Taste Buds of India

Exceptional service, authentic food but just far far too much oil in the food. As an Englishman living in the USA visiting Indian restaurants weekly and having regularly visited India I can say this food is pretty good compared to most — better than ⁸⁄₁₀ Indian restaurants in the USA, the only major cause for concern is the excessive oil. The food seems to have a variety of spices, and it’s fresh. They don’t seem to have a tandoor but the naan was also very good.
The main surprise was the service, which is almost universally horrendous in Indian restaurants in the USA — this one however is an exception. Keep it up.

After watching a movie at Sunset Place, I checked on Unilocal for a good place to eat. I saw Taste Buds of India was close by and decided to give it a try as I have never had Indian food. What we found was some of the most delicious food I have ever tasted. We got the chicken tiki masala and the taste buds mixed grill from the Tandoori Dawat menu. It was delicious. I will definitely be back.

I’m a huge fan of Indian food and I’ve been trying to find a replacement for my favorite Indian restaurant in south Miami that closed down last year. Taste Buds of Indian didn’t disappoint. It was absolutely delicious. The service was great, the wine was divine and the food was out of this world. Definitely my new favorite spot

I went here to celebrate my birthday with coworkers.
Great price of $ 16 for a buffet of Indian food. Great choice of food they laid out for the buffet. It all tasted great.
Restaurant was a little hard to find. Google maps guided me but was not able to see sign clear enough.
Inside restaurant was peaceful. Indian music playing.
I would recommend.

I really love when a new Indian restaurant opens up because I feel like there aren’t enough and I love the food. I probably won’t be back to this one, though. Met my husband there for lunch, paid for the buffet — which was ok if you want to sample different things I guess. It was just very awkward because we literally got one piece of 3 different meat dishes, and the server was walking over to tell us something, and the other one told him something that made him back away. It was weird — and we felt like we were doing something wrong?
It made me so uncomfortable that I ended up getting 3 pieces of chicken with a half scoop of a side dish (not exaggerating), and two sticky dessert ball things. There was another guy who went up for at least 4 helpings while we were there (I’d say about 35 mins and that’s being generous) and no one told him anything.
It was just weird, and the bill was outrageously high for feeling awkward and not really getting anything for it. Yeah, I wouldn’t go back — 3 stars because what I did get to have was not bad.

Very decent lunch buffet.
Kingfisher beer LARGE.
Attentive and friendly service.
Slippery tile floors need a proper cleaning with heavy duty de-​greaser.
Gooh tynes en My Jammy!

A restaurant like this is much needed in South Florida. The moment I stepped into the restaurant it smelled very nice, like incense. The staff was very nice and very helpful and helped describe the dishes further in detail. you have the choice of either buffet or ordering something from the menu. The buffet did look appealing, but we wanted to try dishes.
I had the lamb tikka masala with rosemary and butter naan. What an explosion of flavor, there was no talking at the table since the both of us were so immersed by our meal. It was incredible, this chef takes the time to balance the spices for the lamb. We had pankora chicken, an appetizer, that chicken… was so seasoned… was breaded to perfection… it was amazing. it had a slightly spicy red dipping sauce and I am not a fan of spice, but the sauce was so flavorful that I could appreciate the taste behind the heat. I also had GULAB Jamun for dessert and hey… YOU CAN NOT GO WRONG WITH GULAB JAMUN AMAZING.
In short, go here, it was amazing… everything perfect, definitely going again.

Awesome awesome awesome food
Visiting from Texas, this place was just a revelation in the right sense.
I personally met with the chef to thank him for the great food.
He doesn’t use short cuts like most other Indian restaurants do. Gravy is truly made the right way. All dishes are!
Highly recommend this place for authentic Indian taste

The waiters were very friendly and helpful. The food was delicious, I have tried many many many different Indian restaurants and this one is definitely among the best! The butter chicken is my fav!

This place was awesome! The only thing it’s missing is an outdoor patio.
The wait staff were very kind and attentive. The food was amazing, they had a great wine and beer list, and the atmosphere is nice.
I recommend the cheese filled Naan, and the Chicken Vindaloo; delightful! Their portion sizes are large, so it’s great to share or bring home for leftovers!
The prices were very reasonable, and Sunset is such a cute area. I can’t wait to go back and try more items there!

