LAist: Delicious Spree LA to Z: A

Merna

Tue, 31 May 2005 21:04:49 -0800

You're missing the point at All India Cafe if you order the usual. It's all about street snack food that one doesn't find at most Indian restaurants in L.A. - except the equally wonderful Bombay Cafe. Try sev puri, a lamb or cauliflower frankie, uttapam, or masala dosa for instance and you'll be amazed.

Kate

Wed, 25 May 2005 07:25:43 -0800

You make far better Indian food with Paneek's curry pastes than with TJ's revolting bottled sauces. All India is okay, but it's not that great.

Josh Strike

Tue, 24 May 2005 23:13:52 -0800

Oh, that Saag Paneer looks lovely. I've maintained for years that the All India in Pasadena is the best indian restaurant in the city for the money. Bombay Palace in Beverly Hills is phenomenal, but the portions are so small, and so overpriced...which is true with a lot of Indian restaurants in LA. In New York, where the competition is closely packed down a couple blocks of 6th Street, you literally get twice as much for your money; and the quality's pretty high. Here, the cheaper indian places -- like the utterly atrocious, horrifyingly gag-worthy Chutney's in West LA -- aren't worth it at all. A little note on chicken tikka masala, too...with a jar of masala simmer sauce from trader joe's, a bag of frozen chicken and a scoop of basmati rice, you can give your family the indian experience for about $1 a head! (So happens this is what I did tonight.)

sarah

Tue, 24 May 2005 17:30:43 -0800

LOL! i know, but cooked down curries of any sort are rarely ever that photogenic. there are better pictures from the rest of the meal: http://thedeliciouslife.blogspot.com/2005/04/naan-pareil-all-india-cafe.html

sca

Tue, 24 May 2005 17:23:02 -0800

the dish in that photo looks disgusting. you coulda picked something a little more visually appealing.