Yes :-) Remi's review (Jan 18th 2004)

There’s not an abundance of Indians in Spokane, and therefore a limited Indian restaurant selection too. With that said, Taste of India has some great food so I guess it could be worse. The waiter who served us seemed to be a bit hurried, so make sure you double check the bill when you get it. There were errors in ours, though I don’t think they were trying to cheat us. Quite funny guys working there actually.

Yes :-) Amanda's review (Jul 26th 2006)

I thought the food was pretty damn good. Having a nightmare of a time trying to find actually good Asian food in Spokane, I was impressed. The Chicken Goa Curry is delish, along with some garlic naan. Mmmmmm

Yes :-) Mike's review (Jan 14th 2007)

Just got back from Taste of India. I’ve never had an Indian meal in the US before so I was very curious to find out how it compared to back home. After I ordered my meal I was presented with the usual three bowls of mango chutney, lime pickle and spicy onions however that was it… no poppadums were forthcoming. Despite having nothing to dip in my dips I tried them all. The lime pickle and mango chutney were fine but the spicy onions were very salty. Luckily Taste of India serves Kingfisher beer in 650ml (22oz) bottles which were ideal for cleansing my salty palate!

Next up were chicken pakoras. These arrived and were fine but by this time my dips had been removed. I’d have liked a sauce with them (mint yogurt or chile?). The main course was chicken jalfraisie, plain rice and garlic nann. The jalfraisie sauce was nice, hot and very tasty with fresh coriander. The nann bread and rice were fine however the chicken itself was not the best. Normally I’d expect chicken breast but here every piece was from elsewhere on the bird. Lots of darker meat and stringy bits to contend with. I’m still recommending Taste of India as it wasn’t a bad experience but I’ve had much better.

No :-( Kristine's review (Mar 4th 2007)

The eggplant bartha at this restaurant is good, but other than that this place is a flop. Once I was eating there during their lunch buffet and the cook came out to refill a chicken dish. At the buffet, he dropped the serving tongs on the floor, with sauce on them, and proceeded to pick them up and put them right back onto the buffet! I was horrified! If this is what he is willing to due when he knows customers are watching, what is he doing back in the kitchen?!

When ordering the vegetable samosas, half of the time they are the wrong ones….filled with lamb. I’m glad I’m not a vegetarian! Quite the unpleasant surprise when you have taken your food as carry out and don’t realize the mistake until you get home. During the lunch buffet, they make nann by the batchful and put in in the buffet to dry. Unless you are lucky enough to be there as they are putting it out, it gets hard and gross.

No :-( Carrie's review (Sep 17th 2007)

As Kristine mentioned, this restaurant has substandard ideas of health codes. Stick around when it’s not busy and you can see the proprietor make all sorts of mistakes. Granted, this is probably on level with most Indian restaurants in India, but is that really what we should be comparing it to? The okra masala here does make a rare visit reasonable, however, because it is so good. Otherwise, in Spokane, at Taste of India and other places, we’re stuck with Punjabi food. Too bad we don’t have any South Indians, who really know how to cook.

Yes :-) Kell's review (Feb 2nd 2008)

I haven’t been to a great number of indian restaurant, but i’ve been to enough to have some favorites.

Taste of India was great, and their Saag Paneer is to die for (a personal favorite).

No :-( Jay's review (Jun 4th 2008)

The valley location of the same name sucks! Food=poor, service=worse, spices=absent. Our opinion is that a pepper packet from McDonald’s is more worthwhile