Curry House — Restaurant in Virginia

When I saw the store sign that read Curry House, I was very excited. I love Indian cuisine and Burke does not have too many restaurants of one. I tried it for the first time today and the food tasted great. So many flavors hitting my taste buds all at once as most Indian foods do. Good flavor and not too spicy at all.

A few suggestions that I think that would make the place more appealing besides the taste of the food. •The walls are bare and is in need of wall decor. •Its a family friendly setting and appropriate music should be played (there was a few inappropriate language and content for it to be a family friendly setting). Even playing Indian music would, in my opinion, give the customers an Indian experience. • I think the entrees should come with naan and riktha (forgive me if I’m not spelling it correctly). Most restaurants offer complimentary bread and sauces. I don’t think the customers should pay extra for those. $3 dollars for naan and another $2 for riktha? Its a little far fetched to me. The reason I’m saying that is the meal I ordered was the Tandoori salmon. It was delicious! But when I asked the waitress what came with the entree, she said it only comes with a side dish of chick peas. For a $20 dish, I’m only getting salmon and chick peas. No rice or naan. You get my point (I hope). It was explained to me that the curry dishes only come with rice. But when my meal came out, they did ended up serving it with rice. • This is a new establishment but there shouldn’t be any price discrepancies on the menu and the system. That menus are very nice and of great quality. My meal on the menu suppose to cost $18 but I was charge $19 (yes I know it’s only a dollar difference but that’s not the point.)

All in all I left he place with great tasting food but over price in my opinion when you have Cava next door and other food establishments where meals cost anywhere from $8-$16.

This place would get 5 stars from me if it was more budget friendly. I would understand if it was a white table cloth restaurant but this establishment is clearly more of a...

It's frustrating that a restaurant that has good potential does not plan properly for its patrons. In today's day and age with limited time and patience, it's not good to have patrons waiting long. I would advise the owner to invest in additional staff. It was my first visit today with my family, and I noticed many folks, including ourselves, had to wait too long for service and food. The servers were very courteous and tried their best, but with a full house, you need a minimum of five dedicated servers. Our appetizers arrived after 20 minutes, which is slow for appetizers. Complimentary papad was served after the appetizer, but it should have been the first thing at the table. The paneer chili was tasty with a great punch of spice. The samosas were a bit chewy and average in taste. The chutneys were delivered late as well. After waiting another 15 minutes, our main dishes arrived without any breads. Dishes should not be served without the bread as the food gets cold and it cannot be eaten without the bread. The breads (naan, parathas, rotis) were lacking flavor because the dough did not have sufficient salt, but the overall texture was good. The main dishes (palak paneer, malai kofta and tadka daal) had a nice flavor profile and spice level as requested. Although I was not happy about the slow service overall, I increased my star rating because the server was nice enough to discount the food without being asked. I appreciated that. If you want a larger following and repeat customers, then I would suggest you to hire more servers and at least one hostess (lots of high schoolers in the area that need jobs). Also suggest to decorate the walls with Indian paintings, and make sure to play a variety of Indian music at a sound level that patrons can hear. The quality of the food is high enough, but needs the matching advice above for me to consider a...

Superb Indian/Nepali food in Burke!

Let me start by saying I, myself, am from Nepal and usually Nepali or Indian food is not at the top of my list when I go out eating because … we eat that at home anyways :D

So while walking past Cava I noticed Curry House had a lunch special going on and I decided to see how that was. Wife got the butter chicken and I got the Biryani and both were amazing for the price!

Hot, fresh and perfect.

There is a little secret about the myriad of Nepali and Indian restaurants. Usually you will never find a standalone Nepali restaurant because it is way more profitable to sell Indian food. But the two cuisines while they rhyme to an extent there are differences. Nepali food usually has less oils (fats) and less spices, and on a level simpler in composition. Indian food by contrast is usually doused in oil and a lot of spices (and yes at times this is exactly what hits the spot) and involve a higher degree of prep and cooking.

Curry house is run by Nepali folks and the main chef himself is Nepali. Therefore every meal that comes out has a remarkably Nepali flavor even if the dish you ordered is inherently Indian!

We were served by Ishwar, an upbeat fellow who runs the place along side his wife, and chatted with him for a while. He told me they opened up just at the onset of COVID and haven’t really seen the sales they would have in normal times. This restaurant, the food, the owners add such delightful variety to the fabric of our society that it would be a real shame if the spot were to be replaced by a ..say subway!

Some foods you MUST try:

Momos - the unofficial official food of Nepal — they’re dumplings but they’re not comparable to any dumpling. Maybe the king of dumplings ;)

Butter...