(Gerry Furth-Sides) East India Grill has aged gracefully from its original 1986 cutting-edge format, complete with performance kitchen and fresh ingredients geared toward the lighter California palate, into a funky hole-in-the-wall ethnic landmark. But its classic menu with consistently strong, clear flavors, along with f...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The secret of what makes an Indian restaurant a standout are sauces, and spices are secret of those sauces. They are the secret of Akbar Cuisine of India Restaurant top ten Los Angeles Indian Restaurant rankings for the 30 years they have been in business, with all five spaces ...
Bodhi Kosher Thai is one of a trio of ethnic kosher cafes in the Pico-Robertson “hood” with owner-chefs devoted to authenticity and bright flavors known to be the best kosher restaurants in Los Angeles. Add “colorful” to this restaurant’s description and “vegetarian.” Since Bodhi Kosher Thai serves dairy, the c...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Enter what feels like a whitewashed Southern garden party inside the French glass doors of Jaipur Cuisine of India, doors away from the Westside Pavilion addition. Pink is the color Jaipur, the city in India and here it is as well. The chairs may be lacquered black but you can hardly see them; […...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) They are described simply as “Wing-shaped chicken drumsticks marinated in Chef’s Secret Sauce” under the “Non-Vegetarian Appetizer section of the menu. But India Oven’s Chicken Pankuri earns “best starter,” award, chicken or otherwise, anywhere as soon as they arrive at table — a spunky r...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The dessert that arrived on a long, narrow plate was a mystery until we tasted it. The Gulab Jamun in a couli of Rice Pudding combined freshly made milk balls, deep fried to a rosy brown in ghee and simmered in a light rose water syrup, and a pudding of basmati rice cooked with sweet […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Manchurian Candidate, Gobi Manchuria, reigns supreme at India’s Tandoori Brentwood menu. The Indian Chinese Fried cauliflower dish, also is popular in India both on the table and as a street food. It is a perfect example of adapting a dish from another culture and evolving it with both cooking and seaso...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Tikka Masala. Chicken Tikka Masala. The most frequently ordered dish in an Indian Restaurant continues oddly on, especially since it is not even really Indian. And there are so many other dishes to try. So why not “Take a different authentic dish instead.“ The new India’s...
Los Angeles holds the title of being the most culinary diverse city in the world. The area now also holds the most diverse Muslim population in the United States, which means that a variety of restaurants serve halal dishes, such as the relatively new India’s Restaurant on the eastside in Silverlake, and the long-time award-wi...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Lum-Ka-Naad, fittingly translates into “delicious,” a popular expression to honor cooks in Northern Thailand. The off-the-menu feast that Alex served up at the original were sublime I first visited owner Alex Sonbalee on a rainy winter night years ago, writing him up as much for his irrepress...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 