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"Opened in 2020 inside a Texas-sized shopping mall, this original fine-dining Indian restaurant from Mithu and Shammi Malik set the template for the brand’s “traveler” concept—executive chef Mayank Istwal spent over two years crisscrossing India, learning from families and sourcing single-origin ingredients—and earned one star in Michelin’s inaugural Texas guide in 2024; its design link to the New York outpost is the Sheesh Mahal, a room covered in hand-cut mirrors." - Nadia Chaudhury