Ashoka Indian Cuisine

Food was above average, but service was not so good. They were in some sort of hurry and did not care to listen. All of the staff had similar behaviour.

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I am from Chicago and was traveling for work. This place has really good Indian food with the very authentic taste. We ordered loose prawns they were the most delicious prawns I had in years. Chicken pakora was melting in the mouth. Service was very nice. Must visit if you are in Troy or Detroit.

The food was truly phenomenal! I came here with my family for a birthday and the service was excellent. The owner and staff were really friendly and caring. The curd was authentic and the best that I have tasted in any restaurant. I would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for authentic Indian food with a homely touch!

Visited for dinner. My experience has been great, the restaurant was almost empty when we visited so the service was very attentive. The restaurant looks clean and organized. The food was just perfect, it really fixed my itch for Indian food.

They really have an extensive menu! I will have to come back and try some other things! I had mushroom and peas (mild spice). Everything was so yummy! This is the place to try if you are trying to open up your palette. The menu gave great descriptions, so you will be able to pick something easily that will suit your tastebuds.

Good ambiance and friendly staff. We ordered tandoori chicken which was not that great ( dry and flavorless) and a coconut chicken curry which was good and also came with a naan which tasted great as well. The quantity was pretty good for the price. We ordered a masala tea as well and it was good.

If you are not Indian, but want to try authentic Indian food T H I S IS THE place. The restaurant is simple no fancy menu (no photos of the food nor descriptions),no fancy ambiance but the service is good and the food as well. Clean. This place made my husband smile. He was so happy with the masala Dosa. The samosa were also good. I ordered the chicken Tikka masala which was also good except the rice. It came with naan & rice so I enjoyed the naan instead. Delicious naan! Overall, good authentic food, cheap. If non-indian have a dish in mind that you'll want to try chicken Tikka is always safe option. Recommended!

Amazing! We frequent here probably 2-3 times a month. The atmosphere is warm, mood lighting and welcoming environment. The food is soooooooooo good!!! 10/10 The service is always fast as well.

Came here with a group and it was a good time! It has a large dining area with plenty of seating for parties of all sizes. The menu is extensive, covering classic indian dishes, along with some indo-chinese influences . We got the assorted appetizer (samosa and other deep fried veggies), naan, butter chicken (of course..), vegetarian haka noodles, chicken 65, malai kofta, and baigan bartha. The food took a while to come out (~20-30 minutes), but all the dishes came out relatively close to one another. All of them were soo tasty! You can adjust the level of spice too depending on your group, just let the server know. My favorites included the butter chicken and malai kofta since the flavors of the sauces mixed with the naan and plain rice were so good. The not so memorable dishes included the assorted appetizer (tasted mainly like oil, the samosa was good), and the haka noodles (a bit lacking in flavor). I would definitely come back for their more traditional indian dishes!

I've been here so many times. Best Indian restaurant in all of michigan. I haven't tried some in Detroit but among the ones in Troy, RO, Rochester, it's unbeatable in high quality food. I've had the chole bathura, lamb biriyani, and the classic butter chicken with naan combo. I'm sure all the other items are top notch as well so if you're a fan of authentic Indian food this is the place to go. Staff can be blunt but they are overall friendly. Parking is right next to the store. The place can get super busy during peak dinner times like 6-8 ish whenever I go so plan accordingly.

Great food as always. Very solid spot if your looking for authentic Indian cuisine. Great Indian coffee and Masala Tea. The waiter is very experienced and efficient here. Always a go to for a full lunch and enough for dinner. A 20 well spent.

amazing food! the butter chicken is a must, probably one of the best in michigan! the butter naan is perfect as well

Excellent food. I have been here so many times with my friends and family. Great service with individualized attention and truly a fixture of the community. I typically get shahi paneer. The gobi Manchurian is also so good.

