Curryosity — Restaurant in San Diego

Probably the best Indian food I have had in San Diego!

Game here for happy hours to take advantage of some of the menu items and it was definitely a good call.

Bombay Sangria and Mango Mimosa were top notch! Mimosa didn't even taste to alcoholics so I could have just finished it all in a couple of big sips.

Wings with the tamarind sauce were lovely. Came out hot and had that perfect flavor as well. Good amount of meat on those wings too - not just bones.

Naan Bruschetta was very creative. The topping was chopped up tomatoes with some Sev, and even though I'm not a fan of tomatoes, I actually love this. Naan was fresh and soft and this overall combination went well together as well.

Butter chicken and Saag Chicken with both freaking amazing! Very generous amount of chicken in there and very big portion size as well. The gravy of both of them were just perfect and so good, even plain. Saag had a little bit of a spice to it, which made it even better.

Entree items came with rice and even the rice was flavorful on its own.

None of the dishes seemed too oily or greasy like a lot of Indian places.

We also got a Naan on the side to have with the curries, and oh my gosh what a beautiful Naan! Not extra buttery like some places, and this was just soft and light and fluffy and just beyond amazing! So warm as well. Husband and I could each have had one of our own!

Had the Chocolate Samosas with Pistachio Ice Cream for dessert. The filling was actually just melted dark chocolate and tasted quite nice. We were hoping it would not be Nutella inside because that flavor can get too strong. Samosas when I send crispy and chocolate inside. Was melty. Really good end to the meal.

10/10 recommend this place. P. S. The service is surprisingly fast! Definitely recommend even more for that.

Second time coming here and I expected her to be amazing like last time but definitely not the case!

I had made a reservation for 6 people ahead of time for a Saturday evening and when we got there, it turned out they had lost our reservation and we had to wait 30 minutes to be seated.

Service was extremely slow! First appetizer came within 5 minutes but the next two took good 15 minutes on top of that to come out. They came out pretty much just around the time the entrees came.

Chicken Tikka Poutine: Really good. Waffle fries were nice and thick but still crispy on the outside. Curry sauce on top with lovely and portion size is quite good.

Chicken Tikka: The pieces look quite large but extremely dry. Quite overcooked. The chicken itself is also too salty. Curry sauce and chutney(too less of this) on the side saved it.

Nirvana Chicken Curry: I was surprised! Curry itself was amazing - really good flavor. But the chicken itself was overcooked.

Butter Chicken: Good curry again, but chicken was definitely overcooked.

Saag Paneer: Soft paneer and good amount of paneer as well. But the curry was not as good. Quite chunky and the flavor was a little off.

Cocktails looked wrong! Got the Bombay Sangria like last time, but it did not look like sangria from a previous time at all. Orange in color (instead of the maroon like a regular sangria and like what did was last time). Also came in a regular wine glass instead of a...

Last day visiting San Diego and we had to have Indian food. Found one of the highest rated places close by, reviews, photos and all definitely got us interested.

Service - Good, friendly staff, timely.

Ambiance - is unique- but felt like a mishmash of ideas. Run away bride by the front, baahubali themed bathrooms, Seating is like leftover furniture from a reception hall? I don’t know. To each their own, if it works it works.

Food - this is why I am giving 2 stars.

Mango Lassi - Good

Garlic Naan - Best part of the visit

Lamb Chops - were ok, the meat could have been more tender, meat lacked flavor, definitely needed the sauce it came with to eat them.

Curry Fries - well it’s not what we excepted- it’s just fries topped with the same curry sauce as everything else. I excepted at-least the fries to have some flavor on their own...

Curry Mac’NCheese- disaster. Just felt like someone had mac n cheese and curry then puked it into a dish. No thought was put into this dish. I was very disappointed.

Dynamite wings- No dynamite and wings were terrible. Not fresh, I am pretty sure they were frozen and microwaved before serving. Dry, tough meat! We were very disappointed that the wings were messed up.

Lastly, the idea to create Indian-America fusion is good, but the execution is a disaster. We didn’t finish most of the food, because It was not good and honestly not sure how fresh it was. The fries are probably the only dish made when we ordered. Putting something on arugula doesn’t make it a fancy cuisine, putting poorly made curry on something doesn’t make it a fusion. I am not sure what all the hype is about.

I would rate this - Overpriced...

Located near the corner of Fern and 30th, there was plenty of street parking around 5pm on a Friday. If you park at the meters, it’s free after six.

They have a few tables outside on the sidewalk and a few tables in their patio. Be warned that you’ll most likely be bitten by mosquitoes or flies landing on your food. We sat out in the patio but then moved indoor when my legs got devoured by mosquitoes and popped up like hives.

We ordered: Dynamite wings Samosa slim Curry fries Curry mac n cheese Chicken masala Butter chicken

All the curry tasted the same. Sorry to say but it’s like me making curry in the Instapot and slapping it on the waffle fries, Mac, and wings.

The samosa had potato fillings and came with a tamarind and chutney dip. The butter chicken came with a few pieces of shredded chicken while the masala was something I’ve never seen before. The pieces of chicken were on a plate with the masala sauce in a bowl in the center. I had more sauce than the masala. So it made it dry when the chicken is not in the sauce. For some reason the basmati rice was not good either. It was just plain.

We spent a total of $95 and I didn’t feel like we got our monies worth when everything was just average. The service and ambiance was nice.

It might have been different if we were able to add spice levels. The best item would be the garlic naan. My drink was a mojito and usually I ask for something sweet but all their drinks are on the sweeter refreshing side so can’t go wrong. The mojito was actually too sweet for my liking.

It’ll be best if you can go during happy hour to try the same thing but less on...