Cuisine:

• Indian
• Pakistani
• Fusion

Anokha Restaurant and Lounge Description:
An upscale, casual dining restaurant/lounge with an Indian-Fusion menu and a full bar.
The new operating hours are as follows:
Mon-Sun Lunch from 11am-4pm
Tues-Sun Dinnner 6pm-11pm
Thurs-Sat Late Night Menu 11pm-2am
Happy Hour Tues-Thurs 5pm-7pm.
When this family-owned mainstay relocated from its former cramped Commodore Plaza location to far larger digs (with an adjoining Peacock Lounge bar), chef Bhavesh Patel took the opportunity to modernize the menu. And his Indian-American fusion inventions are major fun for grazers: cold "naan-wiches" and "warm naaninis" with Indian-spiced potato chips; spicy crab and lobster cakes with sriracha aïoli dipping sauce. But innovation is not always an improvement. Of Anokha's flaky-crusted samosas, a filling of traditional saag paneer (spinach and yogurt cheese) works, while a pairing of glazed duck and Brie is just weird. And while the sliced, boneless chicken breast in a re-invented chicken makkhani doubtless makes it more appealing to palates favoring American convenience over flavor (the dish traditionally has on-the-bone chicken pieces), both taste and texture fall flat. A wiser alternative for fans of India's rich butter-cream sauces: paneer makkani, featuring homemade Indian cheese. Actually, most of Anokha's traditional Indian vegetarian dishes remain relative strong points.


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