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Tarka - Vegan Indian Food in South Austin

Plump, crispy, oil-free samosas are the highlight of the vegan Indian food offered at Tarka, a relative newcomer to South Austin, reports The Lazy Smurf.    KatieRose

Wednesday November 4, 2009 by  lazysmurf

I have been really excited since I heard that the previous owners of the Clay Pit were opening a location, called Tarka in South Austin. The really great thing about Tarka is that they have all the vegan items denoted with a little V and you can easily tell what you want to eat. The first time I went a girl at the counter told me that the rice wasn’t vegan but then I spoke later with the owner he assured me that they use oil instead of butter. He was really nice and very gracious through the whole exchange and I really appreciated that. In fact, it is that conversation that sent me to try it a second time.

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elsigh on 11/04/09

This is a really great trend - people want, and deserve, more info about their food from folks - and it's cool they're proud of this.

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