I've been here so many times for the past 15+ years and this place is generally bomb! This particular time we came here it was slammed...very busy on a random Tuesday night & lack of employees. The owner was hustling, as he usually is...but taking orders, cleaning tables, hosting people...he really was something else and we all appreciated him for it! Despite being very busy, food and service were relatively fast & delicious. We ordered the wrong cauliflower...this isn't as good as gobi Manchurian. Also tried the veggie rolls for the first time and those were good...What a pleasant mix of veggies and a delicious mix of spicy flavor. I had the dhal makhani and as always--excellent! The butter chicken got a thumbs up...always great! The veggie biryani and veggie fried rice were also two thumbs up. There's a reason we've been coming back here after all this time! And we'll be back again...

My family and I had a late lunch on a Sunday at Ashoka. We used to come for the buffet years ago. But today there wasn't the usual buffet, so I ordered the lamb curry thali which was absolutely perfect. Perfectly tender lamb in an amazing curry with an assortment of sides. My husband got the vegetable dish and my daughter got the butter chicken. Yummy. Sauces, soups, sides all perfect.

The attitude of the owner and the waiter no customer would accept. This was my first time in this restaurant and the waiter made a mistake so I tell the owner then he ignores and shake his head. Would never come back again . Plus the food was not good seriously worst restaurant

This place is quite literally my favorite restaurant!! This restaurant was the start of my obsession with Indian food. The service is so fast, and the server comes around every so often to refill drinks. The food comes out at a reasonable time, and the food is just amazing! The butter chicken is very smooth, full of flavor, and with the softest chicken and it all goes together so well! I also get the Aloo Gobi which is potatoes and cauliflower and it is the perfect second dish to get along with the butter chicken because it evens out the popping flavors of the butter chicken! Love this restaurant, I think everyone should try it out.

The four of us put down our Hamiltons and enjoyed our introduction to this restaurant's lunch buffet. I can safely say that we all enjoyed it immensely and that it totally exceeded our expectations. It's a great balance of price, quality, quantity and value that should satisfy anyone's Indian food craving. It's not a big buffet, being on the smaller side of what I've seen but what they have is excellent. There's plenty of entrees, sides and desserts and they change things up from day to day as evidenced by their use of sticky notes to denote what dish is in each pan. On the day we went there was a variety of vegetarian dishes along with 2 chicken and one lamb dish. I sampled about half the items and loved everything but the Bhaji which is a green bean dish that just fell flat for me until I mixed in a little Makhani sauce. Try that and thank me later. The restaurant is clean enough and the service was better than the average Indian place. I really liked this restaurant and I would go again tomorrow if I could. You really can't beat it for the money. It's a solid 4 stars. And A Little More Food For Thought: ** They bring out a complimentary piece of tandoori chicken for each person. Moist, tender and delicious. It's good. ** You will get a basket of warm Naan with your meal, for free. ** They have Indian beer here for the imported beer enthusiast. Taj Mahal beer, 20 ounces, is just $7.50. Get you one. ** My dining companions and myself most enjoyed: Ron C. - Halwa, a sweet minced carrot dessert. I was surprised he didn't just bring the pan back to the table. Aron B. - Madras Lamb Curry. He kinda went food-orgasmic on us there for a few minutes. Susan M. - Everything. A clean plater, 3X over. Myself - That Paneer Makhani was sublime. Who knew that cheese and tomato sauce could be so good?

Absolutely delicious! We ordered something off the menu called "chicken Masala", you have to ask because the only one on the menu is "chicken tikka massala". It was delicious! Lamb was also good and medium spice was not too spicy. The meals come served with naan and rice. The service was excellent and the waiters promptly refilled waters and everything. Bathrooms are very clean. Can't wait to come back!

The atmosphere in here is very peaceful those beautiful Indian music instrumental with tablas and flutes. My fried appetizer assortment was fresh and tasty; the mutter paneer also perfect and served attractively.

The food was very good. The service was slow as we decided not to do the buffet but order off the menu. Overall, I have to say that the food is very authentic. Very flavourful everything is made fresh. It tastes like food in India.

