Review + Slideshow: Mayuri

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:15 am

Jennifer Silverberg

My review of the Indian restaurant Mayuri is now available online. Mayuri is located at 12513 Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur, in the space previously occupied by the Indian restaurant Ruchi. For more information, call 314-576-7272 or visit the restaurant's website. In this week's Back of the House slideshow, Jennifer Silverberg shows off the restaurant's lunch buffet and takes you into the kitchen.

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LN Rao Chilakala, co-owner of Mayuri. His partner is Dayaker Beravolu, who is based in Texas where they have two more restaurants. Rao used to be a senior software engineer at Enterprise, but always wanted to be a restaurateur. So, after twelve years in St. Louis, his dream has been realized. See photo slideshow from Mayuri.

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The Indian food lunch buffet has become an expected standard. See photo slideshow from Mayuri.

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Naan, an Indian flatbread, not unlike a pita, is available at the buffet lunch. See photo slideshow from Mayuri.

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Seconds? Thirds? It's easy to gorge at the buffet. They also have mango lassi at the buffet at no additional charge! See photo slideshow from Mayuri.

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Chef Venkateshwarlu specializes in south Indian cuisine. Here he is building a dum biryani from the dinner menu. The dum biryani is basmati rice cooked with special sauce and served with raita, curry sauce. See photo slideshow from Mayuri.

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This appetizer, chili chicken, is available in two different styles of preparation. This is the Indo-Chinese style, made with soy sauce. See photo slideshow from Mayuri.

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And this chili chicken is the Punjabi style, which has a bit more heat. See photo slideshow from Mayuri.

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Another appetizer, the Baby Corn Majestic, is an original recipe brought here by Head Chef Nagabhushanam who was a chef at the Hotel Viceroy in Hyderabad, India. See photo slideshow from Mayuri.

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The Dum Biryani. You can choose from three different kinds, the vegetable, chicken or mutton dum biryani. See photo slideshow from Mayuri.

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Dosa, a rather huge rice flour crepe, often stuffed with your choice of fillings, is served with sambar, coconut and ginger chutney. See photo slideshow from Mayuri.