Food: Chutnees

There aren't too many places around Gainesville for good Indian food (well, more like none), but for something at least half-passable your best bets are either "Indian Cuisine" or Chutnees. Located about 5 minutes north of the city proper just off I-75, Chutnees has the blessing and the curse of a wayward location. A blessing in that I'm sure the rent is cheap, but a curse in that it's easy to miss the place if you don't know where you're going.

The food is typical Indian lunch buffet (tandoori chicken, naan, dal, rice pudding, the whole drill). These kinds of places are pretty common where I come from, so I am pretty picky when it comes to rating the food. Good buffets are rarer than hen's teeth (some would say they don't exist at all) and Chutnees doesn't do much to stand out. But, the place was comfortable, the food was competent, and the service was prompt, so it's worth at least trying.

2/4 stars