Hotbreads, Woburn MA

Hotbreads.

One of the best places around for Indian food and pastries. They have a good lunch buffet too.

Lamb biryani - 8/10. Very good. It is not served in the typical layered style (saffron rice, meat, rice...), but is mixed up. Nevertheless, its tasty and spicy.

Chicken biryani - 8/10. Ditto.

Lamb curry - 8/10. Good consistency gravy (not watery), spicy.

Egg curry - 8/10. Ditto.

Pastries - if you want the 'Indian style' pastries, this is the place!

Filter coffee - average. It used to be brewed the proper South Indian way, but its machine made now.

Ras malai and gulab jamun - both nice.

438, Main Street
Woburn, MA - 01801
Phone: (978) 361-6943

Madras Grill, Chelmsford MA

Madras Grill. Good food & decor, to sum it up.  New Indian restaurant in Chelmsford, MA.

Update Feb 2012:

Karaikudi Chicken - 9/10.
Ask the chef to make it semi-dry (and spicy if desired). Very flavorful gravy, soft juicy chicken.
Description: A delicacy from the southern region called chettinadu, bone in chicken cooked with some distinct ingredients such as poppy seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds that give a very special aroma to the curry.

Mirapakaya Kodi Kura Chicken - 9/10.
Cooked similar to the Karaikudi Chicken above, but different flavor (Andhra style). Having it semi-dry doesnt dilute the tasty gravy.
Description: A spicy andhra bone in chicken dish cooked with green chillis and home ground south indian spicy masala.


From the buffet:

Chilli chicken - 8/10. Not too spicy, dry (good), not messed up with bell peppers or gravy (good).

Chicken tikka masala - 8/10. Very soft and juicy chicken, almost the 'melt in your mouth' kinds.

Chicken tandoori - 7/10. Better than the usual, well marinated, but by the time you get half way through the meat, the marination wears off... and you are back to 'white meat'.

Chicken with black pepper and hint of coconut (I forget the name) - 7/10. Tasty. Nice gravy.

Naan - nice thin fresh ones.

Filter coffee - decent. The real deal (not machine made). Could be a bit stronger.

Carrot halwa & sooji halwa - nice.

The veggie food was generally good too. The (moong-daal?) dosa with potato stuffing, that comes with the buffet, was ok, and so was the zucchini mixed vegetable.

Recommended overall.

Lunch buffet on all days, $9.95 M-F, $12.95 S-S. Menu looks interesting too, but a bit pricey.

7 Summer Street
Chelmsford, MA - 01824
Phone : (978) 330-5133

Email : info@themadrasgrill.com

Dosa Express
1170 Green St, Iselin, NJ
(732) 404-0047

This is one of the few places on Oak Tree road where you can get desi filter coffee. But dont go with high hopes.
Filter coffee - disappointing 4/10 (dilute, milky, not even close to the real thing)
Idli - 5/10
Pakoda - 5/10
These were for breakfast.