East India Co Grill & Bar Restaurant Review
821 SW 11th Ave. (SW Taylor St.) 
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Portland, OR 97205
503-227-8815 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Lunch & Dinner Mon.-Sat.Features
- Romantic setting
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Casual
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 Striking décor distinguishes this high-end Indian restaurant, located on a quiet downtown street. A long, comfortable bar serves as the narrow entryway, and it’s where a crush of downtown workers chat up the friendly bartender while enjoying sweet and herbal masala mojitos and madrasi margaritas, plus Indian snacks such as tandoori grilled chicken wings or flaky vegetable fritters. Push through the crowd and the space opens up into a dining room with dark wood and a soaring ceiling; plush, upholstered banquettes; and earthy hues from the spice trade. The menu offers similar surprises, and a good strategy is to ask a helpful waiter to suggest a tasting menu (there’s also a vegetarian tasting menu). Try something from the blistering tandoori oven and definitely a curry or two, many matched with the almost nutty pulao rice and a lentil stew. Pair your meal with a well-conceived cocktail or a selection from the carefully chosen wine list. Indian and local beers are available, too. For dessert, don't miss the fluffy mango cheesecake; the creamy masala chai pot de crème; or gulab jamun, chewy donuts bathed in an exotic sugar syrup and served warm with vanilla ice cream.
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