Bombay Spice Grill and Wine
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$$ - average
Indian
Hip, Trendy, Upscale-looking Indian Food and Wine Bar that's Super Vegan-friendly!
Bombay Spice Grill and Wine bills itself as a healthy alternative (as in it's super Vegan-friendly) to traditional Indian Food. And there are, in fact, more Veg entree options than not on the menu. The cuisine is very Americanized with spices toned way down (if you're looking for authentic Indian-spiced food look elsewhere), at this packed, hip, trendy wine bar. (Think Pita Jungle-like ambiance.)
Veg Appetizers include:
Lentil cakes
Seared Tofu
Stuffed Roti bread (with peas and potatoes)
Vegetable Biryani Rice
Veg lentil soup
Veg salad
Entress (pick two ingrediants to complement brown rice, whole wheat bread, and sauce of your choice):
Tofu Masala
Spicy Veggie Curry
Curry Chick Peas
Spinach Tofu
Lentils
Cumin potatoes
Then you have the option of having these items in lettuce wraps, on a plate, in a rice bowl, or as a wrap.
For dessert:
Carrot souffle
Rice pudding
Bombay mango yogurt
Wine is $6/glass or $20/bottle
Located on the NW corner of Shea and Tatum in the Whole Foods strip mall in north Phoenix, just south of Paradise Valley Mall.
- Large Group-Friendly
Added by Steve Carlson on Nov 16 07 (updated Nov 17)
Reviews
Reading the other review here and from other places on line, I was a little worried. Happily, I was pleasantly surprised, we all liked our food and the service was very good too. It is not a traditional Indian restaurant, but the dishes were all tasty and very filling, and definitely less fatty.
I hope you have an appetite for rice if you are planning on going to the Bombay Spice Grill. This will be the only thing in abundance on your plate, including flavor. Offering myriad classic Indian dishes and various combinations thereof, the Bombay Spice Grill falters where it should be strongest: taste. The food is watered down to meet the same bland, Americanized standards as Panda Express, and the accompanying sauces do little to help. There are five sauces on the menu, but unlike most every traditional Indian restaurant, you may only try one with your meal (unless you would like to pay more, of course), and the portion is scant. At $8.95 a plate, the cost of an entire buffet at most Indian restaurants, you get enough rice to feed a family, your choice of two small entrees, and a small dish of sauce. The entrees are purposefully mild to appeal to all audiences, and the saving grace should be the sauce. However, even the spiciest sauce selection was tame at best. As far as vegetarian and vegan offerings, there are plenty, but the range of choices is meaningless as there is no range of flavor. There are plenty of Indian restaurants in Phoenix. If you want to experience good Indian food or be immersed in Indian culture while dining, go to one of them. If you want to watch sports and drink cheap wine in a "trendy" atmosphere while sitting next to a family of four, go to Bombay Spice.
I didn't know this was "fake-Indian" food or as some of the reviews say "Americanized". I suppose when I saw only Caucasian customers and staff--- a flag should have went up for me?
The food didn't taste bad-- I was just craving Indian food. And the price for one meal and one drink cost $18 (too much!!). Plus my side of rice was the majority of the meal (--i.e 2 cups of cooked rice with two 1/8 cup bland entrees.)
I won't waste my time and $$ again.