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chipotle for indian / vegan/ vegetarian food is the holy grail

jakear 7y ago
Had a few of those around my place growing up (Nikki’s, around Orange County, CA), but they’ve all gone out of business by now. Absolute tragedy - the food was terrific and dirt cheap.
sremani 7y ago
I do not recollect the name, but there is an Indian restaurant with that concept near New Brunswick NJ.
aripickar 7y ago
There’s a place in Berkeley called urban turbann, that fills the niche for Indian chipotle. Wish they would expand.
80mph 7y ago
I also would love to see an Indian Chipotle. But for any in the South Bay, these 2 are also like Chipotle: -Srasa Kitchen (Southeast Asian): https://www.srasakitchen.com/ https://www.srasakitchen.com/ -Bibimbowl (Korean): http://www.thebibimbowl.com/menu.php http://www.thebibimbowl.com/menu.php I'm sure there are others, but these 2 are my tried and true favorites.
lotsofpulp 7y ago
Manhattan has Indikitch.
- tricolon 7y ago
  They recently changed their name to Deep Indian Kitchen.
2pointsomone 7y ago
Would love a low-down / interview from a founder of one of these chains (there's also Curry Up now in the bay area) on the economics of making an indian fast-food joint. It might be a one-sentence article saying "demand", but I am sure there is a lot to unpack.
- markbnj 7y ago
  I've always thought that tandoori chicken was an unexplored opportunity. Think a similar model to the orignal Boston Chicken (now Boston Market), or El Pollo Loco on the west coast of the U.S.
hirundo 7y ago
To find that holy grail just replace -as-a-service with -do-it-yourself. The first time is hard. The eleventy-first time is like breathing. Plus a lot of satisfaction.
gnicholas 7y ago
They had one of these places in downtown Palo Alto (Town and Country shopping center). It lasted a year or two, despite being directly across from Palo Alto High School, which every day mobbed the shopping center with lunch traffic. I was surprised it went under so quickly. Apparently it is not quite the holy grail after all? I went there and liked it well enough!

Had a few of those around my place growing up (Nikki’s, around Orange County, CA), but they’ve all gone out of business by now. Absolute tragedy - the food was terrific and dirt cheap.

sremani 7y ago

I do not recollect the name, but there is an Indian restaurant with that concept near New Brunswick NJ.

aripickar 7y ago

There’s a place in Berkeley called urban turbann, that fills the niche for Indian chipotle. Wish they would expand.

80mph 7y ago

I also would love to see an Indian Chipotle. But for any in the South Bay, these 2 are also like Chipotle: -Srasa Kitchen (Southeast Asian): https://www.srasakitchen.com/ https://www.srasakitchen.com/ -Bibimbowl (Korean): http://www.thebibimbowl.com/menu.php http://www.thebibimbowl.com/menu.php I'm sure there are others, but these 2 are my tried and true favorites.

lotsofpulp 7y ago

Manhattan has Indikitch.

tricolon 7y ago
They recently changed their name to Deep Indian Kitchen.

2pointsomone 7y ago

Would love a low-down / interview from a founder of one of these chains (there's also Curry Up now in the bay area) on the economics of making an indian fast-food joint. It might be a one-sentence article saying "demand", but I am sure there is a lot to unpack.

markbnj 7y ago
I've always thought that tandoori chicken was an unexplored opportunity. Think a similar model to the orignal Boston Chicken (now Boston Market), or El Pollo Loco on the west coast of the U.S.

hirundo 7y ago

To find that holy grail just replace -as-a-service with -do-it-yourself. The first time is hard. The eleventy-first time is like breathing. Plus a lot of satisfaction.

gnicholas 7y ago

They had one of these places in downtown Palo Alto (Town and Country shopping center). It lasted a year or two, despite being directly across from Palo Alto High School, which every day mobbed the shopping center with lunch traffic. I was surprised it went under so quickly. Apparently it is not quite the holy grail after all? I went there and liked it well enough!