Indian Food and Cooking

The 7 Best Indian Restaurants in St. Louis

Gut Check has been looking back on the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2012, but we're also keeping an eye on the Best of St. Louis 2013 by nominating finalists for our awards this fall. To see hundreds more winners and finalists, suggest your own contenders and download the Riverfront Times Best ... More >>

First Look: Bombay Food Junkies Food Truck

When Sid and Krupa Panchal moved from Mumbai (formerly Bombay) to St. Louis eight years ago, they knew they would miss the street food of the coastal Indian city. Finding that none of the Indian restaurants in town specialize in the type of food traditional to Mumbai, the Panchals took matters into ... More >>

Tidbits: Abby's Shell Corner Cafe, the Crafty Chameleon, Taj Indian Cuisine

- We learned only in September that Abby's Shell Corner Cafe had opened at 1221 Locust Street, inside the same building as and just across the lobby from Sen Thai Asian Bistro (1221 Locust Street; 314-436-3456). A Gut Check operative passed along word this week that the restaurant might have closed ... More >>

The Veggielante Gulps Gokul Indian Restaurant

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd like to see more restaurants offering more meatless dishes, but there are excellent choices out there if you take the trouble to look for them. We're not here to proselytize ab ... More >>

The Ten Best Vegetarian Restaurants in St. Louis

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>

Too Good to Be Stew: Haunted by the memory of a Pakistani delicacy

Review Preview: Spice-n-Grill

This week, I visit Spice-n-Grill (6800F Olive Boulevard, University City; 314-721-2421). Its exterior might not be very promising, but this tiny storefront is actually the new home of an old favorite. A sneak preview of my review is after the jump:

Soup Countdown #7: Shameless Grounds Mulligatawny Stew

January is National Soup Month, which makes sense, considering the first month of the year is typically marked with below-freezing temperatures, snow and slush. What's better than a delicious, hot bowl of soup on a chilly day? A delicious, hot bowl of soup that you don't have to make -- that's what. ... More >>

Indian and Pakistani "Fast Food" Restaurant Coming to U. City

New life for Indian Food?​Signs in the windows of 6800F Olive Boulevard, the westernmost storefront of the small strip mall at the intersection of Olive and Ferguson Avenue in University City, tout the imminent arrival of an Indian and Pakistani "fast food" restaurant. There is no official signage ... More >>

Battle Chicken Korma: India Palace Vs. Sukhi's Gourmet Indian Cuisine

​Gut Check receives a lot of press releases for new products. Many are useless, but occasionally one passes through that piques our interest. In this case, Sukhi's Gourmet Indian Cuisine made us do a double-take with their promise of all-natural, authentic, complete Indian meals that can be pr ... More >>

Spicing Things Up with House of India

Welcome to Lunch Bucket List, a recurring feature in which Gut Check checks out the many lunch specials available at restaurants around town. Know a lunch special we should check out? Drop us a line.Emily WassermanA plate from House of India's all-you-can-eat buffet​ The Place: House of India ... More >>

Battle Mango Lassi: Gokul vs. Flavor of India

​Mahatma Gandhi probably wouldn't be thrilled that we're fighting. But despite the hardships of his life, Gandhi never lived in a climate that rockets from 45 to 90 degrees in a matter of days. Such sudden charges into the flaming death heat can make some of us abandon our policies of nonviole ... More >>

Dance, Around the World

Gokul Indian Restaurant Now Open in the Delmar Loop

Annie ZaleskiNow open just east of the Loop: an all-vegetarian Indian restaurant.​ We were ridiculously excited to try Gokul, the new all-vegetarian Indian eatery that just opened on Delmar, a few blocks east of the Pageant Theatre (6101 Delmar Boulevard; 314-721-1888). For one thing, we loo ... More >>

Indian Food in University City Has Closed [Updated]

​Indian Food, the Indian and Pakistani restaurant at 8629 Olive Boulevard in University City, appears to have closed. A sign advertising the restaurant for lease is in the front window, and the phone number has been disconnected.I reviewed Indian Food in 2007, and it was one of my favorite restaur ... More >>

Haveli doesn't look like much from the outside. So go in already!

