Lunch with a Stranger? Sure, Why Not?
Posted on December 13, 2023 by Ching under Food and Drink.
My friend Chris Townley suggested we try this new Indian restaurant that he read about a few weeks ago, Rajwadi Pointe. I’d never even heard of it. When he told me it was inside the Windham, I was like, “They have a restaurant?” It didn’t seem like a hotel that would have its own restaurant. I mean, it’s not a hotel I would stay it. Granted, it’s right off Kellogg so it’s more downtown than South Wichita but it is on Broadway and that, in itself, is pretty sketchy.
Here are some food pics from our visit:
When we went there, you would never know there was a restaurant in there. There’s absolutely no signage outside or even inside the restaurant. So we walked in and when went to what looked like the restaurant area and there was no one in there. We sat and waited for a while and I actually got concerned that they weren’t even open. After a long wait, we started to leave but then, as we were walking out, I asked the front desk guy, “Is the restaurant not open today?” And he was like, “I will be right there to take your order.” So apparently, the concierge is also the server. It was a very weird setup.
Obviously, we stayed and ate and thus the food pics. I did learn one thing though, my definition of “mild” and Indian food “mild” are two totally different things. I actually ordered a mango lassi (basically their version of a mango shake) just to keep the burning I was feeling in my mouth.
Anyway, I shared pictures from lunch on our FLiP + CHiNG Facebook and page, and posed a challenge to followers that I would buy lunch for the first person to guess the name of the restaurant where we ate. Sure as shit, someone actually got it. Who would have thought?
Here’s a picture of me and Trisha Vogt, the lady who won the challenge, when we had lunch there a few weeks ago. And then here are the pics of the food we ate:
Going back to the whole spice factor, I feel like no matter how I explain that I want my food mild, it never is quite mild enough for me. I’ve come to the conclusion that, no matter how good the food is, maybe Indian cuisine is not for me because it’s just too darn spicy. These days, when I get a hankering for curry, I go Thai instead. It’s definitely a lot milder and more my style.
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