Lately, we’ve been shunning dozens of other lunch options around town in favor of repeated visits to the lunch buffet at Indian standby Milan. Anyone with a taste for palak paneer and allo gobhi and the rest of the gang would go once; what keeps us coming back is the sheer convenience of it all. Within seconds of walking in the front door, we’re loading our plates and digging in: tart carrot achar, warm, fluffy naan, basmati and rice pudding to wrap it up. Minutes later, we’re absolutely stuffed and a crisply uniformed waiter is delivering our bill. It’s warp-speed delicious.
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