Paradise Biryani Pointe (aka Mysore Veggie)

Lowell, MA
(978) 677-7181

The old Mysore Veggie restaurant now serves Hyderabadi cuisine too.
Service is very slow, so I recommend ordering an hour ahead for take out.

Goat Pepper Fry - 9/10 - awesome! Goat pieces in a onion, black pepper & other spices. Very well made, well marinated, semi-dry appetizer, spicy and tasty. Hopefully the quality will be maintained.

Paradise Chicken - 6/10. Nice. Nothing to write home about. Dry appetizer. Sprinkled with sesame seeds. Looks like a relative of General Gao's Chicken :)

Goat Biryani - 6/10. This was supposed to be the high point of the 'Biryani' place, but was a let down. Not bad, but no great shakes either.

More to come...

Minerva

Minerva Indian Cuisine
500 Boston Providence Tpk (Rte 1 North), Norwood, MA 02062
Tel: (781) 551-9797

Good food overall. New restaurant. They have a buffet on all 7 days. Better variety than the average Indian buffet. Courteous folks. The place has a nice Andhra flavor to the food.

Shrimp fry - 7.5/10. Good stuff. Dry, kind of like shrimp manchurian with chillies and onion. I wish the shrimp pieces were a bit bigger though (it was chopped up). Nicely spiced, well done masala.
Lamb curry - 6.5/10. Nicer than the average fare. Tasty.
Goat biryani - 7/10. Welcome sight to see biryani in a buffet. The goat pieces could have been a bit more moist. But thats nitpicking now. :)
Chicken curry - 6/10. Better than average.
Naan - 7/10. Thin crispy naan, almost bite sized, fresh. Not the half raw, half cold stuff you get on average.
Tandoori chicken - 6/10. Better than usual.
Mushroom curry - 6/10. Tasty, different, but the curry was a bit dilute.
Palak paneer - 5/10. Ok.
Gulab jamun - 7/10. Very nice. Soft, no lumpy core, not overly sweet.