Indian Fine Dining Restaurants Aim for Awards in the Southwest | Eater

"Hiding in a Scottsdale strip mall between a consignment store and a skincare studio, this April 2025 newcomer reveals a ritzy, desert‑evoking interior in tasteful earth tones with jewelry‑box lighting, a prominent cocktail counter, and a tiny kitchen window that offers glimpses of the cooks. Managing partner Jonathan Rodrigues and executive chef Nigel Lobo — childhood friends from Dubai — aim high, with Lobo’s top‑Michelin‑kitchen pedigree complemented by tandoor specialist Ajay Negi and a suite of in‑house programs (from dessert to tandoor to breads) that make the place feel like an entire culinary school. The “greatest hits” menu shines in a tandoor sampler that marches across the plate like the Beatles on Abbey Road: a head‑on tiger prawn, chicken touched with Afghan murgh spices, a mint‑covered lamb chop, and yuzu‑tinged salmon, dotted with beet chutney and meticulous curls of garnish. I find it polished enough to impress in a town dominated by flashy steakhouses like Mastro’s, Maple & Ash, and Ocean 44, and the team is betting it will become a destination for diners from Scottsdale and across Phoenix." - Matthew Kang