Bombay Cricket Club Restaurant Review:
Is Bombay Cricket Club a restaurant or sports bar? Despite the huge flat-screen TV broadcasting cricket matches visible from both floors, the care and attention given to the Indian dishes served here puts it clearly in the restaurant category. Begin with a vividly-hued mango margarita, and then progress to the naan, almost a meal in itself, and best stuffed with potato and cheese. All curries...
This long-running Buckman "favorite" offers midpriced Indian cuisine in "a wide variety of spice levels", all ferried by an "attentive" staff; it's also known for its mango margaritas and televised cricket matches, but take note - the space is small and "you almost always need a reservation to get in."
Carefully prepared Indian specialties keep this comfortable SE Hawthorne eatery on the perennially popular list.:
In Short
Upscale boomers, east-side bohemians and starry eyed lovers fill the cheerful peach dining room, cozy upstairs loft and tiny bar. More for the sake of culture than sport, quiet...