Tanjore Catering

It was okay. Had the chicken tikka masala n garlic naan. Garlic naan was the strangest looking garlic naan I have ever seen. It was a little smaller and thinner than average but that’s okay.
I must give this place extra points for including the most meat in a curry that I have ever seen in an Indian takeout restaurant. You know most places give you like 4 pieces of meat in a huge saucy curry dish!!! What is that??? 1 chicken chunk per person? lol
This place is located behind the Money Mart on the northwest corner of Markham and Lawrence in Scarborough.
After all this, I didn’t think it was tasty enough to return. My parents liked it tho
Thumbs up for being halaal ! Two different staff confirmed it.

fuckin shithole closes whenever the fuck it wants

I’m not ashamed to admit that I could probably eat here multiple times a week (and actually have…)
I’ve had catered meals (butter chicken — mmmM!) from Tanjore for office/​work parties and have individually ordered the thalis many, many times. The thalis are great value for your money. Both the veggie and meat options are solid. You get a fair selection of items (rice with either three vegetable dishes, or rice with one meat and two vegetables. Both come with a large, fresh-​outta-​the-​oven naan as well as a little mixed salad/​pickle mix) I always get the rice with curry chicken and either lentils and mixed veg, or saag paneer. The only downside is Rakesh (the friendly owner) doesn’t always have the saag which is my fave veggie dish :-(
Like others have mentioned, this isn’t really sit-​down friendly (just one little spot in the corner), so I always walk-​in, and grab my thali to go. He takes debit/​credit/​cash, which is great for people like me who run on plastic.
The wait for food isn’t usually very long, but if you do have to wait a bit, I suggest placing your order and then waiting around outside so you don’t end up smelling too heavily of Indian food. It is a very small restaurant, so I find it gets a little stuffy inside.
This is totally a little family run place with great meal options, particularly for students and people wanting a full tummy on a thin wallet. I love that Rakesh remembers you once you’ve gone a few times and has always been consistent with both the quality and the amount of food you get.

I highly recommend going here for Indian. Kumar makes some of the best indian food I’ve every had, and I’ve made my grand tour of indian restaurants in T.O. Not a place you want to dine in, as he only has a couple seats on a fold-​out table, so take-​out is the way to go here.
Reasonably priced, perfectly spiced… Ok, bad joke.
But seriously, try the Butter Chicken, you might become addicted. It’s like crack. Very creamy, not «spice heavy», but it works.
Also, his daily lunch specials are awesome, and you can’t beat that $ 5.00 price ($ 4.50 if you’re a vegan). Just call 30 mins in advance if you’re taking out a main dish. And he doesn’t have an online menu, so remember to take a menu with you for future reference.
I’ve had long chats, albeit disjointed due to the language barrier, about his ingredients. As everything he makes is cooked fresh and on the spot, you’re not getting any junk or hidden additives, or re-​heated naan like some other places. So you know the quality is high.

I enjoyed my meal here. It beats the fast food burger place across the street for flavour and taste for the price — plus it’s a small local business.
I ordered a meat dish with two veggie dishes, rice, naan, and a small salad/​chutney type side for six bucks! The food was hot, fresh and tasted great.
My meat dish was the curry chicken, and the other meat dish they offered was a goat curry. Both of these meat dishes have bones in them, as is normal in most traditional Southeast Asia dishes (the bone marrow adds to the flavour and add vitamins/​nurtients into the dish).
My veggie dishes were two paneer types and they tasted awesome.
They do not do buffet meals and primarily cater to the take-​out crowd. There is a small seating area in this restaurant with television showing programs geared toward the ethnic style of the restaurant.
I haven’t ordered takeout here but it’s somethig that I will try in the future.

I have nothing but great things to say about this place. I usually don’t eat cultural food besides my own but this place is amazing. Most of the time I buy the vegetarian meal. The veggies, rice, chick peas and of course the nan. The owner makes it quick and its always fresh.

The take-​away thali is cheap and delicious. Butter chicken is fabulous! Very, very limited seating.