"Come to Pappadam": A Review of Overland Indian Restaurant Haveli

Jennifer SilverbergTake a closer look at the Indian restaurant Haveli.​Haveli is an Indian restaurant that opened at 9720 Page Avenue in Overland late last year. It may look a little dowdy from the outside, but inside I discover, once again, the transporting power of good Indian food. Read my revi ... More >>

Photos: Haveli Indian Restaurant on Page Avenue in Overland

This week's dining column by Ian Froeb covers Haveli Indian restaurant on Page Avenue in Overland.Photographer Jennifer Silverberg brings back these eighteen photos from the restaurant, its kitchen and the people behind it. Here are a few highlights. Photo: Jennifer SilverbergTandoor chef Inderjeet ... More >>

Review Preview: Haveli

Jennifer SilverbergTandoori chicken and mango lassi at Haveli​This week I visit Haveli, an Indian restaurant that opened late last year at 9720 Page Avenue in Overland. Follow me over the jump for a sneak preview of my review.

A Table for How Many? at Haveli Indian Restaurant

We don't expect our favorite Italian, American, Thai, sushi or Bosnian restaurants to serve food buffet-style. But when it comes to Indian food, St. Louisans have become spoiled by lunch buffets and often don't even consider having Indian food for dinner."How would I know what to order on the dinne ... More >>

Chile Reception: Ian goes for the burn with Mayuri's Indian cuisine

Review Slideshow: Mayuri

Jennifer Silverberg​My review of the Indian restaurant Mayuri is now available online. Mayuri is located at 12513 Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur, in the space previously occupied by the Indian restaurant Ruchi. For more information, call 314-576-7272 or visit the restaurant's website. In this week ... More >>

Review Preview: Mayuri

User "Bmaganti," Wikimedia Commons​This week, I visit Mayuri, a new Indian restaurant at 12513 Olive Boulevard (the space formerly occupied by the Indian restaurant Ruchi). The Andhra chicken curry at Mayuri is named for Andhra Pradesh, the state on India's southeast coast that some claim offers t ... More >>

Creative Fusion: No joke, at Café Lazeez you can get chicken tandoori and chicken tikka as pizza toppings

A Table for How Many? at Café Lazeez

Café Lazeez 14248 Manchester Rd (Suite H), Manchester636-527-5900 Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and KabobsThe sign outside of Café Lazeez reads, "Pizza, Burgers, Biryani, and Kabobs." This sounded like a place that would please everyone in our large group. My only hesitation in bringing the gang? ... More >>

Peak Performance

Having moved from downtown to the Grove, Everest scales new heights.

India à la Mode

Rasoi plays with Indian cuisine — and that's a good thing. Anyone for a Bollywood Popper?

Raita On

The honeymoon is over for Ian — but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Hyderabad to the Bone

Ruchi will delight fans of northern and southern Indian cuisine alike.

Review Preview: Ruchi

House of India Update

Naan Better

Ian finds Indian Food and breaks down borders.

Review Preview: Flavor of India

Hello Delhi!

Ian finds happiness at Flavor of India.

All Abroad!

Bring an adventurous palate to these great spots, and your inner cheapskate will thank you

Best Indian Restaurant

House of India

Mango Lassi

India Palace, 4534 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, 314-731-3333

Best Indian Restaurant

India Palace

Indian/Pakistani Cuisine

House of India

Call to Order

How to get a satisfying meal at an Indian restaurant

India Kitchen

Nothing to write home about, but certainly worth the trip

Best Bollywood-and-Vindaloo Vendor

Seema Enterprises

Indian/Pakistani Cuisine

House of India

Best Downtown Fast Food

Curry in a Hurry

Hello, Delhi

St. Louis adds to its trove of Indian-restaurant riches

Brimful of Rajas

Despite the humble beginnings of its setting, Tandoori Hut is turning out flavorful, elegant meals

Zum Zum In

South Grand's newest restaurant promises delicious Subcontinental cuisine and exquisitely personal service

Some Like It Hot

Maharaja curries a taste for the spices of India

Get Your Goat

Making a passage to India Palace for interesting, tasty fare

Aromatic for the People

The sweet smell of success at the India's Rasoi in the CWE