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2800 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77098

713-522-2022

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Critics'
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Best New Restaurant
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Indian

Hours: Daily 7am-10pm

Price: $$, $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Takeout

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Garage, Street, Valet

Description

Pondicheri is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner, offering casual counter service during the day and upscale table service by night. It even offers classic Indian takeaway, albeit with a modern, Gulf Coast twist on traditional Indian food. Chef and owner Anita Jaisinghani has crafted a clever restaurant that takes all comers while still creating some of the most breathtakingly interesting and soulful Indian food anywhere, like her Texas shrimp chaat with corn and avocado, paneer-stuffed chicken legs or oatmeal choco-late-chile cookies.

2011 | Best New Restaurant

There's nothing else like Pondicheri in Houston, not even Indika, Anita Jaisinghani's first and extant modern Indian restaurant in Montrose. Here in River Oaks, Pondicheri shakes up everything you thought you knew about Indian street food, offering Jaisinghani's updated interpretations for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even tea. Breakfast and lunch are counter-service affairs, inexpensive and filling, with items like a breakfast thali with a little of everything, or a frankie to-go (that's an... More »

Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

By Katharine Shilcutt | Wed, April 25, 2012

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Upcoming Events: Charity Brunches and Breakfasts and Even a Charity Banh Mi

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, January 6, 2012

A round of applause for the Money Cat Brunch, please: It's having an encore performance this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Paulie's. Says the press release: "All of your favorite delicious Money Cat... More »
Meatless Mondays Make for Mad Guests at Pondicheri

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, January 5, 2012

Houston restaurants such as Backstreet Cafe have long offered Meatless Mondays, popular with vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike who enjoy eating meat-free meals that emphasize fresh, seasonal produ... More »
The Hits of 2011

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, January 05, 2012

The challenge in choosing ten of the best restaurants to open in Houston each year is a daunting one: Many of the restaurants I think are "the best" have little to nothing to do with each other, making for a list that falls all over the map when i... More »
100 Favorite Dishes: No. 7, Texas Shrimp Chaat at Pondicheri

By Katharine Shilcutt | Wed, September 21, 2011

This year leading up to our annual Best of Houston issue, we're counting down our 100 favorite dishes in Houston. This list comprises our favorite dishes from the last year, dishes that are essential ... More »
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knowmadd | 8 Reviews

| Sat, January 21, 2012

Indian cuisine with a gulf coast twist. Don't forget to pick up some spices on the way out, so you can make some Asian magic in your home kitchen. This should be a go-to place for anyone who wants to try or loves Indian cuisine. Also a great place for vegetarians and meat eaters alike.

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Pondicheri

2800 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77098

713-522-2022

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2011 | Best New Restaurant

Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

By Katharine Shilcutt | Wed, April 25, 2012

Upcoming Events: Charity Brunches and Breakfasts and Even a Charity Banh Mi

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, January 6, 2012

Meatless Mondays Make for Mad Guests at Pondicheri

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, January 5, 2012

The Hits of 2011

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, January 05, 2012

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 7, Texas Shrimp Chaat at Pondicheri

By Katharine Shilcutt | Wed, September 21, 2011

knowmadd | 8 Reviews

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