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Bombay Bistro
Rockville , Fairfax

This very successful rockville restaurant has opened a second location in Vienna. That is good news for Virginia. One of the best Indian restaurants in the area, Bombay Bistro is the result of unusual care and attention. While the chefs take care to produce authentic Indian cuisine, especially southern-Indian preparations, it is also willing to experiment and create new dishes.

The open kitchen and the busy tandoor are the core. From the tandoor comes chicken, lamb (both in chunks and minced), beef, and seafood, as well as chewy nan, the popular Indian bread. The curries are excellent, too, including the spicy lamb vindaloo and the Goan fish curry. Available on a recent evening was simla mirch, an innovation of green bell peppers stuffed with chopped house-made cheese, potatoes, pistachios, cashews, and spices, then grilled and served with a sauce. Try two southern-Indian dishes: masala dosa, a thin rice-and-lentil pancake stuffed with spiced potatoes, and uttapam, a thicker pancake made with rice and lentils.

At lunch, there's a bargain buffet, priced at $5.95 on weekdays and $7.95 on weekends.

Bombay Bistro , 98 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville; 301/762-8798. Open Monday through Thursday 11 am to 2:30 pm and 5 to 9:30 pm, Friday 11 am to 2:30 pm and 5 to 10 pm, Saturday noon to 3 pm and 5 to 10 pm, Sunday noon to 3 pm and 5 to 9:30 pm. AE, D,DC, MC, V. MapIt!

Bombay Bistro , 3570 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax; 703/359-5810. Open Monday through Thursday 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and 5 to 10 pm, Friday 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and 5 to 10:30 pm, Saturday noon to 3 pm and 5 to 10:30 pm, Sunday noon to 3 pm and 5 to 10 pm. AE, D, DC, MC, V. MapIt!

QUALITY: ****Excellent; *** Superior; **Very Good; * Good
PRICE RANGE: $$$= Very Expensive; $$ Expensive; $=Moderate; ¢=Inexpensive

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