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| - We stumbled upon the Indian Curry House by accident recently. We had gone to another Indian restaurant that we discovered is now closed, so we were headed to an established restaurant in the Pacific Asian Plaza. Upon pulling into the area, we saw the sign for this new place, so we gave it a try. Glad we did! As others have said, if you want FLAVOR, come here!
We started with the chickpea fritters, and they came out hot & crispy, with a plate of delectable dipping sauces. Make sure you keep those sauces to dip your naan into later! My husband ordered classic chicken curry with heat of 6, and it was pleasantly tingly without being overpowering. The rice it came with was super fluffy and fresh (this makes a difference...you know how some places serve clumpy or dry rice that's barely edible!). I am not a big fan of turmeric, so I ordered grilled paneer in a sauce that reminded me of Butter Chicken sauce...it was sooooo fragrant with ginger, coriander and other lovely scents. I ordered it with a heat of 4, which was just enough to know the heat was there. Mine came with naan, which was the best we've had! We got piggy and ordered more naan, and a dish of raita so we could try that...later we found that we weren't charged for the extra bread or the raita that we requested!
This family really know how to let their spices bloom...everything was just bursting with scent and flavor. (I am an impatient cook, and my curries sometimes have a "dusty" texture from not letting the spices blend long enough. At Curry House, their sauces are soooo smooth.) We even found room for a dish of kheer (rice pudding), which was perfectly flavored with cardamom, just sweet enough, and very cold--which is how it tastes best, in my opinion (although my Indian college room-mate always gobbled most of hers before it cooled down, ha!) My husband and I were in a state of pleasant shock, knowing we had just discovered a gem.
I cannot finish without mentioning the friendly service. The only advice I have to this family business: some Indian music playing softly in the background would enhance the experience ;-)
I wish them luck...please support this family restaurant...your tastebuds will thank you!!
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