Lanham, Maryland, is in Baltimore County, approximately six miles west of Bowie, Maryland, and 10 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. The town of Lanham serves as home to the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, a Hindu temple that holds religious services, hosts festivals and events and offers tours to the public. The area around Lanham features a variety of Indian restaurants, including both vegetarian and traditional establishments.
Bombay Masala is on the corner of Greenbelt and Cipriano Roads in Greenbelt, Maryland. The location is across from the Goddard Space Flight Center, approximately two miles from Lanham. The restaurant is known for its tandoori dishes, which are baked in a special clay known as a tandoor. One such dish is the murgh malai kabab -- cubes of white meat chicken breast marinated in yogurt and saffron spices. Soft drinks, fruit juices, masala tea and mango yogurt smoothies are available to drink.
Bombay Masala serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are not required. Casual attire is appropriate. The restaurant has free, on-site parking.
Bombay Masala
8825 Greenbelt Road
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-552-1600
bombaymasalarestaurant.com
Woodland Indian Vegetarian Restaurant is located on New Hampshire Avenue in Hyattsville, around 11 miles from Lanham (about 17 minutes by automobile). The restaurant features an entirely meatless menu as well as an all-day all-you-can-eat buffet of classic Indian dishes. From the standard menu, diners can order a selection of prix-fixe meals, such as the mysore royal thai. This specially-priced meal comes with a choice of soup and appetizer, roti bread, rice, a vegetarian curry, dessert and coffee or tea.
Woodland Indian Vegetarian Restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations are not required. Casual attire is acceptable. The restaurant has highchairs and booster seats available for families dining with children, and a kids menu is featured. Free on-site parking is offered.
Woodland Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
8046 New Hampshire Ave.
Hyattsville, MD 20783
301-434-4202
woodlandsrestaurants.com
Tifflin The Indian Kitchen is in the International Mall Shopping Center in Takoma Park, about 11 minutes from Lanham (approximately 18 minutes by automobile). The restaurant held "Zagat" dining guide ratings of "very good to excellent" for its food, "good to very good" for its service and "fair to good" for its decor as of October 2010. A signature dinner is the kadai chili chicken, white breast meat with green peppers, chilies and ginger fried in a special Indian pan called a "kadai." Fruit juices and soft drinks are available to drink.
Tifflin is open for lunch and dinner daily. The restaurant features a daily all-you-can-eat buffet at lunch. Reservations are not required. Business casual attire is the norm. The restaurant has a children's menu, high chairs and booster seats. Free parking is available, but the lot at the International Mall Shopping Center is often crowded.
Tifflin The Indian Kitchen
1341 University Blvd. East
Takoma Park, MD 20912
301-434-1531
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