"Authentic" Indian dishes "fit for the raja" can be piled high at the "excellent-value" lunch buffets or served by the "attentive but not hovering" staffs at these subcontinental survivors occupying an "underground lair" in Mt. Vernon and a strip mall in Columbia; if the decor's somewhat "dated", few mind.
Akbar Restaurant Review:
This longtime Indian favorite, with its below-street-level entrance, is cozy and intimate, with soothingly low lighting, attentive service, and better-than-average Northern Indian fare. You can't go wrong with standards like roghan josh or paneer, the house-made cheese, in a thick tomato curry spiked with cilantro. Try the chicken chaat roused with mango powder and tamarind sauce for a...
A spicy mix of cumin and coriander in a comfy, converted rathskeller.:
The Scene
Tucked away in the basement of an old house in historic Mount Vernon, this popular Indian restaurant exudes a cozy warmth with its candlelit brick-faced interior. Suited...