taste of punjab

Remember that story about how on my birthday we tried to go to this Indian restaurant that my coworker Jody found for us, only to end up driving all over the east valley because that Indian restaurant was closed for January and also February?  Remember that?  Well, we finally went back and lo and behold, Taste of Punjab (1241 E 8600 S, Sandy) was open!

We got there around 7ish on Friday night.  There were several tables already seated in the pink and fuschia restaurant, and lots more parties arrived right after we did.  We did notice as we were leaving that we'd been the only table who had beers with their dinner; seems like this restaurant might be a favorite with the local LDS residents.

No wonder if it is, because the food was great.  We had a couple of orders of naan, one garlic and one chili, H had tandoori chicken and I had lamb korba.  The naan was delicious, piping hot and both crisp and chewy, and the chili version was blanketed in bright green and spicy ground up chilis.  My lamb korba was fantastic, spiced to medium upon request, with lots of tender chunks of lamb and a thick, tasty sauce with golden raisins and cashews.  I made liberal use of both the naan and the basmati rice to soak up every bit of it.  The star of the show was H's tandoori chicken, however.  He ordered it spiced to hot and it had a great burn that did not detract at all from the depth of flavor of the thick, deep sauce.

Taste of Punjab has a sizable menu (including many different kinds of lassi and several desserts, as well as bottled beer) and we'll definitely go back and explore it further.  Especially since the reviews I've read wax nearly ecstatic over the "butter chicken" - stay tuned!