[sticky]

Originally Posted by Samsara

I recommend the Maya Indian Restaurant in Surrey Hills, Sydney for masala dosa. Their prices are cheap too, great Indian food and sweets.

I agree, Maya is a very good Indian. They are a chain in Australia, one in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide (just off gouger st), and Perth. So if youre in Oz check one out.

In Adelaide just head to Gouger St. Hundreds of dirt cheap, extreemely high quality restaurants. Especially:

Ying Chow (south western chineese)
Ki Chow (eastern chinese)
T Chow (cantonese)
BBQ City (Hong Kong)

Vung Tao (vietnameese)

Auge (Italian)

i could go on and on.......

[Kanbe]

Originally Posted by sticky

I agree, Maya is a very good Indian. They are a chain in Australia, one in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide (just off gouger st), and Perth. So if youre in Oz check one out.

In Adelaide just head to Gouger St. Hundreds of dirt cheap, extreemely high quality restaurants. Especially:

Ying Chow (south western chineese)
Ki Chow (eastern chinese)
T Chow (cantonese)
BBQ City (Hong Kong)

Vung Tao (vietnameese)

Auge (Italian)

i could go on and on.......

Hey sticky, do you have the Melbourne address?

Thanks

[sticky]

Sorry Kanabe, I have never been there, I was told they were a chain by the restaurateur in Adelaide (where I live). Here is the number for the Adelaide restaurant though:

(08) 8231 1177

[indiamike]

Originally Posted by Mamamia

Do you know about another good Indian restaurant in Montreal that serves both veg and non-veg? All the ones that i tried so far were kinda deceiving?

Following up once again with another suggestion. If you have a car or live in the Brossard area you cannot do better for veg/non veg than Le Tandoor located behind the Champlain Mall. So far it is the best I have tried in the Montreal as far as being authentic.
The Samosa's are excellent and highly recommended and is the rest of the menu. Awesome Gulab Jamun.

The address is

1555 Provencher Unit 4
Brossard Que. J4W 1Z2
450-672-6112
Hours Tuesday to Saturday 11:30-14:00/17:00-22:00
Sunday 17:00 - 22:00
Closed Monday

There is also a Indo/Arabic store next door which has all of your goodies if you wish to cook at home. Frozen paneer, chutneys, and Good-Day Pista Badam cookies if your craving those.

Both are worth the trip.

So far Le Tandoor is the best that I have tried in the Montreal area for non-veg.

The fast food flace in Le Fabourg has okay Tandoori Chicken if your in a pinch but the rest of their food is not so exciting.

[SitaParityaga]

My current favorite for people around the East Bay, San Francisco area.

Viks Chaat Corner

Berkeley, CA 94710. (510) 644-4412. Tues-sun: 11:00 am- 6:00 pm.

There are numerous restaurants in the east bay, and a surprising number of them have very bad food and expensive prices to add insult to injury. Since my return from India this past winter, I just can't "settle" for these places.

But not the case with Viks. Best bhel puri I've ever found. All of their food is fresh, delicious and well-made, as well as reasonable. Lines out the door everyday, but don't let that deter you, as it moves fast. They even have a glass case full of milk sweets. I am not a milk sweet fan, but some of these are quite good: not the stale old stuff you get anywhere else.

[ddevadatta]

When I lived in Chicago we made frequent visits to Devon Avenue, the Indian shopping district. We had two favorites who have also stood the test of time.

For Non-Veg we went to a Pakistani place called Ghareeb Nawaz. As the name indicates, he was cheap. Catering mostly to the taxiwallahs. His lamb biryani was $4.00 and chicken was $3.00 Simply fabalous and lots of it. We would take several home after we had our full.

For Veg we went to Udipi Palace. Great dosais, iddlies, sambar. His onion chutney (you have to specially request for it now) is simply heavenly.

Now in Pennsylvania, the closet one is an hour away. Called Passage to India. They are a busy place and a bit pricey to my liking. But beggars can't be choosers and so we make our monthly trek there and shell out $100 for four. Had a good Indian wine there the last time.

Man talking about this I want to go someplace but then it is late...

[Karma Queen]

frank-en-steines is a neon cafe on brighton's steine. its pretty eccentric, with frankensteine memorabilia everywhere, and a dungeon themed loo. they make the best sandwiches ever. seriously delish. that's where i'm most likely to be found.

for indian, bombay aloo in brighton is pretty good. £4.99 or something crazy for an all you can eat vegetarian buffet. the foods all v authentic and the do kingfisher yum!

[NostalgicIndian]

Originally Posted by wonderwomanusa

San Francisco:

My favorite restaurant is Hayes Street Grill, where a meal of perfectly-cooked fish will cost you around $40/person. I don't get there very often.