Amazing food! We got butter chicken and samosas as well as naan and everything was so flavorful!

Great food. Everything is delicious. I've tried a few veggie dishes from here and they're delicious. Only complaint is that the portions are smaller for what you pay.

My girlfriend was in town and was craving Indian food and after searching around on yelp and getting recommendations from friends we decided to try out this place. I can say without a doubt that this is our favorite Indian food place that we have tried out of the ones in the Troy area. We ordered a decent spread of food included butter chicken, chicken Tikki masala, and Palak Paneer. We thought that the portions were gonna be small based on the pictures on yelp but we were pleasantly surprised when they were bigger than they seem. They also have generous servings of naan and rice with each entree. The food was absolutely delicious and we tried our best to eat through everything but were ultimately stuffed. We did bring home the leftovers to eat the next day and they were still just as delicious. This is our go-to spot now when it comes to Indian food and what we will be recommending to our friends!

Showed up for dinner on a Friday night and the place is very busy. Ordered veggie samosa and chicken pakora. Samosas were good but the pakoras were amazing! The chicken was so tender and juicy. I wanted to ask the chef how they were prepared. Got egg biryani, lamb curry, and chicken tikka masala. The egg biryani was not very good. The others were excellent. I literally just feasted on some butter naan with the chicken tikka masala sauce. It was heavenly. Would definitely come back!

Updating this review yet again ... I went here today with a fellow Yelper, and everything was delicious. I had the chicken masala (Thali, which includes rice, naan, cucumber sauce, curry cauliflower, a small rice pudding dessert, and a few other sauces/small dishes) and we split an order of naan stuffed with onion - very tasty! Every time I come here, the food is delicious, and it seems to be a bit more inexpensive than other places in the area too - you can get a lunch weekday buffet for $9.95 ($10.95 on weekends), and my Thali dish today was $14.95. (even if you get your dish non-Thali, for about $10.95-$11.95, it still comes with rice and naan, which is unusual - at other Indian places in the area, naan is not included) I tend to only come here like once a year or so but I think I will start changing that :) their food is very good and so is the service.

Reading people's reviews about this "being the best" if that's the case I can not even begin to imagine what other Indian food around here tastes like... Had to give one star because 0 stars isn't an option. I'm here on a work trip, ordered in because I read good things- I ordered the vegetarian samosas and butter chicken.... the samosas were okay... nothing to rave about but the butter chicken was probably one of the worst meals I've had. The chicken tasted completely fake and sour. The easiest way I can describe the entree was imagine buying a "butter chicken TV dinner" from Walmart, microwaving it and then letting it sit in the fridge for a few days before eating it. And even then- I've had better microwaveable Indian food than this. I'm not from Michigan, but this can not be the "best"

A great choice for traditional Indian dishes. If you like spicy food, don't shy away from ordering it spicy. The great part about this restaurant is they give both naan and rice with the curries. They also follow COVID-19 guidelines. Overall, good experience and food.

Love this Indian restaurant. The food is always consistently great and the service is good. In the mood for Indian food this is a must!!

We have experienced consistently great tasting Indian food and dependable service at Ashoka. Because of this it is one of our regulars when we have to have an Indian cuisine fix. The biggest issue I have when it comes to most Indian restaurants is that I have in mind a particular dish, for example Shrimp Vindaloo, but if it is lunch time, and the restaurant has an Indian Buffet, I will almost always decide on the buffet. That's the case here at Ashoka. Don't get me wrong, I love Indian buffets because of the variety of dishes available including appetizers, soups, entrees, and desserts. For me personally, there is a danger with many types of ethnic foods because I have a peanut and cashew allergy. These are common ingredients in many Indian dishes. So for buffets and even some things from the menu I always ask which dishes I need to avoid and chefs are always willing to come out and explain the ingredients in each dish; so far I haven't died or had to rush to a hospital. Add the friendly staff here and a large number of Indian customers and Ashoka is a winner!

Overall pretty good. A decent buffet selection and a clean eating atmosphere. The butter chicken is very good.

