Washingtonian Magazine’s
100 Best Restaurants
January 2008
"Cuisine: The menu – tandoori chicken, lamb vindaloo, swag paneer (creamed spinach with cheese) -- scarcely hints at the complex richness of the cooking. Some of the area's best curries are a reminder that spicy means much more than heat.
Mood: White Oak Shopping Center is a strip mall, and the staff's formal but curt demeanor could prompt you to join the takeout crowd. But then you'd miss out on the crisp pappadam with the electric dipping sauces and the joy of tearing into a puffy naan fresh from the tandoor.
Best dishes: Crisp, puffy samosas; chicken jalfrezi, which sounds uninspiring on the menu ("sweet and sour sauce, onions, and bell pepper" ) but excels on the plate; lamb korma with almonds and cashews; yellow dal; breads from the tandoor; kheer ( rice pudding). Goat lovers will find nirvana with chef Anthony Binod's goat curry, and don't miss the bhindi masala, a dish that gives okra a good name.
Insider tips: The restaurant does a brisk lunch business thanks to the all-you-can-eat buffet, but dinner is when the kitchen shines. Diners from nearby retirement communities descend on the place early - space begins to clear around 7 pm.
Open daily for lunch and dinner Inexpensive."
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Washingtonian Magazine
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ZAGAT
SURVEY Washington, DC / Baltimore Restaurants 2007 |
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Food
24 |
Décor
15 |
Service
18 |
Cost
$24 |
"Mango
lassi worth the clogged arteries" and other "succulent
Indian" choices ("try the chicken tikka masala" at
this Silver Spring "gem" almost make it "worthwhile
to live in the suburbs"; sure, the décor “isn't exactly lovely",
but "seniors and families” appreciate "service that's
not rushed" and portions generous "enough to take home
leftovers." |
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Washingtonian Magazine
January 2006/2007/2008
Washingtonian Restaurant Award in Recognition of Outstanding Food, Service, Comfort and Value.
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phone: 301-593-7222 - fax: 301-593-8488