| ambiance |
85.71000099182129% positive |
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The place has cute booths and nice decor, but don't expect to be swept off your feet by the service. ”
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From the moment you walk in you are welcomed with by the friendly staff, the warm and inviting decor, and traditional music playing in the background, which adds the perfect touch. ”
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Great location. ”
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The Indian food is superb and the ambience is nice, with beaded curtains adorning comfy booths. ”
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love the ambiance of the restaurant. ”
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Free street parking is easy to find and the prices are reasonable. ”
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The restaurant is beautiful and romantic. ”
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this place doent not taste an indian food or saving spices., no valet parking and bad service. ”
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It certainly has a pleasant ambience at night with dim lighting and plenty of booths. ”
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And the atmosphere is so ideal - it's not only a wonderful place for an intimate dinner with that special someone, it's also perfect for a fun night out with a group. ”
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The atmosphere is oddly compelling, the service is great and the food is excellent. ”
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As far as the atmosphere is concerned, the staff was very attentive to our dining needs in spite of the fact that it was busy. ”
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The ambiance sets to the mood for a delicious Indian dinner. ”
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Also, the decor is very pretty and provides a natural and comfortable feel. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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The service is fast and friendly, and they've always thrown in a free beer or soup or dessert when I've gone. ”
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The food is fresh, everything from the snacks to the main courses to the desserts. ”
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The staff is excellent and always brings us a free something (soup, ap, desert). ”
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| drinks |
100.0% positive |
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like the garlic naan, and their Indian beer is excellent. ”
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Every time I've been here the food has been great, service has been excellent, and I leave having received a free beer or a $10 gift certificate for the next visit. ”
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The service is fast and friendly, and they've always thrown in a free beer or soup or dessert when I've gone. ”
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| food quality |
84.13000106811523% positive |
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The food was awful -The Tikka Masala sauce was obviously out of a can, the Aloo Gobi was inedible and the Eggplant Bartha was barely tolerable. ”
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also appreciate that they ask how spicy you'd like your dish, which really shows just how hospitable they truly are. ”
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can say without a doubt that the food is great. ”
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The naan bread is a favorite (they have several types), as are the lamb dishes. ”
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have to say that two of my favorite dishes, Chicken Tikka Masala and Shrimp Vindaloo were exceptionally great. ”
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The Indian food is superb and the ambience is nice, with beaded curtains adorning comfy booths. ”
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This restaurant's not all that authentic, but came pretty close and the food was acceptable in terms of taste and quantity. ”
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My wife and I even considered asking if they would cater our wedding, but we realized some people may not like Indian food. ”
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The service is fast and friendly, and they've always thrown in a free beer or soup or dessert when I've gone. ”
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great Indian food ”
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The food is terrific, especially the chicken tikka masala. ”
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had to try Anarkali, because everytime I am here for business, my colleagues would tell me how great the food was at Anarkali. ”
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The food is always great, and the servers are so nice. ”
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We always have great food here and leave stuffed - I love spicy food and theirs can get quite hot, even if you ask for it just medium-spicy! ”
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This is definitely the best and most reliable, no frills place for Indian food! ”
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The food is fresh, everything from the snacks to the main courses to the desserts. ”
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recommend the saag paneer and the chicken tikka masala. ”
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That said, I LOVE hot food, but I think the others in our party were a little scared of what the spices could do. ”
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I've been going there for over 7 years, and the food and service is consistantly amazing! ”
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Every time I've been here the food has been great, service has been excellent, and I leave having received a free beer or a $10 gift certificate for the next visit. ”
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would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes or wants to try Indian food. ”
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The food and service both are amazing. ”
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And the food is superb! ”
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The food here is as good as any other Indian restaurant in the city. ”
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They have really good chicke options, and tons of rice and tofu dishes as well. ”
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The food reminded me of my favorite restaurant in London. ”
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Since moving to LA a couple of months ago, I can honestly say that this was the worst meal I have had in this city. ”
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this place doent not taste an indian food or saving spices., no valet parking and bad service. ”
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My favorite dish is the chicken tikka masala and they make it perfect. ”
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very tasty food, fast service. ”
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will be honest and say that I cannot agree or disagree with reviewers that it isn't authentic Indian food, due to my lack of experience, but I have ordered chicken tikka masala at a great many places around town and this is my favorite. ”
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The vegetable kurma was superb and the green sauce that comes with the popadam is extraordinary - I kept it to put on the kurma! ”
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The chicken masala was also excellent, but the sag paneer was a little dry. ”
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However the service and food at Anarkali in Los Angeles were absolutely terrible. ”
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The ambiance sets to the mood for a delicious Indian dinner. ”
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The service was good during the day and the food's just right on for lunch. ”
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Anarkali has the best overall Indian food I have had in Los Angeles, and I've tried many. ”
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People have lost touch with what good Indian food tastes lik ”
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but word out on an "authentic" Indian restaurant coming soon and I just can't wait! ”
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The atmosphere is oddly compelling, the service is great and the food is excellent. ”
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The rice was even bad. ”
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Even without this seemingly too-good-to-be-true deal, I'd go here anyways -- the food is consistently good. ”
