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We used to be regular Me N Eds customers, but with Mountain Mike’s taking over the location in Fremont, we tried a few surrounding pizza restaurants. Nothing really felt like a “go to” until we tried Tandoori Pizza in Fremont. Since then, we’ve had take out orders on a regular basis, almost entirely from the “India Fusion” half of the menu. We’ve tried nearly all of them. These are well-made pies – delicious crust, tasty (and minimally applied) sauce, quality and generous toppings. Our favorites are the Tandoori Chicken (naturally), the Curry Veggie Delight (with spicy curry sauce) and the Spicy Garden Delight (but watch out for the occasionally hot hari green pepper that clears your sinuses). If you plan to eat-in, the place is huge. Lots of booths and TV screens everywhere. They participate in FiveStars program, and are more than happy to give you food rewards for loyalty. ? IMHO, this is where I was impressed with how the crew at Tandoori Pizza really seeks to please their customers. This place is our new “go to”.

Curry Pizza House – Fremont – Menu with Prices – 39070 Fremont Blvd, Fremont

Being a huge fan of pizza I see it as a duty to try as many different types and restaurants I can. However, I have often been left unsatisfied by Indian fusion pizzas (such as curry pizzas). I thought maybe they just aren’t for me, then came Curry Pizza House a buck to the trend. It is not only the best curry pizza I’ve had, but it is also among some of the best pizza I’ve had overall. I’ve been quite a few times and the staff is usually quick to take your order. However, they aren’t very quick to clean the tables after guests leave. Once you order, expect a reasonable 15-minute wait for your food. My personal favorite is the Chilli Paneer pizza, it has a great balance of spice, paneer, and veggies. The fresh cilantro really ads depth to the flavor of the pizza. I’ve also had the Shahi Paneer, Palak Paneer, and Achari Gobhi. However, none are as good as the Chili Paneer, though they are worth a try. The prices are decent, considering you get a whole heap of toppings, a large pizza will feed about 3 people. Overall, Curry Pizza House is a standout restaurant among both Indian cuisine and pizza. It is a must try for everyone, I would definitely recommend you try it.

Mission Pizza & Pub – Menu with Prices – 1572 Washington Blvd, Fremont

I just love this place. It’s consistent. It’s unique. It’s hands down the best pizza in Fremont. It gives you the friendly vibe that is missing nowadays due to all the chain restaurants being piled on each other. People actually say hi and engage one another here. Won’t get that at Blaze’s, Mod-pizza etc. Come here and enjoy one of their 33 beer’s on tap and watch the game, or you can order an appetizer and chill until your pizza arrives (averages 30 minute wait). Either way, you’ll have a good time. There’s outdoor seating (about 3-4 benches) which overlooks Washington Blvd. My go-to pizza: half 40s special and half Philly’s Cheese-stake pizza. Both have amazing flavors. The 40s is their hamburger style pizza with fresh pickles and tomatoes (put on after the pizza is cooked) with a base mayonnaise/mustard sauce. The Philly’s Cheese-stake pizza is pretty much what it sounds like, but i believe it has a ranch sauce rather than your typical marinara sauce. You won’t go wrong with either pick. As mentioned, they have 33 beers on tap. My favorite so far is the Bellhaven Scottish Ale (malt-forward beer) with a super smooth finish. It pours as smooth as it tastes (see pic). They have live music Thursday – Saturday, usually blue-grass, but every once in awhile it changes. The place usually packs out on fridays and Saturday from 5pm onward, so get there early!

Old Taro Taiwanese Noodle – Menu with Prices – 4370 Thornton Ave, Fremont

One of my (and my mom’s) favorite beef noodle soup places ever! It’s definitely a hole in the wall, so usually on weekdays there is no wait. Occasionally, on weekends during lunch there will be a wait – a lot of families love the lamb hot pots (?), and it’s very family friendly. The place is not big, there are probably only 10 tables total, with 4 seats at each table. The spicy beef noodle soup is so good – it reminds me a lot of beef noodle soups found in Taiwan, and they give 3-4 pieces of meat in each bowl. They also offer the sour mustard greens é?¸è? and hot sauce on the side. Personally, I don’t add anymore hot sauce – it’s spicy enough for me. And recently, they just added “thick” noodles that look like handmade noodles. I love thicker noodles, the texture is much chewier than the original thin noodle. Occasionally, I get the plate of pork ears, since I like to dip them in hot sauce. Price of a bowl of beef noodle soup is $10.25 right now, which is similar to other beef noodle places around Fremont. I come here probably once a week or so, sometimes more. I just got it yesterday for take-out, and I know for a fact I’ll be getting lunch here again in 2 days. The service isn’t amazing, but it’s very efficient. I don’t expect great service at small, family run places like these though. There is no decor, but prices are decent, food is pretty great, and service is efficient. I highly recommend giving the beef noodle soup a try.

