Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine

If you’re looking for Govinda’s, just look for the giant domed pagodas rising above a Krishna temple in Garden Oaks. Inside the main temple, Govinda’s serves a vegetarian and vegan Indian food buffet every day of the week, with a side of meditation. Inside, bird sounds echo across the aviary-like high ceilings, Krishna devotees shuffle past interior windows, and people who appear to have reached some kind of personal nirvana blissfully bring by water and silverware while you load up on food. For $13 during weekdays and $14 on weekends, the all-you-can-eat buffet serves half a dozen different entrees, dessert, and as much bread as you like. While all the food, like saag paneer or kidney bean dal, is simple, it’s hearty and well-seasoned. Plus, the bird sounds and make the entire place feel like a cafeteria at a spa, but on a budget.