A Lee’s Summit couple was planning to open a restaurant near their home.
Then a promising restaurant space opened up in Overland Park, “in the middle of office and housing.”
So Kiran Kaur and Andy Singh quickly signed a lease and spent a few months remodeling the space for Spice of Bombay Indian Kitchen & Bar (9940 College Blvd.) in The Shops at Corporate Woods. It opened in late November.
Their Lee’s Summit restaurant also is still in the works (436 S.W. Ward Road). The couple gutted that space and are remodeling it for a summer opening.
Spice of Bombay serves authentic North Indian cuisine.
Under Tandoori Grills, items include Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Kebabs, Seekh Kebabs and Tandoori Shrimp.
Under chicken dishes, it offers chicken curry, Chilly Chicken (crispy fried chicken pieces tossed in a spicy, tangy sauce with bell peppers, onions and green chillies), Chicken Daal (chicken pieces with spiced lentils) and more.
Appetizers include vegetable samosa (crispy triangular pastries filled with spiced potatoes, peas and herbs), aloo pakora (crispy fritters made from thinly sliced potatoes, dipped in a spiced chickpea flour batter), and chicken Tikka (chicken marinated in a rich blend of yogurt and spices).
Other menu items include biryani (shrimp, chicken, lamb, beef, goat or vegetable), as well as a number of vegetarian options including Chole Paneer (chickpeas and paneer in a rich, spiced tomato gravy and traditional spices).
The Gobi Munchurian appetizer (an Indo-Chinese dish made from crispy fried cauliflower florets tossed in a tangy and spicy sauce), and the butter chicken have been the most popular orders.
“And the garlic cheese naan. That’s something my dad made in his restaurant,” Kaur says. “Even the kids that come in, they love the butter chicken and the cheese naans.”
Her father had an Indian restaurant in Columbia, Missouri, and Singh’s family owns the decades-old Waldo restaurant Taj Mahal Authentic Cuisine of India. So between them they have more than 20 years restaurant experience, even though they are in their early 30s.
They are using family recipes as well as new ones, and while the decor is more modern than Taj Mahal, they have traditional copper tableware.
Hours: 11 am to 2 pm and 4 to 9 pm, Mondays through Saturdays, and noon to 8 pm on Sundays. Customers also can order from the buffet 11 am to 2 pm. Mondays through Saturdays, and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. It is $20 for all-you-can-eat.
