We have had, off and on over the years, decent Indian food in Dallas. Some of the best we have ever had, though, has turned up at a place called Roti Grill on McKinney just on the other side of Central.
My passion for Indian food began when I was lucky enough to spend some time in London on writing business in the late 1980s. Most of what I have had at the Roti Grill is as good as what I had in London, where the English take their Indian very seriously (and also incredibly spicy, but that's another story.) It's not perfect -- consistency isn't always what it should be, and it's a little pricey, given the Knox-Henderson location.
What to try? Forget the beef and chicken dishes. The Roti Grill is about vegetables. All are standouts, even something a non-Indian would hesitate to try because it sounds so odd, like vegetable fritters in yogurt sauce. Especially well-done are the black lentils, called daal maharani, and the chickpeas, which comes in a sweet, spicy balti sauce.
Speaking of spicy, take care. Medium is mostly spicy enough -- once past that point, you're in eye-watering, water-guzzling territory.
I'll also put in a plug for the saag-chana, the lamb biryani and anything in their masala sauce. I agree that Roti is inconsistent, but even the low end of their range is good, and the top end is excellent.
Posted by: ScurvyOaks | Jun 20, 2007 at 09:26 AM
Anyone know if they deliver?
Posted by: Kris Scott | Jun 21, 2007 at 10:11 AM
Delivery, sadly, is through one of those third-party services, which is expensive and not especially reliable.
Posted by: Jeff Siegel | Jun 21, 2007 at 10:24 AM
Good to know there's something in the neighborhood. Most of the good Indian food I've found in the area is up in Irving
Posted by: DK | Jun 21, 2007 at 02:22 PM
Roti is the Pei Wei of Indian food. I love this place. Fast, good, and yes, spicy. They don't even have anything called "mild." The Balti shrimp is my personal fav.
Posted by: KatieMac | Jun 21, 2007 at 02:35 PM