Worst indian food ever. I tried several indian restaurent in miami and broward county and this place disappoints the most.
I went there post seeing good reviews on Unilocal,ordered chicken tikka n roti for pickup and found food tasteless and I even suspect they were leftovers from past days. To add to my woe, This place is the most expensive of all.
Super disppointment. Ruined my evening.

Oh boy the food is incredible here, anybody who is a hater really doesn’t care about what they eat, everything here is cooked fresh to your order, if you r in hurry please don’t waste there time and waste there linen on tables, this place is perfect when you want to dine out in peace with outstanding food. Kudos to staff and owner.

I really enjoy this place because it is so authentic. I would recommend the lunch buffet. You get your choice of about 10 different dishes with sauces, bread and a soft drink for only $ 16.99.
The service is 4 out of 5 stars with some awkward moments but for the most part very good. I never had to wait except at the very beginning of the meal. The staff is nice and accommodation.
The location is perfect. It is within walking distance of my place so that is definitely a plus. I look forward to returning soon.

Went today for the first time. I had the lunch special.
First off, the parking is bad. They chose a location where restaurants go to die, and parking is one of the reasons the location is cursed. You have to park on the street or in a garage.
The restaurant is small and somewhat dark, with a huge Buddha statue near the door. The atmosphere could use some work. Seems clean.
My friend and I had the lunch buffet. I can’t recall all the dishes, but I will list a few.
Condiments: raita, mango chutney, and yogurt sauce. There was also a tamarind sauce. They did not have any spicy condiments to liven up the food.
Meat: curried lamb, tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala, and a few other things I can’t recall.
They also had basmati rice, spinach pakoras, and vegetable samosas. They had some vegetarian dishes which didn’t interest me.
The only dessert on the buffet was a strange brown substance that tasted like cooked mashed squash. They offer more than one bread with lunch. We went with butter naan.
The lunch buffet costs $ 16.95, which seems high considering what you get. The choices are limited, and you are stuck with mild seasoning, since most people are too wimpy to eat anything a baby can’t swallow. Beverages cost extra (free refills). Lunch for two people will run you over $ 40. If the food were exceptional, I’d say that was fine, but it’s not that great.
The samosas and pakoras were a little cool. Personally, I prefer samosas right out of the fryer or whatever it is they use to cook them. They don’t get better with age.
I tried small portions of several entrees. They were good, but not great. When you eat Indian food, you want the tastes and aromas to jump out at you. The food at Taste Buds of India is somewhat subdued, as if they’re using too many canned seasonings.
The naan seemed a little heavy. I used to eat poori in New York’s old 6^th Street Indian restaurant row, and it was always hot and full of flavor. It’s kind of hard to get excited about the naan I had today, when I know how good Indian bread can be. It also had bits of black stuff stuck to it in places. Not sure what that was.
I tried the dessert. I would stay away from this stuff. I’m not sure what it’s supposed to taste like, but it’s not good. Not very sweet, not much flavor, and there is an off taste to it which is hard to place.
The waiters were very nice. Super helpful.
Here is my verdict: they need to wake the food up. They also need to get rid of that strange dessert and substitute something like firni, which Americans will actually recognize as dessert. They should also improve the condiment selection and provide little containers for condiments so they can be moved to the table without piling them on the food.
If they’re going to charge $ 17 for a buffet, they should include a beverage.
I may go back, and I may not.
I hope they improve the food and take some of the gloom out of the atmosphere. And they need an «OPEN» sign. The place looks like it’s closed. That will drive off half of the foot traffic.

My affinity for Indian food has grown especially after my recent trip to London where Indian food is as common as coffee shops! I came back on a voracious search to get my fix of lamb vindaloo and butter chicken. Thankfully my friend introduced me to this place and I can’t thank her enough.
The first two times we had food from here it was take out and our friends literally ordered every item on the menu. We got to taste the Dahl, chicken korma, butter chicken, lamb vindaloo, chicken rogan josh, along with naan and their raita. The food was absolutely delicious! Everything was flavorful and better than I remembered. My favorites are the butter chicken and chicken Korma. The butter chicken is by far one of the best I’ve had. We also has their lamb samosas as well as the veggie ones but the lamb are more flavorful in my opinion, plus the mint cilantro sauce compliments it perfectly.
I’ve eaten at the restaurant twice but I have to say it’s slow. The several times I’ve gone for dinner the place is usually pretty empty but it takes a while for the food to come out. The have a lunch buffet for $ 14.99 which I’m eager to try. I think the place could use a little more in terms of ambiance but the food more than makes up for it. The fact that I don’t have to travel excessively far to get my dose of Indian makes it a winner in my book!

