Since the belated arrival of Indian restaurants in Milwaukee during the mid-'80s, buffets have been a popular way to introduce the dishes of the subcontinent. Maharaja has been a perennial lunchtime favorite for Shepherd Express readers...

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Indian/Pakistani Restaurant Maharaja 1550 N. Farwell Ave. 414-276-2250 The dinner menu offers a good array of Indian entrees, but it’s the expansive and inexpensive lunch buffet, wit

The dinner menu offers a nice array of Indian entrees, but it’s the expansive and inexpensive lunch buffet, with its rotating selection of vegetarian and meat delights, that has introduced the local crowds to Maharaja.

If variety is important in choosing a lunch buffet, then the buffet at Potawatomi Casino is a good bet. What’s surprising is the overall quality of the inexpensive lunch selection, which varies daily and can include hominy and beans and jerk chicken along with the usual carved meat and salad bar.