Often times when my fiancé wants to go eat Indian food I oppose. Not that I do not like Indian food, because I love it being a lover of all things spicy and flavorful. It is because of the cost of the food. It is hard to justify many times paying $12-15 for an entrée consisting of chicken. Also we can never agree on an entrée she is a Korma girl while Vindaloo is to me one of the most perfect dishes. That being said we had the ever prevalent debate after going to the gym. She wanted Indian I was trying to save my bank account. Then it hit me that while driving on Mansell the other day I saw a sign near one of our favorite Indian restaurants Santoor. The sign was for Bombay Xpress which to me meant affordable. So we took a chance and drove over there to find out the older gentleman had retired and sold his restaurant to a chef named Sandeep Singh. He was a nice gentleman who explained the transition and his new concept. He explained he wanted to open a casual Indian restaurant with more affordable prices but the same high authentic quality. This to me sounds like an outstanding idea one I have often dreamed about during our debates.
The restaurant has the same décor as the prior restaurant nothing special but I let the food do the talking. There is a menu on the board for the lunch serving. The menu is large but it hits all the essentials Korma, Vindaloo, Tandori, Tikka etc. Most entrees are under $10 which is a great price point. The entrées come with rice, naan is extra but that is to be expected. I had the Chicken Vindaloo she had the Chicken Korma and we split an order of garlic naan. Whenever I order my sacred dish I ask for Indian hot which usually results in slight laughter and shock of course this was not different but he was happy to make it the way it is meant to be eaten. He promptly went to the back and began preparation of our entrees. After about 10 minutes he came back with our plates which were plastic including the silverware. He said that some customers had complained about this. To me it is not a problem if using the plastic saves money I am all for it. Honestly, it may be more cost efficient to use the real stuff but I am sure the numbers were figured. We each had our bowl of rice and our separate bowls of our entrees. The smells were very tempting as we situated ourselves for the feast. The naan gave off the delicious smells of garlic.
I made my plate and took my first bite, it was spicy but not unbearable just the right amount of heat. The flavors in the gravy were delicious and there was a hint of cilantro contrasting. From first bite I was hooked especially when I noticed it was all breast meat and no dark meat which is common at other establishments. After eating this I went in for my half of the garlic naan which honestly pretty good. Caitlin loved her Korma as well she said everything was delicious. Rarely do I have all positive things to say about a restaurant but this may be the best Indian food I have had beating out India Chef and The Palace in Norcross. As a special surprise Chef Singh brought out some of his Kheer “rice pudding” as a complimentary desert it was the perfect ending to a perfect dining experience. In conclusion I will say that if you are in the mood for great Indian food give Bombay Express a chance. Chef Singh is an experienced chef and a pleasure to be around he is kind and polite. My hope is that he will increase his business and become a fixture here in Alpharetta. To me there is nothing better than a first time restaurant owner making it in a tough market. His food is spot on which to me is all that matters.
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