By Ines Romualdez
Increasing Indian population
The explosive growth of
Phoenix in the past decade has made it one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. Asian Indians contributed to this growth. The website ameridia.com states that the population in Phoenix alone was at over 11,000 in the year 2000, and that in the
United States, the total number of Asian Indians doubled to 1.6 million from 1900 to 2000. Phoenix has a number of Indian restaurants. It also has many vacation
resorts, and entertainment and shopping centers. Scenic Lake Pleasant north of town is popular for boating, fishing and skiing.
Indian Delhi Palace
Established in 1984, this restaurant is open for lunch and dinner everyday. It offers a lunch buffet and has a Sodhi Grocery that carries exotic North Indian sweets such as burfi, ladoo, jelebi, gulab tanum, and rasamali. Its menu is divided into beverages, salad, appetizers, soups, Indian Delhi tandoori, complete dinners, chicken, lamb, vegetables, chef's specialties, sea foods, rice, tandoori breads, desserts, and buffet. It also offers catering services.
Indian Delhi Palace
5104 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602) 244-8181
indiandelhipalace.com
Flavors of India
The menu of this restaurant includes appetizers such as samosas; vegetable and non-vegetable soup; fish, chicken and shrimp tandoori; Indian breads and Basmati rice; vegetarian and non-vegetarian food; complete dinners of chicken, fish, shrimp, other sea foods and lamb. This restaurant does not serve beef, but has a lunch buffet everyday. It also suggests in its menu that customers inform their service attendants whether they like their orders mild, medium or spicy. It serves white and red wines, 13 types of beer, and other alcoholic drinks.
Flavors of India
4523 N. 16th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85016-5303
(602) 277-5546
flavorsofindiaphoenix.com
Bombay Spice Grill & Wine
This Indian restaurant targets health-conscious diners by emphasizing it uses olive oil, that its dishes do not use butter, ghee or cream, and are largely gluten-free. It also emphasizes that the traditional Indian spices it uses help promote overall health and well-being. Some of the favored menu items include shrimp tikka skewers, chickpea ceviche, lettuce wraps, basmati rice bowls and plates, and freshly-made roti and naan breads. They have a daily happy hour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., with special low prices for wines on Mondays. It also offers catering services.
Bombay Spice Grill & Wine
7000 N. 16th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602) 371-0111
bombayspice.com
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About the Author:
Ines Romualdez graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in business administration international business. She's been working as the manager of the Executive Briefing Center for Genesys Telecommunications for eight years developing and writing the company's marketing and promotion of the EBC for internal and external audiences.
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