Great inexpensive food:

Chow (two locations: Church at Market St and 9th Avenue north of Golden Gate Park. Great burgers, eclectic menu, wonderful pecan pie. Lunch will cost you $6-$10.

Pakistani food:

Al-Hambra (16th Street between Mission and Valencia). They deliver all afternoon and evening. My order the other night was:
1/2 Tandoori chicken, 1 order Lamb-Spinach Curry, 2 Nan, 2 Rice and a Mango Lassi. Cost $20.59 before tip.

To be fair, San Francisco has an incredible number of small ethnic restaurants and many have very low prices. These are within a mile from my home: At La Rondalla, two can eat lunch for $10, dinner around $18. At Jasmine Tea House, 2 entrees, a free fried rice, and hot & sour soup will set me back around $18. There are Thai, Cambodian and Vietnamese restaurants very close, and only the Vietnamese does not deliver. The No Name Sushi Place (across from Chow on Church St) is very inexpensive and pretty darned good.

How come you didnt mention Shalimar at 532 Jones st.? I have that address set on my GPS as a "Point of interest". We used to drive 40 miles to SF from South Bay just to eat there and come back. Now they have a branch in Fremont so it a lot closer.

I read this blog article and tried the Ice-cream fruit crepes http://dailyadvisor.blogspot.com/200...ver-eaten.html
They are really awesome. So anybody passing through downtown Mtn. View (middle of silicon valley), try the ice-cream & fruits crepe at e-Tea Cafe. Next time I'll post pics of the crepe. $4.99+tax = $5.36. Fresh cut fruits & ice-cream filled crepe, topped with whipped cream and chocolate syrup. Yummy

[sticky]

I know something similar has been done before, but hey, were nothing if not repetitive here……


Nah… seriously, rab just brought up the topic of good Indian restaurants in Adelaide in another thread and I thought it better to make the reply it a bit more organised and put it in its own thread.


I'm sure that we are all the same, and love Indian food, and if you cant be there, your local curry shop is your best bet to scratch that itch, so:
hat are the great Indian restaurants where you live?
And if possible, what are your favourite dishes at them?

Here we go:
Adelaide, South Australia.

Raj on Taj.

Where:

Unley rd, Parkside and Hyde Park rd, Hyde Park

Plus:

Good and cheap cheap. Do meal deals: 2 curries (1 meat, 1 veg), rice, roti, riata for AU$13

Minus:

Some dishes not very authentic, but nice all the same.

Fave dishes

Mushroom Masala, Baigan Patata

Service

Sometimes Slow.

Stars

3




Beyond India.

Where:

O'Connell St, Nth Adelaide

Plus:

High quality ingredients, nice atmosphere, some fusion Australian/Indian style dishes

Minus:

Some dishes not very authentic, but not really trying to be. Pretty expensive.

Fave dishes

Vindaloo, Lamb Shanks, Tandoori Barramundi, Jinga Makani

Service

Sometimes Slow.

Stars

3





Maya.

Where:

Market Street, Adelaide (off Gouger St)

Plus:

Authentic, High quality ingredients, extensive menu. They do 3 great Thali’s and Several Dosa’s. They have an Indian sweets shop, which also sells fresh paneer.

Minus:

Haven’t found one yet.

Fave dishes

Non Veg Tali, Masala Dosa, and most of the menu.

Service

Sometimes Slow, sometimes need reminding.

Stars

5





Dhaba @ The Spice Kitchen

Where:

252 Kensington Road, Leabrook

Plus:

Authentic, High quality ingredients, extensive menu. The restaurant has a great atmosphere. They have an adjoining spice kitchen and take away

Minus:

Bit expensive in the restaurant sometimes

Fave dishes

Cant remember.

Service

Very good.

Stars

4


As you can guess, maya is my pick……

[machadinha]

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: there's two places of similar quality right next to each other in the Hartenstraat, in the southern part of the Jordaan district. The best in town that I know of, reasonable prices, fair choice of veg. dishes. Small so make reservations or try your luck. A note to non-absurdly-spicy eaters: If the owners ask you with a sardonic smile if you would like your food spicy, the answer is no

A problem here as in so many cities is it's mostly the standard North Indian fare that's served up. A place on Overtoom/corner of Tweede Constantijn Huygensstraat used to do a decent thali, still a far cry from the real deal though.

My favorite takeaway used to be on Pieter Langendijkstraat. If you're lucky you can get one of the one or two tables there (neonlights & formica tables alert), otherwise it's run home to eat warm, or call them up of course. Very cheap, very tasty, and if you know what to order they might serve up some non-advertized dishes for you. Indian sweets as well.

