

"This is Indian cooking like Mom used to make--that is, if Mom happened to hail from Jaipur. (They're also a little more tolerant than Mom may have been about allowing you to bring your own alcohol to the table, since they don't offer any). The balance of spiciness in the potato and pea samosas is perfect. The earthy vegetable pakora has a deliciously strong chickpea flavor, like a big, lumpy falafel. But where we got really excited was with the sheesh kabab murg, golf-ball-size pieces of chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and toosed into the tamdoor oven. Though this is all white meat, it's still tender and moist throughout, and keeps the tang of the yogurt. Alu Methi (Hindustani for potatoes with fenugreek) is a fantastically flavorful blend. And vegetable vindaloo (carrots, cauliflower, chickpeas, greenbeans, etc.) doesn't wimp out on the intensely hot spice mixture characteristic of the dish. If you need relief, order kheer, a delicately sweet rice pudding with pistachios and raisins, for dessert. Service can sometimes be shaky here, but the kitchen makes up for it."

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Baltimore Magazine, February 2001 -- "Our Seventy Favorite Restaurants" -- edited by Cynthia Glover
{Reprinted with permission of Baltimore Magazine}

"Stand inside the door of this newcomer a moment and sniff the air before you take your seat. The fragrance alone will whet your appetite for a fine Indian meal, served with due promp and circumstance in pleasant surrounds. Your waiter will roll a linened cart up to the table to deliver the eggplant bharta, smoky from the tandoor and enriched with onion and bits of tomato. He'll slowly spoon your fish masala onto the plate so you can revel in its piquant blend of spices, coconut, and tomato. Beautiful spicing, layered flavors, decorous service, these are the glories of India Palace."

Moderate

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