Comments on: Bombay Chaat House

By: Dwaraka Indian Cuisine « Stumptown Vegans

Dwaraka Indian Cuisine « Stumptown Vegans — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:44:50 +0000

[...] Indian cuisine, and nothing comes up besides the Chaat Houses? No offense to the Chaat Houses (team BCH!), but vegans are always on the lookout for new vegan options. The latest addition, Dwaraka, knows [...]

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Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:56:58 +0000

[...] Lunch Special at Bombay Chaat House [...]

By: Retrospect « Get Sconed!

Retrospect « Get Sconed! — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:02:44 +0000

[...] on the Bombay Chaat House: [...]

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:44:24 +0000

So I went over to see how things were shaping up. Yeah, the food at BCH is not very good. The menu lists the same stuff as before, but the dishes taste like they are old and smell bad. I got a few things, my old favs: Navratan Korma, Palak Paneer. My friend got the special. The naan was falling apart and tasted bitter, so that was a bad start. I didn’t honestly expect it to be the same as before, and maybe if you catch them on a day when they cooked the night before you might get a decent meal, but I had to throw away alot of food. No recommendation after that folks, sorry.

By: Soundslike

Soundslike — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:27:06 +0000

They seem to have become incredibly inconsistent. The last time I went, they forgot to go vegan (putting in the khorma), and everything was slightly sour. The naan especially was sour, inedible actually (I was worried it had gone bad). My partner got an aloo kulcha a couple days later, and had to toss it out because it was sour and seemed to “have sand in it”. Then the other day I went there around 4pm, and they’d closed, so I went next door to give another shot to the new ICH. And though my experience with them previously had been negative–this was quite tasty, and the naan was more like a dosa but was also quite good.

So I’m pretty much confused. They’ve both been quite good and awful, multiple times. And the drama has almost lead me to wash my hands of them both, even though they’re so close at hand for me. The Oregonian article made nobody look good, though it seems like the new owner of the ICH had no idea what he was getting into.

By: Catastrophysicist

Catastrophysicist — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:56:04 +0000

My girlfriend and I bought a lunch special from each place yesterday, and the Bombay Chaat House was far and away without exception the better choice. People’s personal lives are their own business, but the food they serve is everyone’s. Delicious food trumps someone else’s business any day of the week.

By: getsconed

getsconed — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:13:28 +0000

Mike – Sorry to say I haven’t been to India, and that you don’t enjoy these carts.

I like these carts, and so do a heck of a lot of other people, and I’m glad they’re serving the Portland community.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:47:54 +0000

“And the naan – it was better than any I’d had before in my life! ”

Whaaaaaattt! You obviously haven’t eaten anywhere but food carts then. Both places are really wretched. Sure you get a lot for the money if that’s what you want but even the worst Dhaba in India cooks up better grub then these two places.

I have eaten at both a few times each time swearing that it would be the last but continue to keep giving both of them more chances….but it ain’t happening. They are both god awful and my wife cooks better food then them and she’s not even Indian.

(incidentally I have been to India about 6 times for a total of two years and all over the whole country so I can honestly say that I am pretty experienced at Indian cuisine)

By: getsconed

getsconed — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:53:09 +0000

Thanks for the clarification! I’d seen her referenced online as “Abtar” in the past.

jd
sv

By: Anjali

Anjali — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:02:16 +0000

Her name is Avtar (not Abtar) & if you want to be
respectful try calling her Auntie.