Pasand
$$ - average
Indian
A mostly-vegetarian Indian restaurant
Pasand is a very nice place and very veg-friendly. As the menu, other than a handful of non-veg appetizers and entrees, is entirely vegetarian.
Appetizers are mostly Pakoras (vegetables coated with lentil batter), but there's also Samosas and pastries.
Pasand features terrific breads, innumerable Pooris, Dosa entrees, and wonderful vegetable-curry dishes.
Entrees are available a la carte, or (for an additional $2-$3) come with soup, bread, rice, and dessert; making this probably the best value for an Indian dinner in all of Phoenix.
Lunch buffet daily 11:30am - 3pm.
Located at the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline Road.
- Buffet
- Romantic
Added by Steve Carlson on Feb 1 05 (updated Sep 16 07)
Reviews
This place isn't particularly clean, especially the restrooms, but the food is solid and you can get a really great value. $6.95 for a huge bowl of dahl curry, which came with bread and a large serving of rice -- definitely enough to keep me happy. I would love to do one of their complete dinners, but there doesn't seem to be a way to make it all vegan. There's a 15% off coupon on their website, though I didn't get around to using it.
This is one of our favorites. The Chana Masala is always great and the servers are helpful with recommendations or explanations of menu items.
I was very disappointed in the lunch buffet. Although there were several veggie choices, I couldn't find anything that tasted good. Some were so spicy I couldn't eat them. Some were so runny the veggies were secondary to the sauces. The nan is on the hot buffet and gets dried out. There was a large tray with a few pieces of unripe fruit. It tasted like cheap "buffet" food, rather than the quailty food we paid for. The bad taste still persists. I would not recommend people who are looking for a good vegetarian meal to go there.
Everything I've ordered I've LOVED. I really like the lunch buffet. The buffet is over half vegetarian, and almost everything is delicious. The buffet is slightly different every time I go (this past Saturday I loved everything I ate!), but the quality is consistent. Everything on the buffet is spicy, though, so be prepared. My favorite dishes off the menu are the Moong Masala Dosa and the Stuffed Paratha. I also like the Rice Pilaf, but it is very simple: basmati rice with peas and carrots and very little spice. My husband loves Thai Iced Tea, and theirs never fails to please him!