Address: | 3138 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY 13214, USA |
Phone: | +1 315-446-2229 |
Site: | tajmahalindianpalace.com |
Rating: | 4 |
Working: | 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM |
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Timothy Edington
Taj Mahal Palace 3138 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse Inspected on June 8 Numerous bins of dry spices found to be contaminated with insects, insect eggs, insect larvae, in the dry storage area of the restaurant (corrected, all open containers of food stored in that area denatured and discarded. Raw whole shell eggs stored above and next to ready to eat foods in the walk-in cooler. Large container of Spectracide pesticide noted stored in the kitchen of establishment. Corrected, moved it to the outside of establishment. The following potentially hazardous food items noted out of temperature on the cold holding portion of serving buffet in dining room: Rice pudding, 60 degrees, garbanzo beans, 62, Ranch dressing, 60, Greek yogurt, 62, all in degrees. All food items ordered to be discarded. The following potentially hazardous food items stored at room temperature for an undetermined amount of time: Cooked rice, 86 degrees, cooked noodles with meat, 114 degrees, cooked beans, 80 degrees, whole milk, 78 degrees, cooked chicken 109 degrees. All in degrees. Cold holding table used for buffet service in the dining room not working properly to keep all potentially hazardous food items at 45 degrees or below. Bulk bins in dry storage not stored tightly covered. Cooked food items stored at room temperature near the cookline not stored covered. Cold food items in the reach in prep cooler and other coolers in kitchen not stored covered. Various items of food stored on floor in rear of establishment. Cooked chicken stored directly in bay of a prep sink, nothing providing a barrier between the food and the sink. Utensils stored in bin of standing water, temperature of water noted at 85 degrees. Automatic dish machine being operated without detergent or chemical sanitizer. Empty containers, that once held food, stored not clean in the dry storage area. Empty portable cooler stored not clean in the dry storage area. All bins used to hold spices near the cookline, not clean. All bins used to store bulk rice, beans, and spices in the dry storage area not clean. The following noted not clean in establishment: All lower prep table shelving, exteriors of cooking equipment, interior of microwave, all shelving in coolers, gaskets on chest freezers, interior of ice machine (not currently operating), all upper prep table surfaces, gaskets on coolers, shelves beneath the hot holding buffet, shelves in the front desk area which contains the soda machine, and shelving used to store clean dishes for buffet service. Automatic dish machine empties water directly onto floor in the kitchen. Part of it goes down the drain, part onto floor. Live and dead cockroaches, throughout establishment. Evidence found in kitchen and dining room. Specifically, roach eggs and larvae as well as beetle larvae, were found in the dry storage area in the bulk bins of spices, rice, and flour. Adult roaches found in dry storage, in walk in coolers, in gaskets of reach in freezers, inside ice machine, in coolers near the cookline, on floor beneath cookline, in dish washing area, and in cupboards near soda fountain. Establishment contains excess clutter, which has become harborage for the cockroaches. Food items not stored in tightly sealed containers, allowing for those items to become nesting material for cockroaches and beetles. Owner of establishment has been using spray pesticide at night, after closing. Floors throughout establishment, walls in dish area, kitchen cookline, dry storage, walk in coolers, soda storage area, all not clean. Ceilings noted with stained or missing ceiling tiles in kitchen of establishment. Excess clutter stored in establishment, causing difficulty with extermination and cleaning efforts.
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Makkapati Nirmala
Ugghhh! The horrible food ever!.. We stopped at this restaurant while we were going to Niagara Falls in July 2015.It had the most horrible food! We went for buffet and my brother and sister took the curd raita and the salad dressing in the buffet..It smelled horrible..My sister just spat out the little taste of the raita..it was smelling foul!..My brother cannot just forget the awful taste of it till date!.. 1.Biryani just looked like turmeric rice..and cauliflower and potato started to smell. 2.The saag panner was just watery. 3.Chole did not have any spices!.. just added canned chickpeas ,salt water,turmeric.Can I buy you some spices please? 4.The desserts were a little better compared to others.Thats why I have given 1 star or else I wished Google had -ve black stars for it ..I would have give -100 black stars.. 5.The most amazing part.. buffet was open throughout but..wait.. $15 !!!!!! That was a shock! The food was not even worth 1 cent.. Just eating money..serving trash.. 6.Horrible environment..!No one comes to pick the plates when we go for second serve.. there was a plates bin kept beside us for us to do the pick up part! Never ever go to this place..Ugly Unhygienic and just waste of money..We wished we had gone to the Pizza hut or Taco Bell opposite to this instead.
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pratyush varchaswee
After eating out at n-numbers of "Indian Restaurant" this place will be in our all time best Indian Food Experiences[ in USA]. Here we liked every thing.The food was delicious and they had lots of food items in the lunch buffet[ very rare in US]. They had lots of varieties of both veg and non -veg dishes.We had opted for lunch buffet & they had Samosa,Veg-Dosa,Sambar,Green Chutni,Salads,Tandoori Chicken,Boiled Eggs,lots of Pickles [all in starters and all very delicious]. Main course was good[Masala Chicken was awesome so was other main course dishes] & the cherry on the top was desserts[Rasmali,Gajjar Ka Halwa,Kheer]. Service & cleanliness was very good. Staffs were polite & prompt. The place offered us complete Indian food experience[Good Service,Great taste].We had had very good experience over here & I would recommend this place for good Indian Food Experience. They score all stars[*****] for there quality of service,food taste, wide range of food items in buffet.Last and but not the least price was also very very reasonable.
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A Private User
This is one of my front runners for the best restaurant in Syracuse. The food here is better than Indian food I have had in New York or Los Angeles. The staff is always kind, courteous, and downright fun. Every dish is available in five different levels of spicyness, and they have large selection of vegetarian dishes. The beverages including the fruit and yogurt Lassies are delicious and just the thing to take the burn off your tongue if you have the guts to order "Indian Hot"! The prices are affordable, and I usually have two or three meals from one order! Seriously-even the rice that comes with every meal is lightly and amazingly seasoned with ghee and cumin. They have something like 15 different styles of Naan bread, including ginger, garlic, meat, or cheese! Their Lamb Shahikorma is one of the most delightful things you will ever experience. I highly recommend this place to my friends looking for places to take a date or have a special event, as well as people looking for an affordable but unique experience.
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AP Dunghe
DIABETICS BEWARE!!! Indian food SHOULD NOT be full of sugar, yet tonight I discovered (upon asking) that the wet Tandoori chicken I was eating (buried in a soggy pile of sweet, overcooked onions and peppers overpowered by an unexpected tomato flavor) had been cooked in KETCHUP. Normally, I have had no problem with this restaurants weekend buffets - where the Tandoori chicken is dry but tender, on a bed of lightly cooked onions and peppers that are crispy and taste like onions and peppers. And the buffets host was not lying when he said that there was no sugar in any of the dishes (confirmed by my glucose meter). But tonight (Tuesday), for the first time having had to order everything a-la-carte - and paid almost twice what the buffet costs on Saturday night - my taste buds (and blood system) were assaulted by a heaping helping of all-American KETCHUP. Maybe the cook thinks thats the way all North Americans eat, but if I wanted to commit suicide by eating sloppy joes, Id save the money and stay home.