Spice Magic Calcutta Main Shop — Restaurant in Tokyo

I used to live in Nishikasai 18 years ago. I came to this restaurant at least once a week and would look forward to it. The flavors were bursting back then. Today I came here in a Saturday night at 7pm and there were no other customers. I knew something was amiss. Both the owner and manager that used to be friendly were not here either. That's when I knew this restaurant went downhill. Sure enough the food was horrible. I wasted over an hour just to come here from Yokohama to relive that experience which never came...

Kind of a mixed mode place, with some inside tables, a counter, and some outside tables. Curry of the day was excellent, and the naan was extremely interesting, though hard to describe. Slightly sweet, almost thick, interesting flavor, and also kind of stringy. Spice levels up to 7, but may be calibrated for Japan at the low end. I couldn't tell what kind of place it was but the server says he's from Western India. so many good Indian places in this neighborhood. Call this one another...

On weekends, this casual restaurant fills up with Indian expats who come for the Southern Indian specialties such as coconut-simmered Chettinad chicken curry, donut-shaped fried vada breads and tamarind-scented sambar vegetable stew. The Masala Dosa -- a paper-thin, buttery crepe made from rice flour, stuffed with spiced potatoes and served with fresh coconut chutney and piquant tomato puree -- is highly...