Sakoon

Tried a relatively new Indian restaurant in Mountain View last night; Sakoon (http://www.sakoonrestaurant.com/).  It has traditional items, but also many that could be considered a fusion of Indian and California cuisine.  There were only two of us, and we decided not to go for the tasting menus, so we didn't try a large variety of menu items.  But most of what we had was very good to excellent.   First, the excellent:  a very tender tandoori rack of lamb.  Perfectly seasoned.   So good, I nibbled the remains directly off the bones. Also had some very good samosas and enjoyed their special chicken curry.   I didn't particularly care for the "nouveau" samosas but the more traditional one with potatoes and peas was probably one of the best samosas I ever had.  The coconut rice was very good, but a bit disconcerting that it had chiles in it- I often use rice to temper the hotness of the curries, but couldn't do that last night.  Had to use the garlic naan for that purpose.   Even though we were full , we decided to try a dessert sampler of "Indian Sweets".   Not very good.  The flavors were muddled to the point of not being able to recognize exactly what we were eating.  One dessert had a very off-putting, almost moldy taste to it. Our waiter was unable to tell us what each dessert  item was, and gave us the wrong bill at the end, but otherwise the service was very fast and good.   Definitely want to go back, but will have dessert elsewhere!