Bombay Spice, Friday the 13th!...BOOM!

How many of you out there have vegan friends?  It is hard to find a restaurant that serves food for both the vegan as well as us carnivores.  I recommend Bombay Spice.  When we arrived there was only one other table filled.  Our host allowed us to pick any tables that suited us, there were no booths to choose from.  While waiting for Craig and Sheila to arrive, we looked at appetizers.  Our final decision was the Chickpea hummus, the seared eggplant, and the vegetable samosa.

The hummus, served with roti bread, arrived first which had an excellent tang to it very unlike a store bought variety.  You can definitely taste the fresh ingredients in it.

 Next came the seared eggplant.  Be warned those of you with food texture sensitivities!  The texture was similar to a sauteed mushroom topped with a sweet plum sauce.  It was incredible and we fought over the last bite. 

Finally the vegetable samosa.  It is a crispy baked turnover, set of two, stuffed with spiced potatoes, peas and seasoned with cumin.  Served with a side of plum sauce as well.  It reminded me of what a burrito might taste like if served in India.  If you have more than two people, I recommend ordering more than one serving of the samosa.

Next comes your entree.  I really enjoy that it comes in a three step process which allows for multiple varieties.  Step one, choose your base: white rice, brown rice or noodles.  Step two, choose the sauce: curry, korma, spinach, or tikka marsala.  You also need to choose if your sauce is mild or hot.  I recommend medium.  And for the third and final step, choose your ingredient: vegetables, chicken, lamb or seafood.  If you can't decide there is always the chef's sampler which gives you a good sample of all.  I highly recommend it for the first time Indian food eaters.


I decided to go a little bold with the noodles, lamb and spinach sauce.  It was good but I think the chicken would have been better with the spinach sauce than the lamb was.  Patti and Craig chose the korma because it is the sweetest of the sauce choices.  Sheila always gets the tikka masala because she likes the mix of sweet and spice.

The entrees are served with Naan bread and papadum crisp.  We all decided that you can't go wrong when ordering any of the entrees at this restaurant.

Now, the ultimate reason for eating at Bombay spice, is not the appetizers, it's not that they server Coke products, and it is not just because of the entrees.  THE ultimate reason for eating at Bombay spice is...
DESSERT!  You may or may not have noticed, but we don't typically order dessert when we go out.  But we ALWAYS order dessert at Bombay Spice.
They have a sampler of all three but our favorites are  the mango sorbet and the carrot halwa.   The carrot halwa is made with fresh carrots, ricotta cheese, cardamom and topped with whipped cream and chopped pistachios.  It is served warm and you can see the steam rise as you dig in.

The mango sorbet is so close to eating a real mango right out of the fridge without all the work needed to remove the mango pit before eating.  It too is topped with a mango sauce and chopped pistachios.

This is the best secret of the restaurant, get both desserts and alternate bites.   You go from the warm carrot to a mango bang!  It is a party in your mouth!

So if you haven't tried it, try it now!