Taj Mahal Scottsdale

Was it good? Kinda. Was it way overpriced? Definitely.

This place was delicious. I ordered delivery to my hotel so no pics, but I got the aloo matar, roti with added garlic, and vegetable samosas. Everything was so flavorful and fresh. The manager was very kind in explaining what was vegan and what wasn’t. If you love Indian food like I do, you will fall in love

Drove through town. Ate quickly and shared some good convo with cool staff. So blissed out by the flavors. They serve these lunch plates that have soo much tasty food! I’ll remember this place

As an appetizer, I got the Vegetarian Platter: Onion Bhaji, Veggie Pakora, 2 Vegetable Samosas $12. I really enjoyed the Onion Bhaji Veggie Pakora; both were perfectly seasoned and delicious. The Vegetable Samosas were good, but I wasn't a fan of their tamarind sauce, at all. It was way too tart and had no hint of the sweetness that I like in my tamarind sauces. My main entree was the vegan Aloo Saag $14, which I ordered spicy/hot. It was ok, but it was too dry and it had zero spice. I have had delicious vegan Aloo Saag at other restaurants, so they cannot use the excuse that the lack of cream is the culprit. I have no idea where the spice went, but none of it went into my dish. I was very disappointed, and it was certainly not worth $14. I was told that the only vegan bread options were the roti and the Aloo Pratha. I don't like roti so I got the Aloo Pratha $5. The bread was hard (too difficult to cut) and not tasty. I had issues with their cleanliness. When we arrived at the dinner opening time, we were the first ones there. The benches had not been cleaned or wiped down from the lunch crowd (which was about 3 hours earlier). I had to ask the waiter to wipe the seats. Also, there was some sort of food in my water glass. I had to ask for a new glass. Lastly, I saw a guy get hired immediately after about a 2 minute interview, which was cool. It was not cool to see him immediately start waiting tables and he was holding one tables' water glasses against his shirt! I think the manager said something because the new guy then placed the already tainted glasses on a tray. The prices were too high for the quality (of food service) and amount of food that you get. It is unlikely that I will re visit.

Had the curry and mushroom bhaji. Both are delicious. Naan is not vegan, but ask for roti. Separate vegan section with several options.