Indian restaurants in Edison

I have to take an out-of-town business colleague to dinner on Monday night; he's staying in New Brunswick, and said he'd be OK with Indian in Edison. Can anyone please recommend an Indian restaurant in Edison? Thanks!


there are many casual places with great food, if you want something more formal I can recommend "urban spice" or "rasoi 2"


Ooh, it's about time I returned to Oak Tree Road in Iselin, Edison (aka Little India) for a curry now that the weather has gone cold again! Unfortunately my husband won't eat Indian food so I usually end up at 'Chowpatty' which is a kind of Indian fast service cafe/restaurant. However, it's not really the place to take a business colleague who is visiting NJ.

There are good and not-so-good reviews on restaurants etc. on http://www.yelp.com -

In the search boxes type in Indian Restaurants and Iselin, NJ and you will come up with a list of the restaurants in the area (in the order of most to least popular) with reviews, maps, contact info and lots of customer photos.

I did look at the review for 'Rasoi 2' which someone recommended above....it doesn't look nice enough to take a colleage too and the reviews were not so good tbh.

On the other hand, I looked at the reviews and customer photos of this place on Yelp and it looks beautiful inside and a decent place to take an out-of-Towner to:

'Red Chutney Restaurant and Bar" - http://www.rchutney.com (yes it has a bar, bear in mind that a lot of the Indian restaurants don't serve alcohol, although I think they would be ok with BYOB).

(Btw; wherever you decide to go, it would be nice to see where you ended up and what you thought of the food! oh oh )


Just an "ok" from your business colleague sounds like Indian food is not really his "go to." If you want to try an excellent place in New Brunswick that serves middle eastern/Turkish food, take a look at Sahara. https://www.yelp.com/biz/sahara-restaurant-new-brunswick?utm_source=ishare&utm_medium=s_nb_i_mg

We go there for an excellent meal every time we visit our son at Rutgers. I highly recommend it.


Thank you all - my colleague is from Dallas, and he said he wanted to try some local fare. I promised I would NOT take him for BBQ, since the NJ stuff ain't gonna beat the Texas meals. So I thought Indian might be good...



Local fare is Indian? Take him to an upscale pizza place. Arturo's in Maplewood maybe?



conandrob240 said:

Local fare is Indian? Take him to an upscale pizza place. Arturo's in Maplewood maybe?

Ummm.... yes. Local food is Indian. And Italian. And Chinese. And at least a dozen other cuisines. I find this comment disappointing.


yes, I understand we HAVE all those foods. But if you asked me what was local that I probably couldn't get a good meal of in Texas, Indian wouldn't come top of mind. Pizza would be my first thought because it's awful there and NY-NJ is known for it.


similarly, I'd want BBQ or Mexican in Texas. Things we don't have great versions of here in NJ.



conandrob240 said:

yes, I understand we HAVE all those foods. But if you asked me what was local that I probably couldn't get a good meal of in Texas, Indian wouldn't come top of mind. Pizza would be my first thought because it's awful there and NY-NJ is known for it.

I've had good pizza in Texas and awful pizza in Jersey and vice versa. I would say that the one thing that defines NJ is its diversity. There is a town for every cuisine somewhere in this state. Besides, Maplewood is a bit of a hike from New Brunswick. Not exactly "local".


strange thing to get so hot and bothered about.


From the OP: The colleague is staying in New Brunswick.


I like Moghul, but truly there are so many good ones.


There's a good Thai place in Highland Park. Not very fancy, but good food. The name escapes me now. Also several good Asian restaurants on Rte 27 near Plainfield Ave in the mall with the H-Mart. I believe there is a Korean Tofu House there, which might be novel to the Dallas person.


My top recommendation in Edison is Urban Spice. It's a small restaurant, but definitely nice enough to entertain a business colleague.


Akbar in Edison off Route 1.


my two cents -- in Middlesex county, I would definitely consider Indian to be "local" cuisine. For decades now, Middlesex has been home to many Indian immigrants, and the food is a hallmark of that area of NJ. I'm sure you can find Indian food in Dallas, but if someone from TX was asking me what would be the local specialty in Middlesex County, I'd certainly include Indian food in the consideration set.


I read somewhere that Northern New Jersey has the largest concentration of Indians anywhere on the planet outside of India.


You may want to consider Ming's. 1655 Oak Tree Road in Edison. First it is a beautiful restaurant, with excellent service, easy parking and very popular. The food is a blend of traditional Indian, including vegetarian entrees, and Chinese food with Indian overtones. Excellent and well presented food. Provides the option of Chinese food, another NJ food group, if your friend doesn't like Indian food. I have been to many business dinners there and have entertained clients. Excellent drinks too.

Regarding food like Chowpatty, try Talk of the Town on Marconi Avenue in Iselin for chats, paneer methi tikki, a specialty, cheese dosas and kathi rolls - excellent Southern Indian food, and quite inexpensive. Not a fancy place, not Mings, but a great place for a quick meal.





We were told Mithaas, on 1655 Oak Tree Rd., is good for Thali. Learned this from Suni at Begum in Madison, which is the best we've ever had! Plus for $75 or more order they will deliver to Mwood.


I used to spend a lot of time in Edison and the thing I liked most was how hot peppers were the first item listed on the pizza topping list.


Thanks for sharing this information.


We ate at one of these Sunday. Basic, excellent, no bar, everyone in the place was South Asian except the two of us. There several of these all along the street. We ate at "Dimple's BombayTalk 2"

The Chole Bhature was wonderful!

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Best Regards,

Ron Carter



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