Restaurants Guide › Indian and Sri Lankan

Cuisine of India

Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 5222 Yonge St. (at Parkview Ave.) • View on map »
  • 416-229-0377
Editorial Review

The fans of this North York fixture most certainly don’t come for the decor or the service, which borders on deaf—when staff aren’t busy, they often bide their time staring at diners. But the food makes up for it. Sizzling crumb-crusted paneer acharri is tangy and fresh. Yogurt-and-almond-coated murgh badami tikka, made crunchy by the tandoor, is tender atop a sizzling bed of crisp beet, carrot and white cabbage. Dhal makhani makes lentils silky with cream and fragrant fenugreek; it’s ideally mopped up with a large, near-perfect paratha in steaming buttery layers. Mango and sweet lassi come ice-cold.

Related Restaurant Reviews
Bombay Masala

Families and couples dip naan into steaming curries and sip ...

Nirvana: Flavours of India

The centrepiece of a Mississauga plaza, this massive, multi-level space ...

The Indian Kitchen

Nondescript decor and a humdrum setting on a condo-tower ground ...

Sher-E-Punjab

This Indian restaurant has been a fixture on the Danforth ...

Ali’s Tandoori Curry House

Sunny yellow walls and white tablecloths brighten this narrow Indian ...

Related Features

Danny Grossman Danny Grossman

How the modern dance guru, whose company performs at Harbourfront this month, would spend a single perfect day. Toronto on ... By Amy Verner

Hog Wild Hog Wild

Sweet, rich and gloriously sinful, Lai Wah Heen’s Wuxi spareribs make a perfect mid-winter meal. So we got chef Ken ...

Under the Influence Under the Influence

Through his short, bright career, Scot Woods has been obsessed with bringing the world’s cuisines to his cooking. Other chefs ... By James Chatto