Comments on: India Oven – Location, Location, Location

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:46:10 +0000

Abhiruchi in Beaverton is the best Indian restaurant imho. That is closely followed by Chennai Masala, which is also in Beaverton.

By: Christian

Christian — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:54:59 +0000

Honestly, the carts on fifth downtown provide the best Indian food I've had in Portland. New Taste of India is better than The Real Taste of India.

In terms of restaurants, I really do like Swagat.

By: jd

jd — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:21:03 +0000

nice write up! I never went to Kinda, it opened up right after I moved from the immediate neighborhood and was swallowed up in the Clinton area – but I heard similar stories. Hope to see India Oven doing well. I am a fan of the Tao of Tea and Paradox – for what it is, but I'm not crazy about their expansion and booth removal.

By: Geoff Kleinman

Geoff Kleinman — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:45:03 +0000

I agree the price is not as competitive as other places in the neighborhood. Is there another Indian restaurant in Portland you feel is better that we should try and review?

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:36:45 +0000

My wife and I went to the new location of India Oven the second day it was open. We found it to be… mediocre. I mean, I like the location: right on Belmont, right next to the Tao of Tea, nice space (note: the dimming little lights on the ceiling were pretty cool along with having different colored candles on each table). But we found the food to be a little disappointing. I also found the meal portion to be a little less-than-desirable considering the bill we received.

They did, however, have some great samosas.