Date of Visit: July 30th, 2015
President: JH
The Show: 13
The Score: 7.50
Sir Justin Henderson held the tremendous honor as President for July's meeting. The location was Kadai Indian Restaurant & Biryani House in West Chester, OH. It was quickly noted by Member McAuliffe as the invite was sent the difference between "perception" of their images on the website to the "actual" building was quite different. The location was in an older shopping center, next to a gun shop, which actually gained some points from a few members.
The evening started off with a massive amount of traffic leading to the restaurant. This made several members, including the President, which was extremely shamed, to be 5-10 minutes late to our prompt meeting time. As the tables in the middle of the restaurant were reserved for the find gentlemen of CASACC, it was quickly noticed that the other tables were empty with no guests and there was no background music playing. This was pointed out by several members and noted.
As drinks were ordered, Member Kapoor ordered a mix drink. The server was hesitant and wasn't sure if they could make that drink. As Edward offered his assistance to literally pour Vodka into a glass and a splash of Cola, this was worrisome for the group. Although this technique seemed to be favourable as they left the bottle of Vodka on the bar for Member Kapoor to "pour your own" for the rest of the evening.
President Henderson promptly requested complimentary poppadoms. The server stated they could not provide complimentary poppadoms even with some strong convincing from Member H*****. The President asked for enough orders for the table and a sampling of their best chutney. They promptly brought them out with several options for chutney. It was agreed by the group that this was some of the best chutney they have sampled with the pineapple chutney being the favorite. Member Kapoor also ordered a starter and shared it with the Members. It was greatly enjoyed.
Votes were cast to remove Eric Schwab from the group as he has not attended any meetings to date, which was unanimously approved. Based on the prior 2 president's lack of priority to produce the Monthly Review in a reasonable amount of time, President Henderson brought to vote a rule change that the Monthly Review report was due by the President no more than 10 days from the date of the event. In the event that the Monthly Report was not produced in 10 days, the member shall be red carded. This was also unanimously approved by the membership. Subsequently, a vote to retroactive the rule by 2 months was denied by the membership by a vote of 4 to 9.
As the members ordered the mains, the server stated to several members that this is truly authentic and the spice level will be much higher than expected. Only one member, Member Tozier ordered the highest heat available (a High out of a scale of Low, Medium, High). Member Tozier promptly fetched a box of tissues from his vehicle in anticipation of "High" heat. The table was greeted by the chef during ordering, which also discussed the food being truly authenticate.
The mains were delivered in a very staggered manner, with some receiving their food first while others received their main 10-15 mins later. This drove a discussion on when to eat for the members that already received their main. Several members believed they should start their main while it was fresh and hot, while others said it made them feel uncomfortable eating without everyone having their main. After this great discussion, members with their main started their dinner. A few members adventured to try to Biryani. It is in the name of the restaurant, it must be good was the thought. The reviews were mixed, as one member thought the Mutton was dry and too many bones. The other members enjoyed the Chicken Biryani, but didn't indicate it was anything super special that would require another visit for just Biryani.
It was noted that the portion sizes were great and even allowed several members to sample others. The nan was also noted to be very good. This warranted Member Falter to comment that it was "exemplementry" because he was able to try everyone's selection and they all tasted outstanding.
Member Murray ordered the controversial Dessert and was highly confused on what a "galob-job" was. He was corrected that it is a "gulab jamun" and "galob-job" became a running joke for the rest of the evening.
President Henderson requested the bill and it to be separated. The server seemed very confused and stated that he thought it was all on one and not sure how to divide it back up. As he walked away to discuss it with the Chef, Member Kapoor stood up and went to assist. As he sat back at the table, Member Kapoor had a receipt in his hand. President Henderson asked about the bill and Member Kapoor stated that was already paid. This prompted an immediate toast in the honor of the highest regards of Member Kapoor by the entire membership, and Member Kapoor was thanked for his kind act! Master Mark McAuliffe bestowed the honor as the next CASCC president.
