Mysore Woodlands

Mysore Woodlands, temporary banner, 8-2008

Location

1900 Clinton Ave South, Rochester NY 14618

Hours (as of November 2009)

Monday - Friday: 11:30AM to 2:30PM, 5:00PM to 10:00PM

Saturday & Sunday: 11:30AM to 10:00PM

Phone

585 271 2100

Reviews

Democrat & Chronicle, October 2, 2008

Mysore Woodlands is a restaurant in Loehmann's Plaza serving Indian cuisine.

In July 2008, India Palace was bought out by the Udipi chain of Indian restaurants. As of July 11, 2008, it was still operating under the India Palace name, but was in the process of renaming to Mysore Woodlands.

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2008-07-11 11:43:39   After all the health code violation trouble, India Palace is no more. They have been taken over by a Udipi restaurant chain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udupi_cuisine) that is in the process of renaming the establishment to Mysore Woodlands. We ate there last night and the food was wonderful. Theres more to Indian food than the standard buffet food and chicken makhani and South Indian Udipi cuisine is one of them (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udupi_cuisine). Highly recommended - the vada sambar, onion and peas utappam and the masala dosa. —MithunMukherjee

2008-07-14 10:57:11   I have been to this restaurant 4 times in the last month, and I am all set to go next week. Excellent food, fast service, very reasonably priced. What else do you need ? :). Do try the Uttapams (Indian style pancakes), they are simply amazing. —TanushreeArdis

2008-07-14 10:58:23   My wife and I have already gone there 4 times since their rebranding and love the food. Even though they're obviously not northern (e.g., not understanding "gaajar" as "carrot"), the North Indian food is also excellent. Lassi was good, and a good compliment to the meal as their air conditioning is spotty at present.

Very highly recommend: andhra masala dosa, paneer dosa, onion and chili uthappam, malai kofta. —PaulArdis

2008-07-18 17:01:45   I loved the old India Palace, but this place is amazing. The food is obviously fresh and delicious. The flavors seem stronger without being overwhelming. I very much enjoyed my two visits here. —YanaLevin

2008-08-06 21:51:41   Was there at this restaurant yesterday both for buffet and dinner and i should tell you the food was simply amazing, there were a lot of food for the buffet and dosa n nan were served on the table, for dinner i tried the veg manchurian which was awsome, chicken biryani which tasted like authentic hyderabadi dum biryani, and tried there rava masala dosa which was again delicious the sambar was also authentic, Rochester was longing for a authentic south indian restaurant which now i think we got it finally. —ritesh

2008-08-11 22:57:37   This is my new favorite Indian restaurant in town (my old favorite was Tandoor of India, which I still think is good, but this place is better). The food is delicious, the service is great, and the ambiance is good too. I was hesitant to go back here after my one trip (ever) to the former restaurant, India Palace, which was horrible. However I'm glad I did, because this place is everything that India Palace was not - inviting (and well-lit) inside, friendly servers, good food, etc. Also, it's literally right around the corner from where I used to live (until I moved a few days ago), which was another big plus for me, when I lived there. I just wish they had opened sooner, so that I would have had longer to enjoy this place while I was still living in that neighborhood. —EricArdis

2008-08-14 20:12:56   It was a little dark and drab when we walked in, only one other couple there. Not much has changed in the look of the place since the old India Palace. Service was prompt but not terribly friendly. Our samosas were a bit overdone, too crunchy on the outside. Our entrees, however, were very good, we had a dosa and a uttapam and both very very tasty. The bill for the three items was under $ 20 (no drinks or dessert). We'll give them another try soon. —DottieHoffmann

2008-08-15 13:56:34   Went to this place last night. Started with coffee, typical south Indian coffee in steel glass & bowl. Then ordered idli, vada & dosa. Taste was very good. Similar to other Udupi places in Chicago & Boston areas. —DeepBhatt

2008-09-18 22:11:02   Do not go to this restaurant cock roaches have infested this place. They have violated several health code violations. I once went there and i had 4 cock roaches in my plate and walked out disgusted after seeing that. —harryFREAKINchu

2008-09-19 23:23:58   TO POST ABOVE Sir I have been to this restaurant after the management change and the place is now cleaned and renovated i think you may be mistakin it for the OLD INDIA PALACE, the owners of india palace did have health violations but the New Owners are from UDIPI CAFE Chain of restaurants who are well established all over US, so i think you should go there first n then talk about them —ritesh

2008-09-30 23:23:27   Tried the lunch buffet the other day and was impressed. Dosas and naan bread delivered to table plus assortment of veg and non-veg items to choose from the buffet. Iddli Manchurian was delicious. —ThomasPawlik

2008-10-09 21:27:51   A massive improvement over the previous occupants. The lunch buffet was diverse - way more vegetarian (and therefore, way less non veg) options than most Indian buffets. The dishes were flavourful. The dosas were delivered to the tables and they were fresh and delicious. The potato filling was perfectly spiced. The idlis were dry unfortunately. The naan was standard. Their strength is really in South Indian cuisine. I think they kept around some North Indian dishes more familiar to Americans to attract customers. —OneLove