We were very happy with our recent dinner at Taste Buds of India. It’s sort of a «low» four stars for me, but I found it far better than almost all the other Indian restaurants I’ve tried in Miami. Only Zaika in North Miami is better in my estimation. Will look forward to returning to Taste Buds.
Both the malai kofta and the chicken tikka masala were excellent. As was the garlic naan.
Service was very good as well.
A side note — they serve Indian Chinese food here. I’ve not tried it. I can’t wait to.

Short version: Granted, I am not Indian, but everyone else that was dining there was, and thats a good sign. The food was delicious, the service was relaxed but not «slow» or inattentive. Go there!
Long version: I was there on a Saturday afternoon and my companion and I were the only ones there at the time but then table after table of Indian families started coming in.
We ordered the Eggplant Bharta lunch special and a Mixed Grill with chicken, lamb, pork, shrimp and onions.
The lunch special came with a vegetable samosa, dal makhani, salad, rice and rice pudding for dessert, and the eggplant of course. It was a great deal, you get all that food for around $ 13 and it was delicious. I wasn’t crazy about the rice pudding, I found it a little too sweet but thats just my taste.
The mixed grill came with rice. It was tasty. The pork was a little bland for some reason but everything else was pretty good.
They also served complimentary naan while you wait for your food.
We had a total of 3 different young men who took care of us. I believe they can be categorized as the waiter, food runner and bus boy. All of which where very polite and attentive but the service is relaxed. They want you to linger and enjoy the experience.
I also noticed that people where taking handfuls of these colorful looking seeds and chucking them into their mouths on they way out. Turns out those are candied spices and are meant to cleanse the palate and freshen your breath after eating (so I read anyway). I had a «when in Rome» moment and tried it. Tasted like I was eating nag champa incense… not for me.
The place is beautifully decorated and clean. I would totally return and would definitely recommend to anyone looking for good Indian food in Miami.

I’ve bookmarked this place when it opened but somewhat waiting for their lunch buffet to launch before coming by, so I can try a larger variety of their dishes. When I saw on their website they have lunch buffet, I went to check it out. However, walking in, the absence of a buffet bar is obvious. The waiter explained that their equipment is broken but it’s a lot of work to take down the info from the website (I almost joked, isn’t there a Silicon Valley of India?)
Anyway, we sat down and chose from the extensive list of lunch specials. There are four categories: vegetarian, chicken (both $ 12.95), lamb and seafood (both $ 14.95), under each about 6 – 8 varieties.
It was about 45 min wait for the food, but when it came, it was fresh and very delicious. Everything looked made to order, the entrees steamy hot, the naan puffy and warm. Medium heat gave us a small kick of fire without sweat. The pile of rice looked small but as there was bread as well, it’s more than enough.
Can’t quite give it a five, because of some minor misses: wait was long, our napkin had lipstick stains on it which was somewhat gross, no spoon to scoop the sauces, and after we paid they brought us the bill again.

New Indian cuisine in SOMI. It came up on my Unilocal feed as a new restaurant so I decided to give it a try. We ordered the vindaloo chicken (medium) and onion nan. Both were delicious and the flavor profile was exquisite.
I can’t wait to go back but next time to dine-​in!

With Indian food options in Miami being so sadly limited, I shrieked with utter excitement when I saw this well reviewed listing come up on Unilocal.
Within minutes I enlisted my family and off we went to lunch. All six of us tucked away for lunch in a back corner comfortably. We ordered lunch specials which were amazing! You get so much food (all of it exquisite) for just $ 15. My sister ordered the tandoor chicken off the normal menu and it was juicy and seasoned beautifully.
The service was very attentive and they continuously checked up on us. We were there for well over two hours and never felt rushed or anything.
My entire family was thrilled with their dishes and we were all pleasantly stuffed. I cannot wait to go back there again! :)