The Great Indian food Where You Live Thread

Bryan · Aug 22nd, 2003, 17:11

If you make it to Glasgow you must make for Chai Ovna
Its difficult to find but its in in Otago Lane worth the effor to find

Really is a unique experience for drinking chai in the west
Amazing and a home from home for those of us dreaming of an indian summer while the rain steadily falls on the scottish western shores

Bryan

MissyT · Aug 23rd, 2003, 04:41

I haven't been to India yet so I'm not exactly an authority on Indian food but Ron and I have been going to the same place for the last 4 or 5 Fridays in a row - Himalaya Restaurant on Main Street in Vancouver.

Masala Dosa for $4.99, Chicken Tikka $8.50, all you can eat buffet $7.99 and Mango Lassi $2.50 (Canadian). It is so delicious I am reluctant to try out any other restaurants...............hmmm , maybe we'll go there again tonight once I get off of work. All of this has made me hungry.........are you listening Ron????

wonderwomanusa · Aug 23rd, 2003, 05:10

Ah, MissyT, you'll get your fill of that menu v.e.r.y. soon!

SHIMLA · Aug 23rd, 2003, 11:17

Khyber Restaurant in Hotel Panchavati, Vakilwadi, Nashik, INDIA is my favourite restaurant at Nashik, my hometown.

Serves veg. and non-veg, Indian and Chinese. The entire cuisine is superb, try anything!

As a variation, apart from the usual A-La-carte stuff, it also offers non-veg. Thali meals.

edwardseco · Aug 24th, 2003, 02:21

Delhi Palace, Reseda in the country of SoCal..

edwardseco · Aug 24th, 2003, 02:24

Shamshiri for Persian in the dead center of the San Fernando valley..

wonderwomanusa · Aug 24th, 2003, 04:06

Two good Persian restaurants in SF, Edward: Alborz and Maykelah. Both excellent; distance is the decision-maker here.

smilingbuddah · Aug 24th, 2003, 07:56

If your ever in Vancouver head for Gastown
(kiddy corner from gassy jacks statue) you will find the Sitar Restaurant they make the best butter chicken and desert i forget what its called but its like tapioca pudding with cream and almonds YuMMMMMMMMMMMMM

edwardseco · Aug 24th, 2003, 08:20

Thanks, wonderwoman, I'll check it out next trip up. Also, saw a Tibetan restaurant but my better half was being provincial at the time..

smilingbuddah · Aug 24th, 2003, 08:41

Hey MissyT
If you like chinese their is an excelent restaurant on the corner of nelson and kingsway (Fook loong) i think. inexpensive and the food is very very fresh. try the tomato beef chow funn
(very smokey taste) and their sczhewan prawns with cashews
Yummmmmmmmm happy trails ....S.B.

wonderwomanusa · Aug 25th, 2003, 07:27

Edward, up the hill from me is a rare find: a Nepalese restaurant. Little Nepal has been open just a couple of months. I haven't been there ... because the Pakistani place delivers.

MissyT · Aug 25th, 2003, 22:55

Thanks WW - less than a month to go!!!

Smilingbuddah, we'll check out the Chinese restaurant, it's close enough. We've been mostly going to the new Mr. Ho's that just opened up on Kingsway, very good if you want to check it out.

As an addition to my first post, Ron and I found another Himalaya restaurant (associated to the on on Main Street) in Surrey on Scott Road - it's even better than the one on Main!!!

steven_ber · Aug 26th, 2003, 01:35

Did Ron take the hint?

MissyT · Aug 26th, 2003, 03:38

No he didn't (but he made up for it by taking me on Saturday :-) We also went an supermarket and got frozen idli and masala dosa so I can get a fix whenever I want. Admittedly it's not as good as the homeade stuff but it'll do. We have been spoiled lately as people who work for Ron have been bringing in food for us to try. Many "aunties" have been sending us idli, aloo paratha, etc.

Instead on Friday, he took me downtown to the beach and to Bud's Fish 'n Chips. Which according to an article in the newspaper that I read this morning was shut down recently due to health violations!!! As well the Himalaya on Main was shut down last year. Oh well, I haven't been sick yet, good thing I have a strong constitution that will hopefully serve me well in India!!

wonderwomanusa · Aug 26th, 2003, 08:39

Quote:

to Bud's Fish 'n Chips. Which according to an article in the newspaper that I read this morning was shut down recently due to health violations!!!

