Swagat Tandoori on Davie

This little family run place is just a couple of blocks from my apartment. I ate here one night, last month, and I have to say I was not impressed. As usual it was a night out with the wife and we were enticed by the smell of curry from this place.

Unfortunately, we had the buffet. Now, to be fair, this is a modest little restaurant, and I can see that they may not be able to stock the steam trays with fresh items at all times, but the food in the buffet did not pass muster. The tandoori items were dry, and the rice was hard and chewy by the time we got to it. However, I would still go back for one item: the naan.

Naan is actually the Indian word for flat bread made in a tandoori oven. The sticky dough is rolled out, similar to pita bead, and it is slapped against the inside of the oven, where it adheres itself. A tandoori oven is porous, which allows the bread to stick to it very nicely. When the bread is done it is popped off and served.

Now, the naan at Swagat is not done this way. They likely fry the bread on a flat grill, but it is really tasty. I have gone back many times to Swagat to order the naan, and at $2 per order I think it's a deal.

If you want to try the curry and tandoori at Swagat, then I suggest ordering a la cart, unless you actually saw them placing out the buffet items, cause they may not be that fresh.

Bon appetite,

Curry Bob