Keeva Indian Kitchen

"Husband-and-wife team Ajeet and Rita Mehta run this neighborhood gem on Clement Street and offer American favorites like butter chicken — though insiders love the goat dishes, stir-fried okra, and bang bang egg curry, with a crispy boiled-then-fried egg sunk into a tomato and onion sauce." - Paolo Bicchieri

"We beeline to Keeva Indian Kitchen whenever nose-clearing curries call to us. The bright, casual restaurant in the Inner Richmond makes chicken, lamb, goat, seafood, and vegetable curries that don’t hold back on the spice (you can also order them mild). The kashmiri chili-spiced lamb rogan josh builds satisfying heat that lingers in the mouth, and a few bites of the creamy coconut fish curry might make your eyes water. Another reason you’ll find us here is to pick up a to-go order of their tandoori chicken wings—they're gorgeously charred and nicely smoky—before dinner at home or a picnic at nearby Golden Gate Park." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez

"This casual Indian restaurant in the Inner Richmond is where you’ll find us whenever we’re in the mood for fenugreek-spiced chicken, smoky tandoori wings, and biryanis that taste faintly floral from saffron and rose water. Another reason to swing by Keeva is they don’t hold back on the spice. Nose-clearing dishes, like creamy coconut fish curry or lamb rogan josh with kashmiri chilis, build a satisfying heat in your mouth that lingers. The brightly colored spot is usually filled with groups of friends and families sharing curries on a weeknight. It's also a major takeout operation, as evidenced by the sea of bags waiting by the door." - Julia Chen