Sitar (CLOSED)

The menu’s North Indian dishes are familiar, but the cooks consistently keep them fresh and delicious—something that shinier, pricier midtown competitors often fail to do. Sitar also has bargains: lunch and dinner buffets and a $6.95 lunch box to go. The dining room, adorned with the requisite silk tapestries and a sitar, is uninspired, but the waiters compensate with their charm and solicitude.