Restaurant: East India Grill
Location: 345 N. La Brea, Los Angeles
Type of restaurant: Indian
They stipulated: $5 corkage fee if you BYOB; they really want you to order the $16.95 prix fixe dinner
What we ordered: EGGPLANT BHARTA - roasted eggplant sauteed w/ onions and spices ($6.95), GREEN COCONUT CURRY with chicken - a light curry flavored with coconut milk and cilantro ($9.95 for the dinner, which included rice, lentils and raita), NAAN ($1.95), SAMOSA - (2) pastry turnovers filled with spicy potato & green peas ($3.50)
High point: The Samosas were large and filled with potato and pea goodness, while the green coconut curry was also delicious. Portions were just the right size.
Low point: We ordered the food medium spicy, but we couldn't detect any spiciness at all. Surprisingly bland, particularly the bharta, which was less chunky and more pasty then we're used to.
Overall impression: I like the atmosphere, the service was good and the food wasn't bad. But in the realm of Indian restaurants we've tried in Los Angeles, unfortunately East India Grill falls to the bottom of the list. We're still firm believers in Electric Lotus.
Chance we will go back: Probably not anytime soon.
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