Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Golden Indian Grill and Pizza

Indian food  is served Panda-Express style.  Eight curries are on display on a steam table. The $5 lunch special includes one vegetable and one meat curry for the budget-conscious.The yellow "mix veg" curry and eggplant are the tastiest choices. Selections vary except for the basmati rice.

Usually chicken curry and chicken saag (spinach) are there for the omnivores.  Chicken dishes use excellent quality chicken.  Chicken tikka masala is the best, the creamiest, tomato curry.  As the most popular dish in Britain, it is easy to taste why.  Chicken curry isn't bad with tastes of spice and good, rotisserie quality chicken.  Chicken Saag  is nicely spiced.

The chapati  bread is only 99-cents.  It is a tandoori bread thin like a crepe and  brushed with ghee butter.  It is very, very decadent.  Get some to dip into the chicken curry.  

Golden Indian Grill does offer a 7.99 all-you-can-eat option 11am-4pm daily for foodies interested to try all the choices of the steam table. Pro: All-you-can-eat; Con: You can get only four curries at a time.  

Saag (spinach), eggplant, lentils, vegetable curry on a Sunday

Eggplant, chicken tikka masala, saag chicken, vegetable curry on a Monday

Naan bread: use to sop up the curries


Samosas, appetizers stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes, are huge enough to be considered entrees! Served with tamarind and mint chutneys.  The crust is rich and flaky, almost like a potato Wellington. Dine-in samosas are served with generous pools of sweet tamarind and spicy, mint chutneys.  Two for 2.99 and tax. Highly recommended.

Gigantic samosas served with tamarind and mint chutneys


Samosa versus fork: samosa wins
 What is not recommended is the $5 pepperoni pizza, a product intending to compete against Little Caesar's.  The pizza was greasy and too salty, reminiscent of Domino's. However, most customers stop by the Golden Indian Grill for a pizza.

Pepperoni pizza: Ew...not recommended

Golden Indian Grill and Pizza (Yelp link)
5954 W Pico Blvd (cross street Fairfax Ave)
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Neighborhood: West Los Angeles
(323) 930-2193

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