Radhika's Restaurant, 140 Shoppers Lane, Pasadena, Ca. 91101, (626) 744 - 0994

Radhikas Indian Restaurant is in a nice location and is very pleasantly appointed (my wife and I love the waterfall) and the outdoor patio is also pleasant. This would be a nice fairly romantic place for dinner if it weren't for the wait staff. They seem to be trying to rush you out of there in order to keep up a profitible turnover. They are not giving good service, they are actually pushing you to hurry up. If you ask for more time to make up your mind they become very pushy and try to force you to make a decision. My wife and I don't like slow or inattentive service but we do like to relax and not feel rushed. Here we felt very rushed.

The cuisine, while not actually gourmet as they claim is fairly decent and while spicy, not too spicy. There main menu items are not overly priced, however when you are forced to order your rice, vegetables and bread separetly the price can go up considerably. I like their chicken with mushrooms, although this dish could do with a little less tomato sauce and my wife likes the Tandori Shrimp. The naan bread is too doughy and the vegetables are very soft and soggy. While we did not have any the Bada Kabob (Tandoori rack of lamb cooked with rosemary and served sizzling) that we saw being served at another table, looked and smelled delicious. If we ever go to Radhikas again we will try it.

Because of the nice atmosphere we normally would go back. However, we do not want to go anywhere where the service is so pushy.

Carl Evertt
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