I
love Indian food and for several years I have walked by the East India
Grill in downtown Portland on my way home and thought, that place smells
really good, we should eat there some time. Last night we finally made
it in the door, and that's where the hiccups began. I had made a
reservation for two, but the computer said three. This seemed to throw
the hostess off her game and she spent several minutes dealing with the
computer before we got a seat in a relatively empty restaurant.
After
we were seated the wait staff was very nice and helpful. We got a
couple of tasty and strong cocktails to start, then some popadom. For
our entrees we had the Chicken Tikka Masala ($18) – Chicken marinated in
spices
and yogurt, baked in a tandoor oven and served in a masala sauce – which
was very
good, as was the Chicken Korma Curry ($17) - a characteristic Indian
dish based on a mixture
of spices along with cashewnuts, fresh ginger, green chillies and cream.
Everything comes with rice and of course you have to add naan bread.East India Grill is a perfectly serviceable restaurant, the room was nice, the staff were helpful and the food was pretty good, but it does not live up to it's self designation as, "the best Indian food in Portland." I would much rather eat at the Bombay Cricket Club, or if I was in this neighborhood, I would make the short walk to the India Grill where there is always an inexpensive and delicious buffet on offer.
821 SW 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
503-227-8815
info@eastindiacopdx.com
OPEN MON-SAT, CLOSED SUNDAYS
Lunch: 11:30am - 2:00 pm
Happy Hour: 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
Dinner: 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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