Everest Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 6401 SE 14th St, Des Moines

None of us had ever been to Everest before. Of course it’s proximity to Romantix meant that Nova knew exactly where it was because she is a frequent visitor to that establishment. Nova decided at some point during the day that she wanted Indian. Me on the other hand had been craving papusa’s so of course she got her way. We were joined by our son and his woman. I am so proud of my of our future daughter in law. When we first met her (and she is way outta my son’s league) she was your typical, leary of any food other then meat and potatoes. Since then she has expanded her culinary taste buds exponentially and isn’t afraid to try almost anything. Everest is Nepali and Indian cuisine and with a lunch buffet Tues – Sun 11-3 and dinner from 5 – 10 also Tues – Sun. They are closed on Mondays. Why are all the Indian restaurants in Des Moines closed on Monday? We got there somewhere around 8:45 give or take and were the only people there. It was Saturday night. Traditionally I try to go as late as possible to avoid the crowds because I’m not a peoplely person. The kid who waited on us though was awesome. We ordered the paneer pakora as an appetizer. The garlic naan, onion klucha naan and the paneer naan because we are all naan addicts. We also got 2 orders of the chicken curry, the chicken vindaloo and the chicken tandoori (boneless). Always, ALWAYS get chicken on the bone because #1 chickens have bones and #2 if you order it on the bone your gonna get the dark meat which everyone knows is so much better. When the main dishes started to arrive, our server asked us if we wanted to “guess” what it was he was bringing. We all enjoyed this and I got it wrong but it was fun none the less. Only one, small, kinda, what the hell moment. We all love curry, love it and the spawn asked if we could get just a small bowl of curry sauce to dip the naan in. Unfortunately the answer was no but that didn’t deter from the meal. The chicken tandoori was a spicy bastard. Spicier then I have ever had before. I don’t recall chicken tandoori being really spicy at, plus it was white meat which in my mind detracted from the dish. Good though overall. The chicken vindaloo was loaded with chicken and was probably the sauciest of the group. The chicken curry was good but could of used a bit more sauce in everyone’s opinion. The good far outweighed the not so good and we all decided that we wanted to come back for the buffet where we can load up on all the sauce we wanted. A good experience in a very enjoyable setting on the south side. You may want to stop reading here. Ok, you’ve been warned. Indian food is like draino for my colon. You know that green lemon lime crap they have you drink before a colonoscopy? Indian food has the same effect on me. It’s so delicious going in though that is it is worth the pain of it’s later evacuation. You only live once. Eat Indian.

The Port Of Peri Peri – Menu with Prices – 3283 Walnut Ave, Fremont

As someone who has always wanted to go to Nandos (but has never been), I was pretty excited to see this restaurant pop up in Fremont that serves similar things – Chicken and peri peri sauce. I was in the area for an optometrist appointment and found this place on Yelp. I’ve lived in Fremont for 23 years and was wondering when a restaurant like this would open where you can get good protein (chicken) and a side of rice AND also be a order at the counter and sit down type of restaurant. My girlfriend and I ordered the All For One platter with mild sauce (1/2 chicken plus 3 wings & a side) to share. Got 2 orders of Cassava Fries as the side Portions: Chicken was bone in so there wasn’t as much meat as I wanted. Fries are on the smaller side in small side bowl but they are very thick. Wings are small but definitely pack flavor. I have a big appetite so I probably could have ate more chicken since I shared the platter with my girlfriend. So if you are hungry and have two people, maybe opt for something more than the All For One Platter. Taste: The chicken wasn’t dry, especially if you get it with sauce. The 1/2 chicken came with white and dark meat. The dark meat wasn’t dry at all, and even the white meat was cooked well. The peri peri sauce had a slight tang to it but was still slightly spicy and sweet. It was delicious in my opinion. They also had bottles of the peri peri sauce on the side counter that you could bring to your table. There was also a white sauce bottle which was some garlic sauce but it tasted a little like ranch. What I did was mix both the white sauce and orange sauce and it was delicious, dunking my chicken and fries into it. Wings were great, and again dunking it in the white garlic sauce and the peri peri made them even better. Cassava fries were a great alternative to regular fries. They are a bit dry but were salted nicely and fried well, and along with the sauce you don’t notice the dryness at all. I would gladly get the cassava fries again if I wanted to skip out on the carbs from regular potato fries. Verdict: If I still lived in Fremont, I would come here at least once a week! Next time I would have to try the tenders and rice combo since I’m not the biggest fan of bone-in chicken (but it was still tasty here).

