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The last time I was here was in December. I thought the food was spectacular. Today, three months later, not so much. Had the chicken biryani and the shrimp sag. Asked for the sag (spinach) to be made without dairy. There is another local restaurant that does this for me. Well they accommodated my request but the dish turned out to be flavorless. I didn't ask for the spices to be left out--just the dairy. So the shrimp sag was so so and this is being generous. The basmati rice that came with the shrimp sag lacked salt in its totality so it just tasted like white mush. The chicken biryani was generous and had three pieces of chicken which was enough. However, it was not tasty like the last time--again lacking in spices. Everything was freshly made that has to be said. The waitress gave us some raita (yogurt) and let us sample the "sambar?"when we inquired about what the buffet was like (before we got our food) It was lentils in a tomato base. Really good. The waitress was very polite, attentive and just an overall nice young lady. I am so disappointed in the food this time around though. I know this cannot be the same chef who made our food the last time. The bad thing about the restaurant business is the movement of chefs and staff. Here today, gone tomorrow. Today was a case where the former chef was greatly missed by us. I don't think I would make another trip out to 24th Avenue and Bell to eat this indian food. I thought I had found a gem, but sadly this is not the case. Management: Work on your food... who was cooking in December that made my first visit so great???

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[b]. positive.
[a].