Author: DaveBombay Grill is one of those pleasant strip mall discoveries. Nestled in Crossroad Plaza along Highway K in O'Fallon, Mo, Bombay Grill offers quality Indian cuisine ... and if you're a newbie, they take time to help you choose a dish.
Owner Hema Patel helped our table decide what we might want to order, and made it clear that her food isn't all heat. She says that Bombay Grill features north Indian fare, and that the food isn't necessarily about the heat ... although, yes, you can find some spicy hot offerings. She explained that dishes can be altered to suit your comfort with spice.
Our party passed around plates so that we could sample each other's food. And, after one Saturday evening at Bombay Grill, here's my suggestion: Order the meals that come with an Indian-style sauce. I've had chicken curry several times before, and I'd rate Bombay Grill's up there with all of them. (Again, you can alter the level of heat. I had the spicy curry.) Two members of our party had a lamb vindaloo, a hot dish ... one had medium heat and the other took the hottest dish. Both were quite good (and the hotter dish made my forehead sweat a little ... a good thing).
If you haven't had Indian fare, here's the great thing about the Bombay Grill -- the restaurant offers a lunch buffet. We plan to come back for lunch to sample more choices.
We did encounter some disappointments. The Tandoori Mixed Grill was a "mixed bag." Kirsten ordered this dish so she could sample a good variety of food, but some items were overcooked. Part of the problem may be that the food remains on a hot cast-iron plate. Bombay Grill's style is to bring all the entrees out on a hot plate, and rice on a separate serving plate in the middle of the table. You then combine your entree with rice as you wish on your dinner plate. Some of Kirsten's chicken and the shrimp got too dry, possibly by continuing to cook on the cast-iron plate after coming out of the oven. The grilled proteins also were calling out loudly for some type of sauce to go with them. Kirsten used some of the sauces from other dishes on the table to combine with elements of the mixed grill.The best Tandoori specialty was the Tandoori Chicken. This dish has dark meat, which may be why it retained its juices and flavor better. One of our guests ordered just the Tandoori Chicken and seemed pleased.
We also loved the nan bread, a flat leavaned Indian bread. Heck, I'd go back to Bombay Grill just for the garlic nan itself.
OVERALL: Bombay Grill serves flavorful, authentic north Indian cuisine. Maybe try them out for buffet first one day ... and see if they hook you like they hooked us
3-1/2 out of 5 spoons.
SCALE:
5 spoons -- a divine, out-of-body culinary experience
4 spoons -- top-notch establishment
3 spoons -- a good place to eat
2 spoons -- wouldn't recommend
1 spoon -- avoid at all costs
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