Ashoka had its charm in the past, but of late, with other newer restaurants around, it is losing the customers. Good variety of food, convenient location and great people working here !

Great food; and service. The seating could be better - my table cloth was kind of dirty. However, compared to ALL major Indian food places around a 40 mile radius - this is THE BEST!!! Have a mix of all types of food (mild, medium, hot). The buffet is great too - might be a little unhygienic with so many people - but a good time none the less. I'll be back! TIP - buy the spot next door and EXPAND -- you will grow like crazy!!!

Everything tasted amazing. Got butter chicken and tikka masala. Veggie samosas were perfect.

The food we had from Ashoka Indian Cuisine was terrific. I really enjoyed it. Ashoka specializes in South Indian, North Indian, Mughlai, and Indian Chinese (Indo-Chinese) cuisine. The restaurant is in Troy. There used to be a location in Canton, but it closed. Ashoka catered a cocktail hour and wedding reception that my fiancee and I attended at The Henry, Autograph Collection (hotel) in Dearborn. It was a huge reception. And by huge, I'm guesstimating at least 250-300 guests. Cocktail hour was a meal unto itself. Passed bites included lamb chops and some sort of croquette. The lamb chops were juicy and well-seasoned. Then, there was a double-sided self-serve buffet line outside the reception ballroom. This buffet consisted of: * Mixed Pakora * Cauliflower Manchuarian Dry * Vegetable Spring Rolls * Chicken 65 * Mint Chutney * Tamarind Chutney * Chili Sauce Plus basmati rice, a lentil dish, another dish with meat and vegetables, and Mediterranean food like pita bread, hummus, baba ghanoush, and tabbouleh salad. These latter items weren't labeled, but the asterisked items were. I'm not sure why that was, but it would've been nice if Ashoka labeled everything (assuming everything indeed came from Ashoka) so all the guests were clear what all the food was. I tried everything. During cocktail hour, my favorites were definitely the mixed pakora, cauliflower Manchurian dry, veggie spring rolls, and chicken 65, with the chicken 65 being my top favorite. Of course, this was all the fried stuff. These items tasted fresh, warm, flavorful, and delectably crispy. I was pretty happy with the quality considering the food was prepared in mass quantities. The chicken 65 was quite savory with great flavor. It was lip-smacking good. The veggie spring rolls came with a yummy sweet chili sauce (reminiscent of or perhaps even the same as the sweet Thai chili sauce I grew up eating). I could have easily gotten full off of these items alone, but I had to pace myself knowing dinner was coming. There was even a late-night snack towards the end of the reception (pizzas/flatbreads) that I couldn't touch because I was so stuffed. The other cocktail hour items were A-OK. When dinnertime rolled around, Ashoka presented another double-sided self-serve buffet; this time, containing the following (going off the label names here): * Pulav Rice * Mutter Paneer * Aloo Gobi * Bendi Masala * Chicken Tikka Masala * Lamb Chili Masala * Naan * Raitha * Pickle This was a nice assortment of Indian food. The pulav rice is the same thing as pulao (or pilaf). This pulao was fairly plain (more plain than the rice served during cocktail hour, in fact), made with white basmati rice and green peas, among a couple other ingredients. The mutter (mattar) paneer was good. It's a North Indian dish consisting of peas and paneer cheese in a garam-masala-spiced, tomato-based sauce. I thought the aloo gobi was OK. Aloo gobi is turmeric-yellow-colored cooked potatoes and cauliflower. The bendi (bhindi) masala was one of my favorites from dinner. It's a pretty simple, but very satisfying dish made of okra stir-fried with spices. It had wonderful flavor and, as a lover of okra, I couldn't get enough of it. The okra was chopped into bite-size pieces. I will say I think they were cooked to more than my liking, but still very good nonetheless. I liked the chicken tikka masala better than the lamb chili masala. Ashoka's chicken tikka masala was pretty solid with fairly tender chunks of chicken and a rich and creamy curry sauce. The lamb chili masala was alright. It was tasty, but I didn't like the flavors as much as the chicken tikka masala. The naan, raitha (raita - yogurt), and pickles were par for the course. The pickles were nice and spicy. Other foods on the dinner buffet, not labeled nor listed above, included salad with iceberg lettuce, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, and white onion, and papadum (thin, crisp, seasoned dough). The papadum was very light, crispy, and delicate. Overall, during both cocktail hour and the dinner reception, I thought the quality of the food from Ashoka was good. I was quite satisfied by the end of the night.

