8501 Delmar Blvd St Louis, MO 63124
(314) 567-6850
Once upon a time in a place not to far away from the Delmar loop there was a chef in a kitchen
working on a dish that could take your whole mind, body, and spirit on a journey. The taste... The smells....
The sights.... Is it heaven? No, but it gets close for those who go at dinner time and order the Poori bread,
Chicken Tikka (with dipping sauce on the side), and Mango Lassi. For others who are new to India food the
lunch time buffet is perfect for finding the dish that is right for you, but no matter what you won't be
disappointed. I have found memories of this place growing up, soon after I joined the Marines I got off the
plane with only a 3-hour layover and my father rushed me and a friend to House of India before my next
flight. Yes, the food is that good, so let me tell you about it. First let's start with the dish I suggested you order.
Poori bread is a light fried puff bread that normally comes tiny and round for stuffing, but House of India
makes my dreams come true and serves is big and round.
Doesn't that look a-ma-zing!
Chicken Tikka it's sister dish is Chicken Tikka Masala. Sometimes the
waiter will offer the Masala on the side with the Chicken Tikka, please get the sauce. The sauce brings
the whole dish together without it, it's like having a Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich without the Jelly.
It's too dry without Jelly and Chicken Tikka is to dry with the Masala.
This photo looks so good I want to eat it.
Finally my darlings the drink of I get every time I go here is Mango Lassi. Mango Lassi is a food of the
Gods drink (Agent Greeks use to call yogurt food of the Gods). So it's a mango flavored yogurt drink.
Yummy!!
Now you won't have to venture too far out of your comfort zone to eat any of the above. The food is
divine. For those of you who like to walk on the wild side and dive mouth first into something everything
they have items on the menu that offer a taste of everything, and they are as follows and in menu order.
Appetizers
Vegetable appetizer comes with vegetable samosa, pakora, paneer pakora, and onion bhajia.
Combination Appetizer comes with vegetable samosa, pakora, paneer pakora, chicken pakora and seekh kebab.
Tandoori
Chef's special come with chicken tandoori, chicken tikka, seekh/boti/prawn kabab
I also want to add that even though this place serves meat they are also very Vegetarian-friendly and serves more vegetarian dish's then most vegetarian restaurants I have been to. They have 16 main dishes on their vegetarian menu and that's not including the vegetarian dishes they have on their non-vegetarian menu.
For more information about the menu and the awards the restaurant has won you can visit them at http://www.hoistl.com/ or 8501 Delmar Blvd St Louis, MO 63124
