Indo-Mex, a new concept in dining
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Curry & Queso owners, Jinal Patel (front left), Nirav Patel (back left), Vimal Patel right back), Jiya Patel (right front) taste test their signature dishes. - Photos submitted
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Curry & Queso offers such sides as masala fries on its menu. - Photos submitted
A new concept in dining came to town when Curry & Queso had its grand opening at 117 Lovell Road, beside Costco, Saturday, April, 11.
The first Indo-Mex restaurant, owned by the Patel family, fuses Indian and Latin American flavors to create a whole new experience.
“We have never heard about it,” said Narev Patel, co-founder/owner, along with his sister and brother-in-law. “The flavors go together really well. Mexican is known to have more border flavors and so is Indian food, and a lot of the spices are shared as well.”
“It turned out to be a really good combination,” he added.
On that day, “we’re giving all of our signature items for $6.99,” Patel said.
“Previously, we actually owned Roll-Em-Up Taquitos — that used to be on the same spot,” Patel said.
However, “that was a franchise that wasn’t really working for us, so we shut it down and thought of our own concept,” he said. “We love Indian food — we’re Indian — and we love Mexican food as well, so we were just experimenting at home, combining the two, and it turned out really good.
“So, we decided to turn that into a whole concept,” Patel said.
He described his menu items as a Mexican grill but with an Indian spin to it.
“You can get bowls, burritos, quesadillas and Frankie, an Indian wrap,” Patel said. “We have signatures, which are tested, curated recipes.
Customers also can build their own bowls, burritos or fries, selecting their base (rice and beans or two rices); a protein (paneer, chicken, ground beef or other); drizzle on curry (butter masala, tikka masala or no curry); add toppings (kachumber, jalapeno corn salsa, romaine lettuce or other) and then sauce it up with mint-chili, smoky chipotle or cilantro lime crema.
The restaurant also offers masala fries, chips and dip — red salsa, green salsa, street guac or masala queso.
To finish off the meal, Curry & Queso features gulab jamum, which are “little red balls of dessert that keep you coming for more,” and to drink, mango lassi, a fresh mango and yogurt-based drink.
“We’re going to open up catering as well,” Patel said.
The restaurant is open from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday.