2008-10-12 12:39:19   As much as I liked India Palace, I was turned off from the closing for health violations. I saw that new owners had taken over the place and let me tell you, it is a huge improvement! Who knew a splash of paint on the wall could cheer things up. So far, I have gone 3 times- 1 for buffet and 2 for dinner. The food is delicious every time. The staff on the other hand is hit or miss. One time, we had a great waiter who was really happy, very helpful, and was just a delight. The second time was a taller gentleman who did not smile, didn't acknowledge our existence, and did not take care of us at all. The food though is my favorite in all of Rochester. It is flavorful and slightly spicy. Yummy! —JJohnson

2008-11-05 13:50:58   The whole dining experience was ok except for the rude old waiter; he seems to be the owner. He looks like he is in his mid 50s doesn’t care to smile. He has done all the things a waiter should never do, to mention a few

1) Yawn loud
2) Keep a serious face
3) Make noise with the silverware
4) Pour wine by holding the neck of the bottle

Unfortunately we got him as our server, he did not care to come and check if we needed anything, didn’t care to say “thank you” or “you’re welcome”. Well to keep it short doesn’t know how to behave in front of people.

At one point we saw him come inside through the main entrance and he did c a young lady carrying a baby entering the restaurant, he didn’t even bother to hold the door for the lady. The lady was shocked and we saw her shake her head in disbelief

If this guy is gone this Indian restaurant may survive —Kevin

2008-11-09 20:48:00   Good food, OK atmosphere, OK service. In terms of taste and presentation, I prefer this place to India House but like it less than Thali of India, which I still think is the best Indian place in the area. The truly great thing here is that you can fill up for about $6 on a tasty dosa. Depending on who the diners are, I'd bet a paneer dosa could fill two people for lunch. —OwenThompson

2008-12-03 23:17:01   Pretty big selection of food. Probably the biggest of all the buffets, but unfortunaely half of them are basically very liquidy Soup/sauces of some sort that i guess you are supposed to pour over your rice.

The meat selections werent that great or very tender, but i DID love the Tandoor chicken wings.

Also, i liked how they give you a Dosa (basically potato filled thin bread) instead of Naan with your meal(which can be found as a buffet item).

Overall it was OK. —Drogean

2008-12-04 11:03:29   My sister was visiting from out of town and wanted Indian, so we went here. My first time, and most likely, last. The samosas were great, everything else we had was mediocre. We were there for dinner, not for the buffet. We had the chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken, another chicken dish. The main dishes weren't bad, they were just ok, but not $50 ok. —MarcVera

2008-12-23 15:17:00   This is my favorite indian restaurant in Rochester. The food is very good, fresh and hot. The medu vada and the dosa selections is wonderful. Its become my new regular place to go and have lunch. The service is kind of blah but nothing to complain about considering the food is so very good and no need to have a talkative waiter. —SaRoyal

2009-01-06 18:06:11   We really wanted to like this place. Several nice RocWiki reviews (recently), close to home. Alas, the lunch buffet was OK at best, no where near as nice as Thali or Tandoor. Visually, this place is depressing. The food is mixed, but the variety is limited. Looks like we will be driving over to Thali when we need our Indian fix. —LeGrandChien

2009-01-15 00:04:30   If you are vegetarian and love Indian food, there isn't a better Indian restaurant in Rochester for you. This place has a lot of vegetarian options due to the fact that many items on the menu are of South Indian origin and most South Indians are vegetarians. —OneLove

2009-02-01 12:49:56   Have been here a few times... only to find the food is always good, service the same- not so great but no bad either. enjoyed all their vegetarian choices. very affordable too. would recommend trying. —SaRoyal

2009-04-08 16:06:16   This has been my favourite place ever since i started going there, Apart from Dosa and other South Indian food which r truely authentic n amzing they have started thier new Daily specials, i was surprised to see Tandoori Pomfret on the list(pomfret is a exotic indian fish) i ordered one n to be honest enough i was blown off my feet it was damn damn tasty, me being from coastal india can surely vouch tht it was very authentically made n very well served when enquired i was told they specially import it from india once a week. also Chicken lollypops chicken 65 were really gud n tasty. In general this is the place rochester really needed. If u wanna taste authentic indian food visit this place u wont be disappointed —Nish

2009-04-12 19:54:21   My wife and I went here yesterday, a Saturday night. The restaurant was almost completely empty at first - it was just us, another couple, and then a third that came in just before we left. There didn't seem to be any takeout activity going on at all.

The service was quite good - but with the waitstaff outnumbering the customers, it would be difficult to be otherwise. The server was friendly, and he was assisted by another server throughout the meal.

We both enjoyed our meals. The appetizers came quickly, and were well prepared. The entrees came at an appropriate interval, and were also tasty. No issues with either of them.

We'd happily go back. —RichMulvey

2009-07-24 09:35:13   I and my wife eat here about once a week. She is from that part of the world and is very impressed with the authentic flavor of their dishes. I am impressed with the variety and quality of the food. The ingredients are all high quality and the preparation is very skillfully executed (not too oily, the spices are all in good proportion, the meat is tender). The buffet is worth every cent, there are always new, delicious foods to try. This would be a nice place to go if you wanted a break from meat: the meats are great, but there are also many great vegetarian dishes as well. As an added bonus, served with the buffet are dosas (crepes filled with potato) that are a really tasty.

The service are very kind and attentive. I should comment on one of the critiques below: the tall grumpy seeming guy is in fact very nice. He's just really shy.

The ambiance has improved steadily. There are more lights and there is usually some pretty "funky" Hindi music playing.

I highly recommend this place. —walternmoss