Friday, June 29, 2007
India Princess (by Tracy)
Howdy. The vegetarian in the group. I have to admit, I wasn't completely thrilled about going to Indian food since I've been eating a "Navy" ton of rice and cheese and vegetables and similar stuff over the last 8+ months and eating Indian/Middle Eastern food more than I imagined; HOWEVER, I began to get myself in the mood on the way over by thinking of naan and curry and samosas....the list could go on and on. As usual, I make every effort to grab something a little new, a little different at each restaurant. This place offered a large selection of naan to choose from. My personal favorite the raisin and something. (It's been a long week.) Choosing to share the two person meals was a great plan, and as Alicia said there was enough leftovers for my lunch the next day. Bonus! I was so full I didn't even get dessert...that's really saying something for me.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
India Princess - part deux
(by Alicia)
I really liked the food here. And the location was pretty good, like Deb said, within walking distance to several coffee shops for some post dinner gossip. Too bad Peet's closes so dang early though!
Janet and I (and Steph and Heidi and Tracy) shared their "dinners for two". We had two dinners for two, for the five of us. Anyway, it was tons of food. We all ate until we couldn't eat no more, then had tons of leftovers. I liked that they didn't charge for rice like some other restaurants do. *cough, cough. Ashoka! cough, cough.*
In the "meat lovers" dinner for two, we got 2 curry dishes of our choice, chicken or lamb and a tandoori chicken and lamb sizzle platter, for lack of a better term. I didn't have any of the tandoori chicken, but the lamb was GOOD. Very tender and flavorful. I had some of the vegetarian lover's dinner for two, and the cheesy curry was good. I don't know what those are called, but I like those cheese cubes. Mmm... cheese.
The only downside was that Tracy and I didn't realize that there was validated parking, so we hoofed it. I wouldn't mind checking out India Princess' buffet on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday (vegetarian). http://www.indiaprincess.com/indiaprincess/
Oh and the other highlight, other than the good food and good company, was getting to hold Haley until she fell asleep. Not an easy thing to do in a loud restaurant. (Okay, we were the loud ones...) Anyway, she's really cute.
Oh and don't forget to bring your KPBS card to receive a discount!
I really liked the food here. And the location was pretty good, like Deb said, within walking distance to several coffee shops for some post dinner gossip. Too bad Peet's closes so dang early though!
Janet and I (and Steph and Heidi and Tracy) shared their "dinners for two". We had two dinners for two, for the five of us. Anyway, it was tons of food. We all ate until we couldn't eat no more, then had tons of leftovers. I liked that they didn't charge for rice like some other restaurants do. *cough, cough. Ashoka! cough, cough.*
In the "meat lovers" dinner for two, we got 2 curry dishes of our choice, chicken or lamb and a tandoori chicken and lamb sizzle platter, for lack of a better term. I didn't have any of the tandoori chicken, but the lamb was GOOD. Very tender and flavorful. I had some of the vegetarian lover's dinner for two, and the cheesy curry was good. I don't know what those are called, but I like those cheese cubes. Mmm... cheese.
The only downside was that Tracy and I didn't realize that there was validated parking, so we hoofed it. I wouldn't mind checking out India Princess' buffet on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday (vegetarian). http://www.indiaprincess.com/indiaprincess/
Oh and the other highlight, other than the good food and good company, was getting to hold Haley until she fell asleep. Not an easy thing to do in a loud restaurant. (Okay, we were the loud ones...) Anyway, she's really cute.
Oh and don't forget to bring your KPBS card to receive a discount!
June MR: A Full Plate
(by Deborah)
This month we headed to Hillcrest for my favorite food - Indian. It was the first time in almost a year that we had a full group...plus a tiny, adorable guest. Welcome back Officer Gallagher and goo goo gaa gaa Haley! The restaurant, India Princess, was a cozy spot with a friendly ambience. It got a thumbs up for paid parking, and their helpful staff even took care of Mara’s parking stub since she had her hands full. The menu had plenty of variety, so there was something for everyone, although Mara thought that her dish was a little too spicy. It was moderately priced, and the service was fine. The great thing about eating out in Hillcrest is that there are always plenty of coffee places to choose from afterwards. We went to, no surprise, Starbucks where we discussed heavy topics like scantily-clad women waiting on guys, secret blogs, and nipples and nursing ;-)
This month we headed to Hillcrest for my favorite food - Indian. It was the first time in almost a year that we had a full group...plus a tiny, adorable guest. Welcome back Officer Gallagher and goo goo gaa gaa Haley! The restaurant, India Princess, was a cozy spot with a friendly ambience. It got a thumbs up for paid parking, and their helpful staff even took care of Mara’s parking stub since she had her hands full. The menu had plenty of variety, so there was something for everyone, although Mara thought that her dish was a little too spicy. It was moderately priced, and the service was fine. The great thing about eating out in Hillcrest is that there are always plenty of coffee places to choose from afterwards. We went to, no surprise, Starbucks where we discussed heavy topics like scantily-clad women waiting on guys, secret blogs, and nipples and nursing ;-)
Thursday, June 21, 2007
First Blog
(by Alicia)
We've been meeting once a month, without fail for the last 3-4 years. Mara has been great about keeping track of the restaurants, in her high tech daily planner, but we haven't been that great about keeping the legacy MR site current. Steph did a great job for us in getting one off the ground, but with two little ones to keep track of, it's too big of a job for one person. Hence the birth of Monthly Rag Girls Blog. Now we can all contribute to the reviews.
India Princess review to follow by Deborah, the restaurant picker for the month of June.
We've been meeting once a month, without fail for the last 3-4 years. Mara has been great about keeping track of the restaurants, in her high tech daily planner, but we haven't been that great about keeping the legacy MR site current. Steph did a great job for us in getting one off the ground, but with two little ones to keep track of, it's too big of a job for one person. Hence the birth of Monthly Rag Girls Blog. Now we can all contribute to the reviews.
India Princess review to follow by Deborah, the restaurant picker for the month of June.