{"id":3832,"date":"2017-11-12T11:18:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T17:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2017-11-12T11:22:05","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T17:22:05","slug":"om-indian-fusion-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=3832","title":{"rendered":"OM Indian Fusion Cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/details.php?b=1484\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3853\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171027_120216-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"20171027_120216\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171027_120216-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171027_120216-768x666.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171027_120216-1024x888.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>OM Indian Fusion Cuisine<\/a>, located in an old strip mall on the east side, features South Indian and Indo-Chinese cuisines through both a buffet and menu ordering.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the menu, it&#8217;s huge&#8211;for example, you&#8217;ll find 12 varieties of bread alone. As a result, OM has many items not found at other Indian restaurants, but the quality wasn&#8217;t consistent. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The peas in the tindora poriyal\u00a0(sauteed vegetable medley) were quite undercooked, some hurting my teeth because they were like pebbles. At least the tindora (gourds) were tender and tasty, with a good balance of cumin and coriander.<\/li>\n<li>Dosa (a\u00a0type of pancake) is brought around by the waitstaff, and it was less enjoyable than it could have been because it had a cracker-like consistency.<\/li>\n<li>The rice ball was dense and very dry. You&#8217;ll need a lot of sauce to get through it.<\/li>\n<li>The spices in the biryani ($14.95 with chicken) are very fragrant, but unfortunately, the well-seasoned chicken wasn&#8217;t juicy at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3854\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171027_122329-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"20171027_122329\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171027_122329-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171027_122329-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171027_122329-1024x856.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>That said, you will find some better-prepared items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mysore bonda is a fried dumpling with no meat or veggies inside. It has a hint of flavor from the scallions and its doughiness absorbs sauces well.<\/li>\n<li>Tandoori bhaji is like a fritter. OM&#8217;s version is heavy on the breading and contains a soft slice of plantain (instead of the traditional onion). It would have been better with a side of mint chutney.<\/li>\n<li>The curry goat is tender and has a hint of heat. Watch out for the bits of bone in the goat or you&#8217;ll likely crack a tooth.<\/li>\n<li>The curry chicken also is tender, though the sauce seemed milder\u00a0than the goat version.<\/li>\n<li>The pongal ($9.95), made of mashed rice, ghee, ginger, cumin and lentils, was more flavorful than it appears. Still, I&#8217;m glad I tried it as part of the buffet ($10.95), because it&#8217;s overpriced as a menu item.<\/li>\n<li>The arrabita spaghetti ($13.95), part of the fusion portion of the menu, surprised me as a menu item. However, I really enjoyed it, as it&#8217;s noodles tossed with chili flakes (and some oil, it seemed) with a tiny bit of tomato sauce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OM Indian Fusion Cuisine is open Wednesday-Monday for lunch and dinner. It also has a bar area, though OM doesn&#8217;t seem like a place you would have a drink.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Menu, Reviews, Photos &amp; Information about OM Indian Fusion Cuisine, East Side and other Restaurants in Madison\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/madison-wi\/om-indian-fusion-cuisine-1-east-side\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px; padding: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/logo\/17878956\/minilink\" alt=\"OM Indian Fusion Cuisine Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OM Indian Fusion Cuisine, located in an old strip mall on the east side, features South Indian and Indo-Chinese cuisines through both a buffet and menu ordering. Speaking of the menu, it&#8217;s huge&#8211;for example, you&#8217;ll find 12 varieties of bread alone. As a result, OM has many items not found at other Indian restaurants, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[237,22,242],"class_list":["post-3832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restaurant-reviews","tag-buffet","tag-east-side","tag-indian"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3832"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3857,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3832\/revisions\/3857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}