Good Indian Cuisine

[ccbweb]

We're fans of Roti in West Portal and wondered if people have recent recommendations about other Indian food in SF.

[laurenlyle]

Shalimar! Right next to Dottie's True Blue Cafe. It is not fancy. It's a dive for sure, but their food is delicious, and they have a few variety meats.

[Tobias]

Speaking of good Indian food, anybody know if Sultan is closed. I understand they may be moving, but are they currently open for business?

[shortexact]

In another thread, someone reported 1 or 2 days ago that when they walked by, the new Sultan location (next to Naan-n-Curry on O'Farrell) has not yet opened:

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/40005...

Hopefully it will soon, though!

[larochelle]

I think Tobias is trying to find out if they are open in ANY location.

My answer:
I know they are not open at their NEW location because I walked past it yesterday but I'm not sure their OLD location closed. I searched for the thread that discussed it but didn't find it. Then I googled them and called - no answer. You may want to call again during dinner hours to double-check, but I would assume the original location is closed.

Sultan
339 Taylor St
San Francisco, CA 94102
[phone]

[shortexact]

"I think Tobias is trying to find out if they are open in ANY location."

Oh, good call, I totally misread that. I remember walking by the original location recently, and it looked to be closed.

[chaddict]

Hey, thanks for posting over here (we were discussing on a diff board).
...so specifically which dishes are you a fan of at Roti? I have never been. Anything REALLY stand out? This is the old chef from Indian Oven, no?

[ccbweb]

The fresh fish tandoori (I may butcher how things should be named and, if so, I apologize and welcome corrections) has been good. The fish changes, I presume depending on whats fresh (or at least I hope its based on that). The Rogan Josh, a lamb curry is quite good. The Naan is exceptional, compared to all other Naan I've eaten.

I thought the Biryani dishes left something to be desired, personally.

I can't make any claims about authenticity here. I find the food to be quite good and consistent and we like the atmosphere and service quite a lot. I think the Indian Oven closed before we moved to town, so I'm not sure about whether the chef is the same.

[Melanie Wong]

It's been reported here that the former chef from Indian Oven opened Aslam's Rasoi in the Mission.

[Robert Lauriston]

I think Indian Oven has a lot of former chefs, not all of them worth seeking out.

[Melanie Wong]

That's very true. Aslam's one to follow apparently, haven't tried it.
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/46397...

Anyone been to Indian Oven recently? Downhill reports after the ownership change, but how about now?