SpiceXing
The latest venture by Chef Sudhir Seth features a contemporary approach to Indian cuisine. While Chef Sudhir's Passage to India in Bethesda features regional dishes little known to the American public, the new Rockville restaurant showcases Indian dishes that have been influenced by foreign cultures. This is not fusion, but foreign dishes that have been amalgamated into Indian cuisine. Chef Sudhir, who was born and trained in India, has built up some of the Washington area's best-known Indian restaurants. The new restaurant (spoken as Spice Crossing) includes small tasting plates, kebabs and curries, and is located right on the Rockville Town Square. Silk sails billow on the ceiling of the airy, modern interior, which has colorful photos of Indian spices and a glittery sculpture of the Hindu mythological wish-fulfilling tree.
SpiceXing
Rockville Town Sq./100B Gibbs St. (E. Middle Ln.)
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 610-0303
spicexing.com
Bombay Bistro
This is the more traditional low-cost family-friendly type of Indian restaurant. Dating back to the early 1990s, the restaurant features regional dishes from both North and South India. The decor features warm colors and Indian artifacts. The daily specials include a unique combination of seafood dishes from the coastal regions of India. Chef K.N. Vinod built on the success of this restaurant to open another Bombay Bistro in Fairfax, VA, as well as Indique and Indique Heights in Washington, DC and Chevy Chase, MD.
Bombay Bistro
Bell's Corner/98 W. Montgomery Ave. (Adams St.)
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 762-8798
bombaybistro.com
India Grill
Located in the Rockville Pike corridor, India Grill gets good marks for its buffet. Patrons also praise it for its consistency and cleanliness. It features standard North Indian fare such as butter chicken, Tandoori grill, and vegetable curry. The restaurant uses halal meats, and was recently renovated so that diners can now view Bollywood videos on a flat-panel TV.
India Grill
1761 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 468-2222
indiagrillonline.com
Memsahib Indian Restaurant
This restaurant behind the White Flint mall departs from the buffet style to serve a prix fixe dinner family style of traditional cuisine--with no silverware "as a traditional Indian family would at their countryside home," the restaurant says. There is a lunch buffet if that is your preference.
Memsahib Indian Restaurant
4840 Boiling Brook Pkwy
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 468-0098
memsahibrestaurant.com
Article Written By Darrell Delamaide
Darrell Delamaide has written professionally for over three decades, having held staff positions with Dow Jones, International Herald Tribune, Institutional Investor, Bloomberg and AOL. He currently writes for publications including "MarketWatch," "Institutional Investor," "EnergyBiz" and "DSNews." A former Fulbright Scholar, Delamaide holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy from St. Louis University.
