Noanyone who is well versed with Indian food would be disappointed especially with the vegetarian food. Dressing up the suck-in-your-stomach booths in the back are tweaked, black-and-white photographs that elicit smiles upon close inspection. The Laal Maas and Allepey Fish curry was very good too! Up front, near the choice window tables, is a whimsical drawing of a couple maharajahs on motor bikes. JUNGLEE LAAL MAAS. It was called butter naan but there was no butter on it. The 14th Street corridor is a melting pot of cuisinesMexican, Szechuan, Spanish, Ethiopian, you name itbut missing from that line-up? Coming to the service, its sad when an Indian restaurant hires a white waiter who has not received diversity training, meaning treat with respect regardless of their race, background, culture etc. To eat, we started off with crab pav (a crab cake served on brioche with tamarind and mint chutney - quite good), gobi manchurian (crispy cauliflower in a spicy sauce - very good) and naans and chutney flight (4 chutneys: one with honey (quite interesting and tasty), one with mint (I found the mint overpowering and I do enjoy mint), a mildly spicy one (excellent) don't recall the 4th even though it wasn't bad. The chef nods to the south of his country with uttapam, the savory pancake made with a batter of rice, lentils and fenugreek. Although our hotel was unfamiliar with Pappe, our party of four decided to try it out. Best Indian Restaurants : r/washingtondc - Reddit Samosa-2.5/5, they were very oily The dahi puri was 5 small puris with little channa, dahi and sauces. The Bhaingan Bharta had a smoky taste of Eggplants that was out of this world! A order of 12 items for the whole family. Theres also a shot-and-beer special and half-off margaritas. You have an extra six days to snag that honey-miso-black truffle-soft-serve-toffee-crunch confection, through Saturday, January 28. None of us live in DCbut - if we ever return to visit - we'd likely include this restaurant.More, After having read the reviews and an article, we had a lot of expectations from this restaurant. and it was very good. And there are $1.50 wings on Wednesdays (minimum of four per order).