The people I went to journalism school with back in the dark ages – 1989 – all remember the story about me and Indian food.
It was the first week of school and we were all getting to know each other so we went out for Indian food.
Now, my experience with Indian food was limited to my mom’s chicken curry, which was about as spicy as grandma’s mashed potatoes.
Like an idiot, I grew up thinking curry was pretty mild so when I dug into my curry dish at a restaurant on Main Street, I was hit pretty hard by the heat level back in 1989.
My friends still laugh to this very day.
I’m a lot smarter now. And I can handle more heat than before.
But I’m not expert on Indian food, nor do I profess to be. I do, however, know what I like and it’s the butter chicken dish at Bombay Bistro at 7558 – 6th St. in Burnaby.
I’ve tried a lot of places in Burnaby, but Bombay does it the best. I also switch things up with the butter prawns – same decadent sauce.
Add in some rice and naan break and I am happy for two meals because the portions are so big.
Bombay just does that butter chicken sauce with such a deft hand in regards to the spices. It’s creamy and delicious and worth coming back again and again. It's even better than my previous go-to place - the GM Restaurant in Maple Ridge.
If you haven’t dropped by the area around this restaurant before, you’ll notice there are several Indian places, including sweets shops. I always find it interesting how some areas turn into an enclave, like all of the Korean places on North Road.
You can really feel a sense of community here, which makes the eating that much better.
DISCLAIMER: I have not been compensated in any way by the restaurant in question. They don’t even know I am writing about them.
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