A couple of years ago I visited
Mayuri, a delicious east side Indian restaurant, and have since heard rumors of other
avenues to
experience the
Mayuri empire including a deli, a grocery store, and a video store. A recent quest for a cricket uniform set me off on voyage to the Indian flavored area of Redmond near the Microsoft campus, and while driving around I came across what I thought was the
Mayuri deli and decided to head in for dinner.
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After entering and getting a feel for the place, I lost confidence that we were in the deli. This particular location was dominated by a case of
colorful desserts and seemed to be the
Mayuri Bakery instead, but there was a savory dinner special written on a board, and a lovely selection of
savory condiments on the tables, so my dining companion and I decided to go ahead with dinner. The special was
poori, a deep fried
flat bread, with some sort of saucy dish to eat with it. I got curried chick peas, and my dining companion got some sort of spinach with potatoes.
Under the fried bread was a pile of chopped fresh red onion, some fresh chili peppers and a wedge of lime. I doused the whole thing in some nice spicy garlic chili vinegar and scooped up bits of everything with the greasy bread. It was tasty enough, but certainly not outstanding.
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Our specials also came with some really good, really creamy and sweet mango
lasse, and a square of double-layered cake that was so boring even this dessert lover didn't bother eating it.
I guess the slow search for the real
Mayuri Deli continues.