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Are there no good Indian places in Louisiana?

Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:15 am
Posted by IndianInBR
L'auberge
Member since Dec 2015
3272 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:15 am
The spots in BR, Nola and Lafayette have been underwhelming to say the least. Is Houston my closest option?
This post was edited on 1/11/23 at 10:16 am
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
50288 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:17 am to
Monroe is your place.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37920 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:18 am to
Poverty Point is cool
Posted by Tadey
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2012
546 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:18 am to
I went to Shyan's Kitchen in Metairie recently and I enjoyed it.
Posted by Baers Foot
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Member since Dec 2011
3551 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:36 am to
Have you tried Priya's in Laffy?
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
4234 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:36 am to
India's on Essen is my go-to. I enjoy the buffet.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
39239 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:38 am to
punjabi dhaba, hammond USA
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
16665 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:39 am to
quote:

Is Houston my closest option?


I usually go to Taj Mahal in Metairie. It's good Indian food to me. I have no idea how traditional it may be or how it plays with someone of Indian ethnicity who grew up eating the real thing.

You could say the same thing about Mexican, Chinese, Italian, Cajun, Greek, "Middle Eastern", etc...
This post was edited on 1/11/23 at 10:40 am
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:41 am to
I like what I have gotten at the one in Alexandria, but I cannot say I know what good is when it comes to Indian.
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
8829 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:41 am to
I eat at Nirvana on Magazine or Taj Majal on Metairie Rd when in NOLA. Same owner whose family is from Mhow, India and opened the first Indian restaurants in New Orleans around 1980. Shalimar in the FQ and Keswani's in Uptown Square were their other restaurants in NOLA

Lafayette - Priya's is the real deal ; Masala is also pretty good
This post was edited on 1/11/23 at 10:52 am
Posted by Mad Dogg
LA
Member since Sep 2016
3802 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:48 am to
In BR, have you tried Curry n Kabab or Swagat? Both of those are very good.
Posted by LSUdoc71
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2012
344 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 10:55 am to
My first Indian food in the early 90's was at India's on Essen. It was love at first bite. Having a buffet to try everything was awesome!

But then I discovered the Bay Leaf. India's must have gotten a new chef, because the food quality went down in the early 2000's. Plus, their bathrooms and carpets are disgusting. I can only imagine what the kitchen looks like.

The Bay Leaf is clean, and the food is up there for BR. Swagat is damn good, too! Best Indian food I ever had was in England. Blew my socks off.

Any Baws in Bay Saint Louis, MS- Indian Paradise is excellent!
Posted by TheEnglishman
On the road to Wellville
Member since Mar 2010
3119 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 11:11 am to
You dont think Bay Leaf is amazing?

I'm not Indian so I dont have a good reference, but I love Bay Leaf on Sherwood in BR.
This post was edited on 1/11/23 at 11:12 am
Posted by jfw3535
South of Bunkie
Member since Mar 2008
4726 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 11:18 am to
I’m a fan of Swagat in Baton Rouge and Punjabi Dhaba in Hammond.
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
4543 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 11:21 am to
Saffron in New Orleans is very good.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32961 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 12:16 pm to
I enjoy Priya's in Lafayette
Posted by Tigre85
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2019
1926 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 1:22 pm to
Marketplace buffet in Marksville is owned by Indians .
Posted by andouille
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Member since Dec 2004
10757 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 1:51 pm to
I had some Indian techs, they thought Bay Leaf and Swagat, especially Swagat, were pretty good. The Indian couple who are neighbors like Bay Leaf, but they say it isn't spicy enough, it burns the hell out of me.
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
3927 posts
Posted on 1/13/23 at 10:01 am to
Dafuq???


Some of the best Indian I've ever had is in Louisiana.

Mantra in Metairie

Punjabi in Hammond

These two are VERY GOOD. As good as anything in Chicago, New York, London, etc...

The yuppified place under the bridge in Gretna ain't bad either.

And Turmeric off 90 is decent too.
Posted by KillTheGophers
Member since Jan 2016
6266 posts
Posted on 1/13/23 at 7:28 pm to
There is an in Indian restaurant in Monroe LA that has a legit lunch buffet and an amazing dinner menu.

Mrs KTG like to eat there when we go into town.

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