A newish restaurant has opened on Washington Blvd just west of La Cienega (in the former Brunello Trattoria space) called “Almost Famous” and it turns out to have excellent Indian food.
With the strange name comes a bit of a split personality with two menus.
The brunch menu has standard fare like pancakes and toast, but buried in there is a noteworthy benne dosa - the best dosa I’ve had in town. The vada pau also looks interesting and I’ll look to try it soon.
The dinner menu (also available at lunch) has a well-curated range of Indian dishes. The ones I’ve tried have been exemplary.
In my view, this is easily the best Indian restaurant of the moment on the Westside. A creative menu, well-executed dishes, good service, and a nice space make it noteworthy.
We thought it was good, better than the average Indian around town. Spicing tastes less muddy and more refined. Chicken was cooked to a tender texture. Etc. Peony likes it more than Baar Baar; I like Baar Baar more. We both prefer Khan Saab Desi in Fullerton. Good service. No alcohol list at all.
My favorite dish was the chicken korma; Peony’s favorite was the saag paneer. I didn’t think anything was exceptional / must order. My least favorite dish was the cauliflower, which wasn’t fried to a crispy enough texture to improve it, and the frying actually made it worse IMO.