I enjoyed my recent meal at Ashoka. I ordered naan, chicken curry and shrimp biryani at medium heat. It smelled and tasted just as I remembered it, aromatic, spicy and flavorful. The staff was attentive and polite. My only complaint is I was the only diner in the restaurant until my last few minutes there when another couple came in. I hope this isn't typical for a weeknight. I want Ashoka to stay open for years to come.

Stepped in to this place for late lunch around 1:40judging from the fact that they close at 2:30 and we planned on ordering and not participating in the buffet, yes we were late. The buffet looked okay but everything seemed heavy on spices and gravy so we decided to order. We went with tandoor mix kabobs which come with lamb, chicken, fish and shrimp kabobs all served with onions and green pepper on this hot grill/skillet thing. It came out piping hot and cost about $17. We also ordered buttery naan which was $1.95 a piece. Since the dish was all grilled meats and seafood marinaded in their decadent tandoori spices, we asked for some kind of yogurt dip on the side. This was probably such a delicious experience. The lamb was a bit over cooked and and fish was too salty but everything was so deliciously grilled. Massive prawns were given to us at this price, extremely reasonable judging from the fact that the entire grill was filled to the brim with protein, and the yogurt dip made it go down easy. The naan's were so delicious and freshly made. The interior is a little drab, the atmosphere is slow as well. Clean but just boring. The ambience isnt helped with the music either. The waiters seem extremely antisocial and shy, and we could barely hear our waiter although he was super sweet. The bill came to about $28 and we had left overs! 3 naans and an entire skillet of protein goodies just to try ashoka out. It was a pleasant toe dippin in to the ashoka pool! We'll be back to try some more goodies maybe even the buffet for next round!

Indian food as good as it gets in Michigan! .... And we have tried pretty much all of that are worth trying !

It's our third time coming for the buffet in the afternoon that's only about $10. Not too bad if you ask me. The buffet had three different rices (plain white, lemon, and looked like white with some veggies), different chicken, can't remember the names, but they were both with bone in them, we also had naan, and pink chicken given as complimentary for our lunch, and the dessert was super delicious some type of warm orange sweet potatoe like paired with rice puddimg was amazing! Overall everything was delicious, was so full after two plates. Wished I saved more room for the dessert!

My friend and I dined at Ashoka on Thursday night. I'm eating my leftovers for breakfast today, Saturday morning. They are so delicious I feel compelled to review this amazing restaurant. Whether you already know and love Indian food or you've never tried it before, GO TO ASHOKA! :) We ordered a few appetizers and shared an entree. The servings are so generous we both enjoyed tons of food for dinner and left with carryout containers to take home. Everything was fresh, delicious and so interesting. We were shocked at how reasonable the prices were when the bill arrived. Such an amazing value for such totally delicious food. We found the atmosphere to be nice and relaxing and the service was really pleasant, fast and professional. Our waiter, perhaps the manager or owner, was very helpful in explaining dishes, answering my questions and offering suggestions on which sauces to use with specific dishes. We tried samosa, breaded cauliflower, the potato filled rolled dosa and channa masala. All were absolutely delicious. The dishes came with several different sauces, rice and naan bread. We loved everything, even the dipping sauces. I can't wait to go back and try more/different dishes. I'm already trying to talk my husband into returning with me sometime this weekend. He tried the cold leftovers and loved them too. I will be back for sure and I highly recommend this place.

