Although Columbus famously "discovered" India by landing at Lexington and Concord and proudly ringing the Liberty Bell, the actual location of India remains a mystery. Today's Groupon offers the best lead the world has had in centuries: for $15, you get $30 worth of authentic Indian fare and drinks at Shagor Indian Cuisine in Mt. Juliet.
Shagor Indian Cuisine's diverse lunch and dinner menus make herbivores happy and carnivores content with cuisine that is flavorful and healthy regardless of one's dietary preference or questionable taste in women. Kick off an evening feast with an order of chana bhaji (spiced chickpeas, $2.99), or fashionably coat your throat with a luxurious layer of coconut soup ($3.99). Tandoori specialties feature classics such as chicken tikka (boneless breast meat marinated with yogurt, lemon juice, and a special tandoori sauce, $13.99), similarly seasoned fish tandoori ($14.99), and mixed-protein tandoori kabobs ($18.99) doused with a blend of yogurt, ginger, garlic, and spices, and then skewered with sweet onions, fresh tomatoes, and bell peppers. All tandoori specialties are served with sides of rice and vegetable curry. For a full-fledged curry experience, opt for the Shagor mixed curry (starting at $11.99)—a chef's special serving up a mixture of chicken, lamb, beef, and shrimp in a brown curry sauce with tomatoes, mushrooms, and green peppers. All of Shagor's savories are aptly absorbed with fluffy naan fresh from the tandoor oven ($1.99) or deep-fried whole-wheat puri ($2.99).
Shagor's soft yellow walls and clean white linens invite customers to cozy up and take their taste buds on an adventure through India without ever leaving their comfort zone. To cut down on the risk of flaming belches and charred first dates, the friendly chef at Shagor will customize each dish to accommodate your personal preferences for spiciness, ensuring that salty sailors and people with peppery personalities alike get what they want. Call ahead to make a reservation, or deliver it via lengthy song-and-dance number that involves a lot of sensuous face caresses but no kissing.
Reviews
While customers have not had a chance to put down their forks and review the recently opened Shagor Indian Cuisine, the restaurant has already made its mark with a positive review from The Tennessean and a write-up in Metromix:
- The chefs at Shagor Indian Restaurant, recently opened in Mt. Juliet, demonstrate mastery of the masala — special spice mixtures that enliven tandoori-oven baked meats, stewed vegetables and legumes and savory-sweet chutneys. Shagor offers authentic dishes prepared at requested spice intensities — mild, medium or hot — in a comfortable, congenial setting. – Nancy Vienneau, The Tennessean
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What Explorers Were Really Looking For
The Indian cuisine at Shagor Indian Cuisine might remind you why, in the face of ridicule, Christopher Columbus sailed west, hoping to find a faster route to India. History, of course, remembers him as a somewhat creepy goofball who hated children going to school on Mondays. While exploring the menu, keep in mind other famous explorers and what they were actually looking for:
Christopher Columbus
Looking For: A faster route to India
Found: America, plus an island near Haiti composed of a sentient gas cloud filled with evil mirrors
Ponce de Leon
Looking For: The Fountain of Youth
Found: Chalice of Consolation
Neil Armstrong
Looking For: The Moon
Found: A soundstage in Reno
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