Erik M.
Yelp
Been coming here almost weekly and sometimes 2x a week now for a few months. Super friendly owner, always remembers how we like our food. I've tried most things on the menu at this point, but our main rotation is Lamb Kadai, Daal Tadka, and Chicken Biryani. The meat in the curries is incredibly moist and tender. If you get the dishes more popular in the west, palak paneer, Tikka, butter chicken etc, it's going to be a different style than you're used to. I highly recommend trying to go out of your comfort zone.
The chicken biryani, for me, is the absolute star of the show. It was never a dish I was a huge fan of in the past, despite knowing it's one of the most beloved dishes in the world. I finally understand. It's become my favorite food item in Portland, or anywhere for that matter. The sauce served with it is unique and incredible.
The food cart pod is one of the nicer in town that I've seen, nice big covered tables and new facilities.
In a sane world there would be a line around the block for this place to be slinging biryani the entire time they're open, it's just that good. This is a destination dish in my mind, like how you'd get Nongs Khao Man Gai or a Voodoo Donut when you visit PDX. Get it as spicy as you can. It's not super hot, just incredibly flavorful and aromatic the higher your spice level.
For the curries, I can hear him pouring the tadka (tempering) on top and it sizzling and cracking right before it's packed up to serve. Perfect for takeout as everything is served SUPER hot and fresh, and keeps its temperature for quite some time.