ARYA BHAVAN

"This restaurant is buffet only. It's a good idea to come in slightly after dinner has started; they were still stocking the buffet when I came in and there was a short wait. When I walked in the door and said "You're vegetarian, right?" they said "yes, and you can do vegan, too." I didn't ask which dishes were vegan, but apparently it's an option!

They feature some interesting selections I haven't seen elsewhere (carrot halvah; savory farina, and a soupy yellow curry vegetable dish). The samosa were kind of unusual; they were highly spiced. There was some other deep-fried thing that tasted a little bit like poi in some kind of pastry. The nan came unbuttered, which wasn't really to my taste, but which would be really great for vegans. The people running it were really nice and seemed very interested in reaching out to the vegetarian community."