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This was my second time at  Clay Oven Tandoor Indian Grill & Bar  in Long Grove, IL.  My first time was perhaps a year ago when I went there with my fishing partner Jim.  I had to try four entrances before stumbling onto the correct front door!  Apparently I parked near the back, but with a sign in the back, it looks like the front!  So off I went trying each door before door #4 turned out to be the front door!  Don't give up!  It's worth it! I like Indian food.  I was first introduced to Indian food back in the early 1990's.  Several coworkers introduced me to Indian food for lunch and I have been hooked ever since. I typically go to Indian buffets.  Why?  I don't know what anything is called!  I do recognize the food from just looking at it, but I can't remember the names of the dishes.  Now you may say, "How can you tell what is what?  A lot of the dishes look the same!"  Look at the photos abov

I have been to  Chopstick  many times.  It's a Chinese carryout restaurant in Rolling Meadows.  It's a very small place, but they give some of the best value lunch specials around! While it is just a carryout and delivery restaurant really, there are a couple of tables there, so you can sit and eat if you really wanted to, but most of their customers just do the carry out. There are traditional Chinese dishes as well as dishes geared towards the American palate.  Take your pick of dishes like Sweet & Sour Chicken, Pork or Shrimp, Kung Pao Chicken, Beef or Shrimp, Pepper Steak,  Sesame Chicken,   Szechuan Chicken, Beef or Shrimp... and many others. They also have Pad Thai... a Thai dish.  I originally ordered Shrimp Pad Thai to take a photo of it for a photography class.  But today, I ordered the Beef Pad Thai.  Very tasty dish! While you can get this dish with fried rice (all their lunch specials offer fried or white rice), I figure why do that?  Just