Weekday Indian buffet in MD or DC?

[Anonymous]

Any recommendations for a weekday Indian buffet in Maryland or DC? It's got to be hard for restaurants to make it work these days.

[Anonymous]

Pickings are slim since many have still not reinstated their buffets after Covid. India Palace in Germantown and Minerva in Gaithersburg offer them but I can’t rave about the quality.

[Anonymous]

Not a buffet, but Cafe of India in Friendship Heights has a lunch thali menu where you get to pick dishes to make your own "sampler" plate. I love this place.
https://cafeofindiadc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Thali-Menu-COI_bleed.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pickings are slim since many have still not reinstated their buffets after Covid. India Palace in Germantown and Minerva in Gaithersburg offer them but I can’t rave about the quality.

I think Kaveri does, too, which is down the street from Minerva. Also not super high quality, but honestly I wouldn't expect it from a weekday buffet.

[Anonymous]

Chettinad in Rockville doesn’t have a buffet but has decent lunch thalis.

[Anonymous]

If you feel like driving to Virginia, Raaga has one at lunch Friday-Sunday. https://www.raagarestaurant.com/

[Anonymous]

Tikka Masala in Bethesda is pretty good.

[Anonymous]

I used to love the Haandi buffet in Falls Church, but it was never reinstated after Covid. It's probably for the best given the hard lesson we all had on viruses.