Fast food has sped to a higher life form: Indian. Imagine takeout ventilating from the sack with clove, cumin and coriander on its breath. Imagine a plastic clamshell steaming with lamb balti, tandoori chicken and vegetable masala with a side of vegetable samosas or exotic hot wings. Now groom your lip with a cool mango […]
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Showing 23 - 36 of 36Saravana Bhavan is a South Indian restaurant in a strip mall in Irving with a strictly vegetarian menu. But don’t get vegetarian food mixed up with the beansprout cookery of a vegan restaurant. There is no texturized bean curd or tofu masquerading as some other animal protein. Every dish is vegetarian because that’s how it […]
The six-page menu here contains much more than what meets the nose. Starters like deep-fried onion and paneer pakoras are fried to an airy crunch. We began with the appetizers of simple potato-filled samosa pastries complemented by more modern renditions of Indian food, like naan strips with spicy hummus dip. Plates full of fried snacks, […]
Before ordering, each table is gets an order of papadam, a wafer-thin black gram bean flour baked until cracker dry. It’s served with savory green chutney and another, a sweet tamarind. We started with an order of the lahasuni gobi which is battered cauliflower glazed in a sweet and spicy garlic chili sauce. This plate […]
As the only Sri Lankan restaurant in North Texas – and one of maybe a half-dozen anywhere in America outside of New York and California – SpicyZest would be notable even if it weren’t especially good. Run by husband-and-wife duo Nimidu Senaratne and Chamari Walliwallagedara, SpicyZest produces outstanding food, ranging from fusion snacks like the […]
First-timers to Taj Chaat may well be overwhelmed with choices, but that’s a feature, not a bug. Inside this restaurant’s rambunctious dining room, at least four walls are covered with all-vegetarian menu choices ranging from enormous, excellent dosas to trays of tapioca vada (fritters). To try a sampling of dishes, order a thali, although again […]
This converted Pizza Hut barely resembles its former checkered-tablecloth self with a completely remodeled interior that includes murals of the Taj Mahal, vases and henna-covered hands. The buffet takes up most of the back wall with the all-you-can-eat staples (salad, fresh fruit and desserts) on one side and the heated Indian dishes to the right […]
A popular spot in North Dallas, this place deserves its fans. The food is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the service efficient and professional. For appetizers, the samosas are decent. The stuffing is good, but the outer crust could be a little less greasy. The soups are well-seasoned. Try the coconut tomato version. For […]
Tandoori Flame in Garland, located on the northeast corner of Shiloh and Campbell Road, is owned by Manpreet and Aman Gakhal, who after spending their entire lives in Minnesota, desired a change of scenery and a warmer climate. Manpreet worked at his family-owned restaurant in Minnesota for years where he mastered his craft. He and […]
This South Indian vegetarian eatery is adjacent to a sari shop and an Indian grocery store, so you can’t get more authentic, pink tablecloths notwithstanding. Tucked into the back right corner is a small lunch-only buffet set up on a few tables like a catering affair. The food, however, is fresh and hot. Along with […]
Urban Tadka’s original location is in an Irving strip center that has seen better days; the Dick’s Sporting Goods recently turned into a trampoline park, and the other anchor business is a Best Buy. But this Punjabi restaurant mini-chain vastly exceeds any expectations that its surroundings might create. The specialties here are paneer, lamb and […]
Vrindavan brings style of meal to Frisco. But the first thing you’ll want to do is make a reservation; there’s no walk-in seating. Thali is a traditional Indian meal served on stainless steel tray containing a main circular plate with eight small bowls. Here at Vrindavan a parade of servers carry a set of serving […]
Windmills is the Dallas area’s most eclectic new venue for eating, drinking and, well, everything else. Windmills is a craft brewery, jazz club, Indian restaurant, art book library, cocktail bar, steakhouse and picnic spot all packed into one building which declares itself, accurately, a “Total Environment.” Lamb seekh kebabs marinate with Kashmiri peppers before going […]