Curiosity was Marlow's opponent and mine too when The Streets of India Cafe caught my eye. Im adventurous when taste testing and one would undeniably say that I love food so it seemed natural to want to meander into this street corner cafe. I guess Marlow and I share that in common because we relish in exploration and discovery. And sure enough the cafe was no longer a heart of darkness but rather a mine of flavor. Just as the jungle encouraged Marlow to transgress his moral boundaries to satisfy his curiosity, Streets of India encouraged me to transgress my comforting savory expectations to satisfy by oral fixations. From samosas to dosas, Encino's Streets of India knows how to do it up. It's the valley's newest hotspot. Modern, simple, new, clean, family owned, Nice pictures on the walls, and a couple of LCD TVs playing Bollywood videos. The owners are amazingly friendly, taking the time to tell me about all the food, its origin, and their own family history. It's a mix of Northern and Southern Indian flavors…. so I usually just order a bunch of things so I can sample and have leftovers.
Their Samosas are perfectly crispy and have a tasty potato/pea/spice filling, but their dosas are even more impressive and HUUGGGEEEE!! They arrive with dipping sauce and coconut chutney and they are everything your dosa loving self could dream of. Lots of flavorful potato and spice filling, that perfect flakey crispness….and again, like the other food, very light on the oil. Dosas at other places sometimes get soggy really quickly due to the oil content but NOT here. The owners explained their food as being "Healthy Indian food"- vegan and flavorful without being overly spiced or heavy on sauces. With that said, will you travel into the Heart of India?
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