Addi's Darbar Indian Cuisine — Restaurant in Redondo Beach

Let's be honest, the Fourth of July is usually a culinary wasteland—a holiday of questionable pyrotechnics and even more questionable soggy pizza.

But on this particular Fourth, a figure emerged from a haze of cheap firework smoke. It was Addi. He surveyed our little block party, took pity on our souls, and uttered the eight words every food lover dreams of hearing: "My restaurant. It's closed, but for you? Open."

What followed was pure, unadulterated chaos. The block party vanished as grown adults engaged in a frantic game of human Tetris, cramming into cars with the desperation of people escaping a natural disaster.

We weren't just going to dinner; we were on a mission from God, a high-speed pilgrimage that deposited us at the doors of "Addi's Darbar Indian Cuisine."

The place was aggressively closed. Chairs on tables, lights off, the whole nine yards. There was no menu—menus are for mortals.

Tonight, there was only one commandment: Thou Shalt Eat Chicken Tikka Masala and drink unlimited wine.

Oh, the Tikka Masala. My taste buds, which I had long suspected had packed their bags and retired to Florida, suddenly woke up, threw a rave, and started doing shots. The sauce was a creamy, sunset-orange dream, and the chicken was so tender I have to assume it spent its life in deep meditation, probably doing hot yoga and listening to whale sounds. This wasn't food; it was an epiphany in a bowl.

The beverage situation was governed by a single, beautiful law: "If you can see it, you can drink it." This led to the "Addi-tude Adjustment"—a full-system reboot for the soul, administered via a firehose of surprisingly good wine and champagne.

Service was handled by Addi himself, who treated an empty glass not as an oversight, but as a deep, personal failure.

The man was a whirling of hospitality, a ninja ensuring no one's happiness dipped below "ecstatic."

VERDICT: You can't find "Addi's After-Hours Emporium" on Yelp. You can't book a table. The only way in is to become close neighbors with Addi.

If a man smelling faintly of fireworks and pure generosity ever makes you this offer, don't walk, run. It's the American dream, just with better food and a much more liberal booze policy.

Thank you, Addi for your generosity. We...

Please note - We did not have good experience. Called and left two messages for the owner with the manager and he never cared to call back . It seems owner does not care about his food or his customers. Very disappointed . The manager was apologetic and he told us that he has given the messages to the owner but owner does not care . Summary: We went to this restaurant for special treat for our friendly 85 yearly old couple total four people (4). The service was Ok but the food was way below expectations. Ordered Tandoori fish and they gave us 5 small pieces of Mahi Mah which was chewy and and could not Swallow . For main course order Chicken Tikka Masala , Rogan Josh and Sag Paneer . The Chicken Tikka masala was sweet with all gravy and hardly any chicken , Rogan josh the meat was so chewy that we could not eat . Sag Paneer was full of oil and tasted awful. Tandoori bread was OK ..The whole experience left a bad taste in our mouth.. We have been to dozens of Indian restaurants and never had such a bad food experience such as this . We know Indian food very well and adding sugar in food gravy for north indian food is unheard off.. It seems this restaurant really needs to take cooking classes to cook Indian food . We spent over $200 and I will tell any potential customers going to this restaurant to think hard before you go to this restaurant .. Stay...

I not going to visit again because they are not true to their customers (food might be ok, just lied about bringing a different dish and indicating this is what it is). I ordered Onion bhajia and once I got it it looked and tasted pakora rather than onion bhakia. Like onion bhajia supposed to have lots of onions this appetizer was pakora with hardly any onion in it. I was ok eating them even though I had asked for something else, however to let them know that they got me wrong one (given that they are costly out here), I informed the female (guess owner) who took my order. Well instead of accepting the mistake she lies to my face that its onion bhajia. First I know what onion bhajias are vs pakoras and what they taste like. second I was not returning the item and just informing them and if they still lie, I am not going to visit them again for sure. (check the photo and decide yourself. And if this is their onion bhajia am not sure which part of indian origins they are from or just a mistake by chef or female who didn't place the order properly, that they made pakora instead of...