Sitar Indian Cuisine at 4431, 1133 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, California.

Once I came in and ordered some dhal to take home for dinner. I remember getting home and wondering how I spent so much on such a smallish cup of stewed lentils and thinking I could make a couple gallons of it for the same price (maybe more cuz lentils are cheap - I practically lived off of dhal in college!). The next time I visited was more recently with a friend. The staff was friendly and we both enjoyed our food but I still thought it was a bit pricy. The buffet might be a better bet if you are looking for value.

Didn't expected much, honestly speaking, basing myself on my previous experiences in other places. But. For the price of 10 dollars the place offers a small but very delicious variety of vegetarian dishes, as well as naan and salad. I saw the desert as well, but did not have time to try it. All in all: great job!