*****UPDATE This location is now The Dosa Grill….other locations of Pastries N Chaat are open. *******There is an explosion of Indian Restaurants that have opened in north, way north and north west Phoenix over the past year or so. Pastries N Chaat offers their rendition of Hyderabad Dum Biryani, Appetizers, Lunch, House and Chef Specials, Indian Pizzas and Baked Goods for your dining pleasure. This is a small but modern looking casual restaurant. You order at the counter and seat yourself kind of place. A few things are very different here than from other Indian Restaurants. Pastries N Chaat might offer more and some interesting appetizers that you don’t see everywhere like Gobi65 (spicy fried cauliflower) You also might be dazzled by beautifully decorated pastries that you have to pass by as you are deciding on what to order.

You look up at lit up menu boards and decide on what you want to try,

We decide to share

Cut Mirchi – Jalapeños Dipped in Toasted Chick Pea Flour.  The Cut Mirchi were tasty but extremely mild today almost like green bell peppers. I’m thinking this dish might differ with heat every time because jalapeños seem to go from very mild to extreme heat without any warning.

Another dish we shared was the Apollo Fish.

The Apollo Fish was marinated in exotic spices and was cooked with bell pepper and onion. It had a nice balance of flavors going on with it. The fish was also mild and meaty.

And we had to share a Vijayawada Biriyani.

This meal was enormous. Boneless slightly spicy chicken and half egg over aromatic fluffy rice with slow cooked chicken thigh and leg hidden underneath with raita (yogurt sauce) and biriyani gravy. The chicken meats were all tender and the rice seemed fresh. This variation of Biriyani for me was less spicy and less flavored than some of the others I tried in the area. That is not a negative as some people do prefer their food with less spice, heat and flavor.

Some how we manage ourselves and save enough room to try one dessert.

I have to say this Butterscotch layer cake is quite good. It’s like light layers of golden sponge cake with a not too sweet Butterscotch layers of frosting.

The dessert section is not to be missed when you try Pastries N Chaat.

***UPDATE This Location is now The Dosa Grill. Other locations of Pastry N Chaat are open.

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