Cosmos

Cosmos International
770 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT
(860) 232-6600

This is an Indian supermarket.  In the back, there have prepared foods which they will heat and serve to you in Styrofoam cartoons.  They have a great $4.95 lunch special, one meat with rice, a side vegetable and Nan bread.  Very inexpensive and quick service.  I also often order the Mango Lassi drink.  It is a combination of mango juice and yogurt, and is also inexpensive.  While you are there, check out some of the snacks and nuts they sell.

Royal Masala

391 Main Street Hartford, CT (860) 882-0900 This is a Indian restaurant on Main Street. They have a buffet where you pay a set price and then can fill your styrofoam container to its brim. The food is good -- it is a little more than I want to eat, but a good value if you plan on getting it at lunch and having it for your dinner as well.

Bombay Olive

The Bombay Olive
450 South Main Street
West Hartford
(860) 561-3000

From 11:30 to 3 everyday the Bombay Olive has a lunch buffet. Takeout is one price, fill your Styrofoam container to capacity, and pay $9 and some change including tax. I got rice, curry goat, chicken tiki masala, tandori chicken, some other other kind of chicken, some potato and peas combination, some fried appetizer that was good and several pieces of garlic naan bread. It filled me up and was quite tasty.