If cash is not a problem Indian restaurants abound but they don't make it on my overpriced/standardized food ratio meter. For quick cheap snacks or meals try out any of the city's numerous Surinamese eateries, whose kitchen is a blend of Indian, Chinese, Indonesian, Creole, native Indian and other influences, including Dutch even (brown beans and rice! or simply BB&R). Surinam Express in the west (P. Langendijkstr. as well, mostly a takeaway) is particularly good as is Ram's Roti Shop in the east (Wijttenbachstraat) but there are many many others. Riaz on Bilderdijkstraat (also west) used to be another favorite but it changed at some point and I don't know how they are today. The Albert Cuyp Market area in the south is another good area to hunt down places, most of them of the simpler-but-honest variety (great going if you're on a budget, check out Mok Sam or one of its neighbors on Albert Cuypstraat, more Chinese-influenced though); there are one or two slightly more upmarket Surinamese places along Ferdinand Bolstraat with some dishes you wouldn't find elsewhere, one of them called Moksie I believe. Some good Indian eateries in this area (called De Pijp) as well btw. The Surinamese cuisine obviously varies according to whether the owners are Hindus or Muslims or Chinese or Javanese etc.

[iyou]

India Direct -- It's primarily a grocery store, but for lunch on the weekends their "Chatpatta Chaat" lunch counter can't be beat. Thali meals and snacks galore, including dosas, bhel puri, and much more. All in all a refreshing break from the usual reworked-for-Americans (North Indian) fare served pretty much everywhere else. Pure veg, too.

India Direct
16205 NW Bethany Ct Suite 110
Beaverton, OR
Phone: (503) 690-0499

[wonderwomanusa]

Riaz on Bilderdijkstraat (also west) used to be another favorite but it changed at some point and I don't know how they are today.

I ate at Riaz a couple of years ago ... um, time flies, it was 2001! The food was good then, and exceedingly cheap, too.

[docgirl2005]

Philly is where I live now, but mainly grew up in Princeton in central New Jersey. New Jersey has a large Indian population not where I live but, especially in Edison and Iselin along Oaktree Road. I can bet you there is no other place in the United States where if you close your eyes, you might feel you are in India! New Jersey....Edison...Little India in the USA!

Oaktree Road in Edison:
I love Bombay Talk, its great chaat type of food located in Mahatma Gandhi Plaza ( yea thats the name of the Plaza!) Very crowded on weekends and even some weekdays. Their dosai are excellent too! And the paan is great afterwards!

I love Swagath also on Oaktree Road, they have the best south Indian veggie food! yum..thali is excellent. They also do catering for Home puja functions like Housewarmings (Grihapravesham) or Satyanarayana Pujas.

I love this new Indo-Chinese place on Oaktree Road called Ming's. Its owned by the same guys as Moghul Restaurant which is also good. The Indo-chinese here is too die for yum. I especially love their Hakka fried potatoes. Fancy joint so dress up!

Hot Breads..many locations in New Jersey, one in Edison and one in Princeton area. Lots of yummy cakes and bakery stuff like puffs and bombay sandwiches..Just like in India.

Philadelphia:
Unfortunately Philadelphia is not a great place for Indian food. The Indian restaurants in this city are greasy, bland and just too blah. Mainly for the uninitiated American palate. People who dont have much experience with the delicate swirl of Indian spices on their tongues. The only redeeming place is probably Cafe Spice (watered down, Trendy spot for Americanized Indian food full of the "beautiful people" sipping mangotinis and lassitinis )

Another good place is Karma in Olde City. Service is slow, more so if you are wearing a saree....but food is alright. Their tandoori chicken is pretty juicy. But beware last time I went I had chicken drumsticks and the chicken still had some bloodiness to it..eww.

[Alchemy]

London -- tons of great Indians, but my absolute favourite has to be Chowki, Denman St (nr Piccadilly Circus). Its menu changes monthly to include (at any one time) the cuisines of three different Indian states. For the most authentic experience, heading down to Southall is recommended.

Bristol -- Oh! Calcutta, Cheltenham Rd. So close to my house that I'm tempted to go there every evening, but then again... The rather more famous Ahmed's Curry Cafe isnt' bad, either, but comes second.


Any other suggestions in these cities most welcome.

[machadinha]

Originally Posted by wonderwomanusa

I ate at Riaz a couple of years ago ... um, time flies, it was 2001! The food was good then, and exceedingly cheap, too.

Small world eh I used to frequent it in the early nineties; it changed for the worse at some point but I hear it's still popular so I assume it changed again for the better.