Kashmir earns CJ's praise

I do find our food scene as being among the most interesting one could find for a city our size anywhere.

That, I can agree. You can say that it's not bad regionally either. I think Louisville is better than Cinci and Nashville...I don't have enough experience with Indy but definately the previous two, in my opinion. My problem is for instance, Kashmir. It is not great or very good Indian food. It may very good for Louisville but it is not for Indian food in general. It falls rather short when compared to more than just Shalimar and India Palace. Thats why I said that it may not be fair to compare the way I do but that is the way I do it.

I guess I feel like if I can't get Indian food in Louisville that matches Mumbai, but I can get *good* and nearly original Indian food in Louisville, I'll take it. I can't expect it to match Delhi. (And I know you didn't go that far with your statements ... I'm just making it extreme to make the point.)

That, I can agree. You can say that it's not bad regionally either. I think Louisville is better than Cinci and Nashville...I don't have enough experience with Indy but definately the previous two, in my opinion. My problem is for instance, Kashmir. It is not great or very good Indian food. It may very good for Louisville but it is not for Indian food in general. It falls rather short when compared to more than just Shalimar and India Palace. Thats why I said that it may not be fair to compare the way I do but that is the way I do it.

I do think the Louisville dining scene is better than Cincy as John has said, but I do think Cincy has a much better scene for Indian food with Ambar and it's iterations as well as Tandoor, Cumin, Sitar and Udipi.

I guess I feel like if I can't get Indian food in Louisville that matches Mumbai, but I can get *good* and nearly original Indian food in Louisville, I'll take it. I can't expect it to match Delhi. (And I know you didn't go that far with your statements ... I'm just making it extreme to make the point.)

I see no problem with your extreme. That's a perfect example of what I am talking about. The stuff that bothers me the most is consistency. That attacks their cooking ability rather than their authenticity. I will eat at these places for similar reasons you stated above. I will not say that a place is good solely based on the fact that it's the best in Louisville. Which is my point. I think people need to know when there is better out there whether that out there is in Louisville or in some other geographic area. Which is a good thing. I think people should go and experience, then come back and make Louisville better.

That, I can agree. You can say that it's not bad regionally either. I think Louisville is better than Cinci and Nashville...I don't have enough experience with Indy but definately the previous two, in my opinion. My problem is for instance, Kashmir. It is not great or very good Indian food. It may very good for Louisville but it is not for Indian food in general. It falls rather short when compared to more than just Shalimar and India Palace. Thats why I said that it may not be fair to compare the way I do but that is the way I do it.

I do think the Louisville dining scene is better than Cincy as John has said, but I do think Cincy has a much better scene for Indian food with Ambar and it's iterations as well as Tandoor, Cumin, Sitar and Udipi.

Cinci's indian arena is not bad. Definately better than Louisville's.

I would hazard a guess that most of the ethnic restaurants in Louisville are being run by folks who came from the countries of the cuisine they are cooking and are capable of creating very original food. I do wonder how much dumbing down they have to do in order to stay in business ... their capabilities may be much greater than the market allows.

I would hazard a guess that most of the ethnic restaurants in Louisville are being run by folks who came from the countries of the cuisine they are cooking and are capable of creating very original food. I do wonder how much dumbing down they have to do in order to stay in business ... their capabilities may be much greater than the market allows.

That one is a heart breaker. A sad truth but what can you do? Oriental house has risen above that obstacle. I just scream for more consistency.

That, I can agree. You can say that it's not bad regionally either. I think Louisville is better than Cinci and Nashville...I don't have enough experience with Indy but definately the previous two, in my opinion. My problem is for instance, Kashmir. It is not great or very good Indian food. It may very good for Louisville but it is not for Indian food in general. It falls rather short when compared to more than just Shalimar and India Palace. Thats why I said that it may not be fair to compare the way I do but that is the way I do it.

I do think the Louisville dining scene is better than Cincy as John has said, but I do think Cincy has a much better scene for Indian food with Ambar and it's iterations as well as Tandoor, Cumin, Sitar and Udipi.

I agree with this Daniel. I am shocked at the quality and number of good Indian restaurants in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky. I had a very good dinner at Guru in Fort Mitchell last week. It is owned by same folks as Ambar.

I would hazard a guess that most of the ethnic restaurants in Louisville are being run by folks who came from the countries of the cuisine they are cooking and are capable of creating very original food. I do wonder how much dumbing down they have to do in order to stay in business ... their capabilities may be much greater than the market allows.

What I love about Vietnam Kitchen is that there is no dumbing down.

I would hazard a guess that most of the ethnic restaurants in Louisville are being run by folks who came from the countries of the cuisine they are cooking and are capable of creating very original food. I do wonder how much dumbing down they have to do in order to stay in business ... their capabilities may be much greater than the market allows.

What I love about Vietnam Kitchen is that there is no dumbing down.

Couldn't agree more ...