Good practice for India, Missy T. Cardinal rule while travelling there is "NEVER ENTER THE RESTAURANT KITCHEN"

Aug 22nd, 2003, 17:11	#31
Bryan Mega Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 638	And for the finest Chai this side of Delhi If you make it to Glasgow you must make for Chai Ovna Its difficult to find but its in in Otago Lane worth the effor to find Really is a unique experience for drinking chai in the west Amazing and a home from home for those of us dreaming of an indian summer while the rain steadily falls on the scottish western shores Bryan

Aug 23rd, 2003, 05:10	#33
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,967	Ah, MissyT, you'll get your fill of that menu v.e.r.y. soon! __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

Aug 23rd, 2003, 11:17	#34
SHIMLA Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR Posts: 4,129	Khyber Restaurant in Hotel Panchavati, Vakilwadi, Nashik, INDIA is my favourite restaurant at Nashik, my hometown. Serves veg. and non-veg, Indian and Chinese. The entire cuisine is superb, try anything! As a variation, apart from the usual A-La-carte stuff, it also offers non-veg. Thali meals. __________________ Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop !

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steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 8,646	Did Ron take the hint? __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

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Aug 23rd, 2003, 04:41	#32
MissyT Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Burnaby, BC Canada Posts: 10	I haven't been to India yet so I'm not exactly an authority on Indian food but Ron and I have been going to the same place for the last 4 or 5 Fridays in a row - Himalaya Restaurant on Main Street in Vancouver. Masala Dosa for $4.99, Chicken Tikka $8.50, all you can eat buffet $7.99 and Mango Lassi $2.50 (Canadian). It is so delicious I am reluctant to try out any other restaurants...............hmmm , maybe we'll go there again tonight once I get off of work. All of this has made me hungry.........are you listening Ron????

Aug 24th, 2003, 02:21	#35
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,536	Delhi Palace, Reseda in the country of SoCal..

Aug 24th, 2003, 02:24	#36
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,536	Shamshiri for Persian in the dead center of the San Fernando valley..

Aug 24th, 2003, 04:06	#37
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,967	Two good Persian restaurants in SF, Edward: Alborz and Maykelah. Both excellent; distance is the decision-maker here.

Aug 24th, 2003, 07:56	#38
smilingbuddah Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13	If your ever in Vancouver head for Gastown (kiddy corner from gassy jacks statue) you will find the Sitar Restaurant they make the best butter chicken and desert i forget what its called but its like tapioca pudding with cream and almonds YuMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Aug 24th, 2003, 08:20	#39
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,536	Thanks, wonderwoman, I'll check it out next trip up. Also, saw a Tibetan restaurant but my better half was being provincial at the time..

Aug 24th, 2003, 08:41	#40
smilingbuddah Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13	Hey MissyT If you like chinese their is an excelent restaurant on the corner of nelson and kingsway (Fook loong) i think. inexpensive and the food is very very fresh. try the tomato beef chow funn (very smokey taste) and their sczhewan prawns with cashews Yummmmmmmmm happy trails ....S.B.

Aug 25th, 2003, 07:27	#41
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,967	Edward, up the hill from me is a rare find: a Nepalese restaurant. Little Nepal has been open just a couple of months. I haven't been there ... because the Pakistani place delivers.

Aug 25th, 2003, 22:55	#42
MissyT Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Burnaby, BC Canada Posts: 10	Thanks WW - less than a month to go!!! Smilingbuddah, we'll check out the Chinese restaurant, it's close enough. We've been mostly going to the new Mr. Ho's that just opened up on Kingsway, very good if you want to check it out. As an addition to my first post, Ron and I found another Himalaya restaurant (associated to the on on Main Street) in Surrey on Scott Road - it's even better than the one on Main!!!

Aug 26th, 2003, 03:38	#44
MissyT Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Burnaby, BC Canada Posts: 10	No he didn't (but he made up for it by taking me on Saturday :-) We also went an supermarket and got frozen idli and masala dosa so I can get a fix whenever I want. Admittedly it's not as good as the homeade stuff but it'll do. We have been spoiled lately as people who work for Ron have been bringing in food for us to try. Many "aunties" have been sending us idli, aloo paratha, etc. Instead on Friday, he took me downtown to the beach and to Bud's Fish 'n Chips. Which according to an article in the newspaper that I read this morning was shut down recently due to health violations!!! As well the Himalaya on Main was shut down last year. Oh well, I haven't been sick yet, good thing I have a strong constitution that will hopefully serve me well in India!!

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