Date of Visit: July 30th, 2015
President: JH
The Show: 13
The Score: 7.50
Sir Justin Henderson held the tremendous honor as President for July's meeting. The location was Kadai Indian Restaurant & Biryani House in West Chester, OH. It was quickly noted by Member McAuliffe as the invite was sent the difference between "perception" of their images on the website to the "actual" building was quite different. The location was in an older shopping center, next to a gun shop, which actually gained some points from a few members.
The evening started off with a massive amount of traffic leading to the restaurant. This made several members, including the President, which was extremely shamed, to be 5-10 minutes late to our prompt meeting time. As the tables in the middle of the restaurant were reserved for the find gentlemen of CASACC, it was quickly noticed that the other tables were empty with no guests and there was no background music playing. This was pointed out by several members and noted.
As drinks were ordered, Member Kapoor ordered a mix drink. The server was hesitant and wasn't sure if they could make that drink. As Edward offered his assistance to literally pour Vodka into a glass and a splash of Cola, this was worrisome for the group. Although this technique seemed to be favourable as they left the bottle of Vodka on the bar for Member Kapoor to "pour your own" for the rest of the evening.
President Henderson promptly requested complimentary poppadoms. The server stated they could not provide complimentary poppadoms even with some strong convincing from Member H*****. The President asked for enough orders for the table and a sampling of their best chutney. They promptly brought them out with several options for chutney. It was agreed by the group that this was some of the best chutney they have sampled with the pineapple chutney being the favorite. Member Kapoor also ordered a starter and shared it with the Members. It was greatly enjoyed.
Votes were cast to remove Eric Schwab from the group as he has not attended any meetings to date, which was unanimously approved. Based on the prior 2 president's lack of priority to produce the Monthly Review in a reasonable amount of time, President Henderson brought to vote a rule change that the Monthly Review report was due by the President no more than 10 days from the date of the event. In the event that the Monthly Report was not produced in 10 days, the member shall be red carded. This was also unanimously approved by the membership. Subsequently, a vote to retroactive the rule by 2 months was denied by the membership by a vote of 4 to 9.
As the members ordered the mains, the server stated to several members that this is truly authentic and the spice level will be much higher than expected. Only one member, Member Tozier ordered the highest heat available (a High out of a scale of Low, Medium, High). Member Tozier promptly fetched a box of tissues from his vehicle in anticipation of "High" heat. The table was greeted by the chef during ordering, which also discussed the food being truly authenticate.
The mains were delivered in a very staggered manner, with some receiving their food first while others received their main 10-15 mins later. This drove a discussion on when to eat for the members that already received their main. Several members believed they should start their main while it was fresh and hot, while others said it made them feel uncomfortable eating without everyone having their main. After this great discussion, members with their main started their dinner. A few members adventured to try to Biryani. It is in the name of the restaurant, it must be good was the thought. The reviews were mixed, as one member thought the Mutton was dry and too many bones. The other members enjoyed the Chicken Biryani, but didn't indicate it was anything super special that would require another visit for just Biryani.
It was noted that the portion sizes were great and even allowed several members to sample others. The nan was also noted to be very good. This warranted Member Falter to comment that it was "exemplementry" because he was able to try everyone's selection and they all tasted outstanding.
Member Murray ordered the controversial Dessert and was highly confused on what a "galob-job" was. He was corrected that it is a "gulab jamun" and "galob-job" became a running joke for the rest of the evening.
President Henderson requested the bill and it to be separated. The server seemed very confused and stated that he thought it was all on one and not sure how to divide it back up. As he walked away to discuss it with the Chef, Member Kapoor stood up and went to assist. As he sat back at the table, Member Kapoor had a receipt in his hand. President Henderson asked about the bill and Member Kapoor stated that was already paid. This prompted an immediate toast in the honor of the highest regards of Member Kapoor by the entire membership, and Member Kapoor was thanked for his kind act! Master Mark McAuliffe bestowed the honor as the next CASCC president.
