Fearless Critic restaurant review
Austin
G’Raj Mahal
The Spice Road meets Lady Bird Lake
If the Rainey ’hood has become the epicenter of excellent culinary adventures, G’raj Mahal was its founding father. This beguiling lot—whose gravel glitters with flecks of recycled glass, whose waving white canopy evokes a glamorized nomadic camp—is the reincarnation of our long-lost Austin, a place where weird obsessions make delightful…
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The closest G'Raj Mahal gets to Goa is in the longhair and dreads of the charmingly inept hippie wait staff.
There are times when you folks are more clueless than fearless. This is one of those times.
Also, we had originally written that the sorpotel was underwhelming ("ketchupy"), but on our most recent visit, it was pretty outstanding, with loads of porky umami.
I ate here about 6 months or so ago (when I first moved here) so maybe they've dialed it in more? Based on your going back again, I'll for sure try it again - but when I got your book (which is pretty fabulous) - I went through to calibrate my own ratings against yours. This restaurant was a glaring bum note - I was in full agreement (or close enough) with the other places. I actually clicked on this review as it was noted as a "new one" and I thought you'd found the error of your ways. I'm impressed you're doubling down on the review. I fear that my money is still on Marc, but of course hope to be delighted. All the best.