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516 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006

713-524-2170 

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  • Indian
    Sun 11am-3pm, Tue-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm
    $$$
  • All Major Credit Cards
    Casual
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party
  • Brunch, Lunch
    Accepted, Not Necessary
    Valet
Description

This may be the best Indian restaurant in the country. What makes Anita Jaisinghani's food great is that it's not only among the most creative takes on Indian cuisine in America, it's also muy picante when it's supposed to be. In New York and San Francisco, innovative Indian chefs have to please wimpy local tastes. But here in jalapeño-happy Houston, Indika's fabulous, fiery Indian cooking is truly appreciated.







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  • 2009 | Best Indian Restaurant

    Anita Jaisinghani earned a PhD in microbiology in her native India before she moved to Houston and changed careers. After working as the pastry chef at Café Annie for nearly two years, she opened the original Indika on Memorial. That restaurant was lauded by The New York Times, Gourmet magazine and a host of other publications for its startlingly fresh take on Indian cuisine. At the Westheimer location, the restaurant has continued to embellish its reputation as one of the most... More »

  • 2007 | Best Indian Restaurant

    Hidebound types sputter and fume, "That's not Indian food!" when confronted with Indika's innovative cooking. There's no chicken tikka masala here. But they do have foie gras with fig preserves and trout stuffed with nuts. If this isn't what you usually think of as Indian food, then it's time to broaden your horizons. Indika's owner, Indian-born Anita Jaisinghani, doesn't feel compelled to cater to American preconceptions. Formerly a pastry chef at Café Annie, Jaisinghani has come up... More »

  • 2006 | Best Indian Restaurant

    Succumbing to the easy pitfalls of "fusion," modern Indian cuisine often sheds thousands of years of culinary tradition simply to appeal to timid Western palates. Indika adroitly avoids these hazards. Since it moved from west Houston to Montrose, it has been turning out some of the most unforgettably delicious food -- Indian or otherwise -- in the city. No true sampling of the restaurant's treasures is complete without the crab samosas. Loaded with lump crabmeat, spiced to perfection with... More »

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  • Top 5 Houston Restaurants With Gluten-Free Options

    Top 5 Houston Restaurants With Gluten-Free Options

    By Joanna O'Leary | Wed, November 9, 2011

    Before you roll your eyes at this post title and think, "God, I'm so ready for that trend to be over," (as I admittedly have done on previous occasions), consider that gluten-free dining is not just a... More »

  • Quail with (Four) Sweet Potato Fries at Indika

    Quail with (Four) Sweet Potato Fries at Indika

    By Joanna O'Leary | Thu, May 26, 2011

    A few days before I skipped town for the summer I finally went to Indika. God knows what took me so long, considering the restaurant's consistently positive reviews and my love of all things curry and... More »

  • Top 5: Indian Restaurants

    Top 5: Indian Restaurants

    By Geri Maria Harris | Mon, April 11, 2011

    After naming a Southern Indian eatery as my top vegetarian-friendly restaurant pick, I started to think about what makes an Indian restaurant good. I'm a huge fan of bread, so fresh, golden bubbly na... More »

  • Chef Chat, Part 3: Anita Jaisinghani of Indika

    Chef Chat, Part 3: Anita Jaisinghani of Indika

    By Geri Maria Harris | Fri, September 17, 2010

    Anita Jaisinghani of Indika (516 Westheimer) was kind enough to sit down with Eating Our Words for a nice chat and fantastic tasting at her beautiful boutique eatery. At the end of our conversation, ... More »

  • Chef Chat, Part 2: Anita Jaisinghani of Indika

    Chef Chat, Part 2: Anita Jaisinghani of Indika

    By Geri Maria Harris | Thu, September 16, 2010

    Yesterday we spoke with Indika's chef and owner, Anita Jaisinghari, about her culinary background and what rules she's willing to break. Today we continue our talk. Eating Our Words: So we spoke abo... More »

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    Dani191237 | Houston, TX | 8 Reviews

    | Wed, January 6, 2010

    Great ambiance and chill music. Perfect for a date and the food is rather seductive.

  • joe.espelage
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    joe.espelage | Houston, TX | 29 Reviews

    | Fri, January 9, 2009

    Bright flavor defines not just the food here, but cocktails too; some really creative stuff is happening behind the bar. Sunny patio, this is living!

  • Steve Madden
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    Steve Madden | West University Place, TX | 7 Reviews

    | Mon, May 26, 2008

    Best Indian food in town. No question.

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Dinner Menu
Starters
$12.00
Tandoori Quail
stuffed with pine nuts & caramelized onions sweet potato fries
$12.00
Baby Goat With Millet Roti
locally raised goat slow cooked with lentils & cracked wheat, millet roti, candied walnuts tossed with greens goat brain
$12.00
Goat Brain
quick braised with an amchur masala, served over a potato paratha sliced mango & cucumber with chili and black salt
$10.00
Calamari On Uttapam
sauteed with onions, tomatoes & kari leaves and served on a black lentil pancake
$12.00
Crabmeat Samosas
with papaya ginger chutney and pickled cherry tomatoes
$10.00
Spinach & Paneer
fresh mustard greens & spinach puree, tandoori cornmeal roti
Entrees
Complimentary Naan, Raita And Lentils On Request
$32.00
Chili Crusted Fillet Mignon
with a black pepper sauce, green masala, baby pepper stuffed with green peas, saffron potatoes
$28.00
Grilled Lamb Chops
with leg of lamb in a cashew cardamom curry, seasonal greens
$35.00
Venison Chops
coriander & black pepper crusted venison with wild mushrooms slow cooked with old monk, saffron potatoes
$28.00
Lamb Shank
slow cooked lamb hind shanks with a roasted garlic, onion & tomato masala, saffron potatoes
$24.00
Pork Chop Vindaloo
grilled pork chop stuffed with a paneer masala, 'ghost pepper' vindaloo, okra with fennel, onion pilaf
$20.00
Stuffed Chicken
bryan farms chicken breast stuffed with lime pickle, goat cheese and currants, tomato fenugreek sauce kashmiri
$25.00
Kashmiri Chicken Biryani
chicken slow cooked with saffron, rice, caramelized onions & warm spices, apricots & cashews, pickled quail eggs
$32.00
Spice Crusted Sea Bass
with a saffron coconut kari leaf broth, grapefruit & lime pickle
$24.00
Red Hot Chili Pepper Jumbo Shrimp
quick braised in a spicy red pepper and tomato sauce, semolina pilaf, okra with fennel
$24.00
Grilled Texas Red Snapper
spinach & fenugreek sauce, brown basmati 'khichri', saffron yogurt, pickled carrots
On The Side
$6.00
Beet & Amul Naan
$7.00
Pistachio Apricot Naan
$4.00
Garlic Naan
Dessert
$8.00
Valrhona Chocolate Bread Puding
cardamon creme anglaise & coffee caramel
$8.00
Mango Spiced Creme Caramel
sesame pumpkin seed brittle & mixed berries
$8.00
Chocolate Ginger Tart
salted spiced cashews & chai spiced creme
$6.00
Saffron Pistachio Ice Cream
$6.00
Chikoo Ice Cream
$7.00
Rose Cake
fresh coconut, candied beteal nut & raspberry puree

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