Carol R.
Yelp
Indian food has been a part of my life since childhood. I not only eat it often, but I love to cook various curry dishes. In 2018, to celebrate earning my master's degree, my husband and I visited India for 10 days. It was wonderful. But the food we ate was the best part of the trip, especially the vegetables---fresh, organic, and seasoned with scintillating spices! If I ever decide to become a vegetarian, I will be eating most of my meals cooked Indian style.
Now that you understand my love for Indian food, hopefully this review will be more meaningful. :-)
We tried Arun's in Lauderhill during the pandemic lockdown (not sure when, but about a year ago) because our favorite Indian restaurant in Davie had closed. We did takeout and really enjoyed the food. So last night, hubby, adult daughter, and I decided to go back and to dine in.
The restaurant is in a strip mall. No problems with parking. It is nothing fancy, but it's clean and has seating for about 20.
We had the fish vindaloo, lamb rogan josh, and the chicken korma (which come with rice) along with three orders of naan. We later tried a mango lassi and an order of the gulab jamun (sort of like cottage cheese balls in syrup). I was hoping for rice kheer; but alas, they don't have it on the menu.
On a scale from 1 to 10 on the spiciness level we chose 5. (And we like our food spicy and have been known to sniffle and have tears running while eating.) The kick was decent. I would recommend a lower number if you are not a fan of spiciness (or no spicy level at all, the food is well seasoned). If you want to taste your food and enjoy a kick, 5 is perfect.
Everything was deeeelicious! The lamb was my favorite. But the fish melted in your mouth, and the korma sauce was flavorful.
Until I find another place better than Arun's (and I have three on my list to try in Broward County), this will be listed as my favorite and my go-to Indian spot.
P.S.: Be warned---My cousin went to this place and tried the tacos and disliked them so much, he did not go back to try the traditional Indian food. (His wife is half Indian.) With my recent prodding, he plans to give it another shot. Stay tuned.