Raj Palace Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 15425 Bannister Rd SE, Calgary

I just ordered the malabar chicken curry and the prawn chettinadu. It was soooo good. The chicken curry is just the right amount of savoury, spicy, and sweet. I thought I’d be getting just a few chunks of chicken in a bowl of sauce, but I’m very pleased to say this was not the case. There was plenty of chicken and just enough sauce to mix into my rice, and enjoy a mouthful of chicken with every spoonful. Although, I think I’ll ask to have it more mild next time. But for people that like spicy chicken curry, I would recommend the malabar chicken curry. Not too spicy, and it’s just great overall. Personally, I prefer this one over the prawn dish. The prawn chettinadu was just as good (I asked for this one to be mild). I have never experienced the flavours, but I still find it excellent! It’s an interesting combination of spices, and the flavour overall was very new and exciting. Definitely not what I was expecting. What I expected was a typical curry with just prawns stuck in, but it really surpassed my expectations. It’s not as sweet as the malabar chicken curry, but if you’re up to try prawn curry, this isn’t a bad start. Just be ready to taste something new. …And if it matters I ordered through skip the dishes.

Ramen Yamadaya – Menu with Prices – 1728 Buchanan St Floor 2, San Francisco

Overall 4 stars: Spicy ramen: 0 stars. tasted terrible, worst ramen I’ve ever had. Ordered a med spicy, was ridiculously spicy, with no flavor aside from spicy oil (tasted like water w spicy oil in it). Hubby had to mix in soy sauce, rice vinegar on the table to make it palatable. Tip: order it with less spice than you’d like. Spicy miso might have more flavor…the waitress said lots of people get extra soup to add in bc it’s too spicy. Yamadaya ramen: 4 stars. The bamboo, chasu (pretty fatty but most chasu is), eggs (loveee ramen eggs w the gooey inside), noodles were all delish. Soup was a bit too salty and fatty (had lots of oil and fatty pieces inside) for me but pretty good overall. Service: overall 4 stars but initially 0 stars bc the waiter didn’t listen at all when we said hubby was allergic to onions and we didn’t want onions, green onions or chives, but the miso soup our chicken katsu curry came w had a ton of green onion. So we asked again and a waitress double checked and we learned the curry has onion in the sauce. So we changed it to the ramen. They were also nice about the spicy ramen when we complained about its terrible taste and helped us out. Overall, 4 stars, mainly bc of the waitresses. Not sure I’d return bc hubby had such a terrible experience w the spicy ramen.

Once Upon A Grill Menu with Prices 1947, 3148 Packard St, Ann Arbor

I met up with a friend and as we were walking in, a group of 6 walked in front of us and as you can imagine, they did order a lot of food. We ordered the following items: – Butter Chicken – Mutton Curry – Fish Tandoori The owner told us it would take longer then usual and sure enough it took a while… we got there at 6:15pm and it took an hour before we got our food. Seemed like the owner was already backed up with few orders, on top of the orders for the group of 6 ahead of us. So what did I think of their food? – Butter Chicken – the dish has heavy butter taste, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying the dish. Pour the curry and chicken on top of the rice and if you like it spicy, order it spicy! The dish really only has two things – curry and pieces of chicken breast. – Mutton Curry – the lamb meat was moist, perfectly cooked and the bones felt off the meat without any issues. They give you a lot of meat in this dish. If you don’t eat lamb because of the smell, then don’t fear, this dish did not have any lamb meat smell. – Fish Tandoori – the name threw me off… expected to be tandoori dish based upon the name, but it was more like blackened fish with grilled veggies on bed of rice. Don’t get me wrong, the flavor department was super packed and the dish was delicious!! Seating is limited to counter top style along the walls, this is mainly a takeout joint. I would recommend you order ahead and take the food home. Looks like the owner is the only person running the joint, so expect some delays. I would highly recommend that you order ahead and pick it up. On the food aspect, the flavors were excellent, I had no complaint on the food itself… the only draw back was the long wait… yes I appreciated the owner saying it would take longer then usual, didn’t expect an hour wait for the food… but at the end, the wait was worth it… next time, I’ll call ahead and pick up the food and eat there. While the wait was too long, I’m giving 4 stars for the food experience. Also keep in mind, some of the items you order, they might not be able to fulfill… we wanted to order BBQ for 2 people and was told that was not feasible, just have backup order plans just in case.

