It’s been a while since I buffeted it up at lunchtime in Midtown. When I first started this blog, there were quite a few buffets that fell under the Midtown Lunch price range. There was Rangole on 46th btw. 5+6th (now closed), Al Baraka Turkish Buffet on 55th btw. Lex+3rd (now called Kannaat), Arang in Koreatown (they stopped doing buffet), Chinese Midtown Buffet on 7th btw. 39+40th, International Food House latin buffet on 35th btw. 7+8th) and Curry Dream on 39th btw. 5+6th. I made an exception for the $10.99 vegetarian Indian buffet Sukhadia on 45th btw. 5+6th, and Spice Fusion became my favorite buffet in Midtown when they opened last year on 8th Ave. btw. 47+48th. Since that time, almost every one of these buffets have either closed or raised their prices, leaving West Tandoori Club on 37th btw. 7+8th, the last remaining under $10 Indian buffet in Midtown.
Last month, when the W.T.C. closed for “renovations,” I figured that was it. Even if they re-opened as a buffet, it’s not going to remain under $10. So imagine my surprise when a few weeks ago, West Tandoori Club re-opened as “Touch of India” with an $8.95 lunch buffet. Last friday, I headed over to check it out… Read more »