Pranjali S.
Yelp
4.5 stars. Considering that this is the only Indian restaurant in Pueblo, I was resigned to making it my regular spot irrespective of how it was. However, my experience here was very positive and pleasant. My friend and I came here around 5:30 pm as they didn't have reservations for later. They are doing outdoor dining and the whole place is super cute, esp with the surrounding buildings that have posters, bar and restaurant signs etc. They've created a cabana like area with water mists to keep the temps cooler. The inside is not open for sitting but I went to use the restroom and found the architecture of everything very pretty. The bar area is also very cute.
They have a fairly normal menu. Don't expect chat, appetizers, South Indian food or anything outside of North Indian curries, biryani and naans.
They have a wide variety of curries. They also have some great veggie options. We got the chicken mughlai curry, the chicken Tikka masala curry, the chicken biryani and a garlic naan. I also got a mango lassi.
The curries were spicy enough for me (ask for Indian hot if you're Indian and love spicy or if you LOVE spicy). There is a slightly home-made feel to them which I appreciated. I liked my mughlai more than my friend's Tikka masala but the Tikka masala was good too.
Garlic naan was very good and had lots of garlic. The curries come with Yellow/Spanish/turmeric rice. It is a lot so we just took the rice home with us.
The biryani was just ok. That was the one let down. I love biryanis and have had some amazing ones back in San Diego (just moved to Pueblo). So that was a little disappointing. Guess I'll just make my own at home.
The mango lassi was very nice and tasted fresh. It comes with whipped cream, cherry and a slice of orange, which I found a difficult to understand. Just leave the mango lassi as is.
Price is on the higher side, esp for Pueblo. For the two of us, and the above, our check was $80. These are huge quantities though, so we are both pretty much set for the weekend in terms of food.
I see myself coming back here often to try the other menu options and of course their chai :)