Tom Yum Thai Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 859 Sherbrook St, Winnipeg

There aren’t a lot of restaurants near HSC hospital but this at the corner of William and Sherbrook is pretty decent for Thai food. Their spice level is serious so if you choose 7 or higher it is spicy! I had 8 once and it was pretty spicy – the kind that’s still good but you’re getting a runny nose and drinking lots of water and I have a decent heat tolerance. I’ll go with 6 and it’s just right. There’s a lunch time buffet but it doesn’t appeal to me so I usually share a few dishes with friends. The green curry, red curry, panang curry and pad thai are all decent. They all average about $10 per dish when you select chicken or beef. Service is fast and efficient.

Penang Delight Cafe Express – Menu with Prices – 3885 Rupert St, Vancouver

By now, you should know I’m pretty skeptical when it comes to Malaysian places. But you never know until you try a place right? We decided to check out Penang Delight Cafe with that in mind. They have a second location in Marpole. This PDC is located beside Aburi Sushi. We dropped in on a Thursday afternoon (around 12:30pm) and it was packed. Service is quick, efficient and they came by several times to refill our waters. The inside looks cramped but there’s additional seating in the hallway and in the back. There’s a lunch and regular/dinner menu. Lunch menu is split into start & share, rice and noodles. The dinner menu is another story; freaking massive. – Roti canai ($4.00) – crispy Indian style pancake served with a curry dipping sauce. For lunch, you can add this to your meal for $4.00. The roti canai itself was quite good and flaky. The curry sauce could have used more of a kick. – Curry laksa ($10.95) with beef brisket ($2.00) – yellow noodle and vermicelli, bean sprouts, fried tofu, boiled egg, fish cake and onions in a coconut curry broth. The broth was surprisingly satisfactory. Good creaminess and decent spice level to it. The beef brisket wasn’t worth the upgrade. I liked the two types of noodles but watch out for the potatoes; they were incredibly salty. – Hainese chicken rice ($11.95) – Hainese steamed chicken with chicken broth rice. It also came with a small bowl of soup (heavenly; think Chinese root vegetables) and three sauces to dip the chicken in (soya sauce, sweet chili sauce and ginger sauce). The chicken was tender, moist and juicy. The rice was even better; fragrant and so addictive. I debated whether to get a box to go for home. Finally found a passable laksa. I’d come back to try their bah kut teh and other Malaysian speciality dishes. 3.5 stars.

Riverdale indian cuisine – Menu with Prices – 308 W 231st St, The Bronx

We ordered 3 lunch specials. Chicken biryani , chicken tandoori and chicken tikka massala. Both chicken platters were well seasoned. The chicken tandoori was the show plate. Sizzling hot plate 2 portions of chicken on a bed of onions and sweet green peppers; for sure wort ordering. The tandori chicken was moust and very succult and the bed of onions and peppers was a nice touch. 2nd best was the chicken tikka massala, the sauce was creamy. Nice seasoning not overpowering but you can still taste cumin, coriander and the garan masala. So while the sauce was on point, your lunch portion will be about 4 to 5 ounce container with lots of sauce and just 4 pieces of chicken. No way you call that a lunch. I get it, making indian food is expensive due to the high cost of the spices. However, they could charge a bit more and give you more chicken. This portion was ridiculously small, plus i was still hungry in the end. If anything this portion should be for an appetizer instead of a main course meal. The disappointment came about when we saw the chicken biryani. No raisins or any kind of fruit at all. Usually the chicken is cooked in the rice but this one the rice was made separate and the chicken was poured on top, the rice lacked flavor and depth. I felt like i should have just order white rice with a side of curry chicken. I do like the fact that you can bring your own wine and they do have nice glassware for the wine and water service; that is a plus for sure. Personally, i can appreciate that. The place was clean, decor was not intrusive and best of all the smell of the kitchen stayed in the kitchen. Sometimes you go have indian food and you cone out smelling like curry..lol The naan was tasty and made to order but could have benefited from a brushing of butter. However it was tasty, soft and we had a good portion order for the table of 3 ppl. They do have home made mango chutney $4 extra and well worth it.

Curry In A Hurry Foods – Menu with Prices – 6541 Stadium Dr, Kalamazoo

Tried and loved the spicy curry fries from the food truck so husband and I decided to head to their brick and mortar restaurant today. And I was blown away. I got the spicy curry, which comes with rice, a delightfully cool yogurt-cucumber sauce and picked carrots. I requested my curry be extra spicy and the owner/chef/mastermind Willy definitely delivered. This is the best Indian chicken curry in town. Hands down. Highly recommend local yelpers to give this place a try. Just go easy on spice level if you can’t handle the heat. The spices are spot on and the pickled carrots and yogurt really complement the chicken. Husband tried the spicy meatball wrap which was also very tasty. Definitive five stars. Be forewarned that this has taken over the unit where Jambo African cuisine used to be – and they haven’t quite renovated the place. Ambience isn’t the best – but the food steals the show.