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Cedars Restaurant on Brooklyn
  US, WA, Seattle - U-District - Indian  
  opened by paleface at 19:32:34 01/22/05  
 
  paleface [loc=US, WA, Seattle - U-District; cui=Indian]
           
Went on a Friday night and it was ridiculously crowded; we had to wait for a while even though we called ahead and made reservations. It was hot and stuffy inside although at least they didn't stick us at one of their verandah tables, where between the cool night air and the giant heating lanterns you could alternately freeze or fry.
 
Inside was also really noisy. The acoustics are bad, you can hear clear conversations across the room--or you could if there weren't so many of them that they didn't drown each other out. The restaurant isn't large but they pack a lot of people into it. It was a little cramped for my tastes.
 
The food itself took a good while to arrive, and it was okay, I guess, but not great. The lamb may have been just slightly on the dry side. We only saw our waitress twice, I think, although plenty of other people came by to refill water and tea (thank goodness). I recommend getting the Chai as it is very tasty and you get free refills.
 
The prices are pretty decent which I suppose helps explain the joint's popularity with the college crowd. I don't know though, it was way too crowded, noisy and slow to do much for me.

 
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