Chandni (New York, New York, USA)

While visiting a great friend of mine in NYC from my college years, Mike Radparavar - cofounder of Holstee (www.holstee.com) we ventured off to Chandni.  I loved that our lunch meals were provided on silver pizza pans - a fantastic and creative way to serve a bunch of food. We had our fair share of samosas, naan, salad, and of course, chicken tikka masala for me.  (And as a conscious citizen Mike brought his own to-go container rather than utilize their throw-away containers...)

Flavor of India (Santa Barbara, California, USA)

While on a trip to Santa Barbara, CA for a PhD event, I visited Flavor of India for their lunch-time buffet.  The food was good, not great, but it was absolutely gorgeous sitting outside in the sweet California sunshine.