Silsila The Flaming Tandoor

It was my first visit here. I have a sensitive palate and this type of food can be too strong for me, but my bf loves it. I drive by it on my commute home from work most days. It seemed like a cozy place, so I brought him here so we could try it.We came at an odd hour, so not too busy. It was clean and aesthetically pleasing. We were greeted promptly and service remained impeccable from that point on.An ice cold carafe of water was immediately brought to us and the menu was easy to read and understand.We ordered chicken tandoori, chicken biryani, samosas, mango chutney( delish!) and a couple other sauces.The tandoori was cooked beautifully; smelled wonderful, and did not disappoint. The basmati for the biryani was perfectly cooked. Light and fluffy. The presentation was so pleasing that it brought a little smile to my face.I ate more than I thought I would. It surprised me! Very delish place. Worth the price of admission. All thumbs up. Ten out of ten.

Came here once and was a bit disappointed, but glad I came back as the next couple visits were much better. I tried the lamb vindaloo the 1st time (which is always my go to when trying a new Indian spot) and I asked for Indian hot and it was very mild. Also the flavor was more tomatoey instead of the deep rich spices of a vindaloo, like they used ketchup or something. Also at the 3 or 4 other Indian spots in Portland this has been the case which is odd to me I wouldn't have thought Indian food in utah would be better than portland. The next time I got the lamb korma, which was much better and had the rich creamy and deep flavor I was looking for w/ tender lamb chunks and seemed more properly spiced, if not quite Indian hot still. The leftovers the next day were def Indian hot tho. This last time I went I asked what their spiciest curry was and he said the vindaloo, but having tried that I said I wanted something else and he recommended the Rajasthani extra spicy with lamb and it was great. This one was Indian hot for sure had me sweating. Also, I've always easily been able to get 2 meals out of my entree, generous portion sizes and generous w/ the amount of lamb too.My one complaint tho besides the vindaloo is about their rice, it tasted watery. While the consistency wasn't watery it was not nutty or fragrant at all like basmati rice should be. Also, you get 10% off dine in w/ Yelp check-in. Im more of a curry guy but still haven't tried the tandoor chicken as their name might suggest may be their specialty so have to come back for that still. The vibe inside is 0% fancy, looked like it used to be an old school pizza diner.

Decent Indian food. Not too spicy but flavorful. Service was friendly. No complaints. Will come back for my Indian food cravings.

Delicious food . Excellent customer service. Fast and efficient. Cool music. Cool vibe

This review is for a delivery order.When the bag of food arrived at my door the smells drew me instantly. Like a man who hadn't eaten in days I tore the bag open and removed containers of goodness. Opening the large container of NAAN I was delighted at the number of pieces inside. Then the main dishes...Butter chicken and chicken tikka masala. There was no "heat level" option when ordering so they came as is. For me, the spice level was perfect. For my wife it was a bit spicy but she used some yogurt and all was good.I was so full that I waited until later that night to have my "samosa and chai". I didn't expect such a large magnificent sight. The samosa was not what I was expecting but was great. The chai was sweet but not overwhelmingly so. I want to go here in person next time. The delivery did not disappoint though.

Maybe my experience was an one off experience but it honestly didn't deserve more than 3 stars. FOODWe got an assortment of different dishes. We had samosa and mango lassi to start. Those were fantastic, well seasoned and the drink is not too sweet. The butter chicken was more watery than what I know and it had a weird aftertaste. Not sure what went wrong here but it was both had mild flavors and a weirdness to it. The chicken biryani was mediocre at best. The dish was not seasoned properly (as I'm used to). It felt like they didn't put enough spice as compared to the spicy hotness. To me, biryanis should be both spicy in both senses. SERVICEThe service here is phenomenal. The host/waitress greeted and sat us very promptly. He took our order pretty quick too. The restaurant had a really cool vibe and also had an awesome playlist of Indian music videos playing in the background. Definitely a cool vibeALL IN ALL, we came here based on other reviews but was unfortunately disappointed by the food. The vibe on the other hand was fanatic!

Beware, highly addictive and will be day dreaming about their food. The sambusas, garlic buttered naan and mango curry chicken have me in a chokehold. Their food is perfectly seasoned and my go to for Indian cuisine.

Ordered this off Uber Eats. Temperature and delivery were great, honestly nicest driver. Was excited to see a new highly reviewed place as I LOVE Indian food and have ordered every place in PDX. That said, this was AWFUL. If I could leave 0 stars I would. We ordered the 2 curry special with butter chicken, lamb korma, tandoori roti and garlic naan and a savory app. 1. Savory app - they were out so they replaced with donuts. Well I don't eat sugar so that was a great. Just refund me instead. 2. The roti - wasn't made in a roti and tasted like an elephant ear. Was super greasy. 3. Basmati rice wasn't basmati. It was plain white rice. 4. Butter chicken was unusually sweet despite asking for medium. 5. Lamb Korma this was by far the worst thing I have ever ordered and tasted like there was acetone in it. The fat was separated out.Again, I can't stress enough how many Indian places we have tried in the Portland area and this was by far the worst. I highly recommend that you steer clear and don't let any of these purchased reviews fool you. None of them could be authentic.

Great food. Good service. We asked for mild spicy food, which was was cooked as requested. No extra oil. Loved the food.

Good Indian / Pakistani food with GREAT service. Food is flavorful, actually spicy in a good way, and comes out fast. 5 stars for the very attentive service and top-notch naan!