Bombay Street Food Express 3
Indian restaurant · Striver's Section
1915 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
"Mumbai was still known as Bombay when restaurateur Asad Sheikh was growing up in India. At the Columbia Heights original, along with locations on Capitol Hill and National Harbor, he shares the thriving street food vendor scene from his childhood through favorites like Bombay palak chaat (a mixture of crispy fried spinach with spiced yogurt and chutney), bhel puri (puffed rice mixed with a medley of raw onion, tomato, and chutney), and vada pao (spiced potatoes with ginger, garlic, and cilantro chutney served with a roll). Follow up these snacks with the Bombay thali for two: an assorted platter that includes curries, vegetables, bread, and rice. Sheikh also runs fast-casual chain Butter Chicken Company, which has locations downtown and on Capitol Hill." - Tierney Plumb
"Bombay Street Food, the Indian restaurant that started out serving various chaat, Indo-Chinese dishes, and vada pav in Columbia Heights just over two years ago, opens its third D.C. location today (Thursday, March 11) near Adams Morgan. Restaurateur Asad Sheikh, who has also quickly grown Butter Chicken Co. into a fast-casual counterpart, has added a couple new dishes. Bombay Street Food 3 serves aloo tiki (potato, chickpeas, and chutney) and a “chicken 65” in a spicy red sauce with curry leaves. The 45-seat restaurant with a small six-seat patio offers a cheaper and smaller menu (think an $18 thali platter for one) than the original or a second restaurant on Barracks Row in Capitol Hill. It opens for lunch from noon to 3 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Delivery is available from third-party apps." - Tierney Plumb
Angela Wimmers
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Chandra Kanth Reddy
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