First visit today was a strong foot in the right direction. I came together with a few fellow Yelpers for the lunch buffet, having heard that Ashoka's food is good, even the lunch buffet's. It should be noted that I'm leery of most buffet food, as experience tells me it can be iffy at best. Not here, though. Here, the lunch buffet food was better than expected, quite honestly. They started out by bringing to the table four pieces of tandoori chicken, and it was darned good. How they can get rid of the chicken skin and yet keep the chicken moist, I'll never understand, but they somehow do. A nice deep red in color, it was nice and flavorful. Also brought to the table for us was a perfectly good naan. I thought it was perfectly good, anyway. The real surprise, to me though, was the buffet itself. Sure, there were vegetarian dishes/soups/sauces, but there was also a couple of different chicken dishes (korma and curried-on-the-bone), plus: there was a very welcome madras lamb curry, and that's what really piqued my interest. Lamb, unground lamb anyway, isn't cheap, and it would have been entirely forgivable had they not had any available...but they *did*. And it hit home with me, as I happen to have very partial feelings towards madras lamb curry, and theirs was very nice. I had seconds of this. I had several different things, actually, and sure, not everything resonated with me, but *most* things did, and were happily consumed. Too, my table companions were quite happy with what they were able to try as well, and the rice pudding received high remarks from them as well. The very best rice pudding in the world wouldn't get me to bat an eye, but they all seemed to like it, so there you go. $10 for this lunch experience is *surprisingly* cheap...I would have thought that including lamb in the buffet would have been $12 for sure. Service was fine by the staff, though I wish the floor itself had been cleaner; maybe it's time for a thorough deep clean of the restaurant's floor, or something. Other than that, there wasn't much to complain about. Restroom was clean and well-stocked. Parking was convenient. Buffet food choices were nice and varied...vegetarians deferring from NeeHee's could feel right at home, here, and probably for less money. I'll tell you: I wasn't hungry again for hours, and this was an early lunch for me. I will be back to enjoy more.

The good: there was a variety of food at the buffet and what looked like a decent-sized menu. We went for the buffet so I could try items that I haven't before. I was pleased with everything I sampled, which was quite a bit of the buffet. It was reasonably priced and not too packed during lunch. The bad: service was nothing to write home about and while I probably would have liked a soda with lunch, we were never offered anything besides water. I didn't care enough to flag the guy down though, so I'm not too bent out of shape about it. As I said, the place was not packed (even a little) and it makes me go "hmmm" when a place is practically dead during lunch in a populated area. Overall, I enjoyed it and would definitely eat here again given the opportunity.

Hubby & I went to grab quick dinner last night. We've heard good things about this place so decided to give it a try! It was almost 8pm on a Sunday night. When we walked in, there were no other customers. After a couple minutes, others started to walk in. We ordered the hyderbadi chicken biryani and the butter chicken with naan. I asked for my biryani to be hot (spice) but it was not spicy at all. It was good, I've definitely had better biryani before though. Hubby enjoyed the butter chicken. The food was fresh and the restaurant was clean.

When did they change their menu? The tandoor mixed grill is gone and everything just comes with naan and rice no more thali option. Been coming here forever but it looks like I need to find a new place.

My go-to Indian lunch buffet in the 'burbs. The naan here is perfect -- fluffy and buttery, as it should be. I like their lunch buffets, when they bring out the piping hot, fresh tandoori chicken. I also like that they provide many options, meat and meatless -- however, I wish they had more variety day-to-day (seems like they have the same things over and over again). I will also say that, while the bathrooms are clean, they tend to leave the floors pretty wet. I've noticed it before without issue but, due to a recent injury I'm now on crutches, and I almost fell due to these wet floors. Just a warning! Thanks for cleaning the bathroom, but please dry the floors after :)

I am glad I got to try the buffet. I don't recall liking much beyond the tandoori chicken. Indian curry smells a bit too intense to me, more often than not. Indian food is not my favorite. The Chana Masala is alright, but overall taste was just ok.

This place gets an extra star for being the first and most consistent Indian restaurant in the D area on repeat. I'll admit, I've had better- but part of the reason for this is rotating owners and waitstaff. However. My last two visits were fantastic, with friendly waitstaff and intense flavor just the way I like 'em. One visit to the lunch buffet had my foodie soul satisfied, especially with the spicy goat curries offered. Today, the Lamb Saag was pretty perfect (not on the menu, but they made it upon request) and the naan was fluffy, buttered and divine. *tip: if you like it spicy, like I do, order medium plus at the verrrrrry least. I'm not sure if my past orders of medium were sent mild because I'm clearly not Indian, or if they tone it down in general. Some joints, like Cardamom in Ann Arbor, medium is perfect for me, but too tame in this establishment!!

Consistent taste and service. Never disappointed with my usual orders of ra a dosa, upma, poori, and Kashmiri naan. Been going here for over 2 years or more

Wow! This place is so great! Even the rice is amazing. Totally recommend the chicken saag. Not sure how they can make spinach taste so good. Prices aren't bad, especially if you hit the lunch buffet. The waiters are always so kind and helpful. The restaurant itself is very clean and well taken care of. My only complaint is that their dishes and flatware are not always super clean. Sometimes I find food stuck on them. Maybe they need a new dishwasher? Still, my husband and I go almost every week. So they must be doing something right!

Normally this is my go to place for chicken Tikka masala. We get the chefs special version. Anyway, this last time we went, there was not much chicken in the dish. If I had to guesstimate, I'd say probably half to 3/4 of a regular sized breast of chicken. Also, I would say that the chicken was definitely overcooked and stringy. It is a real shame because the sauce is excellent, as is the Naan and rice. But for the price, I feel like more chicken meat should be included. Anyway, the food was hot and overall fine, but we will be looking for a new restaurant for our go-to for chicken Tikka masala.

Food: I went during lunch which are the buffet hours. Most everything I tried was salty or oily esp. the Lamb Korma and the Veggie Cutlets. I would recommend the Chicken Korma and table side Naan. There were only two options for dessert Carrot Halwa & Payasam. I really liked the Payasam as it was served cold and very refreshing. Service: everything seemed rushed. While they don't verbally push you out, it is very apparent because about 30 minutes before closing they begin to clear out the entrees from the buffet and start cleaning everything in the main dining area. Family friendly and accommodating for large groups.

Service was very poor right off the bat. The owner pointed us to the table and didn't have any enthusiasm. The buffet was very subpar. The options were limited and the quality of food was okay. They could've made it up by providing better customer service, but they failed to do that as well. I would maybe give this place another chance, but they really have to step it up.

One of my go to Indian restaurants in Troy. Normally order the navratan korma and the Reshami kebab. The navratan korma is pretty good every time I order it. The reshami kebab I ordered twice recently is dry, less marinated, and most of the pieces were burnt. Palak paneer is really tasty and the naan is good too.

I love the food from Ashoka and would have given a five star rating. However, they advertise that they deliver using Doordash and appear in the Doordash app. But, they're never available to order from. I prefer the food and specific dishes from Ashoka. Since they're not available, I have to order from other Indian restaurants and settle for something other than what I had a taste for. I know I could order and pick up but I work a lot a prefer the convenience of the food delivery services.

This food is really good! They got rid of the old combo option but still the best Indian food around! Try the butter chicken!

This is my favorite spot for Indian cuisine and it's the reason why Indian food is my favorite type of cuisine! It has slowly become one my favorite restaurants, everything I have ordered here has been delicious! I highly recommend trying the cauliflower manchurian! No Indian food from other restaurants have compared to this location! Everyone that I have recommended this to has loved it as well!

I guess since I travel a lot what I ordered was standard affair. Different was drink shot specials . Very reasonable. Service was good. Atmosphere was so-so. Used to eating at posh Indian places. See Mysore masala dosa pic I have posted. Beware it is really hot hot five chili alarm. Try regular masala dosa good for most.