"Bombay Street Food quietly opened in Columbia Heights this week, giving the neighborhood a chance to explore owner Asad Sheikh’s assertion that his new restaurant will offer a scale of spiciness previously unseen in the District. Sheikh, who founded the well-regarded trio of Curry Mantra restaurants in Northern Virginia, tells Eater that the kitchen is preparing for a grand opening ceremony on Monday, December 3. Bombay Street Food has capacity for about about 70 people and will operate on a first come, first serve basis. Sheikh says he’s particularly excited for diners to try the chile chicken in sweet and spicy tomato sauce from the Indo-Chinese portion of the menu. He also thinks the Bombay thali, a two-person sampler platter that costs $35, will be a big hit. He says a monsoon menu reflects what people in Mumbai — formerly known as Bombay under English Colonial rule — eat with their chai tea during the rainy season. The three monsoon dishes — cheese pakora, vegetable pakora, and spicy chicken masala, are all $8." - Gabe Hiatt