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Vindaloo was nice and spicy and you can taste the flavor of the dish. ”
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The only thing I would change is to order my food ”
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am a regular customer of Anarkali and I have to say that their food is absolutely delicious. ”
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especially liked the vegetable dishes. ”
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Good Indian food ”
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The food was terrible( i think the fact we had a coupon played a role ) ”
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The staff is excellent and always brings us a free something (soup, ap, desert). ”
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We love the food and it is super supercheap. ”
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went to this restaurant expecting great food. ”
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The vegetable soup and somosas were great. ”
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Delicious samosas, tasty curries, and excellent service. ”
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It's the best Indian food I've had in LA. ”
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SUMMARY: Great food, but beware. ”
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With that being said, the food at Anarkali is an excellent blend of herbs, spices, meats, and vegetables. ”
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love this place because of consistency in their food and service. ”
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The Lamb Vindaloo is excellent- stick to medium spicy or you'll burn out your taste buds- as is the Chicken Tikka Masala (not so spicy). ”
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Great food. ”
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But the chicken tikka masala was good, I'll give them that. ”
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In fact the service was so poor that they forgot to bring the sweet dish for the already expensive thali. ”
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bad food and bad servic ”
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Love the lamb dishes, love the coconut curry chicken, love the saag paneer and love the Yeti! ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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They give great portions of entrees and their menu price is very reasonable compare to other Indian restaurants. ”
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The regular priced menu is about on par with most really good Indian sit down restaurants. ”
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Thier Lunch menu is wonderful. ”
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They have really good chicke options, and tons of rice and tofu dishes as well. ”
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Don't forget a Garlic Naan, or if you like coconut, the Sweet Naan (not on the menu). ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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If you are looking for good Indian on the east side- Anarkali is the place to go! ”
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The food reminded me of my favorite restaurant in London. ”
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It is a great place to go with the family. ”
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This is definitely the best and most reliable, no frills place for Indian food! ”
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| service |
75.0% positive |
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The food and service both are amazing. ”
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The restaurant is very beautiful and for a very busy place the service was great. ”
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The service was outstanding. ”
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As far as the atmosphere is concerned, the staff was very attentive to our dining needs in spite of the fact that it was busy. ”
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The food is always great, and the servers are so nice. ”
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But, the service is horrible. ”
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The service is fast and friendly, and they've always thrown in a free beer or soup or dessert when I've gone. ”
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From the moment you walk in you are welcomed with by the friendly staff, the warm and inviting decor, and traditional music playing in the background, which adds the perfect touch. ”
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My wife and I even considered asking if they would cater our wedding, but we realized some people may not like Indian food. ”
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Delicious samosas, tasty curries, and excellent service. ”
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In my experiences, the servers were very helpful and quick. ”
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this place doent not taste an indian food or saving spices., no valet parking and bad service. ”
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love this place because of consistency in their food and service. ”
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The staff is excellent and always brings us a free something (soup, ap, desert). ”
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For a busy Indian Restaurant, their service from beginning to end was excellent. ”
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The place has cute booths and nice decor, but don't expect to be swept off your feet by the service. ”
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We were the only two people in the place, and yet service was slow. ”
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I've been going there for over 7 years, and the food and service is consistantly amazing! ”
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Every time I've been here the food has been great, service has been excellent, and I leave having received a free beer or a $10 gift certificate for the next visit. ”
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Even though we were the only ones there, service was painfully slow. ”
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In fact the service was so poor that they forgot to bring the sweet dish for the already expensive thali. ”
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The service is very friendly and attentitive. ”
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The service was great, which sometimes can lack at some Indian restaurants. ”
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However the service and food at Anarkali in Los Angeles were absolutely terrible. ”
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The service is attentive and they'll make great recommendations if you're indecisive. ”
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The service was good during the day and the food's just right on for lunch. ”
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very tasty food, fast service. ”
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The atmosphere is oddly compelling, the service is great and the food is excellent. ”
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| value |
88.88999938964844% positive |
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They give great portions of entrees and their menu price is very reasonable compare to other Indian restaurants. ”
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In fact the service was so poor that they forgot to bring the sweet dish for the already expensive thali. ”
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Serving size is good value for your money. ”
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Even with their incredible prices, they gave us a $10 off coupon that never expires! ”
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Huge portions too. ”
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Free street parking is easy to find and the prices are reasonable. ”
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The prices are quite reasonable. ”
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The price isn't bad either. ”
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The prices were reasonable as well. ”
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| wait time |
33.3299994468689% positive |
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In my experiences, the servers were very helpful and quick. ”
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We were the only two people in the place, and yet service was slow. ”
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Even though we were the only ones there